Diez (10) Noches Calientes en la Riviera Mexicana/17 de abril 2011 (4.17.11 Wonder!)

[Susiesark]

Could you tell me what "secret Mickey" is? Separate from FE exchange? Our bags are packed and shipped to LA today (we're heading out early) so if I need to squeeze something else in, I'd need to do it quickly. Thanks all.

Wow! I'm impressed! You plan so far ahead. I'm just looking over how to make my FE, and trying to figure out pirate costumes for 4 people.
Secret Mickey is sort of like a Secret Santa . You would be given the name of 1 person to give an extra, special gift or 2 to. Adults only. At this point, we are still in the discussion stage. But if you need something sent in the last week, you can send it to my house and we'll bring it with us, or meet up with you once you are in So.Cal.

 

[Double Trouble]

Sorry we're late to the game, but we generally book last minute due to work. Even though this will be our 4th Disney Cruise, this is the 1st time we've joined a "Meetup" and are very excited to have the opportunity. I was checking out the thread and it looks like a great group...was hoping to join in on the activities if it's not too late.

We're actually 1 of 3 families traveling together...I'm working on getting the other 2 registered in the next day or two. For planning purposes, it will be:
Us: Mom & Dad plus DD(8) & DD(8); and,
2. Mom & Dad plus DS(8) & DS(6); and,
3. Mom plus DS(8).

Travelbee, True Romance, and others...you've got an awesome plan going. I was hoping you could help us out as follows...

1. Please add us to the the Roll Call (or let me know how).
2. Please add us to the FE list (or let me know how).
3. Please let me know how to sign up and pay for wristbands, etc. (I know I saw it in the thread, but now I can't find the info).
4. Please let me know what else is available, or if you need any additional info. If you PM me, I can give you names, etc.

The kids (and us too!) are looking forward to getting an early start making new friends for what should be an awesome trip. Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.

"Sleepin' L8"

 

[CasaMartinez]

Sorry we're late to the game, but we generally book last minute due to work. Even though this will be our 4th Disney Cruise, this is the 1st time we've joined a "Meetup" and are very excited to have the opportunity. I was checking out the thread and it looks like a great group...was hoping to join in on the activities if it's not too late.

We're actually 1 of 3 families traveling together...I'm working on getting the other 2 registered in the next day or two. For planning purposes, it will be:
Us: Mom & Dad plus DD(8) & DD(8); and,
2. Mom & Dad plus DS(8) & DS(6); and,
3. Mom plus DS(8).

Travelbee, True Romance, and others...you've got an awesome plan going. I was hoping you could help us out as follows...

1. Please add us to the the Roll Call (or let me know how).
2. Please add us to the FE list (or let me know how).
3. Please let me know how to sign up and pay for wristbands, etc. (I know I saw it in the thread, but now I can't find the info).
4. Please let me know what else is available, or if you need any additional info. If you PM me, I can give you names, etc.

The kids (and us too!) are looking forward to getting an early start making new friends for what should be an awesome trip. Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.

"Sleepin' L8"

We have some exciting stuff planed. Check out the cruise website by Travelbee for details on our DisMeets, lanyards, etc.

http://april-17-2011-mexicanriviera.weebly.com/

 

[Susiesark]

Sorry we're late to the game, but we generally book last minute due to work. Even though this will be our 4th Disney Cruise, this is the 1st time we've joined a "Meetup" and are very excited to have the opportunity. I was checking out the thread and it looks like a great group...was hoping to join in on the activities if it's not too late.

We're actually 1 of 3 families traveling together...I'm working on getting the other 2 registered in the next day or two. For planning purposes, it will be:
Us: Mom & Dad plus DD(8) & DD(8); and,
2. Mom & Dad plus DS(8) & DS(6); and,
3. Mom plus DS(8).


The kids (and us too!) are looking forward to getting an early start making new friends for what should be an awesome trip. Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.

"Sleepin' L8"

Welcome Families! You're joining a fun group. Lots of kiddos the same age. Are you Main or Late Dining?

 

[HoppingMad]

A few updates on the website. I added a new page for the navigators but some of the links are not working properly. I'll fix them when I have more time to check each one. On the main page, I added the info on the dining rotations. On the roll call, I was able to get Penny's video to play from the roll call page, so that is now in place of their placeholder photo.

James is very impressed, thanks Connie

Penny

 

[bitocas]

families.just glag you decided to join us.

 

[True Romance]

Sorry we're late to the game, but we generally book last minute due to work. Even though this will be our 4th Disney Cruise, this is the 1st time we've joined a "Meetup" and are very excited to have the opportunity. I was checking out the thread and it looks like a great group...was hoping to join in on the activities if it's not too late.

We're actually 1 of 3 families traveling together...I'm working on getting the other 2 registered in the next day or two. For planning purposes, it will be:
Us: Mom & Dad plus DD(8) & DD(8); and,
2. Mom & Dad plus DS(8) & DS(6); and,
3. Mom plus DS(8).

Travelbee, True Romance, and others...you've got an awesome plan going. I was hoping you could help us out as follows...

1. Please add us to the the Roll Call (or let me know how).
2. Please add us to the FE list (or let me know how).
3. Please let me know how to sign up and pay for wristbands, etc. (I know I saw it in the thread, but now I can't find the info).
4. Please let me know what else is available, or if you need any additional info. If you PM me, I can give you names, etc.

The kids (and us too!) are looking forward to getting an early start making new friends for what should be an awesome trip. Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.

"Sleepin' L8"

Welcome DoubleTrouble Love the names. Are your girls turning 8 on the cruise? My daughters 8th birthday is April 19th. I will add you guys to the FE list and the wrist band list. I will also PM you to get names and exact numbers.

I think all of the kids in your group will have a good time. We have a bunch of kids the same age range on this meet. I am really happy with this meet. Everyone is so nice and there has been no "drama". I can't wait to meet all of you. I feel like I know you guys already. I am lucky enough to meet Ann-Marie and family today. We are meeting up for the holiday to take our kids to a museum.

I keep marveling at the internet and what an amazing tool this is. 20 years ago we would not be meeting fellow travelers before a vacation, making "cyber friends", or setting up FE's, meets, or secret Mickey's. Today is my message board friend day. Meeting Ann-Marie that I met here and then I am meeting up with another lady that I met on a RVing message board about a travel trailer she has for sale and offered to us. Such great communities out there.

Happy Presidents Day everyone

 

[padalyn]

Welcome DoubleTrouble Love the names. Are your girls turning 8 on the cruise? My daughters 8th birthday is April 19th. I will add you guys to the FE list and the wrist band list. I will also PM you to get names and exact numbers.

I think all of the kids in your group will have a good time. We have a bunch of kids the same age range on this meet. I am really happy with this meet. Everyone is so nice and there has been no "drama". I can't wait to meet all of you. I feel like I know you guys already. I am lucky enough to meet Ann-Marie and family today. We are meeting up for the holiday to take our kids to a museum.

I keep marveling at the internet and what an amazing tool this is. 20 years ago we would not be meeting fellow travelers before a vacation, making "cyber friends", or setting up FE's, meets, or secret Mickey's. Today is my message board friend day. Meeting Ann-Marie that I met here and then I am meeting up with another lady that I met on a RVing message board about a travel trailer she has for sale and offered to us. Such great communities out there.

Happy Presidents Day everyone

Kristi - I have to agree. I was first introduced to the Dis for the first TA cruise. I am still friends with people that I met on that cruise, and have discovered a whole group of people who love Disney as much as I do - as you say, we are friends long before we meet!

 

[bitocas]

just come back of picking our t-shirts for the embarkation day.they are white and have our cruise logo and our names in disney font.to cute!
kristi and anne-marie have a great meeting!i would love to join you but we have the atlantic ocean,and the american continent apart from us.

 

[loving _life]

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[Double Trouble]

Welcome DoubleTrouble Love the names. Are your girls turning 8 on the cruise? My daughters 8th birthday is April 19th. I will add you guys to the FE list and the wrist band list. I will also PM you to get names and exact numbers.

I think all of the kids in your group will have a good time. We have a bunch of kids the same age range on this meet. I am really happy with this meet. Everyone is so nice and there has been no "drama". I can't wait to meet all of you. I feel like I know you guys already. I am lucky enough to meet Ann-Marie and family today. We are meeting up for the holiday to take our kids to a museum.

I keep marveling at the internet and what an amazing tool this is. 20 years ago we would not be meeting fellow travelers before a vacation, making "cyber friends", or setting up FE's, meets, or secret Mickey's. Today is my message board friend day. Meeting Ann-Marie that I met here and then I am meeting up with another lady that I met on a RVing message board about a travel trailer she has for sale and offered to us. Such great communities out there.

Happy Presidents Day everyone

Thanks for welcoming us aboard! The girls turn 8 the day before the cruise, but we are planning to do a slightly "belated" celebration at dinner on Day 1. We should be Main Seating, but I have no idea which rotation...we usually just take what we get and go with it. Is there a predominate rotation within the group?

We too are happy there seems to be a lot of kids in the same age range. It should be a blast. We tend to be early arrivers at the port so we'll be looking for the "lime green Mickey" in the terminal to get the fun started.

The other 2 families traveling with us should be up on the board by tonight. One is "MBoyz" I believe, and not sure on the other yet. Thanks again for everything and I'll look for your PM.

"Sleepin' L8" (of Double Trouble)

 

[savin4WDW]

We're actually 1 of 3 families traveling together...I'm working on getting the other 2 registered in the next day or two. For planning purposes, it will be:
Us: Mom & Dad plus DD(8) & DD(8); and,
2. Mom & Dad plus DS(8) & DS(6); and,
3. Mom plus DS(8).

Welcome, Sleepin' L8!!!

We've got an 8-year old daughter too, and she's so excited to hear about all these kids her age on this board.

As if going on a Disney cruise wasn't wonderful enough, how great is it to go with a bunch of people who feel the same way! Yippee!

I feel like we're really getting close now; under 2 months! WE CAN'T WAIT!!!

 

[Double Trouble]

Welcome, Sleepin' L8!!!

We've got an 8-year old daughter too, and she's so excited to hear about all these kids her age on this board.

As if going on a Disney cruise wasn't wonderful enough, how great is it to go with a bunch of people who feel the same way! Yippee!

I feel like we're really getting close now; under 2 months! WE CAN'T WAIT!!!

Savin4WDW, Thanks for the welcome! I'm sure the kids will be bonding before we even leave the terminal. See you there!

 

[MiniCoops]

Hi to all! We are the third family joining Double Trouble. We can't wait to meet all of you. We are the Mom and son traveling with the other families. My son will be 8 next month.

 

[MBoys]

We are the second family that Double Trouble spoke of. We have never cruised Disney before, but have been told of the exciting opportunities to join like minded folks looking to make a great experience for their families.

Our family includes:

Mom & Dad plus DS(8) & DS(6)

Travelbee, True Romance, and others could you please help us as Double Trouble requested?

1. Please add us to the Roll Call
2. Please add us to the FE list
3. Please let us know how to sign up and pay for wristbands, etc.
4. Please let us know what else is available or additional info. Feel free to PM me for names.,etc.

Again, we are Newbees to the Disney cruise experience. We really look forward to learning more and eventually meeting up with some great people!

D'Mink
____________
MBoys
DS(8)DS(6):
DH-D'Mink
DW-D'Minkstress
DS(8) D'Stinker
DS(6) D'Stinkpot

 

[virdis]

Hi to all! We are the third family joining Double Trouble. We can't wait to meet all of you. We are the Mom and son traveling with the other families. My son will be 8 next month.

We are the second family that Double Trouble spoke of. We have never cruised Disney before, but have been told of the exciting opportunities to join like minded folks looking to make a great experience for their families.

Our family includes:

Mom & Dad plus DS(8) & DS(6)

Sorry we're late to the game, but we generally book last minute due to work. Even though this will be our 4th Disney Cruise, this is the 1st time we've joined a "Meetup" and are very excited to have the opportunity. I was checking out the thread and it looks like a great group...was hoping to join in on the activities if it's not too late.

We're actually 1 of 3 families traveling together...I'm working on getting the other 2 registered in the next day or two. For planning purposes, it will be:
Us: Mom & Dad plus DD(8) & DD(8); and,
2. Mom & Dad plus DS(8) & DS(6); and,
3. Mom plus DS(8).

Double Trouble, MiniCoops, and MBoys......Welcome aboard!!!! We have a fun group of folks here. Can't wait to meet you all in person.

 

[LiserAnn]

Kristi...didn't you contact Tesoro and they told you $41 for the day for A?? Check out this email I just got from them...

Hello,
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For sure we will be happy to receive you and your group, we have special rate for Day-pass, are included meals, drinks, all the activities and facilities. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The rate is $358mn pesos or like $29 dollars per person and the kids from 6 to 12 years old, pay just the half prize.
*
The best way to come to the hotel from the port it’s by Taxi, and it’s like 15 minutes from there. And the taxi’s cost is between 7 – 9 dollars.

 

[Amwill]

kristi and anne-marie have a great meeting!i would love to join you but we have the atlantic ocean,and the american continent apart from us.

Just got back from a wonderful outing with Kristi and her family. First off, we weren't certain if the weather was going to be against us and rain as it has been doing for the past couple of days, but the weather was great. We met Kristi's family at a kid's science museum. We had an awesome time. The kids had a great time. My children just couldn't stop talking about how much they are going to have fun with Kristi's kids on the Mickey boat. Virdis and I are also looking forward to spending time with Kristi and her husband.

Thanks Kristi, Kevin, Isabelle, Danny and Brennan for a wonderful time.

I know people have already mentioned that the development of the internet and the Disboard's has added a new dimension to traveling. We have just spent the day getting to know another family that is going to be on the same cruise as us. How awesome is that!!! The cruise is still 8 weeks away but already we have virtually and actually meet so many people.

Can't wait for the Mickey Boat. Now off to get girl scout cookieeeeees.

 

[LiserAnn]

Here's a "welcome" shout out to all the new families joining us!! Our son will have just turned 9 so it sounds like there are a lot of kids about the same age. (We also have a 12 yo son).

 

[Susiesark]

Virdis, Love the new profile pic!

RE: Tesoro Rate, Can you double check the rate? It doesn't sound right. ( i.e. too good to be true.) Also, look on the Facebook page for the info I got from Wyndham Manzanillo regarding day usage.

Would love to decide before so we're not running around when we get there.
MariaG, check your PM