April 29, 2012 4 night Bahamas Dream

[jerseygirl74]

Hi all

Another pair of first-time cruisers here!! It'll be a few days post-anniversary and pre-birthday trip for us/me... too excited!

Michelle, we are also on deck 7, oceanview but no verandah. Maybe we'll run into you! If so, my clumsy self apologizes. ANyway, we'll be starboard aft... hoping for good access to Cabanas, and light traffic on the aft elevators.

No excursions planned, how about everyone else??

My DH/DD and myself are center port. I am hoping that there will be a meet and greet on our cruise and hopefully FE. My DD is 5 and I am going to make this the best trip ever .

So far I dont think we are going to do excursions, but we are traveling with 2 other families and I may change my mind.

 

[sau418]

I am going to jump up to the plate and volunteer to do the FE list and keep track of who is participating and stateroom numbers

This is my first cruise but will be traveling my sister on her first cruise and her coworker on her 3rd or 4th cruise. The three of us tackled WDW in April 2010 and had a blast, looking forward to this trip too.

I know that Judy and I will be participating, but still need to check with my sister Mary Beth.

PM me with your details and I will start the list and do my best to keep it up to date.

Sue

 

[jerseygirl74]

Thanks for voluteering Sue!! I cant wait to see the things we get in our FE!!! I really cant wait to be cruising . Only 8 months to go.....wooohoooo

Michelle

 

[lexandme]

Hi Sue! It's me, Judy!!! Yea! We're doing the FE! Now we really have to get together soon and plan. Glad to see we're on the boards. We need to get Mary Beth here too.

 

[lexandme]

Hi Sue! It's me, Judy!!! Yea! We're doing the FE! Now we really have to get together soon and plan. Glad to see we're on the boards. We need to get Mary Beth here too.

 

[lexandme]

Sorry about that double post. My Droid started freaking out on me last night and I had no control!

JC32801 - My DH and I renewed our vows on the Wonder while in Nassau a few years back. It was a blast. Congrats to you and maybe we can all hide in the bushes or snorkel down and watch!

I did just get off the Dream last week after a 4 night with our DS and his girlfriend. It's an amazing ship. Very big and very beautiful. The lines for the Aquaduck are long but do-able. Not as long as you'd wait for Test Track or Toy Story Mania! They need to use Fast Passes..... And Donnie Osmond was on board that sailing too.

I've been tracking Irene the past 2 days. Hopefully no significant damage at Castaway Cay. If you track the storm, Castaway Cay is actually called Gorda Cay. If there was damage I know from past storms that Disney is in there quickly and makes repairs. Last major storm that hit they even removed damaged and replanted new palm trees!

I'm off to take our DS to college. I can't believe he's starting college! How did this happen? I must not have been paying attention. I promised myself I wouldn't cry but this is going to be hard.

 

[jerseygirl74]

I did just get off the Dream last week after a 4 night with our DS and his girlfriend. It's an amazing ship. Very big and very beautiful. The lines for the Aquaduck are long but do-able. Not as long as you'd wait for Test Track or Toy Story Mania! They need to use Fast Passes..... And Donnie Osmond was on board that sailing too.

Thanks for letting us know about the Dream. I always read different reviews of the Aquaduck...hoping the lines arent to long, but I will try to take DD during the early morning or night. Did you meet Donnie?

 

[jerseygirl74]

 

[lexandme]

I did just get off the Dream last week after a 4 night with our DS and his girlfriend. It's an amazing ship. Very big and very beautiful. The lines for the Aquaduck are long but do-able. Not as long as you'd wait for Test Track or Toy Story Mania! They need to use Fast Passes..... And Donnie Osmond was on board that sailing too.

Thanks for letting us know about the Dream. I always read different reviews of the Aquaduck...hoping the lines arent to long, but I will try to take DD during the early morning or night. Did you meet Donnie?

I did meet Donnie! I took several pictures and he posed with me as well.

 

[jerseygirl74]

I did meet Donnie! I took several pictures and he posed with me as well.

Please post the pictures!!! He is still handsome

 

[jerseygirl74]

 

[cp_princess]

Hi all! Just posting to add that we'll be on this cruise too! We just booked last week and I'm super excited as it will be myself, Dh, and our little boy who will have just turned 1, Plus my parents are coming and staying in the cabin next to ours so that they can enjoy our son's first trip too. It's my husband and my third Disney cruise - we did our first DCL trip for our honeymoon after our WDW wedding and caught the bug. Our last DCL cruise was last September so technically our little boy was on one too but I had only just found out I was pregnant at the time so it doesn't really count. I've been on 4 cruises total, and my parents have been on 2 - both before DCL ever started cruising and for me Disney cruises are so different in a wonderful way. We probably won't be doing a lot of excursions but are really looking forward to just enjoying the ship. Looking forward to getting to know you all as it gets closer!

Christine

 

[jerseygirl74]

Hi all! Just posting to add that we'll be on this cruise too! We just booked last week and I'm super excited as it will be myself, Dh, and our little boy who will have just turned 1, Plus my parents are coming and staying in the cabin next to ours so that they can enjoy our son's first trip too. It's my husband and my third Disney cruise - we did our first DCL trip for our honeymoon after our WDW wedding and caught the bug. Our last DCL cruise was last September so technically our little boy was on one too but I had only just found out I was pregnant at the time so it doesn't really count. I've been on 4 cruises total, and my parents have been on 2 - both before DCL ever started cruising and for me Disney cruises are so different in a wonderful way. We probably won't be doing a lot of excursions but are really looking forward to just enjoying the ship. Looking forward to getting to know you all as it gets closer!

Christine

Looking forward to meeting you to . Hope you join the FE that is being planned. How old is you DS? My DD is 5.

Michelle

 

[cp_princess]

Michelle I'm seriously considering FE, and possibly trying to get my parents in on it for their room. My son will have just turned 1 - we are actually going in celebration his 1st birthday - which will happen while we are in WDW the week before the cruise. I'm so excited because it will be our first trip in awhile - about a year and a 1/2 since our last Disney trip by the time we go to me that's a long time.

Christine

 

[jerseygirl74]

Hi everyone!! Only 6 months and 1 week left until our cruise . I am sooooo excited! Probably more excited than my DD, lol.

 

[lexandme]

Six months out!!! Let's get this party started!

As soon as a certain someone returns from WDW (Sue!) I'm sure we can begin to get the FE together.

Has anyone decided on shore excursions yet? Mary Beth wants to look into Atlantis. Has anyone done this? Any suggestions?
On board activities?
I'm sure we'll want to do Palo. Hopefully we can snag ressies for brunch!

 

[sau418]

Hey all, how is the planning going?

I just looked at airfare yesterday, ahh, hoping to fly on miles, but did not ask DH about that yet. Still just acclimating to being back in the real world.

 

[lexandme]

Hey all, how is the planning going?

I just looked at airfare yesterday, ahh, hoping to fly on miles, but did not ask DH about that yet. Still just acclimating to being back in the real world.

I forgot about airfare! I need to start tracking offers and watching prices.

Has anyone begun their FE gifts yet? I have some ideas!

I haven't begun to pack yet but when putting away my summer clothes last week I made a special container for April cruise wear! I also bought a new summer skirt and top on sale at Macy's on Monday specifically for Palo brunch. (I hope we can get ressies!)

Sue - I noticed you have a ticker for a "family cruise". Yea!!

 

[jerseygirl74]

My friends who are traveling with us have still not signed up for disboards. Do you mind if I just add her family to our FE? I dont want her 5 year old to miss out.

BTW.....getting more excited everyday for the cruise.

 

[sau418]

My friends who are traveling with us have still not signed up for disboards. Do you mind if I just add her family to our FE? I dont want her 5 year old to miss out.

BTW.....getting more excited everyday for the cruise.

Please add her family, the more the merrier!! I promise to post the FE list this week. So far it is looking like we may have a small group.

What excursions is everyone thinking about?