09/12/10 - DVCers Take Over the Wonder (S.S. Member Cruise 2010) - Thread #1

[dopeygirl76]

I also sent my info for the FE and Website!! I'm up for doing anything that will keep me thinking Disney and the FE will be a nice diversion!!!

I have to admit I am a little nervous about first time cruising - I am the planning queen and anything new makes me nervous - oh I said panning queen I meant Queen of OCD!!!!

So I will be asking for LOTS of help!! I"ve got the WDW/DVC trips down, so all I have to stress about is the cruise!!!

DH is going to join on FB - I don't do FB - he does so I told him to follow along there - he is secretly jealous of all the info I get from my Dis friends!At first he thought I was nuts but now he's like ask your people this...see if anyone can help with....he's so funny!!

Have a great day all!!

 

[dopeygirl76]

Sadly, I have no Disney trips planned before the cruise. But, you have two. That is wonderful! And, you leave in 19 days - fantastic. Have fun. Tell us about it when you come back.QUOTE]

I am planning to do a live TR - I have always done TRs but never with pics so I am practicing!! Obviously I need to practice quotes too!!

 

[kjd469]

Hola from Mexico everyone!! Still feeling excited about booking the member cruise...woohoo!! I signed up for the FE exchange, which will be a first for me, and the website, which is very nice btw! I booked a 3 night stay at our home resort, AKL, for after the cruise. Hoping to switch to BLT at the 7 month mark...what do you think the chances of us getting a studio at 7 months in Sept.?? If not, oh well. Anyhow, am enjoying getting to know all of you before the cruise

I am happy that we will be visiting WDW in March/April for 10 days, staying at AKL, and I am going with a friend to VGC for 5 nights in June, so I will definitely get my "disney fix" before the cruise!

Am happy also that I have 10 months to come up with something special for the FE exchange!

Have a great day everyone

 

[calypso726]

Hello fellow DISers! Ok so I have been persuing the boards trying to learn more of what to expect on a DCL DVC cruise. Do I understand correctly that there is a Pirate Night? Is this on all DCL crusies, just DVC member ones is it a DISer thing or something DCL does? Someone please tell me about Pirate Night. Between the Fish Extender thingie and Pirate Night I am about to go into excitement overload

 

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Congrats to all of you whom were able to book this past Sat. We were originally going to go but we already had a cruise booked for Sept. 23rd so we had to past. For those of you whom this will be your first members only cruise, you will have a BLAST!!!!!

I will pop in every now and then to chat

Take Care!

 

[erionm]

Hello fellow DISers! Ok so I have been persuing the boards trying to learn more of what to expect on a DCL DVC cruise. Do I understand correctly that there is a Pirate Night? Is this on all DCL crusies, just DVC member ones is it a DISer thing or something DCL does? Someone please tell me about Pirate Night. Between the Fish Extender thingie and Pirate Night I am about to go into excitement overload

Pirate night is on your Castaway Cay day on all DCL cruises. On the member cruise it will be on the first Castaway Cay day. On pirate night, the characters will be dressed in pirate outfits, there is the Pirates IN the Caribbean Party on decks 9/10 that night at 10pm. There will be fireworks at sea as part of the deck party. Many passengers dress in pirate outfits.

 

[Luckymomoftwo]

Did we ever think on the Secret Mickey thing some more? Or do you think that the FE's will be enough to handle?

I have read about the buttons on the other threads, who have people used to have them made? What about the DISgreen bracelets?

What's the difference between the Secret Mickey and a FE Exchange? I'd like to know more about the DISgreen bracelets, too!

I have to admit I am a little nervous about first time cruising - I am the planning queen and anything new makes me nervous - oh I said panning queen I meant Queen of OCD!!!!

So I will be asking for LOTS of help!! I"ve got the WDW/DVC trips down, so all I have to stress about is the cruise!!!

Don't be nervous about the cruise...you're definitely in the right place (Disboards) for planning information! And when you have questions, just ask away!!!

Hoping to switch to BLT at the 7 month mark...what do you think the chances of us getting a studio at 7 months in Sept.??

I am happy that we will be visiting WDW in March/April for 10 days, staying at AKL, and I am going with a friend to VGC for 5 nights in June, so I will definitely get my "disney fix" before the cruise!

Good luck on switching to BLT....you never know....you just might get lucky and be able to book a studio there at 7 months out. And I just want to say how jealous I am that you're going to WDW for 10 days in March/April! But that's ok, there are probably plenty of people that are jealous of those of us who are going on the member cruise! So I'll get over it!

Hello fellow DISers! Ok so I have been persuing the boards trying to learn more of what to expect on a DCL DVC cruise. Do I understand correctly that there is a Pirate Night? Is this on all DCL crusies, just DVC member ones is it a DISer thing or something DCL does? Someone please tell me about Pirate Night. Between the Fish Extender thingie and Pirate Night I am about to go into excitement overload

Hi! Pirate Night is on every cruise and it's something DCL does. Dinner that night is all pirate themed (menus are all pirate themed, you get pirate themed bandanas, and I think you keep the menus). Then there is a party on deck 9 by the goofy pool, which includes fireworks and a buffet. Then they play one of the POTC movies and you can sit under the stars and watch it. People dress up as pirates and princesses, too.

 

[kjd469]

Personally, I love Pirate Night!! There is nothing more magical than watching fireworks in the middle of the ocean!

 

[Luckymomoftwo]

Personally, I love Pirate Night!! There is nothing more magical than watching fireworks in the middle of the ocean!

Me, too! I especially love watching the movie on the big screen under the stars!!

 

[dvc4life]

I want to say hi to everyone going on the SSMC10 that has found this site so far. We were pre-booked for this cruise and are super excited to be going again. We bought points on last years member cruise so we were already set and didn't have to call on Saturday. I believe we are in room 7022 this time. (Sorry if some one else has that booked and I had a lapse in memory and forgot what room we got ). We also have booked late dining.

This will be our third member cruise. We have been on the 2007 and 2009 members cruise and it will be our sixth Disney cruise overall. Last year was just me and DH and this time we will be bringing our girls, 17 and 14 because they were mad about last year. They were with us on the 2007 members cruise. They love to cruise as much as we do so we thought we would bring them again. There are not as many kids on the members cruise as on usual cruises, but there are still quite a few.

Marsha - thank you so much for starting this site and everything you are doing. It was such fun last year getting to know everyone from the Dis before we got on the cruise that I'm anxious to get to know everyone this time as well.

Can't wait to visit with you all!

 

[dvc4life]

Oh, yeah, I wasn't around Saturday for call in because I was at EPCOT for Food and Wine Fest. Gotta love that!

So congratulations to everyone for getting through! And I love this little guy: [/FONT]

 

[calypso726]

Thanks for the info on Pirate Night! You guys are great

So, now I read somewhere about door decorating contests? I've seen the pics of the decorating on some of the stateroom doors but did not realize that contests were held for these. I read that someone won a passporter book from the door decorating contest. Is that a DCL thing too on all the cruises? Can anyone shed some light on this

Sorry for all the newbie questions but I am super psyched about the trip and really want to make the most of it for me and DH

 

[Time4disneynow]

Chris..hi and welcome back. Hope you had a great time at WDW and the Food and Wine. Sounds like fun.

calypso726..hi..DH and I have been on 3 Disney cruises, 2 were members cruises. We've seen quite a few stateroom doors decorated but never knew about the contests.
The dog in your signature...Beautiful!!!! Is he or she a Golden Retriever?


Hope everyone had a great day. Have a good evening.

 

[3DAN]

Hey Chris,,,, I am a banana fan also. They seem to be my trademark,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Hit it , Boys,,,,,,,

Bill

 

[calypso726]

calypso726..hi..DH and I have been on 3 Disney cruises, 2 were members cruises. We've seen quite a few stateroom doors decorated but never knew about the contests.
The dog in your signature...Beautiful!!!! Is he or she a Golden Retriever?


Hope everyone had a great day. Have a good evening.

Thank you for the compliments on my dog Yes, he is a Champion Golden Retriever. I breed and show Champion Goldens and compete at dog shows. His name of course is Disney

 

[BigDogHU75]

Wow,,, you guys have been busy!!!! RKWIER,,,,,, I just wanted you to know that I was watching you Saturday and REALLY hoping that you got in. It took me about two hours total. This is my second DVC member cruise with the first one in 2005, just a couple of months after taking the Magic to Los Angeles through the Panama Canal. WOWSIE WOW WOW!!!!!! This month is wild. I've got the Magic Christmas cruise this year, then the member cruise, then the Dream, June 12, 2011. I HAVE THREE THREADS TO FOLLOW!!!!!!
Ouch!!!! In my group, It will be me, Bill, DW Angela, and DD, Kristen. Kristen will be 14 then.
Bananas, Bananas, whose got the Bananas? OHHHHHHHH,,,,,,,,,,,,,, There they are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bill

Bill,
WOW! You have three cruises to look forward to. Congrats! But, don't neglect us. We want to get to know you and your family. After all, we only have a little over 300 days before our members cruise.
Please tell us about the Christmas cruise when you come back.

Milfred,

Great Web site.

I know i enjoyed the one last year for the SSMC09.

Congrats to all that got on the SSMC10. had a blast on the 09 one.

Flo. Please come back and visit us often.

Good morning everyone! Just went and looked at the website for our cruise, very nice!!! I will try and get our info in for the FE's and the gallery in the next couple of days.

After all of everyones hard work and patience to get on this cruise Saturday, it will be sooo nice to finally be on it. I have 304 days to make magnets, FE gifts and a sail away t-shirt. Do we have a DISigner on board?

Did we ever think on the Secret Mickey thing some more? Or do you think that the FE's will be enough to handle?

I have read about the buttons on the other threads, who have people used to have them made? What about the DISgreen bracelets?

Everyone have a beautiful day!

Please tell us more about the Secret Mickey. I haven't participated in this before.

I also sent my info for the FE and Website!! I'm up for doing anything that will keep me thinking Disney and the FE will be a nice diversion!!!

I have to admit I am a little nervous about first time cruising - I am the planning queen and anything new makes me nervous - oh I said panning queen I meant Queen of OCD!!!!

So I will be asking for LOTS of help!! I"ve got the WDW/DVC trips down, so all I have to stress about is the cruise!!!

DH is going to join on FB - I don't do FB - he does so I told him to follow along there - he is secretly jealous of all the info I get from my Dis friends!At first he thought I was nuts but now he's like ask your people this...see if anyone can help with....he's so funny!!

Have a great day all!!

I still need to update the FB page but that is great that he will be following along there. Please ask any questions, there are a lot of knowledgable people on this thread.

Hola from Mexico everyone!! Still feeling excited about booking the member cruise...woohoo!! I signed up for the FE exchange, which will be a first for me, and the website, which is very nice btw! I booked a 3 night stay at our home resort, AKL, for after the cruise. Hoping to switch to BLT at the 7 month mark...what do you think the chances of us getting a studio at 7 months in Sept.?? If not, oh well. Anyhow, am enjoying getting to know all of you before the cruise

I am happy that we will be visiting WDW in March/April for 10 days, staying at AKL, and I am going with a friend to VGC for 5 nights in June, so I will definitely get my "disney fix" before the cruise!

Am happy also that I have 10 months to come up with something special for the FE exchange!

Have a great day everyone

Hola! Como estas? I think you have a good chance of getting a studio at BLT for Sept.

Hello fellow DISers! Ok so I have been persuing the boards trying to learn more of what to expect on a DCL DVC cruise. Do I understand correctly that there is a Pirate Night? Is this on all DCL crusies, just DVC member ones is it a DISer thing or something DCL does? Someone please tell me about Pirate Night. Between the Fish Extender thingie and Pirate Night I am about to go into excitement overload

There is a pirate night on all cruises as Michael explained. Feel free to visit my TR re: '09 Members Cruise. A DISer thing was to take a group photo between the two dinners on pirate night. Annmarie, I believe, organized this on our '09 members cruise thread when she got onboard the ship. She scheduled the group photo with someone from Shutters. If someone wants to organize this that would be great. And, continue to ask questions.

Congrats to all of you whom were able to book this past Sat. We were originally going to go but we already had a cruise booked for Sept. 23rd so we had to past. For those of you whom this will be your first members only cruise, you will have a BLAST!!!!!

I will pop in every now and then to chat

Take Care!

Please pop in. We love the company and the tips/advice.

Pirate night is on your Castaway Cay day on all DCL cruises. On the member cruise it will be on the first Castaway Cay day. On pirate night, the characters will be dressed in pirate outfits, there is the Pirates IN the Caribbean Party on decks 9/10 that night at 10pm. There will be fireworks at sea as part of the deck party. Many passengers dress in pirate outfits.

Thank you. You have been so helpful in answering questions. I am going to update the first post with your answer.

Personally, I love Pirate Night!! There is nothing more magical than watching fireworks in the middle of the ocean!

I have yet to see the fireworks at sea. I missed them on the last cruise because I was putting DS to bed. Does anyone know on what side of the ship the fireworks can be seen? Now, that we will have a verandah I was wondering if they could be seen from the verandah.

I want to say hi to everyone going on the SSMC10 that has found this site so far. We were pre-booked for this cruise and are super excited to be going again. We bought points on last years member cruise so we were already set and didn't have to call on Saturday. I believe we are in room 7022 this time. (Sorry if some one else has that booked and I had a lapse in memory and forgot what room we got ). We also have booked late dining.

This will be our third member cruise. We have been on the 2007 and 2009 members cruise and it will be our sixth Disney cruise overall. Last year was just me and DH and this time we will be bringing our girls, 17 and 14 because they were mad about last year. They were with us on the 2007 members cruise. They love to cruise as much as we do so we thought we would bring them again. There are not as many kids on the members cruise as on usual cruises, but there are still quite a few.

Marsha - thank you so much for starting this site and everything you are doing. It was such fun last year getting to know everyone from the Dis before we got on the cruise that I'm anxious to get to know everyone this time as well.

Can't wait to visit with you all!

Welcome back Chris! How was your trip?
It is fun getting to know everyone befoe the cruise. It makes the cruise experience more pleasant.

Thanks for the info on Pirate Night! You guys are great

So, now I read somewhere about door decorating contests? I've seen the pics of the decorating on some of the stateroom doors but did not realize that contests were held for these. I read that someone won a passporter book from the door decorating contest. Is that a DCL thing too on all the cruises? Can anyone shed some light on this

Sorry for all the newbie questions but I am super psyched about the trip and really want to make the most of it for me and DH

Don't apologize for asking questions. That is how we all learn. I am not sure how the door decorating contest works. If anyone can shed some light on it, please do.

 

[tgj]

Morning Everyone!

Another question to add to the list.....

Should I dust off my tuxedo??? Will there be a formal night?

(Hope so, DW says I look GREAT in a tux!!! And of course I'd NEVER disagree with her...)

TJ

 

[BigDogHU75]

Morning Everyone!

Another question to add to the list.....

Should I dust off my tuxedo??? Will there be a formal night?

(Hope so, DW says I look GREAT in a tux!!! And of course I'd NEVER disagree with her...)

TJ

There will not be a formal night since it is a short cruise. However, there will be a dress up night so you can dress up in a suit and I am sure you will still look great.

 

[3DAN]

WOW,,,, Marsha,,,, a huge post!!!!! I'll be here. Looking forward to the member cruise. I think that we should request that Miley Cyrus be the surprise guest entertainment,,,,, Yeah,,,, that's it ,,,,, Miley!!!!!! I'll be seeing her in concert with my family ,,,, Oh,,,,,, in,,,,,,, maybe ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TA DAAA!!!!! We are both doctors here in Indy.
Okay,,,,, solve the puzzle,,,,,,,,,
WH_TEVER
There , I did it.
Now , back to more inportant things,,,,,,,,Bananarama

Oh,,, and who is the favorite actress of the bananas???
Mrs. Peele of "The Avengers"
Bill

 

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Can anyone explain the times for dinning? What are they for main and late?