DISNEY DREAM 5-nights May 29th, 2011

[zimaaaaah]

Hi everyone,

I haven't posted on this thread in a while because I was so busy getting ready for the 5/30/10 5-Day 'Double Dip' on the Wonder!! We just got back on Friday, and let me tell you guys....this cruise was WONDERFUL. Two stops at CC, combined with a day at sea, was perfect! And...the Wonder sailed at 100% capacity. I think that was the first time I'd been on a ship that was completely sold out.

Our upcoming cruise will be incredible as well, no doubt!!

That is awesome! We did a 2 CC stop one time before, but didn't get to go the first day because of weather. We still loved it and can't wait to do it again on the Dream.
Did you get to use the new water activity area at CC "Pelican Plunge"? (at least I think that is what they call it).

 

[Kim&Chris]

So were there a formal & semi-formal night? Anything else that might be different from a 4 or 7 night cruise? Glad you had a fun time. I'm sure we all will next year.

Every night was "cruise casual" except for one night, which was called "dress-up night", I believe. It was definitely NOT formal in any way. The whole cruise was very casual, in my opinion.

One thing that was very exciting was a few appearances by Don "Ducky" Williams, who spoke in one of the theaters about his early days as an animator in Walt Disney World. He is the man who designed almost all of what you see (character-wise) on the ships and in WDW. As he speaks, he draws several characters, then the pieces are raffled off. Very exciting. I missed winning his Snow White drawing by only two numbers It all worked out, though, because I paid an extra $40 (which I thought was incredibly reasonable) for a short session with him, in which he drew Snow White for me and signed it . The best $40 I could have spent.

 

[Kim&Chris]

That is awesome! We did a 2 CC stop one time before, but didn't get to go the first day because of weather. We still loved it and can't wait to do it again on the Dream.
Did you get to use the new water activity area at CC "Pelican Plunge"? (at least I think that is what they call it).

This was our 2nd double dip...the first being a 4-day. Let me tell you...this was SO much more relaxed. That extra day at sea is just what the doctor ordered . This cruise was so much more relaxed and less "frenzied". We had so much extra time to really enjoy the ship!

Unfortunately, we did not get to do Pelican Plunge . I'm sure we'll do it on our 5/2011 cruise, though!

 

[Disneyholic]

Every night was "cruise casual" except for one night, which was called "dress-up night", I believe. It was definitely NOT formal in any way. The whole cruise was very casual, in my opinion.

One thing that was very exciting was a few appearances by Don "Ducky" Williams, who spoke in one of the theaters about his early days as an animator in Walt Disney World. He is the man who designed almost all of what you see (character-wise) on the ships and in WDW. As he speaks, he draws several characters, then the pieces are raffled off. Very exciting. I missed winning his Snow White drawing by only two numbers It all worked out, though, because I paid an extra $40 (which I thought was incredibly reasonable) for a short session with him, in which he drew Snow White for me and signed it . The best $40 I could have spent.

Bummer on the formal night. I really had fun on our 7 night dressing up. Guess I will just have to hope that the Fantasy has some 7 nighters in 2012. We are planning on rebooking onboard. I guess that will be one less thing I will have to pack though.

Congrats on the Snow White picture. That sounds like a steal to me too.

 

[Marthasor]

Hi everyone,

I'm so new to the cruise forum, I just found this thread yesterday! We are so excited to go on our very first cruise on the Dream! Going on a Disney cruise has been a dream of mine for a long time and this cruise is my 40th birthday present from my DH! On the trip will be me, My DH and my DS3. Will be in Cat T. Can't wait to meet my fellow DIS'ers and play the fish extender game!

 

[mommyarewegoingback]

Hey y'all-
Sorry I've been away. We have been planning and doing a non-Disney orlando trip for this past memorial day week. But the whole time I was dreaming about our next Memorial Day, when I get to Dream!

I love "First to Dream it Twice" slogan!

I have started the list for FE's. zimaaaaah, if you're still interested, i would love some help. I will post the FE's I have so far in the next post and will add a link to my siggie.

Woo hooo! We are less than a year away now.
-Virginia

 

[mommyarewegoingback]

Fish Exchange / Extender Information:

I think we'll keep it easy. It'll be up to you to decide if you want to do FE's one per family, one per person, just kids or just adults. It's a relatively short cruise, so we won't have a schedule of when to deliver or anything. We'll try to get a final list sometime before the cruise (date tbd, I'm thinking 2 or 3 weeks before sail).

Please PM me with you disboard name, members of your party name and ages, and cabin number. I will add you to this list. I will only show your disboard name and cabin number here. I will save the other info and distribute closer to sail date. Hmm. I think that's it for now. Let me know if you have questions or if you think I've missed something here. Thanks!

Disboard Name & Cabin

3rascals 6168
5griffinsmom 9592/9594
abcangie87 9528
babycrnp 6008
BLeeS 9656
brinalyn530 2056
Callieline.G 5028
Carolina Girl 68 6544
cathicool 6668
CrazyBoutDisney 7681
CruiseTink 7070
CruiseTink 7072
Disneyelf10 6000
disneyfool_1202 (nut allergy) 6612
disneyfool_1202 (nut allergy) - OPTIONAL 6166
domiii 12026
dwcsk8 9120
Gatorvet 7674 and 7676
heatherlynn444 10512
hsmom 10072
jpoeling 6148
kathy04 10514
kymickeyfan717 2025
lawflyfish 8568
maria-fan-22 8652
masarp 6014
Maxxumuser 8658
MickeyMagic 5011
mickeysgirl77 7098
mickeysgirl77 7100
Miz Diz 7020
mommy2777 9148
mommyarewegoingback 6508
olewnikpe 7560
Ottes4 2517
Sailin2010 10570
Sandyrella 7536
serenitynow 6090
serrem 7096
shannonetherton 9521
sshaw10060 8520
Stefanie Peacock 10118
unixadm 8114
wdwfamilyinIL 7102
WeMickey 2032
WeMickey 8502
zimaaaaah 8508

Total families - 47
Total # of people - 163
Total female adults - 53
Total male adults - 39
Total female kids under 10 - 18
Total male kids under 10 - 23
Total female 10 and up - 15
Total male 10 and up - 15




Some links that you may be interested in:
A Fish Extender Primer
FE Info
No-Sew FE
Homemade FE Gifts Photo Thread
-Virginia

 

[mollygirl13]

Hello everyone!
Haven't posted in a long time due to us getting ready for the May 2010 5 night Wonder cruise! It was a FANTASTIC cruise and we cannot wait for May 2011.

2 stops at CC was heaven. DH and I spent all of our time at Serenity Bay and we had gorgeous weather.

I like our name for this cruise-very cute. I'll be posting more now that we are home from the Wonder.

On this cruise it'll be me, DH and my parents.

 

[zimaaaaah]

Fish Exchange / Extender Information:

I think we'll keep it easy. It'll be up to you to decide if you want to do FE's one per family, one per person, just kids or just adults. It's a relatively short cruise, so we won't have a schedule of when to deliver or anything. We'll try to get a final list sometime before the cruise (date tbd, I'm thinking 2 or 3 weeks before sail).

Please PM me with you disboard name, members of your party name and ages, and cabin number. I will add you to this list. I will only show your disboard name and cabin number here. Hmm. I think that's it for now. Let me know if you have questions or if you think I've missed something here. Thanks!

Disboard Name & Cabin

hsmom 10072
Marthasor 12512
mommyarewegoingback 6508
wdwfamilyinIL 7102
zimaaaaah 8508

Some links that you may be interested in:
A Fish Extender Primer
FE Info
No-Sew FE
Homemade FE Gifts Photo Thread
-Virginia

I am all for keeping it easy, especially since I think our group may be REALLY big as we get closer to sailing.
Just PM me and let me know how to help amd I'll be glad to!

 

[BABYJOSIE98]

My best friend and I just booked a 2 room whirlpool suite with the park and cruise package..Includes full breakfast buffet for two in the morning and a free shuttle.... $187 total and we will split that.....

So excited..I do love the Radisson...I called the Best Western Oceanfront and just a 2 bed oceanfront room with the cruise package started at $189 before taxes and fees...So we are just going with the Radisson.

So one more thing out of the way!!!

We plan too dine at Grills that evening...I love the peel and eat shrimp and they make an awesome Margarita....

 

[mommyarewegoingback]

My best friend and I just booked a 2 room whirlpool suite with the park and cruise package..Includes full breakfast buffet for two in the morning and a free shuttle.... $187 total and we will split that.....

So excited..I do love the Radisson...I called the Best Western Oceanfront and just a 2 bed oceanfront room with the cruise package started at $189 before taxes and fees...So we are just going with the Radisson.

So one more thing out of the way!!!

We plan too dine at Grills that evening...I love the peel and eat shrimp and they make an awesome Margarita....

wow! you're way ahead of me. i didn't know we could book this early. i better get my butt in gear!
-virginia

 

[Kim&Chris]

My best friend and I just booked a 2 room whirlpool suite with the park and cruise package..Includes full breakfast buffet for two in the morning and a free shuttle.... $187 total and we will split that.....

So excited..I do love the Radisson...I called the Best Western Oceanfront and just a 2 bed oceanfront room with the cruise package started at $189 before taxes and fees...So we are just going with the Radisson.

So one more thing out of the way!!!

We plan too dine at Grills that evening...I love the peel and eat shrimp and they make an awesome Margarita....

Can I ask you a question?...how are you getting from MCO to the Radisson? I'm trying to plan a cruise for November (in addition to this one!) but I don't think I want to rent a car. Just curious how I can get a group from MCO to the Radisson as painlessly as possible. Thanks.

 

[BABYJOSIE98]

wow! you're way ahead of me. i didn't know we could book this early. i better get my butt in gear!
-virginia

Well I knew at about a year out you could start booking...So I checked Radisson website and it gave me a price.... The regular cruise parking package in a standard room was $139 before taxes and the 2 room suite is $169. So we decided since we are splitting it too take the suite.

It did not cost me anything..I just reserved it with my credit card so that is really nice. I just know we like the Radisson and the pool there is great so we went ahead and grabbed it.

Best Western can book if you call, but not on line yet. Good luck.

 

[BABYJOSIE98]

Can I ask you a question?...how are you getting from MCO to the Radisson? I'm trying to plan a cruise for November (in addition to this one!) but I don't think I want to rent a car. Just curious how I can get a group from MCO to the Radisson as painlessly as possible. Thanks.

We are renting a car since we are visiting Universal first.
We have used a shuttle service twice in the past for our larger group and it was wonderful. I will try and attach the link too the company we used. They were right on time and wonderful and after the cruise they were there waiting on us when we stepped off the ship. It was very convenient.

http://www.transportationflorida.com/

They were great...

 

[Belle102498]

Hi all! We are new to cruising in general and cannot WAIT until next May! It is going to be me (34) and my DH (38-39) We are in Cat6B (I think. I don't remember for sure) My husband's Birthday is June 4th so we are celebrating a little early with this cruise Like I said, we are new to cruising and so far this board has given us soooooo much info. I guess I just wanted to send out some info and our thanks

 

[mommyarewegoingback]

Hi all! We are new to cruising in general and cannot WAIT until next May! It is going to be me (34) and my DH (38-39) We are in Cat6B (I think. I don't remember for sure) My husband's Birthday is June 4th so we are celebrating a little early with this cruise Like I said, we are new to cruising and so far this board has given us soooooo much info. I guess I just wanted to send out some info and our thanks

to the group! Can you believe we're now officially under 1 year! Woo hoo!
-Virginia

 

[dwcsk8]

Hey there everyone.

We have just booked this cruise, and are very excited about cruising the Dream. This will be our third Disney Cruise. I stopped counting other cruises some time ago. It will be just my DH and I in cabin 9120, late seating.

Diane

 

[fgarza25]

Can I ask you a question?...how are you getting from MCO to the Radisson? I'm trying to plan a cruise for November (in addition to this one!) but I don't think I want to rent a car. Just curious how I can get a group from MCO to the Radisson as painlessly as possible. Thanks.

We rented a van this pass November and it did work out great. I also found a great deal on the van. We dropped off the van the next morning and used the shuttle to port. No problems getting to port or back to rent the van after the cruise.

 

[diane648]

Just noticed there's an 8B GTY available for our cruise in case anyone's looking.

 

[mkhcth]

Super Excited we are going on our first Disney Cruise!!! Only 11 more months till we set sail. We are a family of 5, we have 3 kids: Lilly 7, Melissa 4 (today) and David who is 5 months.