October 27th, 2018 7-Night Western Caribbean *Part 2*

[MommaBerd]

Hello everyone and to our Cruise Meet thread! I will be adding more info here as time goes by. My hope is that we can (obsessively) plan together, learn from each other, and at least get to know each other enough to say “Hi!” on our cruise...but maybe some even form great friendships!

This is a “restart” of a previous thread. If you would like to go back and read it, it can be found here:
https://www.disboards.com/threads/october-27th-2018-7-night-western-caribbean-cruise.3610515/

 

[MommaBerd]

Fish Extender (FE) info!

What is an FE?
http://www.chipandco.com/disney-cruise-line-world-fish-extender-76975/
http://www.wdwinfo.com/disney-cruise-line/fish-extender-basics.htm

How do I join in?
@brianap92 has graciously offered to be an FE Organizer for our cruise! Here are the details (I couldn't quote her post from the old thread, so I had to cut and paste):

hi everyone Im Briana I LOVE fe and am so excited for this cruise.This is my 7th disney cruise and 2nd time doing this itinerary and its awesome! i see that a fe group hasn't been created yet ive organized on my last 2 cruises and enjoy it! I'd be glad to organize it on this one is well if everyone wants to post on here their details or msg me that would be great

1.Cabin #
2.Names(+ ages for children)
3.are you celebrating anything while on board?
4.any allergies?
5.favorite characters

What ive done in the past is create excel spreadsheets and with all this information and organize everyone into even groups. I like to try and close groups out at 10 cabins. When one group fills up i will start another and so on. To give everyone enough time to know who is in their groups and start making gifts Ill put a deadline of Sept 1st. around that time i usually try to follow up with everyone and see if they are still participating to finalize lists and post the final lists after that. Since this is a longer cruise i like to create a delivery schedule to stretch out deliveries throughout the cruise. I also put a journal outside the room with the delivery schedule and cabin #s(no names) come cruise time. If you guys have any questions let me know

 

[MommaBerd]

...or two

 

[Impromark]

...Or more! Now that my Shanghai Disney visit is in the rear view mirror, it's time to start obsessively preparing and researching for this trip. Expect many, many questions form this first-time Disney cruiser for the more experienced sailors in this thread.

Mark

 

[MommaBerd]

Roll call! Paging @mummy lee, @KatieKakes5, @bcwife76 , @mel_mtu, @stajn2001, @disneygirlsquad, @Annge , @applecore72, @DARuss , @d3boyz , @JMB01 , @Megan Shull , @Shantel Casiano , @meddle , @brianap92 ...and @Impromark is already here!

I wanted to make sure everyone made it over to our new Cruise Meet thread. We are officially 179 days away! Is anyone getting excited yet? Has anyone started PACKING yet?

 

[bcwife76]

I'm here, I'm here! Thanks for the tag

 

[Maddiesfirstcruise]

Hey all! We are so excited that this will be our first Disney cruise. I totally tell everyone that the Halloween on the High Seas is for my DD, who will be 4, but lets be honest, its totally for me. I am planning door designs, shirts........OMG is there enough time?? Hoping to be a part of the fe as well. Any and all info and advice is welcome. We are looking forward to cruising with all of you!

 

[Maddiesfirstcruise]

Fish Extender (FE) info!

What is an FE?
http://www.chipandco.com/disney-cruise-line-world-fish-extender-76975/
http://www.wdwinfo.com/disney-cruise-line/fish-extender-basics.htm

How do I join in?
@brianap92 has graciously offered to be an FE Organizer for our cruise! Here are the details (I couldn't quote her post from the old thread, so I had to cut and paste):

hi everyone Im Briana I LOVE fe and am so excited for this cruise.This is my 7th disney cruise and 2nd time doing this itinerary and its awesome! i see that a fe group hasn't been created yet ive organized on my last 2 cruises and enjoy it! I'd be glad to organize it on this one is well if everyone wants to post on here their details or msg me that would be great

1.Cabin #
2.Names(+ ages for children)
3.are you celebrating anything while on board?
4.any allergies?
5.favorite characters

What ive done in the past is create excel spreadsheets and with all this information and organize everyone into even groups. I like to try and close groups out at 10 cabins. When one group fills up i will start another and so on. To give everyone enough time to know who is in their groups and start making gifts Ill put a deadline of Sept 1st. around that time i usually try to follow up with everyone and see if they are still participating to finalize lists and post the final lists after that. Since this is a longer cruise i like to create a delivery schedule to stretch out deliveries throughout the cruise. I also put a journal outside the room with the delivery schedule and cabin #s(no names) come cruise time. If you guys have any questions let me know

How do I sign up to join in the fun??

 

[MommaBerd]

to our band of sailors!

It’s kinda quiet around here, but I’m hoping the conversation will pick up as we get closer to our cruise. I think a lot of people - not just for our cruise - join groups on Facebook.

Is your cruising party just you and DD? I’m so happy to be going on a fall cruise because I will have all summer to plan and put together costumes...we still don’t know what our theme/costumes will be. I love the idea of a family theme, but it’s tough to think of ones with one female and three guys (or four if my 14 yo goes)!

How do I sign up to join in the fun??

FIRST you have to have 10 posts in order to “Start a Conversation” (or PM) brianap. I encourage you to participate in this or other threads. But, if you are a bit shy about posting (which I was when I first joined), you can go here to get your post count up: https://www.disboards.com/threads/using-this-board-to-up-your-post-count-please.3571551/
Let me know if you need help after that.

 

[Janederella]

Hello!
Can't wait for october 27th!
This will be our 4th disney cruise, first time on the fantasy.
Looking forward to meeting everyone onboard!

Jane

 

[MommaBerd]

@Janederella! Great to have you join in! Given that this will be your 4th Disney Cruise, I’m sure you’ll be a great resource! Who will be I’m your traveling party? Have you decided on costumes yet?

 

[Janederella]

@Janederella! Great to have you join in! Given that this will be your 4th Disney Cruise, I’m sure you’ll be a great resource! Who will be I’m your traveling party? Have you decided on costumes yet?

Thank you!
It will be just me and my dad. My mom tends to get seasick so she won't be joining us.
Not yet! What are you guys dressing up as?

 

[MommaBerd]

Thank you!
It will be just me and my dad. My mom tends to get seasick so she won't be joining us.
Not yet! What are you guys dressing up as?

I have NO idea for our costumes. I have been trying to think of a family theme for us, but so far nothing has stuck. Good thing I have all summer!

 

[Janederella]

I was thinking of going as Ariel and Triton but pretty sure my dad won't go as Triton with all that fake white beard all over his face. Hahaha
Maybe Leia and Vader?

 

[MommaBerd]

I was thinking of going as Ariel and Triton but pretty sure my dad won't go as Triton with all that fake white beard all over his face. Hahaha
Maybe Leia and Vader?

Though Ariel and Triton IS a cute idea...

 

[winters.lore]

Hi guys! I just accidentally discovered FEs while looking for cabin door magnets. It’s going to be my first Disney cruise, and it’s part of my honeymoon as well, so I’m really looking forward to it!

 

[Janederella]

Anyway how do i change my dis profile picture?
Been trying to figure it out :/
Thanks!

 

[Janederella]

Hi guys! I just accidentally discovered FEs while looking for cabin door magnets. It’s going to be my first Disney cruise, and it’s part of my honeymoon as well, so I’m really looking forward to it!

Yay! Welcome! You'll have such a great time on the cruise )
Which deck is your room located at?

 

[MommaBerd]

Hi guys! I just accidentally discovered FEs while looking for cabin door magnets. It’s going to be my first Disney cruise, and it’s part of my honeymoon as well, so I’m really looking forward to it!

and hooray for you for your honeymoon and first cruise!

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[Janederella]

and hooray for you for your honeymoon and first cruise!

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Thank you! Finally got to change my avatar