It's a WONDER we have any money left after the Cruise! - All done!

[rentayenta]

Nice ride.


Formal night looks amazing and I like the dress you chose. I also prefer a ribeye steak to strip. The marbled fat gives it more flavor.


Hope the 3D world is treating you and Fran well.

[franandaj]

Originally Posted by ACDSNY

I can't wait to see the pics on my laptop my phone is too small to do them justice.

I'm the same way with most people's TRs. The pictures are so big that I can't read the text when I'm on my phone. Then there is the whole thing with my phone crashing on me because it can't load all the images. That even happens to me on my own TRs.

Originally Posted by dolphingirl47

What an amazing car. When I still lived in Germany, I would steward at a classic car rally every year from when I was about 16. This was so much fun and I loved seeing all the beautiful cars.

Corinna

How fun! We've been going to a lot of car shows lately and seeing all sorts of neat cars.

Originally Posted by PrincessInOz

That's an amazing car!

Thanks, and it's actually a real one, not a replicar. I'm a little afraid of driving it!

Originally Posted by dgbg100106

nice car...

Thanks!

Originally Posted by nunzia

What a gorgeous, gorgeous car!
It is the magazine with Wreck It Ralph cover and they have a whole spread about Destination D and the picture of our group at the Studios.

We're trying to find the magazine. I know I saw it around here, but didn't have time to look inside.

Originally Posted by rentayenta

Nice ride.


Formal night looks amazing and I like the dress you chose. I also prefer a ribeye steak to strip. The marbled fat gives it more flavor.


Hope the 3D world is treating you and Fran well.

Thanks, it will need some TLC, the seats are a bit worn and it has some other issues, but it's still a pretty cool car!

[franandaj]

Day 3 ( at Sea)

We had a standing order for coffee every morning at 7:30AM and it showed up nice and on time.



I worked on the TR while Fran did this, isn’t she cute. : I do have to say that I joke about her shopping habits and her need for rest and sleep, but that never takes away from my enjoyment of our time together. We’re lucky to have so many common interests and things that we can share together



I convinced her to go to a sit down breakfast at Triton’s, but along the way we stopped at this Christmas decoration. The first day that we got on the boat, you could hardly tell that it was here. However, by today it was sporting quite an aroma.



It was very detailed



There were all sorts of figures













The Gingerbread house was in the Promenade Lounge, located right next to the internet café. I found that I got a pretty good signal here and could write my TRs in my stateroom and then go to the Promenade to upload pictures and post the TR.







We were seated in our regular area at Triton’s (although I didn’t know yet that it was our regular area.)





Here’s the menu













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[franandaj]

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Fran started off with a chocolate croissant



I had some coffee and orange juice



She got the Eggs Benedict



I got the Disney Cruise Line Breakfast Trio which was a waffle, pancake and cinnamon crusted French Toast with some bacon on the side.



We actually split both. I ate one of the egg/muffin pieces and she had some of mine. It was more than enough for two of us and we couldn’t finish it all! I kept trying to capture pictures of the mural on the wall.









After breakfast we decided to go back to the room and get the computer. Our plan was to play Bingo at 11:00AM, but we had some time to kill. I wanted to see if I could get in a couple updates since I already had them written and the pictures uploaded. We stopped by the Promenade Lounge, and I got the computer out. Fran tried to read one of her library books, but she was falling asleep so she just succumbed to her sleepiness and put the book away. After about 15 minutes, I got in two updates, and so we headed off to Route 66 (which is the district of the Wonder for nightclubs and bars).

















I loved all these old kitchy ads











This is the entrance to the Cadillac Lounge where all the tastings take place



Wave Bands is where the Bingo game takes place





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[franandaj]

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We bought the automatic updating bingo package. All you have to do is watch your screen, it plays 48 games at once and you dont have to do a thing!





There were some pretty good lines for the Bingo Packages







We played four different games. Traditional Bingo, Four Corners, GO, and Blackout. We won on the game of blackout! Unfortunately there were two other winners as well, so we had to split the pot. We ended up getting back about $120 to our account. We paid $50 each for the Bingo machines, so we were good. It was really fun, they did all kinds of corny antics to build up the excitement, like standing up when you had one number to go. As part of our winnings they also gave us six free games so that we could come back for a chance at the $10,000 bingo on Saturday, well see.

Its hard to see but this is my winning screen



It was really corny and cheesy, but it was still fun. I wouldnt mind doing it again.

On our way to Bingo, we ran into our server who told us that Tritons opened for lunch at noon and that he would be working there. Id seen Tritons lunch on several peoples TRs and it sounded really nice, so I was all for going there. Besides I knew they had a burger on the menu, and Fran normally goes for that whenever she can.

Heres the lunch menu today.







Fran started off with the Chilled Strawberry Soup, she really loved this, in fact she knew that she was going to love it so much, she ordered two of them right off.



I had the Rockette Salad. I was afraid that these greens would be bitter, and they were a little bit. However on the scale of weeds that you can have in your weed salad, they are probably the least bitter. All and all it was good and light. It hit the spot perfectly.



She had the Reuben Sandwich, this was OK. To make them more quickly and more healthy, they used a Panini press and not a lot of butter. While it was healthier, it wasnt as tasty as a Reuben fried on the grill in saturated fat!



I got the Fettucine Pasta with Homemade Meatballs in a Rich Tomato Sauce with Parmesan Shavings. It wasnt as good as my own Spaghetti Bolognaise, but it hit the spot. I wouldnt call the sauce rich, in fact it was rather light, but it was good.



I had to run to my New World Wine tasting seminar, but not before scarfing down dessert. I really wanted to try the rum cake and boy! Did it pack punch!



So it was back to the Cadillac Lounge for the New World Wines, this means USA, Australia, New Zealand and South America. We again had a variety of reds and whites.



Our host was the same



We had a variety of wines. The first was a wine from New Zealand, a Sauvignon Blanc from Cloudy Bay winery. The second was a Sonoma County wine, Chardonnay from La Crema, not one of my favorite California wines, but not one of the worst.



The next two were red wines and those were a King Estate Pinot Noir from Oregon and a Robert Mondavi Cabernet.



We finished off with a Fairy Tale Celebration Cuvee





After the wine tasting I met up with Fran for a Gemstone Seminar. In actuality this was a massive sales pitch by the shopping guide in addition to a class, however one of the main reasons we wanted to go to this was for the coupon for the free pair of earring that she gave you. She talked all about the various diamond shops, tanzanite shop, and other rare jewelry that you could purchase in Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas. It wasnt a lot of information that Fran didnt already know since she is pretty knowledgeable on diamonds, their cut and clarity etc. I found that out when we were buying my engagement/wedding ring. It was less than an hour and we got all the discount cards and coupons we needed. Next I wanted to get a photo op with Ariel. Every other time we had tried to do it there was some kid or family in the way and I couldnt get near her without an unobstructed view.







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[PrincessInOz]

Great updates!

I only had eyes for the mango mountain hike....until I realised there were more pages to go. Breakfast sounds like a great selection. Hope you tasted a few off the menu.

That's fantastic theming on board leading to the Cadillac Lounge. Thanks for taking the pictures.

Nice that you and Fran won one of the bingo games and it must have been a very relaxing way of spending the time.

Looking forward to the next update!

[rentayenta]

Is that ice cream on the waffle? The croissant looks heavenly.

Glad they have a sign asking people to not eat the display.

[franandaj]

Originally Posted by PrincessInOz

Great updates!

I only had eyes for the mango mountain hike....until I realised there were more pages to go. Breakfast sounds like a great selection. Hope you tasted a few off the menu.

That's fantastic theming on board leading to the Cadillac Lounge. Thanks for taking the pictures.

Nice that you and Fran won one of the bingo games and it must have been a very relaxing way of spending the time.

Looking forward to the next update!

You are much too healthy! I was looking for bacon and eggs every day and never actually got that because of my aversion to "precooked" eggs. I knew on the ship that Palo was the only place I could have that, although I made another discovery the next morning, but we never repeated that one.

As far as the Bingo game, anything but relaxing! They got us all so hyped up, especially once it got towards the end of the game everyone's adrenaline was pumping!

Originally Posted by rentayenta

Is that ice cream on the waffle? The croissant looks heavenly.

Glad they have a sign asking people to not eat the display.

Actually that was BUTTER on the waffle. Even ME had to scoop the butter off before the whole thing melted on my plate. Everything was really tasty though!

By the end of the cruise that Gingerbread house smelled so good, I wouldn't be surprised if people were trying to break off pieces to eat!

[dgbg100106]

thanks for the wonderful update.... I have been on 13 different cruises and I have never played Bingo!

But maybe next time.


Everything looks great and I am happy you got to take pictures without people being around.

[dolphingirl47]

I really enjoyed the update. I think I even spotted one of our cast member friends in one of the Bingo photos. I really missed having Katy around on the Magic. It was great to see all the photos. I have to admit I am a little home sick for the Wonder. I can't quite picture how they fit the gingerbread house in the Promenade Lounge. On the Magic it was in the atrium near Guest Services.

Corinna

[Hawleys]

Originally Posted by franandaj

I love this dress on you! It's very cruise-y. Thanks for posting all these food pictures.

[rentayenta]

Butter? I love real butter. Not sure I would have been able to scrape any off. It looked like ice cream which did nothing for me but butter makes everything better.

[franandaj]

Originally Posted by dgbg100106

thanks for the wonderful update.... I have been on 13 different cruises and I have never played Bingo!

But maybe next time.


Everything looks great and I am happy you got to take pictures without people being around.

It was really fun. The Bingo team made it that much fun because they were silly and crazy Disney peppy.

Originally Posted by dolphingirl47

I really enjoyed the update. I think I even spotted one of our cast member friends in one of the Bingo photos. I really missed having Katy around on the Magic. It was great to see all the photos. I have to admit I am a little home sick for the Wonder. I can't quite picture how they fit the gingerbread house in the Promenade Lounge. On the Magic it was in the atrium near Guest Services.

Corinna

It was at the Aft end, just near the Internet section next to the walkway.

Originally Posted by Hawleys

I love this dress on you! It's very cruise-y. Thanks for posting all these food pictures.

Thanks, I actually have two of those dresses. I bought the first one at Sears, and then found another one at a Sears Warehouse for about $2 so once this one shrinks too much in the wash, I have a backup!

Originally Posted by rentayenta

Butter? I love real butter. Not sure I would have been able to scrape any off. It looked like ice cream which did nothing for me but butter makes everything better.

It was whipped butter and I'm not sure if it was real butter, the drag was that they came right over with the syrup and started pouring it on before I could spread any butter on stuff. I learned later in the trip, but like I don't like my food to touch, I have an order to how my waffles, pancakes, French toast should be "seasoned". Butter first, THEN syrup!

[clynngibson]

I'm just joining in!! I am enjoying your TR! DH and I want to take a family cruise and I'm trying to decide if a Disney cruise is worth the extra money than another cruise line! I've been on a Royal Caribbean Cruise before and we just took our first trip to WDW!

[franandaj]

Originally Posted by clynngibson

I'm just joining in!! I am enjoying your TR! DH and I want to take a family cruise and I'm trying to decide if a Disney cruise is worth the extra money than another cruise line! I've been on a Royal Caribbean Cruise before and we just took our first trip to WDW!

Welcome! Disney cruises are a little pricier than the rest, but we really enjoy all the Disney touches. Our home is filled with Disney stuff, so we sort of think that our cruises should be too!