Mandymouse's Fantastic Fantasy Cruise .. and then another one (Complete)

[Chilly]

Oh dear what a pair you are. Hope tomorrow brings better news on the sickness front.

 

[squitty]

Just catching up with your report Mandy..

Your Mixology class was so different from ours on the Magic.. I hope that they do it like that next time.

Shame you were both feeling unwell.

 

[Cruisin]

Sorry to hear that you both were not feeling well Mandy.

We once did a cruise that Rick spent most of the time in the cabin not feeling well either.

That does not make for a fun vacation.

 

[ukintheus]

Being sick on holiday is no fun. I don't know if it's bad you were both sick, or sort of lucky? At least one person wasn't keeping the other one from doing something they wanted to do...that's they way we looked at it. You will just have to book another cruise back to San Juan sometime.

 

[izzie-wizzie]

Sorry to hear you weren't feeling well - it's such a frustrating feeling. Hopefully you got better quickly

 

[cornish pixie]

Hi Mandy only just saw your trip report and was so thrilled to be able to share your Trip I'm just so sorry you both got ill, went to Italy in feb and my daughter and myself both got ill the night before we left OMG !! don't want to go into to much detail but not pretty . Anyway can't wait to read more Thanks for taking the time to share with us .
Cornish Pixie

 

[florida sun]

Aww hon, cant believe you were both poorly, what a shame you had to miss the Bacardi factory

Your photos are fantastic, cant wait to read more

 

[Linda67]

Sounds like you still had a nice day despite feeling poorly

Hopefully your day at sea gave you both chance to rest and recover

 

[wilma-bride]

Oh dear, what a pair of sickies you are I suppose you were lucky they didn't quarantine you

Beautiful sunset pictures, hope you both recover soon

 

[dolphingirl47]

What a shame that you were both poorly and that you missed out on the trip to the Bacardi factory. I loved Daisy's pirate costume.

Corinna

 

[PJB71]

Hope the illness didn't last to long for you both Mandy

 

[mandymouse]

Thursday 25th April

I woke around 7.30am and felt a lot better (yay!), I got showered, sorted out my book and iPod and was ready for a morning of sunbathing as it was a be-oot-iful day at sea (as Brent the Cruise Director would say). I grabbed a latte at the Cove Cafe which was free as I'd had my card stamped 5 times and we headed up to top deck. It was so nice out, not too hot at all, and we enjoyed a lazy lie out for a few hours

Before long it was lunch time, so we headed to Cabanas. I had some parsnip soup, some chicken and some veggies, then a small plate of red Thai chicken curry, Paul had some chicken and chips and a bit of steak, there was so much to choose from and it wasn't long till we were full to bursting

We had a very chilled afternoon where we would relax in our room or had a Bahama Mama or two at the Cove Bar and had fun watching the kiddies disco in the Atrium

View from our virtual porthole

Our 'Roaming Mickey', a new idea on the DIS, a door magnet that is sent around the ship and you can leave a message on

This evening we had a reservation for Palo at 6.30pm. We got showered and changed and as we were a little early for our ressie, we had a drink in the Meridian Lounge. Once we were taken though to Palo, we were seated in a booth and once again Olivera was our server

We had a lovely meal, to start we were given breads and a plate of anti-pasti. I ordered mozzarella and tomato to start and Paul had a small portion of the ravioli and we ordered a bottle of Asti Martini

Next came a sorbet mouth cleanser

For our main I had the rack of lamb, and Paul had the beef tenderloin Palo with red wine

For dessert I had Tiramisu (of course) and Paul had Panna Cotta

And we finished off with their vodka/limoncello drink. It really was a lovely meal and evening too

As we were leaving Palo, we noticed two of our tablemates, Terri & Jimmy eating there too, so we stopped by for a quick chat

We popped back to the room to change into something less tight lol, then we went to La Piazza to see Alisha and have a couple of Bahama Mamas, then we called it a night

Tomorrow ~ Castaway Cay

 

[Ware Bears]

Just read this through in one go wow, how exciting to be on a B2B cruise, what a lovely feeling it will be on disembarkation day knowing you've got another seven days!

Glad to see you're both feeling better, I've just had my breakfast yet I've still been drooling over that Palo brunch food!

And no, I don't think you're weird for not advertising the fact that you're going away, I'm always telling my DDs not to post too much info about holidays on facebook as you never know who's reading it!

 

[Chilly]

Lovely dress you had on in Palo. Glad you were better and could enjoy the meal.

 

[ukintheus]

So glad you were both feeling better and able to enjoy the day & Palo. That dress looks really good on you. I love that lemon & vodka drink they bring in Palo - sort of like a Grey Goose slushie but better.

 

[wilma-bride]

Love your Palo dress Mandy. So glad you were both feeling better. Yay, Castaway Cay next - Serenity Bay

 

[dolphingirl47]

I am glad that you were feeling better. I love the dress you wore to Palo and dinner looked great.

Corinna

 

[darthtatty]

Ive only just found your trip report but have enjoyed reading it.

Its a shame you were both ill but sounds like you still made the most of your time so far.

Fab pictures

 

[Linda67]

Another fan of your dress Mandy

What a perfect sea day you had, lots of relaxing and yummy food and drink

 

[ukintheus]

Looking at your pics again, how was Paul feeling? He looks like he doesn't feel great, I'm sure he was still feeling his cold. You, on the other hand, look really good!