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[AmandaRG]

Thanks for the great tips! I'm such the planner and I guess I was just trying to get ahead start.

We are sailing Nov 13 on our DD's 5th birthday!. Too bad we are going to miss you.

I will keep reading and searching for tips and hoping to get everything just right. Thank goodness for these boards!

Our DD will be 4 on the 15th, but we are doing Halloween on board!

As for the boards, they definitely made our (read MY) trip planning so much better and easier. Just remember not to try to do everything. We missed a couple of things we had wanted to do and I had to work really hard to not be upset about it. That is one of the reasons we booked a b2b for next year. Sometimes there were activities we wanted to do that were simultaneous on the schedule. Now we can work in both on that trip!

 

[sullins5]

Not all FE gifts have to be the same. If I find some cute things at a good price, I'll buy 10 or 20 of them and put them away for later. I bought WAY more before our March cruise, so I have some cute things left for future cruises. I also plan on making some items. On our last one, I had a grown-up bag, and different themed bags for boys and girls with age appropriate toys for over 7 and 7 and under.

That's kind of what I've done! Our cruise is in Oct on the Magic. I started working on our main 'cabin' gifts about a month ago (figured I'd give one per family), but I've also picked up and made along the way, gifts appropriate for the kids ages. Our meets coordinator (give a shout out to Maureen) has done a great job of listing everyone so that we'll know ages/cabins/families..etc.
What's nice is that there are no limits...something little, homemade, or just whatever suits your fancy! It has been fun so far!

 

[Fairy Princess Mom]

Thanks! I do understand wanting to do it all. I would love to do a B2B, but my DH isn't as big of a nut as me!

Having one for each family is good as well. So many ideas. How much does everyone generally spend on 20 rooms? Has anyone ever mailed a package to the ship prior to arrival and if so do you think the expense was worth it?

 

[sullins5]

Having one for each family is good as well. So many ideas. How much does everyone generally spend on 20 rooms? Has anyone ever mailed a package to the ship prior to arrival and if so do you think the expense was worth it?

I probably spent more than I meant to, but my project just grew and grew.. started out one thing, and the ideas kept coming...

I would like to know the answer to the mailing of packages though also. I will have to mail 2 down (but we have 3 cabins), so I need to know how far out you can mail them. Anyone know? And also just how do you explain everything on the outside? I read where you have to list what's inside...do you do this on a card taped to the outside? Would love some insight on this one...

 

[sullins5]

and...we just finished our Fe..or rather my 22 dd did! Here's her handmade, handsewn, hot-glued FE:

 

[Jessica_of_FL]

and...we just finished our Fe..or rather my 22 dd did! Here's her handmade, handsewn, hot-glued FE:

Very cute!!!!!

 

[moniqueelaine]

and...we just finished our Fe..or rather my 22 dd did! Here's her handmade, handsewn, hot-glued FE:

OMG too cute were did you find the little feet??? that is so cute....i just ordered mine off ebay yesterday..cannot wait for my trip NEXT SUMMER

 

[AmandaRG]

and...we just finished our fe..or rather my 22 dd did! Here's her handmade, handsewn, hot-glued fe:

love it!!!

 

[Cheryl726]

and...we just finished our Fe..or rather my 22 dd did! Here's her handmade, handsewn, hot-glued FE:

That is adorable! Can I ask how she made it?

 

[sullins5]

Very cute!!!!!

Thanks! We had fun making it

OMG too cute were did you find the little feet??? that is so cute....i just ordered mine off ebay yesterday..cannot wait for my trip NEXT SUMMER

Our FE is a product of Hobby Lobby...We actually walked around, asked ourselves what Mickey's feet would look like, and ta da..So, our Mickey's feet are actually paper mache' eggs with wooden discs around the top painted yellow with black cording. I just hope it holds up..teehee

 

[sullins5]

That is adorable! Can I ask how she made it?

We looked on the FAQ thread, found out about recommended dimensions, and went to Hobby Lobby. Bought really durable backing (like canvas or denim), and then bought about 1/3 yd of each colored fabric. We made the feet out of paper mache eggs and wooden pieces. We also ironed on the lettering. The painted a dowel rod (didn't really need to though) and attached wooden beads hot glued and painted. I think she did a great job as she's very creative and talented.

And all w/o a sewing machine...

 

[Fairy Princess Mom]

and...we just finished our Fe..or rather my 22 dd did! Here's her handmade, handsewn, hot-glued FE:

OMG! That is the cutest FE!!! Love the feet. She may have to just start selling those. Tell her GREAT JOB!

Can't wait to see if anyone answers the mail question.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[sullins5]

Thanks AmandaRG!!! I had read this before but never noticed 'how' to put the list on the boxes! And I hadn't even checked with the po to see how long it'll take, so great idea! I'm glad we have 3 cabins, because I can at least put a box in two rooms! Thanks for the reminder though!

 

[AmandaRG]

: Anyone mail a box to the cruise ship ahead of time? I would love to know how soon out we need to mail those. Thanks

I haven't sent a box, but here is the section from the faq:

Boxes Sent the Ship Ahead of Cruise - PLEASE follow these instructions carefully!!!!!! UPDATED AS OF 2/25/2009
• ONE box per stateroom, no exceptions.
• The package must have the guest full name, ship, sailing date, stateroom number or GTY if you have not been assigned a stateroom number.
• The package also must have a packing slip attached to the outside of the box that details the contents of the package. For prescriptions, a copy of the prescription is sufficient. Your list may or may not be read but it must have one. Write packing slip on the outside of the envelope.
• NO FOODS/DRINKS OF ANY KIND, LIQUOR OF ANY KIND, FIREARMS, ETC.. Items that cannot be shipped to the Disney Cruise Line Warehouse and delivered to the ship include: food products (any and all food products including baby food/formula), beverages (liquor, water, etc.), chemicals, and luggage. These items will not be accepted at the warehouse and will be returned. This may cause the dogs to hit on your box and that would be a bad thing.
• The required size of the cartons you are shipping down have to be about the size of a record storage box 12 inches on a side and should not weigh more than 20 lbs. (This has been asked personally by Dave Adams who is the owner)

Address your package(s) to:
Disney Cruise Line Warehouse
Guest Name / Stateroom # (GTY, if you don't know what it is when you send the package)
8633 Transport Drive
Orlando, FL 32832
Phone: 407-566-8196

In the bottom left corner of the top of the package put the following information: ATTN: HOUSEKEEPING
*Name
*Sail Date
*Ship
*Stateroom Number
*Packing slip that details contents of the package (for prescriptions, a copy of the prescription is sufficient)
• Packages must arrive by Friday by 3:00pm for the 7-Night Cruise on the Disney Magic (Saturday).
• Packages must arrive by Friday by 3:00pm for the 4-Night Cruise on the Disney Wonder (Sunday).
• Packages must arrive by Wednesday by 3:00pm for the 3-Night Cruise on the Disney Wonder (Thursday).

If your box is hit on by the screening dog or chosen for additional screening they will open the list and the box and look through it. They will close it back up and provided nothing bad is in it then it will be in your room as usual later after boarding. These boxes will be coming on the ship with the crew mail among other things so they may be in the staterooms later then they were before as they are low priority in the scheme of things for Disney.

It appears they need to arrive a day or two prior to cruising, so I would check with the PO and see how long delivery should take, possibly sending it priority, definitely tracking it. HTH!!

 

[Fairy Princess Mom]

Thanks for the info Amanda!

 

[CWO4DVC]

Received mine from Ebay yeastrday! Nice Pooh and Tigger design with 5 pockets

 

[CodyBoy]

and...we just finished our Fe..or rather my 22 dd did! Here's her handmade, handsewn, hot-glued FE:

that is the COOLEST, give your daugther a high five!! she did an awesome job!!

 

[sullins5]

that is the COOLEST, give your daugther a high five!! she did an awesome job!!

Thanks! She's pretty creative, in fact she helped me with my idea for our gifts. I can't wait to show people what we made, it was so much fun. I'll pass along the encouraging words to her though.

 

[Fairy Princess Mom]

Received mine from Ebay yeastrday! Nice Pooh and Tigger design with 5 pockets

I would have loved to have gotten a FE with a Pooh theme, but my DD wanted us to be princes and princess'!

 

[lisare]

and...we just finished our Fe..or rather my 22 dd did! Here's her handmade, handsewn, hot-glued FE:

Great job. I love the feet.