That is too bad she couldnt do both things at the spa.
That is a lot of planning to do.
Nice evening for a drink and a pirate party. Looked like fun.
The Mediterranean cruise sounds wonderful.
I hear you about photobucket. I signed up at Flickr and when I get back and start the next tr it will be on Flickr. Hate what photobucket did. They ruined a really good site.
Beautiful views of Castaway Cay.
The beach looks so inviting.
That bar with tables looks so nice to sit out at and watch the water and people.
Your plate of food on the island looks good.
Serenity bay looks so peaceful and relaxing.
Oh I am all caught up again. Great updates and pics.
I'm hoping photobucket will fix most of it. They have been good about communicating changes, fixes and updates and actually have an online log you can look at to see what they are doing. I'm going to wait it out for a bit since it's paid for and I hate the idea of 2 systems and figuring out what happens to my stuff if I quit paying for the pro version.
Castaway Cay is really wonderful, the only bummer about the S. Caribbean (which replaced the Med for us due to price) is no CC.
Hope you are having a wonderful trip, parking lot view and all
Makes sense! The Southern Caribbean sailings look fantastic! We have those on our back burner as well, depending on discounted rates. Joe is itchin' to get to St. Lucia.
Yeah, it's a little risky date wise with homecoming but hopefully there won't be a conflict and financially it works SO much better. Still a little sad but one of these days we'll do a Med one with
DCL even if it's not till the kids are out of college lol! We are reeling a little bit from K's french trip this summer, the boys Ireland band trip in 2016 and I learned there is also a french trip for Eric if he stays with it. Oh and apparently T is doing an internship in Santa Monica this summer....but doesn't know if it is a PAID one or not yet.
I know you can't tell because of my infrequent comments, but I'm caught up. I loved the pictures of Castaway Cay and especially Serenity Bay -- that looks awesome! Oh, and the lunch looked really good too. Especially considering that you're on a little island...some places would try to get away with giving you less.
I wish I could say the same! I have 2 updates to write and need to catch up everywhere. Maybe this weekend. Castaway Cay was wonderful, from the family beach, to lunch, to Serenity Bay. There weren't a huge amount of options for lunch compared to say, Cabanas, but it was still a nice variety.
I'm curious about the real backstory to the airstrip (sorry if you covered it somewhere that I missed)....I wonder if it has something to do with Prohibition or other smuggling?
On a different note, I found out while on a business trip last week that a guy I work with, who I was traveling with, was a Finance officer with DCL in a previous life. He was on board the Magic and the Wonder (I think) at different times. So, I can get inside-info. if need be.
Castaway Cay used to be known as Gorda Cay. Gorda Cay was reputedly used by pirates in the early 1700s and later hosting farmers from the mainland seven miles away. The island also sheltered fishermen caught in bad weather. But the real story begins in the 1960s when businessman Alvin Tucker flew over Gorda Cay with a real estate agent from Nassau. Accessible only by sea at that time, Tucker saw the investment potential and, after purchasing 150 acres, set about clearing space for the 2,400 foot runway that still exists today.
It later came to Tuckers attention that his runway was being used by drug runners bringing narcotics into Florida. His attempts to end the illicit activity failed the police were reportedly in on it also and he was forced to sell his corner of paradise to a private company. By the 1980s, Gorda Cay was so notorious that residents were no longer welcome and witnesses saw up to six planes a day using the runway for drug smuggling activities.
In 1983, a drugs bust reportedly led to the seisure of $100 million of cocaine, after which Gorda Cay was eventually bought by Disney who turned it into a resort island complete with a pier for visiting cruise ships. Eighteen months, $25 million and 50,000 truckloads of sand later, Gorda Cay was transformed into Castaway Cay, a castaway-themed island with buildings designed to look like they had been fashioned from timbers following a shipwreck.
Alvin Tuckers abandoned runway, which aided drug runners for years before Disney stepped in, is now part of a bike and tram path to Serenity Bay, the adults only area of Castaway Cay. Lying in the tropical trees is an abandoned plane, now adorned with Disney nose art. Now an attraction for kids and tourists, was this aircraft once used in the islands infamous drug trade?
----oooh inside info! that's always a good thing.
so happy to have you here! I see you started a TR yourself 
