2013, February 24 - Disney Dream

[Aimbo84]

I'm doing the half, too!!!!

Woo! We'll have earned that cruise for sure!
Have you done it before? One of my friends has, she said it was magical. I'm just hoping to cross the finish line in one piece. How are you doing with training??

 

[reagansmom]

Woo! We'll have earned that cruise for sure!
Have you done it before? One of my friends has, she said it was magical. I'm just hoping to cross the finish line in one piece. How are you doing with training??

I started a group training program last month. Ran 8 miles today and felt good!

How about you?

 

[Sageeise]

I just booked the 4 day cruise!! This will be our first disney cruise and we would love to participate in the FE group!! I have one daughter that just turned 5 yrs old.

 

[Sageeise]

Is it too late for us to join the FE group? Thanks!!

 

[reagansmom]

Is it too late for us to join the FE group? Thanks!!

Not at all! So far, we only have 3 families.

 

[Sageeise]

Great! Please tell me what I do next! This is our first cruise!!

Thanks!

Sage

 

[katpalen]

Hi, all- Have been promising my 7 year old son a disney cruise for the past year. Just finished grad school in May, and have a real job now! Splurged this week and booked this cruise. My son's birthday is the 25th! What a way to spend your birthday! Would love to do the fish extender, also. It will just be myself, Kathy and my son, Seth.

 

[reagansmom]

I will start the list! Email me your username, names of everyone in the cabin, ages of the kids and your cabin number. Email is hlheath at rochester dot rr dot com.

Info for FE!

 

[reagansmom]

I have gotten a few emails for FE, but my email has crashed right now. I'm going to have hubby look at it to fix it. If not, I will let everyone know and give you an alternate email address.

 

[Aimbo84]

I have gotten a few emails for FE, but my email has crashed right now. I'm going to have hubby look at it to fix it. If not, I will let everyone know and give you an alternate email address.

I did email to join the FE as well! Let me know if you need me to resend our info

 

[Sageeise]

Please let me know which email to use and I will send out our info asap!!

Thanks,
Sage

 

[reagansmom]

Ok gang, DH has not gotten my old email running on my computer, so please re-send your info to my gmail account. hhroth at gmail dot com.

Looks like we will have a smaller group. Let's make the cut-off for people 1/24/13 so it gives everyone a month to get things together!!

Thanks for your patience!

 

[GirlieGirl]

So, my sweet and impulsive husband just decided we need to cruise after the Princess! We would love to take part in the FE...

 

[reagansmom]

So, my sweet and impulsive husband just decided we need to cruise after the Princess! We would love to take part in the FE...

Welcome aboard!! See a couple posts up and send me an email. We have a small FE group so far.

 

[reagansmom]

For FE, I have info from:

Sageeise (3 adults, 1 - DD (5))
Aimbo84 (3 adults)
reagansmom (3 adults, 1 - DD (6))
Prnces810 (4 adults, 1 - DD (6)) - Celebrating 6 year old's b-day!!
GirlieGirl (2 adults, DD (11), DD (9))
katpalen (1 adults, DS (7)) - Celebrating DS's 8th birthday!
FlotsamLovesJetsam (4 adults, DS (6), DD (3)) - First Disney Cruise!
cruisekris (2 adults, DD (6), DS (4)) - First Cruise!
ellensfamily (2 adults), DS (12))

I will send the participants a spreadsheet with more info.

Cut-off will be 1/24/13!!

 

[reagansmom]

I sent out a prelimanary list. Please send me your info if you are interested in participating in our FE!

 

[katpalen]

We would like to be in on the fish extender. It's my 7 year old (will turn 8 on the cruise) and myself.
Thanks!

 

[reagansmom]

We would like to be in on the fish extender. It's my 7 year old (will turn 8 on the cruise) and myself.
Thanks!

Added you!

 

[reagansmom]

Does anyone want to try and meet up?

We totally stink at it (lose track of time), but it would be nice to meet you all.

 

[reagansmom]

For any newbies, here's some more info on Fish Extenders:

For those who are new to this fun cruise experience, the Fish Extender itself is a pocket panel you hang from the fish shaped hook outside your stateroom. These can be homemade or you can purchase them on sites like Etsy, you can also find some pictures on Google or DIS forums. Families that join the FE group hang the Fish Extender outside their cabin and then exchange little gifts with others participating in the group by putting little gifts in each other’s extenders.

Here is a thread with some basic info about it:

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32651483&postcount=378

It's a ton of fun, not just for kids, and you can either give one gift to each cabin, or a gift to each person in the cabin. You can give gifts a few times throughout the cruise or just once. No real set rules, just exchange and have fun! Gifts can be homemade or storebought. That's part of the fun . . . the variety of gifts that everyone brings!

Guidelines for our fish extender:
1. Each cabin is to provide AT LEAST one gift to each cabin participating in the fish extender. You can provide a gift to each person within that cabin, just the kids, or one gift for the whole cabin...that is up to you. Of course, you are welcome to give more than one gift...but the minimum is one.
2. All gifts are to be delivered between the cruise leaving port on Sunday, February 24th until 4 PM on Wednesday, February 27nd. This gives people time to still be able to pack their bags on Feb 27 before we leave the ship the morning of Feb 28th.
3.Please include a tag with your DISboard’s user name on the gift. This way everyone knows who the gift is from.

Here is a list of IDEAS of what you might want to bring for the FE on the cruise...to add to your packing list if you'd like:
1. The FE gifts that you are making/preparing -- total number will be announced after our Janurary 24th sign up deadline.
2. An FE pocket/hanger to hang outside your cabin. You can find them on eBay by searching "Fish Extenders" or you can make one or search on line other places.
3. A zip tie to help attach your FE HANGER. Some people have commented theirs have sadly walked away...but if you attach it with a zip tie...then it is not as likely to walk away.
4. Scissors to cut the zip tie when you're packing...LOL! Don't want to leave it for someone else.
5. On the forum, some people recommend bringing thank you notes so you can write a quick note to the person who gave you a gift.