Who's Cruising the Wonder? 2/1/09 (4day)

[camarks1234]

We went up to the drink station but got there late around 3:15 and didn't see anyone obviously looking like they were there to meet up so we just left. I really would have loved to have met all of you.

I think I closed the door in someone's face (sorry) they were putting out FE gifts and I didn't know if I was supposed to see them or not. Didn't know the etiquette. bleah.

Both the boys got hurt at Atlantis, AJ got hurt bad on a waterslide, stubbed his toe at the bottom. He was tall enough to ride it, but didn't weigh enough and got stuck in the darkest part. I was right behind him and could hear him screaming and I was coming down after him. Kind of a nightmare that spoiled Atlantis for us, but o'well. We survived.

 

[Hanover]

I am hoping that some recent cruisers can help me out. I need a few schedule questions answered.

I am heading out on the 4-day wonder in a few weeks and the recent navigators that have been posted don't match up with our itinerary. I was wondering if your cruise matches ours?

We are boarding on Sunday, doing Nassau on Monday, Castaway Cay on Tuesday and a Day at Sea on Wednesday. If your cruise itinerary matched what ours will be, could you please answer the following:

1. What was the order of your nightly shows? Which night had which show?
Sunday--The Golden Mickey's--Cruise Casual attire
Monday-- Nassau (all aboard 7PM) --Toy Story--Dressy Night
Tuesday--Castaway Cay (all aboard 4PM)--Bolt 3D--Pirate Night--Pirate or Cruise Casual
Wednesday--Day at Sea---Disney Dreams (also had a matinee of the show)--Cruise Casual

2. Do you remember what time you had to be back on the ship after your day on Nassau? Even though our Navigators said 2AM, they announced it was 7PM. On our cruise in August, it was 2AM so that the crew could have a little time off after their evening duties.



3. Which night was pirate night? Castaway Cay Night, Tuesday

4. Which night was the dress-up night? Monday/Nassau

I really appreciate any help you can give me. I know I am a little bit OCD with my planning, but aren't all dissers????

I totally empathize with the OCD planning. Let me know if you have any other questions.

 

[sas_mk]

Wow! That was quick!!

Thank you so much. That information really helps!

 

[Hanover]

We went up to the drink station but got there late around 3:15 and didn't see anyone obviously looking like they were there to meet up so we just left. I really would have loved to have met all of you.

I think I closed the door in someone's face (sorry) they were putting out FE gifts and I didn't know if I was supposed to see them or not. Didn't know the etiquette. bleah.

Both the boys got hurt at Atlantis, AJ got hurt bad on a waterslide, stubbed his toe at the bottom. He was tall enough to ride it, but didn't weigh enough and got stuck in the darkest part. I was right behind him and could hear him screaming and I was coming down after him. Kind of a nightmare that spoiled Atlantis for us, but o'well. We survived.

We must have just missed you all! I'm sorry to hear about the boys getting injured at Atlantis. Would you do the Atlantis Aquaadventure again? I'm considering it in August, but Brennan's only about 48-49 inches and 49 pounds. He'd freak out if he got stuck in the dark on a slide--- I'd freak out if I got stuck myself!

 

[camarks1234]

We got offered a $99 deal to go back between April and can't remember, but we're booking for Sept. and going back for a 3 day.

And yes, my hubby and oldest will probably go back to the aquaventure. It was really incredible, the resort, the park, the beach, everything.

AJ even said he wanted to go back and we'll see, but he only would do 1 or 2 slides and when he got hurt he said he was done with them. I'm thinking my mom, I and AJ will go shopping in Nassua instead this time, or do something else.

What they got hurt on was the rough rocks around the lazy river type of thing (the slide AJ got hurt on deposited into the lazy river and his toe was severely stubbed at the bottom on the rocks because I had crashed into him in the upper part of the slide. He weighs about 62ish and maybe needed to be heavier to go on that particular slide. I think it was the falls.

The lazy river was absolutely the best lazy river I've ever been on. Tidal wave section, lots of different rapids sections, waterfalls and it was long with many areas you could get off. Just remember to keep your butt UP on the rapids and you'll be fine.

 

[Josiah]

The shows:

Sunday: Golden Mickey. We missed that one, with Josiah lost and all.
Monday: Toy Story, the Musical. It was great fun.
Tuesday: Bolt 3D
Wed: Disney Dreams

I don't blame you for being OCD about it. We spent the first afternoon so disoriented, we lost some of what was going on. It was our first Disney cruise, and our first cruise with children.

Let me know if you have any other questions. My husband saved Navigators, but I don't know how to post them.

 

[Josiah]

I'm sorry that the boys got hurt at Atlantis. We met other families who had gone there, too. We went on the snorkeling excursion instead. Do NOT believe them when they say the water is 'a little chilly'. It took my breath away, it was so cold! Despite that, it was fun to ride out on the boat. They say you get a tour of the harbor, but no one guides it. The ride going was pretty quiet, but folks started to really talk to each other on the way back.

Josiah and Mark stayed in the water quite awhile. There were only a few people in when Josiah came in, so I guess the temp affects some more than others. Josiah's more adventuresome than some, and he also made a friend on the boat and they hung out later. Later I introduced Alissa to girl named Grace, and they hit it off.

I was disappointed that the kids didn't spend more time in the Oceaneer's Lab. If I were to do it again, I would not give them check out privileges at first. That way they would have more chance to get comfortable there. They only stayed for the orientation, and then didn't really want to go back. When they did, the group was in transition, or eating upstairs, which they didn't prefer.

All that said, they had a great time. One of our very favorite events was renting the bikes at Castaway Cay. The road is mostly level and smooth and it felt good to ride.

 

[ToodlesRN]

Were home, after our extended stay at AKV's and visiting the world! Same as everyone else wished the weather was way nicer than what we got. Our last 2 days were in the 70's!

Thanks to everyone who was in the FE exchange it turned out quite well and was lots of fun for Matthew to see a gift left in his slot! Only wished that we met all or some of you to put a face to the name. We didn't make it at 3pm Mathew hadn't napped so we were trying to get him to rest before the drill and dinner.

 

[ToodlesRN]

I believe Steve was in the DVC meeting when they called out his name for trivia (how could I ever forget the guy 2 seats away adding his unwanted input to every single thing the presenter mentioned). I didn't know Steve M. was the disboards Steve until I saw their last name on their door magnets on the stateroom door. Steve, be glad you weren't stuck in the Rainforest room with that guy. I was supposed to be in there for an hour after my massage and left after it was just him and I and he berated my spa attendant because of the steam room not being as hot as he wanted it, probably "due to all the out of shape guests complaining about it." He also added a lot of swear words before and after. We did hear that 2 couples complained to the captain about him from dinner and the DVC meeting and he was told to calm down or he'd be off the ship. Never in 8 cruises have I experienced someone so obnoxious.

OMGosh I was sitting right next to that guy at the meeting, talk about loud mouth. After the meeting he spoke with the DVC member about how he thought the meeting was a sales pitch to get people to buy add-ons. I didn't stick around I left after hearing him say that! I heard Steve M name and tried to look for him but was too late. Wish I knew both you and Steve were going to be there we could have met up and had a chat!

 

[romino]

Hi everyone, just returned to Mexico last monday night and I haven´t had the chance to check the boards.

We also enoyed the exchange a lot. The children were very excited to find goodies daily on the Fish Extender. I also want to thank Tierre for putting the exchange together it was something that made the cruise much better.

Thank you for all your gifts, there were some personal details in each of them.

Christy, those that you caught up in the act of leaving the presents were my family and I, we tought that you assumed that we were just admiring your fish extender and thats why you closed the door.... don´t worry. So sorry that AJ got hurt in Atlantis, we were thinking on doing it but the children wanted to saty at the ship so we didn´t disembark at Nassau.

On the first day we went to Parrot Cay for lunch at around 2:30 so we arrived to the meet around 3:15 but didn't seemed to us like anyone was waiting someone so we pressumed that those that arrived at 3:00 pm had already left.

Well I promise to post a photograph of my family in the next days so you can place a face to the name.

It was great meeting you in the boards and even better sharing with you the exchange.

Thanks

 

[Hanover]

OMGosh I was sitting right next to that guy at the meeting, talk about loud mouth. After the meeting he spoke with the DVC member about how he thought the meeting was a sales pitch to get people to buy add-ons. I didn't stick around I left after hearing him say that! I heard Steve M name and tried to look for him but was too late. Wish I knew both you and Steve were going to be there we could have met up and had a chat!

Wow, were you the one he said "the seat's yours, I've been saving it for you" or something to that effect when asked if it was empty. If so, you were right next to my DH on your left side and I was 2 seats away from you! If that was in fact you, I felt SO bad when you sat there because I knew he'd be a loud mouth after hearing him go on and on before it even began and the stuff he pulled in the Rain Forest room. He freaked me out in the Rain Forest room. I told my DH all about it and when he sat there I said, that's the RF guy! I couldn't believe it. We ran into Tommy (guide from DVC) later and he told us that there had been 2 formal complaints about him and that he would be removed from the ship if there was another disturbance. It's too bad we didn't realize that was you. We met one of the couples that complained about loud mouth at the Castaway Club presentation and they said out of 39 DCL cruises they'd been on, they'd never seen anyone like him. I just feel bad for his wife!!

 

[Hanover]

Here's a few of our family pictures and one from Castaway Cay...

 

[1stime74]

Wow, were you the one he said "the seat's yours, I've been saving it for you" or something to that effect when asked if it was empty. If so, you were right next to my DH on your left side and I was 2 seats away from you! If that was in fact you, I felt SO bad when you sat there because I knew he'd be a loud mouth after hearing him go on and on before it even began and the stuff he pulled in the Rain Forest room. He freaked me out in the Rain Forest room. I told my DH all about it and when he sat there I said, that's the RF guy! I couldn't believe it. We ran into Tommy (guide from DVC) later and he told us that there had been 2 formal complaints about him and that he would be removed from the ship if there was another disturbance. It's too bad we didn't realize that was you. We met one of the couples that complained about loud mouth at the Castaway Club presentation and they said out of 39 DCL cruises they'd been on, they'd never seen anyone like him. I just feel bad for his wife!!

Hi all, he must have been the guy you yelled "I thought he was dead" when the DVC fellow called my name. Of course, I'm used to that which is why I yell back "I'm still alive and kicking".

We all had a great time, even though it was a little cold at CC, we enjoyed not being in the snow. This was our second Disney Cruise and we were not disapointed. The food was great and my parents really enjoyed Palo's for brunch and dinner.

We are taking advantage of the bounce back offer and going on the 3 day November 19th. My parents had so much fun, they are going back with us.

We finished our trip with another week at the AKV.

Hope all have a great year and remember that it started with a great trip to the happiest place on earth.

 

[choco_latae]

Thanks for posting your pictures of the cruise. Now we can put faces with the names. Here is a few we had taken on the cruise. Me and Tazgirl.

 

[jadedjojo]

Wonderful pictures everyone! I'm glad to hear everyone had a great time . Sarahgirl was at our dinner table, and we had SO much fun together. We ended up scaring off the other five people at the table, and we had a terrific time with our pepper-loving assistant waiter, Roland. It was by far the best dinner experience I've had in five cruises! Thank you Sarah! (I couldn't find a smiley with a pepper grinder LOL).

The hubby and I spent the day in Nassau at Cabbage Beach (which we had a heck of a time finding, the roads are quite confusing!), then headed to Atlantis where we somehow managed to sneak into the aquarium (I think it was because we came up from the beach, and nobody was there to check if we should be there or not). The weather was better than I expected after seeing those scary weather reports, so I was happy with our day.








Castaway Cay... well you guys all know how that started off lol. I have some great video of the waves crashing over the rocks while we were trying to dock. When we did disembark, we took a bike ride down the trails and went up the observation tower (five visits to CC, and I never knew they had an observation tower! ) It was well worth the $12 for the two bikes, and I recommend it to any future cruisers who also won't venture into the cold water (I'm not going to believe that water was 75 degrees! YIKES!).





We had a fantastic time of course, and can't wait for the next one in the fall. We were quite land-sick this time though, it took me a good four or five days to get back to normal, although some of my sickness may have been from the scopolamine patch. I may leave it behind next time because I was almost as sick on land as I would have been on the boat!

I have more photos of the cruise on my flickr at http://flickr.com/photos/jadedjojo/ and I am slowly adding them a few at a time.


^Me and my crazy hair on the water taxi back from Atlantis.

 

[ToodlesRN]

Wow, were you the one he said "the seat's yours, I've been saving it for you" or something to that effect when asked if it was empty. If so, you were right next to my DH on your left side and I was 2 seats away from you! If that was in fact you, I felt SO bad when you sat there because I knew he'd be a loud mouth after hearing him go on and on before it even began and the stuff he pulled in the Rain Forest room. He freaked me out in the Rain Forest room. I told my DH all about it and when he sat there I said, that's the RF guy! I couldn't believe it. We ran into Tommy (guide from DVC) later and he told us that there had been 2 formal complaints about him and that he would be removed from the ship if there was another disturbance. It's too bad we didn't realize that was you. We met one of the couples that complained about loud mouth at the Castaway Club presentation and they said out of 39 DCL cruises they'd been on, they'd never seen anyone like him. I just feel bad for his wife!!

Yep that was me!!! I think I looked like hell as we just got back from Altantis and my hair was wet so I threw on the wondeful red DVC hat

 

[ToodlesRN]

Great Pictures everyone nice to see a face to the name! I haven't even downloaded our pictures yet nor posted one on this board so it may take me awhile to get one up!

We do plan on using the $99 offer,but not sure on what date. Anyone else going?

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Here's a few of our family pictures and one from Castaway Cay...

I think I remember seeing you all in your Steelers jerseys! My DH was the guy at the sail away party in the red t-shirt they dragged on stage to "dance". We were laughing so hard and I was taking video, or I'd post a picture!

We had a great time too - and are looking at the Nov. 19 3 day. We're hoping to tack on some time at WDW after (the week of Thanksgiving).
Does anyone know whether the 11/22 three day would be available with the bounceback offer? It is a Sunday departure, but it's only a three day because of Thanksgiving.

 

[1stime74]

Great Pictures everyone nice to see a face to the name! I haven't even downloaded our pictures yet nor posted one on this board so it may take me awhile to get one up!

We do plan on using the $99 offer,but not sure on what date. Anyone else going?

We are planning on returning for the Nov. 19th 3 day along with my parents.

 

[Josiah]

If I knew how to post pictures, I'd send one of our family during the cruise. Will someone coach me? Thanks!