Fantasy june 2, 2012 eastern caribbean

[BelleTinkMom]

Just booked a category 9B oceanview room. This will be DH and I's second cruise and DDs' 1st cruise. This will be the first time sailing with Disney. My family consists of myself, Jaime, DH Shannon, DD Jaden (will be 11 at cruise time) and DD Madison (Madi who will be 7 at cruise time). They don't know hat we are going on a cruise. I need to think of a good way to tell them.

We are going with a bi group of friends so that should be fun.

 

[DznyDreams]

We just moved our cruise from the Dream on June 3, 2011 to this one. It will be me (41), DW Marilyn (41), DS Chris (12) and DD Sarah (5).

This will be our first cruise ever (unless we take a short one out of Galveston this upcoming summer to hold us over.) My son will actually turn 12 the last day of this cruise.

I am looking forward to meeting everyone!

Hello, BigTex71! It's sort of funny...we were booked on the Dream one week prior to your original 2011 Dream cruise. Now here we are: Two groups of Texans RE-booked on the same 2012 cruise. My daughter's b-day is on day one, and your son's b-day is on the final day (or did you mean last day of the Galveston cruise?) Small world, eh?

I've looked into a cruise or two out of Galveston before, but we've not taken the plunge. Maybe one day...

 

[clhemsath]

Merry Christmas Everyone! I actually thought this morning when my girls were opening gifts that I would be telling them about this cruise this time next year. I will just have to share my excitement with you all until then.

My cousin is also thinking of joining us on this trip now that I have been talking about it for a few weeks. I hope they do, I think it will be so much fun to have a ton of friends on board.


to our newest cruisers. I look forward to getting to know you all for the next 17 months.

Merry Christmas.

 

[alamere1496]

Merry Christmas everyone!!
I hope you all had a wonderful day. Santa was very generous here in our household and my boys are so content.
Now, we are bracing for 18-20 inches of snow!! I guess I need to get to the store tomorrow!! The thought of cruising in the nice warm sunshine is what gets me through this horrible weather. I am so not a snow person.
Just think, next year at this time we will be getting so close to our cruise!! Looking forward to getting to know everyone before we get on board!!

 

[DznyDreams]

We too had a wonderful Christmas! Santa was good to us, but he is broke. I am SO EXCITED about this cruise, guys! I have never been this amped over a vacation that is SOOOOO far away! I look forward to getting to know everyone too.

Hey, alamere! I'd LOVE to have just a few inches of your snow. I wonder if it would be possible for you to ship some to Texas..... That's doable, right!?!? LOL

 

[alamere1496]

Hey, alamere! I'd LOVE to have just a few inches of your snow. I wonder if it would be possible for you to ship some to Texas..... That's doable, right!?!? LOL

Oh my goodness...I would send it all to you if I could!! 14-20 inches is just ridiculous!! I've lived in Massachusetts my entire life and I just don't do snow. Thank goodness I have my pictures of our last cruise to bring me back to my happy place. LOL!!

 

[trvlgirlmq]

Hello! This is the first cruise we have ever booked. We always said if we were ever to take a cruise it would have to be Disney!

I am Marcella (37) and will be with my mom Lydia (57), dad Phil (63) they are divorced but are now very good friends (separate cabins of course!) Nathan (16), Josh (9) and Charna (7).

I know the kids would love to be able to count on a friend or 2 especially the oldest as he can be shy. The younger ones have never met a stranger.

We will be at WDW the previous week.

 

[DznyDreams]

Oh my goodness...I would send it all to you if I could!! 14-20 inches is just ridiculous!! I've lived in Massachusetts my entire life and I just don't do snow. Thank goodness I have my pictures of our last cruise to bring me back to my happy place. LOL!!

HOLY COW!!!! That's a lot of snow! I'd be sick of it too. I would love it for a few minutes though . . . l think.

CRUISE QUESTION: Does anyone have detailed info about the cabanas on Castaway Cay? I don't know much at all.....except they are costly. Do you have to stay concierge to be able to book them in advance? I know it's waaaay too early, but I am curious.

 

[Piecey]

I just poked around on the FE homemade thread... and some of those people are so darn creative and talented!

 

[braysmommy]

I just poked around on the FE homemade thread... and some of those people are so darn creative and talented!

I know what you mean! My goal for the coming year is to get creative I can't believe what some people do....amazing. On that note I think I know what I am going to do as a family FE gift. Nothing like planning ahead

 

[clhemsath]

Good Morning Everyone~

Yes, I have the FE thread marked! I missed out on the sign up on my last cruise, so I took care of that by signing up WAY early. Alamere1496 is organizing ours, so make sure you send her a PM with your info so we can not miss anyone this time! I also make a lot of custom clothes for my daughters, so I am going to have to do that as well before we go.

We have another family that has signed up to go with us (my DH's cousin) and her parents are thinking about coming. That will put us at 10 adults and 6 kids!! I am so excited for this trip, it is almost too much excitement. I guess I will have to use that up on the planning.

 

[dato63]

Hi everyone.

We just switched from the 6/9/2012 Western Caribbean cruise to this one. It will be

me - Deb (48 when we cruise)
DH - John (47 when we cruise)
DD - Madison (8 when we cruise)
DD - Makayla (8 when we cruise)

We have never been on a cruise but have two booked for next year, but neither of them are Disney. Really looking forward to this.

Deb

 

[alamere1496]

In 45 minutes I will be able to say that our cruise is next year!!
I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year!!

 

[klcason]

WOW! I hadn't even thought of that.....COOOOOOOL!! Now it doesn't seem so far away!

Thanks!

 

[Piecey]

I know what you mean! My goal for the coming year is to get creative I can't believe what some people do....amazing. On that note I think I know what I am going to do as a family FE gift. Nothing like planning ahead

Good Morning Everyone~

Yes, I have the FE thread marked! I missed out on the sign up on my last cruise, so I took care of that by signing up WAY early. Alamere1496 is organizing ours, so make sure you send her a PM with your info so we can not miss anyone this time! I also make a lot of custom clothes for my daughters, so I am going to have to do that as well before we go.

We have another family that has signed up to go with us (my DH's cousin) and her parents are thinking about coming. That will put us at 10 adults and 6 kids!! I am so excited for this trip, it is almost too much excitement. I guess I will have to use that up on the planning.

I know! I've been trying to think about it all too. I have a few ideas but I might go wander the local craft stores and see if anything jumps out at me.

I've not signed up yet because I'm not 100% on this cruise. I would love to say I won't change my mind, but my boys are so young that it is really hard to commit for sure!

My youngest (4 months) has some health issues that *should* be okay by then but I'm trying not to let myself commit whole-heartedly to this cruise should something creep up that we'd need to cancel.
I've almost managed to pay the whole thing off because I keep telling myself that if it's paid for it'll be harder for me to cancel.

 

[808Mom]

That is crazy! My DS will be turning 3 the day after we disembark, too!

Hi Piecey - so cool! Saw you are having second thoughts about joining this cruise - hope you don't change your mind! I love the fact that there will be other little ones of the same age.

 

[808Mom]

Yikers - got caught up in all the holiday craziness and have not been on the boards at all. I'm so glad the FE has been started, sounds like so much fun - thanks for organizing it Alamere! I need to get to 10 posts!

 

[clhemsath]

Yikers - got caught up in all the holiday craziness and have not been on the boards at all. I'm so glad the FE has been started, sounds like so much fun - thanks for organizing it Alamere! I need to get to 10 posts!

We don't mind, just post until you get to 10! You can tell us all kinds of fun stuff. I am planning out the actual fish extender for each of the families going with us. I think the planning might be the BEST part!

Anyway, I am now debating the main dining vs late seating. I think I want to do the main dining, late just seems TOO late, KWIM? What seating are you all doing and thoughts on it?

I have also been looking at the excusions for our ports. Some of them look really good. I am also debating giving my husband the golf excursion on St. Thomas. It is expensive, but how often will he get to golf in the Carribean?

 

[TifffanyD]

Anyway, I am now debating the main dining vs late seating. I think I want to do the main dining, late just seems TOO late, KWIM? What seating are you all doing and thoughts on it

We like late dining. This gives us a little more time to get back on ship/get ready. We also have the 2nd show, so that it's right before dinner. We did early dining once just to see what it was like and got seated with people much much much older than us (early bird special, anyone? ). We aren't doing that again!

 

[Piecey]

Hi Piecey - so cool! Saw you are having second thoughts about joining this cruise - hope you don't change your mind! I love the fact that there will be other little ones of the same age.

I know! I was just telling my husband this weekend that we should meet up with you and introduce them so they'll have a friend in the club!

Lucas would love having someone that would actually play with him. He gets so frustrated at the mall play area because none of the older kids will play with him.