November 26, 2011 Western Carribean

[CherylA]

Hi Cheryl!

I got so lucky to be chosen for a Travel Agent Program happening on the Dream! It is a "last minute" trip, but I am very excited to be leaving in 5 days! As it is a Travel Agent trip, it will only be me, but I am looking forward to meeting new people and, of course, seeing the Dream!

How wonderful! 4 more days!

 

[TJGorman]

How wonderful! 4 more days!

Thank you!

I didn't get to pack last night, (Darn birthday parties ).

I am looking forward to experiencing the ship and some warm weather, today it is a whopping -1!

 

[sunryzez]

Thank you!

I didn't get to pack last night, (Darn birthday parties ).

I am looking forward to experiencing the ship and some warm weather, today it is a whopping -1!

How was your trip?

 

[TJGorman]

How was your trip?

It was amazing!! Thank you for asking

The Dream is a very cool ship. For those of you with teens, Disney hit a home-run with the Teen Area! It is a perfect getaway for them.

The Oceaneer Club & Lab were also great, if I had children that I age, I am sure I would never see them!

The new Adult area (The District) is also great. It has a "club" feel to it, with 5 unique bars to experience! As a travel agent, I felt it was my duty to research the club area extensively.

The new Animators palette is very unique. It was fun.

Of course, I had to experience the Aquaduck. It was also very nice. I may have been a bit preoccupied throughout the ride though. At the beginning, they tell you if the water shuts down, stay where you are and they will come get you. I kept trying to find how they would get into the tube to rescue people, LOL

The weather was sunny and 75-80 the entire trip!

I can't wait until our cruise in November.

 

[PA DISNEY]

So happy to find this thread! We just booked our cruise.....and we are first timers for cruising. I have 2 kids, dd11 and ds6; they will be 12 and 6 by cruise time. I would love to have the kids meet the first day! Great idea! Any other tips from those of you who have cruised before?

 

[TJGorman]

Welcome PA Disney!

Enjoy planning the next 280 days before your vacation!

As for tips, it depends on your family, however, I see you have and 11 yo DD, so for an easy, inexpensive surprise is to get a photo mat before the cruise, you can drop it off at Guest Services on the first day, you can request the princesses to sign the phot mat. They will drop off the photo mat in your cabin on the last night.

We look forward to meeting you and your family!

 

[CherylA]

It was amazing!! Thank you for asking

The Dream is a very cool ship. For those of you with teens, Disney hit a home-run with the Teen Area! It is a perfect getaway for them.

The Oceaneer Club & Lab were also great, if I had children that I age, I am sure I would never see them!

The new Adult area (The District) is also great. It has a "club" feel to it, with 5 unique bars to experience! As a travel agent, I felt it was my duty to research the club area extensively.

The new Animators palette is very unique. It was fun.

Of course, I had to experience the Aquaduck. It was also very nice. I may have been a bit preoccupied throughout the ride though. At the beginning, they tell you if the water shuts down, stay where you are and they will come get you. I kept trying to find how they would get into the tube to rescue people, LOL

The weather was sunny and 75-80 the entire trip!

I can't wait until our cruise in November.

Ohh sounds so wonderful. I think we'll be booking a Dream cruise while on the Nov Western Carrib cruise. Very exciting!

So happy to find this thread! We just booked our cruise.....and we are first timers for cruising. I have 2 kids, dd11 and ds6; they will be 12 and 6 by cruise time. I would love to have the kids meet the first day! Great idea! Any other tips from those of you who have cruised before?

Yippie more cruisers for our date! 1st timers huh? The best vacation EVER! Read the cruise board and search for some trip reports from Western Carribean cruises. Really helps to see what to expect. Right now I'm reading these two:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2580240
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2607246

Both traveled on the same Halloween cruise this past Oct. Obviously our cruise won't have any of the Halloween themed activities that they participate in but a lot of the rest of it is the same.

 

[CherylA]

283 days. It can't come soon enough But really I'm not counting (yes I am )

 

[TJGorman]

I agree, especially on these 30 degree days! Now it's ONLY 278 days, imagine when it says only 8 days left!

 

[ALMPeters11-11-11]

Hi there, everyone!

My fiancee and I will be sailing this cruise for our honeymoon! We are getting married on 11/11/11 (with a Cinderella theme to our wedding ) and will be driving to Cocoa Beach to stay for a night before the cruise. This will be our first Disney Cruise...actually our first cruise ever and we are VERY excited! I will be starting a pre-trip report very soon

I hope to get to know a lot of you before the cruise. Who all is planning on doing the FE? I am fairly new to DISboards but find this a very cool idea for the cruise and am planning on taking part in it. For the most part, I am sure we will be keeping to ourselves...it is our honeymoon after all But I am very interested in this gift exchange...sounds like a lot of fun!

Our plans so far for the shore excursions are: "Presidents, Pirates, and Pioneers" in Key West; Seven Mile Beach Break in Grand Cayman; Cozumel Highlights & Maya Ruins in Cozumel; and Parasailing in Castaway Cay. That will give us plenty to do without overloading Of course, we cannot book anything until September 12 since we are newbies, but we are (somewhat) patient people. We are also planning on doing dinner at Palo...we love fine dining...actually we love food period (me being a chef and him being a restaurant manager)

After the cruise is over we are staying at the All-Star Movies resort and spending five days at WDW. I have been to All-Star several times...we are at the park from open to close so we really only need a place to sleep! Since it will be Christmas time, we are planning on doing the Christmas party, too

We are taking full advantage of this amazing trip

 

[CherylA]

I agree, especially on these 30 degree days! Now it's ONLY 278 days, imagine when it says only 8 days left!

Are you counting until the start of your vacation or the start of the cruise because you and I seem a couple days off on our count! Right now it doesn't really matter, not much difference between 278 days and 281 days but when you're down to 8 days and I still have 11 I'm going to wonder if we're on the same cruise I'm guessing you're counting until the start of your vacation. If thats the case then we arrive Thanksgiving day so today I'd be down to 276 days until vacation (278 until the cruise)

Hi there, everyone!

My fiancee and I will be sailing this cruise for our honeymoon! We are getting married on 11/11/11 (with a Cinderella theme to our wedding ) and will be driving to Cocoa Beach to stay for a night before the cruise. This will be our first Disney Cruise...actually our first cruise ever and we are VERY excited! I will be starting a pre-trip report very soon

I hope to get to know a lot of you before the cruise. Who all is planning on doing the FE? I am fairly new to DISboards but find this a very cool idea for the cruise and am planning on taking part in it. For the most part, I am sure we will be keeping to ourselves...it is our honeymoon after all But I am very interested in this gift exchange...sounds like a lot of fun!

Our plans so far for the shore excursions are: "Presidents, Pirates, and Pioneers" in Key West; Seven Mile Beach Break in Grand Cayman; Cozumel Highlights & Maya Ruins in Cozumel; and Parasailing in Castaway Cay. That will give us plenty to do without overloading Of course, we cannot book anything until September 12 since we are newbies, but we are (somewhat) patient people. We are also planning on doing dinner at Palo...we love fine dining...actually we love food period (me being a chef and him being a restaurant manager)

After the cruise is over we are staying at the All-Star Movies resort and spending five days at WDW. I have been to All-Star several times...we are at the park from open to close so we really only need a place to sleep! Since it will be Christmas time, we are planning on doing the Christmas party, too

We are taking full advantage of this amazing trip

Oh congrats on the upcoming nuptuals! Hubby and I will be married 10 years this coming April and it is wonderful! Sounds like a really wonderful Honeymoon. You may want to also try to book the Palo brunch and also look for the galley tour listed on the navigators once on board, I bet being in the hospitality industry that would be particularly interesting to you two.

I haven't decided if the FE is for me. So far we don't officially have one going. If someone else puts it together I may participate but while fun it seems like a lot of work

 

[BethC1952]

DH and I will be joining the fun! It will be just the two of us, Beth (that's me) and Jim (that's DH). This will be my 11th DCL cruise and his 10th.

We haven't figured out what we're doing the night or two before the cruise, but the night after we'll be going to Old Key West, and then on to a four night cruise on Dream! We booked both cruises while we were onboard Dream two weeks ago, and I can't wait to cruise again!

Beth

 

[TJGorman]

Are you counting until the start of your vacation or the start of the cruise because you and I seem a couple days off on our count! Right now it doesn't really matter, not much difference between 278 days and 281 days but when you're down to 8 days and I still have 11 I'm going to wonder if we're on the same cruise I'm guessing you're counting until the start of your vacation. If thats the case then we arrive Thanksgiving day so today I'd be down to 276 days until vacation (278 until the cruise)


I haven't decided if the FE is for me. So far we don't officially have one going. If someone else puts it together I may participate but while fun it seems like a lot of work

I had to check how I programmed my countdown clock, LOL. Yes, I am counting down from when we leave for the vacation. We are leaving Thanksgiving afternoon, so I am using that date!

I am in for FE AND I will volunteer to organize it for anyone who wants to participate. For the past two cruises, I participated and really enjoy everyone's creativity. I am an optimistic person, so I find the FE to be a fun way to collect interesting souvenirs.

So, here is my list for the FE:

Me (Tammy)
DH (Paul)
DD (Ashley, 17)
DS (Jack, 15)

DMom (Shirley)
DAunt (Joan)

Hopefully, others will join us!

 

[ALMPeters11-11-11]

I am in for FE AND I will volunteer to organize it for anyone who wants to participate. For the past two cruises, I participated and really enjoy everyone's creativity. I am an optimistic person, so I find the FE to be a fun way to collect interesting souvenirs.

So, here is my list for the FE:

Me (Tammy)
DH (Paul)
DD (Ashley, 17)
DS (Jack, 15)

DMom (Shirley)
DAunt (Joan)

Hopefully, others will join us!

Great! Here is my list for the FE:
Me (Amanda)
DH (Scott)
Our stateroom is 7634

I am planning on making our own FE. I have a friend on here who made her own and it looked amazing I am pretty creative so I am looking forward to this

 

[CherylA]

DH and I will be joining the fun! It will be just the two of us, Beth (that's me) and Jim (that's DH). This will be my 11th DCL cruise and his 10th.

We haven't figured out what we're doing the night or two before the cruise, but the night after we'll be going to Old Key West, and then on to a four night cruise on Dream! We booked both cruises while we were onboard Dream two weeks ago, and I can't wait to cruise again!

Beth

Wow thats a lot of cruising! Lucky you! I can't wait to check out the Dream. I think we'll book that while we're on this cruise. Welcome to our group!

 

[CherylA]

I had to check how I programmed my countdown clock, LOL. Yes, I am counting down from when we leave for the vacation. We are leaving Thanksgiving afternoon, so I am using that date!

I am in for FE AND I will volunteer to organize it for anyone who wants to participate. For the past two cruises, I participated and really enjoy everyone's creativity. I am an optimistic person, so I find the FE to be a fun way to collect interesting souvenirs.

So, here is my list for the FE:

Me (Tammy)
DH (Paul)
DD (Ashley, 17)
DS (Jack, 15)

DMom (Shirley)
DAunt (Joan)

Hopefully, others will join us!

Well yay! I'll join in the FE too. What they heck!
it's me, Cheryl (35)
DH Tony (43)
DD Isabelle (9)
DD Lily (6)


275 days until the cruise!!

 

[TonyB]

Hi...
Tony B here. My wife, Cheryl A, is already already on the thread & I thought that I would join in on the fun!

 

[cshelzy]

we would like to do the FE also it was alot of fun on the Wonder
me(shelly)
DH(mel)
DD(shayna 13)
DS(seth 4)

 

[BethC1952]

Wow thats a lot of cruising! Lucky you! I can't wait to check out the Dream. I think we'll book that while we're on this cruise. Welcome to our group!

Thanks for the welcome!

Yes, it's a lot of cruising, but that's our only vice, really. We don't exchange gifts for birthdays or Christmas or other events, but save our money and go on a cruise where everyday life won't get in the way of having fun!

Beth

 

[TJGorman]

Hey everyone!

I am looking forward to the cruise. I have started the excel document for FE. Now I am even more excited!

I love to plan things!