I just did my 1st FE exchange on out last 3 day we had so much fun!!! I would like to do it again
. I have 8yr old twin girls and i also have a son who will be 15 on this cruise who love to hang on the sports deck.

I know we are a year away from our cruise. We just participated in our first FE exchange on our first 5-day cruise June 13. The *keeper of the list* initially set a cutoff date for participation, which was about 6 weeks before the date of sail. This allowed the participants enough time to plan, purchase and prepare their FE gifts. Everybody sent the following information in a PM:
DisBoard Name
E-mail Address (for spreadsheet)
Names of Adults
Names/Ages of Kids
Stateroom No.
Location
He would list the following information and update a particular post so everyone could keep track. The new participants would be added in bold:
DisBoard Name
Jack (Adult)
Jill (Adult)
Billy (10)
Betty (6)
After the deadline, he emailed the Excel spreadsheet out to the participants that included the above information (including the staterooms). On Day 1 of our cruise, we all met and introduced ourselves.
Just thought I would share an idea.
I was the keeper of the list for my last cruise - it worked very well. I would be happy to keep that list for this group. Did we ever agree on a name for our Motley Cruise?
How about we make the deadline for participation at the 75 day mark prior to the cruise?
Please feel free to send the following information to me via pm:
DisBoard Name
E-mail Address (for spreadsheet):
Names of Adults:
Family Name:
Names/Ages/(M/F) of Kids:
Stateroom No.
Cell Phone (in case of ship delay)
Location/State, etc
I'll send out periodic updates as time gets closer.
Rani![]()
Thanks so much Rani!! We love doing the FE thing and it is always well worth all the preparation.....always great to spread a little pixie dust!
One thing that was done on prior cruises was either to have a designated spot for a DIS board meet at the sail away party, and distribute any updates to the FE listing info, or have the keeper of the list put any changes/updates to cabin info on their door. We had a lot of changes at the last minute, especially with upgrades at port, etc. How about 60 days out for the FE deadline?
The DIS meet sounds great. We did that too. Also, 60 days out for the deadline sounds good to me.
we will be participating in the FE
Motley CruiseJune 21, 2011