March 20, 2010*** Mickey's Magic Matey's Cruise the Western!***

[rkwier]

Hi Everyone!!!

My name's Belinda and my husband Shawn and I just got back from our 4th Disney Cruise!!! We cruised the western on May 16 and had a vow renewal on board.
We booked again for the March 20th cruise!!!! We are so excited to go back, we loved that itinarary so much!!

We ar really excited to be joining another dismeet group. I have to say that was the hightlight of our trip. Meeting everyone and doing the fish extender gifts!!! So fun!!


I look foward to getting to know all of you and meeting you all on board!!! I love the dismeets, everyone is always so magical and fun!!!!

Also, I'd be more than happy to keep a list for the FE exchange if you guys would like for me to, then as it gets closer and we cut off a deadline, I can make a spreadsheet with everyones room number for the FE exchange. (and it will be easier to find the rooms)!!

Just let me know and I will be more than happy to! Some of the things our last group did was also name our group, then we made custom magnets to hang on our doors.

Can't wait to talk to you girls!!!

Hi Belinda! Welcome and congratulations on celebrating your anniversary! I can't imagine a better place for a vow renewal. How many years did you celebrate?

Thanks for being willing to be the organizer for the fish extenders. I think it would be really fun to participate. (DH will think it is silly, but too bad so sad for him! I think that he will get into the spirit once on board. ) Now it is time to plan...

Have a great week everybody!

 

[Bellamickey]

Hi Belinda! Welcome and congratulations on celebrating your anniversary! I can't imagine a better place for a vow renewal. How many years did you celebrate?

Thanks for being willing to be the organizer for the fish extenders. I think it would be really fun to participate. (DH will think it is silly, but too bad so sad for him! I think that he will get into the spirit once on board. ) Now it is time to plan...

Have a great week everybody!

Aww...thank you! It was beautiful and thank goodness, the weather was perfect outside. I will try and upload a pic this week to share with you. We celebrated 10 years together.

Belive me, once Shawn got on board and started seeing the FE filled everytime we got back to the room, it started to be a race to the door with my husband yellling (literly) we got stuff honey, we got stuff!!! Like a kid in a candy store!!! I still laugh about it
Your hubby just might suprise you, believe me, mine did!!!

It was so much fun and it was so exciting too!!!


Oh, here is another idea for our dismeet group!! We did this last time and loved it, although it makes it much harder to say goodbye, but worth it!!!


Ok, If everyone will let me know if they are on first or second seating, I will add that info to the spreadsheet also.

Here are the ones I've found so far: (please let me know if I need to change any or add any)

MOMMYOFTHREEBOYS - Christina I didn't see yours listed just let me know and I will add it

DYTX - EARLY DINING

RKWIER - EARLY DINING

WEGS3000- EARLY DINING

BELLAMICKEY - SECOND DINING

CLARI - I didn't see yours listed just let me know and I will add it



Reason....Once it gets closer, alot of of us linked our dining reservations so that we could sit together for dinners. It was really nice to be able to spend that time at dinner with people that you already feel like you know
Although it was so hard to say goodbye....I cried like a baby!!

I will also add shore excursions booked and the stateroom numbers once it gets closer. Alot of us ended up on the same shore excursions, which was so nice!!! and for the kids it was great too!!!

 

[wegs3000]

We ultimately decided the main seating would work better for us as we didn't think we could wait until 9 to eat dinner. Add that to finishing dinner and then walking upstairs for a turkey leg on pirate night or the dessert buffet and we decided we better have dinner earlier so we switched to the main seating.

I look forward to putting fish extenders together with my DD as that will make the time go by faster. Thanks again!

 

[Bellamickey]

We ultimately decided the main seating would work better for us as we didn't think we could wait until 9 to eat dinner. Add that to finishing dinner and then walking upstairs for a turkey leg on pirate night or the dessert buffet and we decided we better have dinner earlier so we switched to the main seating.

I look forward to putting fish extenders together with my DD as that will make the time go by faster. Thanks again!

Not a problem Angela, I totally understand I got ya changed. And those turkey legs!!! I don't think I've ever seen them so big, the hubby was in total heaven!!!

Be sure to take pics when you start doing your FE, I would love to see them!

 

[mommyofthreeboys]

MOMMYOFTHREEBOYS - Christina I didn't see yours listed just let me know and I will add it

We will be at the SECOND dining seating!

Thanks so much!!!

 

[dytx]

Hi everyone; plz add us to the fish extender. we have done it once and it was wonderful. Just let us know what we are to do and keep us posted.

we will be in room 2566 (same as last cruise--right around the corner from the elevators. we booked on our last cruise and dcl gave us 200 dollars on board credit. we then contacted our disney travel agent in dallas and she gave us and additonal 200 dollars on board credit. if anyone wants to contact he; let me know and I will give you her toll free number. she bends over backward to help. we combined over 20 of us cruisers and carol helped all of us and we even got a cocktail party paid for by her.

dee and don

 

[Bellamickey]

Hi everyone; plz add us to the fish extender. we have done it once and it was wonderful. Just let us know what we are to do and keep us posted.

we will be in room 2566 (same as last cruise--right around the corner from the elevators. we booked on our last cruise and dcl gave us 200 dollars on board credit. we then contacted our disney travel agent in dallas and she gave us and additonal 200 dollars on board credit. if anyone wants to contact he; let me know and I will give you her toll free number. she bends over backward to help. we combined over 20 of us cruisers and carol helped all of us and we even got a cocktail party paid for by her.

dee and don

No problem Dee I've added you to the FE list! I am continuing to update it with each new member to our group!!

On our cut off for new FE joiners (Feb 1st) I will email the spreadsheet/newsletter that I'm doing to everyone so that all of you have the room numbers of each FE member along with the DIS meet times and places and shore excursions everyone booked.

Hopefully we get alot more people to join our DIS meet before than!!

I noticed that you live in Texas!! Your not to far away from me and the hubby, we live 3 hours from DFW in Oklahoma


Is anyone celebrating any special occasions while on the cruise, such as BIRTHDAY,ANNIVERSARIES, ECT? Please let me know and I will add them to the spreadsheet/newsletter!

Hope all my DIS friends have had a great week. I'm on here everyday (so addicted to the DIS) so I hope to talk to all of you alot more!!

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[Bellamickey]

WOW! I'm not used to a DIS Meet Thread being so dead.........Where is Everybody


Hope all is well with everyone

 

[mommyofthreeboys]

WOW! I'm not used to a DIS Meet Thread being so dead.........Where is Everybody

Hope all is well with everyone

Busy! Busy! Busy! Work has been crazy!

I haven't had a chance to read the boards in awhile. Haven't thought anymore about excursions. Haven't looked to see what day is best to book Palo. So many things to still think about!!!!
I did look at a Oriental Trading book to get FE ideas though.

Hope all is well with everyone else!

 

[wegs3000]

I'm here! Just don't want to bore everyone to death with my overplanning. I have as much fun planning as I do going.

I got my Pluto pillowcase for DD and it is awesome. I also decided to order a fish extender from the same gal - I am not crafty and I went to Joanne's and Michaels and even "on the cheap" I would have spent $50 making my own because I would need to buy everything. Not worth it and it would look like I made it myself

I've also got my fish extender gift mostly figured out but I'm not tellin! This is the fun part after all.

I go back and forth on the early vs. late dining but I think I've decided early will work best for us. There are so many decisions. My next big hurdle is that if we don't do a dolphin excusion in Cozumel my DD is going to jump ship. I'm figuring that all out also. Anyone else have their excusions figured out?

 

[wegs3000]

Belinda: forgot to say that we are in 6628. Thanks again for all the enthusiasm and taking charge of this! Can't wait to meet all of you.

 

[Clari]

Sorry Work
My Mom (Sandra) and I will be in the late dinner. We don't want to have to run back on shore days.

 

[dytx]

WE ARE HERE TOO: what are some of the guidelines for the FE gift exchange? can you give us an idea of price range for gifts?

dee and don

 

[Bellamickey]

Hi my Dis Friends!!

Christina - I got your PM I will be pm'ing you back girly. Hope all is well. Try not to work to hard!!

Clari and Angela - I got your info on your dining times and stateroom number. I have added them to the spreadsheet! Thanks girls!! This is going to be a wonderful group!


Angela- GIRL!!!! DON'T ever think you'd be boring us!! Believe me, after 10 trips to WDW and DCL's, I am just as bad with planning!! I LIVE FOR IT!!!
I am on here everyday, so please don't hesitate to post, even if its just to vent about daily life!
I love the DIS and am looking foward to a great cruise and lasting DIS friendships

Dee - On the FE's. Really their is no price range. It your preference and what you want to spend. Over the years, I've seen a lot of different gifts that people give. Things as simple as post cards, candy, magnets, treat bags, to mini bottles of liquar stuffed mickeys and cd's.
It's not the price of the gift that matters though, its just the fun of going back to your stateroom and finding a little something from your DIS friends.

Some people do one gift for the whole week, others do 2 gifts and deliver them two different times in the week.

The last cruise we did, I did two. One gift was a cd that I made and the other was a bag of candy with pirate coins and stuff.

Its going to be so much fun!! I will post of pic off all my FE gifts from this recent cruise. It was a large DIS group, lots and lots of stuff.

Can't wait to meet all of you. I'm so excited!!!

Here are my last FE gifts:

 

[dytx]

Belinda; thanks so much for your answer on the gifts and the picture. It clears the idea a little for us and we will run with it. thanks again. we are really looking forward to this cruise as I think we will have a more involved group than we had on our first cruise.

Dee

 

[Bellamickey]

Dee- Not a problem, if theirs anything I can do to help just let me know.

I think we have a great group so far, I hope more people join as the months go by. 8 months is going to fly by!!!!

Anyone else have their excusions figured out?

I'm still in the debating stage I know that we are going to do the dolphin swim in Grand Cayman but I'm still not sure yet about Cozumel. Oh, boy we don't want your daughter to jump ship, that would be a shore excursion all its own
We recently did the island tour in GC which was nice. I think in KW we are going to rent an electric car and go shopping and go to the beach.
This last time, we just ventured it on foot, which was awesome. We did see alot, and walked to the southernmost point. Beautiful!

 

[Clari]

Dumb question.... Do you need to put to and from labels on the gift???

 

[mommyofthreeboys]

Christina - I got your PM I will be pm'ing you back girly. Hope all is well. Try not to work to hard!!

We are going through a restructure at work. STRESSFUL!!!!

Only what...269 more days until I can be unstressed????

Anyways.....



DINING-- We (well I) chose the late dining for various reasons. My DH and I like to have a few drinks with dinner. Alcohol + food = sleepy people. At least for us anyway. I knew if I wanted to see any shows, it would have to be before dinner. Also another deciding factor—I feel it gives me a little more time to get ready for the show and dinner on our excursion days. I didn’t want to have to rush back to the ship. And besides, the boys are so busy with sports year round that we are used to eating late.

ROOMS—I forgot to add that we will be in 6134 and 6135. I’m a little nervous about the 2 rooms but by then, my oldest will be 16 and should be able to handle it. Before I booked, I did look into a category 4 but due to cost savings—and the 2 bathrooms--decided to go with the 2 separate staterooms. Especially since a “secret” stateroom was open!

EXCURSIONS—Key West—I am thinking about taking the trolley tour. The one you can get off and on. The only thing I HAVE to do here is get a picture taken at the Southern Most Point AND eat some KeyLime pie. So with that said-- I only want to spend 3-4 hours at Key West. Being the first day, I think I want to enjoy the boat and get familiar with my surroundings.

I also want to do a dolphin swim. Not sure when or where. I want to add some toy dolphins to a clue for the scavenger hunt (at Christmas) but I can’t think of a rhyming clue. Maybe “Have you ever swam with these? I’m sure it’ll be a breeze!” (even though I don’t think I’m using ‘swam’ right)

CC- I want to lay on the beach and relax! But I think I want to book the bike rental and go for a family ride!
I’m not sure about the other excursions. I don’t want to plan too much. DH says I tend to over plan our WDW trips so I think he was looking forward to this being a relaxing trip. (We’ll see!)

 

[Bellamickey]

We are going through a restructure at work. STRESSFUL!!!!

Only what...269 more days until I can be unstressed????

Anyways.....



DINING-- We (well I) chose the late dining for various reasons. My DH and I like to have a few drinks with dinner. Alcohol + food = sleepy people. At least for us anyway. I knew if I wanted to see any shows, it would have to be before dinner. Also another deciding factor—I feel it gives me a little more time to get ready for the show and dinner on our excursion days. I didn’t want to have to rush back to the ship. And besides, the boys are so busy with sports year round that we are used to eating late.

ROOMS—I forgot to add that we will be in 6134 and 6135. I’m a little nervous about the 2 rooms but by then, my oldest will be 16 and should be able to handle it. Before I booked, I did look into a category 4 but due to cost savings—and the 2 bathrooms--decided to go with the 2 separate staterooms. Especially since a “secret” stateroom was open!

EXCURSIONS—Key West—I am thinking about taking the trolley tour. The one you can get off and on. The only thing I HAVE to do here is get a picture taken at the Southern Most Point AND eat some KeyLime pie. So with that said-- I only want to spend 3-4 hours at Key West. Being the first day, I think I want to enjoy the boat and get familiar with my surroundings.

I also want to do a dolphin swim. Not sure when or where. I want to add some toy dolphins to a clue for the scavenger hunt (at Christmas) but I can’t think of a rhyming clue. Maybe “Have you ever swam with these? I’m sure it’ll be a breeze!” (even though I don’t think I’m using ‘swam’ right)

CC- I want to lay on the beach and relax! But I think I want to book the bike rental and go for a family ride!
I’m not sure about the other excursions. I don’t want to plan too much. DH says I tend to over plan our WDW trips so I think he was looking forward to this being a relaxing trip. (We’ll see!)

Hey Girly!

I'm sorry about work.....just think in 8 months, you'll be on the ship with no worries!

I totally understand about dinner. We love , love , love the late seating! We like drinks with dinner as well. We usually go do Rockin' bar D every night after dinner. We had so much fun this last time. They have alot of really fun adult things going on.

You will love KW! The island is beautiful and has become one of my favorites. We walked all the way to southern most point from the ship. Really not that far. I will have to post a pic to share with ya On the way, you can stop in at the butterfly conservatory. Just the gift shop is worth a peek. It is beautiful with butterflies everywhere and they even give you a big one to pin to your shirt which is so pretty!!

There is also an icecream shop right off the pier when you step off the ship. You can't miss it. It has a huge ice cream cone and sundae outside! The best icecream ever. I had what they called the "garbage can"! It had 8 different kinds of brand name candy bars in it! Believe me, I was in heaven!!

We are going to do the dolphin swim in Grand Cayman! I hope you decide to do that excursion too! It will be a lot of fun!!

Hope you had a great day today!

 

[Bellamickey]

Dumb question.... Do you need to put to and from labels on the gift???

Hi Clari

Yes alot of us put labels on our gifts, that way you know who they are from. And in case their is something you just especially like, you can thank them personally.

But their we're some gifts that I got this last time that had no names on them

I personally put a label on them with my user name from the DIS. It just makes it a little more personel.

The only gifts I didn't put names on, was the kids

It's going to be alot of fun!!