Fantasy January 23, 2016- STAR WARS

[mmreeves]

Oops, couldn't post a reply from my phone!
Working on getting my 10 posts to join the FE group

 

[mmreeves]

First time cruisers!! Star Wars day at Sea made for an easy vacation decision.
Roll call- Michelle, Martin, Noah (3 at time of cruise)

 

[hmwinter85]

First time cruisers!! Star Wars day at Sea made for an easy vacation decision.
Roll call- Michelle, Martin, Noah (3 at time of cruise)

Welcome!

 

[mcj74]

I'm so excited I booked the DVC cruise for Aug 24th, but before that is SWW starting 5/15, then MNSSHP in September so I will have lots of stuff to keep me busy until January. I did it so late, a solo cruiser, I wound up with a Deluxe Family outside with veranda and got put on a waitlist. Got lucky and am now in an 11a stateroom (standard inside).

So with all these cruises and parties I'm working on 3 costumes: X-Wing pilot (Next week and Jan); Pirate August (if there is a pirate night) & January; and King Fergus (Merida's dad) for MNSSHP in September.

Wow...you have a lot of work ahead of you!!

 

[hmwinter85]

FE Update - Jedi Knights List

Hi everyone. Just wanted to let everyone know I posted an updated FE list to clarify cabin numbers for mcj74's cabins and to fix some formatting issues. It was driving me nuts that some cabins were broken up between pages, lol.

 

[sarbah77]

First time cruisers!! Star Wars day at Sea made for an easy vacation decision.
Roll call- Michelle, Martin, Noah (3 at time of cruise)

Welcome!! I will add you to our roll call!

 

[sarbah77]

Happy Friday! Hooray for short work weeks!

My workplace ended up being unexpectedly crazy this week. One of my long-time coworkers is going to be out for an extended period for medical reasons and another coworker is replacing her. That coworker was the acting lead in my group so I've been replacing the acting lead who was replacing the lead who comes back on Tuesday. Whew.

Airfare is almost where I want it - assuming I want to land in Orlando at 10pm. Not quite!

Also, a 5 Below near us has the good sunblock for, yup, $5, so I'm trying to decide if I should stock up for January!

 

[radiantmeg]

Sarah has been trying to get me to join for ages, but I kept forgetting about it. My husband Jared and I are joining Sarbah77 and her husband on this Disney cruise. We went on a RCI cruise a couple of years ago together, but this is our first Disney one. So excited for a getaway!

 

[sarbah77]

Sarah has been trying to get me to join for ages, but I kept forgetting about it. My husband Jared and I are joining Sarbah77 and her husband on this Disney cruise. We went on a RCI cruise a couple of years ago together, but this is our first Disney one. So excited for a getaway!

You hadn't even joined, yet? Man, there's so much info here, especially for your upcoming park trip!

Can I add you guys to my roll call?

 

[hmwinter85]

Sarah has been trying to get me to join for ages, but I kept forgetting about it. My husband Jared and I are joining Sarbah77 and her husband on this Disney cruise. We went on a RCI cruise a couple of years ago together, but this is our first Disney one. So excited for a getaway!

Welcome!

 

[LWILDP]

Hi. This will be our second Disney Cruise. We did the Eastern last year and are looking forward to the Western this time, especially the Star Wars Day at Sea! That and being away from the cold and snow in January!! Can you ou please add us to your roll call. It'll be myself (Lindsay), DH (Rob), Brady (will be 8 at time of sailing) and Emily (4).

Will be particularly interested in hearing which excursions some of you are considering especially with littler ones.

 

[sarbah77]

Hi. This will be our second Disney Cruise. We did the Eastern last year and are looking forward to the Western this time, especially the Star Wars Day at Sea! That and being away from the cold and snow in January!! Can you ou please add us to your roll call. It'll be myself (Lindsay), DH (Rob), Brady (will be 8 at time of sailing) and Emily (4).

Will be particularly interested in hearing which excursions some of you are considering especially with littler ones.

Welcome!!

 

[hmwinter85]

I was talking with my TA last week about working out some payments so the full balance doesn't hit my cc all at once. It kind of took my by surprise that it would only be 5 payments. Nov 9th seems like such a long time from now, but I guess it really isn't.

Since we are first time cruises that also when we can book on board actives and Palo reservations. It got me thinking, when can all of you seasoned Disney cruisers make your reservations? Putting an actual date to it, instead of the generic 90 days before sailing, made it feel more real for me.

 

[sarbah77]

I was talking with my TA last week about working out some payments so the full balance doesn't hit my cc all at once. It kind of took my by surprise that it would only be 5 payments. Nov 9th seems like such a long time from now, but I guess it really isn't.

Since we are first time cruises that also when we can book on board actives and Palo reservations. It got me thinking, when can all of you seasoned Disney cruisers make your reservations? Putting an actual date to it, instead of the generic 90 days before sailing, made it feel more real for me.

We can make reservations for Palo/Remy, book exursions, and pick our PAT, as Silver Castaway Cay members, at the 90 day mark - so, October 25th. But! We have to be paid in full by then, too!

I think, for added confusion, Disney changed the PIF date in March for all new bookings - so new bookings have to pay by 90 days for the 7+ night cruises. I find that odd, as it's way earlier than everyone else. I wonder if cancellations were getting too high?

 

[hmwinter85]

We can make reservations for Palo/Remy, book exursions, and pick our PAT, as Silver Castaway Cay members, at the 90 day mark - so, October 25th. But! We have to be paid in full by then, too!

I think, for added confusion, Disney changed the PIF date in March for all new bookings - so new bookings have to pay by 90 days for the 7+ night cruises. I find that odd, as it's way earlier than everyone else. I wonder if cancellations were getting too high?

90 days does seem really early for final payment. I know the cost of similar cabin on our sailing has almost doubled since we booked. I wonder if a lot of people are second guessing the cost and backing out right before the paid in full day.

 

[jasonlaw]

FE Update - Jedi Knights List

Hi everyone. Just wanted to let everyone know I posted an updated FE list to clarify cabin numbers for mcj74's cabins and to fix some formatting issues. It was driving me nuts that some cabins were broken up between pages, lol.

We have three cabins who would like to join the next FE group. What do we need to do? Our 3rd Disney cruise but first time FE. Please let me know

 

[sarbah77]

We have three cabins who would like to join the next FE group. What do we need to do? Our 3rd Disney cruise but first time FE. Please let me know

I believe you need to send a PM!
I think you also need 10 posts to send a private message, so post on and tell us about your group and what you're looking forward to!

 

[sarbah77]

We are VERY quiet - is it because it's summer/end of school year?

What do people have for summer plans?
-We're taking it pretty easy. We're going on a long weekend trip to Mackinac City and then, on our 15th anniversary, we're spending the day at Cedar Point. My husband is also going to GenCon in Indy.
-Our autumn is usually busier. We have an annual trip to Atlanta, I go to the New York Sheep and Wool Festival in upstate NY, he has a business trip, then there are the holidays... and suddenly! It's January!

Maybe sneak in a meet-up with hmwinter85?!

 

[jasonlaw]

Fish Extender pockets. Do I have this right, one pocket for each person in the cabin? So I would have one; MrsOzSquad would have five; and so on...

Yes you are correct.

 

[jasonlaw]

FE Update

We have 3 spots left in the first FE group. Once that's full I'll post the list I've been keeping on my FE post on page 2 so everyone has all the information they need.

I will also start the second group once the first one is full, so if you want to do more then one group please let me know that too.

We want to join the an FE Group. WE have 3 rooms. What do we need to do? THanks. We haven't done the FE group before so not sure how to get signed up.