June 21, 2007 (6/21/07) Cruisers Check In

[PixiePop]

Hi~

I just booked a cruise on the Disney Wonder for June 21st. Anyone else joining us?

 

[PixiePop]

 

[DISNEYFANRI]

Hi - I just found your thread - my DD and I will be sailing on the Wonder June 21 also!!
It's our first cruise ever - had to start with the best!!

 

[kristik99]

at least I think we are. This is the 3 night cruise, right?

We have 13 people altogether. I am excited!

 

[DISNEYFANRI]

Yes - 3 nights!!!

 

[DISNEYFANRI]

Just trying to keep this thread going....how many of us are there so far???

 

[brady961]

i am checking into going on this cruise or the week following. will let you know if book this cruise <G>

 

[brady961]

well i just booked this cruise and now am excited. this gives me a cruise fix until i go in sept <G>

hope to see you guys around.

I will most likely on boarding day be wearing a lime green shirt with DIS on front. So if see me in terminal, or rolling around the first day please say hi.

I will also be in a power chair/electric wheelchair. I am going solo except will have Pal Mickey and Minnie, or at least one of them with me <G>

Looking forward to a brief but relaxing time sitting around doing much of nothing LOL

 

[DISNEYFANRI]

Woohoo!! Hurray for you that you booked the cruise!!

We are so excited that our first cruise is a Disney one!!

 

[brady961]

Paula
My first cruise was a Disney cruise and was this past Jan. it was a 7 night western caribbean. i loved it so much that I am now hooked

I had already packed things for the Sept cruise. So I just went and rearranged what was in suitcases. I put some items in one suitcase for June and what I want need then in other that I will need in Sept.

Now to make a couple door signs for the June cruise.

I have too many already for the Sept one and still have 5 months or more to make more

But will come up with some new ones for June.

You guys have a name we want to call this cruise?

example for our Sept cruise the thread named it "Magical Memory Tour of 07"

For this cruise:

The Wonder's of Disney?

WONDERful cruising?

It's a WONDERful life?

any suggestions?

If we come up with a name, I will make name badges with the cruise name, DIS you can wear in cardholder on lanyard. Or put on a tshirt. or make a door sign with etc.....

Doesn't seem to be many of us Dis'ers on this cruise but we can still make our presence known

 

[DISNEYFANRI]

I love the idea of a name - WONDERful Cruising gets my vote!!

As I said my DD and I are so excited - she is in college and turns 20 on June 5 - I am overjoyed to be able to share this with her!!

I'm looking forward to many great posts until our cruise!! I've been reading up as much as possible - I love the idea of door signs.

 

[brady961]

Paula. check the creative designs folder/threads there are some great door signs ppl have made. you can also ask to borrow one of them, and some ppl will make something special for you.

in my signature there is Brady's Pal Mickey Photo Album. in one of the six cruise albums I have pics of our door signs from Jan cruise.

I make very simple ones just using word document drawing features, inserting pics etc... So mine are not as elaborate as those in creative designs but still i enjoy making the simple ones.

like have one for all who is cruising with you.

one for day at Castaway cay. one relating to Pirate night or Nassau etc..

It doesn't have to be much of anything just a sign to say hello we are here and having a great time.

I also be sure to put sign on there showing I am with the DIS boards.

Let's see if anyone else has a suggestion for naming our cruise but if not we can go with WONDERful Cruising

 

[brady961]

Ok a quick list of ppl going:

"brady" (Marsha) and Minnie- late seating, room 7631

who else?

Paula also many times ppl from the DIS boards will try to meet on day of boarding to just say Hi. The group pics a place, time usually around 3p since safety drill is at 4p. We say hi, put names with faces, try for group photo, and then off ppl go. Sometimes its just 10-15 mins.

Day of boarding I am sure to be wearing a lime green tshirt with either a DIS logo, or if we pick a name for cruise then my lime green tshirt will have the DIS logo and name of the cruise. Also being in a power chair, carrying a dressed up Pal Mickey, or a dressed up plush Minnie or both sorta easy to spot in the terminal. I am thinking this trip only bringing Minnie and her Princess dresses <G> (this isn't a plush Minnie from WDW already in special outfits. I bought her at Walmart, then find clothes to fit and dress her up. LOL. I know little over board esp for a middle aged woman LOL)

 

[DISNEYFANRI]

Paula (DISNEYFANRI) and DD Alyssa - late seating - room 6089


**** the meet sounds great - we'd love it!!

 

[brady961]

Ok what if we plan on meeting at 3p for like 15 mins. now to determine where? place sorta will depend on who is interested, adults only, kids and ages etc... Mickey Pool one place so kids can swim. Goofy pool? Promende Lounge?

Place where just remember you have to return to your room to prepare for the 4p safety drill which means get your life jacket.

Ok here is a sample if want to come up with a cruise name and logo (plus idenetify you are part of the DIS boards). This could be used as a door sign, to iron on a tshirt, can make something similar for a name badge that would fit in lanyard cardholder, or etc...

this is ONLY a sample and me playing around. Doesn't mean it has to be used!!!!

 

[DISNEYFANRI]

I love it!

I possess no knowledge on how to make these...so I say go for it.....or maybe point me in the right direction.

Count me in for the meet - should we wait and see who joins our little group before deciding on a location???

 

[brady961]

yeah lets see if anyone else joins before June. The design i can send it via email, all person have to do is print and ironon a tshirt. or tell me they want it as name badge etc... I can change names easily and email to anyone.

again only if someone wants to use it.

Let's see if anyone else jumps in on the name for our cruise. Someone else may have a better name. Which I can change easily on design.

ok time to start packing LOL

 

[brady961]

list of cruisers so far:

Paula (DISNEYFANRI) and DD Alyssa - late seating - room 6089

Marsha (brady) and plush Minnie Mouse <G>- late seating- room 7631

kristik99 13 ppl in all

PixiePop and ?

 

[DISNEYFANRI]

Packing already?? I'm still shopping!!

 

[brady961]

LOL I was doing what you are doing and where you are last year preparing for my first cruise in Jan 2007.

When I returned home from the Jan cruise I just put all my clothes I wore and used in one spot in closet and garments bags. So I just have to pull out those clothes to wear again. I will have a couple different tops since it will be warmer in June than was in Jan.

Much of what I took in Jan I just kept in suitcases (accessory type things).

I will have to of course go thru everything and decide what to take, pair down for a three night versus a 7 night.

Then when return from June cruise will do same and be almost ready for Sept 7 night cruise.

Mix and match. I chose khaki capri's and baby blue capri's. All tops matched both pair of capri's, camp shirts also match both color of capri's.

During the day I wore capri's and polo top. Then for dinner wore same capri's just put on a tank top and camp shirt (wearing it like a jacket). Boom I had casual dress for dinner.

This June cruise is 3 nights. First night casual. one night is pirate night. and one is dress night. not formal dress but i guess more than casual. however, wear what is comfortable and what want to wear. I plan to wear my capri's and campshirt as jacket even for dress night. (well most likely).

June I will bring shorts but are also khaki or dark khaki which will match all tops whether that be polo, tshirts etc....

this works for me. mix and match then i take less by not having to have something totally different for each day and night.

I am into comfort more than style LOL.

Bring swimsuit of course. they provide towels so no need to bring beach towels.

I wear AFO's/braces on both legs but since will be in my new power chair with rehab seating I am considering not even wearing/bringing the braces. Just wear khaki crocs, and black disney crocs. oh i bring pair of beach/reef shoes. Once i get changed at CC into dry clothes I throw the beach/reef shoes away. Here they aren't expensive and sure beats having to pack wet/sandy shoes to return home. I shouldn't need any other shoes, just two pair of crocs and beach shoes. But of course i do very very limited walking, a few steps in the room is about it.

good luck. but if you are anything like me, preparing, shopping for your first cruise is as much fun as going on the cruise. I went wild when i booked and wanted everything LOL.

Have fun shopping and planning. doing so just adds to the excitement of getting there <G>