Oh, and one more thing. You know how many couples have one half who is the planner, and one half who is the 'please don't tell me anything until it's time to pack'? I am the former (duh) and BF is the latter. I shoot a few interesting facts his way now and then, but for the moment he knows almost nothing about a
DCL cruise. I actually kind of like it this way--he's usually such a sunny person that it'll be fun to see his reaction when all this stuff comes as a surprise. Last night I was watching some YouTube video of the Dream (not something I make a habit of, I'd usually rather read textual info), and he happened to come into the room as someone was shooting the front of Cove Cafe. I said "oh, there's the adults-only coffee shop", but the camera then moved on into a panoramic view of Cabanas, the quick-service food area, and a very nice view of the ocean/horizon. And then onto a wide shot of the (family?) pool framed by both sides of the Aqueduct.
So I said, "Sorry, I thought he would go inside the cafe," but then I look around realize BF is standing there mesmerized. "I had no idea it looked like that, that's really cool." And I explained that the tubes were actually a water coaster. "I had no idea there was such a thing as a water coaster on a cruise ship." He seemed really taken aback. I know he's mostly been going along with the cruise thing for my sake, but he seemed genuinely startled by his first view of the actual ship. So, good sign.
