All new comers 
Hey everyone , how are y'all doing?
I am so exited for the cruise!!! 
I can already taste the pool water!!! Hi DisDancerina , My name is Morgan i am going 2 be 15 on the cruise we should totally hang out on the cruise
, e-mail me at Morganr@rgv.rr.com.
We are all so excited for this cruise. We have visited WDW atleast once a year for longer than I can remember but this is totally new experience for us.
This thread has been a little quiet for a while, hunh? I am sure with the weather warming up in the north, everyone is very busy doing outdoor things, right? I remember wanting to be outside every minute in the sun once it started warming up in late April, early May! Although, my DH said that in some parts of the north, snow is still falling. I can remember getting snowfall into June!
It is now 90 degrees and sunny on a daily basis here.
), so she watches the baby while we run around with Mitchell. 
Even just a couple hours old, the incision is already puffy and bruised. I looked in my trip journal (I have a journal that I write about EVERY trip we have EVER taken to WDW, DCL!! complete with a time line from booking to end of trip) and at this time last trip, I was ordering our Disney logo t-shirts. I looked on Disneyshopping.com, and they have new ones that I am going to order for us pretty soon. I told Morgan that we need to get working on our fish extender and start buying stocking stuffers for Secret Santa. She is beyond excited, and wants to go NOW (can't say I blame her!) Anyone else started buying odds and ends yet?
Gifts can be little things like beads and pirate rings or postcards and bookmarks from where you live, or Disney related or whatever your IMAGINATION comes up with! There are several threads on the main board about Fish Extenders and examples of gifts for plenty of ideas. I know I'm hoping we'll have a big group participating for this cruise and I'm already brainstorming ideas before we head into the summer (in case there are any summer-items I want to pick up while they are "in season").
2005, I believe that's when we were in Costa Maya last also. We may have even been on the same cruise with you. It was a western and we were scheduled to go to Cozumel but couldn't because of the recent hurricane there. DCL told us that we were going to Nassau and many people pitched an absolute fit over that port. Then at check in we were told that they were substituting Costa Maya at the last minute. There were loads of happy campers at that point. It seems to me that we also did the port but went on a beach excursion also. Can't remember it exactly but do remember the great feeling we got there from the grateful people who came to work there from as far away as Cancun because of the hurricane devastation on the Yucatan. People were just so happy to see us (and of course our money). It meant survival for them. It was a whole different feel from Cozumel, which at times, can be higher pressure to get you into their shops. We were impressed by the layout at the immediate port area and the cultural entertainment available there for free. I know that it will have a whole different look to it this time becuase of the rebuilding but I hope they keep the intimate feel.
I will take any positive input and/or advice anyone can give me! Or, if one of you is more experienced in planning such events, than feel free to coordinate! I will help in any way I can.
Good afternoon everyone! I am glad to see we are getting more active in our posting!!!
Cindy, I agree 100% that we need to start planning for our fish extender gift exchange, Secret Santa, ornament exchanges, etc... I would be more than happy to organize this if everyone is in agreement. I will be my first time planning such activities, but with a little patience from everyone and little bit of pixie dust from you know who, I just might be able to pull it off!
So, if everyone who wants to participate in these activities would PM me, we can get a list going. Exactly what activities do we want to do? All three, combine the fish extender and Secret Santa, or none of the above?
Hope to hear from everyone soon!
Shannon
I was thinking the same exact thing regarding the ornament exchange.
I thought we could draw names at the "meet and greet" and then have a little "get together" later in the week at one of the lounges to exchange ornaments. I can think of neat little trinkets for both adults and/or children so it doesn't matter to me, I just need to know what we all think so I can better plan.
I plan to do a lot of cruise related planning(making lists, buying stocking stuffers, fish extender materials, etc...) I hope to hear from more people soon!
Wow Diana, you must have read my mind!!!!!
As far as the fish extender gift go, do we want adults AND children, or children only?
I have the next 5 days off from work, YEAH!!!
Shannon
Although, we have a chance of snow on Monday, it seems like it's a million miles away from today. Count me in on the ornament exchange. Do we need to think about setting a dollar amount? We don't have a fish extended but I'd be in for that as well. On the westbound repo this past summer, I didn't participate in that but ended up getting some goodies on the door anyway. What a special treat. We'll definitely do it this time I brought a magnetic wipe-off/bulletin board for our door and we got the neatest messages on it from passers-by. It was a real sense of community. I can't wait!!!!!
