Panama Canal Eastbound Sept. 14, 2013--it'll be WONDER-ful

[CrusinLattas]

I just got my Purex 3 in 1 today! Those are the best to travel with if you like to bring your own - they also have detergent for sale.

 

[MPS516]

I just got my Purex 3 in 1 today! Those are the best to travel with if you like to bring your own - they also have detergent for sale.

Have always used these in past but they are no longer available here

Lately used the pods and brought dryer sheets

 

[CrusinLattas]

Have always used these in past but they are no longer available here

Lately used the pods and brought dryer sheets

I got mine on Amazon. They will be a part of my FE pack - I thought with a 14 nighter even if you don't do laundry they work great for keeping things smelling fresh!

 

[disfaninca]

Awesome! Congratulations! Is this your first grandchild? Steve and I have one of each from two of our three sons. They're called GRAND for a reason!

No cash necessary as you will use your KTTW card. I'm sure on a cruise this length I will probably do a couple of loads myself.

Hoping all goes well and keep us updated.

Aren't they great? We have 6 grand kids this will be number 7. We are so very excited. This is our youngest daughter's first.

 

[disfaninca]

What great anticipation that must be as you await the birth of your grandson! Congratulations to your daughter and husband as parents to be and to you both as grandparents to be!

I am going to tag onto your laundry question. Does anyone know if the ship also does dry cleaning?

Thank you. Great question.

 

[disfaninca]

And a link to the December East Bound's navigators, for anyone that wanted to see them....

http://disneycruiselineblog.com/2013/01/personal-navigators-disney-wonder-14-night-eastbound-panama-canal-cruise-december-9-22-2012/

This is great! Thanks for sharing!

 

[MPS516]

What great anticipation that must be as you await the birth of your grandson! Congratulations to your daughter and husband as parents to be and to you both as grandparents to be!

I am going to tag onto your laundry question. Does anyone know if the ship also does dry cleaning?

Yes, they have dry cleaning and laundry service. Bag with prices in closet, stateroom attendant picks up with morning cleaning.

 

[denamo]

Yes. In fact Mommaluvsdis and I don't worry about pressing or dry cleaning before we leave and send everything that needs it out the first day. Makes packing so much easier and everything is fresh when you need it. Their prices are very compare able to dry cleaners on land, too.

Yes, they have dry cleaning and laundry service. Bag with prices in closet, stateroom attendant picks up with morning cleaning.

pahrumpgirl, Great idea! Really frustrating that you spend money on dry cleaning prior to boarding, but you can't tell from how your clothes look once unpacked!

MPS516, Thanks for the logistics of how DCL works. We've only cruise RCCL and the process sounds about the same.

Thank you both for the dry cleaning info. My friend who is cruising with me said she was planning on packing like she does on a 7 day cruise. That sounded pretty logical to me. When we did a B2B with RCCL, I tried to pack shirts I could hand wash and line dry. Worked well and then sent out some capris and pants to dry clean. RCCL does not have washers and dryers on board. Not sure I really want to spend a ton of time washing clothes on a cruise anyway.

 

[MommaluvsDis]

Pressing only services are half the price of full dry cleaning services.

 

[fltink]

Wanted to share this with you guys, since I am sure it will be of interest to those of you debating your Palo night...

EBPC Dec. 2012
nite 1 Let the Magic Begin, cruise casual
nite 2 rotational menu, cruise casual
nite 3 rotational menu, cruise casual
nite 4 rotational menu, cruise casual
nite 5 Golden Mickey's menu, formal
nite 6 Taste of California, cruise casual
nite 7 Mexicali, cruise casual
nite 8 Savour the World, semi-formal
nite 9 Panama Menu, cruise casual
nite 10 Pirates in the Caribbean, cruise casual
nite 11 Prince and Princess, cruise casual
nite 12 Master Chef. formal
nite 13 Captain's Gala, cruise casual
nite 14 Till We Meet Again, cruise casual

FYI, I have heard that the Mexicali Menu from night 7 has been replaced with a Taste of the Caribbean menu. I have ALL of the menus if anyone is wanting to see them. Feel free to send me a PM if there are any you want.

Also, planning our DCL trips is like crack to me....can't get enough and I like to be super organized about it. I have a mad-crazy chart that I made, showing each day's port, show, menu, dress code, and navigator highlights. If anyone else would benefit from that, I'd be happy to share.

 

[MommaluvsDis]

pahrumpgirl, Great idea! Really frustrating that you spend money on dry cleaning prior to boarding, but you can't tell from how your clothes look once unpacked!

MPS516, Thanks for the logistics of how DCL works. We've only cruise RCCL and the process sounds about the same.

Thank you both for the dry cleaning info. My friend who is cruising with me said she was planning on packing like she does on a 7 day cruise. That sounded pretty logical to me. When we did a B2B with RCCL, I tried to pack shirts I could hand wash and line dry. Worked well and then sent out some capris and pants to dry clean. RCCL does not have washers and dryers on board. Not sure I really want to spend a ton of time washing clothes on a cruise anyway.

Just remember to keep clothes for dinner that night and the next day as it may be as late as 5 pm on day two that you get your pressed clothes back. Also spread all of your clothes out on the bed and take a picture. That way if you don't get a piece back you can show your attendant what you're missing.

 

[sinado4]

So far what is the numbers for the FE & the Recipe exchanges?

For the FE- how does it work? Everyone in a cabin is gifted? How many days do I make gifts for?

 

[MommaluvsDis]

For anyone interested:

Carol and I have booked the 9:00 am chocolate factory tour on Cozumel for the 26th. Anyone interested in doing the tour at the same time let us know as we can perhaps share a taxi.

Here is the website:

www.chocolateskaokao.com

Trip advisor gave this tour 5/5 stars and it is $10 per person. They accept Paypal.

 

[CrusinLattas]

For anyone interested:

Carol and I have booked the 9:00 am chocolate factory tour on Cozumel for the 26th. Anyone interested in doing the tour at the same time let us know as we can perhaps share a taxi.

Here is the website:

www.chocolateskaokao.com

Trip advisor gave this tour 5/5 stars and it is $10 per person. They accept Paypal.

We did this in October! We enjoyed it.

 

[MommaluvsDis]

Good to hear! We're really looking forward to it. Do you remember what a taxi cost you, by any chance?

 

[disfaninca]

Does anyone know who our cruise director will be?

 

[gooscar]

For anyone interested:

Carol and I have booked the 9:00 am chocolate factory tour on Cozumel for the 26th. Anyone interested in doing the tour at the same time let us know as we can perhaps share a taxi.

Here is the website:



Trip advisor gave this tour 5/5 stars and it is $10 per person. They accept Paypal.

Put us down to share a
taxi (Russ and Janice) on the chocolate tour.

 

[MommaluvsDis]

Sure!

 

[MelSpees]

Also, planning our DCL trips is like crack to me....can't get enough and I like to be super organized about it. I have a mad-crazy chart that I made, showing each day's port, show, menu, dress code, and navigator highlights. If anyone else would benefit from that, I'd be happy to share.

I'd be interested in seeing it. Thanks!

 

[CrusinLattas]

Good to hear! We're really looking forward to it. Do you remember what a taxi cost you, by any chance?

It was not much - I'm thinking around $15 - but I'm not sure. At the time kids were free as well. It was a cheap fun thing to do - he was talking about adding hard candy as well soon.