5/31/11 -- Chilling on the Wonder

[ksoehrlein]

My family and I have "abandoned ship" and will be sailing on the Dream in March instead. I hope the rest of you have a WONDERful cruise!

 

[golfcane]

Just added another 5/31 thread. Sorry did not scoll through. We are DH Mark DW Danielle DD Lexi 12 and DS Zac 10. Florida folks bound for Alaska! Look forward to meeting you Kim Chuck and kids!

 

[4boons]

We too are booked on the May 31, 2011 Wonderful cruise through Alaska.
Traveling will be Laura, Bill and Katie (will turn 17 days before the cruise).

Bill

 

[wifeofgrumpy]

Hello there everybody, we're also going to be traveling on this cruise. Tammy (me) David (DH) and Hunter (DD), who will be 15 when we make this journey. I am so excited, we've talked about taking an Alaskan crusie for quite some time, was extremely pleased to be able to travel with DCL. Has anyone done an Alaskan cruise before?

 

[ksoehrlein]

Whoops: I forgot to give the kids' names. Mary Elizabeth (who may go by Beth, Mary, Mary Beth or something completely different by the time we set sail) is our 11-year-old and Richard is our 8-year-old. They loved the kids' clubs when we did our 3-day cruise in March, so I expect we won't see much of them in Alaska.

Did you all reserve specific staterooms or are you GTY? We will be in stateroom 6542.

How about dining? We chose second seating because we loved seeing the shows before dinner on our last two cruises. I hope the new Play N Dine thing continues through 2011. Sounds really convenient!

Tammy, I've never done an Alaskan cruise before but would you believe that my senior year advertising project was a campaign for Princess Alaskan cruises? I've wanted to go ever since. (And no, we won't mention just how many years that has been... )

 

[4boons]

Did you all reserve specific staterooms or are you GTY? We will be in stateroom 6542.

How about dining? We chose second seating because we loved seeing the shows before dinner on our last two cruises. I hope the new Play N Dine thing continues through 2011. Sounds really convenient!

We will be in stateroom 6134 and eating at the second seating.

 

[golfcane]

What is Play N Dine?

 

[ksoehrlein]

Whoops. Just learned I called it the wrong thing. "Dine and Play" is the correct name for the program. DCL started it this year (unfortunately, just after our last cruise). When you arrive for second dining, you tell the servers that you want to participate in Dine and Play. They will put a rush on the children's meals and serve them first. Then, about 45 minutes later, counselors from the Oceaneer Club and Oceaneer Lab will swing by to escort the kids to their various programs. No need for a parent to have to leave the table to go sign them into their clubs!

 

[golfcane]

We went on the spring break cruise this past year and I don't recall them having that. We always have the second seating for dinner. Our kids love to order room service before we go to the show and then they are usually off to the kids club after the show. I love that on the Disney Cruise they are always looking for ways to make the trip special!

 

[boyspapa]

Hi all, we're also going to be traveling on this cruise . Carl (me) Donna (DW) and the grandsons (14 and 11). We've taken 2 Alaskan cruises and look forward to doing one on DCL Chat with you all later.

 

[4boons]

Hi all, we're also going to be traveling on this cruise . Carl (me) Donna (DW) and the grandsons (14 and 11). We've taken 2 Alaskan cruises and look forward to doing one on DCL Chat with you all later.

Welcome aboard Carl, Donna and the boys.
There will be 3 of the 4boons going to Alaska.
Bill, Laura, and Katie (turns 17 only days before we leave)

 

[IrishCowboy]

I have added a link to your thread on the main index page. Have a great cruise!

 

[4boons]

I think we need a little bump to the front of the line

 

[ksoehrlein]

Now that we're on the main index page, we don't have to bump. Any new cruisers should be able to find us in that thread. But I wanted to just say hi and bump the thread up a little higher anyway.

I've been having a little bit of "Dream envy" ever since the new ship details were released. I'm still very excited about sailing to Alaska so I guess I'll get over it. I hope the Wonder's dry dock gives us some exciting new features to look forward to.

Are the kids/grandkids excited about the trip? We've been using our saving for the cruise as a teaching tool for the kids. I set up direct deposit at work, where a specific dollar amount goes into our savings account every Wednesday. By January 2011, we should have enough to pay for the cruise, airfare, shore excursions and incidentals unless I'm grossly underestimating. (I hope I'm not! ) Anyway, we made a chart that we can color in each week and watch our total savings grow. I'm going to try to teach the kids about compounding interest as well, which has met with mixed results thus far. Since we started saving at the end of Sept, our interest for that month was only 5 cents. Beth can't figure out why I'm so excited about the concept of interest. I can't wait to see her reaction as that measly five cents turns into "real" money!

What are the rest of you doing to stay excited for a cruise that's so darn far in the future?

 

[plyeng2ff]

Hello Everyone. My wife and I will also going on the Alaska cruise. I can't wait to go. Alaska has been a dream vacation for me for a long time. We will be staying on Deck 6 Aft Starboard Side. I don't remember stateroom off the top of my head. Can't wait to see all you on the Ship.

 

[4boons]

Hello Everyone. My wife and I will also going on the Alaska cruise. I can't wait to go. Alaska has been a dream vacation for me for a long time. We will be staying on Deck 6 Aft Starboard Side. I don't remember stateroom off the top of my head. Can't wait to see all you on the Ship.

Welcome.
There will be 3 of us DW Laura, DD Katie (17) and myself.

Bill

 

[plyeng2ff]

Welcome.
There will be 3 of us DW Laura, DD Katie (17) and myself.

Bill

Just the two of us DW Danielle and myself

Arthur

 

[ksoehrlein]

Did you guys all get a "Welcome Aboard" email yesterday? Not much we can do online yet, but it was nice to get something from Disney and to verify that my ressie is still in the system. (Paranoid much? Who, me?)

 

[plyeng2ff]

No

 

[plyeng2ff]

Finally got my email from Disney Cruise Line


We are in the system. LOL