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And we ain't traveling no steerage on this DISmoms trip!!!! You know that Ellen, she's all high falutin, I'll call her Cal...... Me? I'm more of a Molly Brown type, but waaaaaaay hotter.... at least according to Tony.....  You gonna watch us sail away? 5pm on Sunday, same bat time, same bat channel..... I mean, www.portcanaveralwebcam.com. Don't know where we will be yet - somewhere up on deck along with 4000 of our closest friends.... Look for 4 hot mamas all wearing matching black tank tops with a grey/white design on the front (a friend designed a great Capt Jack design for us for our theme this year)...... I will try to see if we can be in the same general area we hung our for the McSparkleson sail away..... Just ask Tony. He couldn't take his eyes off the screen!!! 
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Read along with my most recent TRs...The McSparklesons Sail the Magic.... Again!, April, 2012
Magic, Memories and.... MCSPARKLESONS! A Christmas Grand Gathering December, 2011       Check out my TRs: DISmoms 3! If the Tiara Fits..... May, 2011 The McSparklesons are BACK! And they are CRUISIN! March, 2011 DISmoms Round Two: Don't Axe, Don't Tell May 2010 - A joint TR with my fellow DISmoms! On the 1st Day of Christmas, Walt Disney Gave to Me...... December 2009; Belly Up at the Dolphin September, 2009 , Yes, I AM the Upgrade Queen May, 2009, DISmoms Gone WILD!!!! , May, 2009 A Joint TR with "podsnel" and "Camster0307" Upgrades, Underwear, and Upside Down Fun - a TR full of "new" adventures! , March, 2009 5/2012 DCL Dream (DISmoms 4) 3/2012 DCL Magic Western Caribbean 12/2011 BWV (Mom/Dad's 50th Anniversary) 5/2011 BWV (DISmoms Gone Wild III) DCL Magic Eastern Caribbean (First family cruise!) 5/2010 BCV (DISmoms Gone Wild Part II) 4/2010 CSR (Mother/Daughter Trip12/2009 VWL (Family Christmas Trip) 9/2009 Dolphin (Mother/Daughter Trip) 8/2009 ASSP (Mothers/Daughters Trip with Neighbors) 5/2009 AKL (DISmoms Gone Wild Trip), 5/2009 AKL (Family Trip), 3/2009 CSR (Mother/Daughter Weekend), 11/2008 CSR (Mother/Daugter Trip), 9/2008 Yacht Club (Anniversary Trip), 5/2008 POP (Grand Gathering),3/2008 POR (P&PP), 5/2006 POP (Family Trip), 5/2000 CSR (Business), 5/1998 BWI (Honeymoon), Multiple offsite adventures! |
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AFTER hurdling rats, mice, whatever vermin you can think of..... we arrived back to our stateroom# 6631 to find ALL our luggage had arrived!!! Yea!!!!
We didn't have time for a shower, but luckily the ripeness was kept to a minimum since it wasn't too hot up on deck. Lucky for our tablemates, that is!!!! We quickly changed but then realized, there really is no hurry to the dining room the first three nights. The line out the door is forever long with people arriving early and being escorted to their table the first night in each dining room. And we're pros at this, remember? So we decided to be.... Fashionably late. Cause we are cool like that. Or just running late, whatever!!! Our first night was in Animator's this cruise, and tonight would be the show dinner. Of all the dinners, I think the first night is the most casual, but we never go in shorts or jeans. I know some do, and I don't judge, it doesn't ruin my experience, but I feel that if DCL states "no shorts or jean" that I should not dress myself nor my family that way. But tonight was most definitely cruise casual, in just capris and a comfy blouse.....    We prepurchased the 5 night wine premium wine package for this cruise, and tonight we ordered the Pouilly-Fuissé, absolutely one of my favorite whites, you can never go wrong with it! For my appy I ordered the Ahi Tuna Tartare With Caviar, Chives, and Wasabi Cream  Actually I think Jeff ordered that because I had it last time and LOVED it! I ordered the Wild Mushroom Risotto and Porcini Twist Served with Parmigiano-Reggiano  LOVE me some risotto, but this was not my favorite of the cruise. Great flavor but a bit undercooked and chewy..... Ally was all excited to order of the adult menu so she started with the Baked Potato and Cheddar Cheese Soup with bacon bits and chives  We all joined her and ordered soup as well..... This is one of the "hardest" parts of cruising. Eating. There is so much to choose from and I feel it is my civic duty to taste as much as possible. For you. Just remember that I do it for you. And not the spanx..... Ally ordered the Lemon-Thyme Marinated Chicken Breast On top of Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Root Vegetables, and Grain Mustard Jus  It was excellent, and perfect for a child who wants to order off the adult menu, but doesn't want anything crazy. It sounds pretty, but was fairly ordinary..... Jeff got the Animator's Grilled Veal Chop With Roasted Red Bliss Potatoes with Sweet Onions and a Morel Mushroom Sauce  I think he enjoyed it? I ordered the Phyllo-Wrapped Salmon Fillet With Sun-dried Tomato, Garlic Cream Cheese on Fava Beans, and Green Pea Ragoût  By far the worst meal of the cruise. By no means was the food terrible, or even just "not good" but this I did not enjoy at all.... It was not recommended to me, but just sounded good..... I think Ally ordered the Sweet Temptations dessert just about every night because it was a sampling of three different desserts.... Tonight I ordered the Buckled Warm Apple Crumble  Everyone agreed I had the best dessert of the night! It was really good! Jeff ordered the Cranberry and Orange Cheesecake With a rich, dark Chocolate Sauce  I thought this was very good, too, but I'll stick to the crumble! Tammi and Tori at dinner.....  Some "before" pics of Animator's......    And....    Finally, it's showtime!!!! Animator's Show - VIDEO - click to play! Some little girl raced up to Mickey and stepped on his robe and almost sent him to the ground. If that would have happened, I would have taken her out. Cause I've got Mickey's back.....  That would have been a great photo if Ally's big ole head wasn't in the way.... Our server Stiliyan following Mickey near the end of the show.....  More Animator's Show - VIDEO - click to play! Our servers really seemed busy this night, although our main server Gusti turned out to be great all week. Stiliyan, the assistant server, was a bit slow. He was very excited though because he was heading back to Bulgaria after this cruise to spend 12 weeks with his family. But if you know me, you know I like wine. And it was tough for us to finish a bottle of wine between the three of us (that would be Tammi, not Ally!!!!) unless he left it on the table for us to pour ourselves...... Again, great guy, and slow service does not ruin a dinner for me, but it was hard to top last year's service. And Jeff reminded me that last year, our servers had one less table because a family had moved to the other dinner seating, so they were able to spend a lot more time with us and we really felt we got to know them so much better last year. After dinner we wandered around the ship, as it welcomed us back. No really, there were several times I think I heard whispers of, "Welcome Back Kara!" Or "Look! That's the McSparklesons, they're back!" Things like that..... We definitely didn't want to miss the show the first night because we did not see this on our last cruise. So off we went!   This is the only night I took photos (no flash!) at the shows because they began to announce NO photos or video of any kind. I'm guessing it's because even though they have always said "no flash" people forget to turn it off and that creates a problem. We didn't stay out too late this night as the first day is always so chaotic. Just the anticipation and excitment of seeing that beautiful ship for the first time, boarding, sail away, first dinner, meeting your servers, seeing your room, waiting on luggage, it all crates a frenzied first day. So we stopped for a drink after the show and then called it an early night. Up next.... Key West!!!! I am leaving tomorrow for Disney World to meet up with my DISmoms!!! On Sunday we are taking a car to Port Canaveral and boarding the Dream for a 4 night cruise!!!! I'm sure this will be a very fun and entertaining TR also, watch for it..... DISmoms 4 - The Hunt for Jack Sparrow.... coming soon to a DISboards near you..... See y'all next week!!!!
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Read along with my most recent TRs...The McSparklesons Sail the Magic.... Again!, April, 2012
Magic, Memories and.... MCSPARKLESONS! A Christmas Grand Gathering December, 2011 Check out my TRs: DISmoms 3! If the Tiara Fits..... May, 2011 The McSparklesons are BACK! And they are CRUISIN! March, 2011 DISmoms Round Two: Don't Axe, Don't Tell May 2010 - A joint TR with my fellow DISmoms! On the 1st Day of Christmas, Walt Disney Gave to Me...... December 2009; Belly Up at the Dolphin September, 2009 , Yes, I AM the Upgrade Queen May, 2009, DISmoms Gone WILD!!!! , May, 2009 A Joint TR with "podsnel" and "Camster0307" Upgrades, Underwear, and Upside Down Fun - a TR full of "new" adventures! , March, 2009 5/2012 DCL Dream (DISmoms 4) 3/2012 DCL Magic Western Caribbean 12/2011 BWV (Mom/Dad's 50th Anniversary) 5/2011 BWV (DISmoms Gone Wild III) DCL Magic Eastern Caribbean (First family cruise!) 5/2010 BCV (DISmoms Gone Wild Part II) 4/2010 CSR (Mother/Daughter Trip12/2009 VWL (Family Christmas Trip) 9/2009 Dolphin (Mother/Daughter Trip) 8/2009 ASSP (Mothers/Daughters Trip with Neighbors) 5/2009 AKL (DISmoms Gone Wild Trip), 5/2009 AKL (Family Trip), 3/2009 CSR (Mother/Daughter Weekend), 11/2008 CSR (Mother/Daugter Trip), 9/2008 Yacht Club (Anniversary Trip), 5/2008 POP (Grand Gathering),3/2008 POR (P&PP), 5/2006 POP (Family Trip), 5/2000 CSR (Business), 5/1998 BWI (Honeymoon), Multiple offsite adventures! |
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05-04-2012, 09:01 AM
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05-04-2012, 09:26 AM
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I think we should all tune in on Sunday and watch the sail away - Kara will be jumping up and down and waving wildly so we can see her in the crowd - oh wait! That will be about 3500 uber excited sailors. Anyway, we should all meet up online and watch the sailaway together, and cry - I mean be really happy for them! 
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05-04-2012, 09:35 AM
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BON VOYAGE!!!
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05-04-2012, 09:48 AM
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Have a great cruise!
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05-04-2012, 04:21 PM
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Don't really need to tell the DisMoms to have fun...hope you all brought your Depends and Tissues this year.
Have a wonderful time!!!
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05-04-2012, 06:09 PM
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Have a great time!!! You will love the Dream!!!
Btw, 2 cruises in a month!!! Lucky you!! That will be me in a few months!!!
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Read along with my most recent TRs...The McSparklesons Sail the Magic.... Again!, April, 2012
Magic, Memories and.... MCSPARKLESONS! A Christmas Grand Gathering December, 2011 Check out my TRs: DISmoms 3! If the Tiara Fits..... May, 2011 The McSparklesons are BACK! And they are CRUISIN! March, 2011 DISmoms Round Two: Don't Axe, Don't Tell May 2010 - A joint TR with my fellow DISmoms! On the 1st Day of Christmas, Walt Disney Gave to Me...... December 2009; Belly Up at the Dolphin September, 2009 , Yes, I AM the Upgrade Queen May, 2009, DISmoms Gone WILD!!!! , May, 2009 A Joint TR with "podsnel" and "Camster0307" Upgrades, Underwear, and Upside Down Fun - a TR full of "new" adventures! , March, 2009 5/2012 DCL Dream (DISmoms 4) 3/2012 DCL Magic Western Caribbean 12/2011 BWV (Mom/Dad's 50th Anniversary) 5/2011 BWV (DISmoms Gone Wild III) DCL Magic Eastern Caribbean (First family cruise!) 5/2010 BCV (DISmoms Gone Wild Part II) 4/2010 CSR (Mother/Daughter Trip12/2009 VWL (Family Christmas Trip) 9/2009 Dolphin (Mother/Daughter Trip) 8/2009 ASSP (Mothers/Daughters Trip with Neighbors) 5/2009 AKL (DISmoms Gone Wild Trip), 5/2009 AKL (Family Trip), 3/2009 CSR (Mother/Daughter Weekend), 11/2008 CSR (Mother/Daugter Trip), 9/2008 Yacht Club (Anniversary Trip), 5/2008 POP (Grand Gathering),3/2008 POR (P&PP), 5/2006 POP (Family Trip), 5/2000 CSR (Business), 5/1998 BWI (Honeymoon), Multiple offsite adventures! |
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05-05-2012, 02:39 AM
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In charge of driving & collecting coffee and doughnuts for breakfast 
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We had the same second server on our cruise, he came to the table stinking of cigarettes and was very slow, our servers were so bad friends of ours reduced their tips.It didn't ruin the holiday but it was not as magical as our friends wanted our 1st Disney cruise to be after all the wonderful things they had told us about Disney cruising.
We are staying in the Keys on our next holiday so I'm really looking forward to your next instalment.
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05-05-2012, 05:22 AM
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Kara, I have to admit that by the end of the cruise I was one of "Those folks". I let DS wear shorts to dinner on the last night...
It was more of a laundry issue, we didn't have any more clean pants! And I had even done laundry the day before semi-formal night to wash them again! He just kept getting everything so dirty. It also didn't help that we had another family at our table who let their son (same age as my guy) wear shorts the last 2 nights too... Have a great cruise! PS - a tip we learned from college spring break many years ago and a bladder bust event - Depends are good for 2 gos, so unpack 1/2 and put more booze in the suitcase!
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As for shorts in the dining room, its not so much a big deal in a case like yours, and with little ones, but when people openly brag about it BEFORE the cruise, that they aren't going to pack any pants for their kids because it's THEIR vacation and they'll wear what they want..... that gets me.  I just find it totally disrespectful to not at least attempt to follow the guidelines. We saw one family wearing jeans and t-shirts on formal night. Part of me wonders if they were just not informed? Did absolutely no research? Did nobody tell them there's a formal night on most 7 night cruises? Or did they just not care? That's what gets me..... People like you I only give a slight snarl too..... j/k!
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Read along with my most recent TRs...The McSparklesons Sail the Magic.... Again!, April, 2012
Magic, Memories and.... MCSPARKLESONS! A Christmas Grand Gathering December, 2011 Check out my TRs: DISmoms 3! If the Tiara Fits..... May, 2011 The McSparklesons are BACK! And they are CRUISIN! March, 2011 DISmoms Round Two: Don't Axe, Don't Tell May 2010 - A joint TR with my fellow DISmoms! On the 1st Day of Christmas, Walt Disney Gave to Me...... December 2009; Belly Up at the Dolphin September, 2009 , Yes, I AM the Upgrade Queen May, 2009, DISmoms Gone WILD!!!! , May, 2009 A Joint TR with "podsnel" and "Camster0307" Upgrades, Underwear, and Upside Down Fun - a TR full of "new" adventures! , March, 2009 5/2012 DCL Dream (DISmoms 4) 3/2012 DCL Magic Western Caribbean 12/2011 BWV (Mom/Dad's 50th Anniversary) 5/2011 BWV (DISmoms Gone Wild III) DCL Magic Eastern Caribbean (First family cruise!) 5/2010 BCV (DISmoms Gone Wild Part II) 4/2010 CSR (Mother/Daughter Trip12/2009 VWL (Family Christmas Trip) 9/2009 Dolphin (Mother/Daughter Trip) 8/2009 ASSP (Mothers/Daughters Trip with Neighbors) 5/2009 AKL (DISmoms Gone Wild Trip), 5/2009 AKL (Family Trip), 3/2009 CSR (Mother/Daughter Weekend), 11/2008 CSR (Mother/Daugter Trip), 9/2008 Yacht Club (Anniversary Trip), 5/2008 POP (Grand Gathering),3/2008 POR (P&PP), 5/2006 POP (Family Trip), 5/2000 CSR (Business), 5/1998 BWI (Honeymoon), Multiple offsite adventures! |
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Being an English gentleman I find it only proper to compliment a lady,specially one form the South. Where there quite a few south belles in your family tree? PS good opertunity to have a few words with Minnie while your here, make sure she stays clear of Jeff in the future.
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05-06-2012, 09:43 PM
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I'm late to see you off, but I hope you are having a fantastic time!!!
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