Dec. 2, 2010 3 day Wonder

[Disneydonnam]

7 weeks to go.

 

[Momfong]

Ron and Marnie Bourque (2a) Ronnie (13) Rhianna (9) #2106

Is Ronnie male or female? Thanks for the info.

 

[tink70]

A boy! Thanks for asking! I dont know about you guys but we are getting VERY excited!!!!!

 

[jimmiemcinpa]

Hi, Had to change a Saratoga trip that was planned for December 11th to 19th. Decided to truy a few days at SS and do this 3 day cruise. We have not done a 3 day but we are exited. We will bring our FE and join with you guys.

Jim & Chris 2A #8558


any body with 3 day experience share how such a short cruise is?

Thanks

 

[CrazyBoutDisney]

any body with 3 day experience share how such a short cruise is?

Welcome aboard, Jim & Chris!! We don't have 3-day experience, but we've been on a couple of 4-day cruises. They are good, if you've never cruised before, as a way to "get your feet wet", so to speak. But we got addicted and now feel a 4-day is TOO SHORT!! That's why we're doing this one as the 2nd half of a back 2 back--so we get 7 full days of cruising!

Looking forward to meeting everyone and sharing in all the FE fun! I can't believe there are more participants on this cruise than there are on the 4-day just before! It seems the shorter the cruise, the fewer are interested in the FE. Thank you all for proving that theory wrong!!!

 

[Tweet]

Welcome Jim & Chris!

This will be our fourth cruise in 12 months. We have done 2 three night and 1 four night. They are VERY addicting!You will love it.

NEW UPDATED LIST:

John & Lori 2A #5509
Steve & Marilyn 2A #5505
Ed, Sharon, Dennis, & Jennifer 4A
Brandon, Michelle 2A, & Jaden (2 yrs old)
Dave & Beth 2A #6099
Marc & Kyrie (2A), Jacob (6 on Dec. 2nd!), Max (4), and Ella (22months) #6639
Julie, Category 12 #
Todd & Wanda (2A), Noah (10) and Abby (8) #6048
Robert & Jenny (2A) room#6624
Ron and Marnie Bourque (2a) Ronnie (13) Rhianna (9) #2106
Donna & Curt 2A #
Christine, Frank, and Isabella (age 3), Room 2058
Jim & Chris 2A #8558

 

[jimmiemcinpa]

Welcome aboard, Jim & Chris!! We don't have 3-day experience, but we've been on a couple of 4-day cruises. They are good, if you've never cruised before, as a way to "get your feet wet", so to speak. But we got addicted and now feel a 4-day is TOO SHORT!! That's why we're doing this one as the 2nd half of a back 2 back--so we get 7 full days of cruising!

Looking forward to meeting everyone and sharing in all the FE fun! I can't believe there are more participants on this cruise than there are on the 4-day just before! It seems the shorter the cruise, the fewer are interested in the FE. Thank you all for proving that theory wrong!!!

We have been on 2 - 7 day as well as 2 DVC member 4 day cruises and would like to go 7 days or longer if we can. We have a B2B planned for March and wil be going B2B for the member cruise next September, the oportunity came up to get spend a couple of days in WDW so we are just trying a 3 day land as well as 3 day at sea to see if we like it.

I am sure it will be great just to spend a couple of days on board.

Jim

 

[Disneydonnam]

Just found out our room number. We are in 6094.

 

[Disneydonnam]

Have any of you ever stayed at the Radisson Resort at the Port? We keep going back and forth on where to stay the night before the cruise. I saw this resort on Mousesavers and thought maybe try it.

 

[Momfong]

Hi - We have our room numbers (finally) -

Edwin, Sharon, Dennis, & Jennifer - Room 2134

Brandon, Michelle, & Jaden - Room 2077

I'm progressing on our FE gifts ... hopefully they will turn out like I have envisioned them. Ha ha ha. I'm getting excited.

 

[schoonersky]

I am looking for something that night, but near the airport. I don't know anything about the port hotels. Time is moving on!

 

[Disneydonnam]

Everytime we agree on a hotel we come up with another reason to stay somewhere else. We were going to stay on Disney property the day we arrive and then drive to the port in the am. Then we thought stay closer to the port so the day of the cruise we won't have to drive. I never thought picking a hotel for one night could be so difficult.

 

[DaveH]

Everytime we agree on a hotel we come up with another reason to stay somewhere else. We were going to stay on Disney property the day we arrive and then drive to the port in the am. Then we thought stay closer to the port so the day of the cruise we won't have to drive. I never thought picking a hotel for one night could be so difficult.

If you are using your own car, you may want to look into hotels at the port that offer packages letting you leave the car with them. Folks have reported that is cheaper than at the port.

 

[Disneydonnam]

If you are using your own car, you may want to look into hotels at the port that offer packages letting you leave the car with them. Folks have reported that is cheaper than at the port.

Thank You. I called the Radisson and they allow you free parking while you are on the cruise. Their nightly rate was really cheap. $89 for the night. Do you know what is a good time to arrive at the port? I heard get there early to get a good boarding number.

 

[Momfong]

Thank You. I called the Radisson and they allow you free parking while you are on the cruise. Their nightly rate was really cheap. $89 for the night. Do you know what is a good time to arrive at the port? I heard get there early to get a good boarding number.

Wow ... what a great rate. Plus you get a shuttle to the port??? Parking at the port is $15/day, correct? So we are talking $45 - $60 for our time frame. Good deal for you!!!!!!

 

[DaveH]

I will have to check with DW. I believe they start letting folks into the terminal at around 10AM. She knows better than I.

 

[Disneydonnam]

Wow ... what a great rate. Plus you get a shuttle to the port??? Parking at the port is $15/day, correct? So we are talking $45 - $60 for our time frame. Good deal for you!!!!!!

Yes they said parking at the hotel is free and they offer free shuttle service back and forth. I think this is where we will spend the night on the 1st.

 

[Disneydonnam]

I will have to check with DW. I believe they start letting folks into the terminal at around 10AM. She knows better than I.

If we arrive that early is there anything to do at the port.

 

[CrazyBoutDisney]

I will have to check with DW. I believe they start letting folks into the terminal at around 10AM. She knows better than I.

Yes, dear, they let people in that early. In fact, if I remember correctly, they open up about 9:30 and start checking folks in about 10. There is a really neat cutaway model of the Magic or the Wonder to check out and it makes a great place for a photo op, too. There's a TV with Disney cartoons for the kiddies (big kids, too) and characters come out for photo ops. I had my pic taken with Minnie and I think I saw the chipmunks later. Even the floor tiles are cool--I got a charge out of them, anyway. The terminal will probably be all decorated for the holidays, too, so if you're into decor, there will be that to examine. Oh, and there's a small snack bar, and I DO mean snack, no real food.

If you have kids who are too antsy to sit and watch the TV for a couple of hours, there's no sense in getting there so early. Then again, the later you arrive, the greater the risk of a long check-in line. There's not much in the way of seating--not like the airport or anything.

Generally, they start the actual boarding process about 11:45 or noon.

 

[Disneydonnam]

Awesome. Thank you for all the info. I think we will plan on getting there between 9:30-10. No kids so getting there early and waiting won't be a problem.