missangelalexis
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Dinner looks like it was delicious! SOunds like a great first night!
Yeah, seriously! I'm sure she expected him to be helping with the kids on the family vacation, not relaxing in the pool!While we were relaxing this guy decided to start talking to us and after a while we realized he was actually on the cruise with his wife and their two young kids. His phone had “died” and he lost them somehow so instead of looking for them he had decided to go for a dip in the adults-only pool where they would never behis wife ended up walking by at one point and she was pretty ticked. I really didn’t blame her!
I'm trying to decide if I should get these, or just get a lanyard from Disney? I actually already have several (meant for pins, but I have a pin board for that), so if I just get another pouch, then mom gets one too!One of the first things we did when we got through the ears before they took our photo was pull out the lanyards I had bought us for the cruise. They were super handy for keeping track of our room keys since you need it for almost everything and I would recommend them to anyone! This was definitely a tip I had learned from my research prior to the trip. I was glad to have bought them! We were actually asked a couple times during the trip where we had gotten them to which DH was very impressed with my planning and research![]()
I think I will be probably buying one! I heard on the inaugural cruises people kept stealing them!They had these available to buy in the gift shop and I regret not buying one because it was just too cute!
This is so cute! And a perfect little sized treat. On our Honeymoon cruise, they gave us an adorable cake (about 4 times that size!) with a giant chocolate painted cruise ship stuck into the top. It was SO cute, but we were too full to eat it. We ended up taking it back to our room, but it didn't really fit well in the fridge, so we had to bend the cardboard plate it was on....and we forgot to get forks. It was a cake disaster!! ....this did not stop us from eating it for breakfast the next day.....LOL
I LOVE that this is a feature now!! The paper navigator is informative, but intense to look at!! I like the idea of having pop ups to remind you of stuff you're actually interested in!Plus, the navigator app was awesome. You could scroll through the list of available activities and favorite the ones you were interested in and when they were about to happen you'd get a pop up on your phone reminding you.
Unfortunately, this ended up being my least favorite meal of the whole trip. To eat I went with the wedge salad and the loaded fries and both were just not winners in my book.
The wedge salad was SO bitter (is that how they are supposed to be?) and the loaded fries had almost no taste to them. I love ranch and thought they would be great but it all just tasted meh. Dan liked his steak and cheese so maybe I just ordered wrong.
Plus it makes for great pictures! Except somehow a group of kids came running through right after this picture so I'm not sure how they got past the CMs at the rope (they were called back lol)!
Since we were a few minutes early for our reservation (they almost never let you check in here early!) we had to wait to check in so we went out in the front of the castle to see the masses of people waiting for the fireworks. This must be what rockstar feels like!
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Tomorrow we were off on our big adventure for our very first cruise! I hope you'll all stick around to hear about our experience!(I know this isn't a cruise forum but it is a DISNEY cruise so I think I'd rather just keep it all in one place!)
We probably should have done something other than head to cabanas first thing since that’s exactly what everyone else was doing but I’m not really sure what else we could have done!
While we were shopping I heard some of the songs in the hallway and I kind of wished we had watched this show (Golden Mickey’s)
they did give us a table to ourselves which I was happy about and was my other request! I
To start I had the Black Truffle Pasta Purseittes
Dinner looks like it was delicious! SOunds like a great first night!
I want to do a Disney Cruise so bad! Neither of us have ever been on one at all so I'll definitely be reading along for pointers. I already wrote down the lanyard ideaYour food from AP looks soooo good! Can't wait to read more!
Yeah, seriously! I'm sure she expected him to be helping with the kids on the family vacation, not relaxing in the pool!
I'm trying to decide if I should get these, or just get a lanyard from Disney? I actually already have several (meant for pins, but I have a pin board for that), so if I just get another pouch, then mom gets one too!
I think I will be probably buying one! I heard on the inaugural cruises people kept stealing them!
What a fun first night! Glad the meal was really delicious and the entertainment sounds so fun to watch!
I thought a killer whale,Penguin makes more sense!
Sounds like a great embarkation day!
That butter knife is so unique.
The MCs for the adults-only clubs are hilarious. They really make those events entertaining.
I'm not sure what that towel animal was intended to be...![]()
This is so cute! And a perfect little sized treat. On our Honeymoon cruise, they gave us an adorable cake (about 4 times that size!) with a giant chocolate painted cruise ship stuck into the top. It was SO cute, but we were too full to eat it. We ended up taking it back to our room, but it didn't really fit well in the fridge, so we had to bend the cardboard plate it was on....and we forgot to get forks. It was a cake disaster!! ....this did not stop us from eating it for breakfast the next day.....LOL
I LOVE that this is a feature now!! The paper navigator is informative, but intense to look at!! I like the idea of having pop ups to remind you of stuff you're actually interested in!
Aw, that's too bad you didn't love The Plaza! It's always been one of our favorites. In fact, we just ate there this past week and I enjoyed the wedge salad. I usually get the Fried Green Tomato sandwich or the turkey club sandwich and have never been disappointed. Maybe if you ever give it another try, try one of those![]()
Those are beautiful pictures! It's crazy looking out and seeing the crowd from this perspective!
Great luck! We've eaten in the castle a couple times and have never had a window seat![]()
I am so excited you're putting your cruise report here! We have been on the Disney Magic, Dream, and Wonder. Next April we will go on the Fantasy for our grand-slam cruise and I can't wait!
Sounds like you should have gone to one of the dining rooms. You could have a sit-down lunch with full service on embarkation day. Personally, we love heading to Cabanas on our first day but I know it's not for everyone.
You missed a great show…hopefully you'll get another chance to see it soon!
We had our own table last time and I will always request this on future cruise. I find it very awkward to make small talk with strangers at dinner![]()
I think you mean, "Animator's Palate," and those pasta pursettes are amazingI ordered a full-size portion as my entree!
Can't wait to read more about the Dream![]()
Great ideaWe packed a little when we got back to our room and then popped open our gifted champagne. We had been so tired the night we received it that we decided to save it. I’m so glad we did because it was the perfect way to end the Disney World portion of our trip!
They don't just leave the luggage in the hall do they?Our luggage was waiting for us once we got to our room.
At some point while laying by the adults only pool they blasted the horn and I swear I felt that in my soul!
Wow you are a cruising pro!
Glad CRT was so perfect, not a review I hear of it very frequently.
Great idea
They did! I believe this is what they do for all cruises but I could be mistaken. You actually leave your luggage in the hallway on the last night as well to be picked up if you don't want to drag it off yourself in the morning. I suppose they figure it would be hard for someone to get away with stealing a bag? I have to imagine the hallways all have cameras.They don't just leave the luggage in the hall do they?
Such a cute costume!!!!
We have a verandah on our cruise next year, too. It'll be the first time we've cruised with one, but I'm sure we will be hooked!! Also, since we have connecting rooms with my parents, I was excited to learn that they can open the barrier between our two verandahs to make one big one!
On our Honeymoon, we walked a little bit around Nassau before heading right back to the ship. From the pool deck, my husband noticed the Harley store, so we had to get back off the ship to go get shirts for him, too LOLWhen we got back to port we noticed the Harley Davidson store not too far down the street. Dan and my Dad both have Harleys and my Dad kind of collects Harley shirts from all over so I knew I had to get him one from the Bahamas!
I’m loving seeing the Dream again! We did the Atlantis excursion through DCL when we were there and we really enjoyed it. I love that lazy river because it’s super wavy and crazy! In my signature somewhere there’s a link to my video I made and that part always cracks me up because I am literally screaming the whole time but having so much fun!
I don’t really dress up for pirate night either, it’s just not our thing. It’s fun to see everyone else dressed up though.
Can’t wait to see what you thought of Castaway Cay![]()
What a super fun excursion to Atlantis!!!
I'm enjoying your report. My wife and I stayed at Atlantis in September. The water slides are fun.
Such a cute costume!!!!![]()
We have a verandah on our cruise next year, too. It'll be the first time we've cruised with one, but I'm sure we will be hooked!! Also, since we have connecting rooms with my parents, I was excited to learn that they can open the barrier between our two verandahs to make one big one!
On our Honeymoon, we walked a little bit around Nassau before heading right back to the ship. From the pool deck, my husband noticed the Harley store, so we had to get back off the ship to go get shirts for him, too LOL
can't wait to do another cruise!
Spoiler alert: LOVED CASTAWAY CAY
I hope you booked a placeholder onboard!