Official May 17th Alaska Cruise Thread!

[MontanaDJ]

My family would like to participate...

Russ - Dad
Deanna - Mom
Teyo (boy) - 9
Lani (girl) - 7
Lea (girl ) - 5

I have NO idea how it works...so please let me know what I need to do....

We have Grandma and Grandpa coming in a separate cabin...so they might do it...I'll get back to you.

Thanks!

 

[nick.turpchinoff]

My family would like to participate...

Russ - Dad
Deanna - Mom
Teyo (boy) - 9
Lani (girl) - 7
Lea (girl ) - 5

I have NO idea how it works...so please let me know what I need to do....

We have Grandma and Grandpa coming in a separate cabin...so they might do it...I'll get back to you.

Thanks!

You have been added to the master list on page 5 now.
Do you have your state room number yet, or are you GTY?
Just keep me updated on Grandma and Grandpa.

I'll give you info on what you do.

 

[nick.turpchinoff]

Fish Exchange:

Here is a thread on an overview of what an Fish Exchange (or "FE") is all about:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1219607

By joining the FE, you will give a gift/note/something to another cabin (one gift per cabin or one gift to each member in the cabin, it's totally your choice)

March 10-13th we went on the Dream and participated in an FE. We had made small gift bags filled with a little bit of candy. Then we wrote names on Mickey heads and attached them to the bags. We made one for everyone that participated. Others made magnets that were Disney Dream themed, or gave other small items. It's totally up to you what to give.

The other part of the Fish Exchange is having a "Fish Extender". It could be small, or large. This is what the other cabins will put your gifts into. The thread above has examples of what they are. Some make them and some buy off eBay [click here]. My MIL made ours!

Also, a lot of DISers find a place to meet on the first day. I would be willing to plan a time and place for us to meet! Let me know what you all think about meeting some where.

Let me know if you have any questions!

 

[nick.turpchinoff]

My wife and I are booked as well. She is from Evansville.

This is going to be our 4th Disney Cruise and 3rd on the Wonder. How was the dream? We are booked for the 5 day cruise on the Dream in January. We can't wait.

We will usually found at the Cadillace lounge before and after dinner.

Frank.

Frank: Do you and your wife want to join the Fish Exchange?

Everyone: I would like to schedule a meet with our small group before the sail away party. I was thinking the Promenade Lounge on Deck 3. It's a nice open area and we will have plenty of room to meet. Please chime in and let me know if you think this is a good idea.

 

[kris3kid]

Frank: Do you and your wife want to join the Fish Exchange?

Everyone: I would like to schedule a meet with our small group before the sail away party. I was thinking the Promenade Lounge on Deck 3. It's a nice open area and we will have plenty of room to meet. Please chime in and let me know if you think this is a good idea.

My mom and I would love to join in on the sail away party.

 

[nick.turpchinoff]

My mom and I would love to join in on the sail away party.

Kris3kid - Are you also interested in joining the FE?

 

[kris3kid]

Kris3kid - Are you also interested in joining the FE?

Okay I am going to do it. My mom is not too sure but it is a small group and I will talk her into it, haha. We got our cabin number today it is 7623, we were looking for a good upgrade because the price went down so much but I guess the little upgrade will be fine. It is Kris and Jackie both adults. What excursions are you doing?

 

[long_time_cruiser]

Okay I am going to do it. My mom is not too sure but it is a small group and I will talk her into it, haha. We got our cabin number today it is 7623, we were looking for a good upgrade because the price went down so much but I guess the little upgrade will be fine. It is Kris and Jackie both adults. What excursions are you doing?

Looks like we will be neighbors! We just got our cabin assignment and it is 7619. I enjoy being on deck 7, so I am excited.

 

[kris3kid]

Looks like we will be neighbors! We just got our cabin assignment and it is 7619. I enjoy being on deck 7, so I am excited.

It looks like we are two doors from eachother. We are going to try and get an at port upgrade but not sure if that will happen or not, it depends on what the cost is at the time if it is worth it or not. I am planning on booking another cruise while I am on the ship so I need to budget for that as well. K

 

[JTN2005]

Does anyone have any idea how full the ship will be on this cruise? Does anyone know if they are doing a Pirate night?

 

[nick.turpchinoff]

Does anyone have any idea how full the ship will be on this cruise? Does anyone know if they are doing a Pirate night?

I did a search on the Disney Cruise website. There seem to be staterooms available for "Inside Staterooms", "Oceanview Staterooms", "Staterooms with Verandas" and "Concierge with Veranda" and there were many Categories still available for each type of stateroom. I think it would be safe to say that there still is room in any category, but it does seem to be going fast. This could be a pretty full cruise come the end of April.

Yes, there will be Pirate Night! After calling DCL and inquiring about this, they told my DW and I that it will be on night five (5).

Here are other nights:
Night 2: Formal Night (Golden Mickeys)
Night 5: Pirate Night
Night 6: Semi Formal Night

Don't forget: that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will Premier while we are on the ship Friday morning at 12:01AM. A DCL representative has confirmed this with us when we called to ask questions regarding our cruise.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask us!

 

[JTN2005]

Thank you so much. Do you know if the pirate premiere will be inside or out on the big screen?

 

[magicimaginear]

I just booked this cruise for me and my wife!!! I chose this date because of the new Pirate Movie It's also kind of a pre birthday cruise (May 25th)

We are pretty tight on cash but we booked the IGT cat because after thinking about it I decide that I have not idea when I'll get to go on a trip to Alaska again.

We are really looking forward to it!!!

I did a search on the Disney Cruise website. There seem to be staterooms available for "Inside Staterooms", "Oceanview Staterooms", "Staterooms with Verandas" and "Concierge with Veranda" and there were many Categories still available for each type of stateroom. I think it would be safe to say that there still is room in any category, but it does seem to be going fast. This could be a pretty full cruise come the end of April.

Yes, there will be Pirate Night! After calling DCL and inquiring about this, they told my DW and I that it will be on night five (5).

Here are other nights:
Night 2: Formal Night (Golden Mickeys)
Night 5: Pirate Night
Night 6: Semi Formal Night

Don't forget: that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will Premier while we are on the ship Friday morning at 12:01AM. A DCL representative has confirmed this with us when we called to ask questions regarding our cruise.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask us!

 

[kris3kid]

Welcome to the boards and the Alaska cruise.

I know that the only catagory that has sold out as of this morning is 9D which is the cheapest window room. For four people in a room 9D-9A (all windows) and 7A (cheapest verandah)are all sold, but for two people they are open. I am not sure how that works out. All the others still have space. But also the 9D that is sold out has only 25 rooms in that catagory which is a small number.

I am surprised that for our sailing they would not do the pirate party on the night of the pirate movie.

Do we know the other movies yet?

I am so glad this board is picking up it has been a long quiet wait.

Kris

 

[magicimaginear]

The issue with 4 in a room vs 2 in a room and what is available is that the muster station are fairly full so DCL limits those rooms to smaller parties only. We based our decision to sail on the 17th rather then the 31 on the fact that the new Pirate movie will premier at sea.

This will be my DW's 2nd Disney Cruise and my 9th. The Magic is my favorite of the 2 classics but that's because I've sailed on her more.

We will be staying in Vancouver Monday and possibly Sunday night as well.

Welcome to the boards and the Alaska cruise.

I know that the only catagory that has sold out as of this morning is 9D which is the cheapest window room. For four people in a room 9D-9A (all windows) and 7A (cheapest verandah)are all sold, but for two people they are open. I am not sure how that works out. All the others still have space. But also the 9D that is sold out has only 25 rooms in that catagory which is a small number.

I am surprised that for our sailing they would not do the pirate party on the night of the pirate movie.

Do we know the other movies yet?

I am so glad this board is picking up it has been a long quiet wait.

Kris

 

[kris3kid]

I kind of thouoght that it had to do with the workload of the employees in that area.

 

[JTN2005]

Does anybody know of a reasonably priced hotel in Vancouver? We will be staying there Monday, maybe even Sunday. Thank you.

 

[magicimaginear]

I will be using hotwire as we get closer to sailing. You can get a 5-star in the Downtown West area right not for $130. It's normal Sutton or Pan Pacific.

Does anybody know of a reasonably priced hotel in Vancouver? We will be staying there Monday, maybe even Sunday. Thank you.

 

[magicimaginear]

Hey Guys... and Girls

I was just thinking that how our sailing does not have a nick name like a lot of other sailings. Since we will be on the Pirates 4 cruise then how about naming our cruise

"Pirates in the Inside Passage... Alaska!!!" or " Pirates of the Alaskan Inside Passage"

Any other ideas???

 

[JTN2005]

Great Idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love "pirates of the inside passage"