ELFINJOJO'S DREAM adventure across the pond. Completed 4/20/2011

Busch Gardens today.
We woke to an overcast day, but still not cold so that was good. A second trip to IHOP for breakfast as it was so yummy yesterday - same order with plenty of coffee this morning, feeling tired now and so need that chillax on the Dream!;)
We hop in the car and an hour later we arrive at Busch Gardens in Tampa. All is quiet in the parking lot. I am guessing this is going to be another quiet park day - yay!
The entrance to the park
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Well hello up there
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Wow this park is emoty - where is everybody? Now I know the last time we came it was storming a good one, with all rides shut and flooded paths etc but there were still more people there then there today! Oh well

We have a wander thru the park and Holly and Evan decide they want to go on a ride.
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This is the only ride that Holly is happy to ride on:rotfl:
We then go walkabout and feed the Kangaroo
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Back home we get the chance to feed sheep and goat but not kangaroo so this was fun for the kids. We then walk thru an aviary but not so impressed with this as not many birds were making an appearance.
We come across Sesame Street Safari of fun and the kids want to go play in the overhead tree houses etc, so Rob and I take up base on a bench and have a drink while the kids go play. I soon spot a character photo op - one I would never have dreamed of getting
Grover and the Cookie Monster - childhood favourites
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And Big Bird - how exciting!!
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So we sit for awhile and every now and then the kids touch base. The final time Evan has played in a water pool and his shoes and socks are soaking - this isn't going to be good he is going to moan about having wet feet and we have no spares with us. I head to the shops to see if theY have some socks on sale at least - but no. They have crocs but Evan refuses to wear these - ok buddy you go with the wet feet then!!

Time for another ride Rob and Evan enjoy the Air Grover coaster
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The kid at the back makes this ride look really wild!!!:rotfl2:
I then have a go with Evan as the que is non-existant and then we get to stay on for another ride:thumbsup2 Holly chooses to sit this one out as usual. She is happy to admire the view.
With Air grover satisfying Evans need for speed, we then head out to satisfy Robs need and find Sheikra - now that is a coaster! I declined to ride this one not because I was scared as I love coasters but because I couldn't really be bothered think the tiredness is beginning to hit home, we have had a few full on days already. Instead we found another shop - this time full of clothing and purchase Evan a pair of socks, as he was starting to complain.
Once Rob had ridden we went for lunch. We left Rob to queue for the food, while we found seats so that we could watch the riders of the coaster alongside the eating area.
Holly and Evan decide they want to take pictures. A rare couple of me here!
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Lunch eaten and we are off again. We head to the train to go do the safari but its closed! so once again we don't get to see the animals, oh well. But we do find another coaster - the scorpion - guess what Evan is tall enough for this ride and despite it having a loop in it he wants to have a go! this is his first loop-the-loop coaster, and as the queue is very short Rob says lets go for it, I must admit Evan did look a little green as they came down the first run of the coaster but as he goes into the loop I can hear him laughing!
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He comes off still laughing and wants to go again - and again - and again!!:eek: We have created a speed freak - but a new coaster buddy for Rob!:thumbsup2:rotfl2: Holly again decided this one ISnot for her and busies herself with her camera taking pictures of random things around the area while we wait for the boys to finish playing.
MiD afternoon and we have all had it - we all need a good rest so we stroll round the animal areas before we head back to the exit
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Evan gets eaten by a hippo!
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Holly tries to rescue him
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Thankfully he is safe and we move on.
Which ones are the Monkeys?
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So we leave the park after a fun day and apart from the paddle that Evan had we have stayed dry - no storms!!!
Or so we think, As we head on back up the I-75 the rain starts and by the time we get into Orlando it is really hard, I spare a thought for the BBQ get together at this point . We stop off at Walmarts to get some water to take on the ship tomorrow, and aslo a new pair of PJ's for Holly as she was sick over hers the night before last and she didn't want to sleep in just a T again! This gives us a chance to have a mooch round the store - Walmarts here has so much more to offer than Asda back home(Walmarts sister company in the UK). By the time we leave the store it is storming hard out, with lightening that we have never seen the likes of! We drive carefully back towards the hotel and decide to stop off at a steak house for dinner, fortunately we could park right close to the door so we didn't get too wet! The resturant had the weatHEr channel showing on tv ANd the news is just scarey - Tornados along the I-75!!! we were on there not so long back!:scared1:

Time to get back into the hotel and finish packing for tomorrow morning, boy am I tired but somehow I don't think I am going to sleep tonight with the excitement of whats to come! Cases are packed apart from the PJ's we sleep in and the wash bags, we will put on our DCL luggage tags in the morning when the bags are done!
Sweet DREAMS;)

Next time - A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR HEART MAKES!


 
Sounds like a busy day too.
It's funny, because I haven't been to Bush Gardens since 1996, but I went with my best friend and she wore shoes that killed her feet. She was on a mission to find some new ones about mid day. We looked and looked and looked. Finally we found a spot and the shoes we some eco friendly type things and were extremely expensive. But she got them. Her feet hurt just too bad.
 
Loving the trip report. Always excited to see how our friends across the pond enjoy things.
 
All the years we lived in Florida and even though we go at least twice every year... I have never been to Busch Gardens. One of my sons has with school/band but not me. And I think I would like it.
 

....to actually get round to writing about the main event of the trip The Dreams' Maiden Voyage!

Now I know several people have cruised on the Dream since I started the TR, and we have seen lots of very different opinions of the ship and the experience. My TR will focus on MY opinions, and MY experience of the Dream and I am sorry of others don't agree with what I have to say, but it is what it is - My TR!

So I left off the last installment wondering if I would sleep, as I was so excited about finally stepping onto this wonderful ship we had all been hearing about. The packing was done as far as it could be until the morning and I settled down to sleep- but i couldn't, so I watced a few espisodes of "Cake Boss" - a program we can see in the UK but only if we subscribe to a particular channel - which we don't - we do get to see "Ace of cakes" on a free to view channel but I like Cake Boss better. I must have drifted off to sleep though because the next thing I knew it was morning:banana: The weather this morning is still very grey but at least the rain from the previous day has stopped. I hope it clears up later for sailaway!

We plan to have one last breakfast at the IHOP(I know - 3 days in a row, is that a record?) so we wash and dress and pack the last few items in the cases and go to put the luggage lables on - you know, the ones Disney send you in the pack along with all the documents. Conversation with DH:
ME: Hun where are the luggage labels?
DH: with the cruise Documents
ME: well where are they then?
DH:Ummm - eerr - at home!
ME: WHAT????
Yep, DH had left the travel pack from Disney AT HOME IN THE UK - so no luggage labels and NO CRUISE DOCS!!! OMG!:scared1:

DH assures me that all will be fine, and that when we get to the airport to return the hire car and get the DCL transportation they will be able to sort it - find our details on the computer, print new labels etc - it will be fine! OMG I am not happy about this, after all this planning, and waiting and built up excitement, the big day arrives and there is a very big chance we will not get on the cruise. Holly our 9yr old gets wind of this and promptly burst into tears, and is panicking now!
DH appears to be calm about it all, so I try and show the same response for the kids sake but inside I am panicking too!
However we carry on as if everything is ok, and head to IHOP for the breakfast of choice and then continue onto the airport. We drop off the hire car and make our way to check in with DCL. Because we are Non-US we cannot actually check in at the airport other than for the transportation, but a very lovely assistant sorts out all our worries, finds our reservations on the computer and prints out new docs and luggage labels for us - Pheew, looks like we will be getting to cruise after all:worship::worship:
We have a short wait for this
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The kids find the best seats with video screen for the cartoons and trivia and we eagerly await the ride out to PC.
Ready and raring to go
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So we arrive in PC, with a glorious view of the ship, the sun has come out and it is warming up nicely. We quickly go thru security(no queue as such) and make our way upstair. OMG How many people? I have never seen it so busy - but saying that it didn't seem impossibly crowded. The time was approximately 12pm and we had bording group 17. No one had stated to board yet so it had every right to be busy up there. Anyhow we go to check in, in our Non- US line - which again has no queue(big advantage to being Non -US:laughing:) We get our GOLD lanyards at last(well DH and I do, the kids are still silver:rotfl2:)and our KTTW cards and make our way over to the model ship so that the kids can get a good look at her. We station ourselves at one of the hugh tables close by the model and near to the huge Mickey ears to await embarkation. I patiently look around and spot several people wearing the DIS lanyards but decide to not try and look for Ken here but to wait until the sailaway and hope to catch him then.
Holly decides to plan the rest of the day with the first of the Navigators
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Then the borading process begins, number by number the groups are called and soon we hear 17, and so off we go, through the Mickey ears and down towards the photo area.
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We stop for the customary boarding photo to add to the collection, and then we finally get to cross the gangway onto one of the most beautiful ships in the world

let the excitement begin........(next post)


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We walk across the Gangway and await to meet our CM greeters and who should the first person be that we see?

PONZ - yay one of our favourite CMs, who we spent lots of time with during our 20 nights on the Magic in the Med during the previous summer. He remembered us especially from one memorable day that we spent in Barcelona during the B2B change over - we went on a tour of a chocolate museum, which he accompanied us to(along with just 8 other cruisers) He liked to call us his english family:lovestruc
He welcomed us aboard with all the pomp and glory of other cruises that we have been on, and there we were - in the most fantastic atrium I have ever seen.
We stop for pictures with Admiral Donald
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and admire the stunning chandelier
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Its almost 1.30 by this time so we decide to go and find our stateroom - we are deck6 forward. We have a short wait for the CM to come and release the barriers that allow us to go through and soon we are at the door to 6516:banana:
The room is just wonderful, not very much different to the Wonder and the Magic really other than the change in materials used for the furnishing and the bedding. This is my favourite touch to the room
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So a short review of the room:
6516 is a deluxe family suite with verrandah(if you look on the pictures of the ship we are the very last verrandah room before the big double port hole rooms forward on the right hand side of the ship(sorry don't know my port from starboard! - think its port)) It is very spacious with a huge queen bed and bunks(the drop down from the ceiling kind)The bed has loads of room underneath for the cases which is great. The steamer trunk has gone which made more room(we never used it for storage) and find that the wardrobe space is ample for our needs. Loved the fact that the wardrobe doors opened out instead of slide, and didn't find it too much hassle with the outward opening bathroom doors either(bathrooms were split:thumbsup2)We thought the bathrooms were better designed and seemed to have more room. Over all we loved the room. Kids loved the Peter pan night sky above the top bunk.

We had a fab room host, whom although we didn;t see too often, did a great job of keeping the room clean, and the towel animals ready on the bed:thumbsup2

Ok so back to the MV itself. Having deposited our carryons in our statetroom we head up to Cabanas to eat. So what is it with showing people to a table up here? I thoguth it was casual dining? Oh well, we get shown to our table(right close to the drinks station which is good as by now I am gasping for a cola) Rob takes the kids off to have a look round the food stations and to get something to eat while I opt to get the drinks. A good job too, as it soon becomes apparant that despite being shown to tables, it appears the other cruisers are being shown to the same tables(fortunately not ours) and confusion takes over and people are complaining that "their" seat has been taken!! I take a hasty retreat back to our table and await for the others to return, in fear of someone else trying to take our table LOL(fortunatley over the next few days this doesn't seem to be a problem too much as the CMs seem to have worked out a table code - if there is a basket of cutlery placed on the table it means it is taken and then they don't accidently double book the table)
Back to the food. As good as ever and a great selection. Love the way that there is lots of mini queues at each station now rather than the long one just to get to the bread at the end LOL Not so sure about the puddings being behind glass and having to ask for them - makes you look greedy of you ask for more than one(where as we all knew we were greedy helping outselves before:rotfl2::lmao:)
With a full belly we then decide to have a wander around the ship before heading to our Muster station - the Walt Disney Theatre - love the fact that we didn't have to wear the life jackets anymore, and also the swiping of the cards makes sense for the roll call! It was also an ideal opportunity to take in the beautiful features of the new theatre! Stunning!!

Now the time has come for the most exciting part of the trip - SAILAWAY!!!
We head on up to deck - I want to say 10 but its not, its deck 14 ...way up there!!!:lmao: Holly and Evan race on up the stairs ahead of us, we follow on and find Evan waiting for us at the doors out to the adults area but no sign of Holly - OMG where is she? how will we find her in the crowds that have started to gather on the decks? Rob goes one way with Evan to look for her I stay at the stairs in s=case she heads back to look for us? My heart is in my mouth - I know she cannot actually go anywhere and get completely lost but still...minutes pass, and then I hear "coooeee Mummy" from up above - Holly had gone all the way up the stairs and was calling down from the top - she could see me but I couldn;t see her! Well I was cross and relieved at the same time - but now how to find the others? we head out towards the adult pool and see them heading back towards us. Rob was not happy with Holly and told her the next time she wanted to go on ahead and get seperated from us then she was on her own - a bit harsh I thought but never the less she never did it again!!
We head back along the deck and recieve our first glass of champagne - what beautiful flutes
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and head up to deck 14 where we finally find the DISers, and recieve our lanyards, buttons and eventually some bubbles. We station ourselves close to the overlook to watch the stage party, joning in with our streamers. We couldn't actually see the stage(the kids managed to sneak in and sit on the floor infront of some other DISers so that they could see)
Holly holding her glass of champagne - although she didn;t actually get to drink it LOL but the glass is hers!
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but we enjoyed the atmosphere, watched the plane sky write BonVoyage and the other pull a banner across the sky
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and once again I blubbed when the momentous Dream Horn played out! We were off - the streamer poppers that we recieved from the DIS group were popped, the bubbles were blown and we made our way to the port side to join in with the waving to the crowds as we left PC. We then headed over to the very front of the ship to watch our progress from there. As a sign of how long the ship was, by the time we got there we could no longer hear the party that was going on mid ship:eek:
It was very busy up front as you would expect but some lovely people let the little ones in the front to see(including me as I am little too:rotfl2:), and we waved Bon voyage to the people along the harbour wall and on the beach. We were very lucky to see a Dolphin playing in the bow waves - this was going to be one great cruise!
We watched for awhile and then the kids really wanted to get into the clubs, so we headed down to let them have their fun.
With the kids dispatched, Rob and I headed back to our room to offload the champagne glasses and the empty tattinger bottle that we managed to aquire. Rob decided he was going to sit out on the verrandah and admire the view, and I headed off for the show.

We had 5pm show 6pm dining which was fine with us, although I think 6pm dining and mid show would have suited us better. The show wasn't like the welcome aboard show that we get on the Magic and Wonder. Rachel the Cruise Director introduced the show, and a fab magiacian who did a short but very good show, and then a very young girl singer who, yes had a good voice but in my opinion sang songs way too old for her! Not the spectacular show that I was hoping for.We then didnlt see anything more of her for the rest of the cruise.:confused3

Dinnner time - first resturant in the rotation was
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A strange resturant really, the ceiling changes colour to match the time of the day ie: the sunset and the sky became dusk etc...and during the course of the meal the light shades which were flowers opened up. It felt a little cramped in here.
We had table 76 which turned out to be one of the horseshoe booth tables just inside the entrance along the main walkway into the resturant, ok so this was going to be a busy location with lots of traffic - great for people like me who just loves to people watch:rotfl2: but not so great for Rob - he hates distraction like this. Anyway this proved not to be a problem, as we were soon moved form this spot due to us having a very wobbley table top! As we sat down it was very obvious straightaway that we would not be able to eat at this table, but our servers didn't think it would be aproblem depite the fact that as the assistant poored the water into the first glass it wobbled:confused3. Several other servers came to wobble the top but no one offed to fix it! and in the end I had to call a head server over to sort it out - our head server wasn't anywhere to be seen but Simone was working the section next door so I grabbed him and he soon arranged for us to be moved to another table within our section (I don't know if they ever did sort the table out during that dining session). So seated comfortably now we settled down to enjoy our dinner. We had an ok serving team Lloyd was main server, Freja was assistant and Peter from Germany was head Server. All very friendly and efficient through out every service but nothing remarkable about them.
Fun before the food arrived
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I couldn't tell you what we all chose to eat apart from Evans choice of dessert
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Dinner was slow tonight, maybe its because its the first night with a full resturant, lets hope it gets better.

Dinner done,I dropped the kids back to the club, while Rob headed up to Paol and Remy's to see Pietre to see if there was anyway we could get a res in either of the resturants I headed down to explore the District and met up with Rob shortly after in 687 where we drank mojitos made by Samson and chatted with other cruisers, finding out their first opinions and thoughts on the ship. Mixed opinions!! Rob had managed to get a res for both resturants
after sweet talking Pietre who remembered Rob for purchasing the most expensive bottle of wine(Chateau La fite) on the Magics wine list during one of our Palo dinners in the Med(we had a few that trip(dinners not bottles) - 20 nights gave us lots of options to book extras LOL) but in the end we decided not to use the res' as I was really wanting to experience all the other resturants on the rotation, with the children. So Rob passed the res onto another cruiser who was with his partner and had done 40+ cruises but somehow had not been able to get a res for either resturant(Rob went up with him to sort it)
So after a pleasant evening in 687 we managed to persuade the kids to leave the clubs(what fab play spaces they have in the club and lab - why can't I stay and play?) and settle down for our first night at sea for tomorrow we can explore the ship all day as we have NO INTENTION of getting off in Nassau:rotfl2:

Next Installment - a proper look at the Dream and what it has to offer!
 
First off, I would've killed my DH if he left anything at home...:rotfl2: Which is why I do ALL of the packing, because he would! :rolleyes1
Sounds like a wonderful first day on the ship.
I can't wait to hear more.
 
OMG I would have panicked as well if the documents were left at home. Glad that it was not issue!

I'm ready for more! hahaha
 
I agree with everyone else, I would have :scared1: if I didn't have the docs! Good thing that wasn't an issue!

So strange that you had a wobbly tabtop so early in the cruise! How could it have gotten loose so quickly?!
 
So today we port in Nassau, here is our view as we awaken this morning
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The children and I are up nice and early to see us coming into port. DH however is sleeping off a night of cocktails in 687:rotfl2: So we head up to Cabanas for breakfast. We get shown to a fab round table by the windows and not taking any chances with our table being taken we go get breakfast in stages. Holly goes up first and gets her pancakes, toast and jam and more pancakes:rotfl: The I take Evan to get his froot loops, chocolate milk, pancakes and watermelon - that kid sure knows how to eat!! I finally get my breakfast of cornbeef hash(a fav of mine) with Bacon and scrambled egg - yum. We enjoy our breakfast and the view. The weather is not so great today - its chilly and overcast, a bit like a summers day back home:rotfl2:But honestly we don't mind as we plan to stay on the ship today. We have been to Nassau a few times now and we hadn't got any excursions planned so decided not to bother getting off ship - well why would we when we have this huge masterpiece to explore?:rotfl2:

The children decide that they just HAVE to goto the clubs, so after breakfast I offload them into the clubs and head off for a wander around the ship. She is absolutely beautiful and there is just so much to see. I head to the atrium and spot a character photo op.(Who needs kids to enjoy the characters?)
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loving your trip report so far. You even have this Dineyophile ready to try Universal. have to keep that thought. Waiting for more.
 
After meeting Tinkerbell I head back to the stateroom to see if Rob is ready to start the day. But No! he is still sleeping so I grab my book, leave him a note as to our whereabouts and head on up to the cove to enjoy some me time(a rare treat!) I set up camp in a cozy chair opposite the pool area where I can watch the world go by and also enjoy my book. I found the music a little too loud around the cove - not so peaceful here as on the Magic and the Wonder - and I miss the wonderful aromas coming from the Spa. I order a coffee and sit back and enjoy a couple of hours of peace until Rob joins me on deck looking a bit peaky and feeling peckish. We head to Maters for something to eat(gotta love those dogs) and then check in on the kids to see how they are doing - of course they are fine and don;t want to come out -they have eaten in the club! Ok then so off we go and explore the ship together, enjoying the interactive art work and other features.
At some point in the day we go play bingo in D lounge - strange place this, the chairs are all foam and not really very practical. the Bingo lacked atmosphere we thought(wheres Nat:lmao:) but Rob has a couple of wins and is happy. I leave before the final game to go get the kids ready for the early show before dinner - Rob plans to meet us there.
Holly stops for a picture with Tinkerbell
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Tonights show
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We love this show, and as we arrive to get seated Panic and Pain are already warming up the audience. Holly and Evan like to sit on the right hand side of the stage in the front of the back section(does that make sense?) so head along the aisle that splits the auditorium in half, and Holly is immediately chased by Panic :lmao: which she finds hilarious.

After the show we head to dinner at
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where it is Pirate night. We have our bandanas which were left in the stateroom, but no other costumes - we don't usually dress up for this night but I plan to make a change for our next trip!!:rotfl2: This reaturant is stunning, we have a table in the inner circle but on the perimeter, a fab place to be. the service is a little quicker tonight and our servers were great. Menu is typically pirate night fare and delish as ever - Captain Jacks short ribs are the best!

After dinner Rob heads off to battle the shops(I leave him a list of things to look out for - I get claustrophobic in huge crowds so leave him to deal with the scrummage! and the kids and I head up on deck to the early pirate show that has already started!
Look who we bump into right before she is due to go on stage
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We get a spot next to the stairs down to the stage area on the left hand side of the big screen as you look at it. I good spot really as you get to see the action really well. A good spot for photos too!
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We really enjoyed this new show, and the kids still sing the songs now! Once the show was finished the kids head back to the club for some more pirate activities while we wait for the fireworks later. Rob and I meet back at the stateroom and rest for awhile before grabbing the kids, and finding the perfect spot for the fireworks. Would you believe it though just a s they are to start Evan needs the bathroom - every way we turn the routes are blocked off but we finally get to a bathroom and then back in time to catch the last 5 mins of the display which looked fab! the best yet i think!

this takes us top the end of a lovely day enjoying our new friend "Dream"

Tomorrow is a sea day yippee:cool1::yay: more exploring time!!
 
Love the update. Our trip is 10 days away...11 till we sail. It's so hard to wait at this point.
 
Oh My I had forgotten about this TR, hope I can remember enough to finish it for you:rotfl2:

So we have a sea day, and today is a beautiful day,the sun is shining and the water is a clear blue as far as the eye can see! We start the day slowly enjoying a leisurely breakfast in Cabana's before the kids head off to their favourite place - yep the Oceanners club/lab:) Rob and I head off to the Cove for a coffee and to put our feet up. We watch the people round the adult pool trying to sit in the sun but unfortunately this area is mostly in the shade, some were posatively shivering as they got out of the pool:rotfl2: This is definately not for us!!

Later in the morning we head to the theatre for a presentation for the Gold castaway, this is the first time we have been to a presentation and wasn't sure what to expect. We recieved a glass of fizz and a DVD about the Dream's construction and then sat back and listened to all the news that is happening in the owrld of Disney and watched some fab previews of films to come this summer - we are so excited about Cars 2, and I have fallen in love with Pooh Bear all over again after seeing the sneak peak of the new film:thumbsup2

After the presentation we head back to get the kids from the club, we all want to try out the Detective agency game with the interactive art! Holly and I choose one game, Rob and Evan choose the other and we head off in seperate directions, Holly and I start on deck 2 and Rob and Evan start up to and we work our way to meet for lunch!

The art game is such fun, its a great way to see the entire ship - Holly and I do it properly and walk from forward to aft along each deck to find the pictures that we need, and enjoy looking at everyones magnets on their doors, saw some fab DISigns. However Evan and Rob cheat, they use the elevators and go from deck to deck on aft then repeat on forward LOL but we finish around the same time and meet at Mators for lunch.
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After lunch Holly heads back to the club for a while and Evan and I go to find Woody and Buzz
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While we wait for these picture Ops, we notice that we are doing a sail past castaway Cay(our destination for tomorrow) and spot the Magic in dock
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apparently there is a battle of the horns but I can't say I noticed:rolleyes1

We then head back to the club so that Evan can go and play, I decide to pop in and see what the attraction is. Princess Tiana is there doing story time.
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(Continued next post)





 
So whilst in the club I head into Andy's Room to some more pictures. This is such a cool space for the kids.
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Meanwhile Rob is at Bingo trying his luck but no money this time round:confused3

This evenings show is
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Holly and I head to see this one, Evan stays in the cabin with Rob and they watch a film on tv. Holly and I head to pur usual spot on the ground tier of the theatre(midway up the aditorium) to await the show and we are soon approached by a CM who asks us how we are doing, have we had a good day etc and then asks Holly if she would help out in the show, as they are short of a few of Snow whites dwarfs!! She says yes immediately so we are taken to the front row of the theatre to some reserved seats where we watch the first song perfomance and then Holly is taken backstage to get dressed up. the enxt time I see her she is holding hands with Dopey and leading the other children onto the stage to join in the singing and dancing! You can just see Holly's pink legs and stripy t shirt towards the far side of the picture(Didn't get a better one as I was too busy videoing)
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We love this show and enjoyed the new elements thay have included.

After the show we head to meet the others at dinner, in the Royal Palace resturant again. Tpnight is the night that the Princesses come round the tables to see their guests. First Cinderella comes by.
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and then Tiana - Holly's favourite
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Dinner is delish as usual(bit too long ago to remember what we ate lol).

Tonight Pluto is hosting a pyjama party in the club so the kids go back to the cabin to get changed and then head off for some fun. When I collected them at the end of the evening they were busy colouring in a pillow case each which they could bring away with them.
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Its been a long day so we all head back to the cabin fpr a good sleep as tomorrow we are at Castaway Cay!!


 
Great TR! Can't wait to hear the rest. popcorn::

It sounds like you kids loved the club/lab. What fun!
 

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