Cap'n Mickey's Wonderkins**6th Sept 09**

[jns]

This will be our first cruise. Me 41 and fiance 33.
Can not wait till September.

Welcome onboard
and welcome to the dis boards too , great place to meet friends and learn lots about WDW and the DCL
I will add you to the roll call

Well we got an email from our TA DreamsUnlimited to see if we wanted to upgrade from our Cat 11 to a Cat 9 for an extra $149
so of couse I jumped at it and now we have been given an extra upgrade to a Cat 8 for the same money
we are on deck 7 , really really happy

5 week to day we will be walking aroung magic kingdom , can' wait
The count down is really starting to count down now

Ok so we have decided we are havibing a meet
so where and when

 

[bettyann29]

Welcome onboard
and welcome to the dis boards too , great place to meet friends and learn lots about WDW and the DCL
I will add you to the roll call

Well we got an email from our TA DreamsUnlimited to see if we wanted to upgrade from our Cat 11 to a Cat 9 for an extra $149
so of couse I jumped at it and now we have been given an extra upgrade to a Cat 8 for the same money
we are on deck 7 , really really happy

5 week to day we will be walking aroung magic kingdom , can' wait
The count down is really starting to count down now

Ok so we have decided we are havibing a meet
so where and when

Wow thats a nice upgrade for just $149.. Im jealous!!

Another weekend is here and its getting us that much closer..

 

[shoes99]

No upgrade offers for us. We are still in a sideways cat 11 on deck 5.

I ordered door magnets to give out to the fish extenders. They came out pretty nice from Vista Print. I also got the FREE cloth bag, so I could use that as my fish extender handing bag....
Looking forward to meeting everyone and getting the fish extender participating cabin list.
Michele

 

[bettyann29]

Looking forward to meeting everyone and getting the fish extender participating cabin list.
Michele

Me too! This question is geared to anyone who has done the FE exchange before... When do you start buying for the exchange? I was wanting to get each person the same thing, but realized yesterday that people may get added as the trip gets closer.. Do you just buy some extras in case you need them or if you dont have enough of something just get them something different??

 

[buckeyelabmom]

Me too! This question is geared to anyone who has done the FE exchange before... When do you start buying for the exchange? I was wanting to get each person the same thing, but realized yesterday that people may get added as the trip gets closer.. Do you just buy some extras in case you need them or if you dont have enough of something just get them something different??

I haven't done this before but as I've been reading some of the other threads to get an idea of what/how they do things! I'm finding that most have a "cut-off" date for FE participation. I think we might want to consider this so we know EXACTLY how many we need to do!

I'm also seeing that people do things several different ways: a) they do 1 gift per CABIN
b) they do 1 gift per PERSON

I've also seen a few groups that do 1 gift per cabin/person per day I'd prefer (for space and $$$ issues) if we did only 1 gift (whether it be per person or per cabin) but only once for the cruise. I guess we could also leave this up to the individual participants - everyone is free to do it however they want!

I'm pretty open to how we do this - as I've never done it before But I would like to get started soon so I'd love a game plan!

I'm also thinking mine will be personalized so I am wondering if we could get a list of first names(and adult or child designation)?

My head is swarming with info I have read from other threads! I think we should come up with what WE are all comfortable with though! So ideas? Thoughts?

If you haven't noticed I'm a planner/detail person (as most on the DIS seem to be) so this is on my "list" haha

 

[jns]

I haven't done this before but as I've been reading some of the other threads to get an idea of what/how they do things! I'm finding that most have a "cut-off" date for FE participation. I think we might want to consider this so we know EXACTLY how many we need to do!

I'm also seeing that people do things several different ways: a) they do 1 gift per CABIN
b) they do 1 gift per PERSON

I've also seen a few groups that do 1 gift per cabin/person per day I'd prefer (for space and $$$ issues) if we did only 1 gift (whether it be per person or per cabin) but only once for the cruise. I guess we could also leave this up to the individual participants - everyone is free to do it however they want!

I'm pretty open to how we do this - as I've never done it before But I would like to get started soon so I'd love a game plan!

I'm also thinking mine will be personalized so I am wondering if we could get a list of first names(and adult or child designation)?

My head is swarming with info I have read from other threads! I think we should come up with what WE are all comfortable with though! So ideas? Thoughts?

If you haven't noticed I'm a planner/detail person (as most on the DIS seem to be) so this is on my "list" haha

I think the cut off date would be a good idea too maybe 2 or 3 weeks before we sail
16th Aug is 3 weeks before we cruise or 23rd Aug is 2 weeks before

and I think once round the ship given out gifts is enough ,as it does take up time
as for gifts I vote for one gift per cabin ,
I have a list of everyone on the first page , hopefully I haven't missed anyone

 

[shoes99]

Thanks Jackie. I vote for the cut-off date by August 23rd. I would also recommend that you do not put cabin assignments on the first page of your post, but put them in a PM list to FE participants. Any FE participants that get a last minute cabin change should also notify you by PM precruise, or a note on the door if the changes are done at the port.
Our group is still small, so I think we can do a quick meet & greet at the Promenade Lounge around 3PM, or on deck 10 right before the sailaway party.
Michele

 

[buckeyelabmom]

I have a list of everyone on the first page , hopefully I haven't missed anyone

Your list is good - just a few of them don't have first names

I'd vote for at least 3 weeks before our cruise as the cut off. I'm going to be in Disney for a week before we cruise (and I'm probably not the only one!) - so that would leave a couple weeks before we leave!

I am getting so excited - when I booked so many months ago I didn't think it would EVER get here - but we are getting close!

I think a meet on the 1st day would be good. This is our first cruise so I know we are goign to be busy trying to get everything in!

 

[bettyann29]

I also vote for August 16th as the cut off.. mainly because we are leaving right after work on August 27th, so if the cut off is the 23rd that only gives me 4 days.. either way is fine though, just let me know cause then I can get started a little early.. I say 1 per cabin is fine too.. we are driving so its no big deal for us, but I know if anyone is flying then space may be an issue for them..

Im so so excited.. Cant wait to do this.. even though Im clueless, so bear that in mind..

Hope everyone has a great week!

 

[Retroloco]

Please include us in the Fish Extender. On our last cruise, we did one gift per cabin, and it was great fun! We had so much fun last year, and look forward to having more fun this year.

What we did, as the days got closer, was one person took all of the cabin numbers, as you get them for the GTYs, and then emailed a list out the night before they left to come to Port Canaveral.

Who's staying at the Radisson the night before? We are, and was just wondering.

 

[ScotnSteph]

Does anyone else have a GTY cabin? If so, do you have a cabin assignment yet? We booked a cat. 12 and do not have an assigned room yet. I am hoping we will soon.

 

[bettyann29]

Does anyone else have a GTY cabin? If so, do you have a cabin assignment yet? We booked a cat. 12 and do not have an assigned room yet. I am hoping we will soon.

we also have a cat 12 GTY and dont have a cabin assigned yet.. Im on the phone with DCL right now to see if they can tell me anything because I cant find info on their website..

 

[bettyann29]

just got off the phone with the CM and she said that about 30 days out they start assigning the cabins so she suggested to give it another 2 weeks.

 

[bettyann29]

Who's staying at the Radisson the night before? We are, and was just wondering.

We are!! Cant wait..

 

[ScotnSteph]

just got off the phone with the CM and she said that about 30 days out they start assigning the cabins so she suggested to give it another 2 weeks.

Thanks for the information. I know that is sort of the normal time frame, but sometimes people get an assignment earlier or not until they get to the port. I have never done GTY before and I am anxious to see where on the ship we are. I'm excited to see my countdown calendar getting closer!

 

[jns]

Our group is still small, so I think we can do a quick meet & greet at the Promenade Lounge around 3PM, or on deck 10 right before the sailaway party.
Michele

I vote for the Promenade Lounge around 3PM

What we did, as the days got closer, was one person took all of the cabin numbers, as you get them for the GTYs, and then emailed a list out the night before they left to come to Port Canaveral.

Anyone willing to take this job on , I would but we're in WDW for 2 weeks before and not sure if I'll have the Laptop with me or not

Here is the list so far
Fish Extender Exchange
Jns
JustinsMommy07,
buckeyelabmom
Bettyann29
maybe ScotnSteph
timdeeaustin
shoes99
Retroloco

It looks like everyone is happy with the cut off date at 3 weeks 16th August and gifts per cabin

 

[mayraguma]

Hi to all of you

Count me in the FE.
We're from Puerto Rico and this will be our 2nd Disney Wonder Cruise. Our first time was on January and we loved it so much that we had to repeat it again.
I'm travelling with my DH (Rafael) and my DD (Catalina) who will be 10 at the time of the cruise.

Hope to get to say hi to all of you!!

 

[bettyann29]

Hi to all of you

Count me in the FE.
We're from Puerto Rico and this will be our 2nd Disney Wonder Cruise. Our first time was on January and we loved it so much that we had to repeat it again.
I'm travelling with my DH (Rafael) and my DD (Catalina) who will be 10 at the time of the cruise.

Hope to get to say hi to all of you!!

Welcome Mayraguma!!

 

[jns]

Hi to all of you

Count me in the FE.
We're from Puerto Rico and this will be our 2nd Disney Wonder Cruise. Our first time was on January and we loved it so much that we had to repeat it again.
I'm travelling with my DH (Rafael) and my DD (Catalina) who will be 10 at the time of the cruise.

Hope to get to say hi to all of you!!

Hi and welcome aboard
I've added you to the roll call too

 

[JustinsMommy07]

I vote for the Promenade Lounge around 3PM


Anyone willing to take this job on , I would but we're in WDW for 2 weeks before and not sure if I'll have the Laptop with me or not

Here is the list so far
Fish Extender Exchange
Jns
JustinsMommy07,
buckeyelabmom
Bettyann29
maybe ScotnSteph
timdeeaustin
shoes99
Retroloco

It looks like everyone is happy with the cut off date at 3 weeks 16th August and gifts per cabin

I can do this if you all want. We aren't leaving until the 4th and we are driving down. I can also print out the room assignments and bring copies to the meet for anyone who doesn't have access to their email if need be. We are up for whatever everyone decides as far as the meet is concerned. We'll also be staying at the Radisson the night before (hopefully) I have to get on that reservation!!! Has anyone thought of a name for the cruise yet??