August 10, 2012 Disney Dream

[leahmichl]

How does Disney decide when you get to board the ship? Other than VIPs, castaway members, etc, is it in order of when you sign up to arrive/check in? or does your check in time have anything to do with your boarding time?

I don't want to check in early if it just means I get to sit in the terminal with 3 bored chldren for an extra 2-3 hours, know what I mean?

When you check in you're given a boarding number and you board based on that number. There is plenty to do in the terminal and my kids weren't nearly as bored as I feared! You can register them for the kids club while you wait so they're all set up when you board, there are TVs set up with cartoons on, coloring pages and crayons, and a million other kids to play with Boarding went pretty quickly/smoothly.

 

[Greg M]

When you check in you're given a boarding number and you board based on that number. There is plenty to do in the terminal and my kids weren't nearly as bored as I feared! You can register them for the kids club while you wait so they're all set up when you board, there are TVs set up with cartoons on, coloring pages and crayons, and a million other kids to play with Boarding went pretty quickly/smoothly.

ok, so I am excited, but am starting to stress about getting everything done. We are going to summer camp (I work as a camp nurse) so I lose over a week between now and leaving. Besides, honestly, I need to get in my darn 10th post because I keep getting blocked from trying to do things here because I haven't posted yet.

I have seen so many good FE ideas that I wish my cruise was a year away so I could do all of them! Guess I'll just have to book another cruise when I'm onboard, right?

How does Disney decide when you get to board the ship? Other than VIPs, castaway members, etc, is it in order of when you sign up to arrive/check in? or does your check in time have anything to do with your boarding time?

I don't want to check in early if it just means I get to sit in the terminal with 3 bored chldren for an extra 2-3 hours, know what I mean?

This is our 5th Disney Cruise and we have never had to wait longer than an hour after check in. The key is to get to the terminal around your scheduled arrival time. Disney started this after they included the DREAM into their fleet. Since it holds almost double the occupancy they did not want to have everyone showing up at the terminal at the same time causing a major bottleneck. In may we showed up at our scheduled time and within 25 minutes we were walking onto the ship!!

Also there are televisions set up throughout the terminal with older cartoons playing... and there are photo ops with cruise adorned Mickey and Minnie as well!!

I am so ready to get this vacation started!!!

 

[josquare]

25 Days!!!

 

[weloveheidi]

travel seeker, DS8's name is Dante - I just added it to the spreadsheet, hope that's ok.
Getting excited! Now have to go double-check the list of FE folks to make sure I have enough gifts.
Have requested to join the Facebook group. Wow, I sure missed a lot the past while - working on the FE gifts builds fun anticipation.

 

[leahmichl]

Who all is celebrating birthdays (or anniversary, or something else special!) on this cruise? I tried making a list but got confused between this board and Facebook and the FE list

 

[moobear67]

Who all is celebrating birthdays (or anniversary, or something else special!) on this cruise? I tried making a list but got confused between this board and Facebook and the FE list

My niece, Lea, will be celebrating her 6th birthday (just a few days before the cruise), and my DH John will be celebrating his 45th birthday on August 10th...so don't forget to embarrass him at the meet and greet!

 

[KLS815]

My niece, Lea, will be celebrating her 6th birthday (just a few days before the cruise), and my DH John will be celebrating his 45th birthday on August 10th...so don't forget to embarrass him at the meet and greet!

I will also be celebrating my 45th birthday on August 15th. And yes you can embarrass me too at the meet and greet.

 

[moobear67]

I will also be celebrating my 45th birthday on August 15th. And yes you can embarrass me too at the meet and greet.

1967...what a GREAT year to be born!!! (Not that I'm biased or anything...)

 

[HORNET]

Well, we will all have to celebrate the birthdays and anniversaries all week. John's 45th on the 10th and Kelly's 45th on the 15th and the kiddos too. Then my DS(Scott) and DIL(Christy) will celebrate their 16th anniversary on the 10th as well. Just a whole 5 days of celebrating.

Gail

 

[Meg'n'walt]

Our son Walt becomes 10 on 12 august.

 

[moobear67]

Our son Walt becomes 10 on 12 august.

Wow! So many things to celebrate!

 

[josquare]

Our daughter Maggie just turned 14 ..This is part of her B/Day present!! Can't believe tomorrow is 21 days..Woo Hoo

 

[travelseeker]

travel seeker, DS8's name is Dante - I just added it to the spreadsheet, hope that's ok.

Perfect! Thank you!

 

[augustallyear]

We'd LOVE to be able to join in the FE group, too! Is it closed? Is there room for one more 4 year old (our son, Evan)? We signed up for the cruise just this week, to celebrate my birthday and our 20th wedding anniversary!! Please let me know! -August James (from Nashville)

 

[augustallyear]

I just saw we're added to the FE list as "latecomers." THANK YOU!!! NEW to the DISboard and catching up with how things work!!

 

[karenlh]

I am so bad at this. Where is the FE list?

Never Mind--found it!!

 

[PottergirlKim]

Our whole group got free upgrades...to Deluxe Ocean view Staterooms with Verandas!!!! New FE room numbers to follow

 

[PottergirlKim]

Who all is celebrating birthdays (or anniversary, or something else special!) on this cruise? I tried making a list but got confused between this board and Facebook and the FE list

My brother in law Jon's birthday is on the 15th. The big 28 hahaha. Be sure to embarrass him if you can, he hates it but the rest of us LOVE IT!!!

 

[josquare]

Our whole group got free upgrades...to Deluxe Ocean view Staterooms with Verandas!!!! New FE room numbers to follow

Congrats!!

Joanna

 

[moobear67]

Our whole group got free upgrades...to Deluxe Ocean view Staterooms with Verandas!!!! New FE room numbers to follow

Wow! Congrats! How did you manage that one?