20060902--Eastern Sept 2nd, 2006

[joshua121301]

Just Bumping

 

[Erik]

We will be on the 9-2-06 eastern curise also.
We booked last December.
Family of 5, DD18, DS15, DS6 at time of curise
2 cabins deck 6, cat 7 and cat 11.

 

[joshua121301]

Welcome aboard!!

 

[gouodux]

We were on the Magic this past week and booked this cruise. However, then they announced the 11 day cruise on Friday. We couldn't believe the ports so we switched our booking to the 11 day.

Now that we are home, we have some friends that may want to go. The 11 day is a little to costly for them at this time (just moved into a new home). So, we may be joining this cruise again. We will know later this week. Either way, we can't wait until next September. We enjoyed the Mexico cruise, but nothing beats the waters of the Carribean.

 

[atakaratemom]

Hi everyone!

We just booked today for the 9/2/06 cruise. We live in California and did the West Coast cruise a couple of weeks ago. We had such a great time that we decided to book again for next year and take our friends with us.

We are two families, DH42, DW40(me),DS11 and DD6. Our friends are a mother and son(8). We are so excited to be cruising from Florida. I know it is more than a year away, but we are already counting the days. We will be looking forward to meeting all of you.

Mary

 

[quangr]

2 cabins booked. Wife and I and our daughters 4 and 2 (cruise ages) as well as the in-laws next door. can't wait.

 

[bielen]

We'll be on the 9/2 Cruise. This will be our first cruise ever. We'll be traveling with our 3 year old twin duaghters. We're really excited. We're from New Jersey.

Anyone have recommendations on what to plan in advance?

 

[rocketralph]

We'll be on the 9/2 Cruise. This will be our first cruise ever. We'll be traveling with our 3 year old twin duaghters. We're really excited. We're from New Jersey.

Anyone have recommendations on what to plan in advance?

Enroll your twins in the oceaner's club. You should be able to do this online.

 

[bielen]

What are the hours of the Oceaneers Club?

Is there a place children can rest while if we wanted to go out one evening?

 

[joshua121301]

We'll be on the 9/2 Cruise. This will be our first cruise ever. We'll be traveling with our 3 year old twin duaghters. We're really excited. We're from New Jersey.

Anyone have recommendations on what to plan in advance?

Welcome!!
It looks like we will have a group of great people onboard!!
You can plan almost everything in advance. DCL's website now accepts reservations for excursions, palo reservations, many spa treatments, and online registration of your kids. The boards are full of information and their are additional sources of information available outside the boards. Will you be visiting WDW before or after the cruise?

 

[joshua121301]

What are the hours of the Oceaneers Club?

Is there a place children can rest while if we wanted to go out one evening?

The hours of the OC are from 9:00AM to Midnight.

The activities in the club wind down a bit going into the evening. A little less jumping around and eventually leading to PJ movie parties or the like. The kids truely do love the club. This will help with the initial guilt of dropping the kids off at all during a vacation. The kids end up wanting to stay in the clubs, they really do have a great time. The evenings are a time of choices though because the shows on board are really worth seeing with the kids if they aren't too tired. Feel free to ask as many questions as you like.

 

[joshua121301]

The club puts out mats for resting later in the evening and most of the childred end up sleeping peacefully until the parents pick them up.

 

[bielen]

We will arrive on late afternoon on Friday and probably stay at the Airport Marriott. After the cruise, we are thinking either a day in Cocoa Beach or Orlando before going back home.

I know you must pay the full balance before making reservations? Do I do the reservations directly with Disney or my travel agent? The vacation was booked by Cruise<dot>com, but the charge went through Disney Cruise Lines.

We are looking to meet others with similar aged children (3-year old twin girls) to do things together.

 

[atakaratemom]

My only advice for you would be to make sure the twins have some exposure to Disney and the characters in advance and that they are comfortable separating from you. We just got back from the West Coast cruise a couple of weeks ago and it was amazing! We sat with another family at dinner and their little boy was three years old. Unfortunately he refused to stay in the club. He cried until they paged his Mom. He had never really been separated from her before. Also, he had never been to Disney and was really afraid of some of the characters. He was such a cutie and they had a wonderful time, but Mom and Dad were limited in their adult activities.

Mary

 

[bielen]

My only advice for you would be to make sure the twins have some exposure to Disney and the characters in advance and that they are comfortable separating from you.
Mary

I don't think this will be a problem. The girls have been in day care since they were 6 months old. They have many friends and are relatively outgoing. They know a few Disney characters such as Minnie Mouse and Winnie the Pooh. I think they will have a lot of fun in the club, but we also want to spend family time with them as well.

 

[atakaratemom]

If they have been in daycare they will have no problem at all. The clubs are so much fun and they make sure that the activities keep changing so the kids don't get bored. My daughter is 5 and she adores the princesses. She got to meet most of them and get autographs and pictures. She was over the moon with excitement!

Mary

 

[joshua121301]

We are looking to meet others with similar aged children (3-year old twin girls) to do things together.

Our kids will be DS4, DS3 and DD 1 (She is due to arrive in 11 days). We hope to meet others who have kids in the same age range as well

 

[gouodux]

Gonna stick with the 11 day.

 

[joshua121301]

Gonna stick with the 11 day.

Can't say that I blame you. Have a great trip!!

 

[Lisann22]

Hi Everyone...

My family will be on this cruise also. Me (42), Aunt (54), Cousin (34) and her boys (13) and (5). 2 rooms on Deck 6; 1 cat 6, 1 cat 7.

We are so excited, it's our first cruise. I've got lots of questions.