If no one is organizing a Fish Extender (FE) group for this cruise I would be happy to start. This will be our 3rd cruise on the Wonder and our 2nd one doing FE. I'd like to give a shout out to Huskiesrule for doing a great job organizing our last FE group and allowing me to use some of her rules and posts for this one.
Here are my rules and guidelines. We will be making groups with a maximum of 10 cabins in each group. You are welcome to join more than one group if you want more than 10 cabins. The last group will be closed one month before the cruise and I will then start a latecomer’s group or a pixie dust group. If someone drops out of a group before the cruise, I will not replace them in a group (unless the group agrees).
Real names are not required – it is DW(Darling Wife), DH(Darling Husband), DD(Darling Daughter) and DS(Darling Son). If you want to give your real names in case someone in your group wants to make personalized gifts that's fine but it's optional.
Info required to join the FE is room #, who is in the room, ages of any kids and an email to send the final list to. Optional info is any allergies, favorite characters and real names. The only person that will have your email is me and I will delete it from my contacts once we are back from the cruise. I will send an email to all participants in each group as it closes. I will have everyone email me back so I know they have received their email and everything is correct. After that, the only email you will get from me is if there are any changes in your FE group.
There is no spending limit (spend what you are comfortable with). Gifts can be per person or per cabin, your choice. Please make sure to hang your extender as soon as possible for those who want to deliver early (or daily - it does happen). There is no set day to deliver, just have everything delivered before Thursday November 30th at 6pm so people have time to pack. If there is no extender, please do not leave anything as the participants may have changed rooms.
I will let everyone know of any room changes up to 48 hours before the cruise, then I will be traveling to Galveston and have limited access to the internet. If you have any changes less than 48 hours before the cruise you will have to wait until you are on the boat and go door to door and drop off a note to your group with the changes.
For those of you interested in joining the Fish Extender for this cruise please Personal Message (PM) me with your room #, who is in the room, ages of any kids and an email address so I can send you the final list. If you are new to the DISboards you need 10 posts to PM. Once you have reached 10 posts PM me with your info as we are keeping most of it private. To PM me all you have to do is click on my avitar or screen name and then click on start a conversation. Feel free to post here or
http://www.disboards.com/forums/test-board.88/ to get your post count up.
I will try to check this thread often so feel free to ask any questions.