January 28, 2007, 4 nights on the WONDER

[stampinshauna]

I am not sure exactly what you meen but if you are referring to your cabin number - we have known that since we booked back in March.

When booking a cruise, you can either book a specific room number or a guarantee room. A guarantee room means that you are guaranteed a room in that category or above, but DCL gets to assign you whichever room they want. For example, twice we've booked a category 12 guarantee before and we ended up in a category 11 once and a category 9 the other time and we were given room assignments about 4 weeks out. It gives the cruise line flexibilty to move people around for lifeboat purposes, and allows people to book categorys that may otherwise be full, etc.

 

[Frankiesmom]

Hi to all! Just checking in;haven't been on in a while-we had a brakein over Thanksgiving and had to replace all the computers and a lot of other things. So now I can get to Christmas stuff and then the cruise stuff etc lol. Hope everyone had a great Thabksgiving! Angel

 

[logabbmom]

When booking a cruise, you can either book a specific room number or a guarantee room. A guarantee room means that you are guaranteed a room in that category or above, but DCL gets to assign you whichever room they want. For example, twice we've booked a category 12 guarantee before and we ended up in a category 11 once and a category 9 the other time and we were given room assignments about 4 weeks out. It gives the cruise line flexibilty to move people around for lifeboat purposes, and allows people to book categorys that may otherwise be full, etc.

Oh I get it - I guess our travel agent obviously requested rooms right away. Counting down till we go!

 

[Castaway Kev]

The things I'm most looking forward to...

...hot tubbing in the open air
...relaxing and reading a book
...seeing my sweetheart so happy that she's back on DCL
...Castaway Cay

HOW ABOUT YOU?

 

[stampinshauna]

My favorite things...

Never having to figure out where to eat or what to cook
Wearing shorts & sandals in JANUARY
Spending 24/7 with my DH and enjoying every bit of it
Chocolate Souffle

 

[logabbmom]

I can't wait to experience DCL so I can have a list of favorites!

 

[Castaway Kev]

The things I'm most looking forward to...

... the manacotti from room service!

 

[Castaway Kev]

If you haven't been before, just post what you think you are going to enjoy!

 

[logabbmom]

If you haven't been before, just post what you think you are going to enjoy!

Then I would have to say . . . right now I am excited to see the look on the kids face when they see the boat and the ocean! A first for all 4 kids in our group.

 

[classicdisney]

Just wondering if anyone on this cruise with a guaranteed cabin gotten there room assignment yet? Just 55 days left.

JUST CHECKED ON MY RESERVATION. MY SON AND I WILL BE IN ROOM 5501 DECK 5 A SIDEWAY ROOM. ANY ONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ROOM. BY THE WAY I DID GET A UPGRADE TO CATEGORY 11 ROOM. SEE YOU ALL IN 33 DAYS.

 

[jzimmerman9]

Hello everyone!! I checked in on one of the first couple of posts and haven't been back since.....since Christmas has come and gone things are really moving along and I realized we never booked our excersion in Nassau. Of course, now they are booked up thru Disney and I am wondering what anyone knows about Shoretrips or another way to book.
Thanks!!
Jenny

 

[Florida beach mom]

Hi all!

I've been lurking here for the past few days getting the scoop.

DH (Jim) and I (Erica) will be joining you all on the 1/28 Wonder Cruise! I only booked it in November so it is kind of last minute compared to most of your preparations. Neither of us has been on a cruise before, so this is a big deal for us.

We got a FL resident discount so I booked the cruise and surprised DH with it on Christmas! He is very excited, and of course I am too!

We have a 3 y.o. son and I am pregnant with #2, so we are leaving DS home with his grandparents and this will be a "honeymoon-like" getaway for my husband and I. But we'd love to get together with other couples and say hi, go to a show, or whatever. I obviously won't be drinking but I still want to visit the clubs and enjoy a virgin pina colada or two.

I will have several questions in the next few days for you experienced cruisers, I'm sure.

For now, what I'm looking forward to:

1) Sitting and reading a book on the pool deck, weather permitting.
2) Eating good food without having to cook it.
3) Sleeping in and not being woken by a child yelling "MOMMY- GET UP!"
4) Having the freedom to go to a show or do anything we want, when we want to.
5) White sandy beaches (although we have them here in FL, hee hee)
6) Last but not least, enjoying the company of DH without kid or work to worry about.

Looking forward to meeting you all!

 

[lweigard]

I'm going also!!!! I signed up in December for myself, DH, DD (6), and DS (4). Only 24 more days! Can't wait! Neither of us have been on a cruise before. We signed up for the Land/ Sea package as the kids have never been to Disney before, either.

stampinshauna - I have a question for you... Is the stop at Nassau worth getting off the boat? It sounds like there are a ton of things to do on the boat and I've read that Nassau is mostly for shopping or gambling. I'd rather not drag the two kiddies around with me and waste a day (and am not comfortable leaving them on the ship). Let me know your opinion please.

BTW, we're from Pennsylvania and are looking forward to:

wearing shorts in January
meeting the characters
seeing the wonder and excitement in my childrens eyes (I know I'll cry!)
enjoying a top notch cruise - true Disney style!

 

[stampinshauna]

Welcome aboard Florida beach mom and lweigard! We are going to have a great cruise and you are both going to get addicted to cruising!

lweigard--regarding Nassau, I've never been as I've only sailed on the Disney Magic which doesn't stop there. DH and I are planning to get off the ship and explore it a little on our own, but I'm guessing we won't be spending a lot of time onshore. A lot of people say that they prefer to stay on the ship at Nassau, but since I've never been there, I'd at least like to see it a little for myself. Depending on the weather, we may try to go over to Atlanis or something like that. Sorry I don't have more info for you about Nassau.

classicdisney--I think you'll like your cabin. We are going to be on deck 5 aft for the second time this cruise. We love it because there aren't as many staterooms so there isn't as much noise and hallway traffic. We also like deck 5 because you can take the stairs up or down as we're right in the middle. It also is nice and close to the movie theatre and shutters and only a deck or two away from dinner so you don't have to wait for the elevators.

Just think everyone, in 4 weeks we'll be leaving Nassau at this time and will be heading for Castaway Cay!!!

 

[Florida beach mom]

I signed us up for the Atlantis Aquarium and beach day, but I doubt I would do it if I had kids with me. There seems to be plenty to do on the ship for a family.

I have always wanted to see Atlantis, and we love aquariums and beaches, so I think this will be a fun little date for us.

We have shopped in the Bahamas before so I am not in a big rush to do that, so that was part of my motivation to create a fun experience without walking all around Nassau.

PS. What exactly is "Shutters?" Is it a photo studio? Sorry I'm such a newbie.

-Erica

 

[gortman65]

My wife, 10-month old daughter, my sister and I will be doing our first ever Disney cruise along with everyone else here and we are counting the hours until our vacation begins!

Out of curiosity, how does seating at the meals work? Do you pick the table to sit at, or does the cruise line set that up? It would be fun to be able to eat with fellow DISers.

Thanks!

 

[stampinshauna]

My wife, 10-month old daughter, my sister and I will be doing our first ever Disney cruise along with everyone else here and we are counting the hours until our vacation begins!

Out of curiosity, how does seating at the meals work? Do you pick the table to sit at, or does the cruise line set that up? It would be fun to be able to eat with fellow DISers.

Thanks!

Welcome gortman65! DCL assigns you to a table. You can call and have reservations linked with other DISers if you want. We've always just let DCL do it and have made some great friends that way. Do you have early or late seating?


Florida beach mom--Shutters is just the little shop where DCL displays all of the photos that they've taken and where you purchase them. Photos are everywhere and you have to search for yours.

jzimmerman9--are you sure the Nassau excursions are booked? I looked yesterday and it appears that there are a lot available, but to get the list I had to select Nassau and then click update. We haven't booked ours yet because we just don't know what we want to do there.

Guess what everyone--exactly 4 weeks from now we'll be at Castaway Cay!!! What excursions are you signed up for there? We're planning to parasail and take the personal watercraft eco tour.

 

[gortman65]

stampinshauna,

Thanks for the information. First seating was already booked when we reserved the cruise, so we will be in the second seating for our first cruise.

I'm so excited!

 

[stampinshauna]

If you were first seating, I'd say you could link up with us.

Also FYI, if you would prefer first seating, call your TA or DCL and they can waitlist you. We've had to do that in the past and it was no trouble getting first seating while onboard.

 

[lweigard]

We don't have anything planned for the Castaway Cay day. I had read that you can wait until you are there to see what looks fun and then sign up. I did want to do one of the open air cabana massages but didn't see any pre-registration on that. I think you have to wait to get onboard to sign up for that one (correct me if I'm wrong here).

I have second seating for dinner, also. I was worried about eating so late (being over hungry and/or having tired kids), but I think it will be ok. There's so much food available to you all day (it seems), that we'll just take a late lunch so we're not famished by 8:15.

The only question I had was this... I made reservations for DH and I to go to Palo the second night. I read somewhere that the order of the restaurants is given to you when you board. What if I like the assigned restaurant for that evening? I wouldn't want to miss the Animators Palate with the kids. But I don't want to wait until I board to reserve Palo as I hear it fills up. Any suggestions?