Hi, everyone
, I hope I'm doing this right
.
We are embarking on this trip using our DVC points, my first cruise ever. Hubby was on one cruise as a teenager (obviously not a
Disney cruise lol).
I can't wait to meet you and everyone on the cruise!
I'll be 52 (yuk
) & he'll be 51 on the cruise.
We went to DW for our honeymoon in 1984, and then not until 2007 when we took our 3 daughters (who were 21, 20 and 15) and the oldest's boyfriend (who was 20). Since 2007, we've been to DW around 10 times (more if you count single-day visits). Most of our trips have been kidless
, a few were with just our youngest who's still at home. One memorable trip was with her and her best-friend-from-high-school last Christmastime. And the other most memorable trip was when we took the 3 girls
this past March, for a day-trip to the MK
.
I just now explained FE's to dh and he laughed and said it sounds like fun. Were both excited about the FE exchange J! Do I have to sign us up somewhere? How or when do we find out 1, our stateroom number, and 2, all the other DISboard FE exchangers room numbers? Or do we just roam the corridors looking for FEs? I went onto our reservation online and found out that we are STAN Deck 2 (does that mean *standard*?), but nothing about a room number.
I have never cruised before either, but I'll give you my best guess on these. Your room number must not be assigned yet (did you choose a room when you booked?) so keep checking back to your reservation and eventually it will show up. As for the FE, I think normally someone will step up and organize it with those that want to join and then share that info between those as to room numbers and who is in the cabin (in case someone does age/gender specific gifts.)
I also am in the process of creating some Valentine's Day decorations, both for the door (I know, magnetic only), for the interior of the room, and for t-shirts.
Idk if it's the same for non DVC-ers, but I have to wait until November 28th to book any activities.
The November 28th date is just for first-time cruisers I believe. I think repeat cruisers get to book sooner based on how many cruises they have been on.
I'm also a little anxious because I am a woman of size, and Idk which activities would be too difficult for me. I plan to take my mobility scooter (which I only use at DW parks) for on-board, but Idk if off-ship activities are scooter-friendly.
As I've never done this I can't help you here. I would think you just need to read the description and stick with those that sound do-able.
We havent decided if were going to do DW combined with the cruise, and if we do whether wed do DW pre-cruise or post-cruise. I know we wont be able to take advantage of Disney transportation to get between the resort and the ship because were driving up from the Tampa area and Ive been told that we cant leave our car on DW property to go cruise. And if we were to perhaps drive to the cruise ship and they let us take the Disney bus to DW post-cruise, wed still have to go back after our DW stay for the car! So yeah, Im a little bummed about missing out on that experience.
I saw on some other boards about buying things like a resin model of the ship, a birthday decorations package, a cake, etc. Where can I find more info on these things? Some acquaintances of ours were on a non-Disney cruise and they were able to buy a themed scrapbook on board, does
DCL sell those? I wonder how much that would cost? Similar to the scrapbook items in the parks, I imagine. And they also had "official" cruise-line photos of their family, does DCL do that? Is it like the PhotoPass in the parks?
I know they have a ship photographer set up frequently that you can get your picture taken and then can purchase those pictures (there are packages with credits for the different sizes or you can buy the CD of all of your pictures or you can choose to buy just one picture without the package.)
I have one more Q - whats a Disney Box with things we are going to get signed? (copied from another poster)
Actually, my husband had to look away when she came walking back by.
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