February 27, 2010 Eastern Cruise on the Magic

[pjfreeman21]

Hi! We just booked this cruise. DW (33), DD (1), Me (35), our friends 34, 30 and son 7. This will be our 4th cruise on the Magic and our friends first. If you have any questions, just ask.

 

[Lollipop's Mom]

do the dis people on the same cruise do the fish extenders. do they gather as a group for a meal or any other activity. thanks

I love doing the fish extenders. I am happy to organize it if anyone wants, I organized it on the last cruise. We don't have many people here yet, but once it gets closer???
On our last cruise we all met briefly at 3pm right before the lifeboat drill in the prom. lounge, and it was a good way to quickly get to know a few faces so we could say 'hi' during the cruise.
I am down to only owing $500 on the cruise now - paying bits and pieces here and there...
Its getting closer, but still soooooooo far away!

 

[bigturkey12]

I love doing the fish extenders. I am happy to organize it if anyone wants, I organized it on the last cruise. We don't have many people here yet, but once it gets closer???
On our last cruise we all met briefly at 3pm right before the lifeboat drill in the prom. lounge, and it was a good way to quickly get to know a few faces so we could say 'hi' during the cruise.
I am down to only owing $500 on the cruise now - paying bits and pieces here and there...
Its getting closer, but still soooooooo far away!

hi i wonder if you would mind explaining the kind of gifts you put in the fish extenders. ive been writing down all the tips of the things you need to bring and im not sure how im going to manage it all from atlantic canada. im re going through the list and trying to cross out possibly the things that dont apply to us. would love to do fish extenders and thanks so much for offering. my son {14} and i {43} are doing our very first cruise and it is dcl we are so excited. just have to pack very well and hope i have room for fe gifts. so any ideas would help so much thanks joanne and josh

 

[feiste]

Hi all! We are booked for this cruise as well. Our party consists of Myself, DH, DD 12, DD 9, and my parents. It will be the 4th weeklong Disney cruise for all of us. Our last trip had a great group of disboarders, and we enjoyed many activities with the group throughout the week. We still keep in touch with many of them, and I am actively trying to convince them to join us.

Has anyone started to put together a master list of fellow travelers yet?

 

[SamKatFam]

Hey all,

I thought I would check in as we will be submitting our passport applications to our local post office this week. We are getting the kids the passport cards, and a full passport for me. The wife has a valid passport already.

Just wanted to say hi to all of the DIS'ers who are attending this cruise. Would love to be a part of a meet and greet aboard ship to meet some families with kids near the same age as ours..

Me (Andy) 36 (DH)
Becca 36 - (DM)
Sam -7 (DD)
Katie -5 (DD)

Sam and Katie will both be 6 and 8 at the time of cruise. Our kids are very outgoing and love to meet new friends.

We are still pumped to go as this will be our first cruise ever! Both Becca and I have never been on a cruise either, except I was in the Navy for four years aboard an aircraft carrier, but I dont think It will be the same. Hey, at least I dont have to work 12 hour shifts and eat lousy food while I am aboard.

 

[nokidz]

I love doing the fish extenders. I am happy to organize it if anyone wants, I organized it on the last cruise. We don't have many people here yet, but once it gets closer???
On our last cruise we all met briefly at 3pm right before the lifeboat drill in the prom. lounge, and it was a good way to quickly get to know a few faces so we could say 'hi' during the cruise.
I am down to only owing $500 on the cruise now - paying bits and pieces here and there...
Its getting closer, but still soooooooo far away!

I vote for LOLLIPOP's MOM to be the official "MOM" of the cruise! If you could organize the fish extender exchange thingy, that would be fantastic! Please post the rules for all to see.

 

[nokidz]

Hi! We just booked this cruise. DW (33), DD (1), Me (35), our friends 34, 30 and son 7. This will be our 4th cruise on the Magic and our friends first. If you have any questions, just ask.

Hi all! We are booked for this cruise as well. Our party consists of Myself, DH, DD 12, DD 9, and my parents. It will be the 4th weeklong Disney cruise for all of us. Our last trip had a great group of disboarders, and we enjoyed many activities with the group throughout the week. We still keep in touch with many of them, and I am actively trying to convince them to join us.

Has anyone started to put together a master list of fellow travelers yet?

Hey all,

I thought I would check in as we will be submitting our passport applications to our local post office this week. We are getting the kids the passport cards, and a full passport for me. The wife has a valid passport already.

Just wanted to say hi to all of the DIS'ers who are attending this cruise. Would love to be a part of a meet and greet aboard ship to meet some families with kids near the same age as ours..

Me (Andy) 36 (DH)
Becca 36 - (DM)
Sam -7 (DD)
Katie -5 (DD)

Sam and Katie will both be 6 and 8 at the time of cruise. Our kids are very outgoing and love to meet new friends.

We are still pumped to go as this will be our first cruise ever! Both Becca and I have never been on a cruise either, except I was in the Navy for four years aboard an aircraft carrier, but I dont think It will be the same. Hey, at least I dont have to work 12 hour shifts and eat lousy food while I am aboard.

Just like to say "hey" to all the new persons joining our cruise. Not many of us, but we are gaining speed.
We do not have a "leader" yet, so if anyone wants to step up and do some organizing, please do. That sorta stuff is not my forte.
Lollipops Mom has offered to organize the Fish Extender Exchange, so I beleive that is covered. Anyone want to organize a DIS group "hug" (meet and greet) for when we get on the ship? Anyone?
For any of the new to cruising persons out there. Just ask away. There are alot of expereinced cruisers on this thread and on the DIS boards in general, the only dumb question is the question not asked.
7 months people......better start packing!!!!

 

[Lollipop's Mom]

** WE HAD TO CHANGE DATES AND I CAN NO LONGER ORGANIZE THIS -SO SORRY **

Ok....
I am happy to be the FE organizer.
I will start a list on this post that I can update, so if you want to be in the FE, please pm me how many adults/kids you have!

1.
2.bigturkey12 (1 adult, 1 teen boy)
3.SamKatFam (2 adults, 2 kids (girls))
4.seashell724 (2 adults)

Once we get closer and we see how many there are, we can make more 'rules' and things.

 

[Lollipop's Mom]

hi i wonder if you would mind explaining the kind of gifts you put in the fish extenders. ive been writing down all the tips of the things you need to bring and im not sure how im going to manage it all from atlantic canada. im re going through the list and trying to cross out possibly the things that dont apply to us. would love to do fish extenders and thanks so much for offering. my son {14} and i {43} are doing our very first cruise and it is dcl we are so excited. just have to pack very well and hope i have room for fe gifts. so any ideas would help so much thanks joanne and josh

When I have some more time, I can post more about the FE. Right now I have to run out the door in a few mins. Basically its just a token fun something. I can post a list of some of the things we got and stuff like that.

It is just myself and my daughter, who will be almost 14 when we go! I am going to pm you and hopefully your son and my daughter can chat beforehand on facebook or something and get to know one another!

Liz

 

[nokidz]

Here is some info fr those that are new and for those that are experienced to Disney Cruising...

Door Signs - How to make a door signs.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=838817&highlight=door+sign
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=28756391#post28756391

Fish Extenders - How to play the game and how to make a fish extenders.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1219607
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=30302583&postcount=609

Shirley's Helpful Thread - http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1520273

Tipping - http://cruisetip.tpkeller.com/

*** DIS DCL FAQ - New Alphabetical Listing of DCL Information ***
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2068966

 

[SamKatFam]

Hey all, we definately want to participate in the FE for our cruise. I have my mother working on making us a FE for our stateroom. So add us to the list:

two adults, two girls, 6 and 8

Still waiting on our passports, currently trying to pay off the balance of the cruise (the not fun part)

Take care,

 

[nokidz]

OMG!!!!
only 187 days til our cruise....better get packing!!!!

START THE CAR!!!!!!

 

[seashell724]

Oooo! This sounds fun!
I JUST booked and this is my first cruise!
I am going to PM to be on this FE exchange! I have been looking at others ideas and it looks so fun. I am just wondering...is it safe? Like, do people ever steal or take things out of the extenders?

 

[nokidz]

Oooo! This sounds fun!
I JUST booked and this is my first cruise!
I am going to PM to be on this FE exchange! I have been looking at others ideas and it looks so fun. I am just wondering...is it safe? Like, do people ever steal or take things out of the extenders?

we have never done the exchange game before, so I dont know. But, I havent heard of anything being stolen.....

 

[nokidz]

on page one i have started a roll call of all the cruisers. check it out.....

 

[Hockey Mom KQ]

Wow! I haven't checked back in a few months, and it seems as though there has been a lot going on. We are a part of 6. 4 adults - my husband, my mom, my dad, and myself. And, 2 children - my sons - 8 and 10, they will be 9 and 10 on the cruise. Can't wait!!

 

[seashell724]

Saw the roll call on the front page!!
We are a party of 2 and we are from Manitoba, Canada!

 

[nokidz]

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21 Fridays til our cruise!!!

 

[seashell724]

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21 Fridays til our cruise!!!

I LIKE THAT WAY OF LOOKING AT IT! HAHAHA!

 

[Lollipop's Mom]

Just saw all of the Canadians on the roll call - you can add that we are from Vancouver, BC if you want - this is going to be an official Canadian cruise I think. LOL