September 18 3-Day on Wonder

[perez6plus1]

This will be our first time on the Disney Cruise. ...all 13 of us!!

 

[perez6plus1]

Anyone out there going??

 

[gerberdaisy1234]

Hi This will be our second. Our first cruise was 3 night September into October 2005. Despite a rough start due to the port being shut down for hours while they checked out luggage left from cruise that ended that morning- This was the best VACATION of my life. We are super excited. DH, DD 9, DS 6, and myself. My daughter turned 7 on the last cruise! We are spending a few days at Disney before and after the cruise

 

[yanceygb]

Hello gerberdaisy. I am one of the 13 that is going on with the Perez Crew. Actually Martha (perez6plus1) is my mother-in-law. She has 6 kids:

1.Tony Jr. (25)
Wife Amy and 2 kids, Rylan(3) and Alex(now 6 weeks)
2. Robert (22)
Wife Myself and 1 child Marlee (1.5)
3. Miranda (15)
4. Mark (9...will be 10 on vacation)
5. Mackenzie (6)
6. Mason (2)

We will be in the parks from Sept 13-18. Martha and family are staying at the Poly, Tony Jr. & family and my family will be staying at Pop Music. This is the 3rd annual trip...but first DCL!!

Martha and I are the crazy, planning freaks! We're glad to find someone else that will be on the cruise!!

Anyways, we can't wait to go!

 

[gerberdaisy1234]

Wow that is an awesome annual trip! You are going to LOVE the cruise.

We stayed at the Nick Hotel 2 days before and 2 after our 2005 cruise. We loved it but decided we wanted to stay at Disney on our next trip. We are at CBR 3 days before and ASMo 3 days after this time. (with 40% off YEAH!!!!!!!! I prayed before I called for a cm that could find me the discount and I got one!)

We had taken the Auto train down from the DC area to Florida so we had our Expedition with us and drove to the port. We could not even get into the port when we arrived due to suspicious luggage left from arriving cruise and they shut down the port. We spent two hours sitting in a parking lot. Then when they let everyone in, a few more hours checkin process. (However the DCL buses got in first so we are opting for DCL transportation this time) Needless to say our kids (3,6 at time) needed a nap. We missed the send off party and our first night in resturant. BUT it STILL was the BEST!!!!!!!!!!

The child care/play areas are awesome. They didn't want to leave.

It was so nice to just enjoy. No planning. Just enjoy. I tell people that I was so relaxed that when I went to workout I walked for 2 hours on the treadmill without even realizing it.

We didn't stress about making all the shows, we just enjoyed every minute. There is so much to do. I think you are going to love it with the range of ages that you have going. There is always something for everyone.

Oh, did I mention they upgraded us last time to a room with a balcony so ofcourse this time we had to have a room with a balcony. Guess it pays for them to upgrade

Sorry this is so long. I always get excited when I talk about our trip.
If you have any questions feel free to ask. I am not an expert since this is only my second cruise but I am happy to share my experience.

 

[b0nd0]

We are b2b on 9/14 and 9/18 disney wonder. We can't wait.
We are bringing our DD (9, 7) and DS (3) but SHHHHHHH we aren't telling them we are going on a cruise until we arrive at the port.

 

[gerberdaisy1234]

That is impressive! I can not keep quiet! My logical 9 year old DD can not understand why I am so excited and planning every day for a trip so far away. However, am impulsive 5 year old DS is right there with me! Should I be concerned that I am more like my 5 year old than my 9?!? I am always amazed when people are able to surprise their children.

 

[dcl2086]

Hi We just booked for this cruise too! It will be our fourth cruise! Just me and DH. We can hardly wait!

 

[magictrickboy71]

We will be on this cruise also. This is our 3rd Disney Cruise. 2 adults and 2 Girls 7, 3. I look forward to meeting some of you.

Thanks,
Frank

 

[dcl2086]

Welcome aboard!

 

[fahernand]

This will be our third cruise on the Disney Wonder!

Our party will consist of 16 family members, ages between 1yr to 84yr!

This will be the largest family we ever had together on a Disney Cruise.

Everyone is so excited and they cant wait!!!!

 

[gerberdaisy1234]

Welcome Aboard! That is awesome! I think a cruise is the perfect family vacation- plenty of time together and plenty to do on your own! This is our second- just 4 of us- DH, DD 9, DS 6, and myself.

 

[purplegirl247]

Our first cruise was this past weekend, and DH and I are happy to say that we've rebooked for 9/18, to celebrate DH's birthday! Hope to see some of you around the ship...

ETA: Alas, we re-booked for next April instead. Hope you all have fun!

 

[perez6plus1]

So awesome we have some fellow DISers going on the same cruise!! And another BIG family! SWEEEET!

 

[perez6plus1]

We should come up with a name for the cruise like the other cruises do!!! That would be awesome...we're making shirts for WDW and would love to make something with our cruise "name"!!!

 

[rubbergypsy]

not too many posts on this thread, and ship is about full, is there something special going on for this cruise. out of all the sept sailings this one is almost sold out, wanted a cat 9 only had 6,5,4 left. yikes. 10th anniversary with dh and dd8. 3rd disney cruise. hi to all going

 

[gerberdaisy1234]

Welcome aboard! I have noticed that there is a special cruise after ours and that some are doing back to back cruises but posting on the next cruise thread.

Hope to see you around. DD9 DS6

 

[katieliang]

Hello all - this will be my very first Disney cruise and my boyfriend's first cruise!

We learned an interesting tip from Disboards - book a night at Comfort Suites and you get up to 4 Atlantis Resort day passes.

The Day Passes to Atlantis Resort includes admission to the water park, aquariums and beaches. It cost $185 for the room - we will only be using 2 out of the 4 passes.

If anyone is interested in sharing the cost for the other 2 passes, please feel free to PM me!

 

[yanceygb]

Getting closer and closer!! And soooo ready to go!!! Gotta get out of this town!

 

[Nostalgia]

This will be the first trip to Disney for DD9 and I and we're sooooo excited!!!

We'll be starting our trip with 4 days at AKL, then all aboard with all of you. Can't wait! Glad to see that there are others travelling with DDs around her age.