Countdown Cruisers - Ringing in the New Year on the Disney Wonder - 12/31/2013

[ksloane]

Is there a direct link to the Google doc for the FE link? Wanted to be able to refer to it and right now it seems like the link takes me to the form for sign-up. Thanks!

I'll PM this to you. It was available at the end of the form when you submitted. If you didn't save it though, I didn't post publicly to protect everyone's privacy.

i also have a question about the response form. We now have room numbers, but I don't know how to add that info. help please.

Just send them to me in a PM and I'll update for you.

 

[ksloane]

Reminder to everyone that Friday is the last day to signup for FE.

I'm showing that the following have not filled out the form:
cyntex1 - 2 rooms
damorales
farfalla818

I've sent a couple messages....

We currently have 19 rooms filled out and ready to go

 

[JJ Max n Mickey]

We currently have 19 rooms filled out and ready to go

Just wondering...do we have 19 rooms or 19 families (and therefore more than 19 rooms). Just wondering, having never done an FE, what happens if/when the list exceeds 20?

 

[Matoll3]

Just want to make sure we are on the Fe list. Also was wondering how to get the Fe list. This is our first disney cruise and I just want to make sure we don't miss anything fun.

 

[ksloane]

Just wondering...do we have 19 rooms or 19 families (and therefore more than 19 rooms). Just wondering, having never done an FE, what happens if/when the list exceeds 20?

19 Rooms. Some families are split into 2 rooms and giving out 2 sets of gifts. If a family is in 2 rooms, and only giving out 1 set of gifts they are listed together.

If it goes over, we could split into 2 groups and everyone would have the option of being in one group or both groups.

I think we are potentially only over by 1 room. If that person does sign up and finish out their stuff, we'd be at 21. We could then discuss what to do. I'd be ok with splitting as planned, but also with it only being 1 room, I'd be ok with just making our group have 21 rooms.

Tomorrow is the deadline so we should know soon.

Just want to make sure we are on the Fe list. Also was wondering how to get the Fe list. This is our first disney cruise and I just want to make sure we don't miss anything fun.

Yes, you are on the list.

The link showed up after you filled out the form to give you access to everyone's information.

If you did not save that link, I can send it to you later. Not where I can get to it at this point.

 

[texasgirl29]

For some reason, I was not able to edit the FE doc.

I now have the room number:

2568

Thanks,

JoAnn
TexasGirl29

 

[JJ Max n Mickey]

If a family is in 2 rooms, and only giving out 1 set of gifts they are listed together.

I just want to be sure that we are counted as 1 room.

 

[ksloane]

For some reason, I was not able to edit the FE doc.

I now have the room number:

2568

Thanks,

JoAnn
TexasGirl29

Updated

I just want to be sure that we are counted as 1 room.

Yep. You are!

 

[ksloane]

I've closed the FE form list for signups.

I'll start checking it today and get completed lists to everyone as soon as I have a chance.

 

[ksloane]

I just sent out messages with the FE information.

Please check that you received it and check that your information is correct.

Getting so close! I CAN'T WAIT!!!

 

[ukintheus]

Getting so close! I CAN'T WAIT!!!

Yes!!! Plus we are now close enough that I can go into my usual pre-cruise gottaloseweight mode. I want to lose about 10 lbs just to fit into existing clothes I want to wear ....and yet again I waited way too long to get started!

 

[ksloane]

Yes!!! Plus we are now close enough that I can go into my usual pre-cruise gottaloseweight mode. I want to lose about 10 lbs just to fit into existing clothes I want to wear ....and yet again I waited way too long to get started!

Same here. I was hoping for 12 though...

 

[ukintheus]

Same here. I was hoping for 12 though...

I'd LOVE to say I could lose 12, but I know realistically 10 is still probably more than I will be able to lose with Thanksgiving and Christmas in between.....suffice to say that I am NOT someone with a lot of willpower.

 

[ksloane]

I'd LOVE to say I could lose 12, but I know realistically 10 is still probably more than I will be able to lose with Thanksgiving and Christmas in between.....suffice to say that I am NOT someone with a lot of willpower.

I'm hoping if my goal is 12 I might can get in the neighborhood of 10.

We went to grocery store Friday and loaded up the house with fruit and veggie snacks. Now I just have to start exercising.

 

[DisneyBlingGirl]

I just sent out messages with the FE information. Please check that you received it and check that your information is correct. Getting so close! I CAN'T WAIT!!!

Thank you!!!!!!!!

 

[ukintheus]

40 days! We should be getting packets in the mail pretty soon!

 

[ksloane]

Absolutely because I have already gotten mine for the previous cruise.

 

[csharp]

Is it too late to sign up for a fish extender group? Thanks!

 

[SerenityNowGirl]

Hi, everyone! I'm Lisa and we're new/super-green/know-very-little first-time cruisers. My husband and I will be on the NYE cruise with my daughter (28) and our 2 sons (8 & 4). The cruise is a Christmas surprise for our boys and I can't wait to see their faces when they find out on Christmas morning!

I have so many questions and haven't had time to read all of this very informative thread, but I look so forward to our first cruise, especially because it is a Disney cruise! It will be magical for our family, especially our shorties.

I've seen some mention of Disney not docking in Galveston in the future. I know they won't be there in 2014, but is this a permanent thing or does anyone know? I will be crushed if so. We live in Houston and being able to drive to the port is a huge part of how we were able to swing this financially.

One more question, and this is a bit awkward. I'll be looking for "Friends of Bill W." meetings while we're on board. I'm in long-term recovery and just wanted to put that out there in case there are others, so that perhaps I won't be the only one at a meeting. I've tried searching the Disney Cruise Line forum for more info on meetings, but the feedback is hard to come by.

I'm intrigued by the Fish Extender thing. Just not sure how to swing that many gifts and need to read up on it more. I'm more interested in it for my boys. They would flip over something like that.

We are looking so forward to this adventure for our family! We've never done anything like this before, so it will be an amazing experience for everyone. Thank you for all the tips and for being so generous with the info for us newcomers.

ETA: I just read backwards and saw that the FE sign-up is closed. I knew I should have read up on things sooner! Life's been wild the past few months. Maybe next time.

 

[ukintheus]

Is it too late to sign up for a fish extender group? Thanks!

Welcome! I think the FE group has closed, but you may find that if you join the FB group you may get some more information. It's been pretty quiet here.

Hi, everyone! I'm Lisa and we're new/super-green/know-very-little first-time cruisers. My husband and I will be on the NYE cruise with my daughter (28) and our 2 sons (8 & 4). The cruise is a Christmas surprise for our boys and I can't wait to see their faces when they find out on Christmas morning!

I have so many questions and haven't had time to read all of this very informative thread, but I look so forward to our first cruise, especially because it is a Disney cruise! It will be magical for our family, especially our shorties.

I've seen some mention of Disney not docking in Galveston in the future. I know they won't be there in 2014, but is this a permanent thing or does anyone know? I will be crushed if so. We live in Houston and being able to drive to the port is a huge part of how we were able to swing this financially.

One more question, and this is a bit awkward. I'll be looking for "Friends of Bill W." meetings while we're on board. I'm in long-term recovery and just wanted to put that out there in case there are others, so that perhaps I won't be the only one at a meeting. I've tried searching the Disney Cruise Line forum for more info on meetings, but the feedback is hard to come by.

I'm intrigued by the Fish Extender thing. Just not sure how to swing that many gifts and need to read up on it more. I'm more interested in it for my boys. They would flip over something like that.

We are looking so forward to this adventure for our family! We've never done anything like this before, so it will be an amazing experience for everyone. Thank you for all the tips and for being so generous with the info for us newcomers.

ETA: I just read backwards and saw that the FE sign-up is closed. I knew I should have read up on things sooner! Life's been wild the past few months. Maybe next time.

Welcome! It is a little late for the FE, but trust me there will be so much to do onboard that you won't miss it this time around, and you can always do it "next time". I think that (sadly) there is little hope that DCL will come back to Galveston. They had to offer discounted sailings for almost all of the cruises on the Magic and the Wonder that were NOT around the holidays. At least you can say that you have managed to squeeze a cruise in while they were here!

I don't have my navigators for previous cruises, but when we were on the Wonder in September on a 7 night cruise, Friends of Bill W met at 8:30 am every morning in the Outlook Café, which is on deck 10 forward. You can also get to it by going into Cove Café on deck 9 and then taking the stairs.

These boards have more information about how to enjoy a Disney cruise than you will ever be able to go through before we sail! My advice is to find something that you can pack easily so that the boys can wear pirate costumes of some description on pirate night. It's a fairly big deal, and once they see others dressed up they will want to be in on the fun. Some adults also dress up, but we tend to stick to just using the bandanas that they hand out in the dining rooms that night. Every day in the evening you will get a navigator delivered to your stateroom that lists all of the activities for the next day - it's your go-to guide for what is going on, and so make sure you read it to see what will interest you. If you need another copy and can't find your stateroom host, they also have them to pick up right at Guest Services. Just plan on having a great time, do whatever strikes you as fun! Room service is complimentary (the few things that are not are soda, chips, candy etc and they are listed separately), and that's always fun for the kids to do at least once. You can order ice cream Mickey bars free from room service, even though they aren't on the menu.