**Disney Fantasy May 19th, 2012- EASTERN** (INDEX/ROLE CALL, PAGE 1--ENTRY 2)

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

Thanks Chas! I love Allears so will look into this!!

Not sure if anyone is interested but I saw this on Facebook and decided to transfer my DCL ressie over to them so I could be part of their group as well! From what I've heard in the past, they've had some pretty cool special events. Anyhow, just thought I'd pass it along in case you weren't aware...

http://allears.net/DCLFantasy/


BTW, I was told they are not offereing any additional on board credit with this event since they will be giving away numerous things during the cruise. Just in case that sways you either way.

Have a great week everyone!!!

Chasity

Its very quiet on here at the minute!! Let's go back to picking a name . . . I still quite like The Fantasy Fantasmics!!!!

 

[Dizneyholic]

This would be nice, but several of us would lose our discounts associated with booking on our last cruise as well as our onboard credits. I love that website though, so hate that I can't participate!

Hmmm, not sure who that info came from but we booked this cruise just last month on the WBTA as a dummy date and had it switched over to this one. So, we have the on board credit and 10% discount and we were able to keep all of it upon transfering to the Allearsnet group. I even called DCL to confirm. The only thing you wouldn't get is any on board credit from your current travel agent but that really doesn't apply since they won't usually transfer between travel agencies. Plus, like I said, Mouse Fan Travel is not offering on board credit for this cruise since they will be hosting special events and giving away gifts on board.

Anyway, no pressure to anyone. I've never done anything like it before so just thought it might be fun to attend some of their private events and have a few people I already know to go with.

 

[Tink113]

Hmmm, not sure who that info came from but we booked this cruise just last month on the WBTA as a dummy date and had it switched over to this one. So, we have the on board credit and 10% discount and we were able to keep all of it upon transfering to the Allearsnet group. I even called DCL to confirm. The only thing you wouldn't get is any on board credit from your current travel agent but that really doesn't apply since they won't usually transfer between travel agencies. Plus, like I said, Mouse Fan Travel is not offering on board credit for this cruise since they will be hosting special events and giving away gifts on board.

Anyway, no pressure to anyone. I've never done anything like it before so just thought it might be fun to attend some of their private events and have a few people I already know to go with.

Yes, from what I understand that is the case. However, if you have already booked with a TA, such as Dreams Unlimited, you wont be able to transfer your ressie to AllEars. To book with them, you would have to cancel your current booking and re-book with AllEars. This would mean you would loose the 10% off and on board credit. Also, since the prices have gone up, you would end up paying even more.

I emailed AllEars to find out what the "extras" are that they are promising and was told that they don't know yet because nothing is scheduled yet. In other words, the "extras" are still in the planning stage. Wonder what it will be.

 

[Dizneyholic]

Yes, from what I understand that is the case. However, if you have already booked with a TA, such as Dreams Unlimited, you wont be able to transfer your ressie to AllEars. To book with them, you would have to cancel your current booking and re-book with AllEars. This would mean you would loose the 10% off and on board credit. Also, since the prices have gone up, you would end up paying even more.

I emailed AllEars to find out what the "extras" are that they are promising and was told that they don't know yet because nothing is scheduled yet. In other words, the "extras" are still in the planning stage. Wonder what it will be.

Yeah, that's a bummer about not being able to transfer between travel agencies but it makes sense. Even though, I know people who have been able to do it and keep their discounts. However, they were really unhappy with their current agency and worked it out somehow. But Mouse Fan Travel was upfront that they don't accept transfers from other agencies.

The MF agent that emailed me back said it would be a while until they annouced anything event wise but I really had nothing to loose since I wasn't booked through another travel agent and we already have on board credit so not to worried about that.

Anyhow, I just thought it was a little something extra to be excited about and wanted to share in case anyone else was interested and could transfer.

 

[lucyddr]

Hmmm, not sure who that info came from but we booked this cruise just last month on the WBTA as a dummy date and had it switched over to this one. So, we have the on board credit and 10% discount and we were able to keep all of it upon transfering to the Allearsnet group. I even called DCL to confirm. The only thing you wouldn't get is any on board credit from your current travel agent but that really doesn't apply since they won't usually transfer between travel agencies. Plus, like I said, Mouse Fan Travel is not offering on board credit for this cruise since they will be hosting special events and giving away gifts on board.

It came from me. I should have said that anyone using Dreams Unlimited isn't eligible to participate in this (unless you cancel and rebook). Since I have $450 in onboard credits between my two rooms, I just can't see changing. Plus, my room rates are really good for the cabins we have booked.

Sorry Amanda, I replied too quickly before reading your post...

 

[SpeedFigure]

Hmmmmm I've NEVER booked a vacation with a travel agent ever. I like to be 100% in control. Maybe that's why I'm so good at linking ressies.

AllEars would be fun, but I still want to deal with my own booking. (Weird I know...is that a surprise to any of you!? )

As for a name.....EAC - Eastern Adventorous Cruisers

Then the green wristbands would be like Crush from Finding Nemo and he can be our mascot....AND if he was the ship atrium......

 

[LivingtheWDWdream]

Ok jumping in as we are now OFFICIALLY Booked!!! I didn't want to get to attached to the thread and everyone if we couldn't get what we needed when we booked onboard the WONDER this past 4 day cruise! (we had a great time it was absolutely amazing, cold the first day, rough seas the first night and overcast on Monday BUT the staff, the activities, CC, and sea days were awesome!)

Let me introduce myself and the person going with me!

I'm Amy I'll have turned 30 on May 18th the day before we get on the Fantasy!!! At least that will soften that blow of getting older! We live in Orlando 12 minutes from our driveway to Epcot! We go about 1-2 times a month to the theme parks, and we drive to the Port to watch the ships sail out to sea every other month or so! I am going to college for Sign Language Interpretation and communication disorders. This will be our 4th Cruise on DCL.

Traveling with us is my mother Angela she'll be 56 years old this is her 4th Cruise as well she loves shopping on QVC and she works in an office for an insurance agency.

We booked a room on Deck 8 that is handicap accessible so hopefully it will be easier to use then the non HA room we had this cruise. Which proved difficult with her scooter and using the facilities.

 

[lucyddr]

Ok jumping in as we are now OFFICIALLY Booked!!! I didn't want to get to attached to the thread and everyone if we couldn't get what we needed when we booked onboard the WONDER this past 4 day cruise! (we had a great time it was absolutely amazing, cold the first day, rough seas the first night and overcast on Monday BUT the staff, the activities, CC, and sea days were awesome!)

Let me introduce myself and the person going with me!

I'm Amy I'll have turned 30 on May 18th the day before we get on the Fantasy!!! At least that will soften that blow of getting older! We live in Orlando 12 minutes from our driveway to Epcot! We go about 1-2 times a month to the theme parks, and we drive to the Port to watch the ships sail out to sea every other month or so! I am going to college for Sign Language Interpretation and communication disorders. This will be our 4th Cruise on DCL.

Traveling with us is my mother Angela she'll be 56 years old this is her 4th Cruise as well she loves shopping on QVC and she works in an office for an insurance agency.

We booked a room on Deck 8 that is handicap accessible so hopefully it will be easier to use then the non HA room we had this cruise. Which proved difficult with her scooter and using the facilities.

Welcome Amy and Angela!!! I think this is going to be a wonderful group and a really fun time!

 

[LivingtheWDWdream]

Welcome Amy and Angela!!! I think this is going to be a wonderful group and a really fun time!

Thanks! We had a small group on the cruise we just got off of but it was fun running into other DIS'ers and the FE exchange was a blast. I can't imagine how much fun we will have with such an active fun group. I just hope I can keep up and find my place in the group.

 

[Husurdady]

i'm back and i'm cheery!!!!! Thanks for all the nice messages

Do we have a group name yet?!



Goodvibes

the no name fantasy cruise.

 

[Tink113]

Ok jumping in as we are now OFFICIALLY Booked!!! I didn't want to get to attached to the thread and everyone if we couldn't get what we needed when we booked onboard the WONDER this past 4 day cruise! (we had a great time it was absolutely amazing, cold the first day, rough seas the first night and overcast on Monday BUT the staff, the activities, CC, and sea days were awesome!)

Let me introduce myself and the person going with me!

I'm Amy I'll have turned 30 on May 18th the day before we get on the Fantasy!!! At least that will soften that blow of getting older! We live in Orlando 12 minutes from our driveway to Epcot! We go about 1-2 times a month to the theme parks, and we drive to the Port to watch the ships sail out to sea every other month or so! I am going to college for Sign Language Interpretation and communication disorders. This will be our 4th Cruise on DCL.

Traveling with us is my mother Angela she'll be 56 years old this is her 4th Cruise as well she loves shopping on QVC and she works in an office for an insurance agency.

We booked a room on Deck 8 that is handicap accessible so hopefully it will be easier to use then the non HA room we had this cruise. Which proved difficult with her scooter and using the facilities.

Welcome!!! I will be 30 shortly before our upcoming Jan 2011 cruise, so I know exactly what you mean. PS. Tell your mom, my mom & I are also QVC fans. Pretty sure my mom has shopped with them since day 1. lol

 

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

553 DAYS TO GO!!!!!!!



Ok its not great, but its getting smaller!!!!!!

 

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

Ok jumping in as we are now OFFICIALLY Booked!!! I didn't want to get to attached to the thread and everyone if we couldn't get what we needed when we booked onboard the WONDER this past 4 day cruise! (we had a great time it was absolutely amazing, cold the first day, rough seas the first night and overcast on Monday BUT the staff, the activities, CC, and sea days were awesome!)

Let me introduce myself and the person going with me!

I'm Amy I'll have turned 30 on May 18th the day before we get on the Fantasy!!! At least that will soften that blow of getting older! We live in Orlando 12 minutes from our driveway to Epcot! We go about 1-2 times a month to the theme parks, and we drive to the Port to watch the ships sail out to sea every other month or so! I am going to college for Sign Language Interpretation and communication disorders. This will be our 4th Cruise on DCL.

Traveling with us is my mother Angela she'll be 56 years old this is her 4th Cruise as well she loves shopping on QVC and she works in an office for an insurance agency.

We booked a room on Deck 8 that is handicap accessible so hopefully it will be easier to use then the non HA room we had this cruise. Which proved difficult with her scooter and using the facilities.

Welcome Amy and Angela!!!!

I am so unbelievably jealous of how close you live to WDW!!!! That's my lottery-winning dream!!!!

 

[texfinn]

Not sure if anyone is interested but I saw this on Facebook and decided to transfer my DCL ressie over to them so I could be part of their group as well! .....Have a great week everyone!!!
Chasity

Thanks for the tip Chasity! It looks like fun but as I think Cinda, Amanda or JorDan said, the price of the cruise has gone up a ton so at this point, transferring from DU to another TA would cost $$.

I was shocked to discover that the cost of adding Kai (my DS(5) for those of you who don't know me that well yet) went from @$500 to @$800 in 9 days time!!!! I still added him because I told him he was going -- no way out. She told me it was still cheaper with him than what the original cabin would cost us now so I checked it out. She is right -- the price has gone up a ton AND inside cabins are now $3-500 more than outside cabins! That is crazy!!!! So happy you guys got me to book when I did!

Ok jumping in as we are now OFFICIALLY Booked!!! I didn't want to get to attached to the thread and everyone if we couldn't get what we needed when we booked onboard the WONDER this past 4 day cruise! (we had a great time it was absolutely amazing, cold the first day, rough seas the first night and overcast on Monday BUT the staff, the activities, CC, and sea days were awesome!)

Let me introduce myself and the person going with me!

I'm Amy I'll have turned 30 on May 18th the day before we get on the Fantasy!!! At least that will soften that blow of getting older! We live in Orlando 12 minutes from our driveway to Epcot! We go about 1-2 times a month to the theme parks, and we drive to the Port to watch the ships sail out to sea every other month or so! I am going to college for Sign Language Interpretation and communication disorders. This will be our 4th Cruise on DCL.

Traveling with us is my mother Angela she'll be 56 years old this is her 4th Cruise as well she loves shopping on QVC and she works in an office for an insurance agency.

We booked a room on Deck 8 that is handicap accessible so hopefully it will be easier to use then the non HA room we had this cruise. Which proved difficult with her scooter and using the facilities.

Welcome Amy & Angela!!!!

I am so jealous that you live so close to the parks! I love WDW but no one else in my family does so have been finding ways to get my fix with or without them!

Welcome!!! I will be 30 shortly before our upcoming Jan 2011 cruise, so I know exactly what you mean. PS. Tell your mom, my mom & I are also QVC fans. Pretty sure my mom has shopped with them since day 1. lol

Ok, now, both you and Amy are making me feel OLD. I turn 40 next month Of course, don't they say that 40 is the new 30?

553 DAYS TO GO!!!!!!!



Ok its not great, but its getting smaller!!!!!!

Sonya, just love your optimism!!!!!

 

[texfinn]

Ok -- so Friday has finally arrived and it has been a long long week.

I should be doing a million things with work so of course, I made one last cup of coffee and thought I would update all of you!

This is pretty much me right now --->

So....my Baby Girl, Sabrina, turned 9 this week! Kind of crazy. She is so tall now and getting to be so grown up. It is hard to imagine what she will be like by the time we go on this cruise -- scares me to think about it! I may be asking some of you for advice on raising a tween at that point! We had a mini birthday party but she opted to take some friends to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part 1) as her "birthday party". We have a place here called Alamo Drafthouse where you can see a movie, eat, drink and relax. The food is actually pretty good and of course, you get to have a beer or glass of wine while you watch. It is also very quirky (as Austin is) so a lot of fun. We'll go there next Saturday.

Ok Mati...why are you telling us all this? Well, because this should explain why we are now (as if it ever stops) obsessed with Harry Potter!!! We are watching every HP movie leading up to the big day. We started on Wednesday so tonight is movie #3. It has been crazy getting kids home from school, to swim/tae kwon do, bath, dinner and then ready for movie at a decent hour. It has been fun but very tiring.

I also had the added excitement of getting Kai finally added to the reservation and we all took the online AOL tour of the ship! Can I say WOW! The kids are so excited and LOVED LOVED LOVED the idea of the virtual porthole. At this point, I can't imagine not having it.

We moved our dinner to the early dinner and the show to the late show and we should now have the pleasure of dining with some of you .

I do also have to say -- I am starting to be with Cinda on the Remy thing. I think if Joni were with me, we would pay the $75 -- it just looks like an amazing experience! It will be interesting to hear the early reviews from the Dream.

Ok, that's it for now. I hear the bing of the email coming in on my work computer and guess it is time to earn this cruise.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!!!

 

[LivingtheWDWdream]

Welcome!!! I will be 30 shortly before our upcoming Jan 2011 cruise, so I know exactly what you mean. PS. Tell your mom, my mom & I are also QVC fans. Pretty sure my mom has shopped with them since day 1. lol

We can commiserate together about being 30 together! and we both love QVC but she has all the apps, the computer program that notifies you when a new item is on air, she sleeps with qvc on, we have done the studio tour twice, we saw two live shows at the studio, and had it not been for this cruise we would be going on the "quacker cruise" yeah I vetoed that idea when I decided the Fantasy would be my 30th birthday celebration! We also have gone to the Outlet in Lancaster, and we are going to the one in Myrtle Beach next year!! She is a qvc NUT!

Welcome Amy and Angela!!!!

I am so unbelievably jealous of how close you live to WDW!!!! That's my lottery-winning dream!!!!

Thanks so much! We moved here 2 years ago and while its hard since I am unemployed its giving me the chance to go back to school to do what I want to do not what I have to do just to survive. Definitely don't move down here without a job or a ton of savings jobs are hard to come by and to be in a nicer area rent is not cheap!

Welcome Amy & Angela!!!!

I am so jealous that you live so close to the parks! I love WDW but no one else in my family does so have been finding ways to get my fix with or without them!



Ok, now, both you and Amy are making me feel OLD. I turn 40 next month Of course, don't they say that 40 is the new 30?

Thanks so much! and we love being so close! If you ever come down before the cruise maybe we can have a Pre Cruise WDW meet!

So if 40 is the new 30...is 30 the new 21? (i like my frosty adult beverages so 20 wouldn't work)

 

[Tink113]

I agree with you Amy, 21 sounds good to me.
I will say that there have been many happy purchases on QVC (LOVE B.E. & Philosophy Skin Care, as well their jewelry collections), but your mom wins hands down as the biggest QVC fan I have ever heard of. Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure I've been ordering from QVC since I was old enough to have a credit card.

As far as a name for our group, here are a few random names...

The Eastern Saints
Eastern Fantasy DISers
The DIS Fantasy Crew or DIS Eastern Fantasy Crew
Mickey's Fantasy Crew
Captain Mickey's Fantasy Crew
Captain Mickey's Fantasy Crew of Saints
Eastern Fantasy Castaways

Sorry if any of these have been mentioned. I can't remember at the moment.

 

[LivingtheWDWdream]

How about Fairytales, Fantasy, and Friendship?

 

[Disgirl83]

Just doing a quick check-in and to say hello to all those I don't keep up with on facebook!!! I'm still hanging in there,only 2 weeks left until my due date! Baby Kaitlyn will be here before you know it!

I wonder when they will post the menus for the new restaurants, I'm dying to see what they will look like. I also can't wait until people start doing trip reports from the Dream so that we can see more pictures of the final product.

I've not been very creative here lately, the only thing I can think of "Fantasy" themed would be something with Fantasmic or Fantasia.... I'll keep working on it.

I hope once the Dream sets sail that they will start releasing more details of our lovely ship!

 

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

How about Fairytales, Fantasy, and Friendship?

Ohh I like that!

Just doing a quick check-in and to say hello to all those I don't keep up with on facebook!!! I'm still hanging in there,only 2 weeks left until my due date! Baby Kaitlyn will be here before you know it!

I wonder when they will post the menus for the new restaurants, I'm dying to see what they will look like. I also can't wait until people start doing trip reports from the Dream so that we can see more pictures of the final product.
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Good luck with the last couple of weeks!! I can't believe how quickly the time has passed!!