Disney Dream ~ September 15, 2011

[Luckymomoftwo]

FE Exchange Group:

Luckymomoftwo
Junior (DH)
Debbie (DW)
Brandon(DS-11)
Emilee (DD-8)

 

[Time4disneynow]

Hi everyone! I'm Terrie traveling with DH Wally. We are also doing the B2B between this cruise and the DVC member cruise. We are also in the same stateroom so no unpacking and re-packing between cruises

Terrie

Hi Terrie....glad you're doing the B2B. I can't wait.

FE Exchange Group:

7006 - Luckymomoftwo
Junior (DH)
Debbie (DW)
Brandon(DS-11)
Emilee (DD-8)

7008 - Luckymomoftwo's in-laws
Joah (DH)
Sara (DW)
Skyler (DS-4)
Brayden (DS-1)

10552 - Time4DisneyNow
& DH Time2Go2Disney
Monika (DW)
Michael (DH)

Hi Debbie....thank you for doing this for us.

 

[tjbaggott]

Good morning everyone! Debbie, if you want to be in charge of the FE list, I'm great with that! I'd like to participate but I'll let you know after Christmas weather that will be a definate. Gotta get through our upcoming Hallween cruise first.

Our B2B is this cruise and the 4 day before, but thankfully like most of you other B2Bers, we too have the same stateroom! That I'm sure makes things much much easier!

And hey, Page 2!! We're ON OUR WAY!!

 

[Luckymomoftwo]

FE Exchange Group:

Luckymomoftwo
Junior (DH)
Debbie (DW)
Brandon(DS-11)
Emilee (DD-8)

IAmDaisyDuck
Eileen (DW)
Tony (DH)
Michael (DS-9)

 

[Luckymomoftwo]

WOW! This sure is a SLOW moving thread! Our other cruise thread (DVC SSMemberCruise 2011) has already reached over 100 pages. And that thread JUST started on 10/2/10!!!! I hope this one picks up and we get more FE exchange participants!!!

 

[tjbaggott]

WOW! This sure is a SLOW moving thread! Our other cruise thread (DVC SSMemberCruise 2011) has already reached over 100 pages. And that thread JUST started on 10/2/10!!!! I hope this one picks up and we get more FE exchange participants!!!

LOL, I'll be on this thread more often as I go through Cruise Withdrawl as of next month! About the FE, go ahead and add my family as I just remembered an OT order that is waiting for me at my Aunts in NJ. I've since already put together all my FE's for the upcoming cruise, (I had forgotten about the stuff I ordered from OT), So all THAT stuff, is now extra, that I can use for the Dream Cruise FE's.

So we are Myself (Judy), my DH (Martyn), DS 14(at time of cruise, Daniel) and DS8(at time of cruise, Tim)

We leave in just 18 Days for FLORIDA and our Western DCL Cruise!!

 

[Luckymomoftwo]

LOL, I'll be on this thread more often as I go through Cruise Withdrawl as of next month! About the FE, go ahead and add my family as I just remembered an OT order that is waiting for me at my Aunts in NJ. I've since already put together all my FE's for the upcoming cruise, (I had forgotten about the stuff I ordered from OT), So all THAT stuff, is now extra, that I can use for the Dream Cruise FE's.

So we are Myself (Judy), my DH (Martyn), DS 14(at time of cruise, Daniel) and DS8(at time of cruise, Tim)

We leave in just 18 Days for FLORIDA and our Western DCL Cruise!!

YAY!!!! Another FE group!!! That's always a nice surprise when you have stuff you forgot about! I miss the Magic....we haven't sailed a 7 night cruise since January 2007. We've been on the Wonder twice since then, one of these days we'll do another 7 night cruise! Maybe on the Fantasy (that one IS doing 7 night cruises, right?)

 

[davidls]

My name is David and my DW Donna are going on this cruise also. Tjbaggott told me about this new thread for the 3 day cruise. Like Tj and her family this will be a b2b for us also. We are doing the 4 day cruise before this one and then sailing again on this 3 day cruise. Like Tj we will be staying in the same stateroom, so we don't have to pack up all our STUFF between cruises. Looking forward to getting to know all of you, and sharing our excitment about going on the new Disney Dream

 

[stl_figment]

Question: I'm brand new to Disney Cruises. Can someone explain FE in detail?

I understand its a gift exchange but I'm uncertain on how it works? Either way as its my wedding, I'm not sure we will participate, but I want to know how it works before I make up my mind.

But I can maybe outline an idea of who is coming with me: Me (Aimee - 26) - Fiance (Brent - 24), My mom-stepdad, my dad-stepmom, his mom-dad, a set of grandparents, an aunt-(maybe uncle), and two great aunts. I think. No kids though.

 

[Luckymomoftwo]

The way the FE exchange works is you hang an extender on the fish outside your stateroom door (which it is still yet to be determined if the Dream will actually have fish outside the door or not). Then, everyone who has signed up to participate goes around and puts their gifts in everyone else's fish extender. The gifts can be home made or purchased. It can be something from your home town (for example: once we got a little jar of jam because one of the participants lived in a city that was known for their jam) You can bring three small things and pass out one gift each night, or you can just pass your gifts out on one night. It's however involved you want to get in it. Hope that helps!!

 

[davidls]

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/10/even-more-fun-in-the-sun-at-castaway-cay/

Above is a link to the new additions to Castaway Cay. Looks like they are about done if not already finished with all of the upgrades they were planning. Looks GREAT!!! I can't wait to dip my toes in Castaway Cay's waters!!!

 

[Time2go2disney]

Castaway Cay Slides .......................

 

[Luckymomoftwo]

FE Exchange Group:

Luckymomoftwo
Junior (DH)
Debbie (DW)
Brandon(DS-11)
Emilee (DD-8)

IAmDaisyDuck
Eileen (DW)
Tony (DH)
Michael (DS-9)

TJBaggot
Judy (DW)
Martyn (DH)
Daniel -(DS-14)
Tim - (DS - 8)

 

[HappycamperGRF]

Add us to the B2B (members cruise) same stateroom! Debbie do you need our info again to add us to this FE?

P.S. You rock for organizing this

 

[Mrs. Happycamper]

Mrs. Happycamper here. My DH beat me to it but yes please sign us up for the FE for this one as well. I'm already coming up with gift ideas.

So excited there are so many double DREAMers!

 

[Mrs. Happycamper]

Ps Debbie, when George tells you, "you rock" it should be taken as the highest compliment.

 

[davidls]

Just had to share alittle info with ya'll. Heard from the Social Security office yesterday morning. They received my online application for retiring in January and had a few minor questions I needed to answer. I'm now all set to start drawing my social security next year!!!
I didn't know they worked on Saturdays but the very nice lady I talked too said that they had alot of people retiring, (us baby boomers), which means the need to work Saturdays to help those like me retiring now get their benfits all setup. I'll still do some part-time work, but, I'M RETIRING!!!! DW says she is going to keep working. That means I'll be home alone some days!!!! I'll get into sooooooooooooooo much trouble!!!! This will give me more time to write to ya'll!!!!! (You poor people you!!!!)

 

[HappycamperGRF]

Just had to share alittle info with ya'll. Heard from the Social Security office yesterday morning. They received my online application for retiring in January and had a few minor questions I needed to answer. I'm now all set to start drawing my social security next year!!!
I didn't know they worked on Saturdays but the very nice lady I talked too said that they had alot of people retiring, (us baby boomers), which means the need to work Saturdays to help those like me retiring now get their benfits all setup. I'll still do some part-time work, but, I'M RETIRING!!!! DW says she is going to keep working. That means I'll be home alone some days!!!! I'll get into sooooooooooooooo much trouble!!!! This will give me more time to write to ya'll!!!!! (You poor people you!!!!)

Congrats!!! Live it up

 

[Time4disneynow]

Hello everyone....hope you are enjoying your day.

Just had to share alittle info with ya'll. Heard from the Social Security office yesterday morning. They received my online application for retiring in January and had a few minor questions I needed to answer. I'm now all set to start drawing my social security next year!!!
I didn't know they worked on Saturdays but the very nice lady I talked too said that they had alot of people retiring, (us baby boomers), which means the need to work Saturdays to help those like me retiring now get their benfits all setup. I'll still do some part-time work, but, I'M RETIRING!!!! DW says she is going to keep working. That means I'll be home alone some days!!!! I'll get into sooooooooooooooo much trouble!!!! This will give me more time to write to ya'll!!!!! (You poor people you!!!!)

Good for you and Congratulations!!!! DH in on retirement countdown unfortunately, he has 3,547 days until he retires.

 

[davidls]

Congrats!!! Live it up

Good for you and Congratulations!!!! DH in on retirement countdown unfortunately, he has 3,547 days until he retires.[/QUOTE]

Thank you, thank you, thank you all for your kind remarks. I'm really looking froward to taking it easy now for awhile. Still will be doing some part-time work on the side. But I'll have more time to get some things done around the ol' homestead I've been putting off until I had more time to do it. Now I'll have to think up another excuse for not doing it!!!!