February 15, 2009 4 Nights Disney Wonder

[jlowejd5]

We're coming back down for our 5-year anniversary and doing the 4-day again. I'll very much be looking forward to doing this without the craziness of the wedding and reception the day before. I think we're flying in on Saturday, doing some DD shopping, and staying at the port on Saturday night. Thursday through Saturday afterwards, we're doing Universal. We did a day at Universal Hollywood when we were out at DL in October, and really enjoyed it. We're at the Royal Pacific at UO.

The weirdest part is that this will be the first time we've not used the Magical Express. I don't even know where Baggage Claim is at MCO. hee hee

Whee!!

 

[minie_meese]

We have a family group with 4 staterooms on this cruise. We're all looking forward to the trip and have been talking about it quite a bit to the little ones who will be with us. Our 2 five year old grand daughters will be on the trip. They are both veterans of Disney World but have never been on a cruise. When I told one of them that Mickey would be on the cruise she got very excited because Mickey is her favorite. She asked me what all of the little kids staying at Disney World would do without Mickey if Mickey was going to be on the cruise. After thinking about it for a few minutes she said the real Mickey would be on the cruise but there would be someone else at Disney World dressed up like Mickey so the kids there wouldn't be disappointed. It just made me smile.

 

[luvugoofy]

We will also be on the this cruise. Third DCL trip, just DH & DW...starting to feel guilty about leaving kids at home. Maybe some Spa/hot-tub time will make the guilt go away Anyway this is a last minute trip and I need to get planning!

 

[Mom 3 mouseketeers]

It's getting closer!!! I was able to book our Palo reservation this morning with no trouble, I was able to book one dinner for the 6 of us plus a brunch just for my husband and I. I was so worried we wouldn't be able to get in.
We also booked Atlantis Aquadventure, was going to do Comfort Suites but for the number of people in our group the cost was not that much different plus now we don't have to worry about getting our own taxi.

Is there anything else I should be booking in advance?

Kelly (**40**), DH (39), DS (8), DD (7), DS (5)

 

[MCourtney]

Our extended family just put our deposit on a land sea package for the 2/15 Wonder. We will have 7 or 8 adults, two 5 yr old girls, a 9 yr old girl and a 2 yr old. Most of us have never cruised before and none of us have been on a Disney cruise. We're not DVC members but many of us have been to DisneyWorld many times. We're all looking forward to expanding our Disney experience.

Hooray! Our 5 yr. old daughter will be thrilled! We are doing a re-cruise with my inlaws - they were supposed to join us in August but a last minute medical issue prevented them from joining us. Hopefully no issues this trip

 

[Tneah]

Hi all!

I'm new. This cruise will be our first cruise. I'm excited!

I have a DS that's 12 and a DD that's 9....oh, and a husband, too! They are very excited....now! At first they were a little scared to go on a cruise. So, I kept putting it off for years. So, I decided the best one to try first would be the DCL since I'm sure they will have a great time . The day I booked this cruise, the following day my son learned about the adventures of the Titanic! What timing. He is my "mister safety."

We are coming down on the 12th and plan to do Universal Studio and IOA. We been to Disney many times. I just want a change of scenery this time.

BTW, we are from Pa.

 

[minie_meese]

Time is getting close and we are all getting excited. A few have been on other cruise lines but none of us (11) have every been on a Disney Cruise so we have been watching a lot of podcasts and reading.

Looks like a number of people from NY will be on this cruise. With all the snow we've had so far I hope the weather cooperates for getting away in February.

We are hoping our daughter will be joining us too. We are keeping our fingers crossed. She is a dancer in NYC (and teaches kids gymnastics to earn money). She is trying to get the time off. If she does there will be 12 of us.

I noticed someone from Columbus will be on the cruise too. Our daughter is an OSU grad - go Bucks in the Fiesta Bowl!

 

[mketting]

HI everyone. Checking back in.

Has anyone read about Fish Extenders on the boards? Take a look and see,Sounds like it could be fun, if anyone is interested I'm game.... my kids would love the delivering as much as the receiving I think. .

IT is cold here in NY and we can't wait to go on the cruise. Last time we went I was on the boards and planning for months but this time have been so busy that the trip just snuck up on me, I cannot believe we leave in just over a month.


My Husband and Son are big Ohio State Fans too

Minie meese... We are from Rochester too

 

[minie_meese]

We're game with fish extenders too. I think I understand how they work. I am sure our 2 little granddaughters would love it. I am always doing projects with one of them and she especially would find it fun.

 

[twilight_love]

Hello everyone! I will also be on the cruise on the 15th of Feb. I will be there with my mom, my dad, and my 10 year old sister. I'm 15 myself, almost 16! This is our first cruise too, and I'm scared and nervous. I'm not too good with meeting new people, and it would be nice to know one teen before I'm on the cruise. Is anyone going on the 15th-18th that will have a teenager? If so, if you could let me know, I would be sooo happy! And maybe I could get in contact with them somehow? Thanks bunches.

 

[mketting]

Twilight Love... Sorry we won't have any teens with us. Funny thing is I was talking with my neighbor as I was bringing up this page, she called to tell me I could come over to pick up Book three in the Twilight Series I taking it with me on a trip this weekend. I told her I wasn't going to get it until tomorrow because I would be too tempted to start reading tonight and then be up all night!!

Minie Meese I'll send you a Private Message with our cabin # and you do the same hopefully some of the others will check in and want to join us. I'm going to ask my sister if she wants to do it also.

 

[minie_meese]

We have a few people interested in doing fish extenders on the cruise. Is anyone else interested? If you are not familiar, there are a number of threads that explain them but basically it is an exchange of simple gifts among the people on the cruise who want to participate.

You bring some things to share and a "fish extender" that gets placed outside your door where people can put their gifts.

The fish extender is a small fabric bag (some are very elaborate with multiple pockets and embroidery while others are simple, like a Christmas stocking you picked up at the Dollar Store). You attach the bag to the "fish" next to your stateroom door with ribbon or cord on the day you arrive. The "fish" is used by crew to place memos, letters, etc. for people in the cabin. When you have the fish extender, the crew can use your fish extender instead. There are many pictures of fish extenders on the boards. This is a picture I found taken on a cruise

During the cruise you go around and put your gifts in the fish extenders. It is fun (especially for the kids) to return to your cabin and find treasures. Kids also have a good time distributing the gifts and it helps reinforce the idea of sharing.

Some of the things people give and receive include magnets (which you can put on your door), any inexpensive Disney related thing like stickers or pencils that you might find at the Dollar Store, small highlighters (great for navigators), individually wrapped candies, temporary tattoos, pirate eye patches, etc. The idea isn't to be expensive--it is to have fun.

People who participate need to know where to deliver the goodies so if you are interested leave a response here or PM me with your stateroom number(s) and the number of people. I will be happy to coordinate this.

 

[DVCRon]

Hello everyone! I will also be on the cruise on the 15th of Feb. I will be there with my mom, my dad, and my 10 year old sister. I'm 15 myself, almost 16! This is our first cruise too, and I'm scared and nervous. I'm not too good with meeting new people, and it would be nice to know one teen before I'm on the cruise. Is anyone going on the 15th-18th that will have a teenager? If so, if you could let me know, I would be sooo happy! And maybe I could get in contact with them somehow? Thanks bunches.

Hi Twilight:

My daughters will be on the cruise, my older one is a little younger then you (she is 14) and my younger one is 11.

 

[minie_meese]

Ron -

I see you have some nice camera equipment. I just bought a Canon 24-105 4.0IS for the trip. I also have the XTi body and 3 other Canon lenses that I love. I am looking forward to trying out the new lens.

 

[DVCRon]

Ron -

I see you have some nice camera equipment. I just bought a Canon 24-105 4.0IS for the trip. I also have the XTi body and 3 other Canon lenses that I love. I am looking forward to trying out the new lens.

Yep, most of it is from my old photo business. I have heard the 24-105 is a nice carry around lens. I hope you enjoy it.

Ron

 

[Tneah]

mketting,

Hi, I got your PM about Fish Extenders. I couldn't reply since I was required to have at least 10 posts before I could use PM! I better start posting!

Yes, I would like to participate, but I would like to go re-read about them again. I will get back to you in a day or so. (i will most likely have to post my answer here)

WOW! I can't believe how quickly this cruise is coming up!

 

[minie_meese]

Our 2 little ones (5 years) are getting so exited about the cruise. My sister-in-law's 9 yr old grand daughter is excited too. They are all looking forward to delivering the Disney goodies they've been finding at the dollar store to peoples fish extenders.

We are working on our fish extenders. They don't need to be anything fancy. You can make one with some cloth, a scissors and fabric glue if you don't sew. If you have a JoAnn Fabrics near you they have their embroidered iron on Disney patches for $1.49 this week. They can make your fish extender look like it was made by a professional.

 

[Tneah]

Can you tell me what length I should keep it in? I tried to search for info on fish extenders, but the search feature says that there isn't anything. I'll try again.

 

[minie_meese]

From what I read a lot of them are 32-36 inches but could be longer. Mine are about 34 inches long and 8 inches wide. There is a huge thread called "Fish Extenders?" on the cruise board. There is a picture with instructions on page 2 of the thread. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1219607&page=2

Hope this helps

 

[bxrluv]

Hi Twilight:

My daughters will be on the cruise, my older one is a little younger then you (she is 14) and my younger one is 11.

Hello! I see that my daughter (Twilight) posted. I'd suggested that she do this. She seems to think she'll be the only one who won't know anybody She claims to not be good at meeting people yet I've watched her make friends on vacation in minutes. People she still keeps in touch with. I'm sure she'll be fine. I'd just noticed that I'd missed the fact that there was your post way back and that your daughters are so close in age to ours. Are either of your daughters feeling the same? Can't believe it's getting so close! I'm sooooo cold!