August 29, 2015 - Fantasy Eastern

[dizneeat]

Well, finally I found enough time to get back on here to welcome all the new cruisers and update my lists.
We have been on vacation for half of July and most of August and it was hard getting back to reality and catching up on everything. Sorry!

Hello everyone! We booked this cruise as an OBB when we were on the Fantasy in May. This will be our 4th cruise and the first time we have cruised in August. DD will be 14 and DS will be 12.

Great to have you on board as well. I added you to the list of cruisers in my first post.

LOL I've been planning my WDW stay, I have a list of options and points required for the options. We're going to stay post cruise I think. Less points

Good choice to stay post cruise. We are staying for a week before the first of our back to back cruises and I am booking a regular room, hoping for an AP discount and just staying on points after the cruise in a 1 bedroom. I guess we will NEED the washer and dryer after 3 weeks enjoying the Florida sun.

Hi there! We're on this cruise as well! Our first cruise and we're very excited! Just finding this group, and just sent a request to join the FB group
Oh and what's an FE?

Great to have you on board as well. I added you to the list of cruisers in my first post.
And I see that your question about the FE was already answered.

We'd like to take part in the FE. My family includes myself, DH (having birthday on cruise!) and DD (age 6, turning 7 on cruise!). Our friends who we are travelling with would also like to take part in the FE. They also have one daughter who will be 8 at the time of the cruise. Can someone add us to the list? Thanks dde0a

I added you to the FE list.

 

[dizneeat]

Hi Dizneeat!!!
So excited we are on the same cruise again. We cruised together in August 2013 on the western Caribbean cruise. We finally met the last night in the champagne bar.
I'd love to be added to the fish extender list. I'll message you my rooms and family details.
Take care,
Minnie.fan
Danielle

How fun that we are on the same cruise again!
This time we NEED to get together sooner - you remember where Oh La La was, don't you?
I added you to the list of cruisers and to the FE list in my first post. I did not find your message, so I copied over last year's information. Please let me know your stateroom number if you already know it.

Hi, I am also a new one here and cannot PM yet. We are coming on the Aug 29th cruise and would love to join in on the FE. Is there a way to join without PM?

Great to have you on board. I added you to both lists in my first post and the online list.

 

[dizneeat]

Hello from New York!
Joined the FB page but wanted to check in here too. This will be our 2nd cruise. Last one was June 2012, also Fantasy Eastern.
Our family consists of me, my husband, and my son who will be almost 12 when we sail.
Last cruise we booked a VGT rate very last minute so we didn't have much time to get to know anyone or plan very much ahead of time. And because it was our first cruise we tended to do more things as a family and didn't utilize the kids clubs as much as I plan to this time. Hoping there are a few boys (or girls) the same age as mine that he can maybe correspond with as it gets closer and hang with onboard.
Looking forward to getting to know everyone!

Great to have you on board as well. I added you to the list of cruisers in my first post.

We also will be on the cruise with family and friends and want to be part of the FE group. I believe I cruised with Dizneet in August of 2013. We will also join the Facebook page. Looking forward to getting to know everybody over the next year!

Great to sail with you again!
I added you to both lists in my first post. I added you to the online FE list as well.

Looking forward to meeting all of you on our first cruise ever!! We are traveling with 4kingdom and would like to participate in the FE.

Great to have you on board as well.
4kingdom sent me all the information for the FE - let me know which group you are and I'll change the name!

I just wanted to stop in and let everyone know that we just returned from the Fantasy on August 30 cruise to Jamaica. We rebooked for this cruise.

We are going to be celebrating my daughters "Sweet 16" onboard.

I am going to attempt to get something organized with the Vibe to throw her a small party at some point during the cruise.

We aren't going to have many of her own hometown friends with us. We are probably going to bring 2 friends with us.

Just so everyone knows... I have designed "Specialty" T-Shirts for the last 5 cruises we have been on. I am more than willing to take the lead on organizing the Fish Extenders, the Meet n Greet, and the Shirts.

Thanks.

I added you to the list of cruisers in my first post.

 

[dizneeat]

Hello one and all!! We just came back from the August 30th cruise to Jamaica on the Fantasy!! Had a superb time!!! Booked this cruise while on board. I would love to join the FE group as well. This will be our 7th Disney Cruise. Traveling will be Myself (Gina),DH (Carl),DS (TyriQue/age 13). We are thinking about adding our Grand daughter (Cheyanne/age 5). Our stateroom # is 9164. Can't wait to plan!!!!

Great to have you on board.
I added you to both lists in my first post and the online list.

Hello everyone!!!

checking in for the second half of our back to back girls week out cruise... (well we've extended it a little) I see some familiar handles .... so excited to be cruising with you guys again!!!

(Hi dizneeat - again!!!)

So it'll be myself, Grammy and my now 13 year old jkid.... we just got off the dream for a back 2 back 2 back.... In late august.... we had such a great time we decided we wanted more time on the ship.... sign us up for the FE..... The creativity of the FE group never stops amazing me....

Leslie and family!
How fun we get to cruise together again!!!!!
Added you to all the lists!

Leslie, I added your information from last year to the FE list. Once you know your stateroom number, please let me know.

 

[Brittanymckenna]

Hello ! My self and my husband have rebooked for the August 29,2015 eastern cruise ! We were on the jammin to Jamaica August 30,2014 first time crusiers we loved it! The FE GIFTS WERE GREat ! My sister in law Tina and frank are coming back too ! My sister in law Shannon her husband Aj and two kids Alyssa and Caitlyn are going to ! Can't wait ! Please add us for the FE GROUPS

 

[dizneeat]

Hello ! My self and my husband have rebooked for the August 29,2015 eastern cruise ! We were on the jammin to Jamaica August 30,2014 first time crusiers we loved it! The FE GIFTS WERE GREat ! My sister in law Tina and frank are coming back too ! My sister in law Shannon her husband Aj and two kids Alyssa and Caitlyn are going to ! Can't wait ! Please add us for the FE GROUPS

Great to have you on board.
I added you to both lists in my first post.

Are all of you taking part in the FE? And could you please let me know the ages of the kids and your stateroom numbers if you already know them.

 

[Kerwin319]

Just booked this cruise onboard our disney cruise in august ....

looking to join a FE group

DH Paul
DW Crystal
DD1 Ashley 11
DD2 Amber 5

dont have our room number yet as i am working on changing it ....

Looking foward to meeting you all !

 

[Kerwin319]

yay !!!! BrittanyMcKenna !!! cant wait !

 

[Brittanymckenna]

Perfect thank you !! We are intersted in the FE GROUPS

DW Edward Kirschner 25
DD Brittany McKenna 26

 

[Keeklaire]

Hi! New to disboards and it won't let me PM yet! We want to join the FE!

 

[Keeklaire]

So this will be my older daughter and my second Disney cruise, but we are new to FE exchange! I read Karin's 101, but have a couple
of questions! It sounds like you give the same gift to each participating stateroom, correct? So do you bring a few different options for different ages? I originally thought that you were given one stateroom to give gifts to, but now that I've read more, it doesn't sound like that's the case. So sorry...I think I'm confusing myself! Karin, will PM you info as soon as disboards will let me! Thx!

 

[NYStuckey]

So this will be my older daughter and my second Disney cruise, but we are new to FE exchange! I read Karin's 101, but have a couple
of questions! It sounds like you give the same gift to each participating stateroom, correct? So do you bring a few different options for different ages? I originally thought that you were given one stateroom to give gifts to, but now that I've read more, it doesn't sound like that's the case. So sorry...I think I'm confusing myself! Karin, will PM you info as soon as disboards will let me! Thx!

Let me see if I can help!! For example on our last cruise we had to break the FE into 4 groups. you are assigned to 1 group and if you like you can be added to other groups as well. Each group had about 20 staterooms/families. I personally gave 1 family gift per family(those that were traveling with children) and I gave a gift per child in my group(age appropriate).As for adults traveling in couples only I did a his and her ,his and his or her and her gift. My family gifts were the same,but all the others were different. Hope that helps!!!!

 

[Keeklaire]

Let me see if I can help!! For example on our last cruise we had to break the FE into 4 groups. you are assigned to 1 group and if you like you can be added to other groups as well. Each group had about 20 staterooms/families. I personally gave 1 family gift per family(those that were traveling with children) and I gave a gift per child in my group(age appropriate).As for adults traveling in couples only I did a his and her ,his and his or her and her gift. My family gifts were the same,but all the others were different. Hope that helps!!!!

That does help!! Thank you! Can't wait! This will be so fun!

 

[Keeklaire]

Hi Karin!
We have 2 staterooms that want to join!

Stateroom 9586:
Jason
Keeley
Addisyn (girl, will be 3)
Sullivan (girl, will be 18 months)

Stateroom 9584:
John
Tamara

Sorry, wouldn't let me PM you yet!
Thx!!

 

[iamtinkerballa]

Can you please add me!

Stateroom 7042
Angie
Michael

Thank you!

 

[carlnlisa]

Are there any fellow Australians on the cruise?

 

[dizneeat]

Just booked this cruise onboard our disney cruise in august ....

looking to join a FE group

DH Paul
DW Crystal
DD1 Ashley 11
DD2 Amber 5

dont have our room number yet as i am working on changing it ....

Looking foward to meeting you all !

You decided on a great cruise! We loved the ports last time we visited.

I added you to the list of cruisers and the FE list!

Perfect thank you !! We are intersted in the FE GROUPS

DW Edward Kirschner 25
DD Brittany McKenna 26

I added you to both lists!

Hi Karin!
We have 2 staterooms that want to join!

Stateroom 9586:
Jason
Keeley
Addisyn (girl, will be 3)
Sullivan (girl, will be 18 months)

Stateroom 9584:
John
Tamara

Sorry, wouldn't let me PM you yet!
Thx!!

I added both of the staterooms to the FE list and added you to the list of cruisers.
This is going to be a wonderful and fun cruise with all the people joining way ahead of time.

Can you please add me!

Stateroom 7042
Angie
Michael

Thank you!

I added you to both lists! Great to have you on board!

Are there any fellow Australians on the cruise?

Well, we are not from Australia, but from Austria and that is often confused with Australia.
But I guess it still does not count.

 

[dizneeat]

48 weeks until ...........

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[carlnlisa]

Well, we are not from Australia, but from Austria and that is often confused with Australia. But I guess it still does not count.

Funny you should say that, there is a television advertisement here at the moment staring Arnold Schwarzenegger mistaking a Australian real estate website for a Austrian one. It's quiet funny

 

[dizneeat]

Funny you should say that, there is a television advertisement here at the moment staring Arnold Schwarzenegger mistaking a Australian real estate website for a Austrian one. It's quiet funny

Would love to see that too!