11/17/12 It's a Magical TEXAS Thanksgiving with the Mouse!

[leaannk]

Originally Posted by cruisecrasher

Random!!!

I vote for random. I have a couple of items and was planning to spread them out over the week. °o°

[aggal98]

Random deliveries works for me!

Another question - since we will be on the ship the day after Thanksgiving, do you think there will be any Christmas decorations out on Friday? I would love to get Christmas pics while on board!

And another - are we planning a meet? If it was posted earlier, I've missed it.

Thanks!

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[Adelynsmom]

Originally Posted by leaannk

I vote for random. I have a couple of items and was planning to spread them out over the week. °o°

Random is my vote.

Other than working on FEs I have not done anything so far to get ready for this cruise. Work has kepted me very busy. I need to find some time to start packing. I hate packing at the last minute......I always forget something(s).

I also want to put Christmas up before we leave.

I guess I need to get off my tablet and go do something right now.

[dato63]

Originally Posted by aggal98

Random deliveries works for me!

Another question - since we will be on the ship the day after Thanksgiving, do you think there will be any Christmas decorations out on Friday? I would love to get Christmas pics while on board!

And another - are we planning a meet? If it was posted earlier, I've missed it.

Thanks!

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Random works for me too. I think it'll be fun for my DDs and I to play Santa. I'm glad our group is the size it is. . .big enough to be fun, but not so big that it will take all week to hit all the FE's.

I don't know firsthand as this is our first DCL cruise; however, from what I've read in trip reports, etc. - the Christmas decorations should already be up when we board. Most threads on this top indicate they start putting them up the cruise before Thanksgiving week, so everything is decorated for the Thanksgiving cruise.

[cruisecrasher]

Originally Posted by dato63

Random works for me too. I think it'll be fun for my DDs and I to play Santa. I'm glad our group is the size it is. . .big enough to be fun, but not so big that it will take all week to hit all the FE's.

I don't know firsthand as this is our first DCL cruise; however, from what I've read in trip reports, etc. - the Christmas decorations should already be up when we board. Most threads on this top indicate they start putting them up the cruise before Thanksgiving week, so everything is decorated for the Thanksgiving cruise.

I've heard this as well and that the holiday activities (gingerbread houses, tree lighting, characters in holiday wear) may even go on this week as well

[discruiser]

Originally Posted by aggal98

Random deliveries works for me!

Another question - since we will be on the ship the day after Thanksgiving, do you think there will be any Christmas decorations out on Friday? I would love to get Christmas pics while on board!

And another - are we planning a meet? If it was posted earlier, I've missed it.

Thanks!

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This will be our third Thanksgiving cruise, and the Christmas decorations have always been up when we boarded on the previous cruises. I don't think the characters had their Christmas outfits on, but Mickey and Minnie should be wearing their Thanksgiving outfits on Thanksgiving day (see the last picture below).

Kim

[dato63]

I have a question about the character breakfast.

Is everyone automatically signed up for a character breakfast? Or is this like the Alice Tea Party where you have to get tickets for it?

My only experience is on NCL we had breakfast with Nick Jr. characters, but it was something you had to make reservations for. Wasn't sure how DCL works since I would imagine it would be in higher demand.

[dato63]

Originally Posted by discruiser

This will be our third Thanksgiving cruise, and the Christmas decorations have always been up when we boarded on the previous cruises. I don't think the characters had their Christmas outfits on, but Mickey and Minnie should be wearing their Thanksgiving outfits on Thanksgiving day (see the last picture below).

Kim

The Disney dailies from other Galveston cruises are showing Thursday would be the Captains Gala. On other Thanksgiving cruises you have been on, do they change this to another night for Thanksgiving, and have Thanksgiving be a more traditional meal?

Thank you for the decoration confirmation. I am really looking forward to finally seeing them in person. The pics always look amazing.

[cruisecrasher]

Originally Posted by dato63

I have a question about the character breakfast.

Is everyone automatically signed up for a character breakfast? Or is this like the Alice Tea Party where you have to get tickets for it?

My only experience is on NCL we had breakfast with Nick Jr. characters, but it was something you had to make reservations for. Wasn't sure how DCL works since I would imagine it would be in higher demand.

This is something you're automatically assigned.

[dato63]

Originally Posted by cruisecrasher

This is something you're automatically assigned.

Perfect! Thank you!

[discruiser]

Originally Posted by dato63

The Disney dailies from other Galveston cruises are showing Thursday would be the Captains Gala. On other Thanksgiving cruises you have been on, do they change this to another night for Thanksgiving, and have Thanksgiving be a more traditional meal?

Thank you for the decoration confirmation. I am really looking forward to finally seeing them in person. The pics always look amazing.

I'll have to see if I can dig up my old Navigators. They do have a Thanksgiving meal on Thanksgiving day. I think they wound up just skipping one of the menus and replacing it with the Thanksgiving menu. We were on the Dream for Thanksgiving last year. My last 7-night cruise over Thanksgiving was on the Magic in 2009, but if I can find the Navigators, I'll let you know for sure what they did.

Kim

[jennyh2829]

Ok, on our last cruise we met at like 2 or 3 in the afternoon on the first day to have a get acquainted meeting, let the kids meet, etc. Would people want to do that?

IF so what time do you think would work best? 3:00? One time we met at the kids pool and one time we met in the Promenade Lounge. The Lounge seemed to work better, wasn't as crowded.

Ideas??

[cruisecrasher]

I called up DCL today to check something vitally important for our cruise...
Which movies are available on our cruise

Okay not vitally important...but still
Movies available on our cruise-
Toy Story 3
Tangled
Chimpanzee
Avengers
People Like Us
Odd Life of Timothy Green
Brave
Frankenweenie
Wreck It Ralph
Lincoln

As always she stressed that these are "subject to change". What with Disney buying Star Wars, one can only hope we might get to see those on the ships some day...
Dare to dream.

[aggal98]

Originally Posted by cruisecrasher

I called up DCL today to check something vitally important for our cruise...
Which movies are available on our cruise

Okay not vitally important...but still
Movies available on our cruise-
Toy Story 3
Tangled
Chimpanzee
Avengers
People Like Us
Odd Life of Timothy Green
Brave
Frankenweenie
Wreck It Ralph
Lincoln

As always she stressed that these are "subject to change". What with Disney buying Star Wars, one can only hope we might get to see those on the ships some day...
Dare to dream.

YAY! We are waiting to see Wreck it Ralph!!

[dato63]

Originally Posted by discruiser

I'll have to see if I can dig up my old Navigators. They do have a Thanksgiving meal on Thanksgiving day. I think they wound up just skipping one of the menus and replacing it with the Thanksgiving menu. We were on the Dream for Thanksgiving last year. My last 7-night cruise over Thanksgiving was on the Magic in 2009, but if I can find the Navigators, I'll let you know for sure what they did.

Kim

Thank you. In my head I know it won't matter we will just go with the flow. But the OCD planner in me wants to update my spreadsheet and not feel lost on board.

Originally Posted by jennyh2829

Ok, on our last cruise we met at like 2 or 3 in the afternoon on the first day to have a get acquainted meeting, let the kids meet, etc. Would people want to do that?

IF so what time do you think would work best? 3:00? One time we met at the kids pool and one time we met in the Promenade Lounge. The Lounge seemed to work better, wasn't as crowded.

Ideas??

Personally we are open to whatever everyone wants. 1st DCL cruise so I'm not sure how timing works, or our way around the ship yet - but we will certainly give anything a try.

Originally Posted by cruisecrasher

I called up DCL today to check something vitally important for our cruise...
Which movies are available on our cruise

Okay not vitally important...but still
Movies available on our cruise-
Toy Story 3
Tangled
Chimpanzee
Avengers
People Like Us
Odd Life of Timothy Green
Brave
Frankenweenie
Wreck It Ralph
Lincoln

As always she stressed that these are "subject to change". What with Disney buying Star Wars, one can only hope we might get to see those on the ships some day...
Dare to dream.

Oh that is wonderful! My DDs have wanted to see Odd Life of Timothy Green, and I'm sure they will love getting to see Brave again! Thank you for checking.