August 25, 2011

[dennismcneely]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!

 

[seethruguy]

Saw some pictures and videos of the float out of the Dream yesterday. It really is a beautiful ship. Can't wait to see it from the inside out.

 

[pinkhart]

Hello!!

I'll be setting sail as well on the August 25, 2011 for a 3 day cruise

I am really excited & also i will be getting married on this cruise! i cannot wait! so far we have a guest list of 29 that's made up of our closest friends and family. so if you see a girl running around in a wedding dress its most likely me

ohh & 317 days to go! woohoo

Congratulations! I didn't know they did weddings on the ships. We got married at the Wilderness Lodge 10 years ago. Disney weddings are magical!

 

[dizneeat]

Sorry for the long absence! It was crazy busy at school and Tom and I went to DLRP for Halloween and next week I am taking my class on a weeklong trip to Austria's capital city - Vienna, so I had my work cut out for me!

I hope to be able to stay up to date from now on!

Karin, Thanks so much for the warm welcome!! It will be SO good to meet you guys aboard the Disney Dream. 2 Stops at Castaway Cay - 2 Stops at Nassau (we aren't planning to get off the ship in Nassau though) and 1 sea day!!! We couldn't ask for more!!!

Dennis

That's what we are looking forward too most - the Castaway Cay days!
Guess we will leave the ship in Nassau briefly to stock up on a few drinks (rum comes to mind! ) and a short walk. We have been on the offered sightseeing tours and went to the Atlantis, but didn't really enjoy it too much. So we are just going to enjoy the ship!

Thanks for the welcome too karin...fun we will be on the same b2b .... I was looking at a possible Feb. cruise too because I dont want to wait BUT i suppose I will have to ...I do need to be mindful of the budget LOL

...I think we may do a few days in the park before we cruise in August....Even though it is hot as hxxx in August, a few days would be fun, the hotels are ussually on sale and I have a few leftover park hoppers to use. ....just looking out the deals first

I will most likely do FE's but I will need to keep it simple LOL... last time I went a little crazy with the details ....

Looking forward to meeting you all!

Good to know that we will be on the same b2b! Someone to spend the "waiting hours" with on debarkation and embarkation day!

We will arrive in Orlando on Aug 13 and stay at OKW again. We finally gave in and booked the British offer again - 42% off the resort AND free dining - couldn't resist. We'll go back to WDW after the cruise for another 9 nights. Hoping that the crowds will die down by September!

OMG Fantasy is open for booking 2012 in two days (for good old silver member me) I may HAVE to book it at 12:01 am

Did you book? We are still debating if we should go on a Caribbean in 2012 or 2 cruises on the Dream. Caribbean has the advantage of going somewhere we haven't been yet, Bahamian would mean two days at Castaway Cay!

We booked our airfare and got a cheaper rate than I had expected. I love when that happens! It is cheaper to stick around Orlando for a couple of days after the cruise and leave on Tuesday, than leave on Sunday even paying for the hotel as long as we don't go crazy. Darn stuck in Disney for 2 extra days. Now I need to figure out where to stay for 2 nights. I'm assuming there will be some room discounts for that time of year, I'm figuring a moderate resort. Maybe CBR or CSR. Any suggestions?

6 nights at BWV
3 nights on the Dream
2 nights ??

We have our airfare too! Got lucky and got a reasonable rate (even though 2400 € = 3300 $ is quite stiff for a roundtrip ticket for two!)
Our trip looks very much like yours
8 nights at OKW
11 nights on the Dream
9 nights at POR (hoping for an AP discount to upgrade to OKW again)

As for CBR and CSR - we have stayed at both and LOVED the pirate rooms at CBR, but they were a bit far from the restaurant and shops - we had a car though and didn't mind. It was a more "lively" resort.

At CSR we looked out onto the lake and a quiet pool and it had more of a laid back feel to it. We really enjoyed it.
Don't get me wrong, we love both!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!

Thank you! We spent Halloween at DLRP! It was FUN!!!!!!!

Saw some pictures and videos of the float out of the Dream yesterday. It really is a beautiful ship. Can't wait to see it from the inside out.

Yes, it is! We saw the video too and were in awe! It is a stunning ship - love the horn!
We are going to see her during our February trip. We'll drive to Port Canaveral to see her sail our! Can't wait!
Expect some photos here after our trip in 102 days!

Congratulations! I didn't know they did weddings on the ships. We got married at the Wilderness Lodge 10 years ago. Disney weddings are magical!

Yes, they do and it is magical. We saw a wedding last September and it was beautiful!

 

[joius24]

Did you book?

I did book!....Early June. 2012 I will probably re-book when I am on the Dream for the OBC...the Moderator on our other message board said I could and not lose my room # ( I got a sideways cabin) I waited to book the dream last time till I got on the ship and the price went way up... so I decided to just book it now and try to get the obc on the Dream.

I cannot wait to see the pics of the dream coming into Port canaveral....I saw the video of it's undocking in germany...stunning!

This weekend we are off to our first non disney cruise (RCL) - a weekender with family.... I know it will be fun but not Disney

Have a great weekend Everyone!

 

[dennismcneely]

We will arrive in Orlando on Aug 13 and stay at OKW again. We finally gave in and booked the British offer again - 42% off the resort AND free dining - couldn't resist. We'll go back to WDW after the cruise for another 9 nights. Hoping that the crowds will die down by September!

How Fun!! We will be flying into Miami on August 14th! We usually fly to Miami and then we drive to Orlando because there are not non-stop flights from Madrid to Orlando and don't like airpot layovers We will be staying at POR until the 25th, then 7 wonderful days aboard the Disney Dream We will be flying back to Madrid on September the 3rd


Dennis

 

[dizneeat]

I did book!....Early June. 2012 I will probably re-book when I am on the Dream for the OBC...the Moderator on our other message board said I could and not lose my room # ( I got a sideways cabin) I waited to book the dream last time till I got on the ship and the price went way up... so I decided to just book it now and try to get the obc on the Dream.

I cannot wait to see the pics of the dream coming into Port canaveral....I saw the video of it's undocking in germany...stunning!

This weekend we are off to our first non disney cruise (RCL) - a weekender with family.... I know it will be fun but not Disney

Have a great weekend Everyone!

How wonderful! Where does the cruise go to? I haven't checked other times than August yet!

I never knew you could book and then rebook while on board. I thought it was for new bookings only! Hm, definitely something to think about!
We are still discussing if we should do a 7 night on the Fantasy or a 5 night and a 4 night on the Dream - they come to about the same price, BUT Dream does Bahamian, which we have been to quite a lot and Fantasy would do Caribbean - talk me into one or the other! At the moment Castaway Cay still wins.

Hope you have fun on your none Disney cruise - please report back to us and let us know the differences!

How Fun!! We will be flying into Miami on August 14th! We usually fly to Miami and then we drive to Orlando because there are not non-stop flights from Madrid to Orlando and don't like airpot layovers We will be staying at POR until the 25th, then 7 wonderful days aboard the Disney Dream We will be flying back to Madrid on September the 3rd


Dennis

Oh, how I hate stop-overs! But Linz is such a small airport that we will have a stopover in Frankfurt anyway, and Lufthansa has a non-stop flight to Orlando. So much easier!
If you stay at POR we will be neighbours! Who did you book with, because Disney UK is still offering a great deal on OKW and SSR. We finally gave in and booked with them again, even though I hate having to buy a 7 day ticket with it. But then, last year we used it to renew our AP and we only had to pay less than 200$ towards a new AP!

 

[Experiment-626]

Greetings

This will be the 2nd leg of our B2B on the Dream and our 3rd and 4th disney cruises. The Dream looked great coming out of dock in Germany.

 

[joius24]

Greetings

This will be the 2nd leg of our B2B on the Dream and our 3rd and 4th disney cruises. The Dream looked great coming out of dock in Germany.

Greetings to you Experement 626...you are one of three so far on this board that (including myself and DS) who this one is our second leg of a B2B on the dream So...welcome!

So..back from my RCL weekender cruise.... I am going to try to be fair because I was on the oldest ship in their fleet....BUT NO comparison...

• poorly staffed and uninspired teen club
• every time I went to my cabin I was introduced to a new hallway smell...none good
• lots of obnoxious drunk people in the evening
• a smoking allowed casino on the 5th floor..so the entire 5th floor reeked of cigarette smoke
• smoking in the lounges too.

I did enjoy..

• the food, dinner especially was good and the dining staff was attentive and nice.
• Being with some of my extended family
• Their private island was nice (not as good as castaway but..nice)
• Room service was good
• one good juggler/comedianne

it just confirms it....DISNEY CRUISES R THE BEST!!!!
I am hoping to convince my family to join me on one (working on it)

 

[Alexander]

We will be on the August 25th and 28th for our first b2b cruises. They will be our 4th and 5th DCL cruises respectively. We would love to participate in an FE exchange. We are treating my mom and dad to the 3 day cruise (Christmas gift last year) and they would also like to be included in the FE exchange. We only did an exchange on our last cruise (not the first 2) and my boys loved it! One said it was the best part of the trip!

 

[dennismcneely]

Aboard Alexander!! We will be doing the same B2B and we are really looking forward to doing a FE exchange as well, it has always been a highlight on our previous cruises . It will be great to sail with you and your family.

Hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend.

Dennis

 

[dizneeat]

Greetings

This will be the 2nd leg of our B2B on the Dream and our 3rd and 4th disney cruises. The Dream looked great coming out of dock in Germany.

Welcome! We will be on the same two cruises!
We're doing a back to back to back next summer and we are really excited about it!
The Dream is a beautiful ship, isn't she? We're going to take a closer look at her during our February trip to WDW. Well, today in exactly 12 weeks I will see the Dream for the first time!

Greetings to you Experement 626...you are one of three so far on this board that (including myself and DS) who this one is our second leg of a B2B on the dream So...welcome!

So..back from my RCL weekender cruise.... I am going to try to be fair because I was on the oldest ship in their fleet....BUT NO comparison...

• poorly staffed and uninspired teen club
• every time I went to my cabin I was introduced to a new hallway smell...none good
• lots of obnoxious drunk people in the evening
• a smoking allowed casino on the 5th floor..so the entire 5th floor reeked of cigarette smoke
• smoking in the lounges too.

I did enjoy..

• the food, dinner especially was good and the dining staff was attentive and nice.
• Being with some of my extended family
• Their private island was nice (not as good as castaway but..nice)
• Room service was good
• one good juggler/comedianne

it just confirms it....DISNEY CRUISES R THE BEST!!!!
I am hoping to convince my family to join me on one (working on it)

Thanks for the review of RCL. Confirms it for me - Disney it is ALL the way!
Did you decide if you join us for FE? I hope so, they are so much fun and we will have to keep it easy too - lots of planning as so many people will be on more than one cruise! LOL

We will be on the August 25th and 28th for our first b2b cruises. They will be our 4th and 5th DCL cruises respectively. We would love to participate in an FE exchange. We are treating my mom and dad to the 3 day cruise (Christmas gift last year) and they would also like to be included in the FE exchange. We only did an exchange on our last cruise (not the first 2) and my boys loved it! One said it was the best part of the trip!

Welcome! We will be on the same two cruises as well! We're doing three cruises in a row, starting on August 21st! These will be our cruises 4, 5 and 6!
I think it is so nice of you to treat your parents to the cruise! Great gift!
And I am really happy you will join in on the FE fun as well. First time we cruised we cruised with some friends from another board and the FE exchange was SO much fun, so we have been signing up for one, every trip we've made so far!

Aboard Alexander!! We will be doing the same B2B and we are really looking forward to doing a FE exchange as well, it has always been a highlight on our previous cruises . It will be great to sail with you and your family.

Hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend.

Dennis

I can't believe HOW MANY people here will actually be on the same cruises!
Disney must be doing something VERY right if we keep coming back for so much more!

Okay, I better start a FE list. I will put the same info in my first post and update there.

So far we have the following cruisers participating in a Fish Extender exchange:

dennismcneely
joius24
Alexander
dizneeat

Lots about Fish Extenders
Fish Extender 101
Fish Extender Info

Anyone else want to join our Fish Extender Exchange?​

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[Alexander]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! I am getting more and more excited! We booked in October 2009 and it seemed so far away, but now, it is less than a year!

I will have to look up our stateroom numbers, I honestly cannot remember the exact numbers, but I know we booked one of the corner 9As forward that looked to be a bit bigger (fingers crossed that it is), and my mom and dad are right next door.

Okay, I just need to get through Christmas and I can really start the planning for our August cruises! At least we'll be spending 2 weeks in WDW for Christmas so I don't have to wait too long to get "my fix"!

I have an AWESOME lady who I order Fish Extenders from if anyone is looking to custom order one. She is on ebay and does an AMAZING job! She'll customize colors, names, designs, they are the best!

 

[ladyleslie]

Count me in on this cruise,

Count me in on the FE ...

and count me in on a good time.....

we were booked on the 8/28 & 9/1 cruise but had difficulties with the dates and the start of the grad school semester .....

so we rebooked the 9/1 cruise to this one and here we are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its me, grammy and my dd (turning 10 on the cruise - oh no double digits!!!!)

Lookig foward to spending the year chit chatting with all of ya.....

This will be our fourth and fifth cruise with disney but Im looking forward to discovering a whole new ship.

Peace and love

 

[dennismcneely]

Count me in on this cruise,

Count me in on the FE ...

and count me in on a good time.....

we were booked on the 8/28 & 9/1 cruise but had difficulties with the dates and the start of the grad school semester .....

so we rebooked the 9/1 cruise to this one and here we are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its me, grammy and my dd (turning 10 on the cruise - oh no double digits!!!!)

Lookig foward to spending the year chit chatting with all of ya.....

This will be our fourth and fifth cruise with disney but Im looking forward to discovering a whole new ship.

Peace and love

Welcome aboard Ladyleslie!! How good to have more families joining us!! It will be great to sail with you and your family!! My family and I are on both sailings as well 8/25 and 8/28 and our dd will be almost 10 in August, she is always looking forward to making new friends and loves to be at the Kids Club (good thing )

Hope everyone is having a good week.

Take Care,

Dennis

 

[dizneeat]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! I am getting more and more excited! We booked in October 2009 and it seemed so far away, but now, it is less than a year!

I will have to look up our stateroom numbers, I honestly cannot remember the exact numbers, but I know we booked one of the corner 9As forward that looked to be a bit bigger (fingers crossed that it is), and my mom and dad are right next door.

Okay, I just need to get through Christmas and I can really start the planning for our August cruises! At least we'll be spending 2 weeks in WDW for Christmas so I don't have to wait too long to get "my fix"!

I have an AWESOME lady who I order Fish Extenders from if anyone is looking to custom order one. She is on ebay and does an AMAZING job! She'll customize colors, names, designs, they are the best!

Excitement building here too! Seeing the Dream sailing into Hamburg was awesome! Can't wait to see her "in person"!

Lucky you going to WDW for Christmas - we'll have to wait until February!
But then we are planning another 4 week Disney vacation in August/September, so that should keep me busy!

Thanks for the on the FE. I always make my own - and it will get good use, as we stay for 3 cruises!

Count me in on this cruise,

Count me in on the FE ...

and count me in on a good time.....

we were booked on the 8/28 & 9/1 cruise but had difficulties with the dates and the start of the grad school semester .....

so we rebooked the 9/1 cruise to this one and here we are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its me, grammy and my dd (turning 10 on the cruise - oh no double digits!!!!)

Lookig foward to spending the year chit chatting with all of ya.....

This will be our fourth and fifth cruise with disney but Im looking forward to discovering a whole new ship.

Peace and love

Hi Leslie!
Great to have you sailing with us again! We were on the same cruise last year too!
I'll update the list of cruisers and FE participants right after I post this.
We'll be on our fourth, fifth and sixth cruise as well - and I can't wait to go! Tom and I are so excited already - come on August!

Welcome aboard Ladyleslie!! How good to have more families joining us!! It will be great to sail with you and your family!! My family and I are on both sailings as well 8/25 and 8/28 and our dd will be almost 10 in August, she is always looking forward to making new friends and loves to be at the Kids Club (good thing )

Hope everyone is having a good week.

Take Care,

Dennis

The group is growing! It's going to be so much fun this summer!

And thank you, I DO have a great week - today is my day off and tomorrow is a union meeting, which I have to attend, but my school day would have been 8am until 4.30, but the meeting is just 9 to 12! An afternoon off, what else can you want!

 

[dizneeat]

Merry Christmas, everyone!

 

[EeyoreFan19]

Hi everyone! We just booked for the Dream on Aug 25th, too!: This will be our first ever cruise. I'm so excited! And so confused! I've been trying to hang out on the boards to see what I can learn, but I still feel so lost. I'll gladly take any advice anyone has to offer. We will be staying at ASMo for 5 nights before the cruise. We've never done a value before, but DS LOVES Toy Story, so we thought this might be fun for him. DD will be 9, and DS will be 4 at the time of the trip. Come on August!!!

 

[dizneeat]

Hi everyone! We just booked for the Dream on Aug 25th, too!: This will be our first ever cruise. I'm so excited! And so confused! I've been trying to hang out on the boards to see what I can learn, but I still feel so lost. I'll gladly take any advice anyone has to offer. We will be staying at ASMo for 5 nights before the cruise. We've never done a value before, but DS LOVES Toy Story, so we thought this might be fun for him. DD will be 9, and DS will be 4 at the time of the trip. Come on August!!!

You are going to love DCL! This is going to be our 4th, 5th and 6th cruise and we only started in 2009! Speaking as someone who said that the 2009 cruise would be a "once in a lifetime" event, I can tell you that it was a wonderful cruise and I am so looking forward to another one.

I still remember very vividly how it is to go on the first cruise! If you have any questions, just ask! There are lots of knowledgeable people on here and I would love to help too!

Only a few more hours and we can say - THIS year we will sail on the DREAM!

 

[dizneeat]

TO ALL MY DISFRIENDS ..........

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!