*May 27, 2012 DISNEY DREAM* 5-night Double Dip to Castaway Cay!

[Abowers]

Me, DS 13, and DS 8 are so excited and can't wait for May to get here!! The countdown has begun in our household!! Intetested in joining a FE list!!! Please update me on any news!!!

 

[Niebz]

Hi everyone! Thought I'd introduce myself since we'll be on this cruise. My name is Pamela and we are a family of 2 adults and 2 kids ages 1 and 4 at the time of sailing. This is not our first Disney cruise but it is the first for our youngest and we have never done the FE thing before so we'd love to join in on that. I'd love to hear more info on how it all works and ideas for gifts and such. I am so excited for this trip and I'm looking forward to chatting with you all as our dates come closer!

 

[WDW Princess 71]

Hi everyone! Thought I'd introduce myself since we'll be on this cruise. My name is Pamela and we are a family of 2 adults and 2 kids ages 1 and 4 at the time of sailing. This is not our first Disney cruise but it is the first for our youngest and we have never done the FE thing before so we'd love to join in on that. I'd love to hear more info on how it all works and ideas for gifts and such. I am so excited for this trip and I'm looking forward to chatting with you all as our dates come closer!

Welcome Pamela! So glad more people are starting to join, can't believe we're only just over 6 months away! The FE thing is really fun. you basically make or buy something to hang over the fish hook outside your door, like a pocket organizer, and people put in little gift surprises. They can be anything from homemade trinkets, to candies, to little toys, etc. The fun is just coming back to your room and finding surprises in it. Basically someone volunteers to organize a sign up list that cuts off about 1-2 months prior to sail date which gives people time to know how many gifts to make/buy, and some people even customize them with names or things geared to the kids ages, etc but its totally up to you. Then they would distribute a list right before sailing with the participating staterooms on it so you know where to drop your gifts off. its that simple! I have volunteered to do it for our cruise since I've done it a few times before and dont mind doing it if no one else wants to.

Hope this answers your questions!

 

[RJLechner]

DH and I just booked this cruise today. We are excited to experience the Dream PLUS 2 stops at Castaway....can't get better.

We have a GTY room...our first time booking without picking a stateroom. Fingers are crossed for an upgrade. Maybe they'll need someone to take the Disney suite. Ok...so maybe not...but we might still end up with an upgrade. If not, we'll still be happy in our white wall veranah.

We don't plan on getting off the Dream in Nassau...we've been there on our past 3 Disney cruises so we're looking at the cruise as 2 days at Castaway and 2 days at sea. This makes it easy to plan...no excursions to research. We already know on Castaway that we want to Parasail and take in the full view of our favorite island. Other than that, this cruise will be about relaxing!!

 

[Niebz]

Welcome Pamela! So glad more people are starting to join, can't believe we're only just over 6 months away! The FE thing is really fun. you basically make or buy something to hang over the fish hook outside your door, like a pocket organizer, and people put in little gift surprises. They can be anything from homemade trinkets, to candies, to little toys, etc. The fun is just coming back to your room and finding surprises in it. Basically someone volunteers to organize a sign up list that cuts off about 1-2 months prior to sail date which gives people time to know how many gifts to make/buy, and some people even customize them with names or things geared to the kids ages, etc but its totally up to you. Then they would distribute a list right before sailing with the participating staterooms on it so you know where to drop your gifts off. its that simple! I have volunteered to do it for our cruise since I've done it a few times before and dont mind doing it if no one else wants to.

Hope this answers your questions!

Thanks Nicole, it does!

 

[sdeal]

My family and I are excited to be taking this cruise, our second Disney cruise. My DH, DS 11 and DD 9, can't wait!! I am very interested in the FE group...it sounds like a great way to meet others and to add to the overall experience. I am most excited about making the gifts...my kids are too! Let me know what the next step is and I would love to help with the planning.

 

[disnemimi]

Happy New Year everyone!! I waited until we revealed this cruise to our kids and grandkids at Christmas before joining this thread. We all are excited for our first 5 night double dip cruise. We would love to participate in the FE, having 3 rooms...6 adults and 6 kids (13,12,12 9, 8, 4) Please keep us posted on who is in charge of the FE and I will get room numbers with names & ages for our 3 rooms. Can't wait and hopefully will make some new friends.
Disnemimi (Karen)

 

[zmom]

Count us in! It will be DH, me and DS10. Our third Disney Cruise and sooo looking forward to a double dip and the Aquaduck! We are interested in the FE exchange as well.

 

[WDW Princess 71]

Welcome to all the new folks! Now that we are in the new year and so much closer to the cruise, I will start to compile the info for the Fish Extender exchange. Please PM me the following information to sign up: Stateroom, Preferred FE Day, # of Adults, # of Kids, Family Name, Hometown, Names of Adults, Names/Ages/Gender of Kids. The reason I ask for preferred FE Day is because I like to sort the list into assigned days for each person to deliver, which ensures that everyone will get a few things each day of the cruise and not all at once. It works out best this way to keep the fun alive for the entire cruise. If you have a preference like you want to give your gifts out on pirate night if it is a pirate themed FE gift, you can note that, otherwise if you have no preference I'll just randomly divide the list into 5 nights.

We also need to decide on a cutoff date for FE signups to allow everyone time to buy or make their gifts. What do you all think?

 

[Niebz]

Sent you a PM Nicole. Can you let me know if you got it? It's not showing up in my sent messages. Thanks.

 

[WDW Princess 71]

Niebz and zmom--I got both of your PM's with your info for the Fish Extender, thanks for signing up! It is so much fun preparing gifts, distributing them, and of course coming back to your own and finding goodies : )

 

[sdeal]

Hey Nicole...as I only have 1 post, I cannot PM you...any suggestions? I hate to post senselessly just to get 8 more!

Shannon

 

[WDW Princess 71]

Hey Nicole...as I only have 1 post, I cannot PM you...any suggestions? I hate to post senselessly just to get 8 more!

Shannon

You can post your information here on the thread if you don't mind doing so. Its up to you- some people dont mind putting it on the thread and others do. Dont worry we have plenty of time to sign up so if you would rather wait until you have 7 more posts to be able to PM, you'll be there in no time (especially if you ask questions on the main board!) and then you can PM me later.

 

[schwabegooftroop]

WDWPrincess71,
I will PM our info to you soon, but for now count us in!
~amy

 

[FINNZUP]

Second sailing on the Dream for us. DH and I went last April without the children! This time we will have our Daughter (14), Son (11) and Daughter (8). They will all be eligible to be in the 3 different kids spaces. Anyone have any children same ages? Hoping to find them a penpal before we cruise. It's so cold here in PA today. I am dreaming about the warm sand of Castaway Cay. ooooooooo

 

[sdeal]

Second sailing on the Dream for us. DH and I went last April without the children! This time we will have our Daughter (14), Son (11) and Daughter (8). They will all be eligible to be in the 3 different kids spaces. Anyone have any children same ages? Hoping to find them a penpal before we cruise. It's so cold here in PA today. I am dreaming about the warm sand of Castaway Cay. ooooooooo

I am so glad to be able to connect with kids the same ages as mine! I have an 11 yo DS and DD who is 9. They act like they will be glad to be in different clubs...but secretly they wish they were together. It will help getting to know some kids their age. If interested PM me and we can exchange emails.

 

[Niebz]

Hi everyone. Just got some exciting news so I wanted to share it with you all. DH decided to surprise me with an early valentine's day present by upgrading us from an inside stateroom to a verandah! So excited, we've never had a verandah before!

Nicole - I will send you a PM with our new stateroom number for the FE.

 

[schwabegooftroop]

Just wanted to write a quick hello to our fellow cruisers! Our date is getting closer!
We are getting so excited for this trip. I am in full out planning mode now.

It has been a tough past year for our family, and this trip is really going to be a celebration on sooo many levels!! We can't wait!!!


I am already working on making our FE, door magnets, and dreaming of the Dream.

See you real soon!

~amy

 

[Niebz]

We're in full on planning mode too! Ordered a door magnet from vistaprint today with our names on it. I think I'm going crazy with excitement and anticipation.

 

[zmom]

Was wait listed for main dining and today it got switched! Can't wait to see if any Cabanas are open when the excursion window opens. Would like to try it for one of the CC days.