Fish Extender Exchange for Fantasy March 15 - 2014 ***CLOSED TO NEW SIGN-UPS***

[biroberts]

Hello everyone,
My family is traveling with two other families and we would like to join the FE group. We have always participated on our previous cruises, but this will a first for the families joining us. Here is the info for everyone.

State room 9078 (Roberts)
Myself, Beth
DH, Ken
DD, Tess 19
DD, Sadie 16

State room 9071 (DeVoss)
DW, Beth
DH, Tim
DD, Madison 16
DS, Lucas 14

State room 9070 (Kastner)
DW, Dina
DH, Tim
DD, Brianna 16
DS, Dylan 10

We are so excited for this trip.

 

[SailingAway]

Hi Everyone,

We are new to cruising...this will be our first cruise and I am super excited to be sailing for the first time with Disney! We are sailing with our kids who will find out about the cruise when we arrive at Port!! Super excited to surprise them. Been researching the FE and would love to join your group if there is space...what a wonderful way to make our trip that more special!

cabin #8562
Chris, adult
Candice, adult
Elliot (daughter, 8yrs)
Hudson (son, 6yrs...turns 7 the following week)

We are travelling with my husbands parents and I am not too sure they would be interested in this but I will ask and get back to you on that!

 

[Mike2023]

Hello everyone,
My family is traveling with two other families and we would like to join the FE group. We have always participated on our previous cruises, but this will a first for the families joining us. Here is the info for everyone.

State room 9078 (Roberts)
Myself, Beth
DH, Ken
DD, Tess 19
DD, Sadie 16

State room 9071 (DeVoss)
DW, Beth
DH, Tim
DD, Madison 16
DS, Lucas 14

State room 9070 (Kastner)
DW, Dina
DH, Tim
DD, Brianna 16
DS, Dylan 10

We are so excited for this trip.

Welcome to the group! I have added your cabins to the 2nd post, please check them over to ensure I didn't miss anything.

Thanks.

 

[Mike2023]

Hi Everyone,

We are new to cruising...this will be our first cruise and I am super excited to be sailing for the first time with Disney! We are sailing with our kids who will find out about the cruise when we arrive at Port!! Super excited to surprise them. Been researching the FE and would love to join your group if there is space...what a wonderful way to make our trip that more special!

cabin #8562
Chris, adult
Candice, adult
Elliot (daughter, 8yrs)
Hudson (son, 6yrs...turns 7 the following week)

We are travelling with my husbands parents and I am not too sure they would be interested in this but I will ask and get back to you on that!

Welcome to the Dis!!!!!! I have added your family to the list in post 2. Please check it over. If you have any questions about anything at all please feel free to ask. You will find most here on the Dis can be very helpful.

 

[Mike2023]

Hello Everyone.

So we are now up to 20 cabins. The popular vote right now is to cut the group at 25. I encourage everyone to add there vote as we only have 4 votes so far. Once we cut the group I will make a new thread and close this one down, (don't worry, I will link the the new thread), the reason for this is I didn't know I could not remove the poll once added.... doh. lol

The trip will be here in no time!!!!!

 

[Zach's Mom]

My friends have decided to participate in the fish extenders as well but she isn't signed on here just following on Facebook and on here. They are in the room next door to us but not sure of the room number right now maybe 6192 anyway they are Matt and Lisa.

 

[Mike2023]

My friends have decided to participate in the fish extenders as well but she isn't signed on here just following on Facebook and on here. They are in the room next door to us but not sure of the room number right now maybe 6192 anyway they are Matt and Lisa.

I added them with you as the contact. Check to ensure I didn't miss any info. If they get a account on the dis let me know and I will update.

21 of 25 spots filled, 4 to go.

 

[madimocole]

Hi! We are the Hagwell Family! Excited to take part in the FE on this cruise! It's our 3rd DCL cruise, 2nd time doing the FE! It was so much fun the first time, we can't wait to do it again!
Here's the info I think you need:
DISboard username Madimocole
-- Cabin # 7012
-- Maureen (Mom) Tim (dad) Madilyn (7yo girl) Cole (6yo boy)
-- Cole has peanut, milk, egg, shellfish allergy.
Thanks so much!

 

[cskorup]

cskorup
stateroom 7010
Guests: 2 adults 3 kids Brian, Cory, Carter (7), Brady (5), & Griffin (1)
Brady has a peanut allergy.
Brady 5th birthday
Carter 8th birthday

 

[dgmommie]

I would encourage the group to be mindful of there budget and don't feel obligated to break the bank. One family's "cheap junk" is another family's treasurer, or so they say.

Wow, I definitely need to correct myself because I just saw what I wrote that you responded to (your response above); I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression. My "cheap junk" comment was in no way meant as a slam that I think people can't give inexpensive things... not at all. What I meant is that if the group gets too large, then there is no way someone on a budget can afford to give anything nicer if they wanted and may feel they can only give "cheap junk" (a perception, not a reality). "Nicer" can mean anything; for example depending on the size of your group - when you're giving to 100 people, $1 per person equals nicer to me because that's $100 (and cheap junk would be something that's already been used LOL), but with a group of 10 people, $10 is nicer. So it's all in perception.

Reality is, you can give anything you want; that's the true spirit of a FE exchange.

 

[dgmommie]

21 of 25 spots filled, 4 to go.

Mike, with all due respect, I think you need to not make a decision to go with 25 in a group after just four people voting. I *just* signed on today after a few days away, and I have only just now seen your poll. There are many of us that have not voted yet. We are still six months out, and don't have to decide how many are in groups at this specific moment, do we? You have a running list of who signed up in what order, and should be able to divide at any time. Why not give the poll more time for voting? Why the urgency to decide?

 

[Kbrush]

Hi -

My Facebook is having problems so forgive me for not knowing the answers to this but ... Have we let the cruisers on our FB page know about the poll and the FE group size debate?

 

[dgmommie]

Hi -

My Facebook is having problems so forgive me for not knowing the answers to this but ... Have we let the cruisers on our FB page know about the poll and the FE group size debate?

I just looked, and no, it is not mentioned there. But I just mentioned it there and asked people to come here and vote if they are part of the FE exchange.

 

[3Charbys]

Hi All, have voted in the poll, and would like to vote for a minimum 45 day maximum 60 day cut off. I want to be prepared, and not overwhelmed by last minute things. Thanks Wanda ​

 

[dgmommie]

Kbrush, thanks for asking about the people on Facebook. Putting it there and now we're up to 10 votes instead of 4 and that's just this evening. I forgot to tell people to give input on the cutoff for signups though, just mentioned the poll. I'll go back and do that now.

 

[Mike2023]

Wow, I definitely need to correct myself because I just saw what I wrote that you responded to (your response above); I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression. My "cheap junk" comment was in no way meant as a slam that I think people can't give inexpensive things... not at all. What I meant is that if the group gets too large, then there is no way someone on a budget can afford to give anything nicer if they wanted and may feel they can only give "cheap junk" (a perception, not a reality). "Nicer" can mean anything; for example depending on the size of your group - when you're giving to 100 people, $1 per person equals nicer to me because that's $100 (and cheap junk would be something that's already been used LOL), but with a group of 10 people, $10 is nicer. So it's all in perception.

Reality is, you can give anything you want; that's the true spirit of a FE exchange.

Sorry, comment was not meant as a negative towards you or anything. I understood what you meant, just wanted to make sure everyone who is new to the FE understood as well.

 

[Mike2023]

Mike, with all due respect, I think you need to not make a decision to go with 25 in a group after just four people voting. I *just* signed on today after a few days away, and I have only just now seen your poll. There are many of us that have not voted yet. We are still six months out, and don't have to decide how many are in groups at this specific moment, do we? You have a running list of who signed up in what order, and should be able to divide at any time. Why not give the poll more time for voting? Why the urgency to decide?

The urgency is due to it appears that the majority of people in the group wan't a group of 25 or so. We are just about at that number. In my opinion it will be much easier and less confusing for the group if we cut it, and let a 2nd group form instead of splitting it after the fact. For those that wan't a bigger group, (me included) will be able to join the 2nd group and go from there.

But, I do like your idea, and if everyone thinks they understand and can handle a group split at say, the 60 day mark, that works for me as well.

 

[Mike2023]

Hi! We are the Hagwell Family! Excited to take part in the FE on this cruise! It's our 3rd DCL cruise, 2nd time doing the FE! It was so much fun the first time, we can't wait to do it again!
Here's the info I think you need:
DISboard username Madimocole
-- Cabin # 7012
-- Maureen (Mom) Tim (dad) Madilyn (7yo girl) Cole (6yo boy)
-- Cole has peanut, milk, egg, shellfish allergy.
Thanks so much!

cskorup
stateroom 7010
Guests: 2 adults 3 kids Brian, Cory, Carter (7), Brady (5), & Griffin (1)
Brady has a peanut allergy.
Brady 5th birthday
Carter 8th birthday

I'll add you both tonight or tomorrow, but I got ya.

 

[3Charbys]

Once we cut the group I will make a new thread and close this one down, (don't worry, I will link the the new thread).

Hi, just wondering why we can't keep the FE signs up discussion all together on one thread, (this thread). Even if the are multiple "groups", I for one already am watching this plus the meetup thread in the Dis as well as the FB group?

 

[Mike2023]

Hi, just wondering why we can't keep the FE signs up discussion all together on one thread, (this thread). Even if the are multiple "groups", I for one already am watching this plus the meetup thread in the Dis as well as the FB group?

All groups will be in one thread for sure, but I may need to switch to a new thread at some point to get rid of the poll. (There is no option to remove it). If that happens I will delete the first 2 posts with a link to the new thread, all you would have to do is sub to the new thread and it would all be the same and we would let this thread die. The poll tag on the thread is not that big a deal, I just don't want to risk people skipping thinking its something else.

Anyways, thats getting ahead of ourselves. For now, all is the same.