Mexico Lindo 10/23/2011 MR Cruise!!!

[chrisrunty]

59 and counting.....

 

[Hurleygirl]

This is our first cruise and we are so excited!! It will be my husband our three year old daughter and me!!

 

[LuvIt]

Halloween party? On Oct 23rd? What's that all about? First I've heard of a Halloween party. I thought it would be on the cruise right AFTER ours that departs on Oct 30. Not that I'm complaining, I'm just wondering if the Disney person who provided this info looked at the calendar wrong......and just what a Halloween party entails!

update: I started a thread on the main page titled "if you have cruised in October" so check out the responses (I don't know how to add link here)

 

[LuvIt]

Hurleygirl,
Welcome! Several of us are first time cruisers too Please consider joining in on the Fish Extender (FE) exchange. Search these boards for info on what it's all about and join in

 

[WestCoastMama]

Before our last cruise I read a lot of traveling with small kids tips here were the most helpful:
1. Bring a clothes pin, keeps the drapes closed if you have a verandah and the sun out... Kids might sleep in longer. (mine did) it also works for the one inside the cabin.

2. Have their meal brought out with your appetizers. They can go to the kids club w/ dine and play. (if you have late seating)

3. Nap if you Have late seating. They'll stay awake for the shows and dinner.

4. Keep your kids up late for pirate night! Such a blast! There's Mickey, pirates, dancing, show, fireworks etc... Worth staying awake for.

5. Don't eat too much dinner on pirate night! There is a huge buffet of food and a dessert buffet too! If you don't like to wait in line much get near the food just before the show is over.

6. Do not miss the dessert gala! You will be sick/ stuffed trust me! Because so many choices! I had two plates... On vacation... Riiiiiight.

7. The off chance your kid/kids really don't want to sit for dinner. (we had only one night our then two year old was not behaving well) you can get up walk them around the ship a bit. (dinner does take awhile) or your servers will bring your dinner to your stateroom.(didn't happen to us but did to our other table family)

8. Bring snacks for the cruise terminal if you are going there early... There is no food there.

9. I brought a couple of sippy cups... Didn't need them. The kids cups with straws were fine.

10. Depending on your excursions and kid, we didn't use our stroller once. Plus you can always rent on on the ship. (I did hear they are huge though)

Ok... Probably have more but my boy is up.. Got to make breakfast.

Those are awesome! Thanks for all the recommendations!!

I called Disney this morning and requested PTAPTAP dining rotation. I also found out the Halloween party is going to be held on the 1st night (embarkation) and the Pirate party on 5th night (Cabo). I wonder if people will have to carry their costumes onboard in case they don't get their luggage in time??

Good to know! A Halloween Party! How fun! A little extra

This is our first cruise and we are so excited!! It will be my husband our three year old daughter and me!!

Welcome on board!!

 

[WestCoastMama]

Just found this on another thread!!

Posted by grmmybtty
"During our MR cruise earlier this year the 2 for 1 drink of the day special was posted at the Signals bar during the afternoon. It looked like a regular thing since they had a different drink listed every day."

I've heard they also have 2 for 1 drink specials @ the adult pool when they play games.

 

[chrisrunty]

Just found this on another thread!!

Posted by grmmybtty
"During our MR cruise earlier this year the 2 for 1 drink of the day special was posted at the Signals bar during the afternoon. It looked like a regular thing since they had a different drink listed every day."

I've heard they also have 2 for 1 drink specials @ the adult pool when they play games.

They do at the adult pool.... the games were hilarious .... Think of a tiny orange that has to be passes via the neck from one person to another no hands. I had my drink and a few laughs watching.

 

[chrisrunty]

Tip: Dining... we seem to have a few 3 year olds on this board.

When our 2 1/2 now 3 year old was at dinner we always brought coloring things or a small toy. It helped since the dining was about 1 1/2 hours long. (if you didn't do the dine and play at the late seating) he and the other kids we were dining with shared coloring books. It helped tremendous with our active boy.

Tip: if you have a tired non napper grab a bite at goofy galley or Pluto's dog house near the pools (or after swimming) sit in the sun recliners and watch a Disney movie outside top deck. It was good down time for our little guy.

 

[chrisrunty]

58 days!!

 

[chrisrunty]

Hurleygirl,
Welcome! Several of us are first time cruisers too Please consider joining in on the Fish Extender (FE) exchange. Search these boards for info on what it's all about and join in

Welcome!! Yay for cruising! Do the FE kids just love it.

 

[chrisrunty]

This is our first cruise and we are so excited!! It will be my husband our three year old daughter and me!!

Welcome! We have a 3 year old too! (boy) This is our 5th and our son's 2nd. Let me know if you have any questions.

 

[chrisrunty]

http://http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2767513&highlight=halloween

 

[WestCoastMama]

Here's the thread that Cathy (luvit) started about ToT on DCL:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2787358

Thanks Cathy!

 

[chrisrunty]

Do we have a stateroom count for the FE yet?

 

[globerunner]

Welcome! We have a 3 year old too! (boy) This is our 5th and our son's 2nd. Let me know if you have any questions.

Welcome! We have a daugther who will be 3 by sailing too. It's her 3rd cruise but first Disney one. I think she's very excited about her birthday and the cruise. I can't wait for it to be October 23rd already!

 

[chrisrunty]

57 days!!

 

[PiratePrincess214]

This is our first Disney Cruise, and the first cruise ever for our children. We have 1 grandma, mommy & daddy, as well as a 2 year old boy and a 4 1/2 year old girl. We are also interested in FE, but need to know how to sign up or get a list of other participants. Can't wait to see everyone on the cruise.

 

[tsb2]

This is our first Disney Cruise, and the first cruise ever for our children. We have 1 grandma, mommy & daddy, as well as a 2 year old boy and a 4 1/2 year old girl. We are also interested in FE, but need to know how to sign up or get a list of other participants. Can't wait to see everyone on the cruise.

Welcome...I'm Tara and I am organizing this group's FE exchange. Check out posts 57, 71, and 87 for more info! But in short, just PM me your family's names, ages and stateroom number and I will add you to the list. You can do a search of the entire Disney Cruise Line threads for "fish extender" or "FE exchange" and get some ideas and where to purchase or make an extender. Hope this gets you started and we can't wait for you and your little ones to participate!

Tara

 

[tsb2]

Do we have a stateroom count for the FE yet?

Hope you are doing well and getting excited for our trip!! To answer this question...in short, no we don't have an official count yet because as it appears we have more and more people joining everyday. I made the cut off for joining October 14th so as to allow approx one week to make/purchase gifts for the last minute stragglers. If this seems too liberal we can tighten up that date. Just let me know and we can change the date. You can check out post 159 but we have had two other families that have expressed interest but have not officially PM'd me yet so have not put them on the list. Hope this helps.

Tara

 

[WestCoastMama]

This is our first Disney Cruise, and the first cruise ever for our children. We have 1 grandma, mommy & daddy, as well as a 2 year old boy and a 4 1/2 year old girl. We are also interested in FE, but need to know how to sign up or get a list of other participants. Can't wait to see everyone on the cruise.

Welcome!