Getting
Ready for a Disney Cruise
There’s a lot to consider when
getting ready for any Disney trip. But there’s even more to think about for a
Disney Cruise. A Disney Cruise is different than cruising on other cruise
lines.
Let’s
start with the general things you will need for any cruise, Disney or not the
obvious things like appropriate clothing for the climate you are going to, formal
clothing if there will be formal nights on the cruise, passport and personal
necessities such as medication and suntan lotion will need to be readied.
Passports should be ordered 6 months in advance so you don’t have to stress
about it.
Once
you’ve decided to go on a Disney Cruise you’ll need to decide if you’re going
to join a Fish Extender group and if you’re going to decorate your cabin door. (Look
at the bottom of this post for a link to my posts about Fish Extenders and Door
Decor)
If
you desire to join a Fish Extender group start early looking for a group and/or
create one yourself. You’ll want to start early making your Fish Extender
goodies so you’re not spending a lot of money to purchase things just before
the cruise or finding yourself short on time to make things. If you start 8 to
10 months early (at least) you can make a few each month spreading out the cost
and your time making things easier on yourself. If you wind up with extras it
really doesn’t matter. You can take them along and give them out to new friends
made on the cruise that are not in your Fish Extender group or save them for
your next trip if they don’t have the cruise date on.
If
you choose to decorate your door you are going to want to pick a theme. Will it
be an eclectic collection of magnets, the likes of which you might find on a
home refrigerator. Or will you take a theme such as an event(s) you’re celebrating
on the cruise or maybe a pirate theme. You can have a collection of magnets that
you can change out. We did this one cruise! We had a standard eclectic group of
magnets but then on the days we celebrated our anniversary and my birthday we
added magnets for those events. We also added several special items for the
Pirates In the Caribbean deck party night.
Whatever
you decide, Fish Extender/Door Decor you’re going to need a good amount of time
to plan it and make or find someone to make it for you.
You
can look in ESTY shops online for Fish Extenders and maybe even some goodies
you may want to put in Fish Extenders. For Fish Extenders you can also go to
local party stores, 99¢ Store or look in the party
sections of department stores such as Walmart.
Sites
such as WaltsBasement.yuku.com (PansTinkerBell is a person to ask on Walt’s Basement)
and DISboards.com have members that are willing to make graphics that you can
print yourself for ether Fish Extender goodies or Door Decor. All you need to
do is purchase magnet sheets at the office supply store or online to run
through your inkjet printer at home. Most of the people that make these
graphics for you to print at home are doing it just for fun and do not charge.
(Technically it is illegal for them to charge as the characters they are using
are copyrighted by Disney.) They do have a right to ask you to pay for postage
and materials if they printed for you.
Whether
you make your graphics yourself or as somebody else to make them you will need
time! If you have someone else make them you need to give them a chance to do
it sometimes they are busy helping others or just dealing with day-to-day life.
It does take time to manipulate graphics to create something that is fun and
unique.
Another
thing that some people do that takes extra time when preparing for a Disney Cruise
is similar to what some people do when they go to the parks. Some people will
make special T-shirts or other clothing for the trip. Once again doing this takes
time. Don’t wait to for the last minute start early make it easy on yourself.
I
do play with graphics, I am PansTinkerBell on Walt’s Basement I’ve had people
ask me for graphics for Cruise Door Decor and had to work very quickly to get
it done as they only had a couple of weeks before their cruise! I was more than
happy to help them, and even more happy knowing that their cabin door will not
be plain when they cruise!
Fish Extender?? What the Heck is a Fish
Extender?!?!
Cruise Door Decor
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