April 29, 2012 4 night Bahamas Dream

[cjlvsccm]

Hello everyone! I honestly cannot believe that we our cruise is in just over 2 months! I have lots of details that I need to figure out (transportation, pre & post cruise accomodations, etc.)!

My in-laws are cruising with us & we will all be celebrating their 50th Anniversary. We have never cruised on DCL & would love to make their anniversary even more special - any suggestions? TIA!

Counting the days....

~Barb

On the Disney Cruiseline site you can see some of the stateroom gifts available. And several threads on these boards recommend Gift Baskets by Shirley (at http://www.theperfectgift.cc/Cruises.htm ), for a custom gift. If you think it might be up their alley, maybe gifting some spa time, or a "tasting" event on board? Or even seeing if you could get them a ressie at Palo or Remy?

Counting down with ya!

 

[bluesuzy77]

Well, my husband surprised me last week with a trip on this cruise for my 40th birthday! First time cruisers - it will be me, my husband, son (8) and daughter (6). So excited to be joining all of you but nervous about taking the kids out of school. So much to think about in such a short period of time.

 

[amyforrest1]

Well, my husband surprised me last week with a trip on this cruise for my 40th birthday! First time cruisers - it will be me, my husband, son (8) and daughter (6). So excited to be joining all of you but nervous about taking the kids out of school. So much to think about in such a short period of time.

Too funny! We are also going on our first cruise for MY 40th birthday! And we have a daughter (8) and a son (6). My DH didn't surprise me though. What a great surprise.

 

[BuckeyeBarb]

On the Disney Cruiseline site you can see some of the stateroom gifts available. And several threads on these boards recommend Gift Baskets by Shirley (removed since I can't post links yet), for a custom gift. If you think it might be up their alley, maybe gifting some spa time, or a "tasting" event on board? Or even seeing if you could get them a ressie at Palo or Remy?

Counting down with ya!

Thanks so much! I will consider all of your ideas!

 

[bluesuzy77]

Too funny! We are also going on our first cruise for MY 40th birthday! And we have a daughter (8) and a son (6). My DH didn't surprise me though. What a great surprise.

That is too funny! Great minds think a like! What a perfect way to celebrate!!!

 

[jerseygirl74]

Our cruise is only 2
away

 

[StephanieCG]

woo hoo! two months from today!

Anyone out there with a GTY room? My sister have one, and we're hoping to find out the room number soon. Fingers crossed she'll be close to mine and my folks' rooms!

 

[cp_princess]

Hi All haven't been able to post or catch up in awhile. We're still a bit quiet here but I was so excited to see that our thread had practically doubled since I last visited.

Just wanted to say hi and catch up a bit but it looks like it will have to wait till tomorrow since my little one just woke back up - hopefully I can get him back to sleep soon and we aren't up all night!

 

[bluesuzy77]

woo hoo! two months from today!

Anyone out there with a GTY room? My sister have one, and we're hoping to find out the room number soon. Fingers crossed she'll be close to mine and my folks' rooms!

My family has 3 GTY rooms booked and are anxiously waiting to find out our room assignments! Hopefully soon!!! I'll post when I see it come through!

 

[SallyinAtlanta]

Hi everybody! My family will be on this cruise and we'd like to participate in the fish extender exchange if possible. We are:

Sally (me), Ed (DH), and Henry (DS, age 3) in stateroom 6566
Peggy and Paul (my parents) in stateroom 5552

We are so excited!

 

[lexandme]

Did everyone get to see the Fantasy in NYC? I watched it on Good Morning America and on line. Anyone booking a future cruise on her while on board?

 

[boundfordisney]

I have sent a pm to Sue to add my grandson Logun 7 and his mom Jennifer to the fe list as they will be cruising with you all on the dream. No cabin number as yet as it is a gty, My daughter Jennifer isnt on this board at this point in time thats why I am posting the info for her. Logun has cruised before on the magic with me and dh and did the fe then , so he wants to do it again on this cruise with his mom, as he had such a fun time with it back on the magic! Wish I was cruising in April , I have to wait till august for my cruise on the fantasy! have a great cruise!

 

[jerseygirl74]

Is anyone mailing their FE gifts to Port or to a hotel? I have so many gift now, I dont know if I want to bring them on the plane.

 

[cp_princess]

Hello everyone! I honestly cannot believe that we our cruise is in just over 2 months! I have lots of details that I need to figure out (transportation, pre & post cruise accomodations, etc.)!

My in-laws are cruising with us & we will all be celebrating their 50th Anniversary. We have never cruised on DCL & would love to make their anniversary even more special - any suggestions? TIA!

Counting the days....

~Barb

Barb, my parent's anniversary is just before our trip and this is their first DCL cruise, so what I decided to do to celebrate was to buy a few things on Disney.com, since they often have sales. I got a few DCL items for them from there. We're going to have the gift for them and give it to them when we get to our rooms. I figure that way I could personalize it with stuff I know they will like and it should cost a little less then what we'd have had to pay through DCL and such for the gift bags.


So not surprisingly we weren't able to get a Cabana on CC, which I was hoping for as our cruise splurge. But as Silver CC members they were all gone when we registered online, except for Serenity Bay which doesn't do us much good with a 1 year old. Not sure what we'll do that day now, since I don't know if my parents will want to trek out to the beach. I figure if we go we will probably spend only the morning there and the rest of the day on the ship. I don't see them or my 1 year old holding up well in the sun. Especially since the baby, myself and my dad all can't handle lots of time in direct sunlight. Worse case we spend a lot of time on our balcony looking at the Island and just relaxing - that's what I had to do last cruise when I was pregnant and couldn't handle the heat.

I still have to look into the excursions in Nassau, we're hoping to do one of the Atlantis excursions. Or if not we'll spend even more time on the ship - hmmm yeah that would be torture not!

I still have to arrange our travel, both ME for our pre-cruise WDW stay and to the cruise ship. Otherwise it's just packing and finishing fish extenders. I'm hoping to get started on those soon if I can ever find fabric. I wanted to use fabric I had but it's just not inspiring me. I went to Walmart - the only place local for us that carries fabric and they had a couple of cute fabrics but I couldn't get enough to cover ideas for each of us. I want to go to Jo Ann Fabrics but it's a much further drive so I'll have to wait till later this week to get there. I just hope that my creativity is still going strong when I do.

We also booked Palo for the adults for dinner one night, and the nursery for A. But I really wanted the brunch instead, it just was sold out. I'm hoping that if we get on the ship early enough we can grab a spot since they usually keep a few open. Plus I picked Pirate night, because I knew we wouldn't miss the AP show that night and given the choice I'd rather miss the celebration since the little one may not even be awake that late. But I'll probably want a different night once I see our KTTW card and can make a more informed choice.

Oh Sue, the room number for my parents is 6606. I noticed it was missing on the most recent FE list you posted. When you get the chance can you confirm the current list of those participating? I want to make sure I have the right counts for my FE gifts.

Glad to see we're starting to fill up posts! Can't wait less then 2 months to go. We should do a Bon Voyage party on here on Sunday's and watch the ship pull out on the Port Canavaral Cams. It's a great way to get psyched up for the trip. I watched the videos on FB/youtube of the Fantasy in NY and it got me so excited for our cruise. I would love to rebook on board for the Fantasy but don't know if I'll be able to convince my hubby or parents to do so.

 

[toodles mouse]

Is anyone mailing their FE gifts to Port or to a hotel? I have so many gift now, I dont know if I want to bring them on the plane.

I'm torn. I think we have 11 families now maybe? When does the FE usually close? Just wondering when I should place the order.

Also, is everyone decorating their doors? Me and my Sister in law plan to sneak away during the afternoon of embarkation and surprise the girls with decorated doors when they go back to the rooms. I'll probably pass out the FE gifts then too. When does everyone else plan to pass them out?

 

[sau418]

We will close the FE list on March 17, however I doubt the list will grow between now and then.

The current list is:
Jerseygirl74 Michelle, Leo, and Samantha 5 room 7076
Linda, Joe, Isabella 5, Joey 1, Sophia 1 room 7102
CPprincess Christine, Erik, and Austin 1 room 6604
Alfred and Marianne
LexandMe/Sau418 Judy, Sue, Mary Beth room 7531
Deweysgirl Me - Liz, Dewey - DH, Tabetha - DD, Brianna - DD room 5156
Disneybound - Jennifer, Logun 7 no room # yet
Toodles Mouse- Nicole, Rob, Taylor 2, Kaylee 5, in laws room 5528
SallyinAtlanta- Sally (me), Ed (DH), and Henry (DS, age 3) in stateroom 6566
Peggy and Paul (my parents) in stateroom 5552

Please let me know any room number additions or changes.

I would be up for a meet and greet, but would like someone else to set it up

I am so looking forward to getting away, life here has been crazy hectic

 

[kaismommie]

Me and my son will be staying in 2520.
I'm Leilani and he's Malakai, 5. We are super excited

 

[Deweysgirl]

Hi Everyone!

I am beginning to make the FE gifts for our exchange. If everyone would double check the spelling of your name on the FE list to make sure they are right...if there is any correction, please let me know. Thanks!

We're getting so excited!!!

 

[boundfordisney]

Hi everyone! Sau14, I will post Jennifer and Loguns cabin number as soo as we receive it, also my user name was wrong in your fe post its boundfor disney , just in case someone on here already has the name that was posted, thanks! Wish I was in this countdown with you all!

 

[kaismommie]

We would like to join too
I'm Kaismommie: Leilani and Malakai, 5
Stateroom: 2520

I'm guessing I'd make a gift for everyone or is it family gifts? Also, how do we go about delivery? Thanks so much!