Gluttony on the High Seas 11 Day Wonder Southern Caribbean Trip report

It was great meeting up with you at The Sailaway. Sorry we didn't get to meet again during the 11 days. It sounds as if you had as good a time as us.

Heather

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PIT,

Where arrrrre you? Hope everything is going well. Miss you and your reporta.

Carol
 
pahrumpgirl said:
PIT,

Where arrrrre you? Hope everything is going well. Miss you and your reporta.

Carol
Just heard from PIT, they are alive and driving well :banana: :banana: For those in the know, they drive a semi across the country every week. I did get on her about finishing her report :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1
 

What great pirate night pictures!! Waiting for the rest of your report!!
 
I can't apologize enough for the delay in this trip report. Our holiday season is always hectic, but for some reason this one seems EXTRA hectic. By the time I drive my 10 hours, ATTEMPT to exercise as the truck goes down the road at 65mph, and feed myself and my dh, I'm beat. But I have commited to finishing this report and apologize for the delay.

Now where were we.........Ah, yes-Day 4
 
Now we have been to St Thomas before, and while we like it, it is a little to much like a Florida beach. Nice, but been there-done that. We jumped off for liquor and that was about it. Rum punch and Rum cream, but you'll hear about that later. So we decided for this day to be our Romance on the High Seas day. We woke up, milled around a bit, ate lunch, and got ready for our 2:30 Rasul in the Vista Spa. When I booked this for us Kevin was IMMEDIATELY excited. Mind in the gutter. ;) How was he to know that he would enjoy the actual POINT of the spa service more than the RUMORED use of this facility? When we walked into the spa I must admit I felt a little dirty almost when they said "Here for the Rasul?" The girl was nice and explained everything to us and led us to the locker rooms to "prepare". I do have one complaint about the "preparing" process, a tip if you will, that maybe others can use in the future: The rubber slippers that they leave in the locker room for you are TINY. I'm thinking a size 7 ladies, I happen to wear a 10. So I put them on and after wobbling around the locker room I realized that I would have to just wear the crocs I came in there with. And the robe they give you isn't the biggest thing in the world, or the longest (I'm 5'9") so I felt a little EXPOSED. The robe barely covered my upper thigh (an area that doesn't see sunlight often enough as it is, let alone parade through a spa) so I opted to keep my underthings on for a little added protection. When I walked out Kevin laughed at my choice in footwear and I looked down expecting to see him in those little spa sandals so I could get a good laugh and what do I see? Crocs! Turns out he decided to keep it casual in the crocs as well. So off we go to our Rasul Room. Our spa girl lets us in and tells us to enjoy. Ok, we're in. For those of you who have never been before it is very dim lit, which I happened to LOVE. WAY more flattering on the thighs if ya know what I mean. The bench in front of us had lots of spa products on it and I immediately went to work. I was reading the back of labels trying to determine what was what and Kevin was standing there with nothing but his crocs on waiting to be "done". Now get all of your minds out of the gutter, he loves getting pampered so he wanted the whole treatment. We took turns with creams and scrubs and lotions and gels and everything they had. We put on some stuff that suggested you sit with it on a while so off to the steam room we go. THIS was Kevin's favorite part. He used to be a body builder and always said that the steam room/sauna was his favorite thing ever. I must admit, it was uncomfortable for me at first because you have a feeling of breathlessness that is hard to shake. But my dh taught me the key to steam rooms: Very shallow breathing. Once I did this I was fine and was able to sit in there with the door closed. It was HOT AS HADES in there and I'm sure whatever lotion or potion I had on sweated right off of me but I didn't care. It was very soothing. Whatever you do, DON'T push the little buttons on each side of the seats in the steam room. ICE COLD WATER hits you. I screamed. I expected some different sensation I guess. All in all, I loved this. I would do it again everytime we cruise. Ok, Ok, confession time. You want to know if we did "it" huh? You want to hear the details that confirm the "real" reason people do the Rasul. My lips are sealed. I will say that I had no reason for extra towels and I remained vertical the whole time, derive from that what you may. ;) But PLEASE don't think that that is the only reason to do this treatment. It is so much more than that. For me it was an unforgettable, relaxing experience with the one I love more than anything. :love: And they give you products at the end that are pretty KEWL! :thumbsup2
So we get dressed and go to the spa counter to check out and I start looking at the facial prices. I turn to Kev and whisper the price to him and shrug. We aren't rich, yet not poor, but $130 seemed awful steep for a facial. He then asks the girl behind the counter if they have any openings for the collagen facial. What? Is this the same man that always wants to know what the difference is between Chanel mascara and Maybelline? The same man that insists on knowing why I buy shampoo from the salon instead of the Evil Empire (Super Walmart)? Then there comes that old saying that I have grown to love: "Relax. We are on VACATION!" So there I stand, speechless, and I only have 1 hour until my facial.
After washing and drying my hair, it was time for my Collagen Facial. I have had plenty of facials before, but for this price I'm thinking it better be spectacular. It was! I can't remember the name of the girl that did my facial but she was AMAZING! It was so relaxing and afterwards my skin GLOWED. The facial included a massage on the neck, upper back, arms, feet, and scalp. I was in a state of pure relaxation. My favorite part of the facial was the collagen mask, that felt a lot like a wet, cold cloth on my face. After it was over (what?!? it has to be OVER?) the girl didn't do the "product push" I've read so much about on these boards. She simply asked if I had any questions about any of the products she used. I didn't and she left me to settle the bill. I tipped her $25, well deserved. So total I spent $155 and it was worth every luxurious penny. I walked back to the room on cloud 9 and as I entered Kevin KNEW what I was going to say: "You HAVE to do this next time!!!"
This was our night for Palo dinner, THIS was where the real Gluttony began. Up until then I was watching what I ate-careful to not overindulge too much-but at Palo I just let it loose! Pizza? SURE! Mushroom appetizer? I'll have 2 :teeth: ! Filet with Port Wine reduction and potato, which happens to be my favorite meal IN THIS UNIVERSE? Bring it on! And then the Holy Grail of all desserts: Palo CHocolate Souffle. I DREAM about this dessert (especially when I'm low-carbing). I CRAVE this at certain times of the month almost enough to book a cruise JUST TO HAVE IT! I have NEVER been let down. You're probley thinking that this doesn't sound like gluttony. Maybe you're right. The gluttony comes in when I add that I downed all of this with a bottle of Pinot Grigio. Yep. I was toasty. But my skin looked FANTASTIC. :cloud9:
The rest of the night is a little fuzzy. The day was fantastic and I will remember (most of it) always.

Up next, St Lucia. Will I FINALLY, after 4 DCL cruises put a pinky toe in the pool? Stay tuned :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: ..............
 
Ok. I'm fat. And VERY modest. And VERY pale (that's what driving a truck does to your legs, keeps them white). And shy, kind of. And it makes me want to put my head between my legs and breath deeply ito a paper bag to THINK of exposing any part of my dimpled legs or lumpy stomach in public. I'll go to the river with my family (mama lives right on the water) and I'll swim at friends pools. And this, my 4th Disney Cruise, I decide to FINALLY make use of the quiet cove pool. We didn't get off at St Lucia (04 Christmas cruise we took a complete island tour, VERY NICE) so THIS WAS THE DAY. We were going to the pool.
I paniced a little as we were going up to the pool, but when I got there I was better. I found us a few chairs and did the hurry-up-take-your-cover-up-off thing where you go directly into the water not making eye contact with anyone until you reach the water because of course if you aren't making eye contact with them then they can't see you, right? This was my logic, anyway. So I was "in". It was actually kind of nice. My stomach was a little queesy and I was a little light headed at first but it was o.k. As fellow Disers walked by on the above deck and said hello I got a little nervous, but what could I do at that point? Kevin and I spent a relaxing day at the Quiet Cove pool. I DID IT! We pretty much had the pool to ourselves and we jumped from pool to hot tub frequently. It was fantastic! The rum punch in my Bubba Mug helped me along a bit. I mean, it wasn't like I was doing cannonballs into the water but I wasn't hyperventilating either.
We saw Hercules that night. I LOVE this show and enjoy it more and more each time I see it. Then we continued on to our next Gluttonous dinner. I was already feeling the bulge from the night before.
Great day! I plan on losing the weight before the next cruise so I can go to the pool with confidence and grace instead of awkwardness and embarrassment. :blush: And if anyone has any pictures of me in the pool or in a swimsuit, you will be hearing from my attorney :lmao:

Next up- Day 6 Barbados and the Malibu Rum Company Beach and Tour with KBorn (Keith, Tina, and Josh)
 
On Barbados day we decided to go ashore with Kborn-Keith, his wife Tina, and their son Josh. We knew we wanted to go to a beach and do a Rum Company Tour so off we wet to the Malibu Rum company. We signed in for the rum company tour and got armbands and vouchers for free drinks and off to the beach we went. It was great. Kevin, Tina, and I floated around and Josh and Keith went out on the Jet Ski. The sand wasn't as snow white as I expected, but still nice. The water was a little chilly, but I liked it that way.
Soon it was time for our tour. It was VERY informative and fun. Afterwards we got free shots of rum :crazy: And then we picked up our free drinks. Very good! I highly reccomend this tour!
I wasn't self conscious on the beach at all because there were thes 2 40 something ladies in string bikini's that looked REALLY bad so I figured no one noticed me. They were quite confident, yet not confident to pull off a string bikini while sagging so much. I would have killed for their confidence though.

That night we went to watch The Art of the Story. What BEAUTIFUL costumes! I really enjoyed this show and I hope that they do it again on one of our future cruises. It was great! It showcased beautiful scenes from Beauty and the Beast, Hercules, and Tarzan. :thumbsup2
That night, not too sure, but I know we drank a little (hey, it's not like we get to drink a lot out here on the road :crazy: ) hung out with new friends and relaxed.
 
I know on this day we watched a movie and hung out. I wasn't feeling well. I was coming down with a cold. I ALWAYS know when I'm coming down with a cold. I live on a truck (we own a home, but are only at it every 6-8 weeks) so I keep a CRAZY clean environment here because I'm a bit of a germaphobe. I clorox-wipe everything and can't stand my feet or hands to touch things that are unsanitary. That said, whenever I get around a group of people (other than my normal isolation with my dh in our semi) get a cold. It seemed like EVERYBODY on this ship had a NASTY cold. I dreaded getting it because I didn't want to not be able to taste all of the yummy food, as my taste buds always konk out when I get a cold. A little background info there for ya. Anyway......
There had been a buzz around the ship about DVC and this GREAT deal they were offering for points. We have been through the presentation and know all about DVC, but it was just never the right time financially for us. Imagine my suprise and shock when Kev proudly announces that we have an appointment with Mike the DVC guy to "talk" about DVC yet again. THIS just blew me away. So we go to the meeting and Kevin AKA Mr I'm on Vacation basically just says "Where do I sign?" I was literally holding back tears as we were filling out the paperwork. This was our 1st Anniversary Cruise and THIS was my present. WOW! I own a piece of the Magic! I just kept repeating this over and over in my head. Kevin was quite proud of himself, as he kept reminding me how we COULDN'T pass this up because it was such a great DEAL! Always the bargain shopper......I love this man. I'm not sure who he is and what closet he has my dh in, but I love him.
That night we watched Muppets A'Hoy. I loved this show!!!!!!! I wish they would do it every cruise. Who doesn't love the muppets? Our dd20 Amber was so jealous when we told her Kermit was on our cruise, she loves him!
We went to bed that night with me beaming from ear to ear because of what we had done. It was truly a dream come true, something that I smile about several times a day even now. :cloud9:
 
missj1975 said:
Great trip report. Love your pirate pictures.
Thank you! They turned out better than we ever expected :thumbsup2
 
We had never been to St Kitts before. We decided an island tour was the way to go. We found the nearest taxi driver and of course, my first question was "Does your cab have an A/C?" Kevin likes to tease me because I can't tolerate riding in a car with no air. It annoys me. Both the teasing and the riding in a car with no air. So we climb into his very nice van, with a/c, and off we go. The island was absolutely beautiful. Our tour guide was very informative and stopped several times for us to take pictures and see the sights. We have some AMAZING pictures that I will post as soon as I can of the ocean. Then we met a little monkey named Julia.....
Our driver pulled over to the side of the road to a man that had a baby monkey. Her name was Julia and she had on a little white dress and a diaper. She was ADORABLE. I wanted to take her home with me. She could be a truck monkey. :rotfl: Back to the story. Kevin held her first and she loved all over him, putting her little head on his shoulder and nuzzling up to him. I was ooohing and aaahing over how sweet she was to him! He was smitten with Julia the little monkey. He hands her to me and grabs the camera to catch a picture of her. She bit me. Right on the finger. And IT HURT! I immediately let my mind race to some monkey transmitted disease that I might have just contracted. Then I realize that the skin wasn't broken and that I would indeed survive. Kevin snapped the picture and aside from it showing a little too much of my chest (wasn't thinking about pullin' my shirt up, just go bit by a monkey) it is one of my favorite shots from our vacation.
We finished our tour of the island, payed the driver, and climbed aboard to prepare for pirate night!!!!!

This was our 4th cruise with DCL, but out 3rd since Pirates in the Carribbean started. I URGE anyone who doesn't atleast plan on wearing a pirate t-shirt, DO IT! This was our first time dressing up and it was a blast! I always felt kind of left out before, but this time it was so much fun! We had people stopping us to take our pictures. We really had fun with it, walking through the halls saying "AAAAARGH!" every chance we got. My corseted top with a bout a million little hook and eye closures was tough to fasten after the Gluttony on the High Seas we took part in, but it fastened, nothing popped, and I didn't put anyones eye out. Plus there is just something about getting to put eyeliner on your man with out a fight. There is also something great about getting to wear bright red lipstick and way too much eye make-up that just makes you feel kind of, dare I say on the Disboards, sexy. Kevin's costume turned out GREAT for something that we ordered online for pretty cheap. The wig just put it over the top. Captain Jack Sparrow was awesome! I really enjoyed our picture with him and I was actually laughing, not just smiling when it was taken because I was having so much fun. I couldn't breathe very well with that top on, but it was a blast......
We took a pirate group photo that unfortunately I did not purchase, so if anyone has a copy, feel free to post it here to show our HUGE DisGroup all dressed up.
Adult Caberet was Taylor Mason, awesome as usual. I love him, he is FUNNY, I don't care who you are.
Up next- Day 9: Day at Sea and the Wonderful Susan Egan....
 
Ok, this day I went to the Behind the Scenes with Susan Egan. For those of you who don't know (I didn't) Susan is the Original Belle Of Broadway. She did a question/answer period that ws very nice. I left it all pumped up and excited for her show in the theater that night. I sniffled all the way through the presentation, THE COLD had set in and it was a doozy. I felt HORRIBLE. I couldn't taste a darn thing. Including alcohol, which led to me drinking rum punch that night like it was water and taking some silly self-portraits with my empty rum punch bottle. I'll spare you those embarrassing shots. Cold medicine-rum punch-cruise ships don't mix people! I felt better, but I was silly!
We saw Susan Egan in the Walt Disney Theatre and she was amazing! I bought her cd Winter Tracks, which I highly reccomend EVERYONE own. Her voice is so soothing and lovely.
Oh, and Kevin participated in the Mickey Ice Cream Bar eating contest. He didn't win, but said he enjoyed his thoroughly. I have never had one. I'll post pictures of the contest as well.
Next up- Day 10 Sick, but hanging in there! Last day at sea.......
 
you are bringing back great memories!!!

I think you should post the RUM PUNCH self portraits, I think everyone would like them :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:
 
Kborn said:
you are bringing back great memories!!!

I think you should post the RUM PUNCH self portraits, I think everyone would like them :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:
Maybe when I get home I will. :lmao:
 
Oh, and Kevin participated in the Mickey Ice Cream Bar eating contest. He didn't win, but said he enjoyed his thoroughly. I have never had one.

NO WAY!! Bless your little heart! You've GOT to try a :mickeybar , they're scrumptious!! :thumbsup2

Love your pirate pix!! pirate:
 


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