EBPC December 9, 2012!!! Who's in????

[WVURunner]

Why can't you bring your iPhone in to the Magic Kingdom?

Because Snow White doesn't like apples!

 

[So Cal Crew]

Why can't you bring your iPhone in to the Magic Kingdom?

Because Snow White doesn't like apples!

You started my day with a smile. Thank you.

 

[Jeff Spencer]

I'm about 50 pages behind on reading so I apologize if this has been posted and I missed it. I will add the info to the website so folks don't have to go searching.

Formal night #1 - Thursday Dec. 13th
Semi-formal night - Sunday, Dec. 16th
Pirate night - Tuesday, Dec. 18th
Formal night #2 - Thursday, Dec. 20th

 

[Jeff Spencer]

Three couples - dear wife Susan and myself, Andrew and Deanna (dededisney) and Pat and Rick (Relaxin') are dining together during the early seating. If there is another couple or two singles that would like to join us you are welcome. Just PM me your real names and reservation number and I will call DCL and link our dining reservations.

If there are other DISers that would like to group together in the same area we can do that too. I've linked as many as 5 tables together.

 

[Jeff Spencer]

Anyone planning on going? Susan and I will be at WDW from 10/25 to 10/30. Would enjoy meeting up with fellow cruisers ahead of time while enjoying the F&W Festival.

 

[DVCinderella]

Hi all...

Since October 9th is the cut-off for FE, I will also make that the cut-off for PC Certificates to make things easier on everyone (ordering instructions forthcoming).

I need the group's feedback on one issue...

On the certificate, there is an area for the Captain's information. We have three choices:
1) Leave it blank
2) Print Captain's name
3) Print Captain's signature

I reached out to Concierge Services to get their insight, and they suggest Option 1, as the Captain can change. I asked if the Captain would be willing to sign them, and they believe he would (at his leisure).

So if we leave them blank, how does everyone want to do this? We can go with the original plan of passing them out at the Meet & Greet at 3p on Embarkation Day, and then everyone is in charge of getting their own certificate signed (either by dropping it off at Guest Services, or attending one of the Captain's autograph sessions). Or, I can submit the whole pile of certificates at the start of the cruise, he can sign them at his leisure, and then we can plan another distribution time/place on a sea day during the 2nd week.

Thoughts?

 

[mug318ca]

I would want the Captain's signature on my certificate. I don't care how that is done, but I can imagine that the Captain would prefer getting them all at once and he can decide how many he wants to sign at one sitting. He would also be getting them all done at once and not be hit throughout the cruise.

 

[Started With a Mouse]

I'm about 50 pages behind on reading so I apologize if this has been posted and I missed it. I will add the info to the website so folks don't have to go searching.

Formal night #1 - Thursday Dec. 13th
Semi-formal night - Sunday, Dec. 16th
Pirate night - Tuesday, Dec. 18th
Formal night #2 - Thursday, Dec. 20th

Is this from DCL? This is awesome!

 

[Jeff Spencer]

Is this from DCL? This is awesome!

Yes. I called them today to take care of some other business and asked them if they knew when the formal/semi-formal and Pirates Night would be. Also asked them about the show schedule. They did not have what shows would be on what nights other than the obvious - "All Aboard" on the first night, "Remember the Magic" on the last night and pretty safe bet "Golden Mickeys" will be on a formal night. Other shows will be Toy Story and Disney Dreams.

 

[Jeff Spencer]

It seems like most everyone is getting the 11-11:30 check in times. Does that mean the cruise really isn't that booked? Or that only Dis-ers are actually checking in right at their first opportunity.

Lina- Yes I am in California, but will be driving to work at 9pm. I can only imagine walking into work, signing in then telling my coworkers I can't actually start to work for a bit while I take care of something more important- getting things done for my cruise! But I am alone 2hrs later and have all night to do it.

I obviously haven't been keeping track of the calendar so here I am 2 days after booking opened for Silver CC members and I still saw plenty of Palo availability for brunch and dinner and still was able to get 11:30 am to noon check-in at the port. On the latter, is that something new? On previous cruises we'd just show up early, check-in and get a number for boarding and be on the ship in less than a half hour.

 

[Travelbee]

We are also doing Tropicante in Costa Maya. Maybe we can all head their together. Do you guys have kids? I have a DD 6 and DS 4.

How about those who plan to head over to Tropicante meet in front of Triton around 9:45 am and we can leave as a group around 9:50 am? We have a DD turning 10 a couple weeks before the cruise.

I am also in charge of my sister's cabin's FE, so I am sad to report, that the FE from their cabin will be small, lightweight and most likely ordered! But in my defense, be glad you are getting something from them, if left up to my sister, it would have been forgotten. My sister and I are best friends but we are complete opposites! She is extermely disorganized and leaves everything to the last minute. Her non planning drives me nuts and my planning drives her nuts! We really have nothing in common. If we didn't look somewhat alike, no one would believe we are sisters and were raised by the same parents. Our career paths clearly show our differances (she works in the fashion industry and I'm in engineering)

This sounds like me and my sister! We finally convinced her to go on a cruise with us last July (Alaska) and I ended up making, packaging, and organizing all her FEs. All she did was deliver them. She works in marketing and I'm the engineer...

Hi all...

On the certificate, there is an area for the Captain's information. We have three choices:
1) Leave it blank
2) Print Captain's name
3) Print Captain's signature

I reached out to Concierge Services to get their insight, and they suggest Option 1, as the Captain can change. I asked if the Captain would be willing to sign them, and they believe he would (at his leisure).

So if we leave them blank, how does everyone want to do this? We can go with the original plan of passing them out at the Meet & Greet at 3p on Embarkation Day, and then everyone is in charge of getting their own certificate signed (either by dropping it off at Guest Services, or attending one of the Captain's autograph sessions). Or, I can submit the whole pile of certificates at the start of the cruise, he can sign them at his leisure, and they we can plan another distribution time/place on a sea day during the 2nd week.

Thoughts?

I agree with mug318ca. The captain probably prefer to sign them at one sitting. I vote for giving it to the captain to sign as a pile and we can get them from you at a Dismeet TBD.

I obviously haven't been keeping track of the calendar so here I am 2 days after booking opened for Silver CC members and I still saw plenty of Palo availability for brunch and dinner and still was able to get 11:30 am to noon check-in at the port. On the latter, is that something new? On previous cruises we'd just show up early, check-in and get a number for boarding and be on the ship in less than a half hour.

Yes, the check-in time is somewhat new - at least since April 2011. Welcome back to the Disboards!

 

[Jeff Spencer]

Leave it blank and give them to the Captain all together. Will be much easier for him and us, which would mean there'd need to be a Certificate Hand Out meet set up.

Hi all...

Since October 9th is the cut-off for FE, I will also make that the cut-off for PC Certificates to make things easier on everyone (ordering instructions forthcoming).

I need the group's feedback on one issue...

On the certificate, there is an area for the Captain's information. We have three choices:
1) Leave it blank
2) Print Captain's name
3) Print Captain's signature

I reached out to Concierge Services to get their insight, and they suggest Option 1, as the Captain can change. I asked if the Captain would be willing to sign them, and they believe he would (at his leisure).

So if we leave them blank, how does everyone want to do this? We can go with the original plan of passing them out at the Meet & Greet at 3p on Embarkation Day, and then everyone is in charge of getting their own certificate signed (either by dropping it off at Guest Services, or attending one of the Captain's autograph sessions). Or, I can submit the whole pile of certificates at the start of the cruise, he can sign them at his leisure, and they we can plan another distribution time/place on a sea day during the 2nd week.

Thoughts?

 

[4everluvDisney]

I vote for giving the Captain all of the certificates at once and then getting them later in the cruise.

 

[socababy]

I'll go with whatever the majority decides on the certificates. Originally I wanted 4 certificates but since learning the size of them, you can change my order to one!

With so many of you going to the Tropicante, it makes me rethink my plans for Costa Maya. Right now I have the boys and I scheduled for the Salsa making excursion. The bummer is that dd is not old enough and I don't really want to leave her all by herself on the ship. Tropicante looks awesome but I am a little uneasy going there with just the kids and I. Decisions, decisions....

 

[Jeff Spencer]

Tropicante looks good to Susan and I as well.

On the early seating group dining, with the addition of Dave and Sharon (skayrobe) we've filled up one table of 8. However, I'd be happy to start up a second table if folks are interested.

 

[magicmaker1]

I would want the Captain's signature on my certificate. I don't care how that is done, but I can imagine that the Captain would prefer getting them all at once and he can decide how many he wants to sign at one sitting. He would also be getting them all done at once and not be hit throughout the cruise.

I was thinking the same thing-he would probably want them all at once.

 

[Land Park Tudor]

I've searched a number of threads but can't seems to find sewing instructions -- I keep coming up with non-sewing instructions. If anyone happens to know where I can find the sewing instructions, would you please post a link to them?

Also, thanks for the posts about port arrival times. This will be our 3rd Disney cruise but the first time with a port arrival time. We had no idea, so ended up getting the 11:30 to noon time slot because we were about 18 hours behind the rest of you in getting checked in.

 

[bugsgrandma]

I was thinking the same thing-he would probably want them all at once.

Me too, but will go with whatever the majority decides.

 

[LindaBabe]

I've searched a number of threads but can't seems to find sewing instructions -- I keep coming up with non-sewing instructions. If anyone happens to know where I can find the sewing instructions, would you please post a link to them?

Also, thanks for the posts about port arrival times. This will be our 3rd Disney cruise but the first time with a port arrival time. We had no idea, so ended up getting the 11:30 to noon time slot because we were about 18 hours behind the rest of you in getting checked in.

If you show up a little earlier or a little later, they will still let you in, I promise!

Here are some instructions. Obviously you can alter the size and number of pockets to your liking.

http://www.incolororder.com/2010/03/wall-organizer-tutorial.html

 

[ArGa]

Tropicante looks good to Susan and I as well.

On the early seating group dining, with the addition of Dave and Sharon (skayrobe) we've filled up one table of 8. However, I'd be happy to start up a second table if folks are interested.

Hi Jeff;
My husband Gary and myself Arlene (ArGa) and my dad Syd are planning to share a table of 8 with John and Liz (Decked out) for the early seating. If John and Liz don't mind, I would love it if you could arrange for our table to be close by to the other Dis boarders. Are you ok with that Decked Out?