5/15/2011 - Disney Dream 4nt Bahamas - May 15, 2011

[bubbasmom99]

I think I'm the first!!! Woohooo - I am so excited. This is my 2nd time starting a cruise meet thread - does that tell you how far in advance I start obsessing??

We transferred our dummy date ressie to the Dream for 5/15/11. We're staying in a Cat 8C - our first time not in a verandah - I figure it's such a short cruise, we will hardly ever be in the room.

This will be our 4th cruise. It will be me, Joy. I'll be 40 at the time of cruising, my DH Scott (38), DS Nicholas (freshly turning 12 - yikes!) and DD Sarah (who will be celebrating her 9th birthday on Castaway Cay!).

I am looking forward to meeting our shipmates and chatting up everything about the new ship!

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1/25/11 Update - I've created a form for participants to submit their info so we can start tracking who is going and who wants to do the FE exchange.

CLICK HERE to submit your info

I'll start sharing the roll call (username, travelers, cabin #) below as data trickles in.
Please PM me if you have any questions. Thanks!​

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****ROLL CALL**** (updated 4/16) - (Dis Name, real name, traveling companions, hometown, cabin# or category, dining time)

bubbasmom99 - Joy + DH Scott, DS12 Nick, DD9 Sarah - Elk Grove, CA - 8076 - Early
dizpinfriend - Joanne + DH Steven, DS11 Harrison, DFiL Bill - New York - 10514 - Late
marcik29sd - Marci + DH Dave, DS13 Tevin, DS10 Trent, DS8 Caleb - Sioux Falls, SD - 8124 - Late
Cherylp3 - Cheryl + DH Todd - Longwood, FL - 9587 - Early
Mjaclyn - Marci + DH Dave, DD4 Felicity, DS2 Jackson - New York - 7088 - Late
tigger2on - Suzanne + DGrandma Marjorie, DD6 Madigan - Ontario, Canada - 7191 - Late
ape123000 - Elizabeth + DH Armando, DS3 Nicholas, DD3 Samantha - Raleigh, NC - 7188 - Late
branv - Brandi + DH Chad - Austin, TX - Cat 9A
DISHUD - Brad + DW, DS14 & DSfriend14, DS10, DNephew10 - Highland, IN - 8051/8053 - Early
Kim Louden - Kim + DP Allene, DS6 Neil - Hamilton, Ontario - 7033 - Early
catzle - Laura + DH, DD12, DD9 - Liverpool, NY - 8578 - Early
DisRailFan & MouseFan64 - Milford & Shawn - Cat6A - Early
DisneyFanaticNY - Kristin & DH Chris - Buffalo, NY - Deck 6 - Early
DorothyPoppins - Dorothy + DH Morgan - Fishers - IN(?) - Early
khomer504 - Karen + DH Chris, DD9, DS5; Catherine, Julianne 8 & Johanna 7; Julia & Robert; Gail - Plainfield, IL - 7164/7168/7170/7162 - Late
JLSE50 - Jan + Tom - Indianapolis, IN - GTY - Late
kaa1972 - Krista + DH Scot, DD3 Addison, Mom Jane, Dad Tom - Daphne, AL / Murray, KY - 9612/9614 - Early
MaineFam3 - Denise + DH C.J., DD12 Kelsea - Monmouth, ME - 6552 - Late
BluegrassBelles - Donna + Joan, Sandy, Sarah, Jeremy - Lexington, KY - 10578 - Early
Florida Princess - Jean + DH Walter - Sarasota, FL - GTY - Late
Fredms - Sheara + sister Batya, Ella 3, Judah 1 - New York, NY - 11020 - Early
DinseyCrazMom - Ronette + DH David, DD4, DS almost 3 - Derby, KS - 7134 - Late
Scrappy_Tink - Kelly + DH Greg - Colorado Springs, CO - 10025 - Late
794FIERO - Cindy + DH Mark, DD14 Christine, DS13 Joey, DS8 Johnny - Peabody, Mass. - 10108
Linden Lady - Amanda + DH, DS7, DS9 - Illinois - 10047 - Late
LMH3family - Lisa + DH Kirk, DD6 Hannah - King City, Ontario - 8120 - Late
DBK8784 - Danielle + Fiance - Long Island, NY - 7682 - Late
TeemsFamily - Kelli + Mom Glenda, DS12 Peyton, DS7 Cameron, DD5 Anna Claire - Bremen, GA - 7606 - Early
leosmom - Lisa + DH Shane, DS5 Leo - Orlando - 10A GTY - Late
Totsie - Jean + DH Nate - North Ft. Myers - 7527 - Late
kato0627 - Karen + Anthony, Andrew (turning 14 @CC), Thomas 10, Olivia 9 - South Jersey - Deck 10 - Late
CarolinaBlue - Karen + DH Steve, DD20 Kelley, DD17 Caroline - North Carolina - 9628 - Late
rgroves - Richard + DW Sandra - Knoxville, TN - 5A - Deck 9 or 10 - Gty - Late
jparker0302 - Jaime + DH, DD3 - Birmingham, AL - 7501 - Early
Huskers92 - Sonya + Melissa, Chase 2 - Northampton, PA - 6166 - Late
jpdeluca - Julie + DH Matthew, DD4 Gia, DD20months Sophia - Cranston, RI - 9598 - Late
Tammyj0927 - Tammy + Marlon, Cameron 4 - Birmingham, AL - 8089 - Early
taylormichiganmike - Mike + Stephanie, Mike, Ryan, Stacey - Taylor, MI - 10012 & 10008 - Early
Amy7979 - Amy + DH Bill - Massachusetts - 6656 - Late
Dziactor - John + Kristen, Johnny 3 going on 4 - Albuquerque, NM - cat 11a - Early
jenmen - Jennifer + DH Eddie, DS14 Ashley, DS10 Kaitlyn, DS5 Taylor - Arlington, TX - 8172 - Main


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************FE EXCHANGE************

**What's an FE? Check out these links**
What's a Fish Extender?
Homemade Fish Extender Photo Thread
(It is important to note that FE gifts do NOT need to be handmade. There is also no monetary minimum, and gifts can be made per cabin, per person, or per child - however you decide. They do not need to follow a certain theme, though most will gift something Disney or pirate-related. The focus is on the joy of giving and the fun of receiving! Have fun with it and do not let it cause you more vacation preparation stress!)


SIGN UPS FOR THE FE EXCHANGE ARE NOW CLOSED. PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS ON ROOM #S.


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************CRUISE MEETS************
Details about onboard cruise meets will be summarized here.


************CRUISE GRAPHICS************
Got a cruise graphic you'd like to share? We'll link them all here!

by bubbasmom99 - Download hi-res here: JPEG:http://www.studio-je.com/May2011CruiseLogo.jpg
PDF:http://www.studio-je.com/May2011CruiseLogo.pdf

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************CRUISE INFO************
Link to Dream 4 night Navigator - courtesy of DISer Timon​

 

[IrishCowboy]

Added to the 2011 Dream cruise meet thread list....

 

[bubbasmom99]

Guess we'll be all alone on the ship, haha... just kidding.. I know it's still way early.

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Less than 18 months to go!

 

[loveysbydesign]

We are tentatively booked for this date...but may be bumping it to the 22nd as we've just heard the new POTC movie will premiere May 20th and we'd love to see it while on a cruise-lol!

 

[WDWPrincess486]

Count me - Jessica (I'll be 25 (AAAHH!!) by that time) - and DBF Frankie (he'll be 28) in for this one! I just booked it yesterday (I like making plans early (and securing a good rate)) to celebrate Frankie's graduation from college (May 7, 2011) and our 3 year dating anniversary (it's actually on July 4th but I can't wait that long hehe) -- category 6A on Deck 8 Can't wait! It will be my 6th Disney Cruise (I've been on the Wonder to the Bahamas four times and the Magic around the Mexican Riviera once) and Frankie's 1st cruise ever...we're very excited! Can't wait to meet all of you!

 

[bubbasmom99]

Yay! Shipmates! Welcome! I hope we get some more people... I know it's really early yet, but I love the obsession...

 

[WDWPrincess486]

Okay well yesterday we found out that due to a slight change in our schedule, we will now be going on the 4 night cruise May 1 - 5. I'm happy that we still get to go but bummed that I won't get to meet you all...but I hope everyone has a wonderful time!!!

 

[loveysbydesign]

We ended up bumping to th 22nd...so we could see POTC 4 onboard, could get GTY 11 C's (hoping for an upgrade)and so we have an extra week to pay for the cruise-lol!

 

[Beeta]

Hey I'm In! Im going from May 15-20 ! I usually go to the disney resorts all the time and I am so excited ! I will be going with family and friends in ajoining rooms! there will be Christine (me) who is 13 will be 14 at the time, Joey-12, Johnny-8, and my two parent cynthia-45 and mark-46... i am also going with my aunt Linda and My uncle Ed and my cousin Rebecca who is 19 might go. My family's friends are going to be there and there are five of them a girl alexa who is 16 a boy brendan who is 17 and a boy nick who is 21 and the parents are Jimmy And Judy... we have so many people comeing that i am soo excited this is going to be awesome ! and has anyone heard about the teen disco ? id love to no what to wear and bring !

 

[Eeyore3838]

Count us in as well! DH and I booked this one while on the Wonder last week. We have 2 friends of ours joining the cruise too.

 

[794FIERO]

Hi everyone,
This is our very first cruise ever. We are comming w/myself (Cindy)46, my husband(Mark) 47, Christine 13, Joey 12, and Johnny 8.
We cant wait. We are comming in from Boston. Is anyone else from this area?

 

[dawne577]

We booked this sailing about a month ago - my DH & I(fifth Disney cruise, 12th overall.) Traveling with us is our oldest daughter and 4 grandchildren and youngest daughter, husband and the babies. We've taken the older bunch twice before on a Disney cruise - can't wait to introduce our youngest family.

 

[HollandDisney]

Thanks for starting this thread!

Our crew will be:

Me (Andries): 25
Martien: 26
From The Netherlands

First seating
Stateroom: category T 12000

Looking forward to meeting everyone!

 

[Goofy Dreamer]

We're with you too. My husband, brother and sister-in-law and we can't wait. This will be our second disney cruise. On the first we never got to CC due to rough seas. We are hoping this time will be better. Can't wait. Thank goodness for this website

 

[tigger2on]

We are switching to this cruise from the 22nd and celebrating my 40th onboard (may 16) woohoo!!
So far 3 cabins are booked...
Me (40) and DD#2 (6) inside cabin... 7191 aft
(The rest of the family is staying home and we are booked for another 4-day Oct 9, 2011)
Kim (4?), Aileen (4?) and Neil (6) inside cabin 7031? forward
Michelle (39) and Mike (4?) inside cabin... 2525 mid
We all have main dining at the moment but might switch to 2nd seating..
We're a bunch of middle-aged Disaholics...

Is anyone doing and FE exchange on this cruise???

 

[DisneyFanaticNY]

Can't wait to sail on the new Dream! We will also be sailing on May 15, 2011! This will be our second cruise! Sailing with DH, Sister-in-law, and Brother-in-law. It's going to be a great time!!!

 

[tigger2on]

Welcome aboard... what deck are you on? Inside, outside?aft? mid? forward???
kids? no kids? main dining? second dining?

 

[bubbasmom99]

We just changed our cabin to a 5B, verandah... # 8076, I think. DH found out I was trying to budget and get the oceanview and flipped out because he refuses to settle on a Disney cruise... so back to the verandah it is!

We just got a nice little brochure in the mail from DCL... not sure if it was triggered by our change in cabin or just the normal time for us to receive a little tickler. anyone else?

 

[tigger2on]

We got the brochure too.... I think it's standard now to acknowledge your ressie and to "show" others what you are planning. Hoping to drum up more clientele without being pushy!

 

[DisneyFanaticNY]

DH and I are staying in category 5D on deck 6, veranda room. No kids but DH and I are kids at heart!!! We took our first Disney cruise in 2008 and did not make it to Castaway Cay due to rough seas and wind. We are hoping to make i there this time!!!