cuz the link was on the list but then I saw it on the regular DCL board - again, thanks!!
He's the baby of his family and just hasn't been around anyone younger than himself.
Brena - welcome to another DISer on the June 19th cruise (even if it is your first post!)
Hi, everyone!
My DH (David) and I (Rose) just booked a Category 9 GTY on this cruise with a Florida Resident rate.
It was kind of a last minute decision - And we're leaving the kids (DS13, DS10, DD7) behind with family this time!
We did just take a 3 night on May 8th, so they had their fun with Mom and Dad and now we get some time alone to ourselves!
Since we are Castaway Club members (this is our 3rd cruise, we also took a 4 night back in Dec. 2006 and are taking a 7 night in Aug. 2009), we will get more lanyards when we check in.
You can fit two cards in the lanyard pocket (don't touch the magnetic strips), but anymore would be almost impossible to get out of the pocket!
If you are a first time cruiser, I would wait until you get on board and we set sail and check out the selection in Mickey's Mates.
There are some lanyards for sale in the port, but I'm pretty sure the selection on board is much better.
Since we have a GTY cabin, we don't know where we will be located and since we won't have the kids with us, we won't be able to "match up" kids to know each other in the clubs, but maybe we could have a quick meet before the muster drill? Or maybe meet up in one of the clubs at night after the kids are in the clubs?
Also, would anyone be interested in doing a "fish extender" gift exchange? If you haven't read about them, you hang a pocket organizer outside your door on the metal fish and people on your cruise meet exchange stateroom numbers. You can then leave little gifts daily or once per cruise for each other. It's a lot of fun. Just wondering if anyone might want to do this?
Well, that's a lot for now ... PLEASE, if you have any questions about the cruise, ask away.
I'd be happy to help out in any way I can!
Later,
Rose
Hi, everybody!
I'm so glad to hear from other DISers going on this cruise! DH and I are looking forward to a vacation w/o the kids (first time in over a year) and taking it a little slower than we usually do when we have them with us.
For those of you interested in a fish extender exchange, here is a thread with lots of examples of FE's (we bought a personalized embroidered one off eBay, but you can even just use a tote bag) and ideas for little gifts.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1219607
We gave magnets, keychains, "emergency item" kits, glow sticks, and a CD that I had made with music played on DCL on it.
One little gift per day is what our group did and it was so much fun going back to the room and checking the FE to see what goodies had been delivered.
We were in a Cat 9 room b/c that was the lowest Cat that was available for the Florida Resident rate when we booked, but since then, a Cat 10 came up and we switched (saves us $60). We will be on Deck 2 in Stateroom #2547.
If you post and let me know you'd like to join in an FE exchange, I can get a list going (around 4-5 would be good, I think - our last one had 8 on it and it was a lot of running around). You can PM me your room # and names/ages of your family members (we like to do special gifts for the kids).
Maybe we'd also like to do a quick meet at 3 PM in the Promenade Lounge before the Muster Drill?
Well, Signature and Payment Authorization Forms are printed out and signed, birth certificates are set aside, and clothes are starting to get "piled up."
Only 9 days left to go!
Rose
