Sept 25, 2004 - someone's gotta be coming!

[mmouse37]

welcome chuckie.....wow you guys are celebrating your 1st anniv and hubby and me are celebrating 25!!!!

Welcome to the boards...no need to worry yet about docs....they can come up to 2 weeks before sailing so you still have some time. I would hold off calling anyone...TA or DCL until after this weekend as they seem to have their hands full with the hurricane.

We are also on Cat 6 GTY.....we changed from a Cat 9.

MJ

 

[kcashner]

I called DCL today--we have booked a week at WDW before cruise, but since it's a separate ressie, DCL didn't know about it. With all the weather stuff, I thought I'd better tell them where they could reach us before the cruise (they commented that they had my home number--hee hee). I'm glad I'm not working there this week. They have changed phone prompts--if you are sailing on the 9/2 Wonder, press 1 now. If you are sailing on the 9/4 Magic or 9/5 Wonder, press 2 now. All others stay on the line, etc. Oh well...hope all is ok.

GTY docs tend to come last. Don't worry. They will come at about 2 weeks before cruise. The point is that MOST will be accurate at that time. They can still move your room, but a late move is always good news!

 

[Lxnme2]

Got our docs in my hot little hands today!!!

Took a half day vacation and was home in time to watch the courier pull in the drive with a pkg and I knew immediately what was in it.

I hope all of you will soon receive your docs if you haven't already.

I'm keeping the Weather Channel on for updates on the lastest on Hurricane Frances. A group prayer at church last evening for the hurricane to head back out to sea to avoid harm to life.

Now there's Hurrican Ivan, right now he's far away.

Lxnme2

 

[Angellelopez]

What exacly can I expect when the documents come? Is it just an itenerary? Just curious..... I am dying to get the documents but dont know what to expect.

 

[two-foxes]

Angellelopez-

You'll get a little rectagular box that looks like a steam trunk that has a little booklet for each traveller. In the booklet you fill out some info and it also has the itinerary and luggage tags and other info (charging, etc.) There is also info on stateroom gifts....it really just finalizes the whole "wow, we are leaving soon" feeling!

 

[Lxnme2]

Originally posted by Angellelopez
What exacly can I expect when the documents come? Is it just an itenerary? Just curious..... I am dying to get the documents but dont know what to expect.

Just like two-foxes said, it all comes in a neat little pkg. A booklet entitled "The Passport to Disney Magic", a "Gift" booklet, Formalwear brochure & order form, a travel booklet for each passenger, and The Bahamas Immigration Arrival/Departure Card for each passenger.

Your travel booklet contains the sailing itinerary, your ground transfer info. (and coupon if you bought the Disney transfer), cruise embarkation form, gratuity guidelines info. along with other policy info., cruise & airline contract, luggage tags, and, of course, payment authorization form for your KTTW account......and your flight info., too.

Hope that helps. My TA told me that it could arrive up to 2 weeks before our sailing.



Lxnme2

 

[Angellelopez]

I am so excited... I am like a kid that goes to a candy shop and is told they can get anything they want.... I can not wait... I hope nothing ruins our cruise all this weather has gotten me a bit conserned.

:thewave:

 

[Lxnme2]

Lxneme2....if we get a chance to meet up, when making ressies, you should come with Tim and I to Palo Brunch...in fact, that may be a fun adults get together for anyone who wants to join!

So, I'm throwing that out there! If anyone wants to do Brunch on a sea day...send a PM to me and we can try to coordinate a time to get ressies together!

Jill [/B][/QUOTE]


When would you like to have Palo Brunch? Let me know, so that I can make a Palo reservation upon boarding. Correct me please, but I think it is $10 to make the reservation.

Also, Kcashner suggested a Palo tea for any of the ladies who would like to..........let me know so I can make both of these reservations at the same time upon boarding.

Won't be long now? Is anyone packed yet?

Lxnme2

 

[two-foxes]

I'll shoot you a PM....

 

[dinnysuw]

Won't be long now? Is anyone packed yet?

Packed-I've been packed for a week!! LOL! My family thinks I am nuts. My stomach is sooo queasy thinking of the weather. Did you hear about all the changes to the cruises? 7 day extended to 9 day and 7 day cut to a 5 day? Count me in for the Palo brunch!
Darcy

 

[allears]

Greetings,

I finally got around to checking out this portion of the board. We, DW, DD, DS, DS are of course also on the 9/25 sailing. This was the third and final re-scheduling of our 4th Disney cruise, 1 on the Wonder the rest on the Magic. We are really excite and so looking forward to being back on board. And we're hoping all of this tropical storm activity will have had enough of itself by then and none of us will have any trouble getting to the ship. It looks pretty ugly in Florida right now, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone.

I'm sure we'll all be anxious to hear reports from Castaway Cay and how soon the Disney ships will be returning to the island. I figure we have 4 weeks (assuming we go their as scheduled on our last day) for the island to get cleaned up. I would think as long as the docking area wasn't terribly damaged the chances are good that cruises will get back there relatively quickly.

We are flying in the afternoon before and staying at the Hyatt at the air port. This will be a first for us as we flew in the same day for our last two cruises. We are also sailing with two of my wife's relatives, very speical Aunt and cousin.

Can't wait to see the changes to the ship since last years visit to dry dock and we've got the same state room as our last trip. Kind of like coming home.

socks68, we're in South Jersey just on the other side of the Walt Whitman. In fact the folks sailing with us live in south Philly. mmorizio, what part of NJ are you from.

Let's all keep our fingers crossed that the weather around Florida improves very quickly for those folks and stays that way for us. We usually cruise in February and I worry about snow storms and getting out of Philly. Now its hurricanes and getting into Florida. I guess it just makes the trip that much sweeter once you're on the ship.

I can't believe it is finally so close!

 

[two-foxes]

allears-

Welcome! I have been stuck to the news just waiting for some word on how damaged things are.....Since we are doing back to backs, I really just want to get to CC once on one of them! Only time will tell.

Sounds like WDW handled it all well with little damage...We are headed there in just under 2 weeks!

 

[fourfoxesinpa]

Less than 3 weeks now and we will be on that big ole' boat with you. The four Foxes (me, DH, DS & DD) from southeast PA are VERY excited and anxious with Frances just leaving and Ivan on the way. I've enjoyed reading the great tips and advice on the board.

Let the packing begin!!!
Jamie Fox

 

[two-foxes]

How funny....we are two-foxes (twofoxesinco to be exact!)

Welcome!

3:15 outside studio sea for a dis meet.....

 

[missyoh8]

Welcome fourfoxes..............the packing has begun!!! Found the perfect shoes for my DD (11)! We try to only take 3 pairs each so this was important (in my 'much to easy' life). Flats that are black sandals with rhinestones on them! So cute, paid too much but she will not look like she's trying to be 16! Darn if her foot were only a little bigger we could have shared. I suppose if we lined up all the shoes for a family of 5 that could still make one heck of a shoe picture.

Wondering if everyone else was doing the "what if that were us trying to get on the cruise last Saturday"? We decided we would be in Fla..........possibly riding out a hurricane but at least it would have been a story to tell. If Ivan were to become anything, I am assuming it would be over by our cruise? Anyone know?

We are so excited here. My mother in law is a little skidish about the weather, I figure a little Baileys in her coffee the morning we fly out should do the trick! (maybe a lot of baileys!)

Have a good one,
missyoh8

 

[dinnysuw]

missyoh8-My thoughts have been nothing but "what if" since frances came to florida. I have resolved myself to the fact that CC will not be on our itinerary. I have never done the Disney cruise so I guess I don't know what I'll be missing is a blessing in disguise. Those poor people-I have followed another thread that one cruiser explained what they had to go through to just get to Port. anyone know how PC faired? Is the DCL terminal still there?
Look at our countdown clock-I am still so excited!
Darcy

 

[NCRedding]

missyoh8: I found shoes for my DD on a great sale--of course, they're higher than I would like, but she actually does very well in them--she even turns cartwheels in them Hopefully, our DD's can get to know each other.

I hope that our cruise will go smoothly. This will be our 4th during hurricane season, and we've never had any problems before. I am so curious about CC--guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

Getting so excited--trying to get as much work done as possible so the trip will be as stress-free as possible.

 

[wnissen]

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My wife and I have already resigned ourselves that after hours of 100+mph winds, Castaway Cay is not going to happen this trip. I'm sure you've read the other thread, but especially with Ivan still on the way Disney is not going to throw itself into a frenzy of restoration to get the island ready. It's sad, (especially since we might stop at CC but not get off, in order to transfer supplies and/or crew) but the ship itself is a huge amount of fun. Here's hoping for an uneventful cruise!

Walt

 

[kcashner]

Ok....a brief "what I know" which might answer a few of the above questions. DCL told passengers that cars at the port weren't damaged. There was water damage to some of the structures involved in docking the ships, so the port authority won't re-open the port until those have been inspected and found to be safe. The last I heard, that was to be before Thursday, so port could open on Thursday.

A friend 6 miles inland from Cocoa Beach reported that they are fine--some wind and rain, but didn't even lose power. So...it seems that the worst of the winds missed the Port area, but the waves were wicked.

As to Castaway....as a 10 time veteran, I just don't see any way this trip. They can't get it repaired that fast. The real question now is what Ivan will do and whether Key West is even a possibility. Guess we'll find out in a few weeks.

I did call DVC today (we're spending a week at WDW before cruise.) The CM said they were open for "business as usual," and had "essentially no damage."

 

[NCRedding]

The mood on this board lately has been getting to me. (NOt the people on this thread, but on the other threads) I've actually been obssessing today that Walt "quoted" me and I don't know why. I have resigned myself that we probably would go to CC, but was expressing curiousity regarding its condition. And, as this will be my 5th DCL cruise, I am well aware that the ship is a "huge amount of fun". I think getting pummeled by Frances today has made me a little cranky. I need this vacation!!

Walt: pretty please, remove my quote from your post--it is driving me crazy!!

I REALLY need this trip!!