May 4 2006 Wonder, Anybody out there???

[brianpilon]

whats up with the pillow cas thing. man i am clueless about that. heard a few talk about it. ya i have done a few cruises myself. but still want to do the alaskian and hawainn cruise. so hope in next year to knock those out, now whats the pillow case thing

 

[misseulalie]

If you put a pillowcase with some fabric markers or sharpies and put them in a ziploc. Give it to guest relations on the first night. They will get all the signatures of the characters on the pillowcase. Or you can request certain signatures; such as princesses only. Then pick it up on the last night.

A great gift for the kids!

Also, I am bringing my own sand toys because they are so much $$$ to buy on CC. It is cheaper to buy them at TArget and just leave them at CC when we are done.

 

[brianpilon]

thanks for the info- had no idea, man thats great to know- thanks again- your my hero for the day

 

[mmrweaver]

Can someone tell me what these cruise documents are that I've read about? Have those of you on the 5/4 Wonder received any? I did the online check-in, and have printed out those forms...are there others that DCL will send us? We are arriving in FL the week before the cruise to spend time in WDW, and am nervous about having everything we need.

 

[misseulalie]

It seems that you can print out everything you need from online. If I remember correctly, I didn't receive my doc's until 2-3 weeks before sailing.

 

[brianpilon]

ya i hear you about being nervous. i already filled out everything and am a bit nervous about my shuttle and baggagegetting there. we also are arriving a week early to stay at wdw. iv called and they told me that as long as all of the online stuff is good you will be fine. 3 weeks b4 they will send the luggage tags. so sounds all good. they also said you can check in for the cruise at wdw if you are staying at a disney resort. thats nice. well sounds like you got everything you need so far. now just have to wait 30 days.
see you there
brian

 

[misseulalie]

BUMP!!!

just under 1 month to go!!!!
Can't wait!!!!

 

[brianpilon]

come on people, 3 weeks and its time. no one is excited

 

[misseulalie]

I can't believe there are so few people on this thread!!!

Well, I am excited, and so are my birthday girls who will be celebrating their birthdays...

Has anyone got their doc's yet?
(Not me)

 

[brianpilon]

i havent gotten the cruise ones yet, but did get the docs for disneyworld part of my trip. so would guess the rest will be here soon. and are we the only 2 people going on this trip or what. oh well i am actually getting really excited. 2 week left of work then i am off for 18 days. getting closer

 

[Jake & Crew]

We are stil in ~ been busy buying pillow cases, making ADRs for our stay at wdw, documents, tinker bell gifts, new luggage, bringing down those warm weather clothes from the attic.........some of us live in cold climates that held on way too long!! also been working to afford my cabana spa, welcome package for hubby on ship, phewww am going to need a vacation by the time we get there.

The girls are so excited we count the days, hard to believe it is almost here!!
See you all soon!

 

[Jake & Crew]

We are so ready for this vacation. DD "flushed" the commode just as we were running out to the post office Wed, when we returned said commode had been running whole time flooded the bathroom. hall and part of mb. Worst damage was to the level below, entire carpet and ceiling a total wash. Planning on making magnetice boards over vacation for trip, packing etc, now am dealing with insurance co & redesigning house. I'll be the one by the pool with the tropical drink & paint samples on the ship!!! Only thing that keeps me sane is our countdown!!!!

 

[misseulalie]

OH NO!!!

You need a vacation big time!!!

Just bought some markers for the pillow cases and sport bottles for CC. Trying to think of anything else I may need....

 

[brianpilon]

can u explain this pillow case thing- i am single father going with 2 daughters. can they be white pillow cases or is there a good place to go buy some- please help

 

[misseulalie]

I went to Target and bought 2 white pillowcases (cheap ones, you don't need to spend a fortune. They don't have to be white, either. I was actually looking for pink but couldn't find any)

Wash them first, (the markers stay better/longer if they are washed first)
then stick them in a ziploc bag with sharpies or fabric markers. On the bag or on a note inside the bag, write which characters you want to sign the cases; like all princesses or villians. Or you can have all the characters signing it. Also put your name and room number on the bag. Drop off the bag the first day at guest services. Come back to guest services on the last night to pick them up. I heard sometimes your room attendant will drop it off to your room, so if you want it to be a surpirse, make sure you put a note in the bag saying you will pick them up; not to deliver to the room.

This is what I learned from reading all the posts, I have not actually done it before, so if I got any of this wrong, someone please post..

 

[misseulalie]

here's a link regarding pillowcases....

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1057260&highlight=pillowcases

 

[mmrweaver]

The UPS man just brought our cruise documents! It's getting close now so our family is really excited. We even wore our dress-up night clothes yesterday for Easter. Of course today I had to work on getting the grass stains out of the knees of DS's. I can't wait to pack our bags. I wish I knew what the temperatures would be...guess I still have to wait a bit for forecasts.

 

[kimpossible]

Ours came also today. I was psyched!

 

[brianpilon]

ya mine came too- but kinda starnge- it seem to be just the luggage tags and how to catch the shuttle. hmm maybe im use to other cruise ships but shouldnt there be a book with all the info- like tiping, stuff you can buy, shore excursion, all that kinda stuff. maybe disney does it different. ill go with the flow but am so excited myself . kids are too- but i think i am more excited

 

[Jake & Crew]

Intereesting. Just called my TA today and she immed said "I was going to call you your documents are here." I bit my tongue instead of asking her when they came. ( she has not been on top of much!) Now I see they really just may have come. She sunk her boat a little when I gave her my room request for the Poly. She replied, is that the name of the room , I said no the longhouse, she then asked me what a long house was!!! Will be doing my own plans in the future. Oh well, just 13 days to WDW!!!