Disney Dream March 31, 2011

[Mean Queen]

For the FE, it doesn't have to be homemade. It just should be small enough to fit in the small pockets of the FE. Plus, you don't want to take up too much space in your luggage.

 

[ariel68]

We are doing the early Dolphin Swim too..so we will see you all there

 

[gunghomom]

Are you guys doing the Dolphin swim or the encounter? Also, anyone done this before? I'm wondering when it says that after you can enjoy the rest of Blue Lagoon, does that mean you get to use the beaches etc., or do you have to pay extra for that? Anyone been? Is the beach nice?

More questions - has anyone done the observation part of it? It says you are 30 feet away. I'm wondering if my Mom will be able to get pictures of us or not from there and how much she'll get to see.

So, so excited for the trip! Our planning DVD came in the mail this weekend and the kids cannot stop watching it. I only wish the trip was longer!

 

[lilliansmommy]

Good morning everyone!! Happy MLK day!! We are off school today, just enjoying this Chicago weather!! LOL! Getting ready to buy a Fish Extender for the trip, so sign the Lesnik's up too....Kelly, Jim, and Lilly.

 

[jenseib]

We just booked this cruise last night. I am so excited.
I have a couple of questions. Where can I find the exact itinerary, like the times we will be on each island. So far I can't seem to find it. Also, is there a way to prepay tips online?

 

[jenseib]

So I have decided I would liek to join in on the fish extender. I'm not sure exactly how this works though. I know you buy little gifts for everyone. I assume we get a leader and that person organizes which room everyone is in? Then we take that list and deposit our little gifts?
Just let me know what to do. I think my little girl will really enjoy it.

 

[douglas_in_philly]

jenseib, if you go to the place where you can search for cruises (pick a date, a port, a destination, a ship, etc.), do a search for your cruise (as if you were trying to find one to book), and when it loads the search results, you can click on the cruise you want on the left, and then on the right, there'll be three tabs, just under the big picture that loads. The middle tab is "Itinerary"... for the 3/31 Disney Dream 3 night cruise, it shows this:


3-Night Bahamian Cruise

March 31 to April 3
Disney Dream

A wonder-filled long weekend is yours when you sail to the isle of Nassau and Disney's private island, Castaway Cay—spending a delightful day at each.

Day Port Ashore Onboard
Day 1 Port Canaveral, Florida — 3:45 p.m.
Day 2 Nassau 9:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
Day 3 Castaway Cay 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
Day 4 Port Canaveral, Florida 7:30 a.m. —

 

[douglas_in_philly]

jenseib, "Mean Queen" has offered to be the Fish Extender organizer, so if you are interested in participating, go back a page in this thread, and look for her post about it. It tells you what you need to do (I'd tell you, but I forget!).

 

[douglas_in_philly]

gunghomom, and ariel68,

We are signed up for the morning (9:30 AM, I think) Dolphin *Swim* (not encounter).

I'm not sure about what we'll be able to do after the swim is over. I PM'd with another poster who did the Dolphin Swim, and she mentioned that she was able to go look at the sea lions afterwards, so I'm under the impression that we can at least do that. Not sure about spending the day at the beach, or anything. I think I saw references to that in other posts I read, but I don't remember what they said.

 

[jenseib]

Thanks

 

[Mean Queen]

Yep, anyone that wants to take part in the FE, just PM me. Send me your cabin number (or let me know that it will come later once you get it), board name, and real names with ages of the kids. Some people make personalized gifts so the names help and the ages make sure the gifts are age appropri

When we get closer to the cruise, I will send out the list to everyone involved. I will send the most updated a few days before the cruise. If there are any changes after that, just find my cabin and leave me a message. I will then have the kids in my group deliver an updated list to each room.

 

[gunghomom]

Hi Mean Queen,

Thanks for stepping up to do this. We'd love to participate. Just wondering if you could maybe give an example of some of the gifts that you've received in the past. Are they all Disney related?

Thanks!

 

[Mean Queen]

Hi Mean Queen,

Thanks for stepping up to do this. We'd love to participate. Just wondering if you could maybe give an example of some of the gifts that you've received in the past. Are they all Disney related?

Thanks!

The gifts have been pretty wide ranging. We've got a lot of stuff from Oriental Trading Company like Disney and Pirate tattoos, eye patches, jewelry, and craft projects. Some people give gifts that represent the area they come from. Others make homemade crafts, like a wood plaque painted with the childs initial. It's always fun to see what people come up with.

 

[porknbeans]

We've signed up for the Caribbean Queen Snorkel Tour while we are in Nassau. We've also got the jetski excursion reserved while we are in CC. Along with resi's at Palo, we're good to go!!

I'm on the fence with the FE as we will be ending our vacation with the cruise. Knowing me and my family, I'm not sure how well the little trinkets will travel for that long with us.

 

["Cinder" Ella's Mom]

OMG, look at all of the action I have missed on our little thread! I guess I should check back more often. Thanks Mean Queen for the FE organizing. I still am not 100% how it works (like how many people you give gifts to, how many times, when, etc.) but it sounds like a lot of fun. We are on Deck 6 too, veranda cabin on port side. I just watched the Christening on-line at work and got teary-eyed. I'll tell you, anything Disney gets me! We plan to stay on the ship in Nassau (been there, done that), so not much in the way of excursions. I did just book the Beach Club for the night we get into port before we fly home Monday. Anyone ever stayed there? It is one of the few we haven't tried so I am excited!

Ok, I will send a PM, Mean Queen. Have a Dreamy day everyone!

 

[njmom23grls]

Oh! Beach Club is our favorite DVC place - we love to walk to Epcot and the kids (older) love being close to Hollywood Studios. The pool (stormalong bay) is great fun as well!

 

[gunghomom]

Thanks MeanQueen for the info.

 

[gunghomom]

So we are doing the back to Back with the March 27 cruise too. Anyone else doing that? We just decided to do both and are so excited!

 

["Cinder" Ella's Mom]

So we are doing the back to Back with the March 27 cruise too. Anyone else doing that? We just decided to do both and are so excited!

Did you just book this? Through Disney? We have been looking to book the 4 day on the 27th too, but there is nothing available on the Disney website.

 

[gunghomom]

Yes, we just booked it. It keeps coming available one or two rooms at a time. I found it this morning about 7 a.m. central time - the two rooms. It's a gty, but we will take so we can go!