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

[scottie]

Has anyone completed their online registration yet? I guess I will do it one day this week as I would imagine the cruise docs will be sent out in the next two weeks or so and I will do my part to save DCL some money on printing docs

 

[nkkilala]

I have filled out all of the available online documents!!!

I was very ambitious and did this as soon as I had signed up!!

The only thing I have left to do is print and sign the agreement!

I don't have a printer at my house so I'll have to venture over to my mothers house in a few days to get this done!


I'm getting so excited!! I just hope that DH hasn't figured out we are going on a cruise yet!!!!!!

 

[staceyj2]

Has anyone completed their online registration yet? I guess I will do it one day this week as I would imagine the cruise docs will be sent out in the next two weeks or so and I will do my part to save DCL some money on printing docs

My forms are filled out and my signature form is in a file ready to go! I'm just waiting on my docs and a cabin # and I'll be all set!

 

[scottie]

Great to hear everyone is on track! I have decided this time that I am going to do our payment authorization form online as a "Cash" option this time vs. giving them our credit card upfront online. I remembered today that we got a couple of Disney gift cards for Christmas that will burn a hole in my pocket if we try to save them till we head to WDW again over Thanksgiving. So we will just give the gift cards to guest services after boarding and they will apply them to our account. By selecting the Cash option, it also puts a spending limit on the Key to the World cards of $200. This may in fact actually help us to avoid going crazy with spending for once onboard!
Once we hit the $200 limit we have to settle up at Guest Services to have the account opended back up. Will see how it works this trip and may do it again this way for our 7 night sailing in 09!
For those of you who like to shop/drink etc. and havent sailed DCL before, just wait till you see how quick your tab can run up!! With 6 of us total on the past 4-night cruises we have taken, we have easily racked up bills around $1000+ for 4 nights and that was with a couple of kids as part of the group.
However with our first 7-night cruise we are looking at a possible onboard credit total for the two rooms of approx $900... SWEET! So we wont have as much out of pocket-hopefully!

 

[scottie]

Finished my online check in this morning! 34 days and counting (I think)!! Now I need to head out and find a cheap over the door shoe hanger for all our junk and pick up a folder to put all of our travel docs in.

 

[nkkilala]

It is getting close and I"m getting psyched!!!

I can't wait to get on the ship!!

I still don't have a cabin number yet but hopefully that is a good thing!

See ya real soon !!!

 

[2cutekidz]

Hello hueydewielouie!! Guess who I am cruising with!! We are getting pretty excited too. DD keeps talking about it. She's in kindergarten and in "writers Workshop" wrote "We are going to Disney World. I think it will be fun." Our group consists of DH, me DD5 and DS2. We are also travelling with hueydewielouie and her immediate group, my Sister in law and her family(DH, DS9, DS6 and DD4) my brother in law his wife and DD18mo. And the drama of the day - My MIL might not be making the trip. Her husband is having health problems and he won't be coming. She needs to decide whether or not to do the trip. Can't wait to see you in 30 days!!

 

[hueydewielouie]

Hello hueydewielouie!! Guess who I am cruising with!! We are getting pretty excited too. DD keeps talking about it. She's in kindergarten and in "writers Workshop" wrote "We are going to Disney World. I think it will be fun." Our group consists of DH, me DD5 and DS2. We are also travelling with hueydewielouie and her immediate group, my Sister in law and her family(DH, DS9, DS6 and DD4) my brother in law his wife and DD18mo. And the drama of the day - My MIL might not be making the trip. Her husband is having health problems and he won't be coming. She needs to decide whether or not to do the trip. Can't wait to see you in 30 days!!

Okay, you beat me to it. I saw some of the outfits you have made and they are absolutely adorable. Your daughter is one lucky little girl. I so cannot wait. My parents are jumping out of their skin, even more so than my sis. I can't believe it is so soon. I still have everything to do. Let's try to get together before the 30 days, okay? See ya!!

 

[plutolovr]

We don't have our cabin number yet either.

I was able to book a couples' massage on Nassau day. After our massages we plan on visiting Atlantis for a little gambling .

I have a question for anyone who knows. As I stated in an earlier post we are headed to the Daytona 500 on Sunday. I would really like to be off the ship as early as possible on Sunday. If we're waiting down at the disembarkation point at around 7:30am and they clear the ship soon after this can we get off then? We also may be handling our own luggage as we won't have very much. We have pit passes for the race and I want to spend some time there before heading to our seats and I also anticipate traffic to the track.

Another question, I was unable to book Palo online, not even sure we want to do it, but will there be times available on the ship?

Thanks in advance!

 

[scottie]

plutolovr- We always like to be one of the last off, but if I recall correctly from reading some posts, you can jump off the ship just as soon as they open the doors for exiting. You dont have to wait for a group number or something to be called. You could even skip the breakfast if you wanted to not spend time with that. You may want to post on the main board to double check the earliest people have been able to exit the ship after they clear the ship, because I cant find the info via the broken search function!

Couples massage at Nassau sounds like a great idea... lucky you two! You should be able to grab a taxi to take you to Atlantis to win some money without much of a problem at all too after you exit the ship!

As for Palo, yep just get on the ship at a decent time the first day and you can go to the designated area onboard to request a reservation. I have heard they leave openings for those who want to request a reservation when first boarding. Never done that before but didnt sound like much of an issue. It looks like you can request a Palo reservation from 1-3:30PM the first day in Wavebands, if you decide you want to do Palo.

 

[scottie]

After much decision (too much for sure) I finally decided on which company would be driving us from Disney to Port and booked with them. One less thing to deal with now!

 

[scottie]

Just noticed... I am now at 30 days from today from checking in at AKL for the night before we cruise!

 

[staceyj2]

Just noticed... I am now at 30 days from today from checking in at AKL for the night before we cruise!

Hopefully, the next month will fly by. I'm checking the website several times a day looking for a cabin #, but no luck yet.

30 days and counting!!

 

[scottie]

Hopefully, the next month will fly by. I'm checking the website several times a day looking for a cabin #, but no luck yet.

30 days and counting!!

Be sure to let us know right away when you get your room number!

 

[2cutekidz]

We've had our room #'s from the start. I've even read a room report on it.

hueydewielouie - since we won't be at the parks at the same time, I figured I'd show you some of the outfits I've made.

I think she'll wear this on the way down.

Animal Kingdom set. I'm going to make myself a matching tee. DH has one too, and if I can find a black tee, DS2 will have one too. Obviously the boys shirts don't have ribbon, and DH's is a little Mickey on a polo.

Epcot...

My new favorites. She'll wear these to dinners. Tink at Crystal Palace and Cinderella to 1900 Park Fare.

You'll see the ones for the cruise in 30 Days!!

Sorry to hijack the thread with clothes!!

 

[nkkilala]

those outfits are the best!!! I wish that my mom would have made cute stuff like that for me when I was little!!!

I'm getting so excited 30 days........ I'm still looking for a hotel in Detroit for a "good" price......

 

[scottie]

I'm getting so excited 30 days........ I'm still looking for a hotel in Detroit for a "good" price......

Did you think about using Priceline for a hotel? May not be right at the airport but there is a site you can use to guesstimate what hotels are offered and where prior to bidding.

 

[hueydewielouie]

nkkilala...

Are you wanting to stay by Metro Airport ? WIth all of the airports around there you should be able to get one at a good price. At Priceline you can even indicate Airport hotel for the Detroit area (Even thought Metro is in Romulus). We used Priceline for our hotel near Orlando airport the night before the cruise (We are flying out of Metro Feb. 13) and got one right near the airport for $55. I was elated. I say go for it.

 

[nkkilala]

OK so those of you that used priceline......did you pick one of the hotels they offered or did you take the risk and "bid" on a low price.


I worry a bit because I know there are a few BAD hotels near the DTW airport....


any advice about using priceline would be nice!!!!


(FYI still no cabin assignment)

 

[scottie]

You can check out biddingfortravel.com to see what hotels are typically won around the location you want to bid on. Can also see recent winning bids and reviews/links to the hotels. We always use priceline when getting a hotel in Pittsburgh when we go to visit family. I would say try to stick with at least a 3 start hotel if the winning bids look within your price range.
Also if you are a member of Costco or Sams you may want to see if they have any discount codes for hotel chains or see what kind of prices expedia/travelocity has for rooms.

For all of those waiting for room numbers, hopefully the room # god will come around soon and grant you with a great room... just dont steal our room unless we are being upgraded to a Cat 3 room