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Old 03-10-2005, 09:55 AM   #1
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Canceled our Grand Gatherings Wishes cruise - UPDATED!

Anyone trying to get a Grand Gatherings Wishes cruise for Saturday, May 7th?

If so, we just opened up 8 spaces on the May 7th cruise -- we had to cancel because a large part of our gathering decided to leave a day earlier than the rest of us due to airline ticket discounts. Unfortunately, because of Grad nights on 4/28 and 29, Wishes isn't running and we can't rebook the cruise for then....

Oh well... Here's hoping someone else can make use of our spots!
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Old 03-10-2005, 04:03 PM   #2
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I wish we'd be down at that time - May 7th is my bday!
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Bummer I bet someone snatched that right up
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I'm sorry to hear that Eileen.
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Well, I turned "cracked eggs into an omlette".... I booked us for the IllumiNations dinner and dessert reception instead!!

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Good for you. That sound s like an awesome time also. Lucky you.
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Re: Canceled our Grand Gatherings Wishes cruise - UPDATE!

Today I called to pay for the GG events (the Safari and the IllumiNations dinner/dessert reception) and YIKES - they had dropped the reservations because we hadn't paid in full. WHAT??!! Well, it was their mistake because we weren't due to pay them until two days from now. Luckily, they were able to get us reserved in all the events again. Phew!! I paid for them and also discovered that the prices quoted on the website include tax and tip. (That was good news for the budget!)

But the best news of all was that they've added a Wishes cruise for May 1st and they had room for 8 of us (the other two members of our party don't arrive until three days later). We're booked!! I can't wait to see the kids meeting Peter Pan! So.... the lesson is, be persistent and keep trying!

Oh, I'm so excited!!
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that sounds awesome! I'd love to get our family together to do that someday! ~Katie
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Everything is really coming together for you all.
You're going to have a FANTASTIC Trip!
Persistence always pays off...& your "Wish" came true!
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That's great! Things happen for a reason!
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Well, I'm so glad to hear that everything is still working out for you. Congratulations and have a wonderful trip!!
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Eileen! I am so excited that you were able to book a Wishes cruise after all. It sounded like so much fun!

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I'm psyched after reading another Passporter's experience -- they met Captain Hook and Mr. Smee before the cruise and then Peter Pan after they docked again!

The kids will freak out. And I'm pretty sure that I will be freaking out too!

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