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

[ForTheLoveOfDCL]

Good evening everyone. Today has been a busy one. Hope everyone is well.
I am getting very impatient waiting to find out if Del got the week of our cruise off. Unfortunatley for us he is low on the totum pole. Even after 13 yrs of working for the USPS, he still has loads of people ahead of him. Needless to say everytime we book a vacation we have to hope he gets it. He just got his turn to pick and put in for it yesterday. I am hoping we will find out by next week. If he doesn't get it we will have to move our deposit to another cruise. I don't wanna lose my OBC. Anyhow just getting ahead of myself....I hate the uncertainty

On a good note I got pillowcases I had Tiffany make for me for character signing. Thsnk goodness I didn't have her date them just in case we have to vaca another time

well off to bed....TTFN

 

[dolphingirl47]

Good evening everyone. Today has been a busy one. Hope everyone is well.
I am getting very impatient waiting to find out if Del got the week of our cruise off. Unfortunatley for us he is low on the totum pole. Even after 13 yrs of working for the USPS, he still has loads of people ahead of him. Needless to say everytime we book a vacation we have to hope he gets it. He just got his turn to pick and put in for it yesterday. I am hoping we will find out by next week. If he doesn't get it we will have to move our deposit to another cruise. I don't wanna lose my OBC. Anyhow just getting ahead of myself....I hate the uncertainty

On a good note I got pillowcases I had Tiffany make for me for character signing. Thsnk goodness I didn't have her date them just in case we have to vaca another time

well off to bed....TTFN

I keep my fingers crossed for you that everything falls into place.

I still have not heard back from Disney Fairy Tale Weddings. They told me that somebody would be in touch within 2 working days a week ago and still nobody has contacted me. I have sent an email yesterday to advise them that I am still waiting, but no reponse to that one either.

Corinna

 

[ForTheLoveOfDCL]

Well with regrets---I have come to say that Del came home today and said he couldn't get the cruise week off. Old timers stole it out from under him so now we are trying to do something Disney (like maybe WDW) for the week he could get. When the Fantasy dates were released today, I right away booked Sept 29th, 2012 before the rates had a chance to climb. That maybe our next cruise to do. Hopefully He won't have any trouble getting that off. It broke my heart to cancel this cruise. The kids were upset, I haven't told them that we plan on doing something different...kinda thought I would surprise them.

I am so sorry Corinna. I was looking forward to your vow renewal and the girls being apart of it. This doesn't happen very often but unfortunately 13 yrs doesn't get him much when alot of the guys at the office have more yrs.

I will miss all of you.! Thankfully most of you are on my FB so we can still stay in touch.

 

[disneydiva16]

Oh Michelle I cant believe you cant go!! OMG! You should have called and told us. How sad. I know you guys were so looking forward to doing the cruise. Del needs to get a different job that lets him get vacation whenever!

I will catch up with you later I have to go to work, but again this is horrible!

 

[ForTheLoveOfDCL]

Oh Michelle I cant believe you cant go!! OMG! You should have called and told us. How sad. I know you guys were so looking forward to doing the cruise. Del needs to get a different job that lets him get vacation whenever!

I will catch up with you later I have to go to work, but again this is horrible!

Robin--sorry I didn't call. Del told me last night so I was just upset and typed it on here without thinking. I will call you later. Del did get a week in September so we told the kids we weren't going and they were upset. I didn't tell them that I booked the Fantasy for next Sept in case the same happens....normally we would switch to another cruise but we weren't happy with the MAgic's prices and the Dream has increases since a yr ago...so Del said he doesn't wanna take the Magical moment away completely so we are gonna go to WDW for a week. We haven't told the kids cause we thought it would be more fun to make them think they aren't going at all and then just spring this on them. We have booked Pop century and they will like that. We moved our deposit from the MR to the Fantasy as not to lose our discount and OBC. I will miss cruising with you all but I have to do what's right for my family and leaving DH behind would not be suitable.

Corinna --sorry I didn't IM you first..I was just upset and went with my thoughts. I will reply to you after I get back from mine and Nelia's haircuts.

TTFN

 

[kimmcbee]

We will not be aboard either. we had to cancel this week also. We are going to go on a cruise out of port canaveral. We will be able to drive and not spend the extra to fly. We also got a good deal, and saved more on rooms and were able to upgrade to balcony rooms. Hope you all enjoy. I know I will get updates form Mindi. Have a great cruise all
Kim

 

[dolphingirl47]

What is it they are saying about rats and a sinking ship? Looks like we are having a mass exodus at the moment. I am sorry that you guys cannot join us and I hope that you will have a wonderful time on the alternative vacations that you are planning.

We might well turn into long-tailed rodents leaving the (hopefully not) sinking ship as well. Things have somewhat changed for us. I finally got my vow renewal confirmed last Wednesday after my company screwing up my leave yet again, us having to make do with some compromise on the dates of the vacaion (adding a longer pre-cruise stay and shortening the post cruise stay) and then playing tag with Disney Fairy Tale Weddings. I finally got everything sorted and figured we would now be home dry and then everything changed. I cannot bear the idea of Graham and I standing in front of the Captain as Jane and Johnny No Mates with a huge cake that nobody will share with us and loads of empty chairs behind us. Worse than that, we would be charged a princely sum of $2500 for living this nightmare. So we have now decided to call off the vow renewal. I have not been able to do the deed and probably won’t have time to ring DFTW until Tuesday, but our mind is made up.

For me, this cruise was all about the vow renewal. So now that we are no longer doing this, I was very tempted to cancel. Graham however has his heart set on this cruise so for now we are still on board. We do however have a bunch of banked DVC points that we are going to lose if we have not used them by December 1st. We are hoping to stay at Grand Californian Villas both before and after the cruise. My booking window for our pre-cruise stay opens on Saturday. If we can get Grand Californian Villas, then we will stick with the original plan. If not, we will cancel the cruise and head to WDW instead.

Corinna

 

[disneydiva16]

What is it they are saying about rats and a sinking ship? Looks like we are having a mass exodus at the moment.

Corinna it is funny (not really) that you should say this! Norma's husband has lost his job and they will be unable to go on this cruise. Ofcourse her family is devastated!! As much as I wanna stay on the cruise...I can't stay without my BFF. So I too am "jumping ship"!! I have not asked for my deposit back from Disney as I will just move it to a different cruise and perhaps go in 2013.

Michelle, I was talking with Matt and he thinks going to Disney World would be fun and he wants me to look into that. What dates are you going again (if Del is able to get the time off)?

I hope everyone that is left has an AMAZING time!!!!

Much love to you all!!!

 

[ForTheLoveOfDCL]

Del got the week before off and we have decided to go down then. Haven't told the kids becuse now they think we aren't going at all so now i will surprise them. Call me!

 

[brink1122]

Just booked! This is the first time my husband and I are talking the kids on a cruise. Very excited. I just hope that my little one won't be too little. At the time of sailing my ds will be five and dd will be 2.

 

[dolphingirl47]

Just booked! This is the first time my husband and I are talking the kids on a cruise. Very excited. I just hope that my little one won't be too little. At the time of sailing my ds will be five and dd will be 2.

Welcome on board. When you get some time, tell us a bit about yourself. I am Corinna (36) and will travel with my DH Graham (52). We live in the UK and this will be our 7th Disney Cruise, which is not bad considering that we did not cruise for the first time until 2008. We did the Panama Canal Cruise on the Wonder last month and visited Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas during that cruise. We loved those two ports.

Corinna

 

[brink1122]

Hi Corinna My family and I live in Las Vegas, NV USA which is the main reason we selected the Wonder leaving out of California. We have been to Disney World and contemplated just taking a 5 day trip to Disneyland.... but the Disney cruise to the Mexican Riviera just sounded so much nicer. We are so excited We have opted to stay in a Deluxe Family cabin with a verandah because there are four of us!

 

[brink1122]

And I forgot to mention, would you please add us to the Fish Extenders list? I am Keri, my husband is Chris and our kids are Owen and Olivia. Thank you!

 

[dolphingirl47]

Hi Corinna My family and I live in Las Vegas, NV USA which is the main reason we selected the Wonder leaving out of California. We have been to Disney World and contemplated just taking a 5 day trip to Disneyland.... but the Disney cruise to the Mexican Riviera just sounded so much nicer. We are so excited We have opted to stay in a Deluxe Family cabin with a verandah because there are four of us!

We have a sideways inside cabin on deck 6. This is our favourite cabin and we are happy that we managed to get this. We used to go to Disneyland every two years, but we bought into DVC in 2007 and booked our first DCL cruise for 2008 and have not been back to Disneyland since. Of course, now that there is a DVC resort at Disneyland and the Wonder is sailing out of Los Angeles, this was just too good to pass up. I was able to make my reservation for our pre-cruise stay at the Villas at Grand Californian Resort and Spa today and I was surprised that I got everything that I wanted. I am so excited now. I have to ring back on March 9th for our post-cruise stay as I can only make reservations 7 months ahead from the check in date.

And I forgot to mention, would you please add us to the Fish Extenders list? I am Keri, my husband is Chris and our kids are Owen and Olivia. Thank you!

I am not sure what is happening with this. Most families that have posted on here have canceled. I will PM everybody who I have not heard from recently to see if they are still going and then I will probably ask the mods to close this thread and start a new one.

Corinna

 

[beckinoz]

Hi all,

I have been busy at work and not had a lot of time to get on the boards due to this and other family commitments. How are you all? We are great and really looking forward to the trip.

We have noticed that Mazatlan may not be on the itinerary. I doesn't bother us but what is everyone planning to do in Cabo? We are still deciding on what activities we would like to do. I guess I will have to do a little more research.

Okay I better get going Hannah has a birthday party to attend, Dave is flying and I have to get the family ready for two parties tonight....

Take Care,
Becky

 

[dolphingirl47]

Hi all,

I have been busy at work and not had a lot of time to get on the boards due to this and other family commitments. How are you all? We are great and really looking forward to the trip.

We have noticed that Mazatlan may not be on the itinerary. I doesn't bother us but what is everyone planning to do in Cabo? We are still deciding on what activities we would like to do. I guess I will have to do a little more research.

Okay I better get going Hannah has a birthday party to attend, Dave is flying and I have to get the family ready for two parties tonight....

Take Care,
Becky

Good to hear from you. I know what you mean about busy. I don’t know if I have been coming or going since coming back from the Panama Canal Cruise.



At this moment in time, there is no telling what our itinerary will look like. The last time I looked, we were still listed as alternate itinerary C, which does include Matzatlan. As far as I am aware at the moment, the last cruise with two stops in Cabo is the April 17th holiday cruise. I am hoping for two stops at Cabo though. Matzatlan has never appealed to me and I loved Puerto Vallarta and cabo on the Panama Canal Cruise. The day in Cabo is really short as it is still a long way from there to Los Angeleso getting a second day there, would be a definite bonus.



I intend to do the Dolphin Trainer for a Day at Cabo. I had a look at the facility there when I was at Cabo during the Panama Canal Cruise and was very impressed. The facility is very close to the tender port. Graham is probably going to do a snorkelling excursion in the Sea of Cortez. Two of our table mates did this one on the Panama Canal Cruise and loved it. I would not be allowed to do this. Apparently there can be issues with jelly fish on that excursion and it is not recommended for people who are allergic to bee and wasp stings, which I am.



If we do get a second day in Cabo, we will just do what we did do the last time round and have a wander arround. There is a craft market right by the tender port. Within easy walking distance of the port there is a shopping mall. This is fairly upscale, but nice to get out of the sun for a while. There are also loads of bars and restaurants around the marina. The water in the marina is very clear and we saw loads of tropical fish just walking. There were also lots of interesting birds. We ended up walking all the way to the nearest beach and took a water taxi back.



If we do end up with two days in Cabo, we will spend the longer of the two days doing the excursions and the shorter day to either have a walk around again or do a boat tour. They do offer glass bottom boat tours near the port. While we were on the tender boats, we saw sea lions up close. I would love to have a closer look at them.



Our plans are now coming together. I managed to get 6 nights at the Villas at Grand Californian Resort and Spa before the cruise and 4 nights after the cruise. As they only have 50 2 bedroom equivalent DVC units, I expected to have to waitlist at least some of the nights. I was really surprised that I got a studio for all the nights I needed straight away both times I rang. Now I just have to make decisions as to whether we hire a car for the whole of the time or get transfers from the airport to Disneyland and only get a car for a couple of days when we want to go further afield. I have transfers booked from the hotel back to the port and then back to the hotel as it seems to be silly to pay for both a hire car and parking at the port while we are on the ship. I also need to book our flights at some stage. I hope that special fares for fall will be released after Easter. So far all the specials only are available for departures up to 31st May.



Before I get too involved with planning this vacation, I have another vacation to look forward to. I still had some vacation days left and I have a couple of free standby ticket for anywhere on my employer’s network, where I just have to pay the taxes. So we have decided to spend a week in Dubai. I managed to get a fantastic travel industry discount rate at a 5 star hotel that will give us access to a private beach of their sister hotel, which is right across the street. Our hotel even has heated tile loungers! We are hoping to buy new wedding rings, want to visit the world’s tallest building and also spent a day at Aquaventure (a fantastic water park) at the Atlantis. I will also see if they have any availability for a dolphin swim on the day we go there. Other than that, we will just have a lazy vacation staying on the beach or by the pool. I am so looking forward to this.



Corinna

 

[dolphingirl47]

I am in a process of finding out who is actually still on this cruise. I know that a lot of people have jumped ship, but there are a lot of people that I am not sure about. If you read this, can you please sent me a PM letting me know if you are still on this cruise and if you are, I need names of everybody, ages of children, room numbers and whether you would like to participate in Fish Extenders and/ or Secret Mickey. I will then compile a post with all the information. Once I know who is still with us, I will ask the Moderators to lock this thread and will create a new thread. This has become terribly complicated and most people who have posted on here are no longer coming and we cannot edit the first post with up to date information. So starting a new thread will make sense all around. Depending how many of us there are left over, I might have a go at creating a website as well as our own website has been taken offline.



Corinna

 

[CJMV]

HI Everyone,

Our Family will be on the Cruise with all of you guys On Oct 2 to Oct 9.. This is our first cruise trip. Have no idea what to do and what we expect.. what do i need to bring for the kids.. Totally new here.. Hope you guys can help me here and tell me more about the cruise.. then i can have better preparing with everything.. My Son is 4 yrs old.. my little girl was 2 yrs old..

Thanks

 

[dolphingirl47]

HI Everyone,

Our Family will be on the Cruise with all of you guys On Oct 2 to Oct 9.. This is our first cruise trip. Have no idea what to do and what we expect.. what do i need to bring for the kids.. Totally new here.. Hope you guys can help me here and tell me more about the cruise.. then i can have better preparing with everything.. My Son is 4 yrs old.. my little girl was 2 yrs old..

Thanks

Welcome on board. When you get some time, tell us a bit about yourself. I am Corinna (36) and will travel with my DH Graham (52). We live in the UK and this will be our 7th Disney Cruise, which is not bad considering that we did not cruise for the first time until 2008. We did the Panama Canal Cruise on the Wonder in January and visited Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas during that cruise. We loved those two ports.

Feel free to ask any question you may have. I will do my best to answer them. We don't have kids so maybe somebody else can chime in with a possible packing list for kids.

I am in the process of putting together a spreadsheet of people going on the cruise. Could you please PM me all the names of your family, which cabin you will be staying in and if you are interested in participating in the Fish Extender Exchange and/ or Secret Mickey.

Corinna

 

[CJMV]

Welcome on board. When you get some time, tell us a bit about yourself. I am Corinna (36) and will travel with my DH Graham (52). We live in the UK and this will be our 7th Disney Cruise, which is not bad considering that we did not cruise for the first time until 2008. We did the Panama Canal Cruise on the Wonder in January and visited Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas during that cruise. We loved those two ports.

Feel free to ask any question you may have. I will do my best to answer them. We don't have kids so maybe somebody else can chime in with a possible packing list for kids.

I am in the process of putting together a spreadsheet of people going on the cruise. Could you please PM me all the names of your family, which cabin you will be staying in and if you are interested in participating in the Fish Extender Exchange and/ or Secret Mickey.

Corinna

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