Fantasy - July 14, 2012

[Alohagirl73]

Just booked a tour in St. Maarten as it will be our first time there not DCL, however!!!!!!

Even more excited than I already am!!!!

Now need to buy my DD a princess outfit and then we just need to pack!!!!

 

[noahsmom]

Just booked a tour in St. Maarten as it will be our first time there not DCL, however!!!!!!

Even more excited than I already am!!!!

Now need to buy my DD a princess outfit and then we just need to pack!!!!

What did you book????

 

[GEK209]

10 days!!! (until we fly out to FL and our vacation begins)

 

[GarakDS9]

Next post will be from WDW

 

[noahsmom]

Safe travels and have a great time!!

 

[Webbed Feet]

Hey Garak,

I think you will really enjoy FWL. Check around the beach area after 6 PM or so as they may be roasting marshmallows. Bring your own chocolate bars and graham crackers for homemade smores (They also carry them in the gift shop for a premium). They do Chip and Dale's campfire singalong at the Fort Wilderness campgrounds as well.

 

[SA53]

Wow!!! A lot of excitement on our boards!!! I can't believe one of us is already on their way (have fun Garak. And on a side note, as a "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot" kind of girl, I still hope you look like Garak!!)

I am impressed with all of you early packers!! I am still finishing FE's , then there is my house to clean, my dog to wash, ...
I am worried about the packing though since we are also doing a week at WDW I am not sure how I will get all our stuff into 1 suitcase each What I am bringing for the world is a lot different than what I am bringing for the cruise...

Also, thank you for the movie list. My kids have been thinking I am the meanest mom alive this spring since the really want to see the Avengers and Brave and I keep saying "We'll see them on the cruise"

8 days for us until we are on our way!!!

K in SA

 

[Earlydawn142]

I can't wait either!!! What excursion are you doing at Castaway? Last cruise we did the jet ski adventure. It was a lot of fun. This time though I think we'll just hang out at the beach and relax . Is it July yet?! Lol

We have 10 days left!! We are taking the glass bottom boat voyage on castaway. Kinda going to hang out at the ports relaxing too. Hey maybe we could meet up on the ship sometime? It would be great to put a face to the name.

 

[GEK209]

Does anyone know what in-room gift you get as a Silver castaway member? Also, I heard about a $200 on-board credit for silver castaway members. Do you only get that if you book your next cruise while on the current cruise or is that applied to our account once we board the ship? There may be information about that in this thread already but I couldn't find it.

 

[GEK209]

We have 10 days left!! We are taking the glass bottom boat voyage on castaway. Kinda going to hang out at the ports relaxing too. Hey maybe we could meet up on the ship sometime? It would be great to put a face to the name.

Ah! We are super excited. I can't wait! Will you be at the meet-up at 3 at Vista Cafe the first day of the cruise? I'm going to try to make it but it's also the same time as the spa raffle and I don't want to miss that! Lol.

 

[Webbed Feet]

Spa raffle?

 

[Cptjackandcrew]

I read those ideas but wasn"t sure if they were worth getting, good to know think I will try it. Thanks

Ditto on the over the door shoe organizer. I hang ours on a pant hanger and attach it with zip ties. I use a top pocket to store excursion, character breakfast tickets, etc...One other thing we can't live without is collapsible closet shelves. They're a standard on my packing list now, but there are four of us in a cat 9 room. If your room has more space or your travel mates are tiny it might not be as important.

 

[lovinnemo]

I just love getting this feedback, such a wonderful group always willing to offer up some good advice with experiance. Looking forward to meeting everyone.
I am with 2 - 12 yr old girls organizing them is a full time job so these little things will help. right

At least I will be!!!

 

[GEK209]

Spa raffle?

I saw it on a Navigator at Senses Spa & Salon at 3pm on the day we leave. I've never done it before and know nothing about it but I'm intrigued...

 

[Webbed Feet]

I saw it on a Navigator at Senses Spa & Salon at 3pm on the day we leave. I've never done it before and know nothing about it but I'm intrigued...

I think this should answer our questions about the spa raffle...
http://thepracticalplanner.blogspot.com/2012/06/sailing-secrets-spa-sales.html

I hope this helps.

 

[Alohagirl73]

Safe travels to all who are leaving soon! We depart in 10 days!!!!!!

What did you book????

Bernard's Tour

Seems to have overall VERY good reviews and it hits most of what we want to experience in St. Maarten. I am hoping that we are able to go to a different beach than Orient Beach.

Is the meet at 3 in the Vista Cafe? Looking forward to meeting you and putting faces to names!

Happy and safe 4th of July to everyone! Any big plans?

 

[linkandclover]

Wow!!! A lot of excitement on our boards!!! I can't believe one of us is already on their way (have fun Garak. And on a side note, as a "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot" kind of girl, I still hope you look like Garak!!)

I am impressed with all of you early packers!! I am still finishing FE's , then there is my house to clean, my dog to wash, ...
I am worried about the packing though since we are also doing a week at WDW I am not sure how I will get all our stuff into 1 suitcase each What I am bringing for the world is a lot different than what I am bringing for the cruise...

Also, thank you for the movie list. My kids have been thinking I am the meanest mom alive this spring since the really want to see the Avengers and Brave and I keep saying "We'll see them on the cruise"

8 days for us until we are on our way!!!

K in SA

When we have done both I packed suitcases that were for the cruise and others for WDW. This way i only had to unpack the cases for where we were rather than searching through our stuff.

 

[linkandclover]

Does anyone know what in-room gift you get as a Silver castaway member? Also, I heard about a $200 on-board credit for silver castaway members. Do you only get that if you book your next cruise while on the current cruise or is that applied to our account once we board the ship? There may be information about that in this thread already but I couldn't find it.

I think it should be posted somewhere. It may be a backpack and some snacks. They used to give water bottles but I don't think they do anymore. I don't know anything about ship credit but it sure is a good question.

 

[Earlydawn142]

Ah! We are super excited. I can't wait! Will you be at the meet-up at 3 at Vista Cafe the first day of the cruise? I'm going to try to make it but it's also the same time as the spa raffle and I don't want to miss that! Lol.

Is the meet up at Vista Cafe a bunch of ppl? The spa raffle sounds great me n my DH think we might go to the Spa Raffle at 3pm. Btw my name is Stephanie Rogers Melton.

 

[SA53]

Thanks link for the packing advice. I just wish I could take more than 1 bag each!!! It is killing me!!! Also, is their a final FE list with all the new cabins? I am sure I have missed it somewhere. I can go through and add the room numbers to the original list but wanted to see if you had already done it (plus I am lazy...)

K in SA