After what seems like 20 years of planning and stalking this site, alas our cruise is in 13 days!!!!
i feel like i have done everything from booking all the excursions,meet and greets, breakfast w/ disney junior, palo 2x, bbb, spa, cabana, prepaid photos, in-room gifts, shipped fe gifts and fe itself to the ship, printed out the paperwork, checked in online, did online kids club.... Am I forgetting anything??? the one thing i couldn't do online was the gingerbread house making tickets. I feel like i have all my ducks in a row- any dis veterans know something I'm missing??? thanks and really thanks for all your help everyone in planning this cruise, I couldn't have done it without this board.
Isn't getting ready fun? All of the planning, looking online at options, thinking about and discussing what you might do...anticipation for us is almost as much fun as the cruise itself!
Don't worry about forgetting anything, all you need to check in is your ID (birth certificate or passport) and your payment method (usually a credit card).
You don't need any documents from your online checkin, although I believe most of do print those out and bring them with us, but if you forget them don't worry. I believe everything else (other than the ID and payment, and I guess prescription medicines), you can get onboard the ship if you really need it.
But, next level of things to remember if you can are basic life support items such as sunscreen, camera, hat, etc. But don't stress that you might forget something, because the cruise is so much fun, the CMs are so outgoing, anything you "forget" can be had on ship or maybe it wasn't really critical!
I see you've made some great plans (you got a cabana for your first cruise? Outstanding!). Remember Disney will try to squeeze every last dollar out of your wallet, and you can have a tremendous cruise without spending much money at all (photos, spa, cabana, Palo are nice but all cost $$$$). There are outstanding opportunities to relish your cruise offered all day and night without having to spend too much if you don't want to. I see you've picked some splurges, enjoy them!! Welcome...and have fun reviewing and re-reviewing your plans, if you can dream it you can do it.
Here is my heartfelt hint: too many people treat their dinner servers almost like their servants. They are genuine, fascinating, wonderful people from around the world. Treat them with respect and they will return that in spades. Really. A little kindness will be returned tenfold.