Mandymouse's Pop'ping, Dream'ing with a touch of Pink Trippy (COMPLETE)
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mandymouse
Bahama Mama Time !!
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Saturday 10th September, '11
When we woke this morning, the Dream had already arrived at Castaway Cay and surprisingly we all felt remarkably well after our antics from the day before
We grabbed some breakfast in Cabanas, then Paul and I headed down to the island and the kids followed 1/2 an hour later
It was a lovely hot morning, and we took a slow stroll down taking photos a long the way
The kids caught up with us, so we took the tram down to Serenity Bay
We enjoyed a lovely couple of hours sitting on our chairs in the sea, and around 12ish we grabbed some food, the cheeseburgers and potato salad were particularly delish
After lunch the kids went back to the ship, as they wanted to ride AquaDuck while it was quiet. So Paul & I grabbed a Konk Kooler and Heineken at the Castaway Air Bar. We stayed at Serenity Bay for another hour then took the tram back to the Family Beach
After a Bahama Mama each at the Conched Out Bar we caught the tram back to the ship. Paul wanted to have a go on the AquaDuck too, so he lined up for about 15 minutes, but then there was a long delay as someone had fallen off the rubber ring and had gone down the chute on their back (ouch !), so he gave up and we went back to the room to start packing
We went up on top deck to watch the sailaway at 5pm, but there was an annoucement that the Coastguard helicopter would be taking part in an exercise, so we watched the mock medical emergency from Deck 4
Once the exercise was over, the Dream left Castaway Cay
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When we woke this morning, the Dream had already arrived at Castaway Cay and surprisingly we all felt remarkably well after our antics from the day before
We grabbed some breakfast in Cabanas, then Paul and I headed down to the island and the kids followed 1/2 an hour later It was a lovely hot morning, and we took a slow stroll down taking photos a long the way
The kids caught up with us, so we took the tram down to Serenity Bay
We enjoyed a lovely couple of hours sitting on our chairs in the sea, and around 12ish we grabbed some food, the cheeseburgers and potato salad were particularly delish
After lunch the kids went back to the ship, as they wanted to ride AquaDuck while it was quiet. So Paul & I grabbed a Konk Kooler and Heineken at the Castaway Air Bar. We stayed at Serenity Bay for another hour then took the tram back to the Family Beach
After a Bahama Mama each at the Conched Out Bar we caught the tram back to the ship. Paul wanted to have a go on the AquaDuck too, so he lined up for about 15 minutes, but then there was a long delay as someone had fallen off the rubber ring and had gone down the chute on their back (ouch !), so he gave up and we went back to the room to start packing
We went up on top deck to watch the sailaway at 5pm, but there was an annoucement that the Coastguard helicopter would be taking part in an exercise, so we watched the mock medical emergency from Deck 4
Once the exercise was over, the Dream left Castaway Cay
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mandymouse
Bahama Mama Time !!
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Tonight dinner was at Enchanted Garden. As Paul & I had a reservation at Palo later in the evening, we decided to join the kids for a while and take some photos
The kids ordered some lovely looking dishes, and Paul & I enjoyed a cocktail. Our serving team were brilliant, after dinner Becky once again ordered a Mickey Bar
and Kerry and Bex had asked if they could have dessert from the other restauarants that they had enjoyed earlier in the cruise, and sure enough they got them, nothing was too much trouble for our servers, they were great. We handed out our tip evelopes and thanked the servers for looking after us
Paul & I ventured up to the Meridian Lounge for a pre-dinner glass of Rosa Regale and Heinekin, then we were called into Palo
We had a lovely meal here which started with breads and anti pasti which we could choose from a trolley brought to the table. For our starter Paul had tuna capaccio and I had mozzerella and tomato. For our mains I had a chicken dish and Paul had the Palo Beef Tenderloin, and our server brought out a dish of beef ravioli, it was all delicious
After enjoying the lemon vodka doo-dah, I finished off with Tiramisu and Paul had Panna Cotta
It was a lovely meal, which was only slightly ruined by a rather loud woman a couple of tables away who happened to know everything and just had to share her opinions on everything (lol)
After dinner we got changed, finished our packing and had the luggage outside our room for 10.30pm
We went to see the Farewell show in the atrium, where I realised that I hadn't seen Stitch once on this cruise (what's that all about ????), then we had one final cosmo in the Skyline Lounge
... to follow, Paul's pics from wandering around the ship during the night
Tonight dinner was at Enchanted Garden. As Paul & I had a reservation at Palo later in the evening, we decided to join the kids for a while and take some photos
The kids ordered some lovely looking dishes, and Paul & I enjoyed a cocktail. Our serving team were brilliant, after dinner Becky once again ordered a Mickey Bar
and Kerry and Bex had asked if they could have dessert from the other restauarants that they had enjoyed earlier in the cruise, and sure enough they got them, nothing was too much trouble for our servers, they were great. We handed out our tip evelopes and thanked the servers for looking after us
Paul & I ventured up to the Meridian Lounge for a pre-dinner glass of Rosa Regale and Heinekin, then we were called into Palo
We had a lovely meal here which started with breads and anti pasti which we could choose from a trolley brought to the table. For our starter Paul had tuna capaccio and I had mozzerella and tomato. For our mains I had a chicken dish and Paul had the Palo Beef Tenderloin, and our server brought out a dish of beef ravioli, it was all delicious
After enjoying the lemon vodka doo-dah, I finished off with Tiramisu and Paul had Panna Cotta
It was a lovely meal, which was only slightly ruined by a rather loud woman a couple of tables away who happened to know everything and just had to share her opinions on everything (lol)
After dinner we got changed, finished our packing and had the luggage outside our room for 10.30pm
We went to see the Farewell show in the atrium, where I realised that I hadn't seen Stitch once on this cruise (what's that all about ????), then we had one final cosmo in the Skyline Lounge
... to follow, Paul's pics from wandering around the ship during the night
mandymouse
Bahama Mama Time !!
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Here's some pics from when Paul wandered around a deserted ship during the night
TotallyAngelic
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Fabulous photos! Well how did you find the Dream compared to the smaller ships? Love all the dresses 
mandymouse
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Thanks for your lovely comments everyoneTo be honest Jackie, it didn't feel much busier on Serenity Bay, though I'm sure the family beach was, but we didn't really notice it
Fabulous photos! Well how did you find the Dream compared to the smaller ships? Love all the dresses
The Dream was lovely Sarah, nice and fresh and the adult areas were fab
Paul was just happy to be on a Disney cruise, but for me the Dream isn't 'home' like the Wonder or Magic 
mandymouse
Bahama Mama Time !!
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Sunday 11th September, '11
This morning none of us wanted to get off and leave the ship. An announcement was made at 7.30am to say that the ship had been cleared by customs and that we could disembark
We weren't in any hurry to get off, so we went to get some breakfast at Cabanas. We disembarked around 8.30am (we sadly couldn't put off the inevitable
) and in no time we were driving away from Port Canaveral
An hour later we arrived back at the Pop Century. We unpacked and decided to just chill by the pool and I got on with some washing
Around 12ish we got back in the car and drove off to the Florida Mall. The kids did a bit of shopping and afterwards we called in at Best Buy and WalMart
Around 5pm me & Paul caught the bus to Epcot (the kids were heading to DHS then the Magic Kingdom for evening EMH's)
It was a very warm and sticky evening as we wandered up to World Showcase. I had a photo taken with Duffy Bear, then we took a boat across the lagoon to Morocco
We enjoyed a Kir Royale and Kronenberg in France, then a Rosa Regale and Moretti in Italy, then finished off with a Liebfraumilch each in Germany. We then had a delicious piece of chocolate caramel in the Karamell shop, though it was a bit sickly by the 3rd or 4th bite
We had a jaunt through MouseGear, then caught the bus back to the Pop, where we had a Captain Mai Tai and shared a veggie lasagne before heading back to our room
This morning none of us wanted to get off and leave the ship. An announcement was made at 7.30am to say that the ship had been cleared by customs and that we could disembark
We weren't in any hurry to get off, so we went to get some breakfast at Cabanas. We disembarked around 8.30am (we sadly couldn't put off the inevitable
) and in no time we were driving away from Port CanaveralAn hour later we arrived back at the Pop Century. We unpacked and decided to just chill by the pool and I got on with some washing
Around 12ish we got back in the car and drove off to the Florida Mall. The kids did a bit of shopping and afterwards we called in at Best Buy and WalMart
Around 5pm me & Paul caught the bus to Epcot (the kids were heading to DHS then the Magic Kingdom for evening EMH's)
It was a very warm and sticky evening as we wandered up to World Showcase. I had a photo taken with Duffy Bear, then we took a boat across the lagoon to Morocco
We enjoyed a Kir Royale and Kronenberg in France, then a Rosa Regale and Moretti in Italy, then finished off with a Liebfraumilch each in Germany. We then had a delicious piece of chocolate caramel in the Karamell shop, though it was a bit sickly by the 3rd or 4th bite
We had a jaunt through MouseGear, then caught the bus back to the Pop, where we had a Captain Mai Tai and shared a veggie lasagne before heading back to our room
mandymouse
Bahama Mama Time !!
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- Mar 8, 2003
Monday 12th September, '11
We had a bit of a lie in today (yay !) and we were all ready and meeting outside our rooms at 9.20am. We got in the car and drove to The Polynesian Resort as we had an ADR for breakfast with Lilo & Stitch
I checked in and received a pager, then we were given leis. We didn't bother with the photo as we knew we wouldn't buy it, and within a few minutes we were shown to our table which had a lovely view across the lagoon of Cinderella's Castle
The food as ever was delicious. We started with fruit and some breads (the pineapple bread was lovely), and as none of us were drinking coffee, our server kept the yummy orange/pommegranate juice flowing
We all enjoyed several skillets of bacon, sausages, scrambled eggs, potato wedges, sconey things and Mickey waffles
Next the characters came round and we had lots of photos taken with Stitch, Lilo, Mickey and Pluto. We all really enjoyed our meal, and Kerry & Bex paid for me and Paul as a 'thank you' (thanks girls, that was very sweet of you
)
Once back at the Pop, Paul & I sat for an hour by the pool and the kids went off to DownTown Disney
....
We had a bit of a lie in today (yay !) and we were all ready and meeting outside our rooms at 9.20am. We got in the car and drove to The Polynesian Resort as we had an ADR for breakfast with Lilo & Stitch
I checked in and received a pager, then we were given leis. We didn't bother with the photo as we knew we wouldn't buy it, and within a few minutes we were shown to our table which had a lovely view across the lagoon of Cinderella's Castle
The food as ever was delicious. We started with fruit and some breads (the pineapple bread was lovely), and as none of us were drinking coffee, our server kept the yummy orange/pommegranate juice flowing
We all enjoyed several skillets of bacon, sausages, scrambled eggs, potato wedges, sconey things and Mickey waffles
Next the characters came round and we had lots of photos taken with Stitch, Lilo, Mickey and Pluto. We all really enjoyed our meal, and Kerry & Bex paid for me and Paul as a 'thank you' (thanks girls, that was very sweet of you
)
Once back at the Pop, Paul & I sat for an hour by the pool and the kids went off to DownTown Disney
....
mandymouse
Bahama Mama Time !!
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- Mar 8, 2003
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Once showered Paul & I went to Disney Hollywood Studios to watch the Pixar's Pals Countdown to Fun parade
We got into DHS around 2.30pm and we got a FP for Tower of Terror. We enjoyed some cookie dough ice-cream, then we went to find a spot to watch the parade. It was sooooooo hot, and I was relieved that it was such a short parade
Ooh look, there's me filming across the way
Afterwards we went to see Mr & Mrs Incredible, then we rode ToT, and as RnRC didn't have a line outside, we rode that too
We left around 5ish, so we could chill in our room for a while, then get some dinner in the food court
Later in the evening we headed back to DHS as we were hoping to run into our friends Sandy & Tori who had arrived in WDW a few hours beforehand
The kids had gone to see Fantasmic, so Paul & I got a FP for ToT, then we went to ride Star Tours. Next we rode ToT, and as we exited the ride, Fantasmic was emptying out. We sat watching the crowd and enjoyed another ice-cream while waiting for the girls to get in touch with us
When they called they were in the line for Star Tours, so we went to catch up with them. We were looking around the Star Tours shop when Sandy & Tori came over, and after a little chat we went to line up for Toy Story Midway Mania. It was lovely to see our friends again, but we couldn't stay for long as we all had an early start and we had already planned to meet up later in the week
We all left DHS, and got back to the Pop around 11pm
Once showered Paul & I went to Disney Hollywood Studios to watch the Pixar's Pals Countdown to Fun parade
We got into DHS around 2.30pm and we got a FP for Tower of Terror. We enjoyed some cookie dough ice-cream, then we went to find a spot to watch the parade. It was sooooooo hot, and I was relieved that it was such a short parade
Ooh look, there's me filming across the way
Afterwards we went to see Mr & Mrs Incredible, then we rode ToT, and as RnRC didn't have a line outside, we rode that too
We left around 5ish, so we could chill in our room for a while, then get some dinner in the food court
Later in the evening we headed back to DHS as we were hoping to run into our friends Sandy & Tori who had arrived in WDW a few hours beforehand
The kids had gone to see Fantasmic, so Paul & I got a FP for ToT, then we went to ride Star Tours. Next we rode ToT, and as we exited the ride, Fantasmic was emptying out. We sat watching the crowd and enjoyed another ice-cream while waiting for the girls to get in touch with us
When they called they were in the line for Star Tours, so we went to catch up with them. We were looking around the Star Tours shop when Sandy & Tori came over, and after a little chat we went to line up for Toy Story Midway Mania. It was lovely to see our friends again, but we couldn't stay for long as we all had an early start and we had already planned to meet up later in the week
We all left DHS, and got back to the Pop around 11pm
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