1st Cruise- April 3-6, 2008 (3-Night,Wonder)

[Deb T.]

Ahoy Fellow Cruisers,

If you haven't already come across this 3-night Wonder trip report, I highly recommend bookmarking it and checking it out! nzdisneymom actually first mentioned it to me in a PM, and I've been following along for the last two days. The OP is writing a little each day and including a LOT of great pictures! Today he posted about Nassau, so I anticipate he'll be writing about Castaway Cay within the next couple of days!! One word of warning, though, before you go to his thread: Reading it makes the wait for our cruise nearly unbearable!!!
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1758672

 

[nzdisneymom]

Deb - thanks for sharing the link! I have been reading this thread along with DH and the kids so they can see a glimpse of what is to come! I am so excited about the cruise - I dreamed about it last night! I spent too much time yesterday reading the board

So my favorite dessert on DCL is the creme brulee cheesecake, so i was searching out dining menues -- turns out that it is on the Parrot Cay night. I was looking at a Navigator from a recent 3-night and was trying to figure out if BBB was open for dinner on all three nights because if it is, I plan to dash up there before they close to snag an extra slice! We have early seating, so I figure I'll have time to digest and then get a slice "to go" to have for later. I did that on our Med cruise the night after we had Parrot Cay. And I realize that I can ask for the dessert from Parrot Cay regardless of where I am, but I really hate to ask them to bring something from the 3rd deck to the 4th when we're at Animator's Palate. i know that PC and Tritons/Lumieres shares a galley but AP has its own.

BTW, on the Magic, so I'm guessing also on the Wonder, you can peek into the galley at AP from outside Deck 4.

Guess I need to find my extra stretchy pants before I have double helpings of creme brulee cheesecake........

 

[GoofyJJ]

Hi Cindy,

Thanks for the invite to view the thread! My DW , DS (7) and I are going to be sailing April 3rd and can't wait. We're excited for the cruise and look forward to meeting some new friends. I've read through the thread and there is some great information and stories. We're going to start our vacation off this Sunday at DW. We're staying at the BWV through Thursday prior to the cruise.

Hi Deb,

I've seen in the thread that you are gracious enough to organize the Fish Extender for our cruise. We've never done the Fish Extender before so we're new to the concept but excited to participate. It will be nice to meet some folks at the start of the cruise.

I read your post on some of the items you need to bring but I still have some questions. What is the price range for the give aways you need to bring? How many items do you bring for each person? Wow, I need to get busy making a Fish Extender.

I haven't posted enough to be able to PM so I'm posting the information you requested.

Our stateroom number is 5628.
Myself
DW
DS (7)

If there is any other information you need please let me know.

Thanks so much for taking your time to organize this for everyone!!

We look forward to seeing on the cruise!

Happy Easter!

Joe

 

[Deb T.]

Hi Cindy,

Thanks for the invite to view the thread! My DW , DS (7) and I are going to be sailing April 3rd and can't wait. We're excited for the cruise and look forward to meeting some new friends. I've read through the thread and there is some great information and stories. We're going to start our vacation off this Sunday at DW. We're staying at the BWV through Thursday prior to the cruise.

Hi Deb,

I've seen in the thread that you are gracious enough to organize the Fish Extender for our cruise. We've never done the Fish Extender before so we're new to the concept but excited to participate. It will be nice to meet some folks at the start of the cruise.

I read your post on some of the items you need to bring but I still have some questions. What is the price range for the give aways you need to bring? How many items do you bring for each person? Wow, I need to get busy making a Fish Extender.

I haven't posted enough to be able to PM so I'm posting the information you requested.

Our stateroom number is 5628.
Myself
DW
DS (7)

If there is any other information you need please let me know.

Thanks so much for taking your time to organize this for everyone!!

We look forward to seeing on the cruise!

Happy Easter!

Joe

Welcome to the DIS Boards, Joe! And welcome to our Cruise Meets Thread!

I'm so glad you'd like to join in on our gift exchange! The more the merrier! I sent you a PM in hopes that you can then just hit "reply" to PM me back. In it, I answered all your questions. Please post here if you don't receive it or if you're still unable to PM back.

 

[GoofyJJ]

Hi Deb,

Thanks for the PM. VERY helpful information! We are looking forward to participating and meeting some new friends.

My DW's name is Patty and my DS (7) is Joseph.

Will we all meet at the start of the cruise? I recall seeing something about getting together the first day to meet everyone.

Hard to believe it's only days away! Thanks again and we'll see you soon.

I was not able to reply to your PM. Do you know how posts one must make before you are able to send PMs?

Take care,

Joe

 

[Deb T.]

Hi Deb,

Thanks for the PM. VERY helpful information! We are looking forward to participating and meeting some new friends.

My DW's name is Patty and my DS (7) is Joseph.

Will we all meet at the start of the cruise? I recall seeing something about getting together the first day to meet everyone.

Hard to believe it's only days away! Thanks again and we'll see you soon.

I was not able to reply to your PM. Do you know how posts one must make before you are able to send PMs?

Take care,

Joe

Hi Joe - I was unsuccessful in trying to find out how many posts you need before you can send a PM. I found the Private Messaging topic in the FAQ section, but it did not specify at what point you can send a PM. I'm glad you received mine, though.

Everyone - would you like to do a little DIS meet once everyone is onboard the ship on Thursday? We could plan a quick "Hiya, nice to meet ya" get-together at 3:15pm by Goofy's Pool. That way, if your kids want to swim, you can keep an eye on them while we chat for a minute. There are tables on both sides of Goofy's Pool, so let's say if you're standing facing Pinocchio's, go to the far right hand side near the windows. Please "RSVP" on this thread if you'd like to meet!

Also ~ This Friday is the last day to join in on the gift exchange because several cruisers are leaving Sunday to spend some pre-cruise time at WDW and will need the final list in time to do their shopping and jot down everyone's cabin numbers before they go. You can send me a PM or just post your information on this thread if you'd like to join in on the fun.

 

[nzdisneymom]

Hi everyone! One week and a day and we'll be sailing!

Joe, I think you need 10 posts to PM. So post a bunch here to get those 10!

We're getting our goodies together for the fish-extender-exchange. We're gathering stuff to pack in one place. I've got a stack of Disney t-shirts for the boys so they can wear them all week.

For those who are new to DCL, the kids get a pretty cool D Sea U t-shirt as part of the kid-programming - they get them at the Celebrate-the-Journey "graduation" but you don't have to go to that if it conflicts with whatever else you're doing -- especially on a 3-night -- you can just pop by the Lab / Club later that evening and get your child's shirt and graduation ears. My guys have both about outgrown their last ones so it's time for new t-shirts

 

[Ness2289]

Ticker dance time!!!!!!!

 

[nzdisneymom]

Oh yeah, I forgot to say yes, I'd like to meet on Thursday afternoon at 3:15 facing Pinocchios going torward the right by the windows! I don't know if DH and the boys will come with or not - but maybe they will... they'll likely be running amok about the ship

Oh you know what? Goofy's pool won't be open for swimming.... because they'll already have it covered up for the Adventures Away party....... but the Mickey Pool will be open.


So I'm making my list of things I want to do on the cruise -- some are things I want to do just because I haven't done them yet and some are because they are unique to the Wonder and some because they were so much fun / enjoyable, I have to do them again. I'll share my list -- and if you all have some things you want / plan to do, share them, too.

Here we go:

1. Eat at Triton's
2. Eat dinner at the buffet (BBB) rather than a dining room (but only if the night BBB is open for dinner doesn't conflict with Tritons)
3. See the Toy Story Musical
4. Watch a movie in the Buena Vista Theater
5. Have creme brulee cheesecake for dessert EVERY night
6. Capture as many of Minnie Mouse's outfits on camera as possible
7. NOT do laundry (I'll be double-checking everyone's packing to make sure they have more than enough clothes - and thank goodness we're staying at a 1-BR at SSR the few days before - we can get the laundry all done Wednesday night)

I'm certain there are other things on my list but that's all I can think of for now...

One week from today!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Deb T.]

I'll share my list -- and if you all have some things you want / plan to do, share them, too.

Well, as far as new things, I've never ordered the All Hands on Deck Platter from room service so I plan to do that one afternoon. I'm really looking forward to seeing the new Toy Story show. I also hope to find time to watch the movie, Enchanted, for the first time.

Things I've done before but am looking forward to doing again are watching Match Your Mate on the first night and last night's Pub show. Both are for adults-only, and for good reasons!

 

[Deb T.]

Oh you know what? Goofy's pool won't be open for swimming.... because they'll already have it covered up for the Adventures Away party....... but the Mickey Pool will be open.

Would everyone rather move the Thursday 3:15pm DIS Meet to nearby the Mickey Pool? We could plan to meet on the Scoops Ice-Cream side of the pool, by the tables near the windows. Let's take a quick vote on this since several of you are heading down to WDW in the next couple of days! We'll close the voting on Saturday, March 29th, at 3pm EST. At that time I'll post the final decision.

Choice #1 By the Goofy Pool, as you face Pinocchios on the right hand side by the windows. But, that pool will probably already be covered in preparation for the Sail-A-Way party.

Choice #2 On the Scoops Ice-Cream side of the Mickey Pool, by the tables near the windows. In that case, you can be sure that I'll be holding a big bowl of chocolate ice cream!

It will be a fairly quick meet - most likely less than 20 minutes since we'll all need to head to our cabins at 3:45pm to prepare for the lifeboat drill. It's really fun to put faces to DIS names! On our Med cruise last summer, we were always running into each other on the ship and in the ports! It definitely felt like we were all long-time great friends!

 

[nzdisneymom]

By the Mickey pool works best for us. On the ice cream side... which is the side NOT where the beverage station is If you're facing the rear of the ship, it's to the left. The side of the ship opposite from the slide on the Mickey pool.

 

[GoofyJJ]

Thanks Cindy for the update on the PM postings.

I have the kids taken care of the fish extender exchange but the adults are a little tougher. That's half the fun of it isn't it? Tonight I will be putting together our Fish Extenders. Went out yesterday and picked up all the material to make the Fish Extenders.

My vote is for the Mickey pool. A meeting place by ice cream...I'm in!

We're leaving Saturday afternoon for Orlando and staying the evening close to the airport to get an early start Sunday. Big Jimmy Buffet fans amd Saturday night is our only opportunity to go over to Margaritaville.

See you all in a few days!

 

[nzdisneymom]

Sailing, sailing, over the ocean blue.... or however the song goes - we'll be doing that this time next week.

Tonight starts the packing and tomorrow is the big push and Sunday we're off! Looking forward to catching up with you all on the ship or before.

 

[Ness2289]

Since I'm new to the ship, it doesn't matter to me where we meet. So if it's the Mickey Pool you want, we'll see you all near the Mickey pool!

 

[Deb T.]

Hi All!

I just sent PMs to all the FE Gift Exchange Participants! Happy shopping!

It looks like so far we have 4 votes (including mine!) for moving the 3:15 p.m. Thursday DIS Meet from Goofy's Pool to the Mickey Pool near SCOOPS! Ahhhhh, let the ice cream feeding frenzy begin!!!

For all of you who are heading down to WDW pre-cruise, have a safe trip and a wonderful time! See you all very soon!!!

 

[nzdisneymom]

We're packing! Hooray! I have my suitcase packed and am waiting for the boys' laundry to finish so i can pack theirs. I have passports and signed documents, luggage tags and FE Gifts all safely stored in the luggage.

This is the first time we've done a "land and sea" sort of deal - and I've been so focused on the Wonder part that I haven't given much thought to the WDW part. But the excitement is starting to build!

Hope you all are having a WONDERFUL Saturday - this time next week we'll be at beautiful Castaway Cay!

 

[Deb T.]

DIS MEET INFORMATION!

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When: Thursday, April 3
Time: 3:15 p.m.
Where: By the Mickey Pool, on the Scoops side of the ship

 

[Deb T.]

I watched The Wonder sail out of Port Canaveral on the Radission Webcam tonight. It's awesome to know that when she returns, we'll all be boarding!

Only 4 more days!!!

 

[nzdisneymom]

We're at the WORLD and having a great time!