Sept 8, 2011 Dream - FE final list complete

[mickeymedic]

Welcome tstobb! Glad you will be joining us.

 

[Roadweaver]

I was wondering if someone could tell me the benefit of a b2b rather than taking a 7day. Is it cheaper somehow? or what?

 

[RweTHEREyet]

Well, I think right now, everyone wants to experience the Dream, and since the Dream only does 3 and 4 night, then the only way to get in a longer cruise is to do a b2b. Also, for me, I really want some time on the ship when it is not extremely crowded to take pictures and do some things without lines, like riding the Aquaduck when it first opens, soaking up some sun around an uncrowded pool and watching the hustle and bustle on shore while we relax.

 

[mickeymedic]

Well, I think right now, everyone wants to experience the Dream, and since the Dream only does 3 and 4 night, then the only way to get in a longer cruise is to do a b2b. Also, for me, I really want some time on the ship when it is not extremely crowded to take pictures and do some things without lines, like riding the Aquaduck when it first opens, soaking up some sun around an uncrowded pool and watching the hustle and bustle on shore while we relax.

This was our thought, too. We did a 7-night for our 5 year anniversary and wanted to do a 7-night on the Dream for our 10 year anniversary. Since the Dream is only doing 3/4 night, our only way to sail on the Dream for 7 nights is by doing B2B. I'm also looking forward to checking out some of the clubs and night time entertainment that we have skipped in the past due to not wanting to miss the main shows. And, like RweTHEREyet, we are looking forward to being on the ship when it is nearly empty on our port day.

 

[Roadweaver]

Thank you for getting back to me about b2b cruising. My daughter and I plan on taking a cruise in December, we booked a four day while on board the Dream for my birthday. We were wondering if I should book a 3 day while I was on board in September.

I never thought of what you have said. I will talk to my daughter about this.

 

[tstobb]

Thanks for the welcome - looking forward to meeting fellow DisBoarders!

We're also in a 5D on deck 6 (6036) - sounds like a few of us there

Add us to the FE list too please if someone's keeping track

Our 1st on the Dream so I think we'll skip Palo - wish they did a brunch on the 3 day

Building 14 at POR is our favorite - so convenient and has a "back way" to the bus stop

 

[mickeymedic]

We really enjoy staying in the mansions at POR. Magnolia Terrace is our favorite.

OK - regarding FE exchange...I have never done one before. So, I need a little help from those of you who have FE experience. It looks like a bunch of cruisers are interested in doing a FE. So I say lets do it! Who's in? And who's going to help me...or at least tell me what needs to be done to coordinate it? Thanks!

 

[Smileneyes]

We really enjoy staying in the mansions at POR. Magnolia Terrace is our favorite.

OK - regarding FE exchange...I have never done one before. So, I need a little help from those of you who have FE experience. It looks like a bunch of cruisers are interested in doing a FE. So I say lets do it! Who's in? And who's going to help me...or at least tell me what needs to be done to coordinate it? Thanks!

Hi! We haven't made a final decision yet on the FE (although we're leaning in that direction). However, I'm the unofficial "fish in charge" for our Alaska cruise in June. I will be happy to help you in any way I can.

What I have been doing is adding the FE list to my OP (you could probably use the list you have already going, just by adding "FE" to each person participating.

Because some people are reticent about publicly posting their stateroom or e-mail addresses, I've had them send me PM's with this info, and I'm keeping an Excel spreadsheet for the Alaska cruisers, which I will e-mail to them around the deadline date for participation. That date is totally up to everyone participating on this cruise, I believe. Note that the spreadsheet isn't required, but I found it very helpful in organizing two previous FE's.

In the end, since it's a volunteer position, I'd recommend to do what works best for you. If you want the spreadsheet template that I'm using for our June sailing, please let me know.

Thanks,
Drew

 

[RweTHEREyet]

Thank you for getting back to me about b2b cruising. My daughter and I plan on taking a cruise in December, we booked a four day while on board the Dream for my birthday. We were wondering if I should book a 3 day while I was on board in September.

I never thought of what you have said. I will talk to my daughter about this.

Another thought is to go ahead and book your December cruise now. Sometimes when you book far enough in advance, it is cheaper than booking on board with the credits for a cruise that is that close in time. I am not up on the cancellation timeframe enought to figure out if you could cancel a December cruise in September, if it did in fact turn out to be cheaper to do it then?

 

[RweTHEREyet]

We really enjoy staying in the mansions at POR. Magnolia Terrace is our favorite.

OK - regarding FE exchange...I have never done one before. So, I need a little help from those of you who have FE experience. It looks like a bunch of cruisers are interested in doing a FE. So I say lets do it! Who's in? And who's going to help me...or at least tell me what needs to be done to coordinate it? Thanks!

I am a potential FE participant. The last one I was in had so many people it was overwhelming to me in the planning and in the delivery. I imagine with the Dream being so huge, the time involved to deliver to everyone is something to think about.

I had not posted before, but our cabin is a 5C, and I think we are on Deck 7, right above the lifeboats.

 

[Roadweaver]

Another thought is to go ahead and book your December cruise now. Sometimes when you book far enough in advance, it is cheaper than booking on board with the credits for a cruise that is that close in time. I am not up on the cancellation timeframe enought to figure out if you could cancel a December cruise in September, if it did in fact turn out to be cheaper to do it then?

Thanks, I will book the three day while we are on the this cruise.

 

[Roadweaver]

We really enjoy staying in the mansions at POR. Magnolia Terrace is our favorite.

OK - regarding FE exchange...I have never done one before. So, I need a little help from those of you who have FE experience. It looks like a bunch of cruisers are interested in doing a FE. So I say lets do it! Who's in? And who's going to help me...or at least tell me what needs to be done to coordinate it? Thanks!

I am interested in an FE exchange. I have only done one. I wanted to do it because I had looked at the great things that was made in previous ones. My daughter I did receive some handmade picture frames, bookmarks, cd's, crocheted Wave phone holders and a few other great things from 3 of the FE exchangers but everyone else just filled our FE with penny candy. Since I am a diabetic, I could not eat any of it. If it is decided that we are going to do the FE exchange, would I be able to indicate that Susan and I are diabetics and neither of us have grandchildren?

 

[mickeymedic]

I am interested in an FE exchange. I have only done one. I wanted to do it because I had looked at the great things that was made in previous ones. My daughter I did receive some handmade picture frames, bookmarks, cd's, crocheted Wave phone holders and a few other great things from 3 of the FE exchangers but everyone else just filled our FE with penny candy. Since I am a diabetic, I could not eat any of it. If it is decided that we are going to do the FE exchange, would I be able to indicate that Susan and I are diabetics and neither of us have grandchildren?

I don't see why not. This will be my first FE. But since it looks like we will be a pretty small group, I don't see the harm in adding some special notes.

 

[mickeymedic]

FE Information:

Here we go. The FE sounds like a lot of fun...so lets do one for our cruise! If you would like to participate, please PM me with the following info:

Your stateroom number
List of who is in your party including ages and gender of children
Your email address
Any special notations you want me to make regarding your travel party

I will email the FE list to all the participants at a later date. (Someone help me here - how far in advance is an appropriate time to email the final list?) I am an FE newbie - so any advice or personal experiences you want to share would be welcomed!

I'm looking forward to cruising with all of you!

 

[dennismcneely]

Hi everyone!! As I said on my first post here, we would love to participate in the FE, we've done twice on our previous cruises and was always fun. Mickeymedic, Thanks so much for taking care of the list of participants , I will be sending you our info ASAP.

Hope everyone is having a great week so far!

Dennis

 

[ChocolateTrish]

FE Information:

Here we go. The FE sounds like a lot of fun...so lets do one for our cruise! If you would like to participate, please PM me with the following info:

Your stateroom number
List of who is in your party including ages and gender of children
Your email address
Any special notations you want me to make regarding your travel party

I will email the FE list to all the participants at a later date. (Someone help me here - how far in advance is an appropriate time to email the final list?) I am an FE newbie - so any advice or personal experiences you want to share would be welcomed!

I'm looking forward to cruising with all of you!

Hi

We would love to take part in the fish extender ... our children would love it!!! But Im not 100% sure how it works???? Do we buy something for everyone that participates in the FE list??? Do we keep it small and relevant to our home town of Liverpool, UK??? What special notations are u talking about ??? give me an idea what i would need to tell u???

As u can tell we have never cruised before and we are sooooooooo excited to be going onboard the Dream in September!!!! Oh do we leave the fish extender thing on the door handle outside our room all the time that we are cruising or just at a certain time during the cruise??? Do we all deliver our goodies at the same time????

Thanks for all the help xxxxx

 

[mickeymedic]

Hi

We would love to take part in the fish extender ... our children would love it!!! But Im not 100% sure how it works???? Do we buy something for everyone that participates in the FE list??? Do we keep it small and relevant to our home town of Liverpool, UK??? What special notations are u talking about ??? give me an idea what i would need to tell u???

As u can tell we have never cruised before and we are sooooooooo excited to be going onboard the Dream in September!!!! Oh do we leave the fish extender thing on the door handle outside our room all the time that we are cruising or just at a certain time during the cruise??? Do we all deliver our goodies at the same time????

Thanks for all the help xxxxx

Hi Trish!

This is my first FE, too. For starters, go to the DCL FAQ thread that is a "sticky" at the top of the Cruise Board. There are a few threads linked through there describing the basics of FE.

From what I can tell (and everyone - please feel free to add or correct my info) you can either do a small goody bag per cabin, or you can do something small for each cruiser. When I send out the final FE list, you will be able to see how many cruisers are in each room.

You will hang your Fish Extender on your Fish outside your room the first day of the cruise and leave it there for the duration of the cruise. At a time of your choosing, you will distribute your FE gifts to your fellow cruisers. There is no set day or time. So, you will also receive gifts from your fellow cruisers throughout the cruise. Someone somewhere on here described it as kind of like a secret santa for disers.

The gift you give can be anything you want. There are lots of threads where people share pictures of what they gave and/or what they got. Some people put a lot of time and effort into their gifts. But please don't feel like you have to go completely overboard. We do this as a simple fun exchange. We don't want to leave anyone out just because some of us are less artistically talented or creative than others.

As far as special notes - someone asked me to note that she and her friend are both Diabetics. I plan to note that I am severly allergic to Latex (rubber bands, balloons, etc can cause problems.) Others have shared with me their child's favorite character. Again - there are no hard and fast rules.

I hope you will join us in our FE!

 

[madmouse91]

Thought I'd reintroduce myself as only posted quickly before.

I'm Kerry, I'm twenty and this will be my ninth cruise and first time on the Dream. We are spending 5 days before our cruise in WDW, and then we're heading back after. We're travelling in a group of 6 to WDW (Me, mum, dad, best friend, sister, sister's boyfriend) but just me and my friend are coming on the ship. She has never been on a cruise before so we're really excited.

We're on Deck 6 midship (category 5D) with early seating and the 9pm show. So excited! Wish it would just hurry up now!

 

[dennismcneely]

Thought I'd reintroduce myself as only posted quickly before.

I'm Kerry, I'm twenty and this will be my ninth cruise and first time on the Dream. We are spending 5 days before our cruise in WDW, and then we're heading back after. We're travelling in a group of 6 to WDW (Me, mum, dad, best friend, sister, sister's boyfriend) but just me and my friend are coming on the ship. She has never been on a cruise before so we're really excited.

We're on Deck 6 midship (category 5D) with early seating and the 9pm show. So excited! Wish it would just hurry up now!

Welcome back Kerry! 9 cruises at the age of 20??? WOW! That's SO awesome!! So your friend is a first timer, Right? She is gonna love it!

It will be a pleasure to sail with you and your friend.

Dennis

 

[mickeymedic]

Thought I'd reintroduce myself as only posted quickly before.

I'm Kerry, I'm twenty and this will be my ninth cruise and first time on the Dream. We are spending 5 days before our cruise in WDW, and then we're heading back after. We're travelling in a group of 6 to WDW (Me, mum, dad, best friend, sister, sister's boyfriend) but just me and my friend are coming on the ship. She has never been on a cruise before so we're really excited.

We're on Deck 6 midship (category 5D) with early seating and the 9pm show. So excited! Wish it would just hurry up now!

Welcome, Kerry! Glad you will be sailing with us.