may 23 4 day on Wonder

[greytlady]

How Wonderful tiggergranny!! I am so thrilled for you. Having gone through that with my own mom, I am rejoicing at your good news.

My kids are off on Spring Break with their Daddy this week. So they will be responding to their emails once they get back. We are all enjoying meeting new friends.

I'm thinking the Easter bunny can put cruise things in their baskets this year instead of having a basket on the cruise. Do you have any ideas for my Easter Bunny? Thanks.

 

[ragdoll]

DH and I will be joining you all. Just booked last week. We really need a vacation and what could be better than a Disney Cruise? We will be the grandparents of the group. Well except for tiggergranny. (by the way, great news tiggergranny!) We have done two 3 day cruises and the 7 day Eastern and Western. This will be our first 4 day with 3 days at Disney World before the cruise. Since we booked so late it is just starting to sink in that we really are going. Getting very excited!

 

[gamom]

Welcome, ragdoll!

Angie

 

[seastar]

Welcome Ragdoll!!!

You are definitely the most experienced Disney cruiser we've got in our group!!!!!

Join us at our DIS meet! Use this link for details:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=536356

 

[Deweysgirl]

Welcome aboard Ragdoll!

seastar-thank you! I know it was with mixed emotions that little DD turned 6. She has to use two hands now to show how old she is! haha! Yes, they do grow up awfully fast!

Looking forward to getting our docs! Heck, I would be happy if they would send us the shore excursion info.

Anyway, we are all patiently waiting...or trying too anyway!

 

[Carol36]

tiggergranny...I know that you are so thankful for that great news! My DS11 is really enjoying emailing your DGSs, even though he says that he doesn't know what to write.

ragdoll Welcome to our group! I know that we are all in for a great vacation! When are you arriving in Port Canaveral?

seastar... I always start packing about a month before a vacation and really haven't started this time. I love the job!!! Now I feel that there is a competition going on here!

greytlady... I love the idea about putting in things for the cruise for Easter.

gamon , Which of your children are more excited?

 

[gamom]

Carol36, My DD12 is by far the most excited of the children, although I think I've got her beat. My DS13 has never been on a cruise and doesn't really know what to expect. I think he's going to enjoy having a little freedom for a change. I've been accused of being over protective - guilty as charged!

 

[ragdoll]

Thank you for the welcome fellow cruisers! We are looking forward to meeting everyone at the Dis meet.

Carol36, we are using the Disney bus transfers to the Port as we always have. We usually get there about one o'clock.

 

[Carol36]

gamon...I am also known as a bit over protective. My teens are in for a big adventure! FREEDOM FROM MOM!

ragdoll... Have you ever eaten at Palos? Are you staying at a Disney Resort while in WDW?

 

[ragdoll]

Carol36, we are staying at POFQ while at DW, but are waitlisted for CB. We had dinner at Palo just once. DH liked it but to be honest I really wasn't impressed. (I know I'm in the minority on that one.) I enjoy the regular dining rooms just as much. I would like to try the Palo Brunch after hearing so many great things about it.

 

[ragdoll]

Well now I'm really excited! Just checked our reservation and found that we were upgraded from a gty cat. 11 to a cat. 9 on Deck 2. Deck 2 is my favorite. Don't mind at all that it's under Rockin' Bar D. DH's snoring will block out any noise from above!

 

[seastar]

Congrats on the upgrade, Ragdoll!!! That will make you even more excited!!

We are booked in a Cat 11. It would be great to get an upgrade but the Cat 11 will be just fine. I love how dark it gets in an inside cabin.

Carol, I haven't starting packing yet but I am purchasing items we need like sunscreen, Bonine, film and other odds and ends. My list just keeps getting longer and longer!!!

 

[Carol36]

ragdoll...I am happy for you! Wouldn't it be "wonderful" if we all got an upgrade?!?! My main wish is for our rooms to be closer to each other.

seastar...Why do you chose bonine over dramamene???(Spelling is probably wrong) I haven't gone shopping for those things yet.

gamom...I just realized that I have been mispelling your "name". Sorry! I think that I am more excited than my children. My younger 2 seem the most out of the 4.

TIME IS FLYING EVERYBODY!!!!!!

 

[Deweysgirl]

Hi everyone-I can't believe how fast the time is flying. When I see my countdown it seems too good to be true! The girls are getting so excited. I haven't given them the exact date but they know it will be when school lets out. (I am trying to surprise them).


Seastar, Carol36 and DarleneSutton-My girls really enjoyed the email they received from tiggergranny's grandchildren and they were excited to send a note back to them. They would also like to send your daughters a note as well. If ok-pm me with your email address or I can give you mine so the girls can talk to one another before the cruise. Isn't this exciting for all of us!

Still no excursion info or docs! Just out of curiosity, who did everybody book with? I used Small World vacations.

 

[Carol36]

Deweysgirl...We booked with DCL and then handed our reservation over to Cruise Planners @ **************************.
We have already received our excursion info, but no docs. My daughter will be happy to email. She gets excited every time she gets to email seastar's daughters and tiggergranny's granddaughter!


My DH asks me to show him our countdown timer every now and then. I think that makes it more real for him and also aids in his excitement!

Happy Easter!

 

[gamom]

Hello everyone! I booked with All Seasons Travel and was told that I would recieve my docs about two weeks before the cruise.

I called DCL's Castaway Club # to book my shore excursions on CC. My DH and DD12 are doing the Bottom Fishing, and all four of us are doing the Banana Boat ride. They immediately faxed me me a reservation sheet for these. We are still undecided about shore excursions in Nassau.

 

[greytlady]

We booked using MouseEarVacations.com. I'm not sure how they compare to DU's price. I have not received my docs yet. I decided not to take any excursions in Nassau - instead play the day away on board. Maybe enjoy the spa or something.

Can you believe - 6 more weeks!! Wow!

 

[seastar]

Hello everyone!!

Carol: I am going with Bonine because that seems to be the one most people on the boards use. I believe it makes you less sleepy than Dramamine. I am not sure if I will give the girls anything. I will speak with their doctor before we leave.

Deweysgirl: I just sent you a PM. It would be great for the girls to e-mail each other.

We booked with AAA. Their price was the same as all the others including DCL. I booked during a sale week so we will receive a shipboard credit. We also will receive the soda mugs for free but I do not think we will use them much.

I have received the excursion info. We are not doing any excursions because we just want to enjoy the ship. No docs yet but it shouldn't be long!!!

 

[ragdoll]

We have always booked directly with DCL. We like the convenience and we seem to get decent prices by watching for specials.

 

[gamom]

seastar, I agree about the soda mugs. We booked with AAA last time and recieved the free soda mugs but got tired of hauling them around after the first day.