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

[Josiah]

We are leaving Jan 30, staying at SOG; we'll do MK on Sat, though I know they say that's the most crowded day. Then we'll leave Sun morning for the port. What about you?

I would've like to leave earlier, but one of our kids has semester exams that week. My second choice was to leave on Thursday evening, the overnight flight, so we could tour on Fri, but by the time we got our act together, it was fully booked. Now we're leaving on Fri afternoon, arriving Fri evening. Ah, well, it's the best we could do.

I'd like to know about your cruise experience. W/kids? We've taken one cruise, RC, in 2003, no kids. Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

We will be going on our first Disney cruise on Feb 1 too. Me, DH , DD7 and DD5 . Plus my sister-in-law and mother-in-law. We'll be staying at Shades of Green for 4 nights first. Looking forward to meeting all of you!

Sheree

 

[Josiah]

It's good to know you have girls, Sheree. I'll look forward to our girls being together on the cruise. Our granddaughter is 8. Looks like we're all girls so far; won't my 11 year old g'son be disappointed. Well, it's early yet. Maybe he'll still find a friend.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Josiah - looks like we may cross paths at SOG too! We are there from 1/28 to 2/1. My 7 year old is always excited to make new friends! I'm sure there will be some boys for your G'son.

We also took a Carnival cruise last year - our first of any kind. W/kids and about 30 other relatives. We were on a 7 day western Carribean to Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Roatan and Belize City. Very cool stuff to do at ports. My older DD (6 at the time) loved the kids' club. My 4 yr old DD did not, chose to spend more time with parents. (she wasn't grouped with her sis) Great food, very nice service. Shows were "so-so". Good value for the $$ though. I'd be happy to answer any other questions.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Is anyone on the Wonder for February 1st, 2009? It will be our 3rd cruise and we are so excited.

It'll be Myself (MOM) and my son (DS6). And also going will be my mom (Grannie) and my niece (8yrs).

Where in MN are you from? We're in Oakdale. I will have two princesses with me - 7 1/2 and 5 1/2. Looking forward to meeting you!

Sheree

 

[ToodlesRN]

We are leaving Jan 30, staying at SOG; we'll do MK on Sat, though I know they say that's the most crowded day. Then we'll leave Sun morning for the port. What about you?

I would've like to leave earlier, but one of our kids has semester exams that week. My second choice was to leave on Thursday evening, the overnight flight, so we could tour on Fri, but by the time we got our act together, it was fully booked. Now we're leaving on Fri afternoon, arriving Fri evening. Ah, well, it's the best we could do.

I'd like to know about your cruise experience. W/kids? We've taken one cruise, RC, in 2003, no kids. Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios.

Were leaving on the 29th in the morning staying at SSR then when we get off the cruise were going to AKV until the 9th. It's going to be a long flight non stop. We go to Hawaii often, but I think this flight is longer.

No cruise experience for me this will be our first. I've been doing lots of reading on the boards and the passporter.

 

[ToodlesRN]

We will be going on our first Disney cruise on Feb 1 too. Me, DH , DD7 and DD5 . Plus my sister-in-law and mother-in-law. We'll be staying at Shades of Green for 4 nights first. Looking forward to meeting all of you!

Sheree

Welcome Sheree!

 

[jadedjojo]

I don't know anything about it either. In fact, it's prob'ly fair to say I don't know anything about anything related to the cruise; it's our first time, too. All I know is I hope we'll be WARM! I'm in the Pacific NW.

We went on the same itinerary the first week in March a few years ago, and I'd recommend bringing a light jacket or sweater. Atleast for the evening... it gets chilly on the top deck.

This will be our fifth Disney cruise. Look for the crazily decorated door on deck five. I have an obsession with magnets!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

My girlfriend was on the Wonder at the end of Jan 08. She says it was cool in the water at CC, but it was warm and sunny on the beach. Evenings get cool, especially on deck with the winds, so a jacket or sweater is a good idea. Some people have said they were cold in the theaters too.

We are planning to decorate our door - it just depends on if I get my act together! My DH is all excited about it, but I'll be doing the hard labor. Funny how that works! It will be good to have something to help me find our cabin!

 

[tazgirl1981]

Hi Everyone. I just got off the Magic Cruise ship this past Saturday 10/18/08 and while onboard we rebooked this cruise for Myself, My son (3) and my sister and mom. So we will be joining you guys on the cruise ship

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Did you love the Magic cruise? Where did you go? Can you tell I'm excited about my cruise?

 

[choco_latae]

Hi, Im Tazgirls mom. She just surprised us with this cruise. We will be joining you on it. Im so excited. Never been on any cruise before. Since my daughter (tazgirl) has been married , Ive had alot of firsts. She and her husband and son ( my beautiful, smart grandson of three)are the sweetest.They have been on a couple of Disney cruises already. She will half to tell us all what to expect. We all have our fish extenders made and ready to go too. I will talk to you guys later.

 

[Josiah]

Welcome, Tazgirl and Choco latae! Can't wait to hear all about it.

Here's my somewhat rhetorical question, though. I see you were just on a cruise, and have now booked another one in a few months. Great for you! Last week I was following the weekly cruise chat on this forum, and the moderator said she's been on a dozen Disney cruises, plus other cruises and other vacations. Here comes the question:

How do people have both the time and the money at the same time for multiple cruises?!? It seems like we save for years just for one cruise! Also, I can't get nearly that much time off work to do all that. What kind of work do people do that lets them take weeks every year?!? I thought I had a pretty good vacation plan at my work, and I am compensated well, but I guess I have to figure out how folks manage their resources. That's remarkable to me.

Can't wait to hear more, though. We have lots of our plans set for this upcoming trip. One day in WDW before the cruise, MK, with morning at Cindy's. The Sunday of our crusie, we are planning to have breakfast with Mary Poppins at 1900 Park Fare, and then go on the cruise. We also have three days after the cruise, going to DHS, EP, then AK before heading home.

Our group includes DH, grandson, 11, and granddaughter, 8. Still waiting to hear from others w/kids around these ages. We have a couple girls on the forum, I see, but no boys this age yet.

 

[ToodlesRN]

We went on the same itinerary the first week in March a few years ago, and I'd recommend bringing a light jacket or sweater. Atleast for the evening... it gets chilly on the top deck.

This will be our fifth Disney cruise. Look for the crazily decorated door on deck five. I have an obsession with magnets!

I'm new to the whole magnet doors, do you have any easy instructions from start to finish? I want to make a few signs but don't know where to start. I read the boards but I get so lost

Welcome Tazgirl and mom!
Glad to see some experienced cruisers coming along! How was the recent cruise? Do you have a trip report to read! Our DS will almost be 3 on the cruise!

Should we all get a head count of children and adults who want to parcipate in the Fish extender exchange?

I was so excited I made myself get sick over the weekend, we booked the REAS package and on the 19th I was able to book everything we wanted. All the stress made me sick, I hate when that happens. I booked a Palo brunch as DH refuses to wear a formal clothes while on vacation! some spa treatments, excursion for DH at CC and babysitting for a few hours. I felt gulity booking Flounders as this is our family vacation, but DH and myself need a little time for a nice brunch and spa!

 

[tazgirl1981]

Did you love the Magic cruise? Where did you go? Can you tell I'm excited about my cruise?

Oh I did LOVE the Magic Cruise. We were supposed to go to St.Maarten and St.Thomas as well as Castaway Cay, but because of the tropical storm (which had just been upgraded to a Hurricane) we missed out on St. Thomas and instead went to Nassau. But we had fun anyways.

How do people have both the time and the money at the same time for multiple cruises?!? It seems like we save for years just for one cruise! Also, I can't get nearly that much time off work to do all that. What kind of work do people do that lets them take weeks every year?!? I thought I had a pretty good vacation plan at my work, and I am compensated well, but I guess I have to figure out how folks manage their resources. That's remarkable to me.

We are Florida Residents plus we go thru a travel agent who gets us GREAT deals on the cruises. If you think about it, it is sometimes cheaper to go on a cruise than a Disney vacation. I go on a Disney vacation every year when my hubby is in Tax Season (he is an IT guy-computers for a tax ferm here in North Miami) I am a housewife and mother of 1. So although he has a good job, we dont have a ton of money. But we find deals to go on the cruises. We booked this one we just went on and our anniversary cruise in May of 2009 at the same time thru our travel agent earlier this year. We did it before they put the fuel charges in there. By booking early you save money...so the may Cruise will be all set. Then because we rebooked this 4 day cruise while on the ship this time, we also saved money...and got onboard discount and credit for this upcoming cruise...more money saved. In the end this trip will be cheaper than if I had decided to go to Disney with my family (like I always do when hubby gets into tax season and starts working late hours)...So that is how we justify doing so many cruises in one year... HTH. This is the first time we have ever had some many cruises going at once...It wasnt pre-planned, besides the Anniversary Cruise in May and the one that we had just went on. I do not work and although my lovely hubby does work, he only got to go on the past cruise and then the one in May (which will be next year not this year) and he will not be going with us on this cruise because he will be working late hours at work. He is a Manager so he does get 4 weeks off of work but he barely takes two if he is lucky. The two weeks he will take is the one that he just took for the 1 week cruise and then the 1 week in May.

I also would be happy to participate in a FE exchange if we are thinking of setting one up We did one on this past cruise and it was fun!

Thank you so much for the warm welcomes

 

[choco_latae]

Hi. I am Julie, Shauna's (tazgirl) mom. I will also like to be included in the fish extender gifts. Of course Shauna and us are in the same room. I have another daughter that will be cruising with us. She is thirty one but handicapped. She is slow so she is menetly thirteen. So that might help you in some way with the fish extender stuff. She likes coloring , drawing. Not at all a girly girl. Shes a tomboy. Loves Star wars. Ive already started some magnates. I havnt been on a cruise yet but I am really excited. Here is a couple of pictures that I took as my daughter left on her cruise a couple of weeks ago.I live about ten minutes from the port anyways. My daughter doesnt though. I look forward to meeting all of you.

 

[choco_latae]

Hi there Disney winter wonderland cruisers, anyone out there? Havnt heard a peep in a while.

 

[Josiah]

I've been working hard, and we're sooo looking forward to the cruise. I'd also like info on the door magnets, start to finish, if anyone knows a simple way to get it done. I've seen on the Disigns board where we can ask others to make something for us, but that doesn't seem quite right to me. Also, I'm the one w/the 'old' kids (boy, 11, and girl, 8) so they can do some of the work themselves.

I'm not sure about the fish exchange at this point. I'll have to know more about it before I commit. What is it? What do I have to do?

A little about us:

I work in a public library, where I can spend a LITTLE bit of work time doing cruise research, but not much. It's a judgment call thing. Anyway, I'm on loan right now to a library branch far, far away (no intentional inference to Shrek). It's temporary, but not sure when it will be over. Result: a long commute for me right now. It means less time home, but I do download the Inside the Magic podcasts, so I have something to do while I drive and/or ride the bus.

My husband is very recently unemployed. He worked for a MAJOR international charity who has experienced big reductions in donations. He is looking for work. (At an interview right now.) Fortunately, we had planned on the cruise $$ before all this, so it's good.

The children, boy, 11, and girl, 8, who we are bringing live in the same town we do. Thankfully, we see them very frequently and usually spend weekends together, etc. We are allowed a BIG hand in helping rear them and their little sister, age 5. The children were told that they had to have good grades to go on the cruise, and they are highly motivated. Their dad is in the military and preparing to go away to schools for a long time on the east coast. Mommy is a stay-at-home.

We've traveled to WDW w/these two kids before, boy only in 04 and both in 06. Next time will be baby sister's turn. The boy LOVES thriller rides. Our girl likes the shows. Our boy can be a little wild himself, but our girl is quite mellow and easily liked by others.

Hope that helps. I look forward to knowing all of you.

 

[choco_latae]

I've been working hard, and we're sooo looking forward to the cruise. I'd also like info on the door magnets, start to finish, if anyone knows a simple way to get it done. I've seen on the Disigns board where we can ask others to make something for us, but that doesn't seem quite right to me. Also, I'm the one w/the 'old' kids (boy, 11, and girl, 8) so they can do some of the work themselves.

I'm not sure about the fish exchange at this point. I'll have to know more about it before I commit. What is it? What do I have to do?

A little about us:

I work in a public library, where I can spend a LITTLE bit of work time doing cruise research, but not much. It's a judgment call thing. Anyway, I'm on loan right now to a library branch far, far away (no intentional inference to Shrek). It's temporary, but not sure when it will be over. Result: a long commute for me right now. It means less time home, but I do download the Inside the Magic podcasts, so I have something to do while I drive and/or ride the bus.

My husband is very recently unemployed. He worked for a MAJOR international charity who has experienced big reductions in donations. He is looking for work. (At an interview right now.) Fortunately, we had planned on the cruise $$ before all this, so it's good.

The children, boy, 11, and girl, 8, who we are bringing live in the same town we do. Thankfully, we see them very frequently and usually spend weekends together, etc. We are allowed a BIG hand in helping rear them and their little sister, age 5. The children were told that they had to have good grades to go on the cruise, and they are highly motivated. Their dad is in the military and preparing to go away to schools for a long time on the east coast. Mommy is a stay-at-home.

We've traveled to WDW w/these two kids before, boy only in 04 and both in 06. Next time will be baby sister's turn. The boy LOVES thriller rides. Our girl likes the shows. Our boy can be a little wild himself, but our girl is quite mellow and easily liked by others.

Hope that helps. I look forward to knowing all of you.

Hi, it will be nice to see you on the cruise. This will be my first cruise but I have learned quite a bit from my daughter that has been on several cruises already. The magnets are simple. The kids can do it. You get magnet sheets from computer stores and print whatever you want to , to go on your door to your room. You can find all kinds of Disney stuff on the internet and print them out on the magnets. You can be creative with it too . That is why the kids are really good at it.

The fish extenders for those that wants to perticapate . You either make or buy pouches either with one or more pockets in them, however you want to do them. You get a little something to put in the pouches or pockets of others for each family. Not expensive stuff, just stuff that the familys might like Pens , papers or something from where you live, whatever. There is more sites on the DISboards that shows you all about it if you want to check it out. I hope some of this helps you out some.
Nice to see you on the cruise.

 

[Hanover]

Hi everyone!

My name is Danielle and we just booked this cruise this morning. It will be me, DH Derek, DS11 Keegan and DS7 Brennan.

This will be our 8th Disney cruise. I saw the fall bounceback offer and decided it was way too good to pass up!