12/04/2010 - CHIP 'N' DALE's CRUISIN' NUTS Eastern MAGIC - Page 2 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Hi! We're also booked on this cruise! Yeah! It'll be our 4th DCL cruise; but our first on the Magic. We have a cat 6- waiting for exact local from TA. We are Donald and Angel and have 2 boys sailing with us-Frankie 9 @ sail time, and Dominic almost 6 @ sail time. We are from Rochester NY and we'll have late seating. I can't wait to see the ship decorated for the holidays! We'll be celebrating early Domnic's 6th Bday-he'll be 6 Dec. 30th. Can't wait to chat with you all! I tried to find the thread over on cruisecritic, but I must keep missing it! LOL.
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Hello and welcome to our cruise! I have added you to our cruiser list HERE. Please check out our entire Chip 'n' Dale's Cruisin' Nuts website. It receives frequent updates.
I did start a thread on Cruise Critic, but it had only one other poster. The link to that thread and the one on the Disboards (our most active thread at 43 pages so far) is near the bottom of our website home page. I'm hoping we will have more action here on Passporter as well. Thank you so much for joining us and posting!
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Just booked another cruise for next year! My mom asked me to take her on the Jan. 9th western Caribbean on the Magic, so we'll be doing that one before I sail solo on Dec. 4 with the Cruisin' Nuts. Yay!
There have been many updates to our Chip 'n' Dale's Cruisin' Nuts website lately. Scroll through our entire News page for the latest.
We have lots of new graphics, a sign-up page for Cruisin' Nuts Kids, the lyrics to Chip 'n' Dale's Vacation song (our theme song!), detailed Disney Magic menus (for the restaurants, quick service, and room service) and more.
We are up to 31 listings and I believe it's presently 107 cruisers (including kids), not counting the 10+ cabins that one of our cruisers has with friends and family! And it's still more than a year until we sail. Wow!
There have been several new updates to our Chip 'n' Dale's Cruisin' Nuts website - lots of graphics and info, new cruisers, the kids section, more planned meets . . . It just keeps on growing!
If you are sailing with us and not yet on the list, please send me a private message or post on this thread. Don't be left out!
For those of you on Facebook, we now have an FB Group for our cruise, located HERE. You will need to request to join, as content will only be viewable to members (provided FB works right!).
For those who do not use Facebook, don't worry. Our Chip 'n' Dale's Cruisin' Nuts website will continue to be the first (and sometimes the only) place for our "official" news, meets & events, and Cruisin' Nuts graphics, and you can keep in touch through our various message board threads as usual.
I hope all our Cruisin' Nuts are having a safe, meaningful and Merry Christmas! Our website and cruiser list keep growing. Don't forget to check it out!
I am also on this cruise, my first Disney Cruise, yeah, My name is Laura, I am cruising with Kelli, and we are cat 7 cabin 7128. I cant wait. I guess I wasnt thinking until I read the other posts, I am way excited about it being decked out for christmas.
I am also on this cruise, my first Disney Cruise, yeah, My name is Laura, I am cruising with Kelli, and we are cat 7 cabin 7128. I cant wait. I guess I wasnt thinking until I read the other posts, I am way excited about it being decked out for christmas.
Welcome, Laura & Kelli! You are now on the cruiser list of Chip 'n' Dale's Cruisin' Nuts website. Please let me know if you would like to make any changes or additions to your listing.
BTW - I leave on the Disney Magic tomorrow for a western Caribbean cruise. I will be off-line from tonight until the afternoon of the 16th.
We are glad you joined the Cruisin' Nuts, and yes, the ship will be beautifully decked out for the holidays.
Shari
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PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World It’s hard to believe anything is free at Walt Disney World; but there are actually a number of things you can get or do for little to no cost. This e-book documents over 200 free or cheap tips to do before you go and after you arrive. You could save a considerable amount of money following these tips. Perhaps more importantly; you can discover overlooked attractions and little-known details most people whiz by on their way to spend money. Click here to see free sample pages from the e-book! Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95.
For anyone joining us - We now have a more functional sign-up form on our cruise site. Please complete and submit THIS FORM and we will add your info to our cruiser list on the site. Thank you!
I am also on this cruise, my first Disney Cruise, yeah, My name is Laura, I am cruising with Kelli, and we are cat 7 cabin 7128. I cant wait. I guess I wasnt thinking until I read the other posts, I am way excited about it being decked out for christmas.
I saw your post on the DIS and just added you to the FE list. I had left it blank because you did not state a preference when you provided your info here initially. You are now on the FE list. Thanks!
I am also on this cruise, my first Disney Cruise, yeah, My name is Laura, I am cruising with Kelli, and we are cat 7 cabin 7128. I cant wait. I guess I wasnt thinking until I read the other posts, I am way excited about it being decked out for christmas.
I don't think I posted on the DIS boards, but welcome to the group! You're going to love this cruise! Just over 9 months left to go!
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