9/19/09 Western Magic

[Sinderelly]

We are booked! well except Palo brunch which was not available. We got all other ressies we wanted so feeling very good!

The forms are completed, signed and packed away! The FE gifts are done. What does everyone have for a final count of children boys/girls? I want to make sure I have plenty for the kids and maybe a few extras.

We added some $ to our onboard account to cover excursions, Palo and Rasul so no sticker shock at the end of the cruise.

Paige-You're right it makes it all seem very real! We are very excited and so looking forward to our honeymoon.

 

[LoriS]

Well, I waited until almost the last minute, but finally piad in full and then got right on to booking. I got Palo for Tuesday night at 9:00, we are doing the Pirate Scavenger Hunt in Key West, and I booked a massage for Sunday afternoon.

 

[Disneymoon0909]

Ok everyone, here is the bracelet list as it stands now. We have exactly 100 and I am planning on ordering them 8 days form today so if there are any last minute orders I need to know! Please check to make sure I have your info correct!

Disneymoon0909 2
yonkrs_girl 4
Lcrain 3
Magical Tink 2
nvcruiser 1
b521028 3
Sinderelly 2
dennismcneely 3
LoriS 4
mamajojo 4
3boyslovediz 2
finfans 3
debbiechels 2
Hannahguad 4
martinezfamily1126 8
jonesing 5
Gabbie 7
kileybeth 6
cakesandjammom 4
PrincessBelle39 4
gamom0f2 2
JackaroosMom 3
daveyc150 2
disneyfinatics 4
tink&conderella 6
salbythec 2
goofprincess 2
DisneyRN1 2
disneyfan551 3
CurlyBlueEyes 1

 

[mamajojo]

Ok everyone, here is the bracelet list as it stands now. We have exactly 100 and I am planning on ordering them 8 days form today so if there are any last minute orders I need to know! Please check to make sure I have your info correct!

Disneymoon0909 2
yonkrs_girl 4
Lcrain 3
Magical Tink 2
nvcruiser 1
b521028 3
Sinderelly 2
dennismcneely 3
LoriS 4
mamajojo 4
3boyslovediz 2
finfans 3
debbiechels 2
Hannahguad 4
martinezfamily1126 8
jonesing 5
Gabbie 7
kileybeth 6
cakesandjammom 4
PrincessBelle39 4
gamom0f2 2
JackaroosMom 3
daveyc150 2
disneyfinatics 4
tink&conderella 6
salbythec 2
goofprincess 2
DisneyRN1 2
disneyfan551 3
CurlyBlueEyes 1

Our info is correct! Thanks again for doing this!

 

[gvivanco]

Hi, I just got onto these boards, and have been looking around and found this forum for my cruise date. Hope I'm not too late to join in. This will be my family's first Disney cruise! I have cruised before (a loooonnng time ago - Big Red Boat), but this will be my hubby and kids first cruise ever! My little girls are 6 and 4, so I hope they will make some friends in the kid's play place!

We are so excited!!!

Gretchen

 

[tonysmom6093]

welcome newcommer, this is officially my first disney cruise line cruise, I too am old enough to remember the big red boat, I went years and years ago. lol
It will by my sister and my ds who is 10 and of course me.

 

[Mrsjvb]

Hey, all. Just got back from a week away visiting family. while I was gone, the TA sent us some pixie dust.. DCL released a military discount for the cruise.. $500 off!!!!

 

[kileybeth]

Welcome Gvivanco!

We also have a 6 and 4 year old cruising with us! They are our late in life babies meaning we will be way older then you and yours but it's fun to meet others with kiddos of same age for sure. My DS6 and my DD4 are all signed up for the Oceaners Club and so excited to go as well as the Mickey slide. Fun times.

Now if I could just get my teens as excited. . .

Mrsjvb, Awesome discount! And well earned. Is the DH back home yet?

Disneymoon0909 We are good to go with our bracelets. I am sending a Pm to you about them though!

Sinderelly, I have 19 boys and 23 girls equals 42 kids for FE I broke out the ages as well if anyone cares as well as which clubs they get broken down into?

and just an update, sorry it took me so long to get back to it, if booked thru a TA or DCL you will show booked status. It is just down at bottom of form where it shows balance due? DCL bookings show $0 balance or something. Ta bookings do not?

Not worried as I have booked our Palo and few other things so all is good.

Haven't been posting much on the meet thread as I have been over on the general cruise board scouring around for planning info for ports.

 

[gvivanco]

Welcome Gvivanco!

We also have a 6 and 4 year old cruising with us! They are our late in life babies meaning we will be way older then you and yours but it's fun to meet others with kiddos of same age for sure. My DS6 and my DD4 are all signed up for the Oceaners Club and so excited to go as well as the Mickey slide. Fun times.

Now if I could just get my teens as excited. . .

Mrsjvb, Awesome discount! And well earned. Is the DH back home yet?

Disneymoon0909 We are good to go with our bracelets. I am sending a Pm to you about them though!

Sinderelly, I have 19 boys and 23 girls equals 42 kids for FE I broke out the ages as well if anyone cares as well as which clubs they get broken down into?

and just an update, sorry it took me so long to get back to it, if booked thru a TA or DCL you will show booked status. It is just down at bottom of form where it shows balance due? DCL bookings show $0 balance or something. Ta bookings do not?

Not worried as I have booked our Palo and few other things so all is good.

Haven't been posting much on the meet thread as I have been over on the general cruise board scouring around for planning info for ports.

Hi, I actually had my little ones later in life, too! I have two older kids - one grown up with a baby!! It will be nice to meet you!

I signed my girls up for the Oceaneer's club, but what is the mickey slide? Do you sign up for that, too?

Thanks! Gretchen

 

[gvivanco]

welcome newcommer, this is officially my first disney cruise line cruise, I too am old enough to remember the big red boat, I went years and years ago. lol
It will by my sister and my ds who is 10 and of course me.

Thank you! I can't wait to meet everyone! Is there a certain place and time??

 

[gvivanco]

I was wondering if anyone has heard about or done the scuba diving in Chankanaab Park in Cozumel. We are doing the dolphin encounter with our little girls, but I know they do offer diving there, but I've had a hard time finding out anything about it.

Thanks! Gretchen :

 

[kileybeth]

Hi, I actually had my little ones later in life, too! I have two older kids - one grown up with a baby!! It will be nice to meet you!

I signed my girls up for the Oceaneer's club, but what is the mickey slide? Do you sign up for that, too?

Thanks! Gretchen

How fun! I am Kim and will have to look for you.


Yes, our grandson (DGS7) is actually older than our youngest two We have two in their twenties, one married, one college grad living a little bit on his own and then back home, then off again. . .and then two teens actually sailing with us (DS17 and DD14).

The Mickey Slide is just in the kids pool and it looks awesome. My little ones can spend hours in WDW doing the resort pool and slide.

Make sure you go over to the DCL picture of the day thread and look at some of th shots, talk about getting you very excited.

We have a couple different cruise meets planned once we are on board.

One actually in the terminal to pick up our lance armstrong type braclets (there may still be time to order some) Just post here and ask
Disneymoon0909.

Then there is one at 3pm near the self serve ice cream machines on deck 9 I think?

And after early dinner and before late in the Promanade Lounge somewhere between 8-9:30pm?

Does that sound right everyone?

 

[gvivanco]

Wow! So you have 6 kids, and a grandson!! Awesome!!

Thanks for the info on the meetings! So what is the bracelet for? To identify this dis group?

Gretchen

 

[texasbloke]

Yes, our grandson (DGS7) is actually older than our youngest two We have two in their twenties, one married, one college grad living a little bit on his own and then back home, then off again. . .and then two teens actually sailing with us (DS17 and DD14).

I think that is great!

I was a late in life baby, my Mom was 44 and Dad was 50. My brothers and sister were 20, 25, 27, and one of them already had a daughter.

My Mom and Dad said I kept them young.

I loved it, because they had time and patience for me.

It gets a little confusing now, with my DS and DD, because they are the second round of grandchildren. When I was becoming a Mom for the 1st time, a year later, my Sister was becoming a Grandmom, that was a little strange.

Look forward to meeting your family.

 

[gamomof2]

where on the DCL site are you able to go and put money on your onboard account?

 

[so_oregon]

sorry to be late.....can we add four more for my group!?!

 

[so_oregon]

Greetings all,

I know that I had given a cabin number when we first signed up, but half the family that was coming is not coming....so now we are in cabin limbo....had to move the 9 year old granddaughter into my room, and apparently that room was only set for THREE folks.

so, no idea where we are, but still

Me
grown daughter
grandson, age 2
granddaughter, age 9

Hello Everyone!

Well, based on the feedback I have gotten so far, the majority of us are cool with us adding daveyc and tink&cinderella I know that there were some that had already purchased and made or began making gifts for individual children so may not be able to "exchange" with Tink&cinderella (which I know they will totally understand) so if you want to OM me and let me know for sure if that is the case - I will "freeze" you at the point you tell me to and then you can just exchange with those that you had already made for since it's so late after cut-off.

I am also ready to be "done" with any changes as it is going to get more difficult the closer we get get so as of NOW - the FE Exchange List is CLOSED to new additions

Here is the Most updated list of participants (our total Cabins are 35). For those who need an updated version with # of kids, etc. - please PM me and I can get that to you. I now have it in WORD and EXCEL versions

Thanks so much for all of your feedback and offers of help! This IS the last one so now the only thing that will change is the updates of Cabin #'s (those I don't have are in blue below) and if we ever here from ChrisLei - the addition of their family info. I don't want to remove them from the list but really hope we hear from them VERY SOON since many are making specific gifts

Please let me know if there are any corrections needed!

FINAL FE LIST
3boyslovediz
b521028
cakesnjammom
ChrisLei
daveyc150
debbiechels
dennismcneely
DisneyCruiser83
disneyfan551
disneyfanatics
disneymoon0909
finfans
gamomof2
goofprincess
gwtinkerbell427
hannahguad
hannahguad -2
jackaroo's mom
jonesing/gabbie
kileybeth
Kirstin's Mommy
Parents & Sister of Kirstin's Mommy
Lcrain
Lizzy'sMom
LoriS
mamajojo
Martinezfamily1126
NVCruiser
PrincessBelle39
Sinderelly
so_oregon
texasbloke
tink&cinderella
tink&cinderella parents
Yonkrs_Girl

 

[kileybeth]

gamomof2,

Not sure I can answer your question, if you booked with a TA though, think you have to do it through their website? At least that's how I am suppose to do it with DU. Now that I have thought about it though, I am kinda wondering why I want to give (the rest of ) my money two months early, kwim?! Might just wait and deposit into my shipboard account once I arrive. Anywho, someone else probably has a real answer!


Texasbloke,

Yes, I do have more patience, realize lots of th stuff I fretted over being just so with the first ones is just not that big of a deal anymore. BUT at same time, I am way more tired and can no longer pick up the baby, playpen, diaperbag, carseat, and go by myself to the beach for the day!

Often say, they will either keep me young or kill me, equal parts I'm thinking!

Sure hope my littles will remember their childhood's as favorably as you do!

 

[so_oregon]

Disneymoon0909, my earlier reply was in regard to making sure I was on the list for bracelets (for four of them) ...am searching costs and haven't found it yet......

Karen

I also checked this website. If people would prefer that site, that works for me too Perhaps someone should start a poll? And a date to decide by? By the way I did a count of everyone on the latest FE list that I have and it looks like we have 93 souls aboard (59 adults and 34 kids). So, thats another question, do we want it just for adults, or for kids as well? My only concern is ordering 100 and only 15 people buying them, then I am left with 85 bracelets and am almost $100 out....

 

[kileybeth]

so_oregon (Karen)

Hi! Your two little ones are part of the count, I just checked. Girl 9 and Boy2 for FE.

If you want lance armstrong type braclets(with our cruise meet info on them) let disneymoon0909 know asap as she has to order soon.

Hope everything settles out for your cabin arrangements.

We are sailing GTY so won't know anything until 30 days or so out from cruise I'm guessing and then they can still change it on us up until sail day! We have two cabins/one family so it should be interesting.

OPPS! must have been posting at same time. The braclets are around $1.25 a piece I think. Need to pay disneymoon0909 at the terminal on embarkation day to get them. She is only ordering enough for those who have specified they want them I think?