July 7, 2014 Alaska RT Vancouver on Wonder

[shellmanfamily]

Quick question trying to join a FE group for my family for July 14th... How do we do this? 1st disney cruise and I want to make it special by doing the FE with my kids...

 

[twindaddy]

Quick question trying to join a FE group for my family for July 14th... How do we do this? 1st disney cruise and I want to make it special by doing the FE with my kids...

Welcome aboard! Are you on Facebook? We have facebook group going for this cruise.

I am coordinating the fish extender for this cruise. All I need is:

Names, Kids names/gender/age, cabin number, any allergies.

You are welcome to PM me this info, post it here, or post it on our facebook group. There is a link in this thread somewhere to the facebook group.

Welcome aboard!

 

[twindaddy]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/562847220461440/

Link to facebook group.

 

[sweetlovin']

Quick question trying to join a FE group for my family for July 14th... How do we do this? 1st disney cruise and I want to make it special by doing the FE with my kids...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/562847220461440/

Link to facebook group.

I don't think she is on this cruise. She is on the July 14th cruise, the week after .

Shellmanfamily - you will have to contact the people on your cruise to organize it with them. Or switch to a week prior and join this one

 

[twindaddy]

I don't think she is on this cruise. She is on the July 14th cruise, the week after .

Shellmanfamily - you will have to contact the people on your cruise to organize it with them. Or switch to a week prior and join this one

Totally missed that!

 

[sweetlovin']

Quick question trying to join a FE group for my family for July 14th... How do we do this? 1st disney cruise and I want to make it special by doing the FE with my kids...

Here is the link to your cruise http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3068777

it looks like there is a googledoc to sign up for the FE on your cruise.

 

[sweetlovin']

Totally missed that!

It happens

 

[twindaddy]

It happens

Hopefully we get some more people on this cruise, maybe some IGT/OGT/VGT rates will open up after the PIF date....that usually brings the crowds!

 

[sweetlovin']

Hopefully we get some more people on this cruise, maybe some IGT/OGT/VGT rates will open up after the PIF date....that usually brings the crowds!

This is one of the quietest groups I've seen on the Dis. I like the smaller groups, when they are chatty. But this small group is so quiet it's hard to get to know anyone. I hope it picks up some as well. PIF is coming up, is this cruise not full?

 

[twindaddy]

This is one of the quietest groups I've seen on the Dis. I like the smaller groups, when they are chatty. But this small group is so quiet it's hard to get to know anyone. I hope it picks up some as well. PIF is coming up, is this cruise not full?

I have been in MASSIVE fish extender groups, where they broke them up into several groups of 25 cabins. That was a bit overwhelming. This is by far the smallest, but that is OK, we seem to have about 9 cabins so far I think? I am missing info on some people but I wont start really nagging hard for a few months. I think business will pick up once PIF passes and discount rates go out.

The irony is the first person who joined is right next door to us, literally the next cabin. I think it might be hard core dis'ers tend to pick the cheap cruise dates, and this was not one of them. I had to pick this date due to DW's work schedule for the summer, I would have rather cruised the first week in June, but a Disney cruise is a Disney cruise, and it will be awesome!

 

[sweetlovin']

I have been in MASSIVE fish extender groups, where they broke them up into several groups of 25 cabins. That was a bit overwhelming. This is by far the smallest, but that is OK, we seem to have about 9 cabins so far I think? I am missing info on some people but I wont start really nagging hard for a few months. I think business will pick up once PIF passes and discount rates go out.

The irony is the first person who joined is right next door to us, literally the next cabin. I think it might be hard core dis'ers tend to pick the cheap cruise dates, and this was not one of them. I had to pick this date due to DW's work schedule for the summer, I would have rather cruised the first week in June, but a Disney cruise is a Disney cruise, and it will be awesome!

The first and only FE I'm participating in is Aug 30th. I wasn't going to do that one, but they put my name down. Good thing I like them. The Halloween cruise is huge with a huge FE. That seems so overwhelming. I think I go away too often and I'm not creative enough to do these crafty things. But I'll try one and see how it goes.

The first week of June was really inexpensive as well. There are a lot of cabins left so those will most likely have a VGT rate. You booked so early I'm sure you have an amazing rate. You are right though, any Disney Cruise is better than no Disney Cruise. Lol

 

[shanana111]

Hello! Just found this site today and also joined the Facebook group. We'd love to do the Fish Extenders (first time cruising with Disney, first time Fish Extender experience).

Al (male)
Shannon (female)
Mikayla (female, 7 y.o.)
Cabin #7510
No food allergies

Looking forward to finding some fun ideas for the fish extenders, and hearing anything that would be helpful for our first Disney Cruise.

 

[HillBre11]

Current Fish Extender List.

1. Charles (twindaddy), Gina, DD 8 Julia, DD 8 Grace, Grandma Marcie
Cabin #6122
2. ao23 - Anne (me), Elizabeth (sister), Cabin #6124
3. Freshia123, Myself, 37 DD 5 and DD2 (need cabin #)
4. My parents ,My brother, 40, his wife, 37 and their son 2
(need cabin numbers and names)
5. Brett (husband), Hillary (mom), DD 6 Sophia, and DD 3 Fiona. (need cabin #)
6. Denise, Dorothy (my mom), Kimberly (18), and Randy (14) Cabin # 6062
7. Jill, Alan (DH), Kelsey (DD-17) and Abby (DD-13) (need cabin #)
8. Sam (me, 26) and my sister Claudia (21) DIS username is Yorkshire Mouse,
cabin number is 7124

Does anyone in the FE Group have food allergies? I am still thinking of our gifts and want to make sure I don't give something that someone can't have.
I can't wait for the cruise, we so need the vacation.

 

[SK Cooper]

Hi, everyone! We have been booked on this cruise for quite a while, but it just dawned on me to search DISboards for a group! We are very excited about the trip. It will be my family of four, as well as my parents. We all live in Texas, and this will be our first Disney cruise and our first trip to Alaska.

We would love to participate in FE! I think my kids would flip out for it! I just sent a request to the FB group.

Our group will be:
Suzanna (me)
Matt (DH)
DS (8 y.o.)
DD (5 y. o)
My mom
My dad

We don't have any allergies. Looking forward to meeting everyone!

 

[baddog576]

Please add us to the FE!

Piya (baddog576), Scott, DS 7 Dylan, DD 5 Ella (birthday is on sail date!!)
Cabin #7060

We are traveling with 12 people in 4 cabins but we will be the only ones doing the FE. I can't wait!

I sent a request for the FB group too.

 

[baddog576]

I booked our Port Adventures last week! We are doing the following for now until I hear if there is anything better with a 5 and 8 year old!

Skagway: White Pass Scenic Railway with Youth Activity
Juneau: Disney Exclusive Glacier Dog Musher for a day
Ketchikan: Totems, Exclusive Lumberjack Show, and Youth Activity

I really wanted to pair the Railway with the Liars Gold Rush but the times conflict. And we really wanted to do the Lumberjack show with the Rainforest Island adventure but we couldn't do both.

The thing I really wanted to do above all else was the Disney Dog Musher for the day so I'm thrilled we got that. I need to start saving as it was really expensive.

So what has everyone else booked or are you waiting another week for your window to open?

 

[twindaddy]

Hi crew! I am taking my nagging on the FE into high gear, we are under 100 days!

If you are not on the Facebook group, please let me know. I think pretty much everyone is. I will post again here what info I am missing from whom. We are looking at a June 7th cut off date, does that work for everyone?

 

[twindaddy]

Hi, everyone! We have been booked on this cruise for quite a while, but it just dawned on me to search DISboards for a group! We are very excited about the trip. It will be my family of four, as well as my parents. We all live in Texas, and this will be our first Disney cruise and our first trip to Alaska.

We would love to participate in FE! I think my kids would flip out for it! I just sent a request to the FB group.

Our group will be:
Suzanna (me)
Matt (DH)
DS (8 y.o.)
DD (5 y. o)
My mom
My dad

We don't have any allergies. Looking forward to meeting everyone!

Need your cabin number for the list please!

 

[carl850]

Originally Posted by frankiefiner

Hello all! I just got off my first Disney cruise Friday (on the Magic). This board was really helpful in getting me prepared and I am grateful to everyone for sharing their experiences. Once on board I discovered something about the wave phones that I didn't see in any of the posts, so thought I'd share.

Many posters have commented/complained that you can only charge one phone at once, when in fact there are two ways to keep multiple phones charging at the same time.

Method 1: Spare Battery Charging Slot:

Behind the main charging slot you will find another small slot with a thin metal strip on top. If you pull the battery out of the second phone and slide it in that little slot, underneath the metal strip, you will see a light go on and it will start charging. Works great for overnight charging of two phones.

Method 2: Micro-USB port

If you look at the phone and the charger in detail, you'll see that everything is powered by USB power and micro-USB ports. This is the same port type used to charge most non-Apple phones, Kindles, etc. With power strips now outlawed and outlets limited I just brought two of the Anker 5-port USB chargers that others have recommended here (these are handy at home too), along with plenty of cables. So with 10 USB charging ports at our disposal there was no problem keeping wave phones fully charged. If someone wanted to free up an extra outlet, they could charge both phones this way and get rid of the bulky charger altogether.

On a side note, we used the wave phones often since we were traveling with another family, but like others found them a little dated and clumsy to use. But they got the job done. With the Navigator App now available on all the ships and WiFi coverage pretty good, I see no reason why they couldn't just integrate text and talk into the app, which would eliminate the need for wave phones all together.

Hope this is helpful! Sorry I couldn't post links or photos to make it clearer.

 

[twindaddy]

Originally Posted by frankiefiner

Hello all! I just got off my first Disney cruise Friday (on the Magic). This board was really helpful in getting me prepared and I am grateful to everyone for sharing their experiences. Once on board I discovered something about the wave phones that I didn't see in any of the posts, so thought I'd share.

Many posters have commented/complained that you can only charge one phone at once, when in fact there are two ways to keep multiple phones charging at the same time.

Method 1: Spare Battery Charging Slot:

Behind the main charging slot you will find another small slot with a thin metal strip on top. If you pull the battery out of the second phone and slide it in that little slot, underneath the metal strip, you will see a light go on and it will start charging. Works great for overnight charging of two phones.

Method 2: Micro-USB port

If you look at the phone and the charger in detail, you'll see that everything is powered by USB power and micro-USB ports. This is the same port type used to charge most non-Apple phones, Kindles, etc. With power strips now outlawed and outlets limited I just brought two of the Anker 5-port USB chargers that others have recommended here (these are handy at home too), along with plenty of cables. So with 10 USB charging ports at our disposal there was no problem keeping wave phones fully charged. If someone wanted to free up an extra outlet, they could charge both phones this way and get rid of the bulky charger altogether.

On a side note, we used the wave phones often since we were traveling with another family, but like others found them a little dated and clumsy to use. But they got the job done. With the Navigator App now available on all the ships and WiFi coverage pretty good, I see no reason why they couldn't just integrate text and talk into the app, which would eliminate the need for wave phones all together.

Hope this is helpful! Sorry I couldn't post links or photos to make it clearer.

Thanks for posting! Are you on our sailing with us?