"Second Star To The Right"
A quick addition to day 2. Don't miss the Dolphin Swim at Blue Lagoon because of the taxis in Nassau. I had a taxi ride in Minneapolis that was the same as our Nassau taxi rides except that it was 40 degrees below zero in Minneapolis. The driver kept holding a zippo lighter up to the windshield to try and thaw it out so he could see.
"I think we're at the hotel, or possibly this is Wisconsin."
Disney has transportation to take you to the Dolphin Excursion.
Up early to watch the Wonder enter Freeport. Disney was smart to put in the split bathroom. I shaved while everyone else showered. That's a time-saver and saving time on a Disney cruise is important. It gives you more time to do more fun things.
Mickey Mouse called and woke up our son. One of the best tips we received from the boards was the hang-up shoe organizer. My wife put it on one of the bathroom doors and just like that you have more storage for toiletries. Collapsible/soft side suitcases are also great because you can store them under the bed and free up closet space.
Freeport is a working port and it doesn't look much like a tropical paradise when you pull in. A couple of CMs told me that ours was the last cruise to stop in Freeport. They also said that Freeport was actually quite pretty once you got beyond the working port facilities. One of the passengers told me that Freeport charges the cruise liners a fee to dock there. Freeport isn't "free"? That caused me to start to think about other place's names. Is Newport, then, not really "new"? What about Kennebunkport? Are there no "Kennebunks" there? OK, that one doesn't work well with this analogy, but let's see you come up with a bunch of "ports" right off the top of your head.
This was our day to stay on the ship. I went to the beverage station on Deck 9 to get us some coffee. I made the mistake of taking a whole two seconds to put lids on the coffee cups. A lady with a Gilbert Gottfreid voice couldn't go to one of the coffee pots with no one at them and literally elbowed me in the chest to get to the coffee pot I had used while screaming, "Bobby, you want a donut?" That became my rally cry for the rest of the cruise. Let me tell you, try screaming "Bobby, you want a donut?" and see if the people don't make room for you in the hallways.
Our servers had recommended that we eat breakfast at Tritons. It's a sit-down and order breakfast versus the self-serve buffet on Deck 9. It was a great suggestion.
Our son went off to spend the day at the Oceaneer's Lab. We went to the Gingerbread House Making Class. It was fun and we met two of the Wonder's Chefs. They were really nice people. I thought we made a pretty good house considering that I'm something of a Tim Allen handyman at home ("Flip the switch and I'll see if there's electricity to this wire. Yes, dear, I meant to fall to the floor screaming.").
I think that we had lunch from Pinnochio's Pizzeria. This was part of my quest to sample food from all of the eating places on the ship. I wonder why my jeans are so tight now. Great pizza and fast. We then grabbed a Cold-And-Fruity drink of the day and listened to the band playing at the Family Pool. Sitting in the Bahamas sun on a beautiful ship sipping a Cold-And-Fruity drink while holding my wife's hand and listening to some great tunes. Oh, yeah, it's worth every dime!
Some of the CMs were buffing the smokestack. They don't take days off from sailing for maintenance, so they do a lot of maintenance while at sea. Captain Henry runs a pretty tight ship and it appears to be well maintained. Everything in our cabin worked fine.
We went to the Family Animation Class in the afternoon and a really pleasant young lady taught us how to draw Mickey Mouse. Well, most of the class drew Mickey Mouse. My drawing came out looking like a basketball with eyes. Even a great instructor can't overcome my lack of artistic ability.
We had another great meal with great service at Tritons that evening. We went to the Golden Mickeys Show at 8:30pm. This was my wife's favorite show. How does Disney find all of these talented people? We also got to see Heart4dis' son on the big screens. We didn't have a lot of Dis Board people on this cruise, I guess. It was great meeting Heart4dis as the whole family is really nice. I hope they had a great Anniversary celebration at Palos!
We went to the Oceaneer's Lab to pick up our son. This is one area for improvement. It took us too long to sign our son out of the Lab. It wasn't the CM's fault as they were working feverishly to get the kids out. It's a system problem. I'm sure Disney has some MBAs who are trained to work queing problems. Maybe try barcoding the wrist bands with readers to check the kids in and out. I would be willing to serve as a Consultant on this issue, but I'm afraid it would take several free cruises for me to gather sufficient data. You can't blame me for trying. We retired to our verandah with a cheese tray to end another great day.
A quick addition to day 2. Don't miss the Dolphin Swim at Blue Lagoon because of the taxis in Nassau. I had a taxi ride in Minneapolis that was the same as our Nassau taxi rides except that it was 40 degrees below zero in Minneapolis. The driver kept holding a zippo lighter up to the windshield to try and thaw it out so he could see.
"I think we're at the hotel, or possibly this is Wisconsin."
Disney has transportation to take you to the Dolphin Excursion.
Up early to watch the Wonder enter Freeport. Disney was smart to put in the split bathroom. I shaved while everyone else showered. That's a time-saver and saving time on a Disney cruise is important. It gives you more time to do more fun things.
Mickey Mouse called and woke up our son. One of the best tips we received from the boards was the hang-up shoe organizer. My wife put it on one of the bathroom doors and just like that you have more storage for toiletries. Collapsible/soft side suitcases are also great because you can store them under the bed and free up closet space.
Freeport is a working port and it doesn't look much like a tropical paradise when you pull in. A couple of CMs told me that ours was the last cruise to stop in Freeport. They also said that Freeport was actually quite pretty once you got beyond the working port facilities. One of the passengers told me that Freeport charges the cruise liners a fee to dock there. Freeport isn't "free"? That caused me to start to think about other place's names. Is Newport, then, not really "new"? What about Kennebunkport? Are there no "Kennebunks" there? OK, that one doesn't work well with this analogy, but let's see you come up with a bunch of "ports" right off the top of your head.
This was our day to stay on the ship. I went to the beverage station on Deck 9 to get us some coffee. I made the mistake of taking a whole two seconds to put lids on the coffee cups. A lady with a Gilbert Gottfreid voice couldn't go to one of the coffee pots with no one at them and literally elbowed me in the chest to get to the coffee pot I had used while screaming, "Bobby, you want a donut?" That became my rally cry for the rest of the cruise. Let me tell you, try screaming "Bobby, you want a donut?" and see if the people don't make room for you in the hallways.
Our servers had recommended that we eat breakfast at Tritons. It's a sit-down and order breakfast versus the self-serve buffet on Deck 9. It was a great suggestion.
Our son went off to spend the day at the Oceaneer's Lab. We went to the Gingerbread House Making Class. It was fun and we met two of the Wonder's Chefs. They were really nice people. I thought we made a pretty good house considering that I'm something of a Tim Allen handyman at home ("Flip the switch and I'll see if there's electricity to this wire. Yes, dear, I meant to fall to the floor screaming.").
I think that we had lunch from Pinnochio's Pizzeria. This was part of my quest to sample food from all of the eating places on the ship. I wonder why my jeans are so tight now. Great pizza and fast. We then grabbed a Cold-And-Fruity drink of the day and listened to the band playing at the Family Pool. Sitting in the Bahamas sun on a beautiful ship sipping a Cold-And-Fruity drink while holding my wife's hand and listening to some great tunes. Oh, yeah, it's worth every dime!
Some of the CMs were buffing the smokestack. They don't take days off from sailing for maintenance, so they do a lot of maintenance while at sea. Captain Henry runs a pretty tight ship and it appears to be well maintained. Everything in our cabin worked fine.
We went to the Family Animation Class in the afternoon and a really pleasant young lady taught us how to draw Mickey Mouse. Well, most of the class drew Mickey Mouse. My drawing came out looking like a basketball with eyes. Even a great instructor can't overcome my lack of artistic ability.
We had another great meal with great service at Tritons that evening. We went to the Golden Mickeys Show at 8:30pm. This was my wife's favorite show. How does Disney find all of these talented people? We also got to see Heart4dis' son on the big screens. We didn't have a lot of Dis Board people on this cruise, I guess. It was great meeting Heart4dis as the whole family is really nice. I hope they had a great Anniversary celebration at Palos!
We went to the Oceaneer's Lab to pick up our son. This is one area for improvement. It took us too long to sign our son out of the Lab. It wasn't the CM's fault as they were working feverishly to get the kids out. It's a system problem. I'm sure Disney has some MBAs who are trained to work queing problems. Maybe try barcoding the wrist bands with readers to check the kids in and out. I would be willing to serve as a Consultant on this issue, but I'm afraid it would take several free cruises for me to gather sufficient data. You can't blame me for trying. We retired to our verandah with a cheese tray to end another great day.
