A funny DISer vs. Non-DISer Specialty Cruise story

[BuzzBoyMom]

So - it is 6:30AM on Sunday - I glance over and noticed the time...think about how tired I am....think about the fact that today is the day that I can book that Specialty cruise....90 days out....Gosh...is it really worth getting out of bed???? It is sooo warm in here....and then the guilt sets in!

I crawl out of bed...cram my contacts in my eyes...stumble downstairs.

Okay, I have to get my wits about me. Where is that phone number?
What am I supposed to dial? 4 first? No 2 and then 1....no - aaaggghhhh!!! I should have gotten up earlier and drank some coffee!!!

AAAGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

Kids are now up - TV is blaring - "Hey - turn that thing down!!!" Don't you understand that your mother is trying to get a reservation for something you'll thank me for?!! (Not!)

Ok - got the phone....got the number....have my DIS board instructions right in front of me....

5 minutes till 7:00! Start dialing.... Not open ..... Redial....

"Didn't I say, turn down that TV" ....what have I turned into ... the crazy mom !!!! It IS just a cruise, right?! But this is the one thing I've been waiting so long for!!!

Redial!

Still not open!

DH now waltzes into the kitchen wondering why I'm wide-eyed and frantically screaming at the volume of the TV!

DH says - what are you doing?
WHAT AM I DOING!!!! No time for small talk, bud! Leave me alone! I mumble something about that cruise I've been talking about for months!!

I dial again. He interupts, grabs HIS cell phone and says, "What is the number?" I think, "Yeah, right buddy - you have NO clue! You are non a DISer".

I get through....but hit that Welcome to Walt Disney Weather Line. NOOOOO!!!!

I dial again, DH calmly glances at the numbers I'm dialing.

I'm about to burst into tears when I hear him calmly begin talking to a CM.

No - don't you understand - NO SMALL TALK!!!! Oh if only I had coached him properly!!

He asks, "Shat should I say?" I yell, "SPECIALTY CRUISE - JUNE 4". Then he casually asks, " Gosh - I don't know - hey hon, what resort do we want to leave from?"

"WHAT RESORT??????" - I panic - ANY!!! JUST GET US ON A CRUISE!!!!!

In a blur - my DH, a non DISer....not schooled in any form of Specialy Cruise 101 class.....suddenly is writing down the reservation number! I can't form a sentence! I am stunned! He did it !!! He actually did it!!!! I begin to leap through the house. Children are wondering what's up with mom! DH is wondering what the big deal it.

Amazing. I kiss DH and tell him he is wonderful!

2 Morals of the story - panic is not the way to get a cruise ressie! And love thy husband!!!

And just in case you're wondering - we are full for our cruise. Sorry.

 

[sters]

What a great story! And a good lesson to use both the cell phone and the land phone to double your chances of snagging the ressie. So glad you got your wish. It would have been a bummer to get up for NOTHING! Enjoy your cruise.

 

[doodlebug]

What a cute story.... And congratlulations on getting your ressies!!

 

[bridgettesmom]

Oh, I also almost suffered a panic attack when I booked ours .. I went thru the same things.. It's too early, maybe I should stay in bed,but, then I decided that I was going back to sleep after I booked the cruise. I was so nervous that when I finally got thru and she asked for my name to book the cruise.. I was speechless..she had to ask for my name 3 times and I couldn't remember it .. Finally, I realized that, if, I remained speechless she would probably hang up thinking we got diconnected, so, I yelled out my name and she just laughed . I could not go back to sleep after, my adrenaline was running at an all time high


By the way, Congratulations you just booked the Cinderella of the cruises

 

[3xthecharm]

Proof that men don't have to buy diamonds or make millions to please their wives. They only have to show their desire to see their wives happy.

Sounds like you have a keeper.

 

[justhat]

We had the same experience with our Cindy's ps. I told my husband to wake me up before he left for work at 6:30am on 1/19 so I could call for the ps. I also printed out the instructions so that he could call from his cell phone while walking to the hospital (in the bitter January weather). Well I wake up at 7:45 that morning, thinking all was lost, that we'd have to try again the next day. Then I check my e-mail and there's a message from him with our confirmation number! I was so shocked as he totally didn't seem to get the big deal, calling at 6:55, etc. Of course, had I done it, I know I would have missed it or something!!

Congrats on your cruise!

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

You sound like me! Great story.

I was one of the first people through when AP rates came out and I accidently hung up on the CM. THANK GODNESS she called me back instead of going on to the next guest. My husband looked at me like I was crazy when I got so upset when the phone went dead. I acted like someone had died, crying "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

Lori

 

[ead79]

LOL! Great story!

 

[shatzjsl]

Sometimes they are clueless. Glad you got your cruise!

I called to book ours this morning at 6 a.m. my time. Got through on the first call and was on hold for less than a minute. Got my Wishes cruise from the Contemporary just like I wanted. I was almost let down because of how easy it was. Sort of anticlimatic if you know what I mean. Unfortunately, DD was already gone to school because they left at 6 a.m. for a field trip and DH was still in bed so I had nobody to share my good news with. Maybe that's why there was really no excitement. I'm sure I'll get more excited about it as time comes.

 

[njown]

I loved your story!

 

[4greatboys]

LOL boy can I relate to that!

 

[Baloo]

Great story!

Enjoy your cruise!!!

 

[Ducky4Disney]

what specialty cruise? I feel like a beginner again! Something else to learn about. I loved the story, that's how I feel around DH. He doesn't understand how me and Suz (my best disney buddy) can talk about it all the time; he does't get it .

D4D

 

[shatzjsl]

There are different types of specialty cruises (b-day, anniv. etc) but the one you usually hear about here on the DIS are fireworks cruises for Wishes or Illuminations. There is a thread stuck to the top of the page that can give you complete information on the cruises. We did a Wishes cruise last year and are doing another one this year.

 

[Tara]

Dude. I love that story! Can he call for me, too!