zeldacruiser
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jan 23, 2005
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- 140
Woke up, left teenage daughter and her room-service breakfast again (she always picked the latest time for delivery; they call on the phone when it's on its way) and went up to deck 9 to another glorious sunny day in the high 70s with calm seas - what a cruise! Went for the omelet this morning at Topsider's; I love the way you order at the omelet station and then they bring it to your table - no waiting there while it cooks like at some buffets.
Both of us found lounge chairs in the sun on Deck 10 again and proceeded to lounge away part of the day, being more judicious with the sunscreen. (Funny how we saw a number of sunburned adults but no sunburned children - guess we're all more careful with the kids than with ourselves.) Grabbed lunch from Pluto's - yummy cheeseburger for me and chicken tenders for DD. Nice that they also had carrot and celery sticks at the condiment bar, so you could try to get some kind of vegetable into your kids.
At 1:00 I went to the Navigator Series "Making of the Disney Magic" in Rockin Bar D - very interesting. Learned that they built the Magic in two parts in Italy and then floated the bow half 100 miles to meet the stern. Also learned the ship takes 52 gallons of fuel to go one mile! These presentations are marked for guests 18 and older, but there was a well-behaved boy of about 12 here with his dad and no one said anything.
Next saw The Incredibles in the Walt Disney Theatre; you can sit anywhere in that huge theater and have a good seat for a movie! Snacks from Preludes - one of the few food items you have to pay for onboard. Carried my free soda down from Deck 9.
Evening show was Hercules, which we skipped because we'd seen it twice before and it's not our favorite. Instead went shopping, checked out photos in Shutters, and then went to Family Cabaret, which was the juggler from the Welcome Show. You need to be early for most of those shows to get a good seat. I continued working my way through the list of tropical-style drinks, while DD ordered hers without alcohol. Next time I'll plan to wear more pants/skirts with pockets so I have a place to keep my key; didn't want to have to carry a purse or wear a lanyard, so mostly I just set my card on the table when I didn't have pockets.
Dinner was at Animator's, with regular Animator's menu. Fun to watch our 5-year-old dining companion noticing the color changes. He was perfectly happy each evening doing the puzzles on the kids' menu; might be a good idea to bring coloring books if you have young kids. They bring the kids' meal at the same time the adults get their appetizers, which is good because there's no waiting up front, but makes for waiting at the end of the meal while adults have other courses. Don't know how they could change the system, though. Our server, Julio, did a magic trick involving making water disappear that the 5-year-old loved and I still haven't figured out.
Both of us found lounge chairs in the sun on Deck 10 again and proceeded to lounge away part of the day, being more judicious with the sunscreen. (Funny how we saw a number of sunburned adults but no sunburned children - guess we're all more careful with the kids than with ourselves.) Grabbed lunch from Pluto's - yummy cheeseburger for me and chicken tenders for DD. Nice that they also had carrot and celery sticks at the condiment bar, so you could try to get some kind of vegetable into your kids.
At 1:00 I went to the Navigator Series "Making of the Disney Magic" in Rockin Bar D - very interesting. Learned that they built the Magic in two parts in Italy and then floated the bow half 100 miles to meet the stern. Also learned the ship takes 52 gallons of fuel to go one mile! These presentations are marked for guests 18 and older, but there was a well-behaved boy of about 12 here with his dad and no one said anything.
Next saw The Incredibles in the Walt Disney Theatre; you can sit anywhere in that huge theater and have a good seat for a movie! Snacks from Preludes - one of the few food items you have to pay for onboard. Carried my free soda down from Deck 9.
Evening show was Hercules, which we skipped because we'd seen it twice before and it's not our favorite. Instead went shopping, checked out photos in Shutters, and then went to Family Cabaret, which was the juggler from the Welcome Show. You need to be early for most of those shows to get a good seat. I continued working my way through the list of tropical-style drinks, while DD ordered hers without alcohol. Next time I'll plan to wear more pants/skirts with pockets so I have a place to keep my key; didn't want to have to carry a purse or wear a lanyard, so mostly I just set my card on the table when I didn't have pockets.
Dinner was at Animator's, with regular Animator's menu. Fun to watch our 5-year-old dining companion noticing the color changes. He was perfectly happy each evening doing the puzzles on the kids' menu; might be a good idea to bring coloring books if you have young kids. They bring the kids' meal at the same time the adults get their appetizers, which is good because there's no waiting up front, but makes for waiting at the end of the meal while adults have other courses. Don't know how they could change the system, though. Our server, Julio, did a magic trick involving making water disappear that the 5-year-old loved and I still haven't figured out.
