Hi everyone....we are going to join you in the FE....Julie... I PM'd you with our info....I have a plan.....I am really excited about it....I hope it works....
Welcome Paulette!! I'm Danielle - Noel's wife... Our DD is celebrating a birthday on the cruise as well, but since she'll only be turning 2, driving to Florida would probably not be a good option for us
We've done a few cruises but this is our first time on Disney, so we're pretty excited... It's a great way to travel, but I should warn you, it's highly addictive!!Anyway, I'm sure you'll love it!
I am going to check out some of the ones that you sent me.
How do you pack when it is a surprise....? This is dd's Christmas Present..I guess I really can't until Jan 1st...
) ) You can also have them note on your reservation that there's a birthday celebration planned, and I think you can also order a full-size cake, and/or other special treats.
Finally... The fare going down on Westjet on Thursday the 10th dropped again and we decided the late night arrival and coming down an extra day early was well worth the money we'll save (even with the cranky toddler) - plus we were starting to panic about not having anything booked. So now we just have to figure out how to get a good deal on the Hyatt at the airport, as with 2 kids arriving at 11 p.m., we won't be going far... Still need to decide if we'll keep our reservation at Port Orleans for the Friday night or if it makes sense just to stay put. Either way we'll be renting a car to do some shopping and other little errands when we arrive (like hitting the Disney outlet for FE stuff if I don't get organized soon!!
Paulette - I'm pretty sure they do something special for birthdays in the dining room (if you do a search, I know I've seen a thread on here somewhere with a picture of the special dessert they bring out for the birthday girl or boy) and you can also get an "It's My Birthday" button from Guest Services, so all of the cast members will know to wish her a happy birthday (of course, the kids forget they're wearing it and can't figure out how everyone knows it's their B-day
And I haven't started packing yet, but when I put away the girls' summer clothes a few weeks ago, I did try to sort out the things I thought they'd wear on the cruise and put it all together in an underbed box, so that counts right?? And I'll be giving my cruise wardrobe a trial run next month when Noel and I take off on a 4 night cruise on RCCL with our best friends, while my mom looks after the girls (ok, maybe she's not the only one who's addicted to cruises...). We didn't take any summer holidays this year, so I'm soooo looking forward to it!
Do you suppose Palos is booked for Valentines?
I would love to get a nice dinner in there with hubby....
and what is AP?
And i am afraid I don't understand your talk about hours in Flounders?
10 hrs vs 17 hours?
I am sorry to be so ignorant...but I am frequenting the boards to learn more and I am afraid I am not learning much!
Ack!
Answer for the FE question, yes the FE is for adult's too. You only have to give one gift once, it can be either one gift per stateroom or one per person, it is up to you. If you chose not to participate in the FE you will not be the only one on the ship, it is only open to those on this thread and several have opted out as of right now I think we only have 10 room's participating. As of Nov. 29, the 75 day mark I am closing the FE, which mean's that anyone who join our thread after that will not be allowed to participate. Also on the date I will PM everyone with the complete list of room number's, amount of people per room and ages of the kid's.
Answer for the pirate theme's. Disney host a Pirate's of the Caribbean night where people dress up like pirate's, have a special dinner with a souvenir menu that we get to keep, a deck party with a dessert buffet and they play Pirate's of the Caribbean on the large tv over the pool
Hope this helps a little?
Sure does, thanks Julie!
Good thing I am being a pirate for Halloween this year!!
