Nov 10, 2012--Western FANTASY!!

[mnrhannah07]

Hey all!! I have received some corrections for me to make on the list and I promise I will get then done within a day or two...our computer has a virus so we have been using our iPad and I can't seem to make changes to the spreadsheet on it...oh well, what can I do, it's always something near vacation!!! I will let everyone know when the update it made!! Thanks everyone for all your patience!!!

 

[Reto]

OK I saw on one of the posts that you could prepay the tips.
Where can I find this so I can also get that done - one last thing I would need to worry about for sure.
Donna

Just send DCL a message by using the "Contact Us" link on their website and tell them to charge the recommended tipping amounts to your onboard account.

 

[gomagic]

Lots of talk on other boards about the current weather in the Caribbean. Keeping fingers crossed that it won't impact our cruise! This will be our 5th cruise and the first time we are a bit concerned.

Try not to worry too much so soon. The weather changes so much and so quickly that what may look like is going happen on the cruise could end up the complete opposite. We have have experienced this several times. I am sure that no matter what the cruise will still be great!

 

[Kman34]

OK I saw on one of the posts that you could prepay the tips.
Where can I find this so I can also get that done - one last thing I would need to worry about for sure.
Donna

I just called 'em and it was done in no time....I like prepaying, so I have one less this to worry about.

We're Sooooo close!

 

[DisneyMagic26]

Hi... I just found this thread and I'm feeling a little late in the game .

My husband and I will be sailing this cruise with our DS-8 and DD-3. This is our first cruise and we are super excited

 

[mnrhannah07]

Hi... I just found this thread and I'm feeling a little late in the game .

My husband and I will be sailing this cruise with our DS-8 and DD-3. This is our first cruise and we are super excited

Welcome!!! Your never too late if the cruise hasn't even started!!! Glad your here to join in the fun before we head out!!!

 

[wish4theStars]

Thanks I will do that

 

[jojop]

Our Pirate costumes arrived today for Halloween! Can't wait to wear them also on Pirate night on the ship! The whole family will be decked out in pirate gear =)

 

[DisneyMagic26]

Reading all the post I was hoping we received our room assignment with or VGT rate... No assignment yet but I'm checking daily... 16 days out and I can barely contain myself

Also, booked a room at the Radisson Resort with shuttle service and free parking for the night before... Any feedback on hotel?

 

[firsttimedisneyy]

Hey everybody!!!!!! Today is the day!!! I am typing the final list and will PM everyone with the private google.doc spreadsheet link. I am still missing a few state room numbers so please wait until closer to sail day to print a final list to bring with you. Also, please bring the list with you for our meet up as there are going to be room changes for sure! Lol

I am so excited for this cruise and to meet everyone! We leave for Orlando on nov 3rd so I'm hoping to have all rooms and changes made by than!!!
I'm in total fizz mode now as I feel like I have SO much to do!! My brother in law is getting married while we are in Orlando so things have been very busy lately!!!

Hi there

I have not received any PM on meeting. I dont have a cabin assigned to me yet, since i bought one of those cheap deals. They said they will assign it to me closer to the cruise. But could you please tell me where we will all meet? thank you!

Sylvia

 

[firsttimedisneyy]

I am on the roll call list but not on this list to meet up. Is it ok to meet up with everyone? I did not receive a PM about google doc. I am a first time disney cruiser, but would love to meet everyone on this board, that is why I joined the roll call. Please let me know. Thank you!

P.S. I dont have a cabin assigned yet.

I am travelling with my son who is 7.

 

[firsttimedisneyy]

Hello AALLL!!
Below is a rough estimate of the number of people for the FE. I know most have asked for a number so they can make sure they have enough..After the deadline we will have final numbers. Some people make extras for late joiners, but that is totally up to you, don't feel bad if you only made enough for the people who were in the final list.
Hope this helps!!

46 adults
6 boys 10 and under
5 boys over 10
9 girls 10 and under
4 girls over 10

**Breakdown** ((our youngest kid right now is 2)
Kids 2 and under: 3
3-6: 3 girls, 3 boys
7-11: 3 boys, 4 girls
12-16: 4 boys, 4 girls
17-18: 1 boy and 1 girl

Also, is everyone ok with a 3:00 meet up in the atrium on the 1st day? Let me know so we figure it out!

Hello, can I join you guys, I'm not sure when the deadline was. What is a FE? something to do with gifts? Would love to meet everyone on the same cruise! This is my first time on a disney cruise. I will be travelling with my 7 year old son. Is it 3:00pm or 3:30pm meet? I saw both times posted.

 

[DisneyMagic26]

Hello, can I join you guys, I'm not sure when the deadline was. What is a FE? something to do with gifts? Would love to meet everyone on the same cruise! This is my first time on a disney cruise. I will be travelling with my 7 year old son. Is it 3:00pm or 3:30pm meet? I saw both times posted.

I am interested too. If its not to late

 

[auntsue]

Hi Everyone! I hope we are not too late for the meet and greet.

We just booked this trip yesterday!!! with the DVC deal and I am so excited! I love, love everything Disney and DH really, really likes it.

It is just my husband, Chet, and myself, Susan, going. Previously, we have been on one 3-night Disney Wonder cruise back in 2008, (though we have been on other cruises) and only because it was the incentive for buying points at Bay Lake Tower. While we both LOVED it, DH said it would be our last Disney cruise because of the $$$ in comparison to other cruise prices.

So, for this Fantasy cruise, I was super-shocked that #1 there were any cabins available because the email came on Monday and I didn't see it until yesterday and #2 that DH even agreed to go because we have never been spur-of-the moment types and we have a two-week Italy trip coming in April that is a real budget-buster. Plus, my brother had extra Wyndham timeshare points he couldn't use, so we are going to Pompano Beach on Monday for five days. It will definitely be a little crazy trying to get ready for everything, but then we can relax on the cruise.

Last night I was up until midnight reading as much about the cruise as I could. It sounds so great. In 2008, we were unable to dock at Castaway Cay due to the weather but I was unfazed because I figured it was 'just another beach.' Well, I saw pictures and read reviews of it last night and it looks and sounds fantastic. Even on Trip Advisor, it was rated #3 out of 287 things to do in the Bahamas. Now I can't wait to go there.

Does anyone have any helpful hints for me?

 

[mnrhannah07]

Welcome all to the thread!! No, no one is ever too late for the meet and greet, we will be meeting on the first day at 3pm in the atrium by the stairs. The roll call is for everyone in our thread, nothing to do with the FE. We closed the FE list on Oct 15th, but some people may have extra gifts. I will have a few extras for people who join last min. Any other questions feel free to post away!! Again, glad you guys were able to find us before we boarded!!

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[mnrhannah07]

I have updated the FE list. You can use the same link I sent you and should be able to see all changes!

 

[Ogawa]

Hello all! I'm a new member to this forum, but as a long-time fan of Disney vacations, I've visited here quite often to read insider tips. Looks like I'll be joining you lot on the tenth for my first Fantasy cruise. I sailed on the Dream last October and it was magnificent - I can't wait to see the Fantasy.

Sorry to be joining this thread last minute, but I sort of had a question. I'm sailing with my mother and we were originally set up for an excursion to see Mayan ruins. I'm not sure what it was called, sorry. My mom was concerned that it would carry over past its scheduled end time and we'd be left behind. I assured her this was very unlikely, even if we were late, since it's a DCL-sponsored tour. Then we got our itinerary in the mail and the schedule on paper didn't match up with what the website said; in fact, the departure time was somewhere around an hour before the ship was meant to dock at Costa Maya! So after my mom fretted some more, we ended up cancelling the tour and decided to do dinner at Palo on the first night instead. (I'm not too broken up about this. In my six Disney cruises, I've never eaten there before. I'm just amazed we could still get reservations.)

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with late tour returns or conflicting itineraries. Has it been an issue in the past? Is anyone still signed up for this tour? Thanks for any help/advice!

P.S. Thanks to this thread, I finally know what fish extenders are called. So thanks for that too.

 

[DisneyBaroness]

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with late tour returns or conflicting itineraries. Has it been an issue in the past? Is anyone still signed up for this tour? Thanks for any help/advice!

Hi there!

I haven't taken a Disney cruise before but have been on others. It seems to me if you were doing a Disney run excursion and not your own, I would think they'd guarantee to get you back to the ship or it'd look pretty bad for them! If you're doing a private tour and the ship is ready to leave but you're not? Well...

 

[Ogawa]

I haven't taken a Disney cruise before but have been on others. It seems to me if you were doing a Disney run excursion and not your own, I would think they'd guarantee to get you back to the ship or it'd look pretty bad for them! If you're doing a private tour and the ship is ready to leave but you're not? Well...

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Oh well. I suppose there will be time in the future to see the Mayan ruins. (Assuming of course that's not the first place the apocalypse hits. LOL) Thanks!

 

[DisneyBaroness]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Oh well. I suppose there will be time in the future to see the Mayan ruins. (Assuming of course that's not the first place the apocalypse hits. LOL) Thanks!

Can you not rebook it? Or maybe you can book it on the ship on embarkation day? Orrrrr...there's 2 days with ruin tours. Maybe do it on the other one?