November 25, 2009 ~ Gobble~Gobble~ 4 Day WONDER Thanksgiving Cruise

[buckeyejennifer]

Hi! I haven't been on a Cruise over Thanksgiving, but I have been to the Bahamas at that time. It was definitely warm enough to swim during the day, but it got quite chilly in the evening (so bring a sweater).

We have a 2.5 year old, so we are somewhat limited in our choice of excursions. We went to Ardastra Gardens on our Honeymoon and LOVED it, so we will either do that or we will go to the aquarium at Atlantis.

 

[KaM mom]

Hi,

My husband and 12 year old son are booked for this cruise. Still debating if son should go to teen area for the child area at 12?

We booked using our voucher, so have a undetermined cabin in category 9.

Have only sailed on Carnival (military veteran discount is great!) but did go to their private island and loved it. Looking forward to Castaway Cay.

Glad to be aboard.

Amy, Ray, and our ds D'Morea

We are also using our voucher. See ya at the bottom of the boat!

 

[KaM mom]

This is our first Disney Cruise and first cruise ever for our 8 and then 6 year old. I am not sure if they will stay in the kids area or not, but more than not they surprise me. Can someone give me some feedback, (good, bad, anything) about the kids programs?

 

[shari2shop]

I am not sure if they will stay in the kids area or not, but more than not they surprise me. Can someone give me some feedback, (good, bad, anything) about the kids programs?

Hey, Welcome to our group! This is my first Disney cruise too. It is also the first cruise ever for my kids. They are very excited. I think my daughter is expecting it to be like The Suite Life cruise ship.

I'm not sure what to expect from the kids program. Most people say it is great and their kids love it. My kids have looked at a few of the navigators that are posted and have seen several things they think sound neat. They both want to play dodge ball. I have heard it is best for the kids to be there during the 'get to know everyone' session. That way they are in with the 'click' and know most of the kids when they go in at other times. We are going to bbe there for that session. I really don't think on port days we will have much time to spend in the kids program so really the only day it will be used much will probably be the sea day. Or, I guess after dinner on port days. Actually, We are doing the 4 day instead of a 7 day cruise because we are not sure if the kids will like being on the ship. We are doing 3 days at Disney before, instead.


Welcome Aboard!!!!!

Shari

 

[lucas]

Hey guys! We just booked the Radisson in Cape Canaveral for the night before the cruise (Tues 11/24)!

 

[shari2shop]

We are also using our voucher. See ya at the bottom of the boat!

Hey!!!!!!!! I paid big bucks to be at the bottom of the boat! Its a great place to be ~ you feel less movement of the boat so hopefully less of a chance of sea sickness for the kids!

 

[srsatkowiak]

Hello Everyone...this is my first post in this forum!!

DH and I will be joining you on this cruise. We booked earlier this year It is our first cruise EVER so we are pretty excited. We are a Cat 10 in stateroom 7509 with late dining.

 

[shari2shop]

I have been so worried about the Nassua port. I wanted to do Atlantas but the cost was so much. I was not sure about snorkeling with my kids, shopping is not our thing and so on....

Anyways, I had a friend that just got back from a carnival cruise and went to Atlantas. They loved it. There kids said it was the highlight of there 7 day cruise. They were so excited about it that my kids really want to go. Well, $160 x 4 people just seems like so much money. My friend said they did the comfort Suites deal and it worked fine. So this morning I researched what people on the Dis had to say. Most were in favor of doing Atlantas through the Comfort Suites. So............ I booked us a room! It looks like the room and the taxi both ways will cost us less than $300 for the 4 of us. That is half the price of the Ship excursion Or $75 per person. I don't think that price is too bad.

Now we can't book our Castaway Cay excursion until sometime in September. We want to do the Kayak and hike so I'm hoping it won't fill up before we can book.

What is everyone else planning??

Shari

 

[shari2shop]

Hello Everyone...this is my first post in this forum!!

DH and I will be joining you on this cruise. We booked earlier this year It is our first cruise EVER so we are pretty excited. We are a Cat 10 in stateroom 7509 with late dining.

Welcome to our group!!!!!!!!!!

Who all is in your group and I'll add you to our roll call on the first page. I have to say, if you are excited now.......... then hold on because if you are like me you get more excited every day!!!!!!

Welcome to the DIS also! There is a ton of info on here!

Shari

 

[srsatkowiak]

What is everyone else planning??

Shari

As far as nassau goes. DH and I plan to go to Atlantis, but just for the beach or maybe just the aquarium tour then wander the resort for a little while, go to the bar and casino. He wasn't interested in the pool or waterpark. I will be happy with just visiting the resort. DH also wants to just walk around the city for a bit and do some shopping.

At Castaway Cay we plan to do the Jet Ski tour and maybe the sting rays. Other than that we will just roam around and relax...maybe ride a bike. Dh will probably want to snorkle so we will probably do the getaway package thing where you get the bike, snorkle stuff and the sting rays.

I don't want to plan too much because we really want to relax and absorb as much as we can rather than being on a schedule.

 

[srsatkowiak]

Welcome to our group!!!!!!!!!!

Who all is in your group and I'll add you to our roll call on the first page. I have to say, if you are excited now.......... then hold on because if you are like me you get more excited every day!!!!!!

Welcome to the DIS also! There is a ton of info on here!

Shari

Thanks!!

In our group is:
DH, 28 at the time of cruise, first time cruiser but not new to Disney
Myself, 28 at the time of cruise, also a first time cruiser, but Disney is my home away from home

 

[Princess Runner]

It's time to get serious! just got back yesterday from our Bday celebration 7 nights Western Caribbean in the Disney Magic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fantastic! faboulous! still holding back the tears! that was our second cruise, now...are we doing Fish Extenders? I see you already started a list, I can plan the meet on board, will post pics from our meet, by the way...if you read DCL is cutting costs due to economy, FEAR NO MORE BECAUSE IS NOT TRUE!!!! from food to service, excursions to shows all was top notch! blessings and let's get this party started! Elcka

 

[Princess Runner]

I figure this will get you exited!

 

[genmasjoy]

HI, just checking in again. It sounds like everyone is starting to get excited. We are planning to do the Ardasta Gardens tour in Nassau and will just play it by ear in Castaway Cay, probably rent bicycles. Since we are Floridians, it is usually too cool for us to get in the water at that time of year although I don't think people from the North find it cold at all. I would recommend for anyone who doesn't sign up for a tour the Pirate Museum in Nassau. It is walking distance from the ship and has lots of interesting exhibits. When my son was younger and traveled with us, he loved it.

 

[Princess Runner]

Just checking back, was wandering if we want to do the Fish Extenders, you may go to this thread to see what is all about http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1219607&highlight=fish+extenders
Hopefully more families join us as we get closer to the date, the FE were a lot of fun and even my DS 16 was happy to see the little gifts every day, here is a pic of my door (ejem just for bragging) and there hanging from the fish is my FE, got it on EBAY

Shari this is our info me Elcka, DH Carlos, DS Andres 16, DD Carmen 5, as soon as I get my cabin number I'll let you know, and thank you for keeping count!
Blessings and hope this stirs up things!

 

[lincolnsparents]

As I watch My students come into to class i suddenly got excited. I think knowing school is back in it gets even closer to departure date. We are in room 7501 and this is our second Disney cruise but the first for Grandparents.

 

[lucas]

I figure this will get you exited!

It would be so much fun to have a big group like this one.

We've paid our balance and found out we have been moved up to early dinner seating!

Not sure about Nassau. We might not get off the ship. Maybe we'll schedule a massage for that day.

 

[MaggieAtSea]

Glad to hear you didn't experience cost-cutting that has been cited elsewhere.... so they gave out the bandanas on your cruise for pirate night??

Thanks for organizing a meet-up on board.

My son is already looking forward to the fish extenders... I think he's more excited about giving treats to others than to himself!! Hey, there's the first Disney Miracle of this sailing!

 

[MaggieAtSea]

Princess Runner, Your FE is one of the nicest I've seen. My search of ebay hasn't turned up one with the faces on it like yours... so if you don't mind and if you recall, can you please share the name of the ebay seller so I can contact about making a customized one for my family with the faces? Many thanks!

 

[lincolnsparents]

Does anyone have any idea what Thanksgiving dinner is like? We saw they had Lobster one year. I am not much of a Turkey eater. We will have a DS who will turn 8 the week before we sail if anyone is looking for play buddies. As previously mentioned we are in 7501 and Grandparents 7503.