June 15 '08 Mexican Riv. Cruise

[Dayub]

Hello... We are also going on this cruise. Me, DH(43) and DD(10). We are from Phoenix and this will be our 3rd cruise. We went on the Mediterranean cruise last summer and have been on the 7 day Western Caribbean. We can not book excursions till the 17th for some reason..so please keep us posted as to what is already closed. Thanks.

 

[Sorcerer Mom]

Great to see new posts!

Dayub - you mean you can book on 3/17 right 'cause your a CC member? I hope so, that would be really odd if you couldn't book till 4/17

We're thinking of doing the Pirate Ship excursion 'cause I've read really favorable reviews from the folks that have taken the Mex '05 cruise. Is anyone doing fish extenders?? As it gets closer, I'm anxious to hopefully find out our cabin # since we have a GTY....SO EXCITED....JUNE WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT!

 

[CRVPinMinnesota]

Signed up for the Regatta Yacht Racing and I'm curious if its similar to the Yachet Race in St. Maarten? I did that on our previous cruse and had a great time

 

[Sorcerer Mom]

You may have been reading threads on the Forum about some changes at PC in FL about what can/cannot be checked, packed etc....thought I would post the summary that Mark posted as an FYI. He's updated the FAQ as well if you want to check there too. Again, this is for PC but I don't think it hurts to have the info.[/COLOR]

Ok, FAQ has been updated.

Thanks to Shirley and Making_Memories for their efforts in squaring this away.

I am again going to attempt to summarize this to avoid any confusion.

PLEASE read this carefully before asking questions.

First, a general rule.

There are no restrictions on toiletry items either in carryons or in checked luggage, your shower gel, shampoos, sunscreens and the like are quite safe in either. If you pack them in checked, I do suggest placing them in a resealable plastic bag of some kind to protect from leakage as there is a lot of luggage and it's not handled very delicately to get it onboard in a timely manner.

Carryons:

Carryon rules have not changed. No hardside Igloo-style coolers. NO ICE. A rolling softside cooler bag full of the beverages of your choice is acceptable as long as it can go thru the airport style scanner they use at the entry to the terminal. The small rolling check luggage airlines allow is your guideline on size. Your carry on can contain other foodstuffs, they cannot require any food prep from the kitchen. Just be reasonable on what you bring is a good guideline. Also be aware there are drinks and snacks available for sale in the terminal.

Boxes:

You can ship one box per stateroom, of a size in line with a recordkeeping box, 12 inches on a side is a good guideline, no more than 20 lbs. Full instructions that you are required to follow are in the DIS DCL FAQ post stickied at the top of the forum.

Checked:

This is the biggest change folks. No water/liquor/sodas/other foodstuffs in the checked baggage, either bulk or single items. Yes, that includes checking cases of beverages with the porters. If you want to bring it, you'll need to bag it up and carry it on yourself per the carryon rules above.

I hope that's simple and clear enough for everyone.
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[secretkeeper]

hey...

just wondering if some of the other teens wanted to meet before the cruise via facebook, e-mail, aim, or myspace. i've always done this before cruises and it made it so much better once on the boat to know people already!

let me know and i can personal-message you my info, and we can get this party started before the party starts!

My DD 17 sent you a personal message with her my space info

 

[secretkeeper]

Thanks Sorcerer Mom for the great reminders. Last cruise we did not do any beverage carry on but since we are driving to port this time I'm seriously considering filling a rolling cooler full of water. The $ saved on the water package would make it worthwhile

We were able to book our Palo & shore excursions last Sunday! Reality is really starting to hit. Tomorrow we have an appointment at the post office to get the kids passports renewed. I can't believe it is less then 90 days

 

[Sorcerer Mom]

BUMP

 

[Sorcerer Mom]

YEAH!!!! Cruise is paid, reservations are booked....WOW it all seems very real now!!! Palo Brunch and High Tea are sold out...plenty of dinner reservations for Palo still available on port days. Only a couple of excursions are sold out...some of the Dolphin Encounters/Swims and the Luxury Excursion so if you didn't get what you wanted at first, it may be worth it to take another look.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[Brooklyn]

We will be joining this cruise to celebrate our DD's birthdays!!!

 

[Sorcerer Mom]

We will be joining this cruise to celebrate our DD's birthdays!!!

Brooklyn! Great to have you join the thread! I'm guessing you're originally from NY?

 

[Brooklyn]

Brooklyn! Great to have you join the thread! I'm guessing you're originally from NY?

Well not exactly. I am originally from New Jersey. I met my husband at a Yankee game.

So does everyone have a lot of kids? We have 2 DD's.

Brooklyn -7
Madison - 3

Brooklyn and Madison share the same birthday on June 13th. We are going to tell them on Fri that they will get there present from us on Sunday. Then we will take the hour drive to the boat. They are going to go CRAZY!!! We did the transatlantic Cruise last May and LOVED it. They have been asking to go back ever since!!!

 

[Brooklyn]

Are you guys going to do fish extender gifts? If so we would def like to participate.

 

[Sorcerer Mom]

Reason I asked is we're from New York....my DH is from Queens, I'm from Long Island and my DD was born in Westchester....my DS was born in Vegas, where we live now but, he still insists he's a New Yorker AND WE LOVE LOVE LOVE THE YANKEES ....see, great things happen at Yankee Games

DD is 17 (will be 18 in August) and graduating from HS which is the reason for our cruise, DS is 12 so, we don't have little ones but I believe other folks on this thread do. What a fantastic bday gift for your DDs - WOW! I would love to see their faces when you pull up to port Love their names too, and their pics are adorable.

We would love to do fish extenders but not sure about anyone else? I was going to put ours up anyway and leave little surprises in there for my kids (they might not be little but you're never too old for some Disney Magic and ) It would be great to have another family to join in....maybe that will get the ball rolling for everyone else to join in

Have you booked any excursions yet?

 

[Brooklyn]

We booked the Zip Line in Mazatlan. We will be leaving our kids on ship during that one. I can't wait for that!!!

Then I booked Dolphins through and outside company in Puerto Vallerta.

What about you guys???

 

[Brooklyn]

Sorry I meant to post this in my last post. I am SOOOOOOO tired right now. I had to take my DD to LA today and I am EXHAUSTED!!!

I def think that we should do the gifts. I LOVED doing the gifts on our last cruise.

I will keep track of who wants to do it....just send me a PM.

The gifts are so much fun!!!

 

[Sorcerer Mom]

We were going to do the zip-line but I chickened out ...my DD wanted to go horseback riding on the beach so we booked that for Cabo.

UGH, no wonder you're exhausted....Vegas traffic has got nothin on LA traffic Thanks for offering to coordinate the fish extender stuff - I'm EXCITED!!! I'll PM you in a bit.

 

[Brooklyn]

If anyone would like to participate in the fish extender gifts please let me know. YOu can PM me. This is such a fun tradition that the DIS boards started. Let's keep it going on our cruise!

 

[secretkeeper]

We booked the Zip Line in Mazatlan. We will be leaving our kids on ship during that one. I can't wait for that!!!

Then I booked Dolphins through and outside company in Puerto Vallerta.

What about you guys???

My husband and DD 17 & DS 15 are on that one. I'm doing the Zip to the spa that day

 

[Brooklyn]

My husband and DD 17 & DS 15 are on that one. I'm doing the Zip to the spa that day

Oh fun! I can't wait. I am SOOOOOO excited about it!!!

Where is SD do you live? We used to live in Rolling hIlls Ranch down in Chula Vista. Now we live in Murrieta.

 

[Sorcerer Mom]

BUMP

Morning Everyone! Brooklyn - how's the responses for fish extenders coming? I told Secretkeeper this morning that my friend had one made for us - it is perfect and can't wait to put it to good use

Come on out all you lurkers....we're less than two months away