New Year's Eve 2008 12/27/08 SEE POST#1 FOR LIST

[Aisling]

I just booked for New Year's Eve 2008! Let the countdown begin!

Who's coming with us?

The ages listed, I believe, are the ages at the time of cruising.
Dis-names are italicized.


Aisling: Aisling 46,
DH Mel 47
DS Wick: Chad 23
DSsGF BellaNotte: Louise 24
DS Aladdin's Clone: Jesse 16
DNeph Gamerboy: Cory 14
Late Seating
Staterooms 6540 and 6541
From New York

Tiggerwannabe:Colleen
DH John
DD Brittany 19
DS Adrian 22
DSsGF Cate 22
DM: Trinibjill: Jill 61
Late Seating
From New Jersey

Nskjerven: Nan 44
DH Chickeninthecupboard: Paul 45
DD Molly 12
DS Wilson 8
Late Seating
From California

DDeb4evr formerly known as Bride2007: Debbie 48
DH Jeff 49
DS Aaron 17
Late Seating
From California

Ohioworkingmom: Robin 45
DH Chris
DD Bailey 13
DD Morgan 15
From Ohio

CADZNYCHC formerly known as bstsuda: Brenda 50
DS Ryan 17
Late Seating
From California

Michelle (Chel)
Rus
Friends of bstsuda

MWStar: Irene
DH Andy
DD Maddison 14
DD Meisi 5
DD Myka 3
DS Max 3
From Florida

WeLoveTheMouse: Ami
DH Dave
DD 8
DS 5
Traveling with friends: Cindi
DH Tim
DS 8
DD 5
From New York

Happyfeet: Sue
DS Max 16
From the UK, living in Spain

valeriejbeck@hotmail: Valerie 36
DH Dion 38
DD Kennedy 8
DS Carter 6

STEAMBOAT209: Cal 60
DW LUVMICKEY: Michele 57
Traveling with friends Drew and Colleen
From New Jersey

Cinderella1001:Celinda 41
DH John 42
DD 15 Jessica
From Virginia

oklamomof4boys : Carol
DH David
DS Tucker 16
DS William 13
DS Samuel 12
DS Nathan 10
From Oklahoma

disneykelly73:Kelly 35
DH Brian 34
Late Seating
From Massachusetts

Silmarg: Sil 39
DW Margaret Ann 43
DD Lauren 8
DD Rosie 5
Late Seating
From New York

Anjelica: Anjelica 31
DH Shannon 35
DD Sydney 5
DS Sean 2
From Illinois

Cindy18 : Cindy 43
DH Matt 44
DD Samantha 12
DD Charlotte 10
Early Seating
From New York

bellelinus: Julie
DD Elizabeth 16
DD Katherine 14
DD Meredith 11
Late Seating
From New York

Marla Hellwig: Marla
DD Kara 17
Late Seating
From Ohio

Artman: Artie 41
DW Claudia 34
DS Owen 8
Late Seating (Waitlisted for Early)
From Nova Scotia, Canada

krdisneybound: Kay
Disfriend Seaulater: Linda
Early Seating
Stateroom 7631
From Florida

 

[happyfeet]

I just booked for New Year's Eve 2008! Let the countdown begin!

Me Aisling
DH Mel
DS Chad, who'll be 23 by then
DS Jesse, who'll be 16 by then
and Chad's DGF Louise, who'll be 24

Who's coming with us?

We are,we are,DS Max will be 15,really looking forward to it,
sue

 

[Aisling]

Nice to meet you, Sue!

Only 2 years to go!

 

[suzynuprin]

Alright, we just got back from the NYE Magic and want to go on the 12/27/08...see my notes below.

I finally had some time yesterday to think about forkin over my hard earned bucks into Mickey's back pocket for the 12/27/08 cruise...and egads, my SPH rooms are gone! Boo-hoo...(when we booked for this cruise before, we booked 20 months out and got the rooms, I know...should have gotten up early on the 31st).

I digress - here's the pricing I received in case anyone is interested. We find Costco Travel to have the best prices - about 10% less than Disney plus a Costco Gift Card. (noted in parenthesis is the amount of the Costco Gift Card)

Here's my question - anyone ever book a Cat 10 Gty on a full-capacity cruise and actually got an upgrade? (we need two connecting rooms) We've never stayed below Deck 5 - what about 2 Cat 10's on deck 2 or would you prefer 2 Cat 11's on a higher floor?

1 Adult/1 Child (age 9)

11: $3,162 ($275)
10: $3,272 ($275)
09: $3,645 ($275)
08: $3,944 ($350)

1 Adult/2 Children (ages 4 and 6)

11: $4,408 ($350)
10: $4,518 ($350)
09: $4,954 ($425)
08: $5,390 ($425)

2 Adult/2 Children (ages 5 and 10)

11: $5,569 ($500)
10: $5,779 ($500)
09: $6,315 ($500)
08: $6,851 ($575)

 

[Aisling]

Here's my question - anyone ever book a Cat 10 Gty on a full-capacity cruise and actually got an upgrade? (we need two connecting rooms) We've never stayed below Deck 5 - what about 2 Cat 10's on deck 2 or would you prefer 2 Cat 11's on a higher floor?

Hi,

we also used Costco, twice, and got great deals, too.

I wish I could answer your questions, but I have no experience with Gtys or staying below deck 5. If I were booking, having no experience with 10s or 11s, I'd still go with two cat 11s on the higher floor. This is just from reading these boards.

Please post what you decide to do, and good luck!

 

[luvcruising]

Count us in !! New Years will be new for us. In the past we cruised in June or early July. We are excited about this cruise! We go with 3 other families and we have 4 rooms in a row. I'm checking out the cruise reports from this past New Years. They had a great time!

 

[suzynuprin]

I'm insanely jealous of all of you...we could not get two connecting rooms in the category that we wanted for the NYE cruise (who knew that EVERYONE wanted to book on the 31st). You will all have a wonderful time - we LOVED the NYE cruise, very festive, very fun - read my TR and you'll get the picture.

I just booked the Double Dip Thanksgiving Cruise (11/22/08) - 2 connecting rooms popped up this morning, so I forked it all over to the four fingered mouse.

If any of you have specific questions about NYE, drop me a line. Have fun...now I have to go find the 11/22/08 thread and wreak some havoc on that board.

 

[Aisling]

Count us in !! New Years will be new for us. In the past we cruised in June or early July. We are excited about this cruise! We go with 3 other families and we have 4 rooms in a row. I'm checking out the cruise reports from this past New Years. They had a great time!

This will be our first NYE, too. We did the 2005 Christmas cruise, and it was wonderful.

 

[birkner]

Another congrats to all booked. Our family is doing the 2007 NYE cruise on the Magic in the Walt. We are really looking forward to a special NYE this year!!

 

[Aisling]

Bumping us back to the first page.

My planning has already begun, just checking out the ports. I've never been

 

[Aisling]

I know this thread is going to keep ending up down low in the pile of meet threads since our cruise is so far off, but I'll keep giving us a bump up to keep this thread alive!

 

[grimgrinnin]

Well, I just booked.

Not sure if we'll actually make it, but we're booked. I'm a little hesitant because our daughter will be 2 years old. We are being coerced into this cruise by TWWRN (those who will remain nameless)

If anyone's cruised with a 2-year old, feel free to offer advice


It will be me 36, DW 36, DD 5 months. We've been on 2 previous Disney Cruises. We booked the same cat 9 cabin we had on our last cruise (Christmas 2005).

Hey, only
1 year
10 months
14 days
23 hours
56 minutes
to go!


grim

 

[Aisling]

Well, I just booked.

Not sure if we'll actually make it, but we're booked. I'm a little hesitant because our daughter will be 2 years old. We are being coerced into this cruise by TWWRN (those who will remain nameless)

If anyone's cruised with a 2-year old, feel free to offer advice


It will be me 36, DW 36, DD 5 months. We've been on 2 previous Disney Cruises. We booked the same cat 9 cabin we had on our last cruise (Christmas 2005).

Hey, only
1 year
10 months
14 days
23 hours
56 minutes
to go!


grim

Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you tell I'm happy????????????

Piper is going to LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[trinibjill]

I found you guys. I guess I'm going to have to go make my deposit. Colleen wants to wait until later after Calif trip.
Aisling, what did the post in Xmas Cruisin to Nan mean?
Also, I like the Western ports better than the Eastern ones.
Jill

 

[nskjerven]

It meant that I BADGERed our dear friend Grim into booking

Ya right,,,,, it was all my doing....he did not have the pull himself.....

I want to badger tigg too as I fear the rooms will not be plum picking the longer one waits to book, but she alas tells me she is replentishing her pockets prior to booking...(fair enough)

Thanks Grim!!!! And are you kidding about what to do with the Piper gal. First off, we being the closest in age range of our kids to you and well beyond having them ourselve again that young, will take her off your hands when ever you need a break. We sooooooo know what it's like to not have that break. I think when we visit in May and you see that lots a hands want that girl you'll be happy as a clam crusing with us all when she's 2. Oh my gosh, that means we can get her princess cothes for that cruise!!!!! Oh my mind just went into over drive. See I'm not much for baby clothes, but LITTLE GIRL clothes that's another story. And Miss Molly will be the ripe old age of 12 by then, you know that's the offical age of the babysitter in my family (which means she does the heavey lifting of keeping Piper smiling and laughing all the time and mom & dad are in the back ground watching out just in case we're needed)

Must get into the night of COOOKIES!!!! Paul is off picking up the 1896 boxes of cookies for our troop. Not to worry only 586 of them are Molly's (so far)....

N

p.s. Hi Noel, Are booked here too???? I saw you had 2007 NYE on your list, but 2 in a row, ahhhhh what a life

 

[trinibjill]

Yaay for the "badgering"

 

[tiggerwannabe]

It's up to you if you do not want to wait Mom...

I am not waiting til after Cali, I was waiting til after I got my airfare for Cali...I actually put in for a quote to see what the price is if I booked the six of us under one reservation and telling them you are retired military.

 

[trinibjill]

sounds good to me. See if being in the castaway club gets us a discount. I don't think retired military cuts any mustard.

 

[tiggerwannabe]

CC doesn't usually includes discounts, just perks like free bags and towels...

do you have your number?

 

[Aisling]

Count us in !! New Years will be new for us. In the past we cruised in June or early July. We are excited about this cruise! We go with 3 other families and we have 4 rooms in a row. I'm checking out the cruise reports from this past New Years. They had a great time!