April 19, 2008 - Western - VERY Early Roll Call - Anyone??!!

[4newtocruise]

This is our first cruise!Just booked the April 19-26, Cat. 6, Room 6542.
Anyone next to us
We are from the subburbs of New York.
Can't wait to go

Traveling with 2 children: Rebecca 8, Tyler 6

 

[lilo62]

Welcome!

Give me all the names in your party and where you are from! I will add you to our every growing list!

DH and I are in a Cat 6 as well but we are in room 6086. Looks like you are on the other side and closer to the foward elevators as we are closer to the mid-ship elevators! The Verandahs are sooo nice to have when cruising!

 

[conny264]

Thanks Lilo

To get a good connection I will have to use a travel agant anyway.The website is only giving me Paris as a connecting airport and that is the one airport to absolutly avoid in Europe.

Take care
Conny

 

[anty30]

This is our first cruise!Just booked the April 19-26, Cat. 6, Room 6542.
Anyone next to us
We are from the subburbs of New York.
Can't wait to go

Traveling with 2 children: Rebecca 8, Tyler 6

Welcome. We are from Brewster. A stones throw.

 

[4newtocruise]

It's so nice to have this forum - you get excited everyday until the trip. Thanks for your responses!
We are a family of 4 from Middletown, NY - Brewster, your right around the corner is right!!

Myself - Joan
Husband - Pat
Rebecca - 8
Tyler - 6

We just changed this trip, we were orginally going in February, Cat 8. We changed it to April for weather reasons and decided to upgrade. Did we do the right thing?

Thanks for your input - we need it as first time cruisers!!

 

[Tinkified]

Hi Joan...welcome to you and your family! My family is from New Windsor, NY and I was just in the Middletown Galleria yesterday! How cool is that. My daughter will be 7 at time of cruise...looks like she fits right inbetween your two! With a bunch of us being within an hour of each other... perhaps a pre-cruise meet may be in order for some of us!

We just did our first disney cruise in March....LOVED IT...more than words can say...my daughter cried the last night of the cruise..someone will be sleeping in our room...someone will be eating at our table...and then when I had a video montage made of our photographs..she cried HYSTERICALLY...My husband and I LOVED it...best vacation we have ever taken so YES, I think you have made an excellent choice as far as VACATIONS go...and you have found the right place as far as info goes...I have been totally addicted to this site since I found it in August 06. Ask and you get answers all from caring people who have been there, done that, but most of all, LOVED that! As far as weather goes...you know how variable the weather here in the Hudson Valley Region...so you never know what you may be looking at the day of your planned departure...we lucked out when we went the first week in March this year...but the people who left on St. Patty's day missed their vacation due to weather issues. So, picking april over feb has you ahead of the game already. As far as weather on the trip goes, it was VERY cold in Florida when we were sailing away..we all had pants and sweatshirts on...my relatives said it was unseasonably cold that day...but the destinations' temps were fabulous...no complaints at all!! As far as categories go...we just did an 11 and we are booked on a 10 this time around...we have cruised several times before...inside and outside cabins, but never a verandah...would LOVE one...but right now, it is not in the budget...If you have any other questions that I maybe able to answer, ask away..

Thanks all for the photo posting tips...I will have to check it out when I have time...I am supposed to be painting my guest bed and bath right now..not typing this!!!

Connie: My husband was very excited when I told him about you, your husband and Zebra...he immediately knew who I was talking about...and had one album..the one with the song Bears on it...he recalls the album cover having zebra chess pieces...and recalls buying it back in 83 or 84. Are they still performing?


Ciao for now!
Michelle

 

[4newtocruise]

Tinkified: We definintely should get together before hand. Friends of ours just backed out of the trip, so it would be great if my kids new someone on the trip. They will probably be in the same age kids club.

Is your daughter on Spring Break at that time also?

It's good to see that there are people from the area and even if not, I feel good about talking to others that will be on the same trip! I'll definintely will be picking your brains as the trip get's closer. I need all the advice I can get!

-Joan

 

[yogibigdog]

Hi Everyone,

Going on the 04/14/07 Eastern leaving next week and plan on rebooking on board for the 04/19/08 Western.

There are a whole bunch of us.

I will give all the details of who's is going once I get back and we are booked.

We are all from Massachusetts.

Did anyone buy there airfare through Disney?

 

[4newtocruise]

Have a wonderful time on your cruise and tell us all the details when you get back! Hopefully you can all rebook, I see there wasn't a lot of rooms left for April.

Anty30: We'll be right next to each other, we are cabin 6540!!



-Joan

 

[pwgs]

Deck 6 is going to be crowded we are in 6052 The rest of our group is in the lower 6000's

 

[4newtocruise]

Deck 6 is going to be crowded we are in 6052 The rest of our group is in the lower 6000's

Right across the hall! It makes me feel so much better that we will actually know some people beforehand!

I can't wait to meet all of you, it's going to be fun!



-Joan

 

[anty30]

Have a wonderful time on your cruise and tell us all the details when you get back! Hopefully you can all rebook, I see there wasn't a lot of rooms left for April.

Anty30: We'll be right next to each other, we are cabin 6540!!



-Joan

hello.
we are actually in cabin 2614, deck 2.

 

[bmalonef45]

Add us to the deck 6 group. 6028!

 

[conny264]

Happy Easter to all of you.We can´t wait to meet all of you.The last 2 Cruises it was so much fun to meet the people you´re talking to on this board.
There was always someone you run into to talk.
We´re on Deck 7 7122.
take care
Conny

 

[4newtocruise]

Okay, I'm almost the only nubie on this cruise, so I'll ask some questions.

Will this cruise be overly crowed? Will there be so many kids in the pool that it will seem overwhelming?

How does the rotating seating work on the Western cruise? Which night is formal, semi-formal, pirate, etc.? I'm looking for a good night for Palo's, which I understand is A MUST!

Should I be on the computer exactly 90 days to the date to book reservations and exertions?

And lastly, which Spa Treatments are the best?

Thanks, you guys are the best.

-Joan

 

[yogibigdog]

Okay, I'm almost the only nubie on this cruise, so I'll ask some questions.

Will this cruise be overly crowed? Will there be so many kids in the pool that it will seem overwhelming?Most cruises sail pretty full - the pools are usually very crowded - I went Thanksgiving was told only one empty cabin on the ship but we still had a great time

How does the rotating seating work on the Western cruise? Which night is formal, semi-formal, pirate, etc.? I'm looking for a good night for Palo's, which I understand is A MUST!
Western Caribbean:

Saturday
Port Canaveral
Casual

Sunday
Key West
Casual

Monday
Day at Sea
Formal

Tuesday
Grand Cayman
Casual

Wednesday
Cozumel
Pirate Theme

Thursday
Day at Sea
Semi-Formal

Friday
Castaway Cay
Casual



Should I be on the computer exactly 90 days to the date to book reservations and exertions? Only if you are a Castaway Club member otherwise you will have to wait until 75 days out


Thanks, you guys are the best.

-Joan

Hope this helps!
You can always do the brunch at Palo's which great too. You won't know what restaurants you are in until you check in.
The cruise I am going on next week is the same school vacation we will have next year. There is still a lot of staterooms left. You can tell since they are still selling cat. 12. Plus there are stateroom numbers listed under each category.

 

[Tinkified]

Hey Everyone...

Has anyone found Spring? I am still hunting for it here in NY suburbia...please send it our way. I am anxiously awaiting its arrival.

Thanks Joan for asking and thanks Yogibigdog for answering. I never thought that the dress code schedule-so-to-speak on a western wouldn't mirror the eastern we just took. But there is a reason to what we wear and when...formal and semi-formal nights are always days at sea! Cool...good to know.

Joan: I think our trip was pretty full this march...don't know exact #s or anything...but the pools were crowded...by my daughter didn't mind...more kids to play with...I was in the family pool maybe 2x's and it was fine...I never thought...OH MY GOD!...and according to some people's concerns/complaints in other threads I expected NEVER to find a chair around pool...We always did...and we would move from one pool to another, come back later etc...and always got one...but it is important to note that we are a very fair irish family and we do not sun worship and move our chairs to meet the sun etc...but nonetheless, we never had a problem.

As far as booking Palo, spa, etc on line...I didn't do it...and was able to get an appointment for 1/2 body massage when I called the spa sunday afternoon when I decided to treat myself...I did want a full body, but I settled. And according to Disney and the DIS experts, they do hold back a certain amount of reservations for people who aren't online and don't have the opportunity to do anything ahead of time. Also there are tables set up upon boarding the ship to make these reservations in person. Our DIS group did set up a group brunch, which we (my DH and I..not the whole group) cancelled because our daughter hadn't shown a lot of interest in the clubs that early on in the cruise..it was Monday am.

...BUT HEY...THAT IS AN IDEA FOR THIS GROUP...I THINK YOU NEED 12 PEOPLE TO MAKE A PRIVATE GROUP BRUNCH RESIE...ANYONE INTERESTED

I assume you meant restaurant rotation for dinner. You will find your dinner time and restaurant rotation on a set of tickets with your table number. Some people have preferences...to me, it really didn't matter...we did have Parrot Cay (carribean theme decor) for pirate night which just lent it self nicely to the theme etc and we were in Lumiere's for formal night as well..but to us it doesn't matter...We had Parrot Cay, Lumiere's, Animator's Palette...you do your first restaurant 3xs and the other two 2xs.....All good food, all good service..your wait staff follow you from restaurant to restaurant.

Our family dressed for Pirate night and had a blast..our best professional photo taken on the ship was the three of us in our costumes. I found a great lady on ebay who made them for us!

We booked all our own excursions, which we plan on doing again for the western. I did research and booked a private sail in St THomas/St. Johns (just 6 passengers and the husband and wife owners) and went to Paradise Point on our own and then in St. Maarten we went to a beach resort that welcomed cruise passengers.

If you have any other questions, I will try and answer. WOW LOOONGGG post..Can you tell, I like to talk...tee-hee..I am home on Spring Break (I am a teacher) and I have a lot (I guess too much ) of time on my hands!!

TO ANTY30: We are stateroom neighbors...we are 2611!

TO ALL: Happy Holidays!


Ciao for Now
Michelle

 

[Tinkified]

oh, and yes, Joan, my daughter IS on spring break the week of the cruise.

 

[Tinkified]

sorry! This was an experiment gone wrong.

 

[Tinkified]

still trying!

Thanks for your patience!

Sorry..my bad...trying to get a photo up here without accessing the whole album. No dice.