9/21/02 Cruise

[dee47]

Figured I'll do something constructive to help with the wait! Who's going on the magic 9/21? I'll be w/DH and DS (6). Any other kids around his age?

 

[Cheese Please]

This will be our third September Magic Cruise. We took our first ever cruise on the Magic September 23, 2000. Then we were part of the DIS Cruisetoberfest on the Magic September 22, 2001. We will be celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary on this cruise. We have become really addicted to Disney Cruises. We have cruised both with and without our teenage children. This time will be without. However, my Sister and BIL and my wife's Brother and SIL will also be cruising with us. This will be their first ever cruises.

Can't wait.

Dave

 

[dee47]

I went solo in Feb. and still can't stop raving about it, so my DH and DS are "forcing" me to take them in Sept.

Sounds like you and your families are going to have fun!

What <i>is</i> a Cruisetoberfest??

Dee

 

[Cheese Please]

Cruisetoberfest was just the name the large group of DISers that were sailing on the Magic September 22, 2001 gave to the criuse. We even had T-shirts and hats made up with the name on them. In part it came from the Octoberfest which we were told starts on September 22 and that we had a couple from Germany in our group. Through the boards we also found out a lot of people on the cruise had some German hertiage. We had a large number of DIS cruisers on the "DIS cruise list" and over 1000 posts on our 9/22/01 topic. We even set up our own chat times and had an international chat with our German cruisers.

Being right after 9/11 also made it an adventure. As you can see from the picture below it was also one of the few times the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder were together. The Disney Wonder was just coming out of dry dock and preparing for is first cruise after dry dock the next day.

Have you added your name to the DIS Cruise List. See topic at the top of this forum. I also have a picture in DIS Family album of DW and I on our first cruise in 2000.

Dave

 

[Rikersmom]

Hi, Dee--

I'm glad to hear that you're going on another cruise, but I'm sorry that you didn't choose to go a week later! Right now, Ed & I are booked on the 9/28/02 Western cruise--the only thing that will keep us from going is if our schnauzer is not well. Elaine is also booked for 9/28. I'm sure you'll find a great bunch of folks on this cruise also.

Keep in touch, Karen

 

[Rob_b]

OK!!! Add us to the list.

Myself, DW and my parents will be on board.

My wife and I did the 3 day cruise for our honeymoon in sept 2000.

I talked my parents into joining us this time. We will be celbrating only our 2nd Wedding Anniversary.

Can't Wait.

1 week at BWV .
1 week on a ship.

 

[Cheese Please]

Say HI to all the Cruisetoberfesters on the 9/28/02 cruise you are on. I would be cruising on the Western route with you and them except I made the reseverations for this week with my in-laws before the Western cruises were annouced. I tried to convince my DW to do back to back Eastern then Western to join the Cruisetoberfest bunch, but she wasnt' convinced.

Maybe next year.

Have a GREAT Cruise.

 

[cumickey]

Please add us to the list too!, so excited to be booked and deposit paid!!!. Hope more DISers are going!

Myself, dh and ds3, this is our first cruise

 

[dee47]

Had to reformat my computer and start from scratch -- nothing like getting bits and pieces of the computer dying on you when you have deadlines!

Welcome, cumickey! I'm glad you'll be joining us! It will be my 2nd cruise, and I'm having a hard time waiting for it. Hope you'll have as great a time on your 1st as I did! Where are you all coming from? We're from WA.

Karen, I can't believe we missed each other by a week! That should teach me to check in with fellow cruisers before I book my next one!!! Soooo...where are you and Ed going to be on 9/28 at around 9AM? I figured maybe we can meet somewhere after we disembark and before you board...

Cheeseplease...Yes, I added my name, finally, to the list. Thanks for reminding me...I'm not sure how many of us we'll be this time, but I'm thinking a get-together will probably be in order!

That's all folks! If my machine doesn't die completely, I'll take better care of this thread from now on! Let's get this trip going!

Dee

 

[dee47]

Welcome, Rob_b. Didn't mean to leave you out. You sound like you're headded for a fun vacation. I'm having trouble remembering -- Is BMV the Boardwalk Villas?

Dee

 

[Windermere]

Dave,
DH and I will be joining you this year again. Actually, we're doing a back-to-back again but we'll miss joining the other Cruisetoberfest folks because we are doing 9/14 and 9/21. (DH is in a wedding during the 9/28 cruise so we couldn't go with the rest of the folks).

Nancy

 

[papa]

Hey Windy and Cheese!!!! Talked to Eric and Anja by email the other day and I think that they are going on back to back in October 2003. Are you guys up for a cruisetoberfest II?

Enjoy your cruise and give Ellen a hug.Windy give George a hug from us.

 

[Windermere]

Papa,
October 03 sounds like a good plan. Since Magic will be in dry dock at the end of Sept. Maybe we should try to get the first cruise back. All sparkly clean and newly re-hab'd. We decided to do western then eastern this year so we go all out on adventure to new places the first week and relax the second week or else we may have been on with you again. That and we have that wedding on 10/5.
Here's hoping we can all get back together again in 2003. Cruisetoberfest II.

 

[dee47]

Here's what I have so far:

Myself (Dee - 34), DH (36), DS (will be 6)
Cheese Please (Dave), DW, Dave’s Sister and BIL, Dave’s Wife’s Brother and SIL
Rob_b, DW, Rob’s parents
Cumickey, DH, DS (3)
Windermere (Nancy), DH
Travelingmice (31), DH (34), DS (2.75), DMom, DDad
Kelsie, DH, DD (8), DMom
fmd8305 (Gary), DW
Anita Williams, DH [Happy Anniversary!]
rytayntigger2, DW, DS (11), DD (7)
pennyb, DH, DS (6), nephew (5), nieces (3.5, 1)
Chip, SO, DS (9), DS (6)
poohntigger (Angie),DH,MIL,FIL


Corrections/additions are welcome. Deletions are unacceptable without a note from your Dr.

Dee

 

[Cheese Please]

It will be great cruising with you. The back to back eastern/western should be great. Maybe I can convince DW to do that in 2003. I think October right out of dry dock sounds good for the 2003 version of Cruisetoberfest.

Papa, give Kathy a hug for Ellen and me. I try to keep up with your 9/28 posts. I see Eric doesn't have his new wheels yet. Sounds like a sharp car.

Dave

 

[dee47]

Bump.

 

[dee47]

There MUST be others who are going on this cruise...Or is everybody on the 9/28 cruise???

 

[Rob_b]

We are definitely going to have the ship to ourselves.

I might actually be able to claim a whirlpool in the morning.

 

[RellingTwin]

All the really "COOL" people will be on the 9/28! Sure hope you guys don't drink up all the beverages!
Nancy and Geoge, you poor, poor, things!!!2 weeks on the Magic!
Rob and Dee make sure you watch out for Cheese and Windy!

BTW...Mike(Papa) and Kathy are grandparents as of today!!!

Have a GREAT trip. Maybe we will see you when we are on our way to the ship. Cheese...are you staying at the Radisson again?

 

[Cheese Please]

Yup, we will be at the Raddison the night before. We got the special $59 rate that was mentioned on the boards. We will be getting an Avis car after the cruise, so maybe we will see you as you are heading to the Magic.

Dave