April 9, 2009 Wonder 3-night Bahamas Cruise!

[Deb T.]

Let's start a Cruise Meets thread for the 4-9-09 cruise!

It will just be DH and myself on this cruise. I booked it nearly 6 months ago while still onboard the 4-3-08 3-night cruise. It will be my 8th and DH's 7th Disney cruise!

I am looking forward to getting to know other cruisers and would be happy to answer any questions about the 3-night Bahamas itinerary.

~Deb T.

 

[Deb T.]

I wanted to share this link for 3-night Navigators from September 2008 that were recently posted on the DIS Boards! Even though the Navigators do change a little from sailing to sailing, they can still give you a good idea of all the fun to come! Hopefully, we'll get lucky and more recent Navigators will be posted closer to our cruise.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1965699

 

[momtomari]

I will be on this cruise with my DD5. we cruised the wonder aug 08 and had a great time

amanda

 

[Deb T.]

I'm so glad you posted! Hopefully, we'll see more and more fellow cruisers on here as the time gets closer. I was on the same cruise last April and only 4 others posted on our meets thread. But, we still had fun getting to know each other online, at our little DIS Meet on the ship, and with a Fish Extender gift exchange.

 

[Deb T.]

We're keeping this Spring Break cruise, but we just booked a 2010 Northern European Capitals cruise! We did the Mediterranean on Disney in 2007 and had an amazing time, so I'm really looking forward to another European cruise! Does anyone else have another Disney cruise booked besides this one?

 

[momtomari]

We're keeping this Spring Break cruise, but we just booked a 2010 Northern European Capitals cruise! We did the Mediterranean on Disney in 2007 and had an amazing time, so I'm really looking forward to another European cruise! Does anyone else have another Disney cruise booked besides this one?

i am keeping this cruise and have just booked the eb transatlantic in 2010. that trip will end up being a family trip will myself, dd, mom, grandma, and aunt

i have just booked a last minute cruise this december and hopefully will rebook onboard and get a discount and obc for this april 09 cruise

 

[Deb T.]

i am keeping this cruise and have just booked the eb transatlantic in 2010. that trip will end up being a family trip will myself, dd, mom, grandma, and aunt

i have just booked a last minute cruise this december and hopefully will rebook onboard and get a discount and obc for this april 09 cruise

Wow! Congratulations to us both on our 2010 cruises! It's awesome that you'll have three generations of girls on that cruise!

I'm envious that you will be cruising this December, too! That trip will practically pay for itself with all the OBC discounts you'll receive by booking your next two cruises onboard!

I've been trying to talk DH into going to WDW in December to see all the Christmas decorations, Osborne Light Spectacle, and Candlelight Processional. He keeps saying no because we were just there the first weekend of October for EPCOT's Food & Wine Festival.

I'm surprised that no one else has found us yet and started posting here. Last April there were 4 or 5 of us posting on that thread. Even though only four of us did a Fish Extender exchange, we still had fun with it. We also had a little DIS Meet on the day we embarked. I'm hoping we can have a FE Exchange and DIS Meet on this cruise, too.

 

[momtomari]

Wow! Congratulations to us both on our 2010 cruises! It's awesome that you'll have three generations of girls on that cruise!

I'm envious that you will be cruising this December, too! That trip will practically pay for itself with all the OBC discounts you'll receive by booking your next two cruises onboard!

I've been trying to talk DH into going to WDW in December to see all the Christmas decorations, Osborne Light Spectacle, and Candlelight Processional. He keeps saying no because we were just there the first weekend of October for EPCOT's Food & Wine Festival.

I'm surprised that no one else has found us yet and started posting here. Last April there were 4 or 5 of us posting on that thread. Even though only four of us did a Fish Extender exchange, we still had fun with it. We also had a little DIS Meet on the day we embarked. I'm hoping we can have a FE Exchange and DIS Meet on this cruise, too.

it will actually be 4 generations and then my aunt. i cant wait for our cruise and i would be interested in a fish extender trade. i was going to buy one from ebay this week so that i am ready for 2010

amanda

 

[Deb T.]

it will actually be 4 generations and then my aunt. i cant wait for our cruise and i would be interested in a fish extender trade. i was going to buy one from ebay this week so that i am ready for 2010

amanda

Amanda, that's fantastic about 4 generations! (Sorry, I obviously mis-calculated! )

I'm so glad you'd like to participate in a FE exchange because they are so much fun!

 

[Deb T.]

Wow - We booked this cruise during our spring break cruise last April, so I'm really excited that (as of tomorrow) we're only five months away from being back on board again! Whenever I have a difficult day at school, I just imagine relaxing on the verandah as the ocean drifts quietly by. Ahhhhhhh, it definitely is my "happy place"!

 

[Deb T.]

We received the packet of general information for our cruise!!! The "checklist" section was missing, but everything else was there. We (Castaway Club members) can book spa, Palo, and excursions on January 9th (as long as we're paid in full). The final payment date is January 24.

We won't be booking any excursions for this cruise. It'll be our 8th time in Nassau, so we probably won't even step off the ship there. It's definitely a case of "been there, done that". This will be our 6th time on Castaway Cay so we're planning to just find a cozy hammock on the adult beach and relax there all day. I don't think we'll book Palo's for this cruise, either. Since we're going on the Northern Capitals Cruise, we'll use the money we "don't spend" on this cruise toward that one.

 

[Deb T.]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Less than 6 months before we sail!

 

[Deb T.]

Only 4 more months to go!

We're planning to make our final payment right after Christmas!

 

[jd99]

We are thinking of booking this. We've never been on the wonder. Just the magic 5 times. How fast do those 3 nights go by...

 

[Disney On A Dime!]

We just booked this cruise! This will be our second Disney Cruise...we were planning on cruising in August of 2009, but this new deal with the kids sailing free for three days peaked our interest. Our family is very interested in doing the FE exchanges and getting to meet new people!

Here is our "Mickey's Crew" for our family...

Me - Crystal
DH - Dan
DS - Blake (11 years old)
DS - Dylan (8 years old)

We are so excited!!!

 

[jd99]

We're in too! Sandwiching this cruise in between a few days stay at SSR! Never been on the Wonder before (Magic only) so really looking forward to it.

Me: Jeff
DW: Mina
DD10: Elizabeth
DD5: Emily

 

[antje]

My DS11, DS7, fiance' and myself will be traveling on the 4/9/09 3nt cruise on the Disney Wonder. This will be our very first cruise on DCL. We are sooo excited!

 

[kimkreis]

I just paid my deposit! I received a job offer yesterday afternoon to start full time teaching, so this is our reward!

First cruise ever, first Disney cruise! Just really excited!

 

[Deb T.]

Welcome Aboard jd99, Disney On A Dime!, antje, and kimkreis!!!!

Wow - It's been a while since I last checked this thread, so imagine my surprise when I saw all the new posts! I'm so glad there will be several DISers on this cruise! Looks like there are 6 of us so far!

We are thinking of booking this. We've never been on the wonder. Just the magic 5 times. How fast do those 3 nights go by...

To answer your question... way too fast! But, 3 nights is definitely better than no nights! Our Disney cruises so far have consisted of one 11-night, one 7-night, two 4-night (way back when DCL only offered 3&4-night cruises), and four 3-night cruises... and they ALL have gone by way too quickly! To help make the 3-night cruises last as long as possible, we pack very lightly and always arrive at the port early enough to board as soon as they start allowing guests on. For those of you who've only cruised The Magic, the ship will seem exactly the same, so you'll know your way around already. The only thing you'll have trouble with is remembering to not to call Beach Blanket Buffet "Topsiders"!!! For those of you who are new to DCL, I'd recommend that you download a map of the decks to sort of get a general layout of the ship prior to boarding.

We just booked this cruise! This will be our second Disney Cruise...we were planning on cruising in August of 2009, but this new deal with the kids sailing free for three days peaked our interest. Our family is very interested in doing the FE exchanges and getting to meet new people!

We'd like to participate in a FE exchange, too!
Anyone else??

 

[kimkreis]

I think an FE would be great. Can someone post a link to the thread that has the basics for them?