This used to be an adult only activity, but I'm so glad they added family times too. We had a blast doing it this summer.There was a lot of dancing and singing going on between the three of us. I was getting a little tired. It was so much fun though and I'm glad we went!
But Minnie loves Cass❤
Now wait a minute! That’s the throw Tony was texting me about and not the one from the cabin. He told me about the $60 spending to pay $30 for the throw. I LOVE that one. Nuts!
I wonder if your remote is just “old” (like 63 or so) and doesn’t work as quickly anymore. That happens ya know. You should’ve bought it some insurance I guess.
I totally understand you wanting your own table. We usually dined with either just the friends/family we traveled with or friends we made on the DISboards on our first cruise in 2005. Only once did we end up with a couple who wouldn’t speak to us unless the topic was DVC. Then you couldn’t shut them up.
I’ll talk to anyone but the Hubby is extremely shy so it was quite awkward.
Following along! Always enjoy your trip reports. So glad Kira found a good group of friends to hang out with. Our girls really enjoyed their freedom at that age and gave us the opportunity to adult stuff. We also request a private table and like the family time/conversation.
Oh my gosh. Don't you hate that awkward silence at some point during dinner with people you don't know? I'm like Rob. I like to talk and socialize BUT it's also exhausting for me by the end. I wouldn't want a repeat. Let's hope they found you something for night #2!
One year we sat at a table with another family from the same state we live.....same # of kids, same ages pretty much...BUT the mom had stage 3 or 4 breast cancer and this was their time to spend together.... and it made for a very somber week.
After that I prefer our own table!
I loved this update! I am so with you with pool time, you are my soul pool sister I swear. Nobody can pull me away from being in the water! So I love it when you post all the pictures of you having fun there. I also hear you about dinner time, but, I am the social butterfly in my family. But I hate that awkwardness in the beginning, so much that I would ask to have a private table too. Having said that though, our favorite cruise back in 2006, was with fellow Disers and having dinner with them each night, we had such a blast. So happy for Kira this cruise oh my gosh, she's come out of her shell!! Fantastic to see. Oh, and I'm ashamed to say, I didn't get the Minnie over the bed reference, darn it, I hang my Cass-stories-lovin' head down low. I'm down to a scary low supply of Cheerios, must go shopping tomorrow.
I had that thought too and I finally got on her a year ago!
I love the humor!
I love your shirt! So cute!
I don't know if I would have stayed if they said I had to sit with other people. I can't stand sitting with strangers on a cruise ship. If Skip was with me, we for sure would have left. I don't mind sitting with friends and family at big tables, but strangers....nope!
I can't believe you don't get along with others I'm a social butterfly so I enjoy it. I do find it awkward at first but then we sorta warm up to each other and end up being buddies by the end. I hope they are able to get your private table which I totally get too looking forward to more!
I'm a little late to this party, but now I know I HAVE To convince DH to do this for our next cruise! He would love it!
And Kira is turning into such a lovely lady. My daughter would love to hang with her I'm sure.
I love that yogurt dessert. Our server on the Fantasy brought it to the table a few years ago, and now it's my go to for sure. I've made everyone in my family love it too.
Thanks for another great report. It helps pass the time for sure. We will be on the Wonder 8 weeks from today!
Awesome Cass, keep it coming, loving this. I feel the same way about being totally content with a hot dog or nuggets kind of girl. Comfort food all the way baby, don't need nothing fancy in my life!
Love this report.
Thank you for your report, I have read some previous ones of yours, and they are well done and fun to follow. Your daughter is so grown up .
I have been humming and hawing if I wanted to postpone the Panama Canal cruise I have booked for next fall, as I was not sure if I wanted to sail into Galveston or the next one that goes from New Orleans. It is a Christmas themed cruise so your pictures made me realize that will be an added benefit and will be much better than the next Panama Canal cruise that is in Feb.Any idea if the Galaxy of Lights is an annual event, it would be a great even to see?
Following along! Would love to do a Disney Xmas cruise
I love the holiday lights! We are going on the Fantasy next November, and it will be during the Merrytime Cruise festivities. Did you have to bring battery operated lights, or did they allow you to bring ones that needed to be plugged in?
I loved Tiana's. It's my favorite now too.
You all look so nice dressed up.
You had a perfect day!
This used to be an adult only activity, but I'm so glad they added family times too. We had a blast doing it this summer.
You guys looked so nice. I don’t know why you hide your braces they look good. You and your daughter wore those dresses well. Thank you can’t wait for more.
A cliff hangar, whaaat! Oh you do tease, but its all good, I hope mother nature didn't tear you away from your most favorite thing on the ship, the awesome night time swimming! So I've heard of this silent music thing, can you explain more, what exactly is the deal here? why silence? it did look cool with those neon headphones. I loved your family photos, so nice!
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Mine too. I have asthma. My tiggers are residual cigarette smoke and cologne. We always request a private table, otherwise I may end up ordering room service every evening. Most I have not been impressed with but on the Wonder we had Ahmet, he was so awesome and helpful. We have had him a couple of times now and we are always grateful when we find that he is in charge of our tables. I wonder who will be replacing them? Having lived in Louisiana, The Brace Boys were a bit "bland" compared to other Louisiana bands. Looking forward to hearing the new folks. We recycle/reuse/compost everything. We even have different containers for egg shells, coffee/tea grounds/garden compost/chicken compost... Love Deck 4. My favorite place to walk. |
Kira slept in quite a bit as her friends were all heading off the ship today so she didn't have much to do. She actually ended up coming to Disney Trivia with us, which we won.
Beignets should be covered in powdered sugar, to the point that you wear the sugar. And why are they serving them with chocolate sauce, that is just weird.
I had that every single day except for yesterday. I know I'm crazy but I look forward to it as much as anything else on a DCL ship.
You guys clean up so nicely! We are the ones to run back to the cabin to change out of anything fancy within 5 minutes!
Love love love Kira’s dress. Sooooo pretty!
We noticed the garbage cans too last fall. I was a little confused and thought it was just me. Glad to read that they changed that up and I am not crazy. Well....I guess that’s a matter of opinion whether I’m crazy or not.
Last cruise on the Magic I had a table with my two kids. It was funny cause we had a table for four and by the end my son never joined us. The waiter would always ask and we finally figured out that he had been wanting to give my son a birthday desert. My son was happy with fries from upstairs LOL. We are going on a Disney cruise in February and he was the one that asked me if we could go on one. He is 14. I was like if we can I will. I feel like I owe him a couple since the other two kids have been on three. I owe him two LOL.
Glad you were able to get a private table, we always request one too! And we had Edwin as our server back in 2015!
You guys look so nice. I'm glad you got the private table. So much better. As social as I am, I too really enjoy my alone time...Nobody gets me but me I do all kinds of stuff on my own and people think I'm nuts.
Ok we just got back from Cancun and I log in to see your report!!! But dang it woman,I had a lot of entries to catch up on lol so I'll bullet point any thoughts I've got til now
-the updates are all very new, we were on the Wonder end of August (as you well know haha) so I'm LOVING seeing the new features. God I love the new lounge outside of Tiana's! Fancy new phones! Lovely new doors!
-on demand tv is great and we experienced it for the first time on the Classics on the Magic in October, it was a bit slow like the Wonder apparently but it's still a well loved feature in our cabin!
-oh that first dinner sounds awkward! I'm SO glad you were able to score a private table from the second night onwards! We always request a private table (if we are not sailing with friends) for most of the reasons you mentioned you do as well.
-yay for Kira making new friends!! hilarious you kept seeing her around the ship!
-love your gorgeous Christmas decorations and lights as always love love love the Christmas package you ordered!
-we almost always order that cheese plate for the first day to have in our cabin, so much yumminess!
oh gosh I'm sure there was loads more I've missed commenting on, eventhough I just read all 4 pages haha!
Oh wait there's more!
-you looked gorgeous in your Christmas formal night photos!!! Such a beautiful family you all are!
-love that you did Palo brunch, a must for us.
-Since you are Platinum, you definitely got brunch for free? I've heard conflicting reports that it can only be used for dinner, but others who were able to get it for brunch. While I like dinner, the menu is getting a bit boring for us returning cruisers so I'd rather have a free brunch
I loved your formal family pictures! You guys looked great! I'm right there with you, I don't enjoy fancy meals, dressing up (I don't mind it for formal night) and having a meal go on and on! I'm perfectly happy in the main dining room or getting chicken strips or pizza!
I end every single night of a cruise walking for at least an hour. You are right, you do not feel as bloated and it makes for a good night's rest. Plus, I do it with my sister and we can chat for hours so the time goes by quickly!
I agree about the head server. After the cruise is done, I cannot even recall their name.
Looking forward to reading more!
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Mine too.
I have asthma. My tiggers are residual cigarette smoke and cologne. We always request a private table, otherwise I may end up ordering room service every evening.
Most I have not been impressed with but on the Wonder we had Ahmet, he was so awesome and helpful. We have had him a couple of times now and we are always grateful when we find that he is in charge of our tables.
I wonder who will be replacing them? Having lived in Louisiana, The Brace Boys were a bit "bland" compared to other Louisiana bands. Looking forward to hearing the new folks.
We recycle/reuse/compost everything. We even have different containers for egg shells, coffee/tea grounds/garden compost/chicken compost...
Love Deck 4. My favorite place to walk.
She is so darn cute!
Beignets should be covered in powdered sugar, to the point that you wear the sugar. And why are they serving them with chocolate sauce, that is just weird.
My favorite snack!
Loving the trip report! You ALL look so wonderful in your photos (I love your formal dress, too! Kira's is beautiful!).
We loved taking this cruise last year and wished we originally booked on it this year but we decided to Rise Up Against the Resistance instead (can't wait to hear what Rob thinks of it when you all ride it--AMAZING). Keep the updates coming! We are on the Fantasy in March.
Oh, I know - it's so tempting! What's worse is there is a store near Disneyland that also is right next to an amazing macaron place, so its doubly tempting to stop in and clear out my bank account!I knew just the place she would like to spend that money...Hot Topic and Box Lunch.
We had never been to a Box Lunch but I had heard of them before and I knew it would be up our alleys
Very cool! I always love good light displays!This one light display above the main plaza was just amazing!! Never seen anything like it before! All three of us stared at it for a long time during our visit, we kept coming back to watch!
You have to see it in motion to understand our fascination...here's a video Rob took...
That is good to know! I'm on the Fantasy in 1.5 months and Wonder in May (the first Alaska cruise), so I'll still be able to keep in touch!While I did that, Kira was able to set up her account in the DCL app so once I was done, I also did that so that we could chat on board. I wasn't sure yet if we could iMessage each other, I know they were rolling that feature out to all of the ships but was unsure if it would work for us. Just so you know, it did work, so you can send iMessages to everyone back home but not photos or videos.