A Hop, NO Skip, and Many Mishaps to a Disney Dream!

[annmarieda]

Looks like I have been missing a really good TR. I am here super late... Hope you will have me.

Now to go back and read. For now, I am in awe of the wonderful pictures!

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

That water looks so so so good! I want to be there now! Too bad it was cold, but at least it was gorgeous to look at. And thank goodness the ship photographer was there at the meet with Goofy since your camera messed up with you. I still think they look good in B&W though.

I'm trying to think back to what pictures you had taken that you couldn't take yourself to see if buying the ship's pictures/CD would be worth it. Were there any times that that you could only get pictures from the ship photographer? Could you take your own pictures at the places where there was a background/backdrop like before dinner, etc.?

 

[stephielela]

I love the paintbrush idea. Does Castaway CAy have private cabanas for rent? That was the best $ we spent on our cruise!

 

[mickeystoontown]

I definitely wouldn't say that your pictures of Claire and Goofy were awful. Your "awful" pictures turned out lots better than my "good" pictures ever would.

Oh I almost forgot to say that I love the idea of using a paintbrush to get the sand off. I need to remember that one.

 

[jenseib]

Looks like I have been missing a really good TR. I am here super late... Hope you will have me.

Now to go back and read. For now, I am in awe of the wonderful pictures!

Yes, I will have you! Thanks for joining in. I was hoping to be done with the cruise portion by the end of May, well we are half way through June and I'm still working at it. LOL!

That water looks so so so good! I want to be there now! Too bad it was cold, but at least it was gorgeous to look at. And thank goodness the ship photographer was there at the meet with Goofy since your camera messed up with you. I still think they look good in B&W though.

I'm trying to think back to what pictures you had taken that you couldn't take yourself to see if buying the ship's pictures/CD would be worth it. Were there any times that that you could only get pictures from the ship photographer? Could you take your own pictures at the places where there was a background/backdrop like before dinner, etc.?

I don't think you can use your camera for the professional before/after dinner ones, but just about everything else I did.

I love the paintbrush idea. Does Castaway CAy have private cabanas for rent? That was the best $ we spent on our cruise!

Yes they do, but they are outrageous in price. I can't remember the exact amount now, but I want to say somewhere between 300 and 500. I would have to go look for sure and I am too lazy right now to do that. LOL!

I definitely wouldn't say that your pictures of Claire and Goofy were awful. Your "awful" pictures turned out lots better than my "good" pictures ever would.

Oh I almost forgot to say that I love the idea of using a paintbrush to get the sand off. I need to remember that one.

Thanks. I though they were bad, but almost kind of cool too. I read about the paint brush idea on the Dis and it did work out pretty well. My Mom was impressed with the idea too.

 

[Beth D]

Hello from a fellow Buckeye Sister!

First time cruiser, but have many FL & amusement park trips under my belt. (I'm sure you can guess where I'm from by my icon ). We're doing the Magic Eastern next February 25th. Can't wait to go back and read the entire thread!

Have you heard anything new about Allegiant in Toledo airport? We've used them several times before, but now they only have flights available until mid-summer from Toledo, even though their home page says travel can be booked through winter? Are they really leaving?

Beth

 

[dekkerdisneydreamer]

Wow, I was behind!

For the Mouse World Travel shirts, I like the smaller logo version number 1.

The characters are sooo cute in their beach wear! Especially Goofy, I really liked his sandals!

You've taken some really gorgeous shots on the island Jen!

Will you be sharing a photo of the tank top that you purchased?

 

[Woth2982]

That stinks the water was cold! Fortunately kids don't care about cold water, but really too bad for you. Nothing like Bahamian water! Love all the photos! You will have to post a picture of the tank top you got!

 

[jenseib]

Hello from a fellow Buckeye Sister!

First time cruiser, but have many FL & amusement park trips under my belt. (I'm sure you can guess where I'm from by my icon ). We're doing the Magic Eastern next February 25th. Can't wait to go back and read the entire thread!

Have you heard anything new about Allegiant in Toledo airport? We've used them several times before, but now they only have flights available until mid-summer from Toledo, even though their home page says travel can be booked through winter? Are they really leaving?

Beth

I'm guessing Sandusky area!
I know last year there were no flights on Allegiant out to FL in the month of Sept and I saw it was like that again. I think maybe they have something going on...like maybe maintenance or something then? I'm just guessing. Seems like a saw a later date flight for this year though.
I am also working on a Cedar Point day trip report in my blog if you are interested in reading it. I need to get that finished up. I am going much to slow for my liking.

http://jensmouseworld.tumblr.com/disneysnobdoescedarpoint

Wow, I was behind!

For the Mouse World Travel shirts, I like the smaller logo version number 1.

The characters are sooo cute in their beach wear! Especially Goofy, I really liked his sandals!

You've taken some really gorgeous shots on the island Jen!

Will you be sharing a photo of the tank top that you purchased?

I'm not sure which shirt, if any I will get. I might just make one. I keep saying I'm trying not to spend any money and I bought myself 4 pairs of shorts and a pair of sandles the other day. But in my defense...I am too fat to fit in most of my shorts this summer, so I needed them. It wasn't becuase I liked them...in fact I don't...because of the size I had to get. And my feet are horrid, so I needed a pari fo big comfy sandles...again not exactly cute...as I buy mens shoes a lot of times o fit my horrid feet.
I will share whatever I end up doing. I will most likely start a PTR in the next week or so. I am trying to finish up my Cedar Point review on my blog first before I tackle something new.

That stinks the water was cold! Fortunately kids don't care about cold water, but really too bad for you. Nothing like Bahamian water! Love all the photos! You will have to post a picture of the tank top you got!

I will share whatever I end up doing.I might just make something with an iron on. It's gonna cost me over $20 to do a shirt online with shipping, but I can buy a cheap tank and I think I have some iron on things here somewhere. Just need to find them. LOL!

 

[SoonerGirl]

Wasn't Castaway Cay awesome?! Well aside from the cold water for you - it was perfect for us last week

Very cute pictures with Goofy, even the one's you had to take with the flash!

Yes they do, but they are outrageous in price. I can't remember the exact amount now, but I want to say somewhere between 300 and 500. I would have to go look for sure and I am too lazy right now to do that. LOL!

You're right they carry a big price tag - $499 for up to 6 guests for the cabanas on the family beach. With that you get unlimited water and soda, a bowl of fruit, a few bags of chips and granola bars to snack on, snorkling gear, floats & tubes and bike rentals for 1 hour. We did a share with another family which made it much more affordable!

 

[stephielela]

Yes they do, but they are outrageous in price. I can't remember the exact amount now, but I want to say somewhere between 300 and 500. I would have to go look for sure and I am too lazy right now to do that. LOL!

Ours was $200 for the day, but it came stocked with snack and soda, floating mats, snorkeling gear, and a handy shower for rinsing off. There will be more about it in my TR, but I will say it was worth every penny. They had one "Grand Oasis" that was $1000 but it came with unlimited alcohol and a persona l wait staff and was for 12 people instead of 4.

 

[jenseib]

Wasn't Castaway Cay awesome?! Well aside from the cold water for you - it was perfect for us last week

Very cute pictures with Goofy, even the one's you had to take with the flash!





You're right they carry a big price tag - $499 for up to 6 guests for the cabanas on the family beach. With that you get unlimited water and soda, a bowl of fruit, a few bags of chips and granola bars to snack on, snorkling gear, floats & tubes and bike rentals for 1 hour. We did a share with another family which made it much more affordable!

So glad you enjoyed it. It was so pretty. I am off to read your TR now!

Ours was $200 for the day, but it came stocked with snack and soda, floating mats, snorkeling gear, and a handy shower for rinsing off. There will be more about it in my TR, but I will say it was worth every penny. They had one "Grand Oasis" that was $1000 but it came with unlimited alcohol and a persona l wait staff and was for 12 people instead of 4.

I don't think the Dreams cabanas include as much. I hear they are nice, but much more than I'm willing to spend. Skip would have a heart attack if I booked it.

 

[jenseib]

I think this is the shirt I'm gonna get. I actually have the logo moved up slightly on the finished product, it looked better that way to me.

 

[jenseib]

After our Goofy meet, we headed to the tram. We ran into the couple with the little baby we had met prior to our cruise at the Residence Inn and chatted a bit.

As we board the tram, we saw Minnie walk by and get on a golf cart. They just sat there for awhile and we gave her a wave.

And off we go, on a nice relaxing ride.

On our way we passed Captain Jack Sparrow! He had no one in line and kind of gave us a “where are you going” look. I yelled back…”wait for me, I’ll be right there!”

We made it to the tram station and Claire kept talking about Captain Jack. We weren’t sure if we wanted to walk back or not. My feet were killing me. I was wearing my water shoes and though they are comfy, they do not have cushion, so I could feel every step I took. On top of that, my feet were just hurting from several days of doing a lot of walking.
We decided just to head back to the ship. Mom saw the Excursion desk on the island and stopped. She wanted to do the Glass bottom boat tour. She said she would pay for us to go with her. I didn’t care one way or the other, but Claire was giving us a no. Mom tried to talk her into going with just her, but Claire just didn’t seem excited. I finally just told Mom to go for it. She could do it herself and we wouldn’t mind. She scheduled it for later that afternoon at 2:15.
Mom had to fill out some forms, so Claire and I decided to just head back to the boat. As we started walking, Claire kept talking about Captain Jack again. I asked her, do you want to go back and see him…and she knew he was one of my favorites and she said she wanted me to see him, so we turned around and made the walk back. We walked very fast, and my body screamed, but kept going with the thought of “my” pirate waiting…or so I hoped. I was afraid we would walk back there and find him gone.
He was there, but his session was wrapping up. We were one of the last people to see him. Claire refused to get a picture alone with him, so of course, I sacrificed and joined in.

He was a fabulous Captain Jack too. He talked just like him and he had the mannerism down to a Tee!

We then made our way back to the ship again, slowly this time.

Back on the ship we headed to our room. I guess I took this picture then…why I have no clue.

Mom was in the room waiting and we all headed off to the Aqua Duck.

Claire and I got in line, while Mom found a lounge chair poolside.
The CM running the line told me I could not use my camera on the ride…ok, no problem…and then she told us we couldn’t wear our water shoes. I thought that was strange. I had heard of others doing it in other TR’s, but maybe it’s a new rule, so we headed back down and took them off and left them with Mom. I also left the camera with her to.
The line was longer than I thought. I didn’t realize that once you go inside the funnel, you still had a bit of a ways to go. I think we waited about 20 minutes or so.
Then it was our turn. And it was fun. Claire squealed with delight, I squealed too, but that was because I was the person in back. The person in back gets squirted with COLD water. There are a few dips on the ride and the water pushes you through. Each of those dips means the water goes up your back! WOWSA!!! We saw Mom in her chair while riding and she was waving, so we waved back. It was really a fun ride and if the line was shorter we would’ve most likely went back on. I think Claire kind of wanted to, but she didn’t want to wait again.

Instead she headed over to the Mickey slide after a very quick dip in the Mickey pool. I walked with her…barefoot…not a good idea. It was hot on that deck. I had to run back and get my shoes on or burn to death. LOL!
Claire loved this slide a LOT and there was no wait. She went up and down over and over.

After a few times we told her it was time to head back to the island. We wanted to get some lunch and Cabanas was not open. I didn’t check the other fast food areas, but I wanted to try the island food anyways.

We headed back to the room to get our bag and headed off again. A picture in one of the hallways.

I forgot to mention as well, that some time in the morning I had left another gift out for Claire. I can’t remember what it was….perhaps a night gown? I should’ve wrote it down. Anyways, here is the note that accompanied the gift.

From here on out, the pictures will be scattered. I left the SLR in the room and only took the P&S and the waterproof camera. All the pictures I took on the P&S are on the lost card. This is probably the time it bothers me the most. I know at certain times I only used that camera and took a LOT of pictures of the island. But nothing I can do about it now.

We left the ship and headed for the tram. We were NOT walking this time, and we also planned to go to the 2nd beach stop this time around.

We arrived at our destination and pulled out the map to see how to get to Cookies Too.

 

[mickeystoontown]

I have to admit that I was hoping that you'd go back and see Jack Sparrow. He's so dreamy!

It looks like you guys had a lot of fun at the Aqua Duck and pool. It's sometimes hard for me to schedule "down time" because I feel like I'm missing out on doing something. But, I could handle that kind of down time.

 

[SoonerGirl]

Captain Jack!

Looks like Claire had a ton of fun on the Mickey slide, and Woo Hoo for no wait there

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

I would have gone back for Jack too. I mean you just can't go to CC and not see him! And he does look just like the real thing!

I'm really bummed that you couldn't take your camera on the Aquaduck. I had planned to video tape our ride as we went through. Hmmm, wonder if I could stash the camera in my bathing suit!

 

[jenseib]

I have to admit that I was hoping that you'd go back and see Jack Sparrow. He's so dreamy!

It looks like you guys had a lot of fun at the Aqua Duck and pool. It's sometimes hard for me to schedule "down time" because I feel like I'm missing out on doing something. But, I could handle that kind of down time.

Yeah, it wasn't total down time, but it was nice. But hunger was calling me. LOL!

Captain Jack!


Looks like Claire had a ton of fun on the Mickey slide, and Woo Hoo for no wait there

She loved it and I'm glad she had a chance to ride it. I am not a waterslide kind of person, so I'm gald adults couldn't go on it.

I would have gone back for Jack too. I mean you just can't go to CC and not see him! And he does look just like the real thing!

I'm really bummed that you couldn't take your camera on the Aquaduck. I had planned to video tape our ride as we went through. Hmmm, wonder if I could stash the camera in my bathing suit!

You can take it on, but can't shoot anything. They have cameras all around to watch you. And honestly, I held on tight the whole time.

 

[Caretames1]

Captain Jack Sparrow, I would have gone back to met him too!

I wish I was at CC right now. It's cold and rainy here.

 

[gretchenohar@hotmail]

I can't remember if I ever saw him or not. I think I did, but then I think one year at country concert he was scheduled and had to cancel. So I might not have.



Thanks. Your trip is just around the corner! I want to see pictures!!!

And so you shall! Tho they won't be nearly the caliber of yours....