October 7, 2007 Wonder

[glassslipper2004]

Palo's is amazing for brunch and for dinner... I'm hoping to do Palo Monday night, which should be the night we double up (have the same restaurant Monday and Tuesday) so you don't miss any one restaurant. I'll get the kids dinner from the deck (pizza or burgers) or from the buffet restaurant before we go - or, if they feed them at the Lab, that's ok with me (I just don't know if they do or not). Definitely make a reservation any time you can, though - it's a great experience.

 

[Belle322000]

Does anyone know if there is a brunch on the 4 day cruise. I was under the impression it was only on the 7 day, but I did see one on someone's daily navigator on a 4 day. It did not appear to be available when I booked Palo. We booked Palo for the 1st night because I didn't was to miss AP and it was the only other night available. See you at the pool.

 

[staciet]

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. There were no brunch reservations when I tried to book. We are also going 1st night. Will there be brunch reservations available when we get on the ship?

 

[glassslipper2004]

Hmmm. I did a brunch on a 4-day last December, so either they've changed the way it works, or it is full. You can still try to book the day you get on the ship -- immediately after boarding, there will be a place to go and try to get more reservations (usually one of the clubs), at 2:00 or so (check when you board). I believe they hold some spots open for bookings that day.

 

[connorsgram]

We are on the 4 day Oct. 7 and I booked the brunch. It may be full, but try to book it as soon as you get on the ship.

 

[staciet]

One more question for all you veteran cruisers:
How many days before your cruise can you find out your room assignment? We booked a guaranteed room and are hoping for an upgrade.
Thanks

 

[Fire14]

One more question for all you veteran cruisers:
How many days before your cruise can you find out your room assignment? We booked a guaranteed room and are hoping for an upgrade.
Thanks

I would think 14 days or so prior at latest. I know with mine rm num was on baggage tags but I also had assigned rm from get go.

 

[jukeboxx99]

Hi,

I am new to all of this and I was wondering what MNSSHP is??? Thanks
We are sailing with DD 8, DS 11, neices 8,9!!

Kim

 

[debnkay]

Hi! MNSSHP is Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom. I haven't been to it yet (I had it planned for last year, but had to cancel our trip due to medical issues), but it is supposed to be lots of fun!

The cruise is getting closer....
Debbie

 

[glassslipper2004]

Welcome, Kim! Yes, the Halloween party at the Magic Kingdom (otherwise known as MNSSHP) is a great time. We went last year and loved it, and it is in part the reason we chose a 4 day cruise over a seven day (along with my fear that my carsick prone DD8 might not like the cruise so much).

Hope to meet you on the cruise - we are sailing with DD8 and DD9. We are going to try to get everyone together at 3:00 at the Mickey Pool on embarkation day - tie a lime green mickey head to your bag and meet us there!

Sandy

 

[HaleysMom2]

Hey everyone!!! I haven't been around in a while, but I'm back "on board" now since we are getting SOOOO close!!! DD8 has begun her official countdown on her calendar. Only 31 days to go. Yippee!

Just catching up on a few things:
We will definitely be at the Mickey Pool with our lime green Mickey's at 3:00. DD is very anxious to meet some girls her age. Having her make some friends is our only hope of getting to go to Palo...otherwise she will not want to go to Oceaneer's Lab, I'm afraid!

As for Pirate Night (by the way...which night is that?) DD will probably dress up, but DH and I will probably just stick to bandana's to help with lighter packing.

I believe I am going to get tickets to the Oct. 5 MNSSHP. Haven't purchaed them yet...was really suprised to see how expensive they are...but probably will b/c I've heard so many great things about it.

Oh, I have great news! We are pregnant! Just found out a few weeks ago. I am 10 weeks along now...will be 14 weeks at time of cruise. We are so excited! But, I am a little worried about how this will affect our trip. Worried about the heat and all the walking while in DW, and the motion sickness on the ship. Just found out that I will have to cancel the Dolphin Encounter. Apparently, they won't let you participate if you are pregnant. DH and DD will still do it though. Hoping that there are still plenty of rides that I will be able to go on. No roller coasters or spinning in circles for me. Any tips/suggestions for me regarding this?

 

[GGBacha]

Congratulations!!!

We have closed the factory, but it is always fun when it is someone else.

We received our room assignment!! We were upgraded from a 12 to a 10. It's not a huge upgrade, but it gets us a split bath. We had a 9 last time, so I was worried about the smaller bathroom. I'm tickled featherlegged (pardon the southern saying)!

My kids still don't know we are going. It's fun having a secret, but I want to tell them so badly! I think we are going to tag on the 11th to visit the WDW. I haven't been since I was 10, so of course, my kids have never been. DS wants to see the princess castle in a bad way. DS says we need "to check out DW just in case it is better and we don't know it yet." They will be so excited!

We're almost there! I can almost see her now..........

 

[jukeboxx99]

Hi all,

I can not believe how close our trip is getting, it seemed like ages ago when we booked it!!! I have been reading the boards and saw some info about a meet by the pool. Could someone please fill me in on the plans?? Is it just for the children who have been e mailing back and forth?? What are the green paint chips for?? Anyone have any tips on how to get decent Palo reservations?? I went to reserve a dinner but there were no spots left, I did get a massage but i is at 8am in the morning UGH!!!!

I have a few questions for past cruisers, is it worth it to do the extras on Castaway Cay or is it better just to relax and enjoy the island? I tried to reserve some stuff but like everything else they were booked solid. I have also read about Atlantis, what is the deal with people booking a room at a nearby hotel?? Has anyone heard of bringing pillow cases on board to give to the front desk adn they will have all the all the characters sign it, not sure if it was true or not?? Does anyone know how strict the clubs are concerning the age limitations? DS 11, and 2 neices 8,9 will be in the older club while my DD who is 7 i sso upset about not being with her brother and cousins. She is just 3 months shy of her 8th birthday and I am hoping they wil let her in the older club. Any ideas on this matter??

Sorry for my rambling ans all the questions but as the trip gets closer I want to be sure I have everything covered. Thanks

 

[wwwosie]

Don't feel bad, my massage is also at 8 a.m. on Nassau Day! It's our first trip so hopefully we'll meet some of you at the MIckey Pool at 3 p.m. I'll be the one with the 10 year old only 2 inches shorter than me... Wait, there's a month to go... she just MIGHT catch up!!!!

 

[debnkay]

4 MORE WEEKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GGBacha]

Jukeboxx99,

I think I can answer a few of your questions (maybe). From our experience last year on the Magic, they were very understandable at the clubs. I don't think you will have any problem at all with a child that close to the next age group. They let my son (eight at the time) go with my three year old daughter to her club a time or two to make her feel more comfortable.

I think there are several kids emailing back and forth. My kids don't know yet, so I can't let them. From what I'm seeing there are going to be quite a few DIS children around the same ages. I'm really hoping that the meet and greet (at 3:00 if I'm not mistaken by the Mickey pool) will help my kids meet some playmates.

We enjoyed doing nothing on CC day. The kids loved the beach area. Now, I think they would love the bike ride too, but I will probably not pay the extra money for it when they love the beach.

I'm going to try and get Palo brunch reservations as soon as we get on board. I would like to do the dinner, but don't want to miss a night at the restaurants with my kids. We have late seating though. After I see the schedule for the week I might see about doing a dinner and then going to sit with my kids. I don't want to miss the shows either though, so it probably won't happen.

As for the paint chips, I think I remember that Home Depot or Lowe's has the chips in the shape of Mickey's head. I haven't done that though. I am planning on getting some magnetic paper to make a sign or two for the door though. The kids really liked being to identify our door easily.

We're almost there!!! I may cry and hug the ship when I see her!

Ginger

 

[staciet]

Help! I have tried to send a few private messages so that my kids could email others and this board is not allowing me to. Do I have to have a certain amount of posts under my belt before I'm allowed to send PMs? Also, how can you find out if rooms are ajoining? I think I'll ask that in a separate post.

 

[staciet]

We have to get 2 rooms b/c we are a family of 6. Is there any way to find out if the rooms we have been assigned are ajoining? I do know they are side by side.

 

[jukeboxx99]

Staciet,

Hi,

Can you believe the trip is only a few weeks away!!! My kids are getting so excited. I have a son will be 11 and a daughter who is 7. Thye have not e mailed any of the other kids on this thread but I would like them to start so they can get a head start on meeting other kids. How old r ur children?? Maybe we can exchange e mails??

I think I can answer ur ?? about adjoining rooms, if you look on the map of the ship you will see little arrows which mean connecting rooms. We are traveleing with a party of 9 so we requested the adjoining rooms. We are on Deck 8 with a catergory 4 room. Where are you guys?? If you do not have a map let me know the rooms and I can tell you if they are adjoining or not.

Hope that helps!!!

Kim

 

[Fire14]

under my belt before I'm allowed to send PMs?

I believe the magic pm number is 10