4/25/09 Magic - First Visit To Tortola!

[amy2girls]

We are very excited!!!!
I just printed out a countdown chain for the kids!
We are here in NH and because of snow and ice storms the kids have already been out of school for 8 days, can't wait to be warm- we are going to set record lows for temps this week. Hopefully they won't make up some of the snow days during April vacation (that is the rumor.... but my kid's won't be there!)
Can't wait!!
I think we are going to try to book the virgin island sail,snorkle and beach adventure in Tortola!

I am going to try for palo bruch on DH's birthday the 26th and maybe some spa time that day1 Hopefully the kids will like the club!

 

[TiszBear]

101 days!!! And Counting!!!

I think this was answered already but I am going ot ask again. I know I can book at the 75 day mark and if I counted right that is on Feb 9th. Can someone confirm this for me?

Thanks

 

[CKCruising]

101 days!!! And Counting!!!

I think this was answered already but I am going ot ask again. I know I can book at the 75 day mark and if I counted right that is on Feb 9th. Can someone confirm this for me?

Thanks

February 9th is the day my final payment is due, so I would assume that's the 75 day mark.

 

[sunburnin]

Hi All!

My first post on the disboards. What am I getting into?

Wife and I are taking our kids DS (6) and DD (4) on our first family cruise on April 25th. Can't wait to see you all on board! I need to learn about this FE stuff but we're really psyched to be cruising!

DW and I used to sail on the Windjammer Barefoot cruises a lot before kids. They went belly up but wouldn't have been small kid friendly anyway. I'm thinking DCL has more kids stuff to do So this is our first trip back to the BVI that we loved so much 7 years ago. It'll be fun to take our son to Cane Garden Bay and tell him he was in mommy's tummy floating in the water here. hahaha

Anyway, we've had our reservations since last April and I've been surfing the boards for the past few months. Finally jumping into the pool with you all!

Rob

 

[dvc2themax]

Welcome Rob and family

 

[lsutigger2]

Welcome to Rob and his family !!

Everyone needs to get out your dancing shoes because tomorrow the band will begin to play and we'll all be doing the

DOUBLE DIGIT DANCE

 

[amy2girls]

Welcome Rob and family!

 

[aznaphrodite]

Hi, everyone!

We just booked this cruise! It's just my husband and me (no kids). We're really excited!

I've been looking over this thread and I see you're doing a "fish extender group"? What does that mean? I know what the fish extender is but are you going to exchange letters or gifts? Do you get one for everyone on the list or will you be assigned a person like a Secret Pal?

Also, are there any plans to meetup during the cruise?

 

[lsutigger2]

Welcome Aboard Aznaphrodite and DH!

Most of our plans are not made yet so if anyone wants to start the conversation, please do so!!

I did agree to keep the list of the fish extender cruisers. So far there are about 10 or so 'official' families signed up. If there are not many more than that I think we can do just about anything we want as the group would not be so big that it makes it a "chore" for anyone. I'm looking forward to it. I've been researching the fish extender thread looking for cute ideas for making my holder. And I have a couple of ideas for gifts. I had thought I would surprise everyone on the list, since it was relatively small.

Is there anyone who would like to jump in that may not already be on the list?

And finally,

LET'S DO A DOUBLE DIGIT DANCE !!

 

[dvc2themax]

WOW, it is really hard to find DISNEY material. SO I will have to make my fish extender with whatever is closer, but I have ideas on how to make it.

My perception of the fish extender is to have one "pocket per family member" and the gifts ( I have mine already which are really cool ) go to one per person on the list, well mine would be for one each person.

So in addition to fish extenders, we are updating our door signs, and I am getting ready to start packing. I am very early on the packing. We live in NH, so the shorts and stuff are not being used at thistime !

Then as I need stuff, I can buy a little at a time.

Last cruise 2 years ago, we met in the lobby of the port to say hello, and then again on the cruise ship. And of course, you saw each other through the week, some with small kids met on the board here and made excursions together for their little ones to meet new kids, and some got together to do things on the ship such as wine tasting and margaretta tasting. It was great!

We also tried to get people together for dinner time, but even though they sat us inthe same area, the tables were only good together for 2 families. The kids that met on this board through their parents, got to sit together one night while the parents went to Palo.

Is anyone adult dressing up for pirate night ? We did last year, very few adults did, but "Captain Jack" thought it was great and so did the photographer because it is mostly kids that dress up. Still up in the air on if I am going to do it again. The pictures were great though of us and Captain Jack.


That is enought info for now

 

[amy2girls]

Welocome aznaphrodite!!!
We are still out for the fish extenders- soounds like to much time away from relaxation for me!
Can't wait til' April -8 this am here in NH!
I am going to start working on door magnets this week!

 

[aznaphrodite]

The fish extender sounds fun but I'm worried about the committment and cost. Can you give me an example of the types of gifts you'd give/receive? Thanks!

Nevermind! I found this thread on CruiseCritic:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=701633

Still thinking about joining!

 

[lsutigger2]

dvc2themax - try Wal-Mart for Disney fabric. If there is not a store close or it is too cold to get out (?) try on-line. I got fabric there that I'll use for the pockets and will use a solid for the back.

I will work on an updated fe list this weekend. I'll post when I have it ready.

Off to do Saturday chores.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

 

[aznaphrodite]

lsutigger2 - Can you add us to the fish extender list?

Rebecca (30) and Chris (30) - Cabin #6094

It sounds fun! Thanks!

 

[lsutigger2]

Rebecca, you and Chris have been added !

I have the names, room numbers, etc on a spreadsheet. If anyone wants it, I'll be glad to send it to you. Just send me a pm.

I'll keep updating it if others join the group. I may make my fe tomorrow. Good thing to do while watching football on a Sunday afternoon. I think I got the rest of the supplies needed today

Someone had asked about pirate night and dressing up. I don't think we will dress but I do hope to participate. I wasn't even going to bring 'formal' clothes but my DH wants to so we'll be doing that as well. It was kind of fun on our last cruise.

 

[lsutigger2]

Does anyone know what happened to my other countdown counter???

All that is left of it is a red X!

 

[BubblesNH]

Hi Everyone,

We booked this cruise a couple of weeks ago. I have only been on one other cruise with DD and DS in my belly (Carnival Victory 2002). DH is a newbie to cruising on big boats.

I'm new to posting and boards so please bear with me.

I would like to be included in the fish extender list. DD is 10 and DS is 5.

My DH and I have been to Tortola 3 times, twice on land and once bare boating. It is a beautiful place, in my top 2. St. John is my favorite so far.

Would love to meet everyone!

 

[Queen2]

Hi, & welcome to the boards.

 

[lsutigger2]

Welcome BubblesNH and family. I've added you to the fish extender list.

What good info can you share about Tortola? Do you think the ship will dock close enough to be able to walk to "things to do"? We plan to do an excursion but thought there might be enough time to do some exploring on our own.

 

[BubblesNH]

Hi lsutigger2,
The last time was 8+ years ago, and we rented a sailboat and sailed bar to bar, so my memory is a little fuzzy. The 2 trips before that were diving trips and we stayed at a dive resort just west of Roadtown. I'm sure much has changed, but some of the names are still in the guidebooks. There was no cruise dock then, so don't know current layout.
We ate at the Lime N Mango and at Skyworld. We have eaten at all 3 Pusser Landings. We took a ferry to the Baths on Virgin Gorda. That was awesome!!! We had the beach to ourselves. We took a Catamaran from West End for a fantastic 1/2 day sail. We are not lay on the beach types, but did visit Cane Garden Bay and Brewer's Bay. Both are gorgeous.
I'm not sure yet what we are going to do in port. My DH is not a planner and I'm driving him nuts with trying to plan now. Leaning toward 1/2 day catamaran trip with snorkeling. My youngest is 5 and not too strong in the water yet. Hope this helps.