January 28, 2007, 4 nights on the WONDER

[stampinshauna]

Yay! I'm so happy to hear about temps in the 60s-80s. I can't wait, in only 18 days I'll be on my way to spend a day in FL before the cruise and a few days after.

Hey everyone!!! We'll be on the ship and having a wonderful time 3 weeks from now!!!

 

[lweigard]

Hip hip hurray! We're doing the land/sea package and decided today to do the Pirates and Princesses party. I can't wait to hear from someone how it went - I think it starts on the 22nd.

DH passport shipped today - mine and DD/DS have not been entered yet.

 

[gortman65]

lweigard, we are doing the land/sea package too. Which resort did you pick? We went with CBR. Never stayed there, but looking forward to it.

 

[classicdisney]

lweigard, we are doing the land/sea package too. Which resort did you pick? We went with CBR. Never stayed there, but looking forward to it.

LWEIGARD WHAT NIGHT ARE YOU GOING TO THE PIRATE & PRINCESS PARTY? BOTH ME AND MY SON ARE GOING THE 1ST OF FEB. AFTER WE GET OFF THE SHIP.

 

[lweigard]

Gortman65 - We picked Port Orleans. I hope we are able to squeeze in an afternoon at the pool... it sounds really kid friendly.

ClassicDisney - We are doing the land portion before the cruise, so we are going to the Pirate/Princess party on the 26th. I hope to be able to sneak everyone back to the room for a nap, though, because I read the party goes til past midnight! It sounds like something I'd really kick myself if I missed it.

I've been reading more about this 'Year of a Million Dreams'. Sounds exciting. Random CM come up to you and give you anything from a lanyard, All day Fast Pass, a night in the Cinderella castle room, or a 10 day Cruise! How incredible would it be to be picked! Wow... like being in Disney isn't enough of a HIGH! Can't wait!

The kids marked another day off of our calendar today. DS says he's going to eat all the watermelon on the whole boat (too funny - I hope that have some ). DD can't wait to swim!

 

[gortman65]

Has anyone received their cruise documentation yet from DCL? I just spoke with my TA and she said DCL printed mine last week but won't be sending them out until later this week. That means we likely won't get the package until the week before we leave. Is that normal or are they running behind?

 

[stampinshauna]

We received our docs just two weeks prior to our last cruise. I'm hoping that they come soon!!!

 

[gortman65]

Are there any plans to do a DIS meet for this cruise? I haven't had a chance to look through all the pages of this thread to check, so sorry if the information is already available.

Thanks!

 

[stampinshauna]

We haven't really planned a DIS meet or anything even to identify ourselves. Our meets thread was pretty slow going until just recently.

 

[gortman65]

Thanks Shauna. Any chance a meet or a way to ID fellow DISers will happen for our cruise? I'm a rookie here so still learning the ropes!

 

[stampinshauna]

I don't know....what does everyone think? I didn't know about the DIS on my first cruise, and the meets thread for my second cruise was over 200 pages and I was overwhelmed and didn't get involved, so I guess I'm a rookie when it comes to meets as well. We could just try to meet somewhere during the sail away party or something like that. Does anyone have ideas of ways to identify ourselves? Who would even be interested in meeting? I know for some it is easy to post on these boards but to meet up may be out of their comfort zone.

Someone suggested wristbands, is anyone interested? I would be willing to coordinate that if you want. I just found one web site that will allow small quantity orders (most require 200+) and we'd be looking at around $2 a piece, but we'd need to order in the next couple days so that they come in time. They do have child sizes as well.

 

[DisneyDuo]

Thanks, Shauna, for letting me know about this thread!

We're coming too - this is our second Wonder cruise - we cruised in 03 and loved it!

We're celebrating my 50th b'day (12/06), our 30th Anniv (1/08) and my 10th anniv of ordination this year (I'm a pastor)

We'll be staying at Saratoga Springs for the week prior to the cruise.

Would love to get together with other DISers if anything is organized. It's just me and DH, and we're planning to stay on the ship the whole time, except for CC of course!!!

Blessings - Lin

 

[stampinshauna]

Welcome to the meets thread DisneyDuo!

I'm sending out a pm to everyone about wristbands. Please post or pm about this ASAP.

 

[Florida beach mom]

Shauna, are they wristbands that we could wear the whole time or will they wear out? I'd like it to be an ID we could wear every day, not just on the first day, if possible.

I'd be willing to pay what you suggested. Thanks for looking into it. Also, is there a way to leave them with the check in people with a roster so we could get them as we check in? How would that work? Or would they get mailed out first, and we'd reimburse for the postage?

-Erica

 

[stampinshauna]

I'm not sure if I'll get them soon enough to mail them out, but I could always leave them at your staterooms (there are little spots for mail and I could put them in an envelope) or find you during check in. We're staying at the Wilderness Lodge the night before and are taking Disney transfers so we won't get to the port until 1:00 or so.

The wristbands are those silicone ones that have become very popular--all started with the yellow Lance Armstrong ones. Check out wristbandsnow.com for more info, they have the best price & shipping that I've found.

If any of you did not get my pm, let me know so I can add you to my pm list. Here is the info I pm'd :

Hi Fellow Cruisers,

A few people on our cruise meets thread are wondering about being able to identify other DISers on our cruise. I am willing to coordinate getting some lime green wristbands if we have enough interest. The will be around $2 each and we will have to figure out how I can get them to you, but we are just trying to decide if it is even worth doing.

Please post on our thread if you are interested and how many adult and child sizes you'd want. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1154965

Also, if you have ideas of what we should print on them, post that as well.

Happy packing! We'll be sailing in less than 3 weeks!

 

[lweigard]

I'd be interested in a wristband - I'd need 2 adult, and 2 child sized. Would you like me to send you a check or what? I've never been on a cruise before, so I don't know when or where would be a good place/time to meet. I wouldn't want to miss the Sail Away Party. Is there a big gap between the time we board and the time we sail? I've read other DISers meeting at a restaurant or at a specific deck.

I haven't received my docs yet, either. I was able to check online to see that Disney did make my flight and transfer arrangements (going true Disney-style!) I did get the brochure that showed the excursions and gifts you can have delivered to the room. I would think something would come with the tags for our bags and other important stuff.

 

[gortman65]

Shauna,

I'd be interested in the wristbands. We would need three adult bands. Not sure a child's band would be small enough for my 10-month-old daughter -- and she'd probably just chew on it anyway!

Do you have a PayPal account that we could send the money to? As for what the bands might say, it would be cool if they had at least the ship name and cruise date on them. My wife could put hers in her scrapbook then!

Thanks for agreeing to head this up, Shauna, and have a great day!

 

[stampinshauna]

If we have at least 20 to order, I'll go ahead and do it. We'll figure out payment once we know if we are going to order. We could use paypal and I'll figure out what the fees are or we could meet on the ship.

The child size is 7" and the adult is 8".

All I have come up with is:
"Disney Wonder Jan 28 '07" That is about all that will fit. Any other ideas?

 

[gortman65]

Sounds good to me, Shauna!

 

[lweigard]

sounds good to me, too! Thanks for taking care of this for us! You rock!

Three weeks from today we'll be in Castaway Cay! Yippppeeee! Let's all pray for warm and clear weather!