April 27 4 night Wonder

[happydayva]

My fish extender is ready and I cannot wait to get it!! I had one made and I am very excited about the exchange. My DD (5) has called it a stocking and is very excited about the gifts! I guess she is thinking like christmas! We came up with a very cute gift! I cannot wait for you guys to see them. I think meeting up for the sail away party is a neat idea, but I do not know the layout of the ship well and where we will be. It should be somewhere pretty easy to find!

 

[Marypoppinsiam]

Most DISboard meet and greets are on Deck 10 (above the Goofy pool) on starboard side before the Sailaway party. We usually made it right after the manatory muster drill. The Sailaway party starts at 4:30, so why don't you make the meet and greet at 4:15?

 

[disneyfan19712006]

We typically are in line at 9:30. The terminal open up around 10am. Make sure you go check in online, it makes it so much easier and faster!

We'll be there early with you. we have a limo pick up at POP at 8:30 see you bright and early.

 

[nascar8820]

The meet and greet sounds like a good idea to us too.

 

[disneyfan19712006]

I think a meet and greet is a great idea.

Perhapse all gathering in a spot for the sail away party?

It's kind of caotic at sailaway. In the past I have attended a meet at the Promedade Lounge about 3:30 gives time before boat drill. If we do meet at sail away I would say deck 10 aft then move together to the party. We could meet after the boat drill.

 

[nascar8820]

I like the idea of meeting at 3:30.

 

[lovechild]

Hi everybody! I'm so excited about my first cruise and to meet new friends.

 

[lovechild]

Hey, Im in 3rd grade and 9 years old. Is there anyone going on the cruise who is about my age? My favorite things are Hannah Montana and gymnastics.

 

[nascar8820]

Welcome aboard lovechild. There are a number of first timers (we are one of them!) on this cruise.

Are you just doing the cruise or will you be visiting WDW before?

 

[QJ411]

Hi!

Nascar8820 just linked me to this thread, we're sailing with you guys as well and would love to meet up! On my previous thread, a couple of other people posted and I'm really looking forward to meeting with them, I can't wait to tell them about this bigger meet up! I'm going to put my little miss monkey to bed first and come back to read through the pages to catch up.

It'll be me (Queenie), DH (Dominick) & DD (2 y.o. Madison), along with my parents & sister and her DBF but I doubt they'll want to hang around us most of the time...so it'll just be the 3 of us meeting you guys. Looking forward to it!

 

[QJ411]

NJ is really one good for high taxes.....don't think anyone would like that for a gift. HAHAHA. Not sure what to give that represents NJ.

LOL, I hear you on that...we're coming from NJ as well, but I can pick up our exchange gifts (if it's not too late for us to join) from NYC since you have NJ covered.

Ok, I just finished reading all the posts. In my previous thread, MinnyGranny62 & I were meeting up right after the drill in the atrium and going up to the sail away party together. I'm sure she would be thrilled to join us in the meet!

I see many of you guys are staying in WDW before, anyone staying in WDW after the cruise?

 

[byejou]

We will see everyone at the meet and greet. definately in atrium around 3:30 or on deck 10 at sailaway? Let us know and we'll be there. Nice to see another Jersey family coming aboard with us. Can't wait for 80-90 degree weather.

FYI everyone- a coworker just came back from wdw and said mk was 99 degrees one day. Pack that sunblock and aloe.

Any other gift ideas anyone????????

We r also staying at Country Inn, we check in on the 25th and will cruise and park and shuttle over hopefully by 10am.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[happydayva]

LOL, I hear you on that...we're coming from NJ as well, but I can pick up our exchange gifts (if it's not too late for us to join) from NYC since you have NJ covered.

Ok, I just finished reading all the posts. In my previous thread, MinnyGranny62 & I were meeting up right after the drill in the atrium and going up to the sail away party together. I'm sure she would be thrilled to join us in the meet!

I see many of you guys are staying in WDW before, anyone staying in WDW after the cruise?

We are staying at the AKL for 5 days after the cruise and going to the pirate and princess party on 5/2. We cannot wait!!! Glad to have you on board and can't wait to meet everyone. I think the 3:30 meet is better so we can meet and talk at a quieter place!

 

[QJ411]

We are staying at the AKL for 5 days after the cruise and going to the pirate and princess party on 5/2. We cannot wait!!! Glad to have you on board and can't wait to meet everyone. I think the 3:30 meet is better so we can meet and talk at a quieter place!

We've been on the waitlist for AKLV for a while now but no luck...and with the travel dates coming up so soon, I highly doubt we'll be getting it at this point , but we'll be at SSR for a few days, I'm sure we'll bump into each other at WDW! Yay!

 

[byejou]

Great News.....thought I would DCL just to check to time we had for second dining....the rep said they r in the process of doing seating arrangements and there was an opening for main dining and we got it . YIPPEE..... I was planing to stand in that long line anyway. Now I can relax. Can u imagine two tired, hungry, hyper boys eating a large dinner at 8:30pm......Well, u don't want to. We would be the family that was well known in the dining room.

 

[usrynt]

Who has the list of the FE's? I would love to participate and we will cover GA. I just need to know how many gifts. Less than 2 weeks - can't wait!

 

[Dopey'sMAMA]

LOL, I hear you on that...we're coming from NJ as well, but I can pick up our exchange gifts (if it's not too late for us to join) from NYC since you have NJ covered.

Ok, I just finished reading all the posts. In my previous thread, MinnyGranny62 & I were meeting up right after the drill in the atrium and going up to the sail away party together. I'm sure she would be thrilled to join us in the meet!

I see many of you guys are staying in WDW before, anyone staying in WDW after the cruise?

We are staying at FWC until 5/3...

 

[disneyfan19712006]

Who has the list of the FE's? I would love to participate and we will cover GA. I just need to know how many gifts. Less than 2 weeks - can't wait!

Nascar2088 is keeping the fish exterder list. I think we should plan on meeting in the Promedade on Deck Three at 3:30 that way we can meet and decide on possible other things to do, like maybe a group picture. After that it gets kind of crazy with the drill then returning to the life vest to the room. We usually just make it to the sail away party. I don't know about you guys but I'm getting real excited, all packed and ready to go just have to count the days. At least we get a little Disney before we fly in Friday night arriving midnight and are spending Saturday with my Cast member son at the parks. He's excited this is his first Disney cruise. Just keep counting, Just keep counting ..........

 

[QJ411]

Great News.....thought I would DCL just to check to time we had for second dining....the rep said they r in the process of doing seating arrangements and there was an opening for main dining and we got it . YIPPEE..... I was planing to stand in that long line anyway. Now I can relax. Can u imagine two tired, hungry, hyper boys eating a large dinner at 8:30pm......Well, u don't want to. We would be the family that was well known in the dining room.

Congrats on the getting the main dinning, great timing on your call to DCL! We usually don't eat until 7:30/8PM at home so we have the late dinning.

Nascar2088 is keeping the fish exterder list. I think we should plan on meeting in the Promedade on Deck Three at 3:30 that way we can meet and decide on possible other things to do, like maybe a group picture. After that it gets kind of crazy with the drill then returning to the life vest to the room. We usually just make it to the sail away party. I don't know about you guys but I'm getting real excited, all packed and ready to go just have to count the days. At least we get a little Disney before we fly in Friday night arriving midnight and are spending Saturday with my Cast member son at the parks. He's excited this is his first Disney cruise. Just keep counting, Just keep counting ..........

We're super excited too. We made a countdown calendar to "Mickey's Boat" and we've been marking "X's" on it each morning, so we're counting down the days!

During our last cruise, we joined a DIS meet up as well (we were the 'Dancing Banana Heads or something, the name slips my mind right now...) and everyone sent the organizer a family photo and she sent it with the meet up email so we knew who we would look for when we board. DH thought I was a complete weirdo when all these strangers came up to me and said "Hey are you Queenie?!" and we'd say hello and chat before we got to the actual meet up. Do you guys want to post a photo so we can be on the look out for each other? BTW, I'm REALLY shy, so if I don't jump up & down and scream & yell when I meet you, please know that I am genuinely excited, I'm just REALLY REALLY SHY!

Looking forward to meeting everyone!

 

[nascar8820]

We are getting closer!!!!!

I like the idea of meeting in the Promenade on Deck Three at 3:30 and I think Queenie's picture idea is a good one. Now we just need to decide on who will organize the pictures!

I have updated the cabin list this morning and I will PM it to every one.