May 21, 2009 - 3 Night WONDER

[kennythepirate]

We're packing and completing our FE today. Each child made their own section.

Here's our kids' fish extender...

 

[miss-jill]

We're packing and completing our FE today. Each child made their own section.

Here's our kids' fish extender...

They did a nice job. One more day and we are off!

 

[bobbiwoz]

Got all my FE gifts today!!! I can't believe it's just a few days away.

But I'm sort of sad right now as I wish my older son could go with us. I have constantly checked the prices and it was just too much money to add one more person. I wish we could sneak him onboard. He's 20 and we haven't told him yet. I guess I'll give him some extra money and maybe he'll be happy. On the other hand, he is going the next week with us on the Carnival cruise. Wow, I wish Disney didn't make it so hard on families of five!!

See ya real soon!!!!

I agree about it's hard for famlies of 5! We've booked 2 indoor cabins for DS's family and they are connecting rooms. Still, there are 3 children and because of the way we had to book them, only 1 was really "free" the others are paying adult fares.

We'll be at the BCV pool on Wednesday afternoon. The family that's already down there are having a great time.

Those FE really look great! The next time I'll ask DDiL if they could do that. This time, we're getting the pillowcases signed. I bought the sharpies today!

Bobbi

PS. I hope everyone has a safe trip down! Hope to meet some of you on board. Is anyone doing the Dolphin trip on Friday AM? All 9 of us are.

 

[Jenhun]

We're packing and completing our FE today. Each child made their own section.

Here's our kids' fish extender...

WOW!!! That turned out great!!! I can't wait to see it in person.
That was such a great idea to have the kids make it.
I got lucky my mother in-law made mine brcause she saw how crazy I was making myself about it.
Hope to meet you on the ship!!!

 

[Jenhun]

AHHH Hoy THere fellow cruise mates!!! Is everyone ready?
I got my pedicure today!!!

I am looking foward to meeting eveyone now that we have been talking. We will be at the pool after lunch with about 5,000 other people. How will we be able to find each other if knowone knows what each other looks like. Does anyone have any ideas? I was going to make a flag, still may if I have time.. If I do it will be just a simple flag with Mickey all over it on a stick.

One more day than we are off to RON JONS!!!!

 

[kennythepirate]

I agree about it's hard for famlies of 5! We've booked 2 indoor cabins for DS's family and they are connecting rooms. Still, there are 3 children and because of the way we had to book them, only 1 was really "free" the others are paying adult fares.

Those FE really look great! The next time I'll ask DDiL if they could do that. This time, we're getting the pillowcases signed. I bought the sharpies today!

Bobbi

We booked two rooms. Me and 3 kiddos in one room and wifey in the other and got two kids free with the deal.

We're doing the pillowcases as well! What are you providing as a gift for the effort?

WOW!!! That turned out great!!! I can't wait to see it in person.
That was such a great idea to have the kids make it.
I got lucky my mother in-law made mine brcause she saw how crazy I was making myself about it.
Hope to meet you on the ship!!!

Thanks for the compliments. I allowed my kids to choose the materials and place the objects, but I did the ironing of the letters and gluing of stuff. Wife was packing. 2 days until we depart for Cocoa Beach.

 

[Jenhun]

Hello! Fellow cruisers,

I am all packed and ready to leave!!!
We are leaving in the early am .
We should arrive to the hotel in the early aftrnoon .
My vacation officially starts tomorrow when I wake up.
I hope everybody has a safe trip. Happy travels !!!
See ya when I see ya!!!
JEnnn

 

[Jenhun]

Hello! Fellow cruisers,

I am all packed and ready to leave!!!
We are leaving in the early am .
We should arrive to the hotel in the early aftrnoon .
My vacation officially starts tomorrow when I wake up.
I hope everybody has a safe trip. Happy travels !!!
See ya when I see ya!!!
JEnnn

 

[miss-jill]

Ok the rain needs to stop!
Still having fun at Ron Jon. And met some of you guys. See all of you today!

 

[kennythepirate]

We had a great cruise. Wish it wouldn't have rained on cc though. Thanks for all the wonderful gifts!

 

[Jenhun]

Ok the rain needs to stop!
Still having fun at Ron Jon. And met some of you guys. See all of you today!

Hello!!!
It was so great to meet you. I wish we had time to catch. It seemed that everything was so rushed. Thank you for the great stuff you gave us. I hope the weather was much better for you after the trip. Keep in touch. would love to here how the rest of your vacation went.
Jenn

 

[cvrapclark]

We got back last evening. We had a nice cruise although we were delayed in getting on the ship which was a bummer as it was such a short cruise anyway. Glad for the safety though. I just wished we were one of the ones onboard earlier. We spent four hours trying to get on. We also really missed the sunshine!! I'm just hoping this rain will stop before we leave again on Friday.

Thanks for all the great gifts!! The girls really enjoyed that. What really stood out on this cruise for us was the Disney shows. The food was a little bit too strange (dining room) and fancy but overall good. I see why some people have been complaining about the new menus though. I wish we would've skipped dinner and let the girls enjoy the kids clubs a little more. Three day cruises are just too short.

 

[DaParkers]

I can't believe that I found this thread after the cruise. We were on the cruise that bobbed up and down the 1st night. Lol! But, despite waiting outside the ship for 3 hours and it raining on Castaway Cay day, we had a great time. My son spent a lot of time in the Oceaneers Lab, which gave my wife and I much needed time alone. It was our first cruise and we are arleady looking to book our next one. Maybe a 4 night this time.

 

[Jenhun]

We got back last evening. We had a nice cruise although we were delayed in getting on the ship which was a bummer as it was such a short cruise anyway. Glad for the safety though. I just wished we were one of the ones onboard earlier. We spent four hours trying to get on. We also really missed the sunshine!! I'm just hoping this rain will stop before we leave again on Friday.

Thanks for all the great gifts!! The girls really enjoyed that. What really stood out on this cruise for us was the Disney shows. The food was a little bit too strange (dining room) and fancy but overall good. I see why some people have been complaining about the new menus though. I wish we would've skipped dinner and let the girls enjoy the kids clubs a little more. Three day cruises are just too short.

Thank you so very much for the pencil holder that was a great idea since we did get alot of pecils and markers. It will make great use for keeping in the car to take into resturants and other places. THe kids had so much fun recieving all the great gifts and checking ou fish extender everytime we came back to the room.

I have to agree with you about being on a 3 day cruise, way to short. THe shows we great. I wish I saw the show on the last night, but by then I was so tired and if I would of gone I would have fallen asleep. I don't think a 3 day cruise is worth it. It has to be at least a 4 day. Over all the cruise was nice. The kids had fun. THe food was ok, but not the best.

WHen we got home on Sunday my kids fell asleep at 3:30 inthe afternoon and did not wake till 7 the next morning. Boy that was a first for them.

I wish I could of got the honor to meet you guys. I love to at least put the face to the name. Was this your first cruise?

 

[Jenhun]

I can't believe that I found this thread after the cruise. We were on the cruise that bobbed up and down the 1st night. Lol! But, despite waiting outside the ship for 3 hours and it raining on Castaway Cay day, we had a great time. My son spent a lot of time in the Oceaneers Lab, which gave my wife and I much needed time alone. It was our first cruise and we are arleady looking to book our next one. Maybe a 4 night this time.

Hello!
Sorry we missed you!!! DID you get sea sick? ME and my husband did not but my kids did. Have you ever did any othe cruise? Or was Disney your first cuise ever? I have been on several cruises but this is the first time I have ever done a Disney. I have never done a 3 day cruise before and never will again. It is so not worth it. If youare gonna do it I say 4 days or more.
Jenn

 

[cvrapclark]

Hello!
Sorry we missed you!!! DID you get sea sick? ME and my husband did not but my kids did. Have you ever did any othe cruise? Or was Disney your first cuise ever? I have been on several cruises but this is the first time I have ever done a Disney. I have never done a 3 day cruise before and never will again. It is so not worth it. If youare gonna do it I say 4 days or more.
Jenn

Glad you liked the pencil holders. Wish we could've met some others. We did meet Jacob and his sister. We heard Fred and Angelina's name called out on the crab race but it was packed and I didn't get a chance to meet you. We raced in the first race. Well, I don't know if you'd call it that as our crab didn't move!!! And the race was rained out.

No more 3 night cruises with the kids though. We did one by ourselves for our 15th anniversary and that was all right. It was just too tiring and so many things we wanted to do. We LOVED the deck parties!! If we had to do it over, we'd skip dinner and let the kids enjoy the clubs more. We missed the Goofy's Gallery food and that would've probably been good for dinner. We love the sun and pool and beach and it was just so disappointing not to be able to enjoy that!! We did stay on the boat in Nassau and the girls enjoyed the Mickey pool.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Ugg the embarkation was awful and I'm glad we finally did make it on the ship. The car rental shuttle got stuck in the traffic and we made it on at 4 something, we missed the safety boat drill.

All 9 of us loved the cruise and booked another one for November 2010. We got the pillowcases signed and they are a huge hit with the DGC. We had 8 pillowcases and I had given 4 family packs of candies. The Guest Services person was truly helpful and glad to get the candy.

Our waitstaff truly made our DGC feel special. We were going to go on a DVC Member Cruise in 2010 if DVC offered it, but on Saturday morning I went over the fun we were having and just asked if anyone was interested in doing it again and well, YES was the answer. We did 2 DCL cruses without the DGC, we loved them both, but for me, it was just extra extra special with the whole family aboard!!

Bobbi

 

[kimpossible]

Okay. I just finished washing, drying, ironing...getting blue crayon out... from the vacation clothes. Despite all of the chaos surrounding this trip (we were in the monsoon rains at the parks the week prior) and the craziness surrounding the departure (we were in the fire evacuation but luckily on board for the security breech ) we loved the trip. I guess I was expecting worse, but I even enjoyed the food

We re-booked for Oct 2010 to celebrate DS's 10th b-day.

Yes, we did get sea sick on the first night (but not too bad). But I am so glad I was able to upgrade to the verandah cabin on deck 6 (while at port). I think it did help. I loved seeing all of your FE's even though we did not participate.

I also enjoyed meeting some of you throughout the stay.

Now, if only I can convince my family that our stateroom host did not follow us home and we do need to pick up for ourselves

Thanks again for a super trip!

 

[DaParkers]

Hello!
Sorry we missed you!!! DID you get sea sick? ME and my husband did not but my kids did. Have you ever did any othe cruise? Or was Disney your first cuise ever? I have been on several cruises but this is the first time I have ever done a Disney. I have never done a 3 day cruise before and never will again. It is so not worth it. If youare gonna do it I say 4 days or more.
Jenn

. No, we didn't get sick, but the first couple of times the boat swayed, I thought I was dizzy. I thought that maybe I was lightheaded. But, it wasn't me that was moving, it was the boat. Lol! This was our very first cruise, so it was probably easier to please us. But, I definitely want to do a 7 night next. I really want to get on the Magic.

 

[Jenhun]

Ugg the embarkation was awful and I'm glad we finally did make it on the ship. The car rental shuttle got stuck in the traffic and we made it on at 4 something, we missed the safety boat drill.

All 9 of us loved the cruise and booked another one for November 2010. We got the pillowcases signed and they are a huge hit with the DGC. We had 8 pillowcases and I had given 4 family packs of candies. The Guest Services person was truly helpful and glad to get the candy.

Our waitstaff truly made our DGC feel special. We were going to go on a DVC Member Cruise in 2010 if DVC offered it, but on Saturday morning I went over the fun we were having and just asked if anyone was interested in doing it again and well, YES was the answer. We did 2 DCL cruses without the DGC, we loved them both, but for me, it was just extra extra special with the whole family aboard!!

Bobbi

I am so glad to here you had a wonderful time. WE were one of the lucky ones to get on the ship early and start our day early. Although it was quite hacktack in the beginning with the evacuation an all.
We had picture frames signed. I think the kids would have appreceated the pillow cases more.
WE enjoed the cruise but I do not think we will ever do a Disney cruise again. I enjoy regular cruises. To hang with Mickey and the gang, The magic I feel comes from being in the parks and hotel grounds.
Anyhow, I am glad to to here you booked another cruise. Is it a 4 or 7 day?
Jenn