February 7, 2009 Western early check in!

[princessmeesh]

waaaaa! SO excited for those who get though, thats for sure! now just to be sure, you check by going to the DCL site and going into your reservation details, yes?? (DD8 wanted me to put yet ANOTHER princess smiley as we sit here doing homework!)

 

[princess sparkle p]

yep! that is how I found mine. The room number was different.

For your DD

 

[princessmeesh]

thanks princess sparkle p, she loved them

 

[MyLove4Disney]

mylove4disney, i just wanted to say thanks for adding my family to the FE gift exchange list, cant wait, my DD's are SO excited to get crackin' on the FE gifts we are making!


one issue, you listed my cabin wrong it is actually 6568 not 6558....

thanks so much!

princessmeesh

Sorry, all fixed now. Thanks for letting me know, would hate to miss you...

 

[MyLove4Disney]

Rub it in why don't you! I know, it's all relative, right? One good thing for me is once I turned 30 my memory has decreased each year so by the the time I reach my next few landmark ages I probably won't even remember my age or how much I hate getting older.



I hope, I hope that someone from our wonderful group gets the upgrade so the rest of us can enjoy it through your eyes.



I'm guessing that for those who find out before sail day will scream (I mean share) it on this thread before hand so Sue could update it . For those who maybe get the upgrade at time of sailing would have to tell everyone at our DISmeet.

Which brings us to the DISmeet ...

all hands on board ...
We may have as many as 128 people if everyone comes, if even half come we still have a very large group.
I propose we meet in front of Lumière's for the space and wonderful picture location. We could have a nice picture surrounding the statue in front of the restaurant or we could arrange ourselves along one side of the beautiful staircases. Large group or not it should make for a very nice photo. Then as Brinalyn530 pointed out there is the area above the atrium with seating. We could then pair off or break off as needed/wanted and go sit and really chat.

As for time to meet ...
The drill happens from 3:30-4:15 followed by the sailaway party at 4:30 and we depart at 5pm.
How about gathering at 2:30 so we have time to set up our photo shoots and meet but still have time to get to the drill without rushing. Then we'll see and recogonize our new friends at the sail away party

And finally...how goofy would anyone like to get this DISmeet? It may be past lives as a corporate trainer,teacher or coach emerging, but is too hokey to plan an ice-breaker for our meet? A silly, yet simple, scavenger hunt where we have to gather info about each other or a fun Valentine Voyagers Cheer. People roll their eyes and maybe even run from such things but these things really do create fast bonds whether just better face and name recognition or raise comfort levels. We could even just do it for the kids if we don't have any adult takers.

So what are your recommendations for our meet location, time and possible easy activity and let's see where we end up?

~ Dee

The time seems to be fine, on my past cruises we the drill has away had the sounds occure right at 4pm. So I thin 2:30 would be just about right knowing that will many will strole in over 15 mins or so. I'll PM you tonight about the other stuff.

So all hands on deck 3 at 2:30pm sound great for the 1st Cruise Meets...

 

[MyLove4Disney]

We are still in our same cabin.

But if anyone does have a change in cabin let me know and I'll update the listing as soon as possible. If you don't find out until you board the ship. Please come to the first meeting and I'll get it out to all the rest of the FE group so they will know where to deliver the happy supprises....

Good luck...

 

[JRandAJsMom]

I do like the meet idea One of my jobs (I have two-- this one pays for DVC, lol) is a youth director for a church, so I'm one of those cheesy icebreaker people My dh, however, might run screaming if he even senses an icebreaker (he's the music director-- likes it better quiet in the choir loft than crazy with the kids!). I suspect we'll have a good mix of either extreme and all in between

Also-- what about a spot in the terminal for all of us crazy people planning to get there as soon as we're allowed (and before, haha)?? Would give everyone something to do while we wait to get on the boat

I just had a thought... What if we had a couple of pre-selected rooms to hang room lists outside of so if anyone does change rooms and cannot come to the initial meet for some reason, they can go jot it down on one of those lists and everyone can make sure that they deliver to those rooms first. That way all can make sure they don't miss anyone? Just a thought

 

[JRandAJsMom]

Rub it in why don't you! I know, it's all relative, right? One good thing for me is once I turned 30 my memory has decreased each year so by the the time I reach my next few landmark ages I probably won't even remember my age or how much I hate getting older.

Haha-- I have already (according to dh) begun the decline in memory. Of course, that's usually when he's requesting something that has to do with housework

 

[cdnstitchfan]

I checked our reservations and no upgrade for us either...

Dee you must be in f"ull vacation get things packed and ready to go" mode!! Great work, thanks for keeping us all organized.

Me, I am still not totally there yet, work keeps getting in the way!!

Meeting at 2:30 sounds like a great idea, we are planning on getting to the cruise terminal a little later than most. As for the icebreaker, I know they are a great idea and work really well, but I am one of those ones you will find running away...

Now to keep my DS15 happy .....

 

[MyLove4Disney]

Please read the following in your pirate announcers voice.



Here ye! Here ye! All Valentine Voyagers' Fish Extender Group Exchange Members!

The time has come to begin the final purchases, creations, ribbon cruling and treasure gathering to begin packing in thy chest of treasures (your suitcase), pack securely under padlock and key as thy might not now who may pillfer from ye.
Ye shall commence boarding thy pirate ship ye Disney Magic at approximately 12 noon ole' eastern hours on Saturday the 7th day of the 2nd month of this great year 2009 AD... Ye will hastly yet safely walk through the Golden Ears of Fame, will take an image of thyselves and family prior to walking the plank (boarding the great ship), have a harty meal and spend a tad bit'o time aquainting thyself and they young one's to ye surrounding and relinquishing your landlegs ye matey.

The is requested to get thyselfs to the 1st days gathering of the Valentine Voyagers at 2:30 pm at my matey Mickey on the 3rd deck atrium area. Ye fellow matey DeeDeeDubbs(Dee) is coordinating thy 1st gathering and Ye fellow matey Mylove4Disney (Susan) will be there to help as well as distribute ye group lists and FE lists. So pirate pranks and games may be occuring during this gathering, so come one come all.

Below, place to memory as ye prepares for thy exchange events though the journey upon the great earthly waters of the Western Carribean. Be sure to keep ye look out for the scary pirate ships of the carnival and royal caribbean fleets as we may come to battley us during our journeys to the forgien lands. You may never know where they will show up. Ye may even see them enjoying our Pirate adventure at a near distance during our Pirates spectacular evening. Ye be having the battle of the horns, ye Disney Magic shall prevale every time...


Ye guidelines for the Valentine Voyagers' Fish Extender Exchange.

1. One separate exchange on any night ye have time to distribute the gifts (if ye wants to spread out ye treasures or have more than one, feel free, no matey will stop thy. Remember treasures later in the voyage will be a nice supprise as well.

2. Secrete or Not up to the exchanger ye matey.

3. Themes Valentine, Home Town, Pirates and of course Disney and candy is always good. (Pirates Night is Wednesday I believe, so if ye is giving pirate themed treasures ye might want to exchange before then.)

4. Individuals or Room only. It's recomended individuals, ye group has a wide range of young mates. Thy thinks that each mate would really like their own gifts. Although this is left up to the exchanger ye matey.

5. Value; that is variable, Thy matey believes that it is the thought that counts, not how much ye gold thy spends. Don’t spend a lot, think small, remember, we have to take them home in our treasure chests.

6. Bring something extra just in chase ye spots a mateys room with a FE that let it slip thy brain to sign up.

7. Have loads and loads of fun hunting and search for each cabin to leave your treasures upon the ye' mates Great FISH EXTENDERS!!!!


So far our group make-up is:

families 16
cabins 23
adults mates 36
College age mates 5
teen mates 5
young mates 21
toddlers mates 2

Total mateys 69

SoCalDCLfan - self(Meg), DH(Joe) DS13(Jack) DD11(Madeline) DD8(Charlotte), cabin 8068

Brinalyn530 - self(Sabrina), DS8(Payton), Cabin 7628 & DMom(Barbara) and DDad(Walter) Cabin 7631
DisRaders - self(Patrick) DW(Jennifer) DS5.8(Aiden) cabin 7536

JRandAJsMom – Self(Jen) DH(Chad) DS6(Joey) DS4(Alex) cabin 6041
Margolyn – Self(Margo) DH(Steve) DS9(Freddie) cabin 6132
MyLove4Disney – self(Susan), DD24(MeDisneyCM - Monica) cabin 6511 sideways
Deedeedubbs – self(Dee) DH(Jerry) DD9(Jordan) DS6(Bailey) cabin 6556
Princessmeesh - self(Michelle), DHIDavid), DD8(Lillie) DD6(Lola) cabin 6568
Namsupak - self(Lauren), DH(James) and (+baby in Lauren's belly) cabin 6652


Marieeb - self(Marie) DH(Mark) DD9(Cleo) cabin 5000
Pgsahm2 – self(Amanda), DH(Shawn), DS9(Braxton), DS7(Camden) DS2(Dawson) cabins 5022 and 5024
MickChick6 - Self(Linda) DH(Scotty) DS17(Charlie) DS13(Logan) DS12(Christian) DS10(Wesley) Cabins 5129 and 5131
GPLarge(AL) DW(AKA LittleCat123 - Jeanne) DD18(Ashley) Cabin 5626


Michellepooh – self(Michelle), DH(Bill), DS4(Matthew), and DS4months(Zachary) Cabin 2510
Cdnstitchfan – self(Pam), DH(Harry), DS18(Alex), DS15(Jason) cabins 2098 and 2100
TinkerKat - self(Kathy) DH(Alex) DD5(Eleni) DS22(Alex) DS15(Nicolas) DS11(Christian) Cabins 2020 and 2018


UPDATED 2/3/09

Added FE to the list, if you can add these to your list they are late comers. So if you have extra please add

Princessmeesh Friends. 2 adults and DD8 Cabin 6569
JD1Mom-Self(Brigette) DH(Jim) DD7(Kayelin) DS10(Jimmy) Cabin 6567
Patrsn-self(Michelle) DH(Tucker) DD7(Sophie) DD17(Shelby) DS12(Tucker) Cabin 8566


If you end up changing your cabin number please let me know or at the 1st meet. I will have a pocket at my cabin 6511 with a listing of who is in each cabin. for the FE only.
thanks to all my fellow mates for putting up with my attempts to pirate speak...

 

[princessmeesh]

it all looks GREAT!

we cannot wait!!!


dd6 rolled her little tink suitcase in my bedroom last night and proceeded to tell me that she had her big sister sit on the suitcase to shut it, i asked what the suitcase was for and she said "i packed for the cruise all by myself mommy"!! and she did, 9 pairs of panties, lots of littlest pet shops, 6 nightgowns, 6 outfits and not ONE bathing suit! needless to say, we repacked together and i believe SHE is the most excited of ALL in our family!

 

[pgsahm2]

Congrats on the upgrade! Alas, we're still in our SPH rooms but I'm happy. I checked the site again yesterday and Disney must have been starting their upgrades then because there are fewer and fewer rooms available. NO 6 - 7 - 8! And only 4 cat 4s and 2 cat 5s now. Still a handful of 9 and up, but folks that's it. So if you're in 10 thru 12 you might get lucky but other than that it's probably not going to happen....

Sue, the above post cracks me up! Thanks for playing along so well and getting us in the Pirate spirit. I hereby profess to follow all of yer rules and behave in a piraty way. Arrrgh!

I will most definitely make the meet but I can't promise my dh or his parents will. I'll drag along at least one kid with me though. LOL

The closer the cruise gets the more I don't really want to pack.... I'm so tired and just not in the packing mood because of it. Anyone know a little fairy you can send to tell my 2 year old to sleep through the night again? We're 4 months into getting up at least once a night, sometimes 5 or 6 times. It's wearing on me really, really bad, and his behavior is affected too. I had hoped he'd "fix" it by the time we cruised, but so far it's no better. I'm at my wit's end!

I had so much else I was going to reply to but now I've forgotten. Oh, I know one thing... We are not celebrating any birthdays on board and now I'm feeling left out! I cannot believe how many of you are celebrating birthdays! That's really cool! I hope for my 40th dh will take me on a cruise. Maybe I should plant that seed now (I'm 32) and by then he'll have it all set up on his own to surprise me. Ha! The chances are probably slim!

Please let me know if I can do anything to help behind the scenes with our meet up or FE exchange. I really am grateful for the work and lists that have been put together so far. You guys ROCK!

 

[princessmeesh]

OMGGGGGG!!! dont even get me started!! honey, i can SO relate! now, mind you, my sleepless one is my 8 year old daughter, and i made the HUGE mistake of putting her in MY BED and she cannot sleep without me there and touching me!

1...2...3...COLLECTIVE SIGH!! what we need to say all together is "THIS TOO SHALL PASS......."!!!

 

[margolyn]

Ahoy! WE shall make it work me young lass! Thank ye mightily for thee hard work ye has put into this. Argh - tis a fine list we have going!

 

[margolyn]

My DH is even getting excited. What is that all about!

Me, well, I am beyond!

 

[margolyn]

I will turn 44.5 on February 3, does that count as a birthday?

 

[JJCJFL]

I'm right there with you...no info yet.....

I'm happy for you!!!

I just checked online and no changes for us or should I add YET?

Anyone else??!!

 

[TinkerKat]

Sue, thanks for the list.
Hope you don't mind but I thought it might be easier for the sake of delivery if we kept the list in "deck order"?


SoCalDCLfan - 2 adults ds13 dd11 dd8, cabin 8068

Brinalyn530 - self, DS8, Cabin 7628 & DMom and DDad Cabin 7631
DisRaders - 2 adults DS 5 cabin 7536
Namsupak - 2 adults (+baby in belly) cabin 7092

JRandAJsMom – 2 adults DS’s 4,6 cabin 6041
Margolyn – 2 adults DS 9 cabin 6132
MyLove4Disney – self, DD24(MeDisneyCM) cabin 6511 sideways
Deedeedubbs – self, DH, DD9, DS6 cabin 6556
Princessmeesh - 2 adults DD 8 and 6 cabing 6568

Marieeb - 2 adults DD 9 cabin 5000
Pgsahm2 – self, dh, DS's 2, 7, and 9 cabins 5022 and 5024
MickChick6 - 2 adults DS 17,13,12, and 10 Cabins 5129 and 5131

Michellepooh – self, DH, DS4, and DS4months Cabin 2510
Cdnstitchfan – self, DH, DS18, DS15 cabins 2098 and 2100
TinkerKat - 2 adults DS 22,15,11 and DD 4 Cabins 2020 and 2018

 

[Namsupak]

Well while I was checking to see if our room changed it did... but it was downgraded! So I called DVC and apparently there was some mixup. DVC had us in 7092 a cat 5 and disney cruise had us in 6600 a cat 6. So after spending an hour on the phone there were no cat 5 available so we tried to get a better cat 6 (no adjoining room) So now we're in a different room. I'm not too happy about it because it was their mixup and I had to spend all my time trying to get it corrected! Oh well I guess at least we'll still be in paradise

Can we get it changed on the FE list that we're in 6652 now? Thanks!

 

[MyLove4Disney]

Sue, thanks for the list.
Hope you don't mind but I thought it might be easier for the sake of delivery if we kept the list in "deck order"?


SoCalDCLfan - 2 adults ds13 dd11 dd8, cabin 8068

Brinalyn530 - self, DS8, Cabin 7628 & DMom and DDad Cabin 7631
DisRaders - 2 adults DS 5 cabin 7536


JRandAJsMom – 2 adults DS’s 4,6 cabin 6041
Margolyn – 2 adults DS 9 cabin 6132
MyLove4Disney – self, DD24(MeDisneyCM) cabin 6511 sideways
Deedeedubbs – self, DH, DD9, DS6 cabin 6556
Princessmeesh - 2 adults DD 8 and 6 cabing 6568
Namsupak - 2 adults (+baby in belly) cabin 6652

Marieeb - 2 adults DD 9 cabin 5000
Pgsahm2 – self, dh, DS's 2, 7, and 9 cabins 5022 and 5024
MickChick6 - 2 adults DS 17,13,12, and 10 Cabins 5129 and 5131

Michellepooh – self, DH, DS4, and DS4months Cabin 2510
Cdnstitchfan – self, DH, DS18, DS15 cabins 2098 and 2100
TinkerKat - 2 adults DS 22,15,11 and DD 4 Cabins 2020 and 2018

Thank you. I will update the thread with this listing.