ILLUMINATIONS CRUISES-What they are--How to book--FIND ONE TO SHARE

[expatinvallarta]

TSWJan78
Just checking to see if you still have the 2 spaces for Illuminations on 9/5?

 

[Babyboo]

I am hoping to get luckly and book an illuminations cruise in Dec and I have a few questions

Would I be better booking it myself or letting itinerary planning handle it (we are staying CL)

Has anybody had any items from Private Dinning? - whats good to get? Can you get wine / beer delivered.

Anybody ever had problems with the smoke / ash?

Is the best number to call 407-WDW-PLAY?

What time to book the cruise for?

Thanks in advance

 

[CharleyUK]

Hi

If anyone has space between Sept 24th and Oct 3rd (except sept 27th and 30th) and we would love to share. Just 2 quiet well behaved Brits.

TIA

 

[robeyt]

Babyboo,

My DH & DD (age 9) had our the Illuminations cruise on August 14th....& it's worth every penny! There was no problems with ash at all & we were lucky to have the wind blowing gently behind us so there was no smoke either. Follow the calling directions from page 1 & start calling at 6:55 am the morning of (90 days in advance of the date you want the cruise.)

Yes, you can have a meal delivered, I saw a smartly dressed CM deliver a bottle of champagne from the Yacht Club to one of the other boats on our night.

If you are fortunate to get a cruise & you have children be sure to ask for Captain Ron to be your driver (this has to be done when you check in at the Yacht Club marina, not when you make the initial reservation). Because we we're fortunate enough to get him, he traded out the "regular" pontoon & used the "Pirate" themed pontoon for my daughter! YAY! He made us feel very special with lots of Disney trivia & just a super attitude. He even let my daughter drive the Pirate boat unassisted when we did a pre-Illuminations run to MGM. Everyone waiting for the boat shuttle at MGM's dock laughed as the grown-ups lounged while DD drove us around. We had a blast!

Good luck!

 

[fairydustcrissy]

Wondering if anyone would like to try & get a boat on Valentines? Hubby & I are going without kids for our anniversary. Looking for others who would be interested in sharing teh cost & excitement!

 

[angielynn10]

Can anyone who's been on a Wishes cruise give me an idea of what the provide snacks are? They say the price includes "soda, water, and snacks"; are they talking about cookies, popcorn? Just trying to get an idea of what to consider ordering from the resort's dining menu.

 

[Donald is #1]

Can anyone who's been on a Wishes cruise give me an idea of what the provide snacks are? They say the price includes "soda, water, and snacks"; are they talking about cookies, popcorn? Just trying to get an idea of what to consider ordering from the resort's dining menu.

I was on an Illuminations cruise in May and the snacks were small bags of chips.

 

[EdFH]

Sorry I don't know how to PM you ....what time does the boat leave the Grand Floridian ? It is the MNSSHP at MK that night - the fireworks are scheduled for 9.30pm according to WDW website.

Do you still have this available for October 8th. We will be honeymooning and for the first time together travelling without our (mostly grown) kids. We are looking forward to a more romantic Disney trip.

 

[EdFH]

I have 7 spots available for the Wishes Cruise on October 8th leaving the Grand Floridian. Cost is $27.50 person if all spots fill up. This boat has the music piped in and has snack and soda/water available on board. PM me is interested.

I think I replied to the post wrong (replied to a reply) so here is a new response message. If you still have 2 slots open for the Wishes cruise on October 8th, we would love to join you. We will be honeymooning and will be travelling without our (mostly grown) kids together for the first time.

(I would PM, but it keeps giving me an error - looks like something about too few posts or something.)

Ed & Sheri in NH

 

[Villian's Wife]

I'm considering booking the Breathless II during our Anniversary Trip in February for just the two of us. Has anyone done this? any impressions/reviews to share? I'm still very up in the air about this so any help is appreciated.

 

[blallred]

I am just curious, will there be snacks/drinks on the Breathless II cruise? If not, can I bring my own? I would love to have something for us and the kiddos to munch on during the show.

BTW-We still have one seat available on our Breathless II Illuminations cruise on the 9/28. The seat would be the one beside the captain. PM me if you are interested.

 

[Mimi Q]

I am just curious, will there be snacks/drinks on the Breathless II cruise? If not, can I bring my own? I would love to have something for us and the kiddos to munch on during the show.

BTW-We still have one seat available on our Breathless II Illuminations cruise on the 9/28. The seat would be the one beside the captain. PM me if you are interested.

We I booked our Breathless II Cruise I was told that there would be snacks and drinks. I don't think you can bring your own food and drink on any of the cruises.

 

[tludwick]

11/14 birthday cruise filled yet?
We get into Orlando that afternoon. I don't know if it would be too much on us to do fireworks that night, but hey - we're on vacation!
Please let me know if anyone has room for 2 adults and 3 kids!
Thanks.

 

[odhrty]

I am just curious, will there be snacks/drinks on the Breathless II cruise? If not, can I bring my own? I would love to have something for us and the kiddos to munch on during the show.

BTW-We still have one seat available on our Breathless II Illuminations cruise on the 9/28. The seat would be the one beside the captain. PM me if you are interested.

They provide soda and snacks(popcorn, chips, pretzels). The reservation number said if I wanted wine I had to order it from the food and beverage center at 407-934-3160. So I called them to see what kind of wine they had. They said they had alot of different kinds but couldn't tell me which ones??? She then said I was welcome to bring my own. So I got mixed messages. I think I'll just bring my own bottle in my backpack. Good luck. We also have room on the Breathless for 2 people in the back row Oct 31 evening.

 

[toledo13]

Is there an updated cost for the Illuminations Cruise? I saw at the beginning of the thread that it's 175ish, and then from the link to wdwinfo it's a hundredish bucks more. Is this the correct price? My DBIL is going to propose to his DGF this December and wants to book an Illuminations Cruise to do it on. Do they offer any special 'romance' packages? I've never been on an IC before...

 

[schaery]

The price is definitely more now. For a little romance, he could add the decorations - balloons and a banner for $25 more. Also, he could have dinner and/or cake delivered to the boat. That would be pretty romantic.

 

[SynchroSk8r85]

what time do the illuminations cruise depart the yacht club? i'm trying to figure out our schedule...
thanks!

 

[cobbler]

I tried the last 2 mornings to get an Illuminations cruise for 11/29 and 11/30 but no such luck.

We are a family of 7 if anyone has room.

Which brings me to a question. Both times we hung up the phone at 7:01 after being told it was sold out. I think part of the problem is that long spiel about the survey and if you don't want to take it right away call this number bit. Is there anyway to avoid that? That is a terrible long spiel. We started pushing the prompts right at 7 (after we had been redialing since 6:55) and everything gone by 7:01 seems odd to me.

I also wonder if some of the calls are being sent through while some of the other circuits are closed.

 

[disneyfanatic1]

Hi Everyone!

Does anyone have openings on an Illumination cruise Oct 11-17? It would be for 2 Adults and our DS9 (He is very well behaved).


I am starting to go cross eyed reading all of these pages

Thanks in advance!

Lori

 

[smithhefler]

we got exactly 5 spots left for 11/14 birthday cruise for wishes - let me know and Happy day!