4/14/2012 7-Nights Western Caribbean on the Fantasy

[PearlySwan]

We booked it today. Who's coming with us???

 

[BigDogHU75]

WELCOME FELLOW APRIL 14-21, 2012 FANTASY CRUISERS​

Getting to know all of you DISers before the cruise helps make the cruise more enjoyable.

MAGNETS
If anyone has requested magnets from DISigners or has created magnets specifically for this cruise and you would not mind sharing, please post a link to the magnets and I will post them here.

OUR FACEBOOK GROUP

FACEBOOK
We have a group on Facebook - the April 14-21, 2012 Facebook group page. If you are on Facebook, please stop by and join us.

For those travelers with children who have a Facebook account, there is a Facebook group for them too - April 14-21, 2012 Under 21 Facebook group.

ROLL CALL
aljsmom: sailing with DDs (14, 14, & 16)
ALSBC91 Laura is from Alabama & will be sailing with DH (Chris, 43), DS(Kyle, 17), DS(Nathan, 15), DD(Elizabeth, 11), DGpa67, DGma67
AntsyTink traveling with her DH, DS(10), & DD(7)
arje from Australia sailing with DW & DDs (16 & 18)
asemaria Maria is from Sweden sailing with DH (Fredrik), DSs (10 - Johan & 7 - Jesper)
Azraell from Northern VA sailing with DH. They will be celebrating DH's birthday.
bamor from RI sailing with DH, DD10
Beaker1967: Kathy will be sailing with her DH (Jeff), DF (Kathy), DF (Bruce), SIL (Marlene), & BIL (Brian)
BigDogHU75: Marsha, DH(Corey), DS(Charles) are from MD. They will be celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary & DS's 5th birthday.
Billm3360 - Party of 14 from MN
bret: From MA sailing with DW, DSs (14 & 11)
burma: from RI sailing with DW(eternally 21), DD(10), & DD(9)
CambridgeClan: are from MA. Alison is sailing with her DH (Josh), DD(Arianna "Ari"-10), DS (Nick - 6), DD (Jillian "Jilly" - 3), & her mother (Lynn)
claudia_oh from Ohio: DH (40), DM (39), DS (18), DS (16)
Dishy24: Tricia, DH, DM, DS(12) are from CT.
Disney52303 from CT sailing with DH, DD(Carys - 7), and DS(Chase - 4)
DisneyMomforLife: Kat is from CT & will be sailing with DH(Phil-44), DS(Shawn-22), & DD(Gabi-14)
epgirl - DW, DH, two kids ages 4 and 5
Eric, Julie and Hailey: Eric, Julie, Hailey (13), & Jessica (10)
ESFC will be sailing with DW
fingerlakesmom from upstate NY sailing with DD17, DD's friend17
funatsea
garberathome from MA - DW(Ceci, 42), DH(Eric, 43), DD(Isabel, 13)
hgon76: hgon76, DS(16), DD(9) are from MA. They will be sailing with her aunt, aunt's DH, & their twins DS & DD (11).
janetanne: Janet is from MA & is traveling with her DB, DSIL, & niece (10).
jenbeloco from MA - DW, DH, DD10
jlwhitney from FL sailing with DH. They will be celebrating their 4th wedding anniversary.
MA DVCer: from MA sailing with DW, DS (15), & DD (13)
Mass-cateer from MA sailing with DH, DD16, DD14
michamato: michamato, DH, DD(11), DD(9), DS(7), DD(2) are from MA.
Mom 3 Mouseketeers: Kelly is sailing with DH, DS12, DD10, DS8 and they are from CT.
MTH: Melissa is from Ontario. She will be sailing with Kendra (her best friend), DS(12), & DD(3)
Mugsy from MA sailing with DW(Marina), DS(Brandon, 10), DS(Tristan, 4)
nin8jc: Annette is from MA traveling with her DH, DS(16), DS(12), & DD(10)
Oihane: Alicia is sailing with her DBF Ian, her DF (Bill/billm3360), his fiance (Sue), her DB (Chris), her DGM (June), and her DA (Becky). They are from MN.
pamcarey: Pam, DH (Dan), DS(Brian-16), and DD(Amy-11) are from MA.
PearlySwan sailing with DH & DD(10)
PirateJ from NJ sailling with DW(44), DD(8), DD(5) traveling with friends (family of 4 with kids of the same age)
Pluto6 from ME - DH42, DW45, DS11, DD10
RJAYL: sailing with DW, DDs(17, 10, 7), DD's friend(17)
Roadweaver: From MD will be sailing with DW, DD (sistert), SIL, & a good friend.
Sask Fan is from Saskatchewan
sistert: from MD celebrating her birthday.
Snow What sailing with DH, DD(8), & DD(7)
stitchsbesty from MA sailing with DH, DS(14), DD(12)
talb714: Sheila will be traveling with her DM (Nancy), DS(Zakari - 10), & DS(Camdyn - 7) are from MA. She is also traveling with her sister Sherri and her niece Nicole (4) who will be in another room. They will be celebrating Camdyn's 7th birthday.
TheThreeAmigos from MA - DM (Jody), DS(12), & DD(9)
tinkerone
Tinknalli Shelley from VT is sailing with DH, DD10, DS8
TJeff from MA - DH, DW, DS10, DD6 traveling with DBIL, DSIL, Dneph(16), Dniece12
tootsiemr: Natasha is from NY sailing with DBF (William)
Veectoor: DH (39) is sailing with DW (??), DD(8), and DS(6)
yogibigdog is from MA sailing with DH, DS 12 and DS 10

AND WE ARE FROM:
Australia
arje

Sweden
asemaria

Canada
MTH (Ontario)
Sask Fan (Saskatchewan)

Alabama
ALSBC91

Connecticut
Dishy24
Disney52303
DisneyMomforLife
Mom 3 Mouseketeers

Florida
jlwhitney

Maine
Pluto6

Maryland
BigDogHU75
Roadweaver
sistert

Massachusetts
TJeff
yogibigdog
bret
CambridgeClan
garberathome
hgon76
janetanne
jenbeloco
MA DVCer
Mass-cateer
michamato
Mugsy
nin8jc
pamcarey
stitchbesty
talb714
TheThreeAmigos

Minnesota
Billm3360
Oihane

New Jersey
PirateJ

New York
fingerlakesmom
tootsiemr

Ohio
claudia_oh

Rhode Island
bamor
burma

Vermont
Tinknalli

Virginia
Azraell

STATEROOM ASSIGNMENTS

Please feel free to let me know your stateroom number. You never know who might be staying near you.

DECK 5
5546 - pamcarey

DECK 6
Tinknalli
6020 & 6022 - Billm3360 & Oihane
6112 - claudia_oh
6116 - DisneyMomforLife
6546 - asemaria

DECK 7
7000 - BigDogHU75 (DH, DS, and me (Marsha) We will be celebrating DS's 5th birthday & our 10th anniversary.)
7002 - BigDogHU75 (My In-laws)
7004 - BigDogHU75 (My In-laws)
7088 - Janetanne
7521 - Disney52303

DECK 8
Pluto6
8506 - talb714
8562 - ALSBC91's parents
8564 - ALSBC91
8566 - ESFC
8670 - bret

DECK 9
nin8jc
9002 - bamor
9568 - tootsiemr
9590 - burma
2010 - CambridgeClan
2017 - CambridgeClan

DECK 10
TiggerStac
weluvdisney5
10658 - BigDogHU75's inlaws

DECK 12
RJAYL
MTH

Pre & Post Cruise Stays

Before Cruise
ALSBC91 - Residence Inn
BigDogHU75 (Marsha) - Residence Inn
CambridgeClan - Residence Inn
Roadweaver - Residence Inn
talb714 - Residence Inn
bamor - Four Point Sheraton Cocoa Beach
janetanne - Hyatt MCO
tootsiemr - Hyatt MCO
Mom 3 Mouseketeers - Hyatt MCO
Tinknalli - Airport hotel
AntsyTink - Royal Pacific Resort at Universal
pamcarey - Royal Pacific Resort at Universal
Tinknalli - Wingate by Wyndam MCO
Pluto6 - Port Orleans French Quarter
arje - Port Orleans Riverside
RJAYL - BLT
Disney52303 - BLT
Eric, Julie and Hailey - BCV
ESFC - Boardwalk

After Cruise
BigDogHU75 (Marsha) – OKW
tootsiemr (Natasha) - OKW
Tinknalli - Port Orleans Riverside
Eric, Julie and Hailey - AKV
ESFC - BCV
burma - Nickelodeon
Disney52303 - Nickelodeon
Cambridge Clan - Residence Inn

FISH EXTENDER EXCHANGE SIGN-UP
Leslie (Disney52303) has volunteered to keep track of the people who would like to participate in the fish extender exchange list. There will be one group for both those who signed up on the Disboards and Facebook. Leslie will keep the list and send it out to or post it for everyone. If the list gets too big, Leslie will split the list. Deadline for signing up is February 22, 2012. The deadline is set so those who are making homemade gifts will know how many to make it & those ordering gifts will know how many to order.

Participating in the Fish Extender Exchange is completely optional. Feel free to do or spend whatever you're comfortable with. As for the Fish Extender itself, some people buy them, others want to make theirs, whatever you choose is fine. The same rule applies to the "goodies"! You can buy or make them!

What is a fish extender exchange?
If you're not familiar with what a fish extender exchange is, check out these links:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1219607

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1980639

DIS MEET
One has not been scheduled? Is anyone interested in meeting while onboard? Let me know the date and time and I will post it here.

PORT CAMERAS
Some people like to view the Disney ships as they leave port. So, if anyone is interested in watching, here are the port cameras:

Port Canaveral Webcam
Two Palms Webcam
Ron Jon Resort Webcam
Cocoa Beach - Port Canaveral Webcam
Raddison's Webcam

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

When can I book excursions, reservations at Palo/Remy, and/or register the kids for the kids' clubs?

120 days before the sail date if you are a Platinum Castaway Club Member (sailed with DCL 10 or more times)
105 days before the sail date if you are a Gold Castaway Club Member (sailed with DCL 5 or more times)
90 days before the sail date if you are a Silver Castaway Club Member (sailed with DCL once before)
75 days before the sail date for everyone

What is the dinner schedule?
Dinner Schedule: 4/15 = Formal Night, 4/17 = Prince & Princess, 4/18 = Pirate Night, & 4/19 = Semi Formal Captain's Gala (Lobster night). Thank you Robert for posting this.

Can I ship boxes to the ship ahead of the cruise? If so, how?
You are able to ship boxes to the ship before the cruise. So, if you have fish extender gifts or other things that you do not want to lug with you on the plan, then definitely ship a box ahead of time.
• ONE box per stateroom, no exceptions.
• The package must have the guest full name, ship, sailing date, stateroom number or GTY if you have not been assigned a stateroom number.
• The package also must have a packing slip attached to the outside of the box that details the contents of the package. For prescriptions, a copy of the prescription is sufficient. Your list may or may not be read but it must have one. Write packing slip on the outside of the envelope.
• NO FOODS/DRINKS OF ANY KIND, LIQUOR OF ANY KIND, FIREARMS, ETC.. Items that cannot be shipped to the Disney Cruise Line Warehouse and delivered to the ship include: food products (any and all food products including baby food/formula), beverages (liquor, water, etc.), chemicals, and luggage. These items will not be accepted at the warehouse and will be returned. This may cause the dogs to hit on your box and that would be a bad thing.
• The required size of the cartons you are shipping down have to be about the size of a record storage box 12 inches on a side and should not weigh more than 20 lbs.

Address your package(s) to:
Disney Cruise Line Warehouse
Guest Name / Stateroom # (GTY, if you don't know what it is when you send the package)
8633 Transport Drive
Orlando, FL 32832
Phone: 407-566-8196

In the bottom left corner of the top of the package put the following information:
ATTN: HOUSEKEEPING
*Name
*Sail Date
*Ship
*Stateroom Number
*Packing slip that details contents of the package (for prescriptions, a copy of the prescription is sufficient)
• Packages must arrive by Friday by 3:00pm for the 7-Night Cruise.

If your box is hit on by the screening dog or chosen for additional screening they will open the list and the box and look through it. They will close it back up and provided nothing bad is in it then it will be in your room as usual later after boarding. These boxes will be coming on the ship with the crew mail among other things so they may be in the staterooms later then they were before as they are low priority in the scheme of things for Disney.


Whatever else you want me to add to this post last me know. I plan on keeping it updated. For example, if people are staying at a resort before and/or after the cruise, I can post it here. If people are interested in linked dining someone can spearhead that and I will post the names of those interested here. I can also post stateroom assignments. As I said, this thread is what you make it. Let the ideas flow. Let the chatting begin.

 

[IrishCowboy]

I have added your thread to the cruise meet list

 

[BigDogHU75]

I have added your thread to the cruise meet list

Thank you.

 

[pamcarey]

I'll be on this cruise too!! Can't wait. It'll be me, DH, DS 16 and DD 11.

 

[BigDogHU75]

I'll be on this cruise too!! Can't wait. It'll be me, DH, DS 16 and DD 11.

Hi Pam! I can't wait either!

 

[michamato]

Were coming too!!!! It will be me, my husband, and 4 children, DD11, DD9, DS 7 and DD 2!!!

We can't wait!!!!

 

[BigDogHU75]

Were coming too!!!! It will be me, my husband, and 4 children, DD11, DD9, DS 7 and DD 2!!!

We can't wait!!!!

 

[talb714]

We have booked also it will be me, my mom and DS 9 and DS 5. We can't wait

 

[BigDogHU75]

We have booked also it will be me, my mom and DS 9 and DS 5. We can't wait

DS will turn 5 on the cruise.

Can't wait to get to know all of you who are going on the cruise.

 

[Dishy24]

We booked this cruise the day it opened up for Platnium & Gold Castaway Club members! Our sailing party will be myself, dh, my mom and ds (12 at sailing)-- We have a few cruises booked before this one-- Our next is President's Week in Feb out of CA (Mexican Riviera) and then June 2011 on the Dream (5 nights/ 2 CC stops)-- Dh thought I was crazy to book for 2012! Me? Crazy?

 

[RJAYL]

Okay we are in! 2 connecting staterooms on deck 12!

 

[BigDogHU75]

We booked this cruise the day it opened up for Platnium & Gold Castaway Club members! Our sailing party will be myself, dh, my mom and ds (12 at sailing)-- We have a few cruises booked before this one-- Our next is President's Week in Feb out of CA (Mexican Riviera) and then June 2011 on the Dream (5 nights/ 2 CC stops)-- Dh thought I was crazy to book for 2012! Me? Crazy?

Crazy? No! If you are crazy, that would mean that I am crazy too. We have a cruise booked on the Dream for August 2011.

Okay we are in! 2 connecting staterooms on deck 12!

We have 2 rooms too, however, on deck 7.

 

[PearlySwan]

Glad we're here!

 

[RJAYL]

The nice thing about this cruise will be that New Ship Smell!

 

[BigDogHU75]

The nice thing about this cruise will be that New Ship Smell!

So true. And, we might get some goodies leftover from the maiden voyage.

 

[hgon76]

I'll be on this cruise too!! Can't wait. It'll be me, DH, DS 16 and DD 11.

Noticed you're from MA too. Where abouts? Just switched to this cruise as it is school vacation week in MA. We have a DS16 too. And a DD9. (at sail time). Can't wait!!

 

[BigDogHU75]

Noticed you're from MA too. Where abouts? Just switched to this cruise as it is school vacation week in MA. We have a DS16 too. And a DD9. (at sail time). Can't wait!!

Welcome! Before you know it, we will be at the one year mark.

 

[michamato]

We are from MA too. I think there will be a lot of us. I have DD 11, DD 9, DS 7, and DD 2 at time of sailing. I think the flights are going to kill us the most.

 

[hgon76]

We are from MA too. I think there will be a lot of us. I have DD 11, DD 9, DS 7, and DD 2 at time of sailing. I think the flights are going to kill us the most.

Whereabouts in MA?? We're Southcoast MA, near Cape Cod. It'll be me, DH, DS16, DD9 & we're traveling w/ my aunt, her DH, & twins DS11, Dd11. AnD we are a little worried about airfare too...... Just going to start checking as soon as possible. We're hoping Southwest will have some good rates....we got a gift card for Xmas. Only 465 to go!