8/21/08 Wonder 3 night

[HollyTyler]

Howdy fellow cruisers!

I couldn't find a thread for this group yet, so I started one. If there is indeed one already created, can you please post a link here? Thanks a bunch!

Under "find your cruise meet thread" it's listed as being one for 8/21, but when you click on it it's actually for 8/24, so I'm a bit confused. Actually, I'm not cruising on this one, but one of my best friends and family are. She and DH have cruised DCL on the Wonder before, but this will be the first time with kids! Her kids are GONNA LOVE IT, as you all know! Her name is Libby, but I'm not sure what screen name she chose, so please look out for her and take good care of her.....I directed her to the DIS for the great info the wonderful folks here provide.

 

[HollyTyler]

Just a little bump!

 

[HollyTyler]

I know there's somebody out there on this cruise....YOOHOO! If there's another thread already started, please direct me somebody.

 

[HollyTyler]

Hello?
Hello?
Hello?

Anybody out there?

 

[HollyTyler]

Ghost ship?

 

[postalcop]

Hi, yes we will be on that cruise!! i also went on the original link, and started typing on for at least a week or so, and finally realized it was indeed the wrong date!!!
well hopefully others who are cruising on Aug. 21 will respond!!!!

~Sue

 

[postalcop]

bump...........

 

[postalcop]

still waiting to hear if someone is cruising too!!!

 

[HollyTyler]

Oooooh! Finally, another cruiser! I'll send my friend a link to this thread and let her know somebody finally responded and hopefully she'll join.

 

[postalcop]

hi,

that would be great!!!
i don't remember from you original post, but is your friend a DISer??
hope to hear from them!!

~Sue

 

[Pluto's Gal]

Hello there!

I'm the friend that Holly spoke of, my name is Libby. My family and I will be on this cruise as well! This will be my kids 1st cruise, 2nd trip to WDW. This is my husbands and my 2nd cruise. Our first was when I was pregnant with my son, and we loved every second of it...well almost. The last night was REALLY rocky (bad weather) and made us all a little sea sick, but we survived and are ready to go again!! My kids are unbelievably excited!! I have a boy (6) and a girl (4) and this is all they can talk about right now!

 

[Ski-and-Sea]

Yes, we are booked on the August 21st Wonder cruise this summer.

This cruise will be the second leg of our back-to-back Wonder cruises this summer so we'll already be onboard when you guys get on.

We're on the August 17th cruise as well.

It will be me, DH and DS (13) and DD (12).

We have late dinner seating.

Great to hear there will be other DISers on this cruise. I think there is another family who will already be onboard and doing the second leg of their back-to-back cruise like we are.

 

[Ski-and-Sea]

The link on the main cruise meet page that lists all the thread meets for 2008 needs to be fixed.

I'll alert the DISer who created it and tell him it needs to be fixed.

Otherwise no one will ever find us.

 

[postalcop]

hello,

i guess i should intoduce myself too! i am Sue, i will be traveling with dh, ds,(5 almost 6), and dd 4, so we have to get them together, Libby!! this will be ds 2nd cruise, he was only 1 on his 1st and i was pg with dd. we can't wait!! i think they are more excited to go to the parks instead!!
hello ski-and-sea, i hope they have fixed the link!!! we have main searting!! hope to chat with you guys soon!!!

~Sue

 

[postalcop]

ski-and- sea... i see you are from Jersey too!! where abouts??? we are in Morris co.

 

[Ski-and-Sea]

ski-and- sea... i see you are from Jersey too!! where abouts??? we are in Morris co.

Somerset county.

I'm getting tired of all the rain we're having.

 

[postalcop]

yeah! me too!! i walk in all day, yuck!!

 

[postalcop]

well, i see we were finally taken off the Aug. 24th link.
hopefully this post will be placed on the correct link so we can finally get some more DIS cruisers to come and join us!!!

 

[HollyTyler]

Hello there!

I'm the friend that Holly spoke of, my name is Libby. My family and I will be on this cruise as well! This will be my kids 1st cruise, 2nd trip to WDW. This is my husbands and my 2nd cruise. Our first was when I was pregnant with my son, and we loved every second of it...well almost. The last night was REALLY rocky (bad weather) and made us all a little sea sick, but we survived and are ready to go again!! My kids are unbelievably excited!! I have a boy (6) and a girl (4) and this is all they can talk about right now!

Yay Libby! Glad to see you made it here! OK....my work is done now. I wish we were cruising with you. Have a great time! And ask these folks tons of questions. You'll quickly learn everybody here is happy to offer lots of helpful info.

 

[Ski-and-Sea]

Very true - ask away. We did a three night a year ago.

The best thing I did was print out the latest 3-night Navigators right before we cruise and look over what activities are scheduled when and where then pick out the "must do's".

I will say we didn't get as many character photographs as you get on the longer cruises. That's because we played Bingo every night and saw the shows and there wasn't that much time to get a character photo.

I am really looking forward to the new Toy Story show.

We did stay onboard in Nassau. It allowed the kids to have a lot of time in the clubs and I read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at the adult pool. We had a glorious day that day and it was just heavenly at the adult pool.

One thing I did find out was that people were taking their time getting off the ship at Castaway Cay. On the longer cruises people are getting off the ship in droves right away to get their spot at the family beach.

But on the 3-night cruise, Castaway Cay is the morning after Pirate Night and I think most people slept in after staying up late for the Pirate Party.

I've never seen the family beach so empty at Castaway Cay in the morning. I went swimming and was literally the only one in the water. The water was so clear and it was low tide and I could literally walk all the way out to the far ropes.

That was the most amazing experience I've ever had at CC (other than finding the crabs on the bike path - that was too funny).