Disney Dream come True 8/28/2011

[debsters41]

Hi everyone. Belated Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

My family and I have had to cancel our cruise, so will not be sailing with all of you. My husband and I are very disappointed, but are happy that the kids still did not have a clue, so they are not feeling bad about it. Sorry we won't be able to meet you ~ maybe on another voyage!

Happy Sailing to all!

I am sorry to hear that you will not be joining us, but I do wish you a happy, healthy new year, with many other wonderful surprises that you may share with your children!

 

[wheelerkidz3]

Hello! and Welcome! First, I must say that the picture in your siggie is just about the most adorable thing I have seen in a long time! We are doing B2B as well, but this will be our first half. The funny thing is, I am slated to be in room 6669 on the following cruise! Thanks in advance for "warming it up" for me!

thanks so much!!! that pic was taken on our 2009 thanksgiving cruise...they've all grown quite a bit since then!! lol! (i really wish little man was still that little!! he was soooo easy to take on the that cruise...the upcoming cruise scares me with a just turned 2yr old!! lol!!)
and how strange is it that out of all the rooms on the Dream, you will be taking over ours for your second part?!?! we got lucky and didn't have to switch in the middle of the b2b, so we'll really have it all warmed up for you!!

we finally booked our airfare today!! i spent alllllll day long trying to find the cheapest. boy do the airlines like to keep changing thier rates or what?? the other day i found great rates, and i should have booked them then...but we were still unsure what some people in our party were doing. today i started looking at 1pm and i finally booked tix at 10 tonite!! our local airports are very smallish...but sometimes they have good rates. we found great rates going OUT of them, but couldn't find anything decent at all for returning! so, now we have to drive a ways to get to a bigger airport...and we'll only have a day and a half at wdw before cruising. oh well, at least we can cross another to do off of our list!!
hope everyone has a great weekend!!

 

[silmarg]

hey sil!!!!!!! i'm sooo excited to see you guys are on this cruise!!

OMG! So cool!

I saw your PM got bounced the other day since my inbox is full... And I was going to reach out to u... but I have been crazy busy at work (I worked from 5AM-10PM last night - and I am headed back in right now).

I will definitively speak to u soon!

 

[wheelerkidz3]

OMG! So cool!

I saw your PM got bounced the other day since my inbox is full... And I was going to reach out to u... but I have been crazy busy at work (I worked from 5AM-10PM last night - and I am headed back in right now).

I will definitively speak to u soon!

i wasn't sure if you could tell that i tried to pm you...glad you saw that. now you'll think i'm stalking you, cuz i asked on fb if anyone else knew where i could find you....so i hunted you down on fb. i know you are busy with work...so we will talk soon!! tell everyone we said hi!!

 

[silmarg]

i wasn't sure if you could tell that i tried to pm you...glad you saw that. now you'll think i'm stalking you, cuz i asked on fb if anyone else knew where i could find you....so i hunted you down on fb. i know you are busy with work...so we will talk soon!! tell everyone we said hi!!

While I have an account, I am not big on FB. Told DW u guys would be there - she was excited to hear it.

Nice to hear about the new(ish) addition... but u need to change the screen name to wheelerkiz4!

We are (hopefully) headed back to disneyland next month (for Presidents Week). I say hopefully because I have had the hotel booked for a while (Villas at Grand Californian - we are DVC members now)... but DW (who is not a good flyer was balking at going out west). She finally gave in... but now airfare is so expensive.

Are u doing the parks before or after the Aug cruise?

Be well.

Sil

 

[wheelerkidz3]

i really do need to get my screenname changed...not sure how that works though? collin can be quite a handful at times...but i guess what one and a half year old isn't?! LOL!! i try to count my blessings...we are lucky to have him! (got preg with him shortly after my miscarriage that i had right before panama cruise, and then we almost lost him at the end of the preg, cuz he had a knot in his cord and we dind't know about it, so he wasn't breathing when he came out.) so for all the trouble i've had in getting my #4, i really should change my name here! LOL!!

Airfare is ridiculous!!! we have been looking at it off and on for the past few weeks...but not seriously. now the prices have all jumped. i wish we would have bought tix when we first started looking. ended up buying some last nite, and i've never spent that much per person per ticket....ugh!! we are going to fly down 2 days before the cruise, but we won't be going into the parks. plan to just do some shopping at dtd and lounge at the hotel. we wanted to be able to visit the parks, but i guess that will have to wait til next time!

talk to you soon!!

 

[silmarg]

Airfare is ridiculous!!! we have been looking at it off and on for the past few weeks...but not seriously. now the prices have all jumped. i wish we would have bought tix when we first started looking. ended up buying some last nite, and i've never spent that much per person per ticket....ugh!! we are going to fly down 2 days before the cruise, but we won't be going into the parks. plan to just do some shopping at dtd and lounge at the hotel. we wanted to be able to visit the parks, but i guess that will have to wait til next time!

Wow u r buying airfare for the August trip now! Wow thats early.

Where do u guys fly out of? Binghamton or Rochester?

I am talking about buying air to the DL trip next month - yes I am a procrastinator. I will wait until June to buy airfare for August...

 

[wheelerkidz3]

yes, we had to buy airfare for august already. i'm normally a procrastinator myself...i work better under pressure. but i'm travelling with my parents and another friend with her 2 kids, so everyone else was getting ancy about getting the airfare. we like to go out of elmira usually but sometimes we use binghamton or even ithaca....but all those prices were ridiculous for the return trip. i've been watching the fares for awhile now, and this past week, they have all gone up...alot!! we found a pretty good one out of rochester for 79 each way...i don't think i'd find one much lower than that...and i was scared if i didn't book, it would be way higher than that.

 

[silmarg]

yes, we had to buy airfare for august already. i'm normally a procrastinator myself...i work better under pressure. but i'm travelling with my parents and another friend with her 2 kids, so everyone else was getting ancy about getting the airfare. we like to go out of elmira usually but sometimes we use binghamton or even ithaca....but all those prices were ridiculous for the return trip. i've been watching the fares for awhile now, and this past week, they have all gone up...alot!! we found a pretty good one out of rochester for 79 each way...i don't think i'd find one much lower than that...and i was scared if i didn't book, it would be way higher than that.

$79 is excellent. Rochester.. not so excellent

 

[wheelerkidz3]

$79 is excellent. Rochester.. not so excellent

we keep telling ourselves it won't be so bad. we've had to drive to buffalo before...so rochester will be a short trip! lol!! the fares coming back home into our local airport were around $200-300 for just the one way!!! it was ridiculous..esp when you times that by the 6 of us. it stinks that the baby has his bday in july...so we have to buy a seat for him this time. for some reason i was thinking that he'd still be a lap kid for this venture...but i guess not! lol!!

 

[disney67]

I am excited too! I got all teary eyed when I saw the you tube video of the Dream and the Magic showing off their horns! There is also one of the fireworks! Won't it be great when the trip reports start flowing in??

that the same here i watch for like 6 hours straight

 

[disney67]

i figured i start a list of who is joining us on this trip , if i forget someone by accident please do not take it too heart and send me a PM and i will add you .
Disney67
Mattmommy
Silmarg
Ladyleslie
Dizneeat
Max1
geniemomof4
APB513
debsters41
Disneynutsbv
Howie Howie
realfam
Alexander
wheelerkidz3
this going to be a great meet !!!
I would like to take a minute to Welcome Aboard wheelerkidz3 now makes it lucky 14 families joining us on this Dream come true voyage

 

[disney67]

Hi guys i just want too update everyone we are now up too 14 disfriends for this cruise and my plans for this trip are in full throttle . so here is what i did so far
I got a mini van for 2 days before trip and 4 days after cruise .
and staying now 4 days at BWV instead of all star movies .
all good things got too have a bump somewhere so here is where i need some suggestions ??
we have 2 nights before the cruise and i was thinking should i do
2 days by the port
2 days by disney
or split the days
or any other suggestions ??

 

[silmarg]

u guys gotta check out Allseas Travels' facebook page for photos they took when they toured the Disney Dream... it looks fabulous!

 

[wheelerkidz3]

Hi guys i just want too update everyone we are now up too 14 disfriends for this cruise and my plans for this trip are in full throttle . so here is what i did so far
I got a mini van for 2 days before trip and 4 days after cruise .
and staying now 4 days at BWV instead of all star movies .
all good things got too have a bump somewhere so here is where i need some suggestions ??
we have 2 nights before the cruise and i was thinking should i do
2 days by the port
2 days by disney
or split the days
or any other suggestions ??

i dont' really have any suggestions on what you should do...but i wondered where you got your minivan from and was it a good rate? we will be in need of a van and usually the prices for them are horrible!!

u guys gotta check out Allseas Travels' facebook page for photos they took when they toured the Disney Dream... it looks fabulous!

OMG!!!! i got that email today and they are great!!! makes me soooo excited to get on that ship!!!

 

[Disneynutbsv]

Hi guys i just want too update everyone we are now up too 14 disfriends for this cruise and my plans for this trip are in full throttle . so here is what i did so far
I got a mini van for 2 days before trip and 4 days after cruise .
and staying now 4 days at BWV instead of all star movies .
all good things got too have a bump somewhere so here is where i need some suggestions ??
we have 2 nights before the cruise and i was thinking should i do
2 days by the port
2 days by disney
or split the days
or any other suggestions ??

I am thinking we are going to do two days (probably 1 1/2 days) by the port....as much as I would to go to the parks, I'm afraid I will tire myself out like last time I ended up going to sleep on the first night around 9pm...so I just want to relax, relax, relax before I get on that ship! Good luck with your decision!

 

[disney67]

i dont' really have any suggestions on what you should do...but i wondered where you got your minivan from and was it a good rate? we will be in need of a van and usually the prices for them are horrible!!




OMG!!!! i got that email today and they are great!!! makes me soooo excited to get on that ship!!!

got it thru bj's and booked it immidetly are you guys going to disney after ?
and i'm also doing a FE also if you want me to add you to this list just pm me with all info ?

 

[disney67]

I am thinking we are going to do two days (probably 1 1/2 days) by the port....as much as I would to go to the parks, I'm afraid I will tire myself out like last time I ended up going to sleep on the first night around 9pm...so I just want to relax, relax, relax before I get on that ship! Good luck with your decision!

which hotel do you like by port ?

 

[Disneynutbsv]

which hotel do you like by port ?

Country Inn & Suites...beautiful pool, rooms, great staff, breakfast is wonderful, plus warm chocolate chip cookies at the front desk If you need to use their shuttle service, its fantastic as well!
We also eat dinner at Fish Lips down at the port, its very good, plus you get to watch if the ships are leaving port (we watched the Carnival Sensation leaving), kind of gets you excited for when you get to go on! My kids loved the "Lobster Bites"...like chicken nuggets, but Lobster instead

 

[disney67]

Country Inn & Suites...beautiful pool, rooms, great staff, breakfast is wonderful, plus warm chocolate chip cookies at the front desk If you need to use their shuttle service, its fantastic as well!
We also eat dinner at Fish Lips down at the port, its very good, plus you get to watch if the ships are leaving port (we watched the Carnival Sensation leaving), kind of gets you excited for when you get to go on! My kids loved the "Lobster Bites"...like chicken nuggets, but Lobster instead

You are making me hungry lol me and wife would enjoy that alot but kids are more the mac & ch type eaters . and im going too look into the country inn and suites we stayed at the one close too disney and i loved my stay there .
thank you for your help .