DREAM 5-night June 21 2011

[hollybud68]

Add 3 more in for the sailing!
Myself, DH and DD 8 are very excited to be going on the new ship!! We have sailed the Magic twice and absolutely loved it. I even splurged for the verandah which we have never done. I hear that I'm in trouble because once you have one, you never want to cruise without it again!!

 

[skylynx]

Welcome, Hollybud. You're probably right that you'll be verandah-addicted after this cruise. DH and I spend LOTS of time out on our verandah...it's one of the things we look forward most to on our cruises. If you are early birds like us, consider having room service bring coffee and a croissant to share out on your balcony in the morning before going to the "real" breakfast a bit later. We also love to have a glass of wine on our verandah before heading down to dinner, and we sit out there at night just listening to the waves rush by. You are in for a real treat!

 

[dbxazd]

We are on this as well, me DH, DD8 and DD2 1/2 at the time we sail. Would be happy to participate in a FE group. DD loved it on our first cruise a few weeks ago.

My DD will be 8 at cruise time - 2 months shy of turning 9 so she'll be happy to know that you have a DD the same age

Robin

 

[dbxazd]

at the time of the cruise - my kids will be 14, 12 and 7.

Do we think we may want to start a private facebook group to connect since this board is very, very public? We did this for my last cruise and it was really good for getting to know one another and putting faces to names.

I like the idea of starting up a private Facebook page......my FB name is Robin Hart Carroll

 

[jaurban]

My DD will be 8 at cruise time - 2 months shy of turning 9 so she'll be happy to know that you have a DD the same age

My DD will be happy too!

 

[Va-NanaTink]

Did anyone start a FB page? My name is Stephanie Lynn Evans (Boyd) on fb

 

[dbxazd]

Did anyone start a FB page? My name is Stephanie Lynn Evans (Boyd) on fb

I started a FB page.....but I'll need e-mail addresses to invite people - or you'll have to "friend" me.....you and PM me on here with your e-mail address - or can friend me on FB - Robin Hart Carroll

 

[ranidayz]

I'll tell you why i like the idea of a private FB group. Two years ago my meet group was absolutely amazing -- you seriously couldn't keep up with the posts because we were constantly posting, getting to know each other -- to the point where we actually felt we'd known each other for years by the time the ship sailed. About a month before the cruise date, a bunch of lurkers came out of the shadows - not people who had just booked the cruise or found the board - but people who literally said they'd been reading our posts from page one and felt like they knew us. yet, we knew NOTHING about them. It was creepy. A couple contacted a bunch of us privately and we felt stalked.

Maybe it was internet naivity, but these are public boards and anyone can read and never chime in....which either makes you vulnerable or less likely to share. The private FB group is great because it puts names to faces and allows only people who are supposed to be there to get to know one another. Just my $ .16.

 

[dbxazd]

excellent idea on the private FB page. I set the page up as Private - so only the members who belong to it can see that page (FB says you can't even search for it on someone else's profile page). that's why I'll need anyone who wants to join's e-mail address to "invite" you to join the page feel free to PM me on here
I'm really looking forward to this cruise and getting to know everybody!

 

[Va-NanaTink]

excellent idea on the private FB page. I set the page up as Private - so only the members who belong to it can see that page (FB says you can't even search for it on someone else's profile page). that's why I'll need anyone who wants to join's e-mail address to "invite" you to join the page feel free to PM me on here
I'm really looking forward to this cruise and getting to know everybody!

sent you the pm!!

 

[dbxazd]

sent you the pm!!

did you ever get the e-mail invite???

 

[m&m's mom]

Looks like we will be joining this cruise too.
We booked last week.
I will send my email in to get the FB invite.

 

[dlander]

We are so excited to go on this cruise for our DD's High school graduation I'll pm for the invite to the FB page, although I feel bad for people who don't find out about these boards until later and some who just aren't as social but still want to be a part of things by reading about it.

This will be our third Disney cruise (my DM and DD will be on their fourth, they took a cruise for DD's 16th birthday). We can hardly wait, although it is sad for me since that just means it's closer to when my baby girl leaves home

Looking forward to being on here with everyone

 

[dbxazd]

I've sent some e-mail invitations for the FB page. I hope that everyone is getting them! Please let me know if you don't - otherwise - I'll see you there!
Keep them coming!

 

[ranidayz]

I've sent some e-mail invitations for the FB page. I hope that everyone is getting them! Please let me know if you don't - otherwise - I'll see you there!
Keep them coming!

i haven't gotten the invite. you can send it to my fb page that I messaged you on....

 

[Va-NanaTink]

did you ever get the e-mail invite???

Just got back from WDW...will check email when I get home...Thanks!!!

 

[ut*disney]

I've sent some e-mail invitations for the FB page. I hope that everyone is getting them! Please let me know if you don't - otherwise - I'll see you there!
Keep them coming!

I've emailed you my information.

 

[skylynx]

Hi, dlander...we're celebrating our DD's high school graduation, too. I found a Disboards thread where you can print off a Mickey Mouse ear graduation cap to stick over your stateroom door number. Let me know if you are interested in making one for your daughter and I'll dig out the link to that thread.

It would be nice for your DD and mine to get to meet! We just got off a four day on Wonder this past Tuesday, and the kids (DD17 and DS14) are already sad about how long it is until their next one! The kids just completed their 5th DCL cruise; it was the 11th for DH and me. Plus one Norwegian Pearl cruise for all of us to Alaska last summer.

Looking forward to meeting you!

 

[dbxazd]

We now have 9 members on Facebook
There's no timetable, but if anyone else comes along and wants to join - please PM me your e-mail address or "friend" me on FB (Robin Hart Carroll) and I'll send the invite along! Chatting has already begun & it's going to be great keeping the converstaion going here and there
Thanks everybody!

 

[ut*disney]

We now have 9 members on Facebook
There's no timetable, but if anyone else comes along and wants to join - please PM me your e-mail address or "friend" me on FB (Robin Hart Carroll) and I'll send the invite along! Chatting has already begun & it's going to be great keeping the converstaion going here and there
Thanks everybody!

I've sent you my information by private message, but have not received the link. Can't wait to get it!