March 22, 2012 Dream SSMC Reunion AKA "It's all Gary's Fault" Cruise

[WDWLVR]

Good morning fellow cruisers

We sail in 45 weeks!
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[djstweety]

Good morning fellow cruisers​

We sail in 45 weeks!​

Woo Woo sounds good to me!

Thanks Mary

 

[djstweety]

Good Morning and Happy Gary Day!!!

 

[QuiltTeddy]

Good Morning and Happy Gary Day!!!

Okay, being a newbie, I gotta ask....what is "Gary Day"?

 

[WDWLVR]

Okay, being a newbie, I gotta ask....what is "Gary Day"?

Gary Day is Friday. Just like this cruise is all Gary's fault. It started in the Facebook group when Gary was always posting "Is it Friday yet". So one Friday someone said "hey Gary its your day" and it just stuck.

 

[QuiltTeddy]

Ok, thanks.

.....not to mention FRIDAY THE 13th!!!!

 

[scootch]

Congrats! We'd love to have you join the cruise! The more the merrier.

Booking onboard will get you an onboard credit. I know that since we booked our price went up about $1000. Not sure if prices will go up more between now and August.

Good luck!

Book now.... then check to see if you get a better deal onboard... keep the best one. If they raise the price, you are better to have booked now. If not, they will rebook and you get more OBC The price will likely go up, whether it goes up by more than 10% ??? but you will have at least locked in today's price.

 

[scootch]

Hey everyone... wow what a fun, active group I am Amy, mom to 2 dd's 9 and 11. We did B2B Dream cruise in April and are completely obsessed with it! Hubby doesn't cruise with us.(vertigo issues) I have this cruise booked AND a Fantasy Eastern Nov 2012, can only do one, but hoping it is this one. We do a girls only trip to WDW every November.... but skipped 2010 as my mom passed away. I missed WDW so much that even though we were going on the Dream in April 2011, I used some of the money from the sale of her house and booked a WDW Nov 2011 trip. I rent DVC points.... girls are wishing now that we were doing another cruise instead of going to WDW. I do know they will enjoy WDW when we get there. So we will see if Daddy lets us move our yearly trip to April(we really enjoyed having something to look forward to all winter). He knows we have both cruises booked, we just haven't quite asked if we are allowed to go. Looking forward to meeting all of you. Any DREAM questions, feel free to ask.

 

[mnra]

we have never done a back to back cruise and would love to try that one time.

 

[scootch]

we have never done a back to back cruise and would love to try that one time.

It was great... got to really see all of the Dream without feeling rushed. Here is my shutterfly book if you would like to peek. http://community.shutterfly.com/gal...postId=/gallery/1/post/GMGDBg2aOW7Ny5YgPXaBz-

 

[djstweety]

It was great... got to really see all of the Dream without feeling rushed. Here is my shutterfly book if you would like to peek. http://community.shutterfly.com/gal...postId=/gallery/1/post/GMGDBg2aOW7Ny5YgPXaBz-

I peeked, I really enjoyed your photos. It looks like you all had a wonderful time!

 

[djstweety]

Well I booked the night before the cruise @ Saratoga Springs!

 

[QuiltTeddy]

Got the material to make my FE, which is planned in my head. Now just need to finish scrapping the MR cruise so I can start on the FE for this one!

 

[dvc4life]

Hey Everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend.

Dianne - congrats on getting SSR booked before the cruise.

We are so busy with graduation planning that I'm getting greyer (sp) by the moment. Between yesterday and today, me and my mom browned up 26 lbs of taco meat for next weekend. We are having a walking taco bar for Becca's graduation party. And instead of cake, Becca wanted my Aunt's sugar cookies. So she is making cookies instead of cake for her party. Plus we have been going to other parties all weekend long. And trying to clean and do laundry and get the garage ready for her party. Plussssssssss, today was our youngest daughter's birthday, 15, and tomorrow is our oldest daughter's birthday, 18. So, I'm ready for this month to be over.

I just keep looking forward to this cruise. I can't wait. I love, love, love to cruise. I think it has become my favorite type of vacation. So I just keep dreaming of the dream vacation we will have with all of you.

 

[djstweety]

Hey Everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend.

Dianne - congrats on getting SSR booked before the cruise.

We are so busy with graduation planning that I'm getting greyer (sp) by the moment. Between yesterday and today, me and my mom browned up 26 lbs of taco meat for next weekend. We are having a walking taco bar for Becca's graduation party. And instead of cake, Becca wanted my Aunt's sugar cookies. So she is making cookies instead of cake for her party. Plus we have been going to other parties all weekend long. And trying to clean and do laundry and get the garage ready for her party. Plussssssssss, today was our youngest daughter's birthday, 15, and tomorrow is our oldest daughter's birthday, 18. So, I'm ready for this month to be over.

I just keep looking forward to this cruise. I can't wait. I love, love, love to cruise. I think it has become my favorite type of vacation. So I just keep dreaming of the dream vacation we will have with all of you.

I know you are really busy right now, but enjoy the moments, since it will be gone before you know it. Those days are past for me! I now just look forward to events happening with my grandchildren, and vacations, and this wonderful cruise.

 

[Silly Little Pixie]

Hey everyone... wow what a fun, active group I am Amy, mom to 2 dd's 9 and 11. We did B2B Dream cruise in April and are completely obsessed with it! Hubby doesn't cruise with us.(vertigo issues) I have this cruise booked AND a Fantasy Eastern Nov 2012, can only do one, but hoping it is this one. We do a girls only trip to WDW every November.... but skipped 2010 as my mom passed away. I missed WDW so much that even though we were going on the Dream in April 2011, I used some of the money from the sale of her house and booked a WDW Nov 2011 trip. I rent DVC points.... girls are wishing now that we were doing another cruise instead of going to WDW. I do know they will enjoy WDW when we get there. So we will see if Daddy lets us move our yearly trip to April(we really enjoyed having something to look forward to all winter). He knows we have both cruises booked, we just haven't quite asked if we are allowed to go. Looking forward to meeting all of you. Any DREAM questions, feel free to ask.

Any tips on the B2B on the Dream? This cruise will be our Part 2 of our B2B- a 4 night and a 5! We did a b2b last year on the Wonder, it was great. We are hoping that we can really relax on this cruise and get to know all the nooks and crannies of the Dream!

 

[dvc4life]

I know you are really busy right now, but enjoy the moments, since it will be gone before you know it. Those days are past for me! I now just look forward to events happening with my grandchildren, and vacations, and this wonderful cruise.

Thanks Dianne.

Last night was her last music awards night and her choral director made me cry. She got the highest honored award for singing last night that the school gives. Yay, Becca!

 

[djstweety]

Thanks Dianne.

Last night was her last music awards night and her choral director made me cry. She got the highest honored award for singing last night that the school gives. Yay, Becca!

Yea Becca, so proud of you!

 

[scootch]

Any tips on the B2B on the Dream? This cruise will be our Part 2 of our B2B- a 4 night and a 5! We did a b2b last year on the Wonder, it was great. We are hoping that we can really relax on this cruise and get to know all the nooks and crannies of the Dream!

We did stay in our room until 8ish before heading to Cabana's for breakfast. Once off the ship and back up at the terminal, they have you come back on behind the screened partian on the right side of the Mickey Ears. They dont' make a loud announcement, so we just happen to be sitting at those tables right near there. We were the first to get back on. So we will sit there again for sure! For breakfast, on normal days.. we really enjoyed Enchanted Gardens buffet over Cabana's.. just much quieter and on the Dream there didn't seem to be as much outside seating clear aft as I had recalled on the Wonder. It is kind of fun people watching as everyone is getting on and a bit frantically trying to do everything at once, lol. We just hung out on deck 12 and made a few phone calls and such. If you don't have the same room number, they make your new room a priority and it is ready by 1130am. My girls would love 9 nights on the Dream.... If we are able to make this cruise(which is looking more positive each day), it will be the second vacation from missing school next year... so no b2b for us this time! I am sure they are going to flip when I take them out for 5 days in Nov for WDW and then 4 for this one... but hey life is short!

 

[djstweety]

I did not realize that they made you get off and then come back on!

I was hoping if you were settled in, you could just stay out of thier way!

But I do understand why.