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

[aznaphrodite]

dotheyes -Welcome! Glad to hear you want to the FE list!

loveysbydesign - I've been reading about several things you can do in Tortola on your own. One popular thing is going to The Baths. From what I hear, it's pretty easy just to take a taxi there on your own.

TiszBear - According to the PassPorter book, DCL may or may not consider our cruise an "inaugral" cruise since only one port is new. In past inaugral cruises, they were given special fans to wave during the Sail Away Party and each stateroom received a gift. Either way, I wouldn't get my hopes up and then if they do something special, it'll be a pleasant surprise and if they don't, it won't be too much of a let down!

JEA2009 - I'm really excited about my FE gifts! I've wanted to post about them in the main forum but I'm worried it'll spoil the surprise for you guys! So I'm keeping quiet until we get back from the cruise!!

 

[Queen2]

seaulater - Linda
Trings - on the FE list
tiszbear - Jennifer and her mom Linda, RM 7622
Kiera387 - Kendra & Casey
Shane23 - 12 people
Roveer - DW, DH, DD10, DD7, DS4, DD2, RM 8030
wrabitdad - on the FE list
megakat - DW, DH, DD16, DD12, RM 6582
lsutigger2 - on the FE list - celebrating birthday
scottrob - Bob & Penny
B&Bmom - DW, DH, DD12, DD10
amy2girls - 4 adults, DD9, DD7 - DH Birthday
dadlvsdisney - DW, DH, DD, DS
Queen2 - on the FE list
kirby1777 - celebrating anniversary
Ginia - Ginia, Jack, Belle7, John Robert5, RM 8602 - Belle Celebrating Birthday
CKCruising - on the FE List
nascar8820 - on the FE list
LocusPoint - on the FE list
son3disfan - DW, DH, 3 boys, MIL - DW celebrating birthday
sunburnin - Wendy, Rob, Aidan(6), Kierra (4) - RM 7064
aznaphrodite - on the FE list
BubblesNH - on the FE list
sandyrella1010 - Sandy, DH


I updated my information.

Gloria is missing, rooming with Queen2

 

[dotheyes]

Thanks for the wrm greeting
I have updated the list withour names

Originally Posted by TiszBear
seaulater - Linda
Trings - on the FE list
tiszbear - Jennifer and her mom Linda, RM 7622
Kiera387 - Kendra & Casey
Shane23 - 12 people
Roveer - DW, DH, DD10, DD7, DS4, DD2, RM 8030
wrabitdad - on the FE list
megakat - DW, DH, DD16, DD12, RM 6582
lsutigger2 - on the FE list - celebrating birthday
scottrob - Bob & Penny
B&Bmom - DW, DH, DD12, DD10
amy2girls - 4 adults, DD9, DD7 - DH Birthday
dadlvsdisney - DW, DH, DD, DS
Queen2 - on the FE list
kirby1777 - celebrating anniversary
Ginia - Ginia, Jack, Belle7, John Robert5, RM 8602 - Belle Celebrating Birthday
CKCruising - on the FE List
nascar8820 - on the FE list
LocusPoint - on the FE list
son3disfan - DW, DH, 3 boys, MIL - DW celebrating birthday
sunburnin - Wendy, Rob, Aidan(6), Kierra (4) - RM 7064
aznaphrodite - on the FE list
BubblesNH - on the FE list
sandyrella1010 - Sandy, DH
Dotheyes –Dot & Harry RM 7629 Harry’s birthday cruise


It must be magical

 

[BubblesNH]

Which night is formal night and which is semi-formal night?

 

[aznaphrodite]

Which night is formal night and which is semi-formal night?

Day 2 (Sun) is formal night and Day 6 (Thurs) is semi-formal. In case anyone is wondering, Day 4 (Tues) is Pirate Night.

 

[calcruisers]

Hi, I've been reading all the posts and am getting more and more excited about the trip. This will be our 2nd Disney cruise. The 1st was 11/24/07 to the eastern caribbean. Our group is DH, me and our 5 year olds: . I know it's getting late but can we still join the fe list?

Sharon

 

[Queen2]

blue is good for us.

Sharon,Welcome to the boards

 

[lsutigger2]

Okay one and all: Here is the updated fe list.

DVC2themax: Paula, Kip, Casey/15; cabin2070
Nascar8820: Lisa, Terry; cabin2590
aznaphrodite: Rebecca, Chris; cabin 6094
Queen2: Sharon, Gloria; cabin 6130
CKCruising: Chris, Christine, Connor/4; cabin 6552
Bev, Janet; cabin 6554
wrabitdad: Bob, Dale; cabin 6582
trings: Diane, John, Josh/14, Justin/11; cabin 7010
LocustPoint: Mary, Tom; cabin 7568
lsutigger2: Janie, Tom; cabin 8040
ginia: Ginia, Jack, Isabelle/7, John Robert/5; cabin 8602
BubblesNH: Michelle, Jeff, Amanda/10, Connor/5; cabin ???
sandyrella1010: Sandy, Gary; cabin 7020
JEA2009: Jen, Eric, Ashley/3; cabin ???
dotheyes: Adult #1, Adult #2; cabin ???
calcruisers: Sharon, DH, 5 yr old; cabin ???

If you have recently joined or have information missing, please post so I can fill in the details - names, children's names/ages and cabin number if known.

16 participating groups - sounds like a good number to me.
Do we want to cut it off this Friday, March 6??

lsutigger2 needs two bracelets, any color is good. Thanks for organizing that project for the rest of us

 

[hoosiercruiser]

Please add us to the FE list.

Nicole, David, Amelia/4; cabin??

Thank you.

 

[hoosiercruiser]

Hi everyone, We may be changing to this cruise because of costs and I was wondering if there is something on the cheaper side as far as excursions go for Tortola to do with 3 kids...ages 9, 6 and almost 2. Do they have any types of Dolphin Encounters or anything offered that won't break the bank? Thanks so much!

Since this is our first cruise/first time in Tortola - I have no experience, but you can do the dolphin encounter on your own and save money that way. Just do a google search for that location and book directly with them. We were thinking of doing that ourselves, but we decided to go to The Baths instead. Maybe someone with more experience has a better idea.

 

[lsutigger2]

hoosiercruiser: got 'ya in the group!

total is now 17 cabins

Take care everyone !!

 

[Roveer]

...Anyone else spending some time before or after?...[[/
We booked three nights before the cruise, and one night after. We are going to visit 2 parks this time ( TICKETS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE FOR 6 OF US!!!) but like you, we will suck it up this year. We have always traveled down to Disney on some kind of special ( sometimes just upgrades on the tickets- free waterpark/hopper type thing) but this year ...NOTHING! We miss out on all the deals! Hoping for a room only discount for April. I received a 40% off pin code too, but April was not included!!!

Just thought I'd mention it cause I was in a similar situation back in 07. When getting tickets for a wrap around stay (stay, cruise, stay) you can get the tickets for both stays at once cause they are good for 16 days from first use. Back when I did this in 07 I was ready to get a 5 days worth of tickets then book a whole new ressie and get 2 days worth of tickets thus incurring the whole cost on the second set. A sharp, honest CM caught this because I decided to call and told me to just get 7 days all in one and that I'd have 16 days to use them. This saved me hundreds. If I had been my usual self and booked seperate reservations on-line I would have paid lots of extra $$$ for no reason. I think adding additional days to my 5 day tickets was next to nothing and we were a party of 6 so the savings was huge. This one has been my little disney secret that I like to share with everyone...

Hope this helps.

Roveer

 

[aznaphrodite]

Hi everyone, We may be changing to this cruise because of costs and I was wondering if there is something on the cheaper side as far as excursions go for Tortola to do with 3 kids...ages 9, 6 and almost 2. Do they have any types of Dolphin Encounters or anything offered that won't break the bank? Thanks so much!

This web site, that lists private excursions, was recommended in another thread and they do have the dolphin swim in Tortola:

http://www.shoretrips.com/common/search3.asp?rcode=CAR&lcode=EIS

Hope that helps!

 

[calcruisers]

There are 4 of us: Alyssa/5, Michaela/5, Paul, and me, Sharon. We're in cabin 8560. And any color bracelet is fine with us. Thanks.

 

[dotheyes]

Please add us to the FE list
dotheyes: Dot, Harry/2 cabin7629
thanks
dot

Okay one and all: Here is the updated fe list.

DVC2themax: Paula, Kip, Casey/15; cabin2070
Nascar8820: Lisa, Terry; cabin2590
aznaphrodite: Rebecca, Chris; cabin 6094
Queen2: Sharon, Gloria; cabin 6130
CKCruising: Chris, Christine, Connor/4; cabin 6552
Bev, Janet; cabin 6554
wrabitdad: Bob, Dale; cabin 6582
trings: Diane, John, Josh/14, Justin/11; cabin 7010
LocustPoint: Mary, Tom; cabin 7568
lsutigger2: Janie, Tom; cabin 8040
ginia: Ginia, Jack, Isabelle/7, John Robert/5; cabin 8602
BubblesNH: Michelle, Jeff, Amanda/10, Connor/5; cabin ???
sandyrella1010: Sandy, Gary; cabin 7020
JEA2009: Jen, Eric, Ashley/3; cabin ???
dotheyes: Adult #1, Adult #2; cabin ???
calcruisers: Sharon, DH, 5 yr old; cabin ???

If you have recently joined or have information missing, please post so I can fill in the details - names, children's names/ages and cabin number if known.

16 participating groups - sounds like a good number to me.
Do we want to cut it off this Friday, March 6??

lsutigger2 needs two bracelets, any color is good. Thanks for organizing that project for the rest of us

 

[aznaphrodite]

Do we want to cut it off this Friday, March 6??

I think cutting it off this Friday is a good idea. It'll give us an enough time to buy/make FE gifts for everyone.

 

[lsutigger2]

Here is the latest and greatest updated fe list:

DVC2themax: Paula, Kip, Casey/15; cabin2070
Nascar8820: Lisa, Terry; cabin2590
aznaphrodite: Rebecca, Chris; cabin 6094
Queen2: Sharon, Gloria; cabin 6130
CKCruising: Chris, Christine, Connor/4; cabin 6552
Bev, Janet; cabin 6554
wrabitdad: Bob, Dale; cabin 6582
trings: Diane, John, Josh/14, Justin/11; cabin 7010
LocustPoint: Mary, Tom; cabin 7568
lsutigger2: Janie, Tom; cabin 8040
ginia: Ginia, Jack, Isabelle/7, John Robert/5; cabin 8602
BubblesNH: Michelle, Jeff, Amanda/10, Connor/5; cabin ???
sandyrella1010: Sandy, Gary; cabin 7020
JEA2009: Jen, Eric, Ashley/3; cabin ???
dotheyes: Dot, Harry; cabin 7629
calcruisers: Sharon, Paul, Alyssa/5, Michaela/5; cabin 8560

Reminder: I have the list on an excel spreadsheet and it is sorted by cabin number. That might make for easier distribution of prizes! If you want it, I'll be glad to send it along. If we stop adding to the list at the end of the week, the final list can be sent next weekend or anytime before we sail!

 

[BubblesNH]

I'm trying to find some basic pirate wear for DH and myself. Any Idea's? I just really want a colorful vest and I can find fancy blouse to go under it. I don't want a full costume. Too much $$. Thanks

 

[trings]

It's snowing in Chicago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How many more days???

 

[aznaphrodite]

I'm trying to find some basic pirate wear for DH and myself. Any Idea's? I just really want a colorful vest and I can find fancy blouse to go under it. I don't want a full costume. Too much $$. Thanks

Yay! I'm glad you'll be dressing up for Pirate Night! We won't be the only ones!!

The best prices I found for costumes were these sites and where we bought our costumes:

http://www.orientaltrading.com (Definitely the cheapest out there)
http://www.piratesstore.com (A lot more selection)

Another place I looked was:

http://www.costumes4less.com