DISmoms 4 - The Hunt for Jack Sparrow

[karajeboo]

My turn! Just back from a whirlwind tour of Northern California (NorCal to those of us in the know.... ) and still exhausted! We packed in San Francisco, Yosemite, and Pebble Beach in 5 days. Whooped!

However, back on the Dream......

Once again, Ellen is so right! We DID go see the Golden Mickeys! I was glad I was able to see this, after hearing so much about it on the Magic but it was gone by the time I finally sailed. Not my favorite Disney cruise show, but very good!

The theater, however, was beautiful!!!! You really felt like you were in an old theater on land, one that every city has, and has restored from the olden days.......

Loved the boxes and knowing that anyone can sit there! In fact, even just about 10 minutes before showtime and some were still empty! I am sooooo sitting in a box on my next cruise! And I'll have my princess wave down pat, and I may even wear a tiara......

This is how long it takes to drink one bottle of Nuvo.....

On to Animator's and I must say I loved it more than on the Magic. On the Magic (and I'm assuming the Wonder, too) the black and white vinyl reminds me of June Cleaver's kitchen and just doesn't go with the whole attitude, especially if you are there on formal night....

But the NEW Animators on the Dream is really really pretty! Although, it reminds me of a child's playroom, with the oak trim and drawings all over the place. It still "feels" more formal to me.....

Someone looks hungry!!!!

This is how all the screens (or "windows") looked when we first sat down, before they came to life......

The restaurant was also more divided than on the Magic, so it was a bit quieter. On the Magic, it's one big open room and can get really really LOUD! But with the separate areas here it didn't feel quite so large....

Pretty soon our friends Nemo, Dory, and friends, started swimming around from "window" to "window" and kept us all entertained. It was cute to hear, "Nemo!" from kids all over.....

Then the dude of all dudes..... Totally righteous... Dude!

Ellen was right, we were star struck. It's like meeting The Boss, or Matthew McConaughey (ok, NOTHING would be like meeting THEM!) but you get the idea...... I mean, it was CRUSH! Talking to ME! Yeah, yeah, yeah, Joan, too......

Then when he asked about that flashy thing, and we explained a camera to him, he really did pose for Ellen!!!! It was so totally righteous! Dude!

Roland.... what a hoot!

I shall not bore you with duplicate photos of our meals, but it was a really really good dinner!

After dinner, it was time to hit the night spots..... and where do four women go without men?

PINK!!!

Our first favorite bartender of the cruise... Alenka!

We were the only ones in Pink the whole time we were there so we got Alenka's full attention and she was wonderful!!!

Up next, our VERY favorite bar and bartender. At least it was MY very favorite bar.... Skyline.

This was the martini bar, where the skyline changed every 15 minutes or so, and the drink menu was lit up!

The skylines were New York, Chicago, Rio, Paris, Hong Kong. So you felt like you were sitting atop a high rise and overlooking each of those cities..... So beautiful!

I ordered the OohLaLa and it was my FAVORITE drink EVER!!!! It's Bacardi White Rum, Elderflower Liqueur, Freshly squeezed lime juice, mint leaves and soda water. Soooo refreshing and that elderflower liqueur? My new favorite!!!!

We met a gal named Alex. I think I had a crush on her.....

More later. Need to catch up on sleep!!!!

 

[englishrose47]

Great pix of the Dream !!I am going on a Free Cruise next May , Any chance the Dis Mom's will be going ??????

 

[karajeboo]

Great pix of the Dream !!I am going on a Free Cruise next May , Any chance the Dis Mom's will be going ??????

May 5 Rosie!!!! When are you going?

 

[dizneeat]

Yeah, more DREAM photos.

Ah, Pink and Skyline ..... I will have a drink in honour of the DISmoms in 3 weeks. Did they name a drink after you?

Can't wait for more - gets me soooooooo excited to go back DREAMing!

 

[jenseib]

Was that the pink champagne? I still have that on my list to try.

 

[Wicket's Mom]

OOH, Skyline, what a wonderful looking place! I love just about all kinds on martini!

Kudos on the meet & greet with the turtle dude! My mind just drew a blank on his name. Hey I'm tired!

 

[CRdisMom]

love all those photos. Seriously how did you guys stay skinny? All that food oh man! Rosie it would be awesome if you were there the same time as the DIS moms. By the way I'm a little pumped I will be there in 3 days!!!!

 

[englishrose47]

May 5 Rosie!!!! When are you going?

I believe that is the date I know it is a 4 day Cruise and last year it was May 6th - 10th OMG I will get to see the Mom's again !!!!!

 

[englishrose47]

Was that the pink champagne? I still have that on my list to try.

I was gonna post and say NONE of them were wearing PINK!! So glad I didn't

 

[tokyodisneydad]

If U don't mind me asking ...How much was the bottle of NUVO? You got it in EPCOT right? Will you be in the parks before the 2013 nye cruise?

 

[MAGICFOR2]

I'm surprised animator's looks so different. Do they do the big color change, or is it just about the walls and the interaction?

Pink looks so great to just sit and talk and sip! Of course if I'm traveling with Jim we won't set foot in there! He might have to give up his man card!

 

[JKSWonder]

Everything looks wonderful, especially the champagne!

We are WDW and Fantasy bound in T-minus 17 days and counting!

 

[dizneeat]

I'm surprised animator's looks so different. Do they do the big color change, or is it just about the walls and the interaction?

Pink looks so great to just sit and talk and sip! Of course if I'm traveling with Jim we won't set foot in there! He might have to give up his man card!

Have to jump in and answer this for you, Tammie.
There is no colour change - nothing black and white in there. There are sketches on the walls and these become alive. Crush is swimming around the screens and talking to the diners.

Jim has to join you in Pink! Such a beautiful bar and Tom was NOT the only male in there.

 

[rndmr2]

Getting caught up on the last couple of updates, that is cool that Crush interacts with you at Dinner! Looks like you had a great dinner there, it really is a pretty dining room/restaurant.

Skyline looks like a nice bar, that menu was so neat!

Pink is so cool and girly, I am not a huge fan of Champagne but I would probably try it there!

 

[karajeboo]

Yeah, more DREAM photos.

Ah, Pink and Skyline ..... I will have a drink in honour of the DISmoms in 3 weeks. Did they name a drink after you?

Can't wait for more - gets me soooooooo excited to go back DREAMing!

Ask Alenka and Alex if they remember us - Alenka is married to our server from Palo and Alex is married to another CM, too but I can't remember off the top of my head. Alex got married just a few days before our cruise..... They rotate around so no idea where they will be.

Was that the pink champagne? I still have that on my list to try.

I think it was the Taitinger.....

OOH, Skyline, what a wonderful looking place! I love just about all kinds on martini!

Kudos on the meet & greet with the turtle dude! My mind just drew a blank on his name. Hey I'm tired!

Crush, dude.... it was like totally awesome....

love all those photos. Seriously how did you guys stay skinny? All that food oh man! Rosie it would be awesome if you were there the same time as the DIS moms. By the way I'm a little pumped I will be there in 3 days!!!!

I gained 2 lbs in 4 days.....

I believe that is the date I know it is a 4 day Cruise and last year it was May 6th - 10th OMG I will get to see the Mom's again !!!!!

OMG Rosie that's awesome!!!!!

I was gonna post and say NONE of them were wearing PINK!! So glad I didn't

Well, yes you did now!!!!

If U don't mind me asking ...How much was the bottle of NUVO? You got it in EPCOT right? Will you be in the parks before the 2013 nye cruise?

Ellen bought the Nuvo and I think it was fairly pricey.... it was literally one drink each for us.... in the $30's I think?

I'm surprised animator's looks so different. Do they do the big color change, or is it just about the walls and the interaction?

Pink looks so great to just sit and talk and sip! Of course if I'm traveling with Jim we won't set foot in there! He might have to give up his man card!

No color change but the screens become windows and you see all the Nemo characters swimming around and then Crush picks the most beautiful women in the room to talk to.... wait, that was me and Joan!!!!!

Everything looks wonderful, especially the champagne!

We are WDW and Fantasy bound in T-minus 17 days and counting!

So excited for you!!!!!!

Getting caught up on the last couple of updates, that is cool that Crush interacts with you at Dinner! Looks like you had a great dinner there, it really is a pretty dining room/restaurant.

Skyline looks like a nice bar, that menu was so neat!

Pink is so cool and girly, I am not a huge fan of Champagne but I would probably try it there!

Oh you have to check out Pink. There were a few couples in there and nobody had to check their man card at the door.....

 

[englishrose47]

I am even more excited now I am most likelt gonna see the Dis Moms again. I was there for the first EVAH one , Still have my TShirt from it too !!!!!

 

[karajeboo]

I know Ellen is at her MIL's this week with no internet (other than her phone!) and I'm leaving tomorrow for MY parents in Ohio, so I may not be able to post for awhile. I think Cammie and Joan have fallen off the planet - maybe they jumped that Mars rover?????

Anywho, I'm sure Ellen won't mind if I jump ahead a little and she'll catch up when she's back......

After meeting our new BFF in Skyline, we all were pretty whooped after that first day. Seems crazy that we've been at WDW, eaten at Kouzzina, made the trek to the port and already had tons of fun on board the Dream! And that's all in ONE DAY!!!!

When we woke the next morning, we were just getting into Nassau. Now we weren't overly thrilled with the ports on a 4 night cruise (well, except for Castaway Cay!), we were way more into the ship! But Ellen and I were both super excited to see our first love!!!!

The Magic!

Atlantis in the background.....

I got all Whitney Houston (well, except without the drugs and I can't carry a tune.....) and belted out, "And IIIIIIIIIIIIII, will always love YOUUUUUUUU!" when I saw the Magic. There's just something about your first love.....

I'm here to see you!!!

Looking off into Nassau....

Is it kind of creepy that we share the same first love?????

Kinda like on my last Magic cruise, where we saw the Fantasy on her MV, it was hard to tell which ship I was on because I had so many pics of the Fantasy, it was the same in Nassau with me taking so many shots of the Magic, when I was on the Dream!!!

Once we had our fill of the Magic, we made our way down to Enchanted Garden for breakfast, after all we had a full day of.... NOTHING!!!!!

On the way we ran into our dopplegangers......

Kind of funny seeing all the dads snapping away as the first crew of princesses said goodbye....

Enchanted Garden was so beautiful but as I had read online, it was a VERY tight squeeze inside. I mean, the tables were really packed in there, REALLY tight! And this was day one, so it's not that I had grown.... yet!

This was a really good buffet, and after stuffing ourselves through the buffet line, our server stopped by for drink orders and let us know we could order omelets! Well, YES PLEASE!!!!! No wonder I gained 2 lbs in 4 days!!!!!

Up next, Senoritas do Senor Frogs!!!!

 

[KristiMc]

Neat that you got to see the Magic in port. I know I will love the NYE cruise on the Fantasy but I agree - The Magic is my first love. Though I was on the Wonder first (way back in 2000) but my obsession with DCL began with that March 2011 cruise.

Not sure how long you are going to be in Ohio. If you have time to meet for lunch - Facebook me.

 

[karajeboo]

Neat that you got to see the Magic in port. I know I will love the NYE cruise on the Fantasy but I agree - The Magic is my first love. Though I was on the Wonder first (way back in 2000) but my obsession with DCL began with that March 2011 cruise.

Not sure how long you are going to be in Ohio. If you have time to meet for lunch - Facebook me.

DUH!!! That's when you met ME!!!! We are only in Ohio for a couple days to take my mom home (she flew down to watch Ally while we were in SF last week.....) but I might buzz you on Friday?

 

[podsnel]

Kara was right, i had no internet in Fla- and now i am home and have no computer (except for my ipad). So......I promise to update when I get it all back.

And Rosie- I am SOOO hoping that you are on the same cruise! How wonderful to be able to say hi again!!!

And Tokyo- not sure yet about the parks before hand- but I would guess we would come down the day before and stay in WDW, so if we can meet up, that would be fabulous!