Disney Wonder March 20th 2011 sailing

[toescat]

Hi Mamakate! We have not even discussed any tours yet. This will be our 15 cruise on this route, plus we fly and drive to Mexico a few times a year. We are a group of friends and family of 32 that will be going on this cruise and we are going to all meet the first of the year to discuss any tours that everyone would like to take. Since my DH and I have been on most of them they are using us sounding board. As of late we have taken cooking tours on our last three cruises and that was loads of fun. But we were not traveling with kids so that will be out this time. Depending on what you would like to do and the of course the age of your children will help you decide which to take. On several of your cruises there was beach party tour in PV that took you to neighboring town called Puerto Nuevo and from their we went to the Paradiase Village Resort for a half a day and that was a lot of fun. They have beautiful pool with a iquana water slide, a big spa and of course the beach. There is also a small zoo at the resort. My daughter is hoping this will be one of the tours as she loves it there.

The best tour I have ever taken in PV is the Las Caletas tour on which you board a big boat and it takes you across Banderas Bay to John Houston (Director of several John Wayne movies, as well as Richard Burton and Liz Taylor) to his hide-away resort that you can only reach by boat. They give muffins, juice and coffee on the way over, a fantastic buffet lunch, ribs and chicken etc. The drinks are free and you can play on the beach, hike, get a massage, boogie board etc. This is an all day excursion and that is the only thing you can do before boarding the ship. We loved it and will be one of the excursion we are recommending to our group.

Its time to go to work and I will write more this evening.

 

[toescat]

I hope all of my future cruise mates had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

 

[toescat]

Did everyone jump ship?

 

[belle'ssister]

Hi, I'm still here.

Was there talk somewhere in this thread about starting a facebook page for kids on this cruise, so they could meet other kids before getting on the ship? My grandson Andre', 9 years old would be interested. Do you you recall anything like that?

 

[MamaKate]

Did everyone jump ship?

I'm still here, but it has been very slow around here . Hopefully things will pick up after the holidays .

 

[MamaKate]

Hi, I'm still here.

Was there talk somewhere in this thread about starting a facebook page for kids on this cruise, so they could meet other kids before getting on the ship? My grandson Andre', 9 years old would be interested. Do you you recall anything like that?

As far as I know, a kids FB page has not been set up. There is the adult one, but that is pretty slow too.

 

[annielance]

Hi everyone. its been a while since i have posted. i was wondering how to tet on the santa exchange list. i dont think i will be able to do the fb exchange. Second when do we know which family we have. Maybe you guys have a few ideas on what to do in the ports. any sug. would be great.
thanks

 

[MamaKate]

Hi everyone. its been a while since i have posted. i was wondering how to tet on the santa exchange list. i dont think i will be able to do the fb exchange. Second when do we know which family we have. Maybe you guys have a few ideas on what to do in the ports. any sug. would be great.
thanks

If you want to do the Secret Mickey exchange you can PM "cruisindisney" your information. You can find the info a couple pages back.

 

[cruisindisney]

Hi Cruisindisney! I can't decide on the FE or the Secret Mickey Exchange. I have done the FE exchange before. It is fun and my DD really gets a kick out of getting a gift everyday. But we ended up filling a whole DCL tote with gifts for the trip home, which was way too much. Secret Mickey Sounds like fun too. But if I know my DD, she will be looking for a gift everyday. Once you do the FE Exchange, you do get spoiled. It's like Santa Claus comes and visits you everyday. Sometimes two and three times a day!

Maybe I should sign her up for the Secret Mickey and then supplement with my own gifts for her in our FE. She won't know the difference.

I know exactly what you mean. I think my son would be bummed if we didn't do the FE exchange. He would get very excited every time we went back to our room.

If you decide to sign her up for the Secret Mickey just pm me the following info: your name, stateroom, likes, dislikes, interests, favorite character and any other info your SM might find helpful.

 

[cruisindisney]

Sorry I've been MIA. It's been busy around here.

I'm looking forward to surprising the kids on Christmas morning with the cruise and then I don't have to be so secretive anymore. It's beginning to drive me crazy. At least I have figured out how to surprise them. We bought them each a new suitcase and inside will be wrapped gifts, one with the plane ticket info, one with the Disneyland tickets and the final box with the cruise itinerary.

I will try to be more active on the thread. I hope everyone else comes back soon.

 

[belle'ssister]

Sorry I've been MIA. It's been busy around here.

I'm looking forward to surprising the kids on Christmas morning with the cruise and then I don't have to be so secretive anymore. It's beginning to drive me crazy. At least I have figured out how to surprise them. We bought them each a new suitcase and inside will be wrapped gifts, one with the plane ticket info, one with the Disneyland tickets and the final box with the cruise itinerary.

I will try to be more active on the thread. I hope everyone else comes back soon.

What fun way to let them know about the cruise and Disneyland trip. I can imagine how hard it was to keep it a secret. My grandson has known for several months. DH and I have done many cruises on other lines and he was so excited to get to go with us, especially a DISNEY cruise.

 

[catwoman25]

Hi!
Last week I made my final payment. I am looking forward to the 90 day mark when I can book my Palo reservation. Trying to decide which day to do the brunch and dinner. Once we are into 2011 the excitement for this cruise will really build.

 

[cruisindisney]

I am trying to decide what day to make Palo reservations as well. I did read on the threads that someone got an email from the concierge and it said that formal night is on night 2, pirate night 4, semi formal night 6. Whether or not this is accurate, who knows. Sounds good though.

The 90 day mark is creeping up on us quickly.

 

[A Litle Pixie Dust]

Hi everyone,

I have been really poor at posting on this thread. We leave in 5 weeks for the PC Cruise and I can only seem to concentrate on that one at the moment!

DD and I will definitely do the FE. I will be getting some ideas for the scavenger hunt while onboard the Wonder.

Have a great week!

 

[toescat]

My family has known that we were all going on the cruise since March so what I have been giving them all year for birthdays (and it was also be their Christmas gift) is Disney Gift cards. The kids were so excited to receive the gift cards as they will have their own money to spend on the ship.

After spending a month or so away from the board I forgot about the cruise in the way that I lost my excitement. I told my daughter one of the best part of planning a cruise is all the planning and chatting with new friends we meet on the board, so be warned I will be checking in daily to help keep or get everyone excited.

 

[cruisindisney]

I have been so obsessed with the gingerbread house I'm making for my husband's work competition that NOTHING is getting done around here, including cruise thinking. However, when I bought a new dress for the Christmas party yesterday I thought about how I could wear it on the cruise.

Anyone heard from ethanash? Wondering how the FE lists are going. I have been working on the gifts for it.

If anyone was wondering about the Secret Mickey we have 7 people signed up so far and we would LOVE more. The tentative cutoff date for sign ups is February 20th and I would give out the names the next day (as long as nothing bizarre happens). I want everyone to have plenty of time to get their stuff together.

If you feel that a month isn't enough time, just let me know and I'll re-evaluate the date.

 

[toescat]

I have not heard from ethanash at all. I have a feeling that after the holidays this board will be very active.

 

[belle'ssister]

I've been real busy at work. Still very excited about the cruise. Getting things ready for FE gifts, need to do something about getting the FE holder made or bought.

 

[MamaKate]

Quick Hi from me

As far as the list of people on the cruise, my name shows me and my 2 daughters. I was able to get a room that sleeps 4 so now my DS15 will also be joining us.

If anyone was wondering about the Secret Mickey we have 7 people signed up so far and we would LOVE more. The tentative cutoff date for sign ups is February 20th and I would give out the names the next day (as long as nothing bizarre happens). I want everyone to have plenty of time to get their stuff together.

If you feel that a month isn't enough time, just let me know and I'll re-evaluate the date.

Works for me .

 

[cruisindisney]

As far as the list of people on the cruise, my name shows me and my 2 daughters. I was able to get a room that sleeps 4 so now my DS15 will also be joining us.

Just go ahead and copy the list and paste it into a new post and make the changes. Congrats on getting a 4 person room!