October 2, 2011 Disney Wonder Mexican Riviera-"Mickey's Mexican Mouseketeers!"

[dolphingirl47]

Hi Corinna,

Thank you for the reply, I am very appreciated. My name is Clarice (30), My hubby (36), My son (4), My little girl she is (2). This is our first cruise like i said... totally new in here.. How u guys meet up at the cruise? how u guys share info? how u guys set up for the next cruise?

Corinna, I am more worry for the kids. especially with my youngest girl, she still need to drink milk before her bed time and when she wake up in the morning... does the cruise provide with those 2% milk? or i do need to bring my own?? i know this is silly question..

Are are the additional charge i might need to spend on the cruise??

thank you for your help..

Clarice

Hi Clarice,
I am just about heading out for work, but I will respond to your questions when I get home tonight.

Corinna

 

[dolphingirl47]

I have now gone through the thread and made a list of people who posted that they would be on this cruise and then took people off again who said that they cancelled. I have now a list of 9 families that I either know are definitely on the cruise or that may or may not be on the cruise. I will sent PMs out either today or tomorrow asking for confirmation if people are still sailing and some additional information of those that are. Once I have all the information, I ask the moderators to close this thread and start a new one.

Corinna

 

[dolphingirl47]

Hi Clarice,

I would not recommend bringing your own milk. The cabins on the Magic and Wonder do not have fridges in the cabins, but just beverage coolers. They are OK for keeping sodas or adult beverages cool, especially when they were cold to start of with, but are not cold enough to keep milk from spoiling.

Milk is readily available from the buffets and restaurants at breakfast and I am pretty sure that it will be available in the restaurants during lunch and dinner if you ask the server for it. Milk is also available 24 hours a day at the drink station on deck 9 aft, but from memory, they only have whole milk, whereas the cartons that are served at the buffets and restaurants come in various varieties. Milk, juice and hot drinks are also available free of charge 24 hours a day through room service. If you go down this route, you would need to tip the person who delivers to milk to your stateroom. Room service can also provide chocolate chip or oatmeal cookies with the milk and again, this is free of charge. I promise myself every cruise that we will order milk and cookies one evening, but as we are always having late dinner, we are always too full to do this before we go to bed.

As for meeting up, usually a meet is organized on the first day. I was going to suggest that we meet up at 3:00 PM on the embarkation day at the Promenade Lounge. This is usually a good time as everybody is on board and nothing much happens before the safety drill, which takes place at 4:00 PM. Apart from this, it really depends on the group. On some cruises I have been on, people have met up for a breakfast or lunch, arranged another meet at some stage during the cruise, informal meets were arranged at a certain time and people could drop in as and when they wanted. We have to decide as a group what we want to do. Most of the people who have been active on this thread unfortunately had to cancel the cruise for one reason or the other and it is now up to us to make this cruise our own.

On previous cruises, people have made t shirts with the cruise logo that they wore on embarkation day so that you coulod already see at the port who the other people from the DIS Boards are. I will post the logo on post one of the new thread. People either make their own t shirts using iron on transfers for the printer. I am too lazy to do this and tend to order my t shirts from Vistaprint.

Info can be shared on this thread. I will also put together a spreadsheet on Google Docs with information about the people travelling that only people on this thread will have access to.

As to booking your next cruise, when you rebook another cruise while on board, you do get a discount of 10% and an on board credit for the next cruise. How much this onboard credit is depends on the length of the cruise and your status in Castaway Club. Castaway Club is for repeat cruisers. You automatically become a member after your first completed cruise. Between 1 and 5 completed cruises, you are a Silver Castaway Club member, between 6 and 10 completed cruises you are a Gold Castaway Club member and from your 11th cruise onwards you are a Platinum Castaway Club member. All Castaway Club members get a gift in their cabin on the first day. Apart from this you get different perks for different levels. So if you were to rebook a 7 night cruise on the ship, you would get 10% discount on most categories (not for 11C or suites) plus an onboard credit of $200 for the cruise that you have booked while onboard. You also have the option to nominate a travel agent at the point of making the booking and if they offer an onboard credit, you would get this too.

As to things that cost extra, there is a whole list, but it is up to you how much if anything you are paying extras. Spa treatments, shore excursions and souvenirs are chargeable as are any photos that you purchase that were taken by the ship’s photographers. The ship’s photographers take photos at most of the character meet and greets. However, the characters always have an escort and they are happy to take photos with your own camera. I have had some fantastic photos that way. Alcoholic drinks cost extra (with the exception of the drinks that are served during the Captain’s Welcome Reception) as do any drinks purchased at any of the bars including speciality coffees at Cove Café. You have to pay for sodas and packaged snacks through room service as well as packaged snacks at the theater and movie theater. Sodas, normal coffee and tea, juice and tab water is free in the restaurants, but you will be charged if you order speciality coffees, smoothies or bottled water in the restaurants. There is a charge for certain activities like wine, beer and cocktail tastings and of course bingo. If you wish to eat at the adult only restaurant Palo, there is a charge of $20 per person for Brunch or Dinner and $10 per person for tea. Last but not least, you son is old enough to go to the kid’s clubs and the cost for that is included in your cruise fare. However, your little girl is too young for the kid’s programming. If you want some adult only time, you can book her into Flounder’s Nursery and there is a charge for this.

I hope that helps. If you have any more questions, please ask. I am always happy to help.

Corinna

 

[CJMV]

Hi Clarice,

I would not recommend bringing your own milk. The cabins on the Magic and Wonder do not have fridges in the cabins, but just beverage coolers. They are OK for keeping sodas or adult beverages cool, especially when they were cold to start of with, but are not cold enough to keep milk from spoiling.

Milk is readily available from the buffets and restaurants at breakfast and I am pretty sure that it will be available in the restaurants during lunch and dinner if you ask the server for it. Milk is also available 24 hours a day at the drink station on deck 9 aft, but from memory, they only have whole milk, whereas the cartons that are served at the buffets and restaurants come in various varieties. Milk, juice and hot drinks are also available free of charge 24 hours a day through room service. If you go down this route, you would need to tip the person who delivers to milk to your stateroom. Room service can also provide chocolate chip or oatmeal cookies with the milk and again, this is free of charge. I promise myself every cruise that we will order milk and cookies one evening, but as we are always having late dinner, we are always too full to do this before we go to bed.

As for meeting up, usually a meet is organized on the first day. I was going to suggest that we meet up at 3:00 PM on the embarkation day at the Promenade Lounge. This is usually a good time as everybody is on board and nothing much happens before the safety drill, which takes place at 4:00 PM. Apart from this, it really depends on the group. On some cruises I have been on, people have met up for a breakfast or lunch, arranged another meet at some stage during the cruise, informal meets were arranged at a certain time and people could drop in as and when they wanted. We have to decide as a group what we want to do. Most of the people who have been active on this thread unfortunately had to cancel the cruise for one reason or the other and it is now up to us to make this cruise our own.

On previous cruises, people have made t shirts with the cruise logo that they wore on embarkation day so that you coulod already see at the port who the other people from the DIS Boards are. I will post the logo on post one of the new thread. People either make their own t shirts using iron on transfers for the printer. I am too lazy to do this and tend to order my t shirts from Vistaprint.

Info can be shared on this thread. I will also put together a spreadsheet on Google Docs with information about the people travelling that only people on this thread will have access to.

As to booking your next cruise, when you rebook another cruise while on board, you do get a discount of 10% and an on board credit for the next cruise. How much this onboard credit is depends on the length of the cruise and your status in Castaway Club. Castaway Club is for repeat cruisers. You automatically become a member after your first completed cruise. Between 1 and 5 completed cruises, you are a Silver Castaway Club member, between 6 and 10 completed cruises you are a Gold Castaway Club member and from your 11th cruise onwards you are a Platinum Castaway Club member. All Castaway Club members get a gift in their cabin on the first day. Apart from this you get different perks for different levels. So if you were to rebook a 7 night cruise on the ship, you would get 10% discount on most categories (not for 11C or suites) plus an onboard credit of $200 for the cruise that you have booked while onboard. You also have the option to nominate a travel agent at the point of making the booking and if they offer an onboard credit, you would get this too.

As to things that cost extra, there is a whole list, but it is up to you how much if anything you are paying extras. Spa treatments, shore excursions and souvenirs are chargeable as are any photos that you purchase that were taken by the ship’s photographers. The ship’s photographers take photos at most of the character meet and greets. However, the characters always have an escort and they are happy to take photos with your own camera. I have had some fantastic photos that way. Alcoholic drinks cost extra (with the exception of the drinks that are served during the Captain’s Welcome Reception) as do any drinks purchased at any of the bars including speciality coffees at Cove Café. You have to pay for sodas and packaged snacks through room service as well as packaged snacks at the theater and movie theater. Sodas, normal coffee and tea, juice and tab water is free in the restaurants, but you will be charged if you order speciality coffees, smoothies or bottled water in the restaurants. There is a charge for certain activities like wine, beer and cocktail tastings and of course bingo. If you wish to eat at the adult only restaurant Palo, there is a charge of $20 per person for Brunch or Dinner and $10 per person for tea. Last but not least, you son is old enough to go to the kid’s clubs and the cost for that is included in your cruise fare. However, your little girl is too young for the kid’s programming. If you want some adult only time, you can book her into Flounder’s Nursery and there is a charge for this.

I hope that helps. If you have any more questions, please ask. I am always happy to help.

Corinna

Hi Corinna,

I already sent PM to you, Did u get it? For sure we will on the cruise on Oct.. HeeHee

Thank you for your information again..Looking forward for you to make the new thread

Clarice

 

[homeboycartel]

Rest assured, the Minkins are going to be there for our inaugural DCL adventure. My boys cannot really wrap their heads around what the cruise entails, but c'est la vie!

Thank you for reaching out to all of us.

 

[dolphingirl47]

Hi Corinna,

I already sent PM to you, Did u get it? For sure we will on the cruise on Oct.. HeeHee

Thank you for your information again..Looking forward for you to make the new thread

Clarice

Hi Clarice,
I did get the PM, but I am missing a few bits of information that I had not originally asked: Are you having main or late dinner? Are you participating in Fish Extenders, Secret Mickey and/ or the Scavenger Hunt? Are you celebrating anything during the cruise? If yes, what and on what date? Are you planning a pre- and/or post-cruise stay. If yes, between what dates and where are you staying?

Corinna

 

[dolphingirl47]

I have asked the moderators to close this thread. Our new Cruise Meet thread can be found here:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=40422296&posted=1#post40422296

Please start posting on the new thread.

Corinna