We woke up on Tuesday about 6:30. DH went to the fitness center, and I went to run/walk on Deck 4. I absolutely loved doing this on most mornings during the cruise. It was very refreshing in the cool temperatures, and the scenery was amazing. We left the kids in the room watching Disney something and told them not to kill each other or make noise as most people were probably still sleeping. Who knows what happened while we were gone, but they were both still in one piece when we returned.
At 9:00, DD and I went to the atrium to see the Incredible Diaper Dash. This was cute and fun to watch. There were three babies participating. Of course, they were clueless, but the parents were all hoping to win! The winner did get a nice medal. I guess that would be a fun souvenir to take home! (Baby on the left took the first heat, but baby on the right was the overall winner. Middle baby was very laid back and didn't really care.
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At 10:00, we had our character breakfast in Parrot Cay. I had heard that this experience was very rushed, and that we should have the kids ready for the pictures. We, along with our tablemates, seated our children so that the characters could just walk up behind them for a quick photo. It was more rushed than a WDW experience, but not as bad as I expected. I wondered if this was because we were second seating, so they didn't have to get us out as quickly.
Mickey came by first...
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Goofy followed soon after...
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At some point during the characters, we felt the ship was moving more than it had been. The kids both asked for Dramamine at this point. For some reason, the two times we really felt the ship moving were in Parrot Cay and Animator's Palate. Both are on the back of the ship, one on top of the other. Not sure if this was coincidence or not. Either way, it didn't ruin our fun. The medicine kicked in quickly, and the kids were fine.
Minnie was up next...
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Then, it was time for some napkin fun!
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Finally, Pluto stopped by.
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We enjoyed our character breakfast. Since I thought it was going to be super rushed, I was pleasantly surprised, but it was good to be prepared and have the kids camera ready. As others have mentioned before, I wish the characters would be in their Alaskan costumes during breakfast, but we would have the opportunity to see those costumes later!
Coming Up...Making a Fool of Myself at Sea!