February 14, 2008 Roll Call 2/14/2008 Valentines 3-Night Wonder

[plutolovr]

You are a travel agent, cool! Does that have many perks when traveling?

Some. Disney gives us good discounts, 50% off at the resorts, but we can't book packages, so no dining plan for us. We can also get cruise discounts, but it depends on space available. Sometimes we get good offers. Around Christmas 2006 we were offered their Christmas cruise for a song, but the offer came about 3 weeks before sailing, so hard to make arrangements that soon.

 

[nkkilala]

Is anyone else at the late seating for dinner??

We are booked for late because it is just adults. Anyone else doing this late seating?

 

[scottie]

Some. Disney gives us good discounts, 50% off at the resorts, but we can't book packages, so no dining plan for us. We can also get cruise discounts, but it depends on space available. Sometimes we get good offers. Around Christmas 2006 we were offered their Christmas cruise for a song, but the offer came about 3 weeks before sailing, so hard to make arrangements that soon.

Cool, how lucky! Do you know if DCL cut comissions as recently as a week or so ago? Reason I ask is I had an agent claim this happended so they were no longer willing to offer me the same onboard credit for an 09' cruise. I didnt see any other agents changing their onboard credits so I was curious.

 

[staceyj2]

Is anyone else at the late seating for dinner??

We are booked for late because it is just adults. Anyone else doing this late seating?

So far we are on late dining, but hoping to change it.

 

[scottie]

I got mine yesterday! Not much in them, but it is still nice to have them in hand.

I'm glad to hear that someone's dining waitlist came through. I called and checked on ours, and we are still on for late seating. I'm hoping and praying that we can get early once we get there. My kiddos will never make it that late.

Happy to hear your docs arrive too! I guess we are opposite as we love having the late seating and the kids have never had much of an issue with it and seem to enjoy having more time to do other stuff while the sun is out. We never found it hard to find a late day snack- even a healthy one- to tide them (us adults too) over till dinner seating.
Also, if your kids are in the clubs and find they like the clubs our kids have been excited to eat dinner with the club which is earlier.

 

[scottie]

Is anyone else at the late seating for dinner??

We are booked for late because it is just adults. Anyone else doing this late seating?

We are late seaters too!! Doing Palo the first night so you wont spot us in the dinining room until the second night- if we have the same dining rotation.

 

[nkkilala]

Would anyone like to meet up for the sailaway party? or at any other time during the trip?

 

[scottie]

Would anyone like to meet up for the sailaway party? or at any other time during the trip?

I have never had much luck dragging the wife away to an event on the first day of our cruises.... but I can try if others decide to meet up!

 

[redeemedq]

We will be on the cruise...actually have reserved 2 rooms at the Comfort Suites Paradise Island in order to use the facilities at Atlantis for the day. We are a family of 6 so needed 2 rooms as they only give out 4 wristbands per room. My husband is considering canceling this after I told him the need to get 2 rooms (and the cost!). I need to cancel by Sunday, Feb. 10 at noon. Was wondering if there might be a couple that would like to join us--and pay considerably less than what DCL charges for their Atlantis excursion. So far the weather for the Nassau day looks good.

 

[scottie]

We will be on the cruise...actually have reserved 2 rooms at the Comfort Suites Paradise Island in order to use the facilities at Atlantis for the day. We are a family of 6 so needed 2 rooms as they only give out 4 wristbands per room. My husband is considering canceling this after I told him the need to get 2 rooms (and the cost!). I need to cancel by Sunday, Feb. 10 at noon. Was wondering if there might be a couple that would like to join us--and pay considerably less than what DCL charges for their Atlantis excursion. So far the weather for the Nassau day looks good.

Welcome aboard!!! That would be fun to hit the pools at Atlantis for the day, unfortunately, I think I have been talked into shopping Nassau with DW while there so we are out of the running for splitting a room.

 

[2cutekidz]

Hope everyone has a great weekend and I'll see you on the Wonder!! we are off to the World in the morning!!

 

[scottie]

Hope everyone has a great weekend and I'll see you on the Wonder!! we are off to the World in the morning!!

Lucky you!!! have a safe and fun trip!

 

[plutolovr]

Scottie,
Have not heard about Disney cutting commissions, 10% as usual, however, the TA you're using may want to hold to more of their commission instead of giving it back to you as OBC. If she works for an agency, this may have may have been mandated by the owner.

BTW, we're at late seating also. Can't wait!!!

 

[scottie]

Scottie,
Have not heard about Disney cutting commissions, 10% as usual, however, the TA you're using may want to hold to more of their commission instead of giving it back to you as OBC. If she works for an agency, this may have may have been mandated by the owner.

Thats what I was guessing!

 

[staceyj2]

Would anyone like to meet up for the sailaway party? or at any other time during the trip?

We might be able to make it if others with kids are meeting. I know many of you are doing "kid free" vacations (I'm jealous to say the least! ) and might want to be around adults only.

 

[nkkilala]

We are doing kids free only becuase we don't have any....yet!!

It doesn't matter to me if kids are there or not! We will probably be on the higher deck though to get a better ariel view.

Seeing as this is my first Disney cruise I don't know of any places/landmarks to meet up at!

 

[nkkilala]

redeemedq,
I would have loved to help you split a room however that is the day that I have our spa reservations and there are none others open. Thank you so much for the offer though!

 

[nkkilala]

we all get to cruise THIS WEEK!!!! EEEK!!!

I'm SOOOOO excited to get away! We got another 3" of snow last night!

Florida here I come!!

 

[staceyj2]

we all get to cruise THIS WEEK!!!! EEEK!!!

I'm SOOOOO excited to get away! We got another 3" of snow last night!

Florida here I come!!

I can't believe it's almost here! I'm almost packed and Wednesday night can't come soon enough for me!

 

[plutolovr]

We're excited too!! I made my DH get his clothes out today because he travels for work today and won't be home until late Wednesday.

We bought a bottle of my favorite champagne yesterday to enjoy in the room and I have to order some chocolate covered strawberries to bring with us. We're also going to the Daytona 500 and we purchased a new camcorder yesterday so we can record all the pre-race stuff and some of the neat things on the ship. So if you see 2 adults who look like they're not sure how to use their camcorder, it's probably us. I'm not real good at reading instructions and usually just go on the fly.