Cruising on the Wonder Jan.29, 09

[samily]

I have to share my news as I am very excited! I booked a 3 night for this October for just my DH & myself for our anniversary. This will be the first time vacationing without the kids so I'm still a little nervous about that... But now we can try all the adult things we've never had the opportunity to do in the past....Serenity Bay , here I come!

 

[Googelibear]

I have to share my news as I am very excited! I booked a 3 night for this October for just my DH & myself for our anniversary. This will be the first time vacationing without the kids so I'm still a little nervous about that... But now we can try all the adult things we've never had the opportunity to do in the past....Serenity Bay , here I come!

Yay for you. Go online and buy that special romance package and book some couples stuff at the spa And enjoy Serenity Beach.
How very exciting. Happy Anniversary to you *now where is that smiley with the champagne bottle?*

My boys are going on 15 and this cruise will be the first vacation without them. I am not worried, they're not interested in Disney, they can entertain their grandma for a week

 

[binks]

Wow, I can't believe it's still just the three of us!

Anyway, I just learned that my in-laws are taking us on the NCL Majesty to Bermuda next summer to celebrate their 50th anniversary. It will also be our 20th anniversay, and we honeymooned in Bermuda, so it will be special for us as well. I'm just worried that entire cruise I'll just be comparing NCL to DCL, and that our daughters will be doing the same thing.

We'll just have to rebook on the Wonder, and go again Jan of 2010.

 

[Googelibear]

So, do I understand this right that you'll still be on our boat and doing the anniversary cruise AND re-book for 2010?

WOW​

That earns in my book
Congratulations to all that traveling

I have to get back to talk with all 2 of you later

 

[samily]

Wow, I can't believe it's still just the three of us!

Anyway, I just learned that my in-laws are taking us on the NCL Majesty to Bermuda next summer to celebrate their 50th anniversary. It will also be our 20th anniversay, and we honeymooned in Bermuda, so it will be special for us as well. I'm just worried that entire cruise I'll just be comparing NCL to DCL, and that our daughters will be doing the same thing.

We'll just have to rebook on the Wonder, and go again Jan of 2010.

That's exciting - being able to try another cruiseline & not having to pay for it! lol I have heard good things about NCL - I'm sure you'll have a great time!

 

[Googelibear]

How about "Ship of Fools" ?

 

[samily]

Welcome aboard the Ship of Fools, featuring the 3 night mouseketeers...

 

[Minong1]

Hi! We'll be joining you on the cruise and we are so excited! This is our first cruise! It will be me, DH, and DS (3). My father and his wife are also cruising with us. We are planning 4 days in the parks before the cruise and a few days after the cruise. We live in South Dakota so we've been making a habit of heading to Disney for a warm up in January or February! Somehow the trips seem to get longer each year and now we added a cruise! Some year we may not return to the frozen tundra.
We are still waiting to find airfare. We wanted to try Allegiant this time but the fares are only posted through August 15th right now. I suppose they are waiting to see how much to raise them!
Our biggest accomplishment for this vacation is to get DS potty trained so he can swim and go to the kid's club. So far, so good! And January is 8 months away so we shouldn't have any problems!
Anyone concerned that it will be chilly in January?
This website has been very helpful. Thanks for all the great info!

 

[Googelibear]

Welcome aboard the Ship of Fools, featuring the 3 night mouseketeers...

I like it. Is that it then?

 

[Googelibear]

Hi! We'll be joining you on the cruise and we are so excited! This is our first cruise! It will be me, DH, and DS (3). My father and his wife are also cruising with us. We are planning 4 days in the parks before the cruise and a few days after the cruise. We live in South Dakota so we've been making a habit of heading to Disney for a warm up in January or February! Somehow the trips seem to get longer each year and now we added a cruise! Some year we may not return to the frozen tundra.
We are still waiting to find airfare. We wanted to try Allegiant this time but the fares are only posted through August 15th right now. I suppose they are waiting to see how much to raise them!
Our biggest accomplishment for this vacation is to get DS potty trained so he can swim and go to the kid's club. So far, so good! And January is 8 months away so we shouldn't have any problems!
Anyone concerned that it will be chilly in January?
This website has been very helpful. Thanks for all the great info!

Hi Minong1, welcome to the "Ship of Fools"

We have pretty much the same situation, sans kids. We live in north west Michigan and usually spend 10 days at WDW in November. This time around my boys aren't going, they cannot spend time away from school.
I am so looking forward to doing Disney just being adults, like we used to many years ago.
This is our first cruise as well, it was just a natural add-on. I hope this will be fun. I am beginning to have mixed feelings.

I think no matter how cold it is in January, it's still warmer than here

Oh, I forgot to add that we'll be there for 5 nights before the ship goes off into the sunset.
1st night POP, because we arrive around midnight, the following nights at the Beach Club. Our first time at either resort. We usually only stay at POR, because we just love it there and don't want to take a chance of not liking a resort. I don't like change

 

[Minong1]

Hi Minong1, welcome to the "Ship of Fools"

We have pretty much the same situation, sans kids. We live in north west Michigan and usually spend 10 days at WDW in November. This time around my boys aren't going, they cannot spend time away from school.
I am so looking forward to doing Disney just being adults, like we used to many years ago.
This is our first cruise as well, it was just a natural add-on. I hope this will be fun. I am beginning to have mixed feelings.

I think no matter how cold it is in January, it's still warmer than here

Oh, I forgot to add that we'll be there for 5 nights before the ship goes off into the sunset.
1st night POP, because we arrive around midnight, the following nights at the Beach Club. Our first time at either resort. We usually only stay at POR, because we just love it there and don't want to take a chance of not liking a resort. I don't like change

Thanks for the welcome!
We have also stayed at POR the last two years and loved it but are trying the POFQ before the cruise and POP after the cruise.

It will certainly be warmer on the cruise than here! This year when we landed in Sioux Falls after our trip it was -22 degrees! What a shock and made it even harder to go home. The bus driver on ME joked that we should feel sorry for him because it was only going to be 70 degrees in Florida that day!

We also took one trip to Disney before DS and that's when I "hooked" my DH on Disney. Now he's almost as crazy as me. I don't want to insult him too much! We couldn't understand why anyone would go to Disney WITH kids before we had our son because we had such a great time together but then once he came along we couldn't wait to take him!

I'm sure you'll have a great adult time together for this vacation!

 

[samily]

Welcome aboard Minong1! Your son is at a great age to start cruising. My youngest turned 3 a month before our last cruise this past January & I started telling him if he wanted to come with us on the Mickey ship, he had to use the potty. At some point a couple of months before his bday, he finally listened! Then everytime he would go, he would say"now I can go on the Mickey boat & I don't have to stay with Grandma" Quite funny - he is my 3rd child so I didn't have any guilt about it So, if you find difficulty with the potty training, Mickey is a good incentive to fall back on

We have cruised several times in Jan. & have been lucky with the weather - we cruise then to get a break from the cold here in New England too! I always get a kick out of seeing the FL people in their long pants and long sleeves when it's 70 degrees- we're there in our shorts and loving it!

 

[samily]

Hey Googelibear - why are you having mixed feelings?

 

[Googelibear]

Hey Googelibear - why are you having mixed feelings?

Because, my goodness, there are so many (in my little mind) complaints all over the place, specifically about the Wonder. I almost, last week, turned my cruise into a 10 day WDW only trip. No worries, I won't do it. I am committed to it. I have never had a bad experience anywhere at Disney. I am counting on my lucky streak


You are all so lucky with the kids liking/loving Disney. Mine were never into it. Not at five years of age nor any other time. I always felt like I had to beg them.

 

[samily]

Ok, you may have to stop reading the boards for a while!

Seriously, go in with an open mind & form your own opinions - I read some complaints on the boards and I'm like were we on the same ship?? We have been several times and have never had a serious complaint. The food has always been fine - some dishes better than others - if you find you don't like something, order something else - you're not stuck with it!

I am very much looking forward to our October adults only cruise to try all the adult only things on the ship - I'll have to let you know how that goes, but am anticipating it to be Wonder-ful!

 

[Googelibear]

Ok, you may have to stop reading the boards for a while!

Seriously, go in with an open mind & form your own opinions - I read some complaints on the boards and I'm like were we on the same ship?? We have been several times and have never had a serious complaint. The food has always been fine - some dishes better than others - if you find you don't like something, order something else - you're not stuck with it!

I am very much looking forward to our October adults only cruise to try all the adult only things on the ship - I'll have to let you know how that goes, but am anticipating it to be Wonder-ful!

THANK YOU! for that sit-down. I am keeping an open mind. I also am not putting all sorts of demands in my head regarding any vacation.
I will stay away from the complainers, I will stay away from the complainers, I will say away from the complainers
Like that's possible with my addiction, heehee

 

[samily]

Oh boy, a fellow addict! hello, my name is beth and i'm addicted to the dis...

 

[Googelibear]

Oh boy, a fellow addict! hello, my name is beth and i'm addicted to the dis...

zaktly
What a great addiction to have.

Please check out my signature, that's where my addiction started. Call me Dopey

 

[samily]

Perhaps we should be the Ship of Fools & Addicts!! lol

 

[Googelibear]

Perhaps we should be the Ship of Fools & Addicts!! lol