August 16 2009 4 night Wonder, Cruise-O-Maniac

[mvlimmex]

Hi,
We got our fish extenders off of e-bay last year too. The lady that made them takes Disney Cruises herself and she did a really great job with ours.

This summer is flying by fast already--hard to believe that the 4th is just around the corner. Have fun in Myrtle Beach this weekend SSR Lover. Hopefully it will be a fun and relaxing vacation for you and your family.

Vicki

 

[Keever]

Count us in for the fish extender activity. I have some Canadian items to share. I'll get started on making a fish extender in spite of my limited sewing skills. I made the magnetic door decorations last December. Is there anything else I should be crafting in advance of the cruise?

Do we put treats in the fish extenders daily?

Sorry for all the questions!!!

 

[mandymouse]

Thats great Keever, you just need to PM Karen (DisneyWhirled) with the details of everyones names, kids ages and room number and she'll up date the FE list

I think most of us are giving our FE gifts out once during our Cruise

I'm not a crafty person at all (hence buying my FE off ebay ) and I have got door decorations from our previous cruises (with our names on), it would be nice if we had a 'Cruise-O-Maniac' door sign for this Cruise, but unfortunately I'm not a very creative person

 

[mvlimmex]

Yeah I am glad that you will be joining us in the FE game Keever. It should be fun!

Vicki

 

[DisneyWhirled]

it would be nice if we had a 'Cruise-O-Maniac' door sign for this Cruise, but unfortunately I'm not a very creative person

Oooo..let me see if I can come up with something!!


Keever-I will be looking forward to getting a PM from you. I will add you to the list as soon as I have the info. I'm glad you are joining us!!

 

[DisneyWhirled]

Here are a couple of ideas...I just used some clip art I found. Thanks to the Dis-signers for sharing their blanks!

Let me know what you think, or if you have any ideas. I am a simple dis-signer, but happy to play around with some images/sayings!

 

[mvlimmex]

Hi Karen,

I love the cruise- o-maniacs clips arts. I don't know which one I like better because I think that they are both great!!!!! Great Job!!!!!!! You're a lot more creative than I am.

Vicki

 

[mandymouse]

Hi Karen,

I love the cruise- o-maniacs clips arts. I don't know which one I like better because I think that they are both great!!!!! Great Job!!!!!!! You're a lot more creative than I am.

Vicki

I agree, Karen they're both great Well done, I wouldn't know where to start ~ Brilliant

I've saved both pics to my computer, and popped one in my signature

 

[mandymouse]

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[Keever]

Sorry - rookie here. I'm not sure how to PM. Still trying to crack the code. I'm guessing DH means Disney Husband? and I would be the DW? And we have two DSs, Disney Sons?

If so, our family:
DH René, hockey coach, follows the Montreal Canadiens, grade 7-8 teacher (French Immersion, Phys Ed, Social Sciences)
DW: Laura (that's me, writing under the approximated name of our new dog Keeva...) mom, Spec Ed Consultant
DS: Jacob, age 13, hockey player (forward), skateboarder, grade eight
DS: Danick, age 11, hockey player (goalie), Disney pin collector and trader, grade seven

We will be in Room 2103, oops-Cabin 2103. I would love to post a Cruise-o-maniac sign!

 

[DisneyWhirled]

Thanks, everyone! Glad you like the signs!

Keever, thanks for the info...I added you to the FE list. You are cracking the code just fine!! Great job! My son is very close in age to Danick...if he is doing the kids club, it would be nice if they could meet up!

Here is the updated FE list:

DisneyWhirled-Karen, John, Colby(10), Kaylee(7)-----------Cabin#7010
Mvlimmex-Vicki, DH, Kids DD(11), DS(6), DD(5), DS(2)---Cabin#'s 2075-Kids & 2077
SSR Lover-Doug, Julianne, Jake(8), Jason(6)---------Cabin#2628
Mandy Mouse-Mandy, Paul, Kerry(18) Becky(16)-----Cabin#6606
Magchavez-Maggie, DH(Brian), William (7), Christine (6)---Cabin#2116
Keever-Rene, Laura, Jacob (13), Danick (11)---Cabin#2103

Looks like four families are on the same floor!

It's getting close!!!

 

[DisneyWhirled]

Just a quick note to wish everyone a very...

Happy Fourth of July!!!!

Hope you all have a great weekend!!

 

[mvlimmex]

I too want to wish everyone a fun and safe 4th of July weekend!!!!!!!!!

In less than 6 weeks we will be on the Boat!!!! I am almost finished getting gifts for our FE game

Vicki

 

[mvlimmex]

Here are a couple of ideas...I just used some clip art I found. Thanks to the Dis-signers for sharing their blanks!

Let me know what you think, or if you have any ideas. I am a simple dis-signer, but happy to play around with some images/sayings!

Karen,

I have printed off both of these to make them into door magnets. We have connecting rooms, so plan to put one on each door. They both are great!

Vicki

 

[mandymouse]

Happy 4th July to all my friends in the U.S.
I hope you all have a lovely day​

 

[3smithboys]

Hi everyone! I just spent the past couple of hours reading through this thread still not believing that we will be joining all of you for this cruise. My crazy DH got up this morning and decided out of the blue to book this cruise for our 17th anniversary, which is on August 16th.

Everyone thinks we are a "Disney Crazy" family since we have been to the World the past two Winter Breaks and are going back again this Winter Break too. We have always wanted to go on a Disney cruise, but with a family of 5 the cost has been prohibitive. DH found a decent deal this morning, so he decided to go for it!!! We have 3 boys - Matt will be 11 when we sail, and Jack and Ryan are 6.

We have been on Norwegian and RCCL before so we are not new to cruising, but we are new to Disney cruising, so I would appreciate any advice you could give me regarding sailing on Disney. Is there anything special I need to book in advance? (If it's not too late.) I saw that some of you seemed to be booking dining... We are scheduled to dine at the late seating. I know that we need to pick out our excursions.

I also don't know our stateroom number yet, but I do know that we are on deck 8. Sorry for all of the questions. Thanks in advance for your help.

Lani

 

[DisneyWhirled]

Hi everyone! I just spent the past couple of hours reading through this thread still not believing that we will be joining all of you for this cruise. My crazy DH got up this morning and decided out of the blue to book this cruise for our 17th anniversary, which is on August 16th.

Everyone thinks we are a "Disney Crazy" family since we have been to the World the past two Winter Breaks and are going back again this Winter Break too. We have always wanted to go on a Disney cruise, but with a family of 5 the cost has been prohibitive. DH found a decent deal this morning, so he decided to go for it!!! We have 3 boys - Matt will be 11 when we sail, and Jack and Ryan are 6.

We have been on Norwegian and RCCL before so we are not new to cruising, but we are new to Disney cruising, so I would appreciate any advice you could give me regarding sailing on Disney. Is there anything special I need to book in advance? (If it's not too late.) I saw that some of you seemed to be booking dining... We are scheduled to dine at the late seating. I know that we need to pick out our excursions.

I also don't know our stateroom number yet, but I do know that we are on deck 8. Sorry for all of the questions. Thanks in advance for your help.

Lani

Welcome Lani and family!!! Glad you are joining us!! Tell your DH that I like his sense of adventure!! Wake up and book a trip...how cool!!!

We are also seen as Disney maniacs. My co-workers think I'm nuts and most of our family knows not to ask us where we are vacationing, 'cause they already know LOL .

If you and DH want to dine at PALO for brunch or dinner, you may want to sign on to see if you can get in. If there is no availablility, don't despair, because you can always go Rockin'D bar upon arrival and see if there is availablity. If you prefer early seating, you may want to call to be on the waiting list for early seating. It is not guaranteed, but worth a shot if that is what you want.

As you probably already read, some of us Diser's on this cruise are doing a fish extender exchange and decorating our doors. I made a few door signs (posted above) that you can feel free to use for your door.

I think we are going to have a meet at some point, too. My son Colby is 10, so he and your oldest will be in the Lab together, if your son goes at all. My DD will be in the Club with your boys. She is turning 7 just before we leave.

Well, I hope I've helped you some! Please feel free to ask away and again, Welcome!!!

 

[mandymouse]

Welcome aboard Lani, it's great to have another 'Disney Crazy' family sailing with us

Like Karen suggested, the main things to book, would be PALO (the adults only restaurant) and the kids clubs. I would add, that if you've got time to read some trip reports, as you can pick up some ideas from them

Would you like to take part in the Fish Extender exchange ? It's lots of fun

Karen ~ I've just read your pre-trip report (thanks for putting the link in your signature). I love your photos

My pre-trip report is over on the UK forums, but you're all more than welcome to take a look http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2194674

I hope you all had a great 4th of July

 

[mandymouse]

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[3smithboys]

Thanks for the welcome!!! Yeah, I'm sure the ship needed one more "Disney Crazy" family!!! I am going to start hunting down some trip reports to get some ideas. I don't think that we are interested in eating at Palo's, and the kids are registered for the kid's clubs so I'm good to go there.

I just hope that we can get them to go in there! I'm afraid that the Norwegian kids clubs might have ruined that for us - when we took the kids on their one and only cruise, the kids clubs on the Dawn were not very well run and and boys had a terrible time. They didn't want to go back. Now they think that the kids clubs are boring. Hopefully, Disney can change all of that for them. I'm thrilled that it looks like some of you have kids that are the same age as my guys!

As for the fish extender exchange - I have a few questions about that since I cannot sew - can I get one in a craft store and decorate it myself, and what kind of presents do you exchange? Is there a price limit and are they all Disney themed? (aren't I just full of questions....can you tell I'm a teacher!)

One more thing...is it worth trying to get on the wait list for the early seating for dinner or is the second seating ok? If so, how do we go about doing this?

Lani