Dream - 6/20/12 - 4 nt - Great Start to the Summer of 2012!!! FE #217 DIS Meet #216

[JanDave]

DIS Meet Info - #216
Final FE Info - #217

Who's cruising with us???!!!

Cruiser List:

JanDave
Jan
DH Dave

Nickyda
Nicky
DH
DD Jazlyn
DS Trei
DSD Danielle
DMIL Kathy
DFIL Danny

IBelieveInTheMagic
Heather
DH Tony
DS Jacob

mbrogers98
Ann
DH Mike
DD Savannah
DD Haylee

FFA Mom
DH
DD
DD
DD BF

FFA Mom's Friends
(4)

Cruiseprincess2012
Amy
DH Brad
DD Josie
DS Jacob

lidlfish
Laura
DH Scott
DS Daniel
DS Jacob
DS Ryan

mgbrooks
DW
4 children

Stacykil17 and Family

lisaann1170
Lisa
DH
DS

jisom12 and Mitziemouse
Jeff
Mitzie

Mamaw8
5 staterooms

jilldimar
DH
DD7
DS 6

JESW
Jill
DH John
DS Aaron 17
DD Grace 13

sewsweet
11 family members

kdlip and grandchildren




Jan

 

[IrishCowboy]

I have added your thread to the cruise meet list

 

[lostatdisney]

I'm booked for a Mother-Daughter cruise with my DD15, who will of course be 16 at the time of the cruise. So it is:

Me - Shannon

Daughter - Elisabeth

This will be our second Disney cruise, and we are very excited!

 

[JanDave]

Hi Shanon and Elisabeth!!!

We have cruised on many DCL cruises and excited and curious about the Dream. We will be on the 10/1/11 Magic.

Jan

 

[moniqueelaine]

Hi Monique and Hunter here..This will be our 1st cruise..It is a graduation/going off the the Marines trip...Hunter being my son...Cannot wait

 

[JanDave]

Welcome Monique and Hunter!!!! How VERY exciting for you two - your first DCL cruise. Have you cruised before, Monique? As you can tell by my signature, I have cruised many times on DCL, and am "hooked" on DCL. This will be Alyssa's (my goddaughter and unofficial granddaughter) 3rd DCL cruise. Alyssa has Down syndrome and will be 15 when we cruise.

I have so much fun in planning each cruise. The excitement is still there each time I walk into the atrium. I feel so fortunate to be able to be on a beautiful cruise ship.

Jan

 

[JanDave]

Shanon and Monique - you're both Texans! So, four from the great state of Texas! And us, 4 Michiganders.

Jan

 

[JanDave]

Hi Monique and Hunter here..This will be our 1st cruise..It is a graduation/going off the the Marines trip...Hunter being my son...Cannot wait

Just looked at your signature, Monique - congratulations grandma-to-be to 3 babies!!! We have 6 grandkids, between the ages of 9 and 5. This year, the ages are 2-9 year olds; 2-7 year olds; 1-6 year old; and 1-5 year old. Yep, all six have been on DCL although not at the same time.

Being a grandma is the best "hat" I wear.

Jan

 

[moniqueelaine]

TY for the sweet welcome.....No we have never cruised, but we are super excited for it..When the kids graduate I take them to WDW but he has always wanted to do a cruise so I told him we could do both since he is going to the Marines (sisters went to college) he deserves a little more, so it will be just me and him probably...Yes 3 grandbabies, 2 being twins, we are certainly excited and grateful all in one....Can't wait to cruise

 

[moniqueelaine]

I have been reading on a FE thread and learned a lot about it, I know that it is probably WAYYYYY to early but I am hoping that we have one on this trip..Looks sooooo fun...I am already looking around on line

 

[lostatdisney]

Yes, I think it would be fun too! Monique, where is Sterling City?

 

[moniqueelaine]

Sterling City is very very West Texas lol it is in between San Angelo and Big Spring if you know where that is...LOL

 

[lostatdisney]

Okay, thanks! I'm a proud fifth-generation Texan, but I've never been out to West Texas! We're just north of Houston.

Jan, I'm jealous that you've gotten to take so many Disney cruises! Are you a gold Castaway Club member?

 

[JanDave]

Shannon, I am a platinum status - 10+ cruises. Some great perks being platinum. Two biggest perks, in my opinon: complementary Palo dinner and 25% discount with every $100 purchase in the gift shops. The 25% is reflected on the onboard account. DVC has helped "fund" many of these cruises. I have never cruised any other cruise line. I'm am so spoiled by DCL, the CMs are amazing as well as the ships. When was your first DCL cruise?

Monique, of course, we can start an FE list. It is fun. If our FE group gets too large, we can divide the list to make it manageable for all. As we get closer to June 2012, we can detemrine a cut off date for FE participants and it's purely each person's decision if FEs are given out per person in a stateroom or one stateroom gift. I'm sure Lyssa would love to get "presents" throughout the cruise. I can start a list if you'd like. Just let me know if anyone wants to be on that list.

Jan

 

[FFA_MOM]

We booked this cruise a couple weeks ago. We will be celebrating my daughters 18th birthday(June 20th) and graduation!!! I will be traveling with my DH,DD18,DD15, DD18 boyfriend. This will be our 3rd Disney Cruise. Our friends will also be joining us. There will be 4 of them DH,DW,DS17,DD14. We can't wait to see the DREAM!

 

[JanDave]

We booked this cruise a couple weeks ago. We will be celebrating my daughters 18th birthday(June 20th) and graduation!!! I will be traveling with my DH,DD18,DD15, DD18 boyfriend. This will be our 3rd Disney Cruise. Our friends will also be joining us. There will be 4 of them DH,DW,DS17,DD14. We can't wait to see the DREAM!

Welcome FFA_Mom and family and friends!!! Our group is growing! I, too, cannot wait to get on the Dream. But I will try to patiently wait. At least I get a DCL fix this October 1. Can't wait to board the beautiful Magic!!!

Jan

 

[NickyDa]

Hello Cruisemates!!

While on the Dream in March we booked a ghost date, but now it's official!! We'll be sailing again June 20, 2012!!!

This past March was our first Disney cruise and FIRST cruise of any kind. Now, we're hooked and plan to spend a lot more vacations this way. We're even bringing along a few extra passengers this time

Joining me:
DH Bill
DS Trei 12
DD Jazlyn 7
DSD Danielle 13
DMIL Kathy
DFIL Danny

 

[lostatdisney]

Wow! Our cruise is still more than 13 months away, but it's great that we are already on board! I'm not sure we will have any Disney this summer, so it is nice to look ahead!

 

[JanDave]

Hello Cruisemates!!

While on the Dream in March we booked a ghost date, but now it's official!! We'll be sailing again June 20, 2012!!!

This past March was our first Disney cruise and FIRST cruise of any kind. Now, we're hooked and plan to spend a lot more vacations this way. We're even bringing along a few extra passengers this time

Joining me:
DH Bill
DS Trei 12
DD Jazlyn 7
DSD Danielle 13
DMIL Kathy
DFIL Danny

Welcome NickDa and Family!!!! Wow, amazing - it's a short 4 day cruise and our cruise group is growing! Almost 13 months until we board the Dream.

Ok, NickDa, tell us all about the Dream!

Busy week so far - went to Indianapolis Thursday afternoon as my daughter and two grandchildren were there for my grandson's clinical trial at IU Hospital. He was diagnosed last November with juvenile diabetes. We're hoping the clinical trial will help Sean as well as any other newly diagnosed kids with JD. One day, I'll have to tell you our story about the amazing CMs on the Wonder last November. My DH and I were on B2B 3 day cruises and two sets of kids/grandkids were joining us on the 2nd 3 day part of our cruise. Sean, who is now 7, was diagnosed with JD at WDW 2 days before boarding the Wonder. It was a very stressful time for our family but the DCL crew made our family cruise so much more wonderful.

Anyway, Sean got sick this past Thursday morning just before his treatment at IU, so this granny sped down there (legally) from mid-Michigan. He was feeling much better by Friday and we had one of our usual Fun Fridays. He will go to IU Hospital on Monday morning for his treatment and return to Michigan Monday afternoon.

Happy Mothers day to all of you. Jan

 

[moniqueelaine]

Jan sounds good to me.....Add me to the list if you start one