"Double Dipping Castaways" September 26, 2014, 5 nights on the Wonder

[cruisinwithmaandpa]

Great itinerary, anyone else on this cruise?

 

[IrishCowboy]

I have added your thread to the cruise meet list

Have a great cruise!

 

[marciemouse]

I just emailed our travel agent to book this cruise for us. I love the itinerary, and it's over our children's fall break. I am so excited about visiting Castaway Cay for the first time!

I'm hoping we actually get to take the cruise. We're in the midst of another adoption, so some things are up in the air right now. However, I wanted to get in on the lower rates now and have a better selection of cabins to choose from. I'm going to start praying for a great airfare deal now though in hopes that it all works out!

Oh, and my kids would love to do a fish extender exchange again. It's one of their favorite things about cruising!

 

[cruisinwithmaandpa]

We are taking our four year old grandson. Thought the parks would be less crowded in September as well. I am going to start keeping track of a FE exchange on a spreadsheet so I can keep it up to date. I for one loved doing this as well. We took our oldest grandson in 2012 before he started kindergarten, it is now our tradition to take each grandchild on a cruise and WDW before they start school. Have another grandchild on the way in August, this will make number 4. So far they are all boys, Hoping for a girl.

 

[love2pugs]

Hello...My husband and I will also be on this cruise

 

[Jim Connell]

This is our first Disney cruise and we will be celebrating our 20th Anniversary! Is this where we also would organise a Fish Extender exchange?
Hugs!
Cindy & Jim

 

[cruisinwithmaandpa]

Yes, I have started a spreadsheet for FE exchange and will add you on. Once we get rolling, that will be shared with everyone. Since we are still a long way out, it might be a while before more people join in but I want to stay on top of it so I don't have to back track. As a group we will have to decide the specifics of how we want to organize it. I participated in one last year which was a lot of fun.

 

[Jim Connell]

Thank you muchly! I am brand spanking new at this exchange, so I'll be curious what the guidelines are. I'm also a crafty person and would love to start creating. (Not too excited, hum....? ) Maybe I'll start with the FE itself. Oh! It is just me and my hubby. No kids. Can we still play?
Cindy

 

[cruisinwithmaandpa]

You betcha, good to see someone as excited as myself. The guidelines on our last cruise were: 1 gift per stateroom once during the cruse (many gave gifts from their hometown) any additional gifts were at your own discretion. I gave 4 family gifts, and a couple gifts tailored only to the kids by their age. My DH thinks I went a little crazy. We had no $ limit, it was based on what you were comfortable with. Be sure to add your username to your gifts somewhere so guests know who it came from.

 

[love2pugs]

Please add us to your FE exchange. We did our first FE exchange in 2009 and we had a lot of fun doing it!

 

[cruisinwithmaandpa]

Gotcha down

 

[cruisinwithmaandpa]

contact FB page to be added to FE

 

[marciemouse]

The cruise is also an anniversary celebration for us... 15 years!

I'll sign up for the FE after our adoption is finalized and we solidify our cabin arrangements. I suppose I'll have to get another FE made to include our new additions, too!

One year ago right now, we were on our first cruise ever on the Wonder, and I'm wishing I was there again right now! My daughters are wearing their nautical Mickey and Minnie shirts today in remembrance!

 

[cruisinwithmaandpa]

Hope the adoption goes smoothly

 

[marciemouse]

Hope the adoption goes smoothly

Thanks! When adopting from Ukraine, you don't know until you get there what child(ren) you'll be matched with, so it's quite the adventure!

 

[Jim Connell]

I just filled out the form you provided at the link. Is there a way to ask what the favourite Disney character is of each person? (helps with gift ideas)
Hugs!
Cindy

 

[cruisinwithmaandpa]

I will add that for you

 

[RickFreeze]

Just finished our first cruise and booked this itinerary for 2014. You can add myself and DW (Shawnna) to the FE list. We plan on running the Tower of Terror 10 miler after this cruise, so prayerfully the dates will work when the race dates are announced. C ya all in a year and a half.

 

[cruisinwithmaandpa]

Just finished our first cruise and booked this itinerary for 2014. You can add myself and DW (Shawnna) to the FE list. We plan on running the Tower of Terror 10 miler after this cruise, so prayerfully the dates will work when the race dates are announced. C ya all in a year and a half.

If you don't mind go to post #12 and fill out the online form for the FE, thanks

 

[DisMomK]

Glad to see posts about this one. We are looking into this Cruise for the family (13 total) so a little more prep is required than just a quick call to the travel agent. Hope it all works out, then the FE list!