March 3, 2007

[Indea88]

Our meet in 8022 is on, were going.. I just need to arrange plane tickets with southwest, my Ding is not working, having trouble downloading it, I was hoping it isn't to late for Ding fares from Philly to MCO.

 

[michaels_mom]

Hi all! We'll be joining you as well on March 3! Me, DH, DS(13), Dneph(14), DD(5), and DS(3).

Anyone else have teenage kids that have signed up for the teen CC shore excursion?

Welcome to the crew - the more the merrier

 

[michaels_mom]

Our meet in 8022 is on, were going.. I just need to arrange plane tickets with southwest, my Ding is not working, having trouble downloading it, I was hoping it isn't to late for Ding fares from Philly to MCO.

Indea88 -yeah! I'm happy the trip is on What are the meet details?

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

Hi all! We'll be joining you as well on March 3! Me, DH, DS(13), Dneph(14), DD(5), and DS(3).

Anyone else have teenage kids that have signed up for the teen CC shore excursion?

Welcome Rachel!!! Our DD isn't signed up for the teen CC shore excursion YET because she doesn't even know we are going! We are going for her 13th birthday and this will be a surprise to her. DH and I are working on clues now to make it a little game leading up to the big announcement. But I'm sure as soon as she gets to hear about it she will most likely sign up.

~Stacy

 

[ejkjmom]

Our meet in 8022 is on, were going.. I just need to arrange plane tickets with southwest, my Ding is not working, having trouble downloading it, I was hoping it isn't to late for Ding fares from Philly to MCO.

Indea, it's good to have you back!!!! Thanks for hosting a meet in your room, we are looking forward to it, we'll have to figure out all the details... Just think 5 weeks from tonight we will be hanging out on the Magic, drinking and doing whatever we choose!!!!!

Gosh, our group just keeps growing, and growing YEAH!!!

We had Kaylee's B-day party today(a volleyball party at the community center) , so thats another thing taken care of....as well as building an animal & plant cell this weekend...Next project, Valentine's box

Welcome to all our new cruisers!!!!!! We look forward to meeting everyone, Can't wait. we are just about out of months and will only have weeks to count down, can hardly belive that it is gettting as close as it is...
Hope everyone had a great weekend, it was fun to have so many post over the weekend, made all my many trips to the computer worthwhile

Have great Monday
Brenda

(The only excursion that we have signed up for, is the Butterfly Farm)

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

We took our first Disney cruise about 1 year ago. When I tried to make Palo dinner and brunch reservations, I was only able to get dinner - and not the date or time that I had wanted. We boarded the Magic as soon as we could (I think that we were in the #4 group), went right over to the Rockin' D bar and had no trouble switching our dinner reservations to the date and time that we wanted and we were able to get the brunch reservations too! I'm not sure if this is the norm though - LOL! I guess that I would suggest to get there early if possible and go right to where they tell you to go to try and get your reservations.

Gary - I don't think it was a fluke -- we, as I'm sure others did as well, signed up for dinner/brunch times that weren't first choice so when we get onboard, we are going to try to change it which will leave our old ressies available to someone else. I guess it is just going to be who gets there first and I've yet to see anyone get there for the DISers!!! On our last cruise, we met a couple from the DIS and they happened to be having brunch at Palo on the same day/time as us. I asked if they had dinner ressies but they couldn't get them. I couldn't very well see them not having dinner at Palo so we asked if we could change our ressies from 3 to 5 - with just a very minor tweaking of the times, our friends were able to enjoy Palo with us. So, the morale of the story is even if you don't get your own ressies, see if someone will let you dine with them!
~Stacy

 

[michaels_mom]

Gary - I don't think it was a fluke -- we, as I'm sure others did as well, signed up for dinner/brunch times that weren't first choice so when we get onboard, we are going to try to change it which will leave our old ressies available to someone else. I guess it is just going to be who gets there first and I've yet to see anyone get there for the DISers!!! On our last cruise, we met a couple from the DIS and they happened to be having brunch at Palo on the same day/time as us. I asked if they had dinner ressies but they couldn't get them. I couldn't very well see them not having dinner at Palo so we asked if we could change our ressies from 3 to 5 - with just a very minor tweaking of the times, our friends were able to enjoy Palo with us. So, the morale of the story is even if you don't get your own ressies, see if someone will let you dine with them!
~Stacy

Actually, we did the same thing on our March '06 cruise - we had ressies for dinner at Palo's but our regular tablemates were unable to get them - so we asked that they be include on ours and it was no problem at all

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

Stacy,

I've looked at South Beach. It's very, very close to Weight Watchers. I fully endorse WW and work there part time. If you'd like to be my tracking buddy, let me know. I'm determined to drop the extras. Don't wait for tomorrow, or February. You'll feel so much better if you take control now. PM me if you want to chat.

Kim

p.s. Jus curious - are any of you going to Orient Beach - the topless beach? DS is bummed because I say NO WAY!! Magen's Bay sounds better to me!

Kim -- I'll PM you about the diet stuff when I get home from work tomorrow. As for Orient Beach - NOT A CHANCE! Let your DS know it is more his grandparent's age group - not a good chance of any hot chicks! We were just going to do Maho Beach to check out the airplanes but now I'm leaning toward Simpsons Bay so we can do wave runners. DH said we HAD to parasail at CC b/c it is so beautiful - he did it on our 1st cruise (2nd cruise we missed out on CC - water too rough) but I was a big chicken. I signed up for Parasailing on CC this time though.

~Stacy

 

[Caropooh]

Kim -- I'll PM you about the diet stuff when I get home from work tomorrow. As for Orient Beach - NOT A CHANCE! Let your DS know it is more his grandparent's age group - not a good chance of any hot chicks! We were just going to do Maho Beach to check out the airplanes but now I'm leaning toward Simpsons Bay so we can do wave runners. DH said we HAD to parasail at CC b/c it is so beautiful - he did it on our 1st cruise (2nd cruise we missed out on CC - water too rough) but I was a big chicken. I signed up for Parasailing on CC this time though.

~Stacy

Andrew and I have kidded around with the girls that we are ALL going to go to Orient Beach! I think Kathryn couldn't quite imagine that there was something like that and Alana was mortified that we would even kid around like that!
I went parasailing at CC last cruise and it was wonderful! I had always wanted to do it. It's amazing up there what you can see. I would like to do it again, but Andrew and the girls all want to do the Eco tour. I'm just hoping they will let me, since I so recently broke my foot. If I can't go, then that means one of the girls can't go.

 

[mark_story]

Welcome! We are also traveling with a baby (she turned 1 on 1/19). Is your daughter eating any table food yet? We are still doing the baby food thing mostly. I'm trying to break her of the bottle/formula before the cruise but I'm not sure if I'll succeed before we travel. I know we are going to have to basically bring an entire bag full of diapers/wipes/baby food but the good news is it will be an extra bag on the way home for all of the stuff we are going to buy! Check online at disneycruise.com for the celebration package - my husband ordered it for me when we cruised for my 30th birthday - this trip we are celebrating my other daughter's 13th birthday. If there is any questions you have, just ask!

~Stacy

I wouldn't stress at all about traveling with a baby. This is our third cruise, and one of my fondest memories of the first is waking up with my daughter, who was a little under 2 years old at the time, making her a bottle, and watching the sun rise on Deck 10. It is quiet and peaceful, and is a wonderful moment to start your day with a pair of grateful, beautiful eyes staring back at you from the other side of a bottle.

Mark

P.S. - Buy diapers at Publix before you sail and just dedicate a small suitcase to them.

 

[mark_story]

Thanks for the tips, tried to get the celebration package and the romantic package a few months back as this seemed to be the only way to get into Palo but as our trip was fully paid for already, I was told that there was no guarantee to get into Palo even with the romantic package if it is fully booked and that my money would not be refunded if they cound not accomidate my wife and I. Also, the packages had to be booked and paid along with the initial cruise price and could not be paid separately afterwards. After hearing that 50% of the reservations are held back for people when they boarded the ship, not too concerned about not getting into Palo now. Not very many people from our neck of the woods have ever been on a Disney cruise so our travel agent had a few questions as well. Diapers and formula will more than likely be coming with us but am curious to what sizes/ brands etc. are available on board, no problem as I am a light packer and will have all kinds of room. We are bringing a small collapsable stroller with an umbrella, pop up sun tent, life jacket, water diapers and a few other goodies for our daughter, all excellent ideas I have seen on this forum. She is still on formula and bottled baby food but is currently switching to adult food a little at a time. Does anyone know if we are able to switch to the earlier sitting for supper? We requested it originally but seem to have the late sitting instead, is it too late for my daughter? She is usually is in bed at 1900hrs and I believe the late sitting is at 2030 hrs. Thanks for all the tips, any little thing that anyone can think of for cruising with an infant would be appreciated. I am retired Canadian military,and have travelled all over the world including 11 trips to the Caribbean but never have travelled with an infant, packing is going to be a challenge to my wife and I. She is fully fluent in french, Im 80+% so the people from Montreal have others to talk to if needed, we can bridge the language barrier if required. Thanks again for the tips. Cheers

Bruce,

They hold back 50 percent of the Palo tables "offline," so if you hot foot it to the Rockin' D Bar when you board, you should be able to get something.

Mark

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

I wouldn't stress at all about traveling with a baby. This is our third cruise, and one of my fondest memories of the first is waking up with my daughter, who was a little under 2 years old at the time, making her a bottle, and watching the sun rise on Deck 10. It is quiet and peaceful, and is a wonderful moment to start your day with a pair of grateful, beautiful eyes staring back at you from the other side of a bottle.

Mark

P.S. - Buy diapers at Publix before you sail and just dedicate a small suitcase to them.

Mark - You bring tears to my eyes! I know this time will be much different than our first 2 Disney cruises honestly I'm looking forward to seeing how DD1 will react to the characters. My biggest concern now is trying to get DD1 to eat more solids than baby food. I was really hoping to not have to pack too much baby food but it isn't looking good. That being said, we still have a month to go and babies do change a LOT in short periods of time. I'm getting so excited now - it's getting close! Diapers at Publix - GREAT idea!
~Stacy

 

[Magicbound2007]

Hi Tammy...and welcome,

Are you sailing on Feb3 or Mar3???

Love you name "Magicbound 2007", awhile back our thread was looking for a name for our group..never thought of that one.

Hi,
After going back and reading the thread title MARCH 3, I realized I was on the wrong thread!! Sorry!! We are sailing February 3.
Tammy

 

[ejkjmom]

Hi,
After going back and reading the thread title MARCH 3, I realized I was on the wrong thread!! Sorry!! We are sailing February 3.
Tammy

Well that's better for you...instead of having less than 5 weeks to wait...you now have less than 1 week....Have a great trip, check back with our thread when you get back, and let us know all about it!!!!!

Brenda

I'm sure you found it by now, but there is a great Feb 3 thread , Have fun!!!

 

[Johnna_Story]

Oh man! Off line for two days, and our group has exploded! Again - the more the merrier!!!

As for the second brunch group - the first group brunch in the private room is on Sunday, so you won't be able to do it that day - try for the next at-sea day (is it monday?- how can I NOT know that?!?)
And I don't think there is a penalty for the no-shows, but I can't be sure. You can check with them I guess. I forget who's coordinating, but PM me if you want me to email you a copy of the faxes I sent to them last week for the Sunday brunch if you want to copy them.

We have only one excursion booked - Mark and I really need to get on the ball with that. We will likely book non-Disney; it's much cheaper and really the same.

Andrew - forgot you are the Renaissance too with us!

Andie - I can PM you about what our "meet host" did last year. I think we all gave him $10 or something, and the concierge brought lots of finger food things (cheese platter, etc.) to the room ahead of time. But you have to request it in advance. I'll go back to that thread and see how it worked. I do lots of event planning for work, so it's second nature to me if you want my help. And I'm glad you're still in despite all that's going on; I hope the vacation will be a break from your "real life" that you probably need - if only for one week.

 

[alanapapa]

Johnna, you are a big asset to the team here. It would be nice to not have to recreate the wheel so to speak. What time did you guys do your meet? I remember reading some threads where they have had their original meets in a cat 2 or 3 starting at 2:30 or 3:00 and running until just before the Life Boat Muster. What does everyone think about 2:30 to 3:30, ir is that too early?

 

[Johnna_Story]

Johnna, you are a big asset to the team here. It would be nice to not have to recreate the wheel so to speak. What time did you guys do your meet? I remember reading some threads where they have had their original meets in a cat 2 or 3 starting at 2:30 or 3:00 and running until just before the Life Boat Muster. What does everyone think about 2:30 to 3:30, ir is that too early?

Glad I'm an ***-ET and not just an ... (I crack myself up!)

Okay - getting NO work done today. Just looked up our last year's party. We met in Bill's suite at 2:30 and stayed until just before 4:00 to get ready for the lifeboat drill. This seems to be the perfect time because immediately after the LB drill is the sailaway party, and any earlier is too early - we only get into the cabins around 1:30. It just depends on our host and how early she gets on board.

And now that I think about it, maybe we could meet in the promenade lounge or something; we are a pretty big group, and it might crowd Andie a lot if we meet in her suite. I'm not sure we could get the food (we'll have just had lunch!) but the bar is right there. (Again, alcoholic? I think not... just a girl who likes a good drink at the right time.) But this way we can all mingle and move around to meet everyone and also not be crowded in one little space. Just a thought... What does everyone else think??

 

[ejkjmom]

Sounds good to me Our group is growing (which is a GOOD thing!!!! ) Like Johnna said, if we choose it have our Dis meet in a lounge area(w/ bar!!!), we would have more room to mingle and move around...90 + kids/adults is quite a few.

As far as the time goes..I game for whatever works with evryone else.

And Johnna...I'm sure that Mark would agree w/ Andrew, that you are an true Asset,

 

[michaels_mom]

Sounds good to me Our group is growing (which is a GOOD thing!!!! ) Like Johnna said, if we choose it have our Dis meet in a lounge area(w/ bar!!!), we would have more room to mingle and move around...90 + kids/adults is quite a few.

As far as the time goes..I game for whatever works with evryone else.

And Johnna...I'm sure that Mark would agree w/ Andrew, that you are an true Asset,

90+ - WOW! That IS impressive Sounds like the lounge is a good idea - I guess if we have to meet where there is a bar, then that's just the way it is Whatever the group decides is fine with me

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

And now that I think about it, maybe we could meet in the promenade lounge or something; we are a pretty big group, and it might crowd Andie a lot if we meet in her suite. I'm not sure we could get the food (we'll have just had lunch!) but the bar is right there. (Again, alcoholic? I think not... just a girl who likes a good drink at the right time.) But this way we can all mingle and move around to meet everyone and also not be crowded in one little space. Just a thought... What does everyone else think??

I'm with you. Even though CAT 3s are BIG, we would wreck the room before Andie had a chance to enjoy it!!! And a nice refreshing adult beverage just before we sail away sounds like a GREAT idea!