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

[asmith1113]

Thanks for doing the list! Especially with moving, it's nice you took the time for this! Could we add the children's ages? I think that would be helpful for the gift selection. And, in terms of meeting place, totally agree Promenade Lounge should work great for this size group!

 

[Ashansen]

Maggie: The spreadsheet looks great. However, when I go to the spreadsheet, I am not able to edit anything? Is there some trick I am not getting? I am quite familiar with spreadsheets and such, but the only tool bar menus active when I open the file is "File", "View" and "help".

Thanks!

Ashley

EDIT: I think that I am considered a "viewer" and cannot edit. I need to be a "collaborator" in order to edit...anyone else have this problem?

 

[AJMlovesRLM]

Thanks for doing the list! Especially with moving, it's nice you took the time for this! Could we add the children's ages? I think that would be helpful for the gift selection. And, in terms of meeting place, totally agree Promenade Lounge should work great for this size group!

I agree for all three!! (thanks for the list & the kids ages on spreadsheet would be a great help for FE gifts & also that the Promenade Lounge seems perfect for the 3 pm M&G.)

 

[buckeyejennifer]

HI Maggie! I sent an email with our info, but I don't see us on the list, so I'll repost it here in case I sent it to the wrong email address!

We are:

Jennifer (Mom)
Mike (Dad)
Mallory (DD, Age 2.5)
We are in stateroom 6624.

We will definitely do FE's, but not sure yet about the meet and greet--depends on the timing! Thanks for organizing!

Jennifer

 

[genmasjoy]

Hi Maggie, After the stress of moving, I'm sure you will really enjoy the cruise. My name is Joy and my husband is John, and we are up for the meet and greet.

 

[lucas]

Thanks Maggie -- it looks great! Are all of the cruisers listed on the spreadsheet participating in the FE's? If so, this should be an easy one for me considering my last cruise I had over 30 FE's to get ready and do. It was crazy! I went home with almost an entire carry-on full of FE's. My DD loved it though!

Kim

I'm on the spreadsheet for the Meet & Greet but we aren't participating in the FEs. The adult/boy/girl column is for the FE's only.

Promenade Lounge on deck 3. That's it. Just looked it up.

How about that location for our 3pm meet and greet?

Kim

Sounds good to me!

 

[MaggieAtSea]

I'll check on the collaboration piece and get back to folks about that once I look into it... that is essential for you to be able to edit. In the meantime, I'm happy to do so for you. It is a work in progress, still at this stage.

To be clear, the spreadsheet is a dual purpose one... the column with the rsvps for the meet & greet is there. Those individuals with a "yup" there said they would be interested in that. If folks have numbers indicated in the adult and or child columns, that is for FE participation. There are people just participating in FE and there are people just going to the meet & greet... and there are people doing both. The column count tells you what's what.

I will go in this weekend and make edits, additions and add ages of children if known to me by then (many put them in their earlier info, so that's easy for me to pull). I'll throw word up here when it is updated.

Be well, Maggie

 

[miksilver]

Thanks for the clarification -- got it now.

Kim

 

[lucas]

I'll check on the collaboration piece and get back to folks about that once I look into it... that is essential for you to be able to edit. In the meantime, I'm happy to do so for you. It is a work in progress, still at this stage.

To be clear, the spreadsheet is a dual purpose one... the column with the rsvps for the meet & greet is there. Those individuals with a "yup" there said they would be interested in that. If folks have numbers indicated in the adult and or child columns, that is for FE participation. There are people just participating in FE and there are people just going to the meet & greet... and there are people doing both. The column count tells you what's what.

I will go in this weekend and make edits, additions and add ages of children if known to me by then (many put them in their earlier info, so that's easy for me to pull). I'll throw word up here when it is updated.

Be well, Maggie

Thanks for doing all of this for us. Much appreciated!

 

[AJMlovesRLM]

I've been searching all over the posts and cannot find the answers to a couple questions - can anyone here help?
1.) I am SO looking forward to stumbling out of bed in the morning and enjoing a coffee on our verandah. Are there coffee pots in the staterooms? If not, where is the closest place to get coffee? Is there any "premium" coffee or cappacinos on board?
2.) People have said that you can carry on wine/liquor but that you may have to pay a "corking fee" if you bring the bottle with you to dinner. Others have said they brought beer and/or bottled water on board......has anyone brought beverages on board? Are there (mini) fridge's in the staterooms to keep stuff cold? Is there a corkscrew in the room?

Thanks!

 

[lucas]

Just got our cabin assignment. Cat 11 on deck 5.

 

[miksilver]

I've been searching all over the posts and cannot find the answers to a couple questions - can anyone here help?
1.) I am SO looking forward to stumbling out of bed in the morning and enjoing a coffee on our verandah. Are there coffee pots in the staterooms? If not, where is the closest place to get coffee? Is there any "premium" coffee or cappacinos on board?
2.) People have said that you can carry on wine/liquor but that you may have to pay a "corking fee" if you bring the bottle with you to dinner. Others have said they brought beer and/or bottled water on board......has anyone brought beverages on board? Are there (mini) fridge's in the staterooms to keep stuff cold? Is there a corkscrew in the room?

Thanks!

1. There are no coffee makers in the cabins, but you can pre-order coffee through room service the night before or just order it when you wake up. There will be a breakfast order form that you can fill out and leave. There is also the Common Grounds on deck 9 in the adults only area where you can get a premium coffee or latte or such. There is an extra charge for the premium coffee drinks from Common Grounds, though. Just be aware of that. There is no extra charge for room service other than the tip you give to the server at the door.

2. Yes, I have brought beverages onboard before. Disney allows for this in their policy unlike other cruise lines. You cannot pack the beverage in your luggage, it must be carried on board in your carry-on and must fit through the x-ray machine. Some people bring soft-sided coolers onboard to carry the beverage of choice. If you bring an unopened bottle of wine to dinner you may be subject to a corkage fee. Although I've heard just like other cruise lines it depends on your server.

There is a small cooler/fridge in each stateroom. It doesn't get very cold but your cabin steward can always get you ice if you wish to quickly cool a drink down. The cooler helps to keep things cool, but not really cold like a real fridge.

If you need a corkscrew, you can always ask your cabin steward or room service to bring you one.

I've also bought beer, wine and bottled water at ports and brought them back on board no problem on my last DCL cruise. DCL will not confiscate or make you go to the surrender your bottle line as some other ships do.

Hope that helps!

Just got our cabin assignment. Cat 11 on deck 5.

Deck 5 is a good location. Congrats on having a cabin!

Kim

 

[AJMlovesRLM]

Thanks you Kim/miksilver!

 

[shari2shop]

WooHoo!!! I have finally gotten the roll call updated! It looks like we are going to have a great group going!

I can't wait.

I am starting to get nervious about the water. We have the Comfort Suites booked to do Atlantis. Then we have the Kayak/nature walk booked on Castaway Cay in the morning. I went ahead and booked the deep sea fishing in the afternoon. It said we could cancel up tp 3 days before. Not sure what we will end up doing.

Shari

 

[alady89]

Hi

How were you able to book comfort suites to do Atlantis? When I tried, it kept asking for 2 night minimum due to holiday? We would love to do this as well, the cost per person through DCL is just so high!

Thanks so much for any info.

Me, DS, and DH first Disney Cruise

 

[lincolnsparents]

does anyone know what night will the pirate party be?

 

[AJMlovesRLM]

does anyone know what night will the pirate party be?

I was "wonder"ing that, too! Also, is there a formal night?

 

[lucas]

Just noticing everybody's cruise tickers - 1 month 1 week! Woo Hoo!

 

[lucas]

Deck 5 is a good location. Congrats on having a cabin!

Kim

Sorry I missed seeing your post before.

I'm pretty excited about deck 5. We are way in the front and I've heard good reviews of that area.

 

[MaggieAtSea]

Here's the link to the most up-to-date list of folks participating in the fish extender gift exchange and those wanting to meet up on the day we set sail so that we may even see more friendly faces while we're out and about on our 4 day Thanksgiving Cruise.

Don't miss the fun! You can pm me, put your info here on the board:
Screen Name
Cabin # (needed if you are participating in FE)
Guests (first names only)
Age of any children participating in the FE (so gifts are appropriate for them)
Yes or NO for 3pm Meet & Greet in Promenade Lounge on Deck 3

OR edit directly the spreadsheet (I believe I have corrected the permissions so others can edit... but I wouldn't be able to tell for sure).

The link is right here:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkEQVMPjpHUadFpfVmhfVUhFWWV0emhBel9LaENBWmc&hl=en

Let me know how I can help!! Maggie