May 6, 2010 Wonder-ful chance to get away

[Mrs.Tavano2006]

My family and I will be cruising on this cruise as well! My dh and I have cruised Disney twice before and once on Carnival. It will be my daughter's 1st Disney Cruise! She LOVES Mickey so I am looking forward to it so much! I'm new to the fish extender bit... Should I make one for this cruise? Does DCL put things in your extender or only other cruise meet's?! Thanks!!!

 

[WeLuvDCL]

Mrs.Tavano2006
The FE is only fellow dis'ers. It's a blast. My DD loves coming back to the room to find little surprises in her Stitch. Me and DH love it too.

FLORIDA_DAD, We'd love to participate in the FE. I'm also up for a meetup but I can't guarantee we can make it. It always seems like something comes up whenever I try to make a meet (DD napping, characters out, changing dining, etc.) But I'll try my best.

If you would like to keep the list, here is our info for the FE:

Cabin 2592 Rob, Dawn and Emily (DD2)
Cabin 2590 Joe, Shasta and Kourtney (DD4)

 

[Cobbo]

So it seems no matter how much I'm looking forward to this cruise next month, that I just can't remember to pop over & keep up with this meet board....sorry for my absence...

Anyway, I agree that time seems to be moving very slowly for this trip to get here...I was just thinking that I probably need to start thinking about if we have everything we need clothing/toy-wise for the trip - although we did just pick up some nice disney sand toys from the dollar store last night (very exciting date night, I know.... )

We're certainly up for doing the FE thing though.....haven't done it before, but have gotten the gist from readings so much on the Dis... for us, we'd be:

5020 Jennifer, Fred, Josie (4), Leilani (2)

And may I also say, how psyched I am so see a bunch of other families with similarly aged children on board (not that I'd expect there not to be young kids on DCL, but it's still nice to see).

So, I hope ya'll are having a Happy Easter or Passover (or whatever other holiday you might be enjoying/suffering through)...as for me, I'm at the point where I'm tired of matzah and already looking forward to going out for pizza on Tuesday night...

 

[FLORIDA_DAD]

Nice date night Cobbo!!! HA HA
Just so you know we will be right around the corner from your Secret Porthole room. We (DH, DW, DS6, DD4) will be in room 5509.

We will partake in FEs.

Hope everyone had a great Easter!

 

[WeLuvDCL]

One month to go!!!

Where is everyone? DCL website shows that cats 12, 11, 9 and 8 are sold out for this cruise. I have enough FE gifts for at least 4 more cabins if anyone is lurking.

 

[randyamy]

One month to go!!!

Where is everyone? DCL website shows that cats 12, 11, 9 and 8 are sold out for this cruise. I have enough FE gifts for at least 4 more cabins if anyone is lurking.

We just found these boards...thank goodness! This is our first Disney cruise and we'll be sailing with our DS (4) and DS (19mos). The kids love crafts, so we'll be making an FE in the coming weeks and definitely will participate.

Cabin 2043 Randy, Amy, Drew (4) and Benjamin (19mos)

 

[beth london]

hi all

Ive just found this site as will be going disney world to my parents disney timeshare and will also be going on this cruise too. my mum n dad have been on the 4day one before and says itds fab and it does look lovely.
il be travelling with my parents and my son who is 8, im 32.

Beth x

 

[WeLuvDCL]

Randy, Amy and Beth. So glad you all found this thread. Great to see some first tiem cruisers as well. This will be our 10th Disney cruise so if you have any questions in the coming weeks, just ask.

 

[WeLuvDCL]

Less than 3 weeks to go!

 

[FLORIDA_DAD]

Hey everyone - Just about 2 1/2 weeks to go!
Last count, I had 5 families interested in FE (Mrs. Tarano, WeLuvDCL, Cobbo, RandyAmy, and Florida Dad). Am I missing anyone?

I hope the next few weeks fly by!

 

[mrspml]

Just found this website...just joined and excited to read about others that will be joining this cruise with us. It is our 1st Disney cruise and we are so looking forward to it. A little apprehensive because we will have our 9 month old baby with us (and a 6 yr old). Not sure we made the right decision for a cruise with a baby, but we will soon find out.

BTW, what is a "fish extender"?

 

[randyamy]

Just found this website...just joined and excited to read about others that will be joining this cruise with us. It is our 1st Disney cruise and we are so looking forward to it. A little apprehensive because we will have our 9 month old baby with us (and a 6 yr old). Not sure we made the right decision for a cruise with a baby, but we will soon find out.

BTW, what is a "fish extender"?

We have cruised with an 8 month old and 11 month old before and survived, but your schedule will be tied to your little one. I don't recon we ever saw more than 10 minutes of a show, but you're lucky in that Disney has the Flounder's Reef where you can take advantage of babysitting. Not all babies do well with this, but you might get lucky. We'll see you onboard!

Oh, and the fish extender is a hanging thing with pockets or pouches to put little gifts (hangs from the fish by your door). I know, sounds strange to us Disney newbies, but we've signed up. Search the main cruise forum and you will find a thread all about it (including photos). That reminds me...we have a craft project to finish!

 

[randyamy]

Randy, Amy and Beth. So glad you all found this thread. Great to see some first tiem cruisers as well. This will be our 10th Disney cruise so if you have any questions in the coming weeks, just ask.

Our 4 year old is getting a bit freaked out about the characters...what to do? Are there any secrets to cruising with Disney (ie special things we won't want to miss)?

 

[FLORIDA_DAD]

Hey randyamy and mrspml,
Just wanted to welcome the two of you. Only a week and a half left before our cruise. Are both of you interested in participating in FE? I think randyamy was a definite. We will post a list of names and room numbers for all those interested soon, so we can prepare. Thanks

 

[randyamy]

Hey randyamy and mrspml,
Just wanted to welcome the two of you. Only a week and a half left before our cruise. Are both of you interested in participating in FE? I think randyamy was a definite. We will post a list of names and room numbers for all those interested soon, so we can prepare. Thanks

We will be participating.

Randy, Amy Drew (4) and Benjamin (1) - Cabin 2043

 

[FLORIDA_DAD]

Here is the list I have so far. Please verify or provide your rm #.
Cobbo (DD4,DD2): 5020
RandyAmy (DS4,DS19mo):2043
Florida_Dad (DS6,DD4):5509
WeLuvDCL (DD2):2592 / (DD4):2590
Mrs. Tarano (DD?):

If there is anyone else I am missing, please provide ages and room numbers. Thanks!!!

 

[WeLuvDCL]

There's not a lot of activity on this thread! We should be getting ready this weekend.

We and our friends are def doing the FE.

RandyAmy, I don't know how much advice I can give you about your 4yo and the characters. We are in the complete opposite situation. Our DD LOVES the characters and we always have to explain to her why she can't spend all day with them. You will see a lot of characters on the cruise, much more than at the parks. But they are avoidable if they freak him out too much (except when they are in the lobby on your way to dinner). The navigator will tell you what time and where they are.

I know it's probably a little late to be posting this, but you can drop off a t-shirt, pillow case, picture frame or some other small item at guest services on the first day of the cruise and all the characters will sign it and they will return it to your stateroom on the last day of the cruise. I made my DD and our friend's DD personalized pillow cases for this cruise.

 

[randyamy]

RandyAmy, I don't know how much advice I can give you about your 4yo and the characters...

Thanks for the info. If you see a screaming child it will probably be ours.

I had seen the signature thing mentioned somewhere, but totally forgot...thanks for reminding me!

Our FE is freshly made and hopefully it looks okay. Our 4 year-old is very excited about the concept.

 

[FLORIDA_DAD]

Our FE is freshly made and hopefully it looks okay. Our 4 year-old is very excited about the concept.

Our FE is home-made as well, made with small bags we decorated. The kids loved it when we made it a year or so ago.

5 more full DAYS!!!!

 

[TT526]

Hey fellow cruisers!! We will be on board as well!! Can't wait!! Hubby and I, dd9 and DD7 and my mother-in-law also joining us. My cousin and his wife and DD10 and DD7 also aboard. Interested in the FE but need to read a bit more about it since I don't have a clue. My cousin took our girls on this same cruise last year but this is our first time on a Disney cruise. We have sailed on Carnival 2 times. Our girls do not know we are going on this cruise yet. I started packing today!! Have to hide everything!!

Well gonna try to search a bit more about the FE thingy!!

gotta love this banana!!!

okay...just did some searching...oh boy...what an awesome idea those fish extenders are!! Well, since my girls do not know about this cruise, and there are only 5 days left, I hate to say that I have to pass on the FE. Honestly have no time to make one without my girls knowing!! Wish I would have found this thread earlier!! Just found a cool post about making magnets that decorate the porthole on the doors so trying to work on that project for my girls as well as other magnets for our door for them to decorate. Just running out of time!!! I could probably find one at the store but then still no time to figure out the gifts to give...or to make...again wout my girls knowing!! So you guys have fun with that and maybe we can meet onboard!!