October 5, 2008 Wonder Cruise!

[sandybobandy]

Hey lady! How was your day today?

Today was my LAST day at my job. So excited. lol

So is You Got A Friend In Me your first dance?? Cute! I wish we had more Disney in our wedding. We've agreed that whenever we have kids we're going to do a Disney nursery theme. I love the baby Mickey and Friends!

Nope, we're doing a separate package. Not only is it less expensive, I'm apparently a bit...what's the word...possessive of my Disney vacations. lol So we're booking separately.

Do you guys have plans for the 4th? We're just sticking close to home I think...nothing too exciting!

 

[yellowfish78]

Hey lady! How was your day today?

Today was my LAST day at my job. So excited. lol

So is You Got A Friend In Me your first dance?? Cute! I wish we had more Disney in our wedding. We've agreed that whenever we have kids we're going to do a Disney nursery theme. I love the baby Mickey and Friends!

Nope, we're doing a separate package. Not only is it less expensive, I'm apparently a bit...what's the word...possessive of my Disney vacations. lol So we're booking separately.

Do you guys have plans for the 4th? We're just sticking close to home I think...nothing too exciting!

My cousin was one of the lucky ones that got married on 07/07/07, so I spent the 4th through yesterday with her. I was the maid of honor, so going down early was a necessity - and the wedding was wonderful! Only problems were with the bar at the reception - they closed it early! (new night manager trying to control everything!) I'll try to upload pictures soon to show everyone - even though I didn't take much! Everything was so crazy on wedding day that I didn't get a chance to take much!
I know what you mean about controlling everything - I don't like land and sea packages because you can't yet buy the dining plan for the land portion! I really hope they change that!

 

[sandybobandy]

Hey Chanon! Nice to "see" you!

Last night Joe and I watched Toy Story as part of our Disney '07 movie countdown. We're at 79 days!

Oh-there's another Disser that'll be traveling with us. I let her know we're here and hope she posts!

 

[heatherplus3]

We are booked! The whole family is going, me (29), dh (28), ds (5), and dd (2) We are in the first dining, and we are riding in style in Cat 3. Unfortunatly, we will be living in poverty, surviving off top ramen for the next 453 days. It's our first cruise disney cruise and I am beyond excited!!

 

[sandybobandy]

lol-Hey Heather! Cat 3? WOW! That's super exciting. Through this thread, Chanon and I realized we are booked right next to eachother. Isn't that crazy?

Glad to see you here-it's my (and Joe's) first cruise too.

 

[heatherplus3]

that's wild about you and Channon!! We are in 8048. I am so excited about the cruise and although my husband loves disney, I think he is growing tired hearing my obsessing over every detail. So glad I found this forum so we all can obsess together!!

 

[sandybobandy]

Oh my gosh yes. From what I gather from Chanon, she's quite a planner, just like myself. We're going to be quite the trio for the next year!

Are you guys staying on property before or after the cruise? We *were* planning on staying AKL Savannah view prior to the cruise but I am pretty sure we'll downgrade ourselves to POFQ-we loooove that resort.

Just notice you're a new Dis'er and have 5 posts. I can only imagine how many posts you'll have by cruise time! lol!!

 

[heatherplus3]

I've been a long time lurker and finally took the plunge!! I had to lol when I saw you say you are possessive of your disney plans, I am totally with you. I will have every minute worked out by Oct. Thank goodness dh is a go with the flow kinda guy! We are going to stay at WDW after the cruise. It seems like most people advise against this but it works out for husbands schedule better that way. We haven't booked hotel yet, any advice on what hotel and when to book for best deal is appreciated. We haven't been to WDW since we were children, but go to DL a few times a year. (Live in AZ) We were looking at poly but it is really expensive. We can only do 3 days in wdw and want to make the most of it in the most *magical* environment.

 

[sandybobandy]

So glad you came out of lurkerdom! We're gonna have fun planning

Joe is a pretty easy going guy too. He knows not to mess with Disney plans. While his suggestions and ideas are welcome, he knows I'll plan what's best for us. lol

We'll keep our eyes out for fall discounts for next year. They probably won't come out til this time next year but we'll all be looking for them together.

I love to plan everything super far ahead but I'm trying not to plan too much for the cruise until we're at least home from this year's Disney trip. Haha! I want to start looking at excursions and spas but then I wouldn't have anything left to plan next year!

Have you seen some of the navigators from other people's cruise? There is SO much going on board! I have to admit-I'm pretty excited about bingo! Hahaha!

 

[yellowfish78]

Hi Ladies! Welcome Heather! I *love* the Cat 3's! They are so beautiful inside! And definately take advantage of the concierge! (I guess at least one of us isn't going to be up at 3am booking shore excursions because of that! )
Heather - I'd definately stay near the MK because of the age of your kids...you'll be spending most of your time there and might as well stay close! Keep an eye out for discounts at the Poly!
Sandy - I've already looked at shore excursions on my end! But that's also because I've resistered online for Disney's Honeymoon Registry! I'm hoping for some good money to be added to that to pay for all the onboard things we want! (Especially the coffee from Cove Cafe! Room service isn't gonna cut it for me!)

 

[heatherplus3]

Hey guys! I hope you don't mind me picking your brains for your expertise on WDW. We are DL junkies but haven't been to WDW in decades. We think we have the WDW hotel narrowed down to Poly or Wilderness Lodge. Anybody have any pros or cons to either? (Besides the enormous price tag!!! ) That's pretty much our running theme for this trip, but we don't get out to FL often and want to make the most of it!! We are hoping to be able to see the fireworks from the beach at poly but I don't know if that's a possibility from WL? We were also thinking about doing the illuminations cruise, any ideas/thoughts/advice on that? Last question, we were thinking about doing the historic nassau excursion but weren't sure if our kids would like it, have you guys heard much about that one? Thanks a million!

 

[yellowfish78]

Hey guys! I hope you don't mind me picking your brains for your expertise on WDW. We are DL junkies but haven't been to WDW in decades. We think we have the WDW hotel narrowed down to Poly or Wilderness Lodge. Anybody have any pros or cons to either? (Besides the enormous price tag!!! ) That's pretty much our running theme for this trip, but we don't get out to FL often and want to make the most of it!! We are hoping to be able to see the fireworks from the beach at poly but I don't know if that's a possibility from WL? We were also thinking about doing the illuminations cruise, any ideas/thoughts/advice on that? Last question, we were thinking about doing the historic nassau excursion but weren't sure if our kids would like it, have you guys heard much about that one? Thanks a million!

I like them both - it just kind of depends on your mood. Poly is spread out in different buildings; WL is in one and everything is contained. Poly has larger rooms IMO, but they might be the same size officially. I think you'd see more from the Poly than WL compared to fireworks and the Electric Water Parade - I think you can only see fireworks from some of the balcony rooms at WL. Illuminations cruise is fun, but not worth the $ (to me at least).
No idea on the Nassau shore excursions either...
I might consider trying to find a group going the same dates you are and seeing if anyone wants to do a GG with you. Then you can do the Fireworks Voyage (thus seeing the EWP and Wishes from the lagoon) AND you can do the Illuminations Dinner/Dessert Reception (which gives you a great spot to watch Illuminations from)!
...but that's just me and my opinion. No matter what you decide I'm sure it'll be a WONDERful vacation!!!

 

[sandybobandy]

Hey ladies!

Chanon-I thought about registering for the Disney Honeymoon thingie for my birthday! LOL! I didn't though, realizing nobody would even consider looking at it let alone buy anything. That's alright though. Hope you get some good stuff!!!

Heather-Sorry, I'm afraid we haven't stayed at either the Poly or WL. Recent reviews on the resorts board have been SUPER favorable of WL though. But yeah...that's about all the help I can give.

Have a great afternoon/evening cruise buddies! (lol-that's so cheesy)

Sandy

 

[heatherplus3]

Thanks for the info Channon- I think the WL vs Poly question is going to come down to if the price difference is huge- then we'll probably go WL and save the extra $$ for other fun stuff. I am not sure what we will do about fireworks/illuminations, we are there such a short time... We'll see, I have a long time before I have to seriously consider that! I am so ridiculous excited guys!! Today on travel channel they had a best cruises show that included the Wonder. I was all giddy like a kid. I'm glad my husband was at work because he would be teasing me all night!

 

[sandybobandy]

Hey Heather, have you browsed the website http://www.castawayclub.com? It has old navigators and other fun info on it. Just something else to browse while we wait...lol

 

[yellowfish78]

I'm still waiting for the honeymoon card to come in the mail so I can link it to my wedding website. The card looks awesome from the pictures I've seen from it!
Bob and I are only doing horseback riding on Nassau. I hate to say it, but we really aren't "beach" people - we'd rather be doing something than sitting on a beach or visit Atlantis. I'd love to go "see" Nassau, but I think we'll enjoy our time on the ship and possibly see a movie. Or order room service and get fat. Or do brunch at Palo. Too many choices!

 

[yellowfish78]

One of my door signs!!! I'll also be making the Mickey Ears to go around the 'porthole' on the door too...

 

[heatherplus3]

Sandy- oh yeah, i've checked out castawayclub.com, like I said just slightly ocd!! I am struggling now with trying to decide whether or not to let go on my ninja grip on our ressies and turn it over to a TA, we could get a $50 stateroom credit and she could help me with the wdw room situation. I feel so lost about everything with wdw and maybe she could help and find the best rates.

Channon- Such a cute sign!! We took a cruise for our honeymoon (not a dcl you lucky dog!!) and it was so relaxing after the controlled chaos of the wedding! I'm sure you will enjoy the time to relax with your new hubby, we thought it was the PERFECT start to our married life.

 

[sandybobandy]

OMG Chanon how cute!!!! And I'll be able to see it EVERYDAY! lol How fun! Are you going to put a magnetic back on it? Hmmm...maybe I'll have to come up with some kind of sign...we'll see!

Heather-Okay, honestly? I couldn't imagine not being able to call DCL at the drop of a hat to change or add or take off something. From what I understand, once a TA is in the picture, they take over all control. I am not sure that's worth $50. And you KNOW Chanon and I are going to be searching high and low for discounts so if something comes up, you guys will be the first to know! Keep us posted and let us know what you decide!

have a great night!!

Sandy

 

[heatherplus3]

I think I am going to hold off on the TA, I guess I feel out of the WDW loop and am worried I will miss a good deal on the hotel! But yeah, I think it will freak me out not being able to call DCL when I want. You are going to laugh at me but I am considering the whole matching outfit thing!! They have hawaiian print button down shirts and dresses on disneyshopping.com. Of course the kids 6 and 3 will look cute, but dh will think I've lost my mind. I'm sure it would be cute in photos. But would it look dorky on a 30 yo??!! I think I know the answer!