Oct 13, 2012 Fantasy who's going

[trinibjill]

When you say "booked thru Disney" do you mean booked thru Disney and purchased their travel ins? We are booked thru Disney but rejected their travel ins. We usually purchase our own for less but if you had no out of pocket expenses then it might just be worth it to add it on. I'm just wondering how all of that would play out if we needed it.

No, I didn't mean that I used their insurance plan. I have not used the insurance plan at all. I guess I would rather take a chance. Like I said in a earlier post. Disney provided buses to the closest airport & re-arranged our travel plans. We weren't inconvenienced in any way. The extra 3 days didn't cost extra. I guess the main difference is we were already on the ship. Now that would be totally different from someone that missed their cruise.

Also, usually hurricanes aren't a occurence in October. Before I moved here Oct was always my favorite month for doing WDW.

The following excerpt is from "Mouse Savers"

(between June 1 and November 30). While cruise ships can easily outrun and sail around hurricanes, ports and airports often close, which can affect your travel plans in a big way. If you don't have insurance, you will be out of pocket for related expenses, such as renting a car to get to a new port or to get home from a port where you hadn't expected to disembark. And if you can't make it to the ship, the cruise line has the right to say "tough luck" and keep your money!

In 2004 and 2005 some Disney cruises were diverted to an alternate port (such as Port Everglades near Fort Lauderdale) due to hurricane activity. In August and September 2004, due to hurricanes, some Disney cruises were cut short and/or departed days late, and a 7-day cruise became a 10-day cruise and ended up in Galveston! A lot of people had trouble getting to their cruises because the airports were closed temporarily. Plenty of other people had to rearrange their flight dates and/or destinations, which often incurred a penalty. Some people ended up having to pay for hotel rooms when their cruises were delayed; others had to rent cars in order to get to the port. These are exactly the kinds of expenses that trip insurance is designed to cover.

Perhaps the most important coverage included in a trip insurance policy is trip cancellation and interruption insurance, which can protect your investment if you have to cancel your cruise at the last minute (or come home early) due to illness or injury. Depending on the policy, you may also be covered if you cancel for other reasons, such as jury duty, terrorism at your destination, or even unemployment.

I also want to add that on the 7 turned 10 day cruise only stopped at Galveston. Some people did get off because they needed to get somewhere. They even brought aboard extra entertainment for us. The ship after refueling went on to Miami.

 

[trinibjill]

this is an article on the disney cruise line summer camps posted by the disney parks blog - check it out good info & pictures

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...e-about-the-planet/?CMP=SOC-DCLFY11Q4FBDM0003

 

[trinibjill]

These pics were on facebook under the title of a Mexican Riviera Fashion Standoff - they wanted to know who wore their outfit better - personally I think it would be Minnie

 

[danandnan]

Yes we are going. We booked last week on the Wonder in Alaska.

 

[trinibjill]

Yes we are going. We booked last week on the Wonder in Alaska.

hi there, welcome aboard. my name is Jill. if you will check out the first posting - I have put together a little bit of info about our fellow cruisers. If you would like I'd be happy to add you to our list and if you want to you can participate in the fish extender.

A trip to Alaska - I hear it is really great. What is it like?

 

[danandnan]

Yes we are going. We just returned home last night from our 7 day Alaska.
What a great cruise.

 

[trinibjill]

Yes we are going. We just returned home last night from our 7 day Alaska.
What a great cruise.

So, who's going? Are you excited? Come on and join the forum. List all that are going and I will post your info on this page
Format:
***Roll Call***
Stateroom:
DIS Name:
Names/Age(s): (at sailing) of everyone going with us
Where From:
Dining - late or early:
Celebrating:
Participating in the Fish Extender: (only if you want to - not a requirement)

____: danandnan

____: ScottishMummyOf2 = (DW) Caryn 47 cruising age(DH) Ross 45 (DD) Bethany will be 13 (DD) Holly will be 9 - 2nd cruise - from near Glasgow, Scotland - late dining - FE yes

5044: trinibjill = Jill - from Kissimmee, Fl - Late dining - 5th cruise - 2nd Western cruise - FE yes



OK - here is a sample of what is on the 1st posting - I added your Disney name. I would be happy to add your info

 

[danandnan]

I don't where to begin it's is something you will never forget. It's a to do on the Bucket List.

Danandnan
Age Dan 68, Nancy 66
Maine
Late
Nancys birthday

 

[trinibjill]

I don't where to begin it's is something you will never forget. It's a to do on the Bucket List.

Danandnan
Age Dan 68, Nancy 66
Maine
Late
Nancys birthday

okey dokey - your information has been added to the first post - check it out

Do you have any pictures you could show us?

 

[danandnan]

OOPS got the wrong date we are going OCT 20th Cruise

 

[trinibjill]

ok - have a good cruise - nice talking to you

 

[trinibjill]

got this off of facebook today - final building block added to the Fantasy. check it out - it's only 22 seconds long from you tube


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h3u_Y-TVXc&feature=share

 

[trinibjill]

this was in the orlando sentinel today. wdw dressed up for halloween

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/di...orlds-magic-kingdom-dressed-up-for-halloween/

 

[babyburrito]

this was in the orlando sentinel today. wdw dressed up for halloween

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/di...orlds-magic-kingdom-dressed-up-for-halloween/

I love halloween at WDW! I would love to go to MNSSHP again but it is not going to be this year.

The moms panel is going to be taking applications starting on Monday the 12th. This time they are going to have categories. They need people who know about the cruise lines and people who know about DVC and they pay you to answer questions and help people plan their trips! I would love to do it but I just started a business and won't have time this year. If you're interested here is a link with the info. http://disneyworldforum.disney.go.com/recruiting/coming-soon.aspx

Jill I think you would be great for this!

 

[trinibjill]

I love halloween at WDW! I would love to go to MNSSHP again but it is not going to be this year.

The moms panel is going to be taking applications starting on Monday the 12th. This time they are going to have categories. They need people who know about the cruise lines and people who know about DVC and they pay you to answer questions and help people plan their trips! I would love to do it but I just started a business and won't have time this year. If you're interested here is a link with the info. http://disneyworldforum.disney.go.com/recruiting/coming-soon.aspx

Jill I think you would be great for this!

Thank you so much -

I think if I did something like that it would take the fun out of everything Disney. My daughter does do travel agent stuff & loves Disney _ I think I'll recommend it to her.

 

[babyburrito]

Thank you so much -

I think if I did something like that it would take the fun out of everything Disney. My daughter does do travel agent stuff & loves Disney _ I think I'll recommend it to her.

For me half the fun is in the planning. You should see the schedule that I have printed up for our upcoming Oct trip. While the plans are not set in stone we definitely will not have a lack of things to do!

 

[trinibjill]

For me half the fun is in the planning. You should see the schedule that I have printed up for our upcoming Oct trip. While the plans are not set in stone we definitely will not have a lack of things to do!

Wow, you have a scedule. The only thing I used to schedule was which park - which day & could I throw a morning skating session at the rink. I love to wander the parks.

 

[babyburrito]

Wow, you have a scedule. The only thing I used to schedule was which park - which day & could I throw a morning skating session at the rink. I love to wander the parks.

I have calmed down a lot. I used to schedule everything down to the order of the rides! I used touring plans for that. Now I just schedule the meals and add in extra opportunities and we can decide then if we feel like we want to do them. One day I am going to just wander the parks too, on a trip w/o kids.

 

[trinibjill]

I have calmed down a lot. I used to schedule everything down to the order of the rides! I used touring plans for that. Now I just schedule the meals and add in extra opportunities and we can decide then if we feel like we want to do them. One day I am going to just wander the parks too, on a trip w/o kids.

When my kids became teenagers we would go to the park and meet up at a certain point at a certain time. This gave them a little bit of time on their own. Then we would continue on together. Now, when they come down I just hang out with them and they make all the decisions. If they go on a ride or something I would rather not do. I just sit outside the attraction and watch all the people doing their thing.

 

[trinibjill]