12/31/08 Wonder for New Year's Eve

[wdwscout]

I got excited when I saw the huge NYE 2008 thread until I realized it was for the Magic.

So- anyone out there doing the 4 day Wonder for New Year's Eve 2008/2009?
Somebody must be on the ship!

Just over a year from now, we will be headed to MCO to begin our first ever cruise. We have 2 cat 6 connecting rooms. Can't wait to sit out on the veranda.
DH & I will be celebrating our 25th anniversary. And our 2 sons will be celebrating their 18th & 21st birthdays.


We will follow the cruise with a 4 night stay at AKLV (or VWL if we can't get in).

So- this is who is going to be onboard with us!

wdwscout
FE
Linda (53)- stateroom 6572
DH- John (51)

DS- Brian (21)- stateroom 6574
DS- Nicholas (18)
from New Jersey
2nd seating

BethA
FE
Beth- stateroom 6512
DH- Sean
DS- Brandon (12)

DS- Blake (19)- stateroom 6510
D Friend- Katie (19)

D Mother- Betty- stateroom 6511
D Father- Joe
from Pittsburgh, PA
Main Dining

saksn4
FE stateroom 6062
Anne
DH- Steve
DD- Katie (14)
DD- Sarah (11)
from Illinois
First seating

paragd911
FE- stateroom 6654
Mark (turning 4-0 on the cruise!)
DW- Joy (42)
DDog- Shadow
From Nashville, TN
Late seating

LisaTex
FE- stateroom 6148
Lisa (39)
Kaylee (10)
from Austin, TX
Late seating

JDMSZ4
FE- stateroom 2508
John (37)
Deb (34)
Mackenzie (turning 7)
Sean (5)
From NY
Early seating

WinMO
FE- stateroom unknown
Pam (41)
Lee (41)
Grandma E (60-ish)
Grant (8)
Kyle (6)
from St Louis, Mo.
2nd seating

terrif
Terri (44)
Mike (45)
Matt (21)
Sean (16)
Alex (14)
Melissa (12)
From Mass
Second seating

ALLIEG
Allison (43)
Kyle (47)
Kaylie (6)
from Texas
First seating

alexedan
alexedan (38)
DH (40)
DS (9)
DS (7)
DGma
DGpa
DBIL (39)
DSIL (?)
DD (5)
From Richmond, Virginia
Late Seating

TravelGuy37
Greg (31)
from Mass.
2nd seating

 

[wdwscout]

Wow! No one, huh?
I guess if we are going to be the only ones on the ship, we may get upgraded to the Walt Disney Suite! That will be fine by me.

 

[BethA]

We booked this onboard our Wonder cruise Dec 30, 2007 and unless things change will be joining you. It will be my husband and myself and our sons-19 and 12, and probably a friend for the older son, along with my parents.

 

[wdwscout]

: That's great! Hope to see you on board.

How was New Year's Eve this past time? I am hungry for info about the NY celebration.

Was the ship sold out? I was under the impression that this was a popular sailing. I am surprised there haven't been any others checking in yet for 2008/09.

I can't wait to see who else is cruising with us!

 

[Terrif]

We will be there from Mass! DH 45 Me 44 DS 21! DS 16 DS 13 and DD just 12. I hope there are other 12 old girls out there because I do not want her hanging with the teens. Anyone coming with a 11-12 daughter. I am so looking forward to this trip.

 

[Terrif]

I am also curious about the New Year Eve celebration. Do you think it will be dressier or not. How about the weather. Will it be warm enough to get any sun. I am dying to go already!! We are staying at AKL 2bedroom Conc. for 4 nights prior to the cruise. Our first time as DVCers. Anyone else?

 

[BethA]

Oh--I'm jealous of the AKL concierge--thy are great! You must have been on the phone fist thing!!

The cruise this past new year's was sold out, but did not seem it overly crowded.

For NYE a lot of people were dressed up like for formal night. They had a special menu in the restaurants. When you got back to your room each room had a NYE litho and candy. Hats and noise makers were given out and champagne in plastic souvenier glasses at midnight--the countdown was out on the jumbotron.

The weather was great up until the last day at sea--40 mile an hr winds with a high of about 45 degrees--it was awful!!
Not many people on our thread last year this far out.

Glad to see so many college age kids.

 

[Terrif]

Thanks for the information. We booked the December trip because all of our kids will be out of school and older one on college break but I am a little worried about the weather. It's good to know that some days were nice. We booked last March on our first 3 day cruise.(Took younger ones out of school for that-too stressful to make up work). It is great to know already that my older son will have someone to hang out with. He was 19 last time and just too old to be in the teen club and not quite old enough for anything else.
And yes I was on the phone first thing to get AKL concierge-I was home sicK with a fever! Sounds like NYE will be fun.

 

[BethA]

The previous year we did a 4 night leaving Dec 26h. Two nice days and 2 days in the high 60s, so the weather can be hit or miss--just keep hoping for the best!

 

[wdwscout]

We are staying at AKL 2bedroom Conc. for 4 nights prior to the cruise. Our first time as DVCers. Anyone else?

I am so jealous!!
The AKV 2 bedroom concierge is exactly what we are hoping for- but it's unlikely we will get it.
I do have our ressies for VWL- 2 bedroom.
And I have the calendar marked to call at 7 months for the AKV concierge. However, I do not have my hopes up too high, since there are only 3 of these units with a savanna view and 2 standard view!! Slim pickings!

I am also glad to see more of the college kids! And lots of boys too!
DS21 is all about sports. He will likely be glued to the Diversions TVs watching bowl games. And when he is not, he hopes the basketball court is available! The other thing he enjoys is fine dining- so we are hoping to get Palo at least one time.
DS18 will be a freshman in college. He is a photography major- so expect to see him with his ever present camera!

I had also heard that NYE is a bit more formal. We are leaning toward renting tuxes from DCL. But I have to see if that's really necessary. I am leaning that way because I think it beats packing dressier clothes they would only wear once. That's a whole suitcase of pants, shirts, ties, jackets and shoes for my 3 men!

We will be packing enough as it is- to be prepared for a wide variety of weather possibilities.

Also- for some of the meets threads, I notice that the first post keeps an updated list of who's on board. I'd like to do that if it's OK with everyone.
Can we list family members and ages, where you are from and which dinner seating you have?

So for us, I would put:
wdwscout- Linda (53)
DH- John (51)
DS- Brian (21)
DS- Nicholas (18)
from New Jersey
late seating

What do you think?

 

[BethA]

We did not pack jackets last year-just shirts and ties and that worked fine.

 

[Terrif]

Here are our stats

Terri 44
Mike 45
Matt 21
Sean 16
Alex 14
Melissa 12

From Mass
Second seating

Good luck WDWscout with trying to get concierge at 7 months out- you never know until you try. We have never stayed at AKL but are looking forward to it. Is Jiko worth trying? We have been to BOMA breakfast buffet and really enjoyed that. Keep the info coming about New years celebration. It is wet and dreary in Mass and the thought of cruising next december is great!

 

[wdwscout]

We did not pack jackets last year-just shirts and ties and that worked fine.

I'll keep that in mind. That may work for us too.

Here are our stats

Thanks! I've added you guys to the first thread!

Good luck WDWscout with trying to get concierge at 7 months out- you never know until you try. We have never stayed at AKL but are looking forward to it. Is Jiko worth trying? We have been to BOMA breakfast buffet and really enjoyed that. Keep the info coming about New years celebration. It is wet and dreary in Mass and the thought of cruising next december is great!

We haven't tried Jiko yet either, but have eaten several breakfasts and dinners at Boma. They are among our favorite WDW meals!

I hear you about the weather- the temps dropped 30 degrees today and I can hear the wind howling outside right now. Keeping the thought of our cruise in my mind everyday!

I can't wait to hear from more families that will be cruising with us.

 

[Terrif]

Is there any must do excursions? Last time we were so tired from running around the parks that we chose to hang on the boat mostly. The kids were going to do the bananna boat ride but it was canceled due to the winds. Also does anyone know if there is an extra day at sea on the 4 day cruise and which day it is on?

 

[saksn4]

My DH and I booked late summer, but we have yet to announce our plans to DD's (will be 14 and 11 at cruise time). We want this to be a surprise. We are staying on land for 4 nights prior to cruise (also a surprise!). This will be our 1st Disney cruise, but our 2nd cruise overall. Last summer we cruised to Alaska and loved it!! Now we are hooked! So we thought we would try it the Disney way! We would love to hear from others booked on same cruise!

 

[wdwscout]

Welcome aboard!
Subscribe to this thread so you will learn about any updates, new members, etc.

I'd be happy to add you to the list at the beginning of this thread.
If you wish- please share the first names and ages of the travelers.

I have been told we will start seeing more and more people on our cruise as it gets closer. In the last couple of months before we go, we can decide if we want to plan any meets, do the fish extender thing, or anything else.

This is our first cruise- and we are VERY excited!

 

[saksn4]

I have subscribed to this thread. Traveling in our party are:
DH Steve, Self Anne, DD 14 yr Katie, and DD11ry Sarah
Thanks for adding us to the list!

 

[saksn4]

Sorry--forgot to add this info about us:
from Illinois, early seating

 

[Terrif]

Welcome! I am happy to hear there is another girl close to my daughters age. She will be 12 by then. I think the cut off the the teen club is 13. My two middle sons loved it there. I hope they run into each other!

 

[TravelGuy37]

Hi all. One more for the NYE cruise. Cruising on this fun little boat trip (cue Gilligan music) will be me, Sam (31), and...um...no one else. Just me. (Yeah. I'm one of those.) I'll be going on this cruise to celebrate not much of anything other than not having to go to work for a few days. Reason enough, right? Anyway, I'm also from Massachusetts (Greetings, fellow Mass people!) and have second seating. Let the countdown begin!