Memories of the DREAM come true .. 08/09 All 30 days done!

[dizneeat]

Day 15, August 27

Missing Heaven on Earth because of Irene - Part 5

Once we had taken all the photos we wanted we moved on and walked around that area for a little while before we decided to check out the Skyline Bar as well.
There were only two other guests there, so we decided to stay and order a drink there as well.
Tom ordered

a Mojito while I left the decision of what to drink to the server, as I had no idea what to order. After telling the server what kind of drinks l like, he soon returned with this blue concoction with a light up glow cube in it.

I think we were in France by then, so I guess it was from the French menu. We didn't really think we would spend a lot of time there, but the server

was very friendly and talkative and since he did not have much to do, he stayed with us for about an hour and we chatted about lots of different subjects. When we left we knew we had to hurry as we still needed to get ready for dinner. We returned to our stateroom and found another fantastic towel animal,

a dog wearing my sunglasses. Needless to say I was searching for them all over the place the next day. After quickly changing into some other clothes we walked down to the Royal Palace, waited in line for a little while until the opened the doors and then it was time for another fantastic meal.
We were seated at another table for two,

handed out our tip envelopes and were handed the menus to choose our dinner. Ana was back fairly quickly with two Diet Cokes

and filled the Princess coach bread basket with some

Warm Herb Brioche with an

Olive Spread. We placed our order for dinner and started nibbling on the nice brioche and spread. It didn't take long and our starters were delivered. Tom had ordered the

Double Baked Spinach Souffle, coated with a three cheese cream. I had had it before and had told him to try it, it was really wonderful. I had chosen the

The Comtesse Du Barry's Soup, rich velvety cauliflower cream, topped with salmon caviar croutons, which was very creamy and tasty indeed. My main course choice was the

Roasted Wild Boar Tenderloin , sweet carrot and onion potato cake with a red currant reduction, which was wonderful and Tom tried the

Royal Palace Aged Angus Grilled Beef Tenderloin and Lobster Medallions, sauteed snow peas and marquis potatoes with a cognac reduction. He enjoyed it a lot.
Next up were the desserts. Tom ordered one of his new favourites,

the Grand Marnier Souffle, infused with fresh orange zest and served with creme Anglaise while I tried the

Tahitian Vanilla Creme Brulee with a macaroon. Once we had finished our dinner and said our goodbye's to Ana and Sapto we headed back to our stateroom, chilled for a while and then called it a day and went to bed.

To be continued ..........

 

[dizneeat]

So strange to think there was a hurricane in NY. I'm glad everyone was okay.

Your wine tasting was such a pleasant surprise! How fun to make new friends on a cruise. Looks like you're taking us bar hopping! I love seeing all the different places on the Dream!

It was freaky! We were sitting in Florida, dreading Hurricane Irene and it "missed" us (well at least Captain Henry was able to steer us away from it) and NY was hit hard.

We loved the wine tasting. I was so surprised when I saw Alison and Nigel. It was so much fun to spend more time with them.
I am trying to take you bar hopping. Trying to post and it tells me it already posted, but nothing shows up. FUN!!!!!!!

 

[dizneeat]

Trying to post and it tells me it already posted, but nothing shows up. FUN!!!!!!! [/COLOR][/FONT]

Now, isn't that magical? I post a reply to Tammie and my other post magically appears!

 

[dizneeat]

Day 16, August 28

The Fishermans conquer the DREAM - Part 1

We woke around 7am and got ready head to the Royal Palace for breakfast before we had to disembark again.
Shortly before 8am we left our stateroom, waved at our stateroom host, who was already busily redoing rooms and walked down to the restaurant. We had to wait a little before they opened the doors, but then it was our turn.
A host took us to our table where Ana and Sapto already waited and we hugged and finally were handed the menus and ready to order. Ana brought me some hot tea

without me actually having to ask for it. Score. Tom got his coffee and then we just ordered our breakfast. Tom went for the

Almost Home, corned beef hash, fried eggs, bacon and sausage. I tried something new, the

Omelet Map, a ham & cheese omelet, served with hash browns. They were both nice and hitting the spot.
Since we were in no hurry after breakfast we hung around with Ana and Sapto for a short while and then we were looking for our dining room host, Ali, who left the ship that day too for his long awaited vacation. Sapto finally went to look for him and we got to hug and say our thank you and goodbyes. One more photo with Ali,

a wave to Sapto and Ana and a quick, “see you later” and off we went.

We left the ship with the rest of the cruisers, signed off, then went through customs and around the corner and up the escalator again to wait for cruise number 3.
There were already a few people waiting and we sat and waited, then sat and talked and finally were able to get up and check in again. We were excited to do so, as this time we turned gold castaway members. So we got in line, but had to change to another desk, as the one we were in line at wasn’t able to check in international guests. Finally we were handed our golden lanyards

and proceeded over to the Concierge waiting area, where they had told us to wait. Some of our fellow cruisers were able to score upgrades and we all sat together and celebrated with the lucky ones.
At around 10 when the first new cruisers entered it was finally time for us to head on board again. A cast member came to pick us up and walked us back to the ship.

Tom and I went to the Vista Café to get some coffee before we intended to go to the Enchanted Garden for dinner. We both had a nice

cappuccino and sat and watched people come on board, use the adult pool or just explore the ship. Once we had finished our coffees we walked back towards the Atrium and while we looked down and watched families being welcomed, we spotted a family which we thought we might know from the DISboards.

To be continued ..........

 

[englishrose47]

ooh A clifhanger !!! Those meals looked awesome and now it's time for #3!!!!

 

[jenseib]

I am so jealous!!!

 

[dizneeat]

ooh A clifhanger !!! Those meals looked awesome and now it's time for #3!!!!

Just to give you a little time to digest between meals, Rosie!

I am so jealous!!!

No need to be, Jen! You'll be back to "our" DREAM in less than 200 days!

 

[englishrose47]

Just to give you a little time to digest between meals, Rosie!
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Well I can dream of our Cruise in 2014 even if it won't be DFisney!!Dan is going on one (Disney) in January with his kids

I am going to Disney in October and December AND Judy just booked our hotel for our mini vacation in July!!We are staying at Wingate by Wyndham in Erie Pa which is the chain we stay at in Lake George . Free breakfast buffet and indoor pool.

 

[AlisonUK]

Just catching up with this, Karin - we had so much fun with you both at the wine tasting,too! It was really good to have a small group - I felt we had time to chat and relax.

We returned last week from our Dream cruise - we did a double dip! At last, we finally got to experience Castaway Cay - it was amazing. And no hurricanes this time!

 

[stmize]

Wow I remember watching posts on the dis while this was happening. I kept a close eye on the cruise boards as we were cruising in Sept on the Dream. Thanks for the pics of Nassau.

 

[dizneeat]

Well I can dream of our Cruise in 2014 even if it won't be DFisney!!Dan is going on one (Disney) in January with his kids

I am going to Disney in October and December AND Judy just booked our hotel for our mini vacation in July!!We are staying at Wingate by Wyndham in Erie Pa which is the chain we stay at in Lake George . Free breakfast buffet and indoor pool.

I am sure you are going to enjoy cruising with your family, Rosie! You are going on a week long cruise, aren't you?
As much as I am looking forward to your October trip .... the December trip is going to be so much fun. I can just imagine what it will be like if you and Christine conquer WDW.
Hey, that free breakfast buffet and indoor pool sound wonderful!

Just catching up with this, Karin - we had so much fun with you both at the wine tasting,too! It was really good to have a small group - I felt we had time to chat and relax.

We returned last week from our Dream cruise - we did a double dip! At last, we finally got to experience Castaway Cay - it was amazing. And no hurricanes this time!

We really enjoyed the wine tasting. It was so much fun that it was only the four of us and that we knew George from our previous cruise. It really is a small world.

I am so happy to hear that your double dip was so nice. Wasn't it a shame that you didn't get to experience CC on your first trip? I hope this cruise made up for it!
We are doing another back to back in the summer and one of the cruises is a double dip too! Cannot wait. Any advice?

Wow I remember watching posts on the dis while this was happening. I kept a close eye on the cruise boards as we were cruising in Sept on the Dream. Thanks for the pics of Nassau.

It was truly nerve wracking. Knowing that many could not fly in from the NY area and others who were "stuck" in Florida. Whenever we could we watched CNN to get some news.
Hopefully this summer we won't encounter any more hurricanes.

 

[dizneeat]

Day 16, August 28

The Fishermans conquer the DREAM - Part 2

Once we had finished our coffees we walked back towards the Atrium and while we looked down and watched families being welcomed, we spotted a family which we thought we might know from the DISboards.
We decided to just try our luck and walked down and just asked them nicely if they were the Fishermans.
And yes they were.
This was our first meeting but it felt like we had known each other forever and we hugged and talked and talked some more.
They wanted to head to Cabanas for lunch, but we told them that we would rather recommend the Enchanted Garden.
So we decided to all head there for lunch. We arrived on deck 2, were handed some wipes, then told them the number of our party and were led to a nice table in the center of the restaurant. After placing our orders for drinks we all got up and walked to the buffet. Molly and Philip, the children were thrilled with their very nice, Mickey shaped plates

and we all loaded our plates with yummy food

and returned to the tables. We were all happily attacking our food, the kids got the mac and cheese they had ordered and we had a wonderful time over lunch. One of the servers made a bird for Molly out of napkin

and we all got a big kick out of it. None of us had really thought we would hit it off so well together that we decided to try and change our seating arrangement, so we could all sit together for dinner as well.
So, once we had finished lunch we walked right over to the D-Lounge and asked the Dining room host if there was a chance we could sit together and still be Ana and Sapto’s guests. Our wish was granted and we were now all seated together.

Jeff and Lily had enrolled their kids in the kids club and they were now on their way to check it out.
And we were allowed to come along as well. That was an opportunity we jumped on, as we would never have had the chance to get in there, if not with the Fishermans. So we went to the Oceaneers Club and were welcomed in and able to check out all the fun rooms and games they offered.

To be continued ..........

 

[englishrose47]

How awesome that you got to meet the Fishersmans and the lunch buffet plates look wonderful !! I was interested in the Kids Area too as I am sure we will enroll Kyle as he will needto be occupied so we can relax !!I hope there is also stuff for the girls who will be 18 then , the food is gonna be very popular with the kids !!!

 

[dizneeat]

How awesome that you got to meet the Fishersmans and the lunch buffet plates look wonderful !! I was interested in the Kids Area too as I am sure we will enroll Kyle as he will needto be occupied so we can relax !!I hope there is also stuff for the girls who will be 18 then , the food is gonna be very popular with the kids !!!

It was one of the highlights of our cruise to spend time with them. Jeff and Lily are just an awesome and sweet couple and the kids are way too cute.
The kids area was out of this world - I wish it would be open for adults too! I could have spent far more time there.
Lateron it was fun to see how the kids would just hurry with dinner to be ready when the kids councellors would come to pick them up!

 

[englishrose47]

I am hoping Kyle is as enthusiastic about the activities for older children !!!!

 

[dizneeat]

I am hoping Kyle is as enthusiastic about the activities for older children !!!!

On the Disney ships kids tend not to want to leave them, Rosie. This February one of our tablemates had a son in one of the clubs and he didn't want to leave either. Don't know about other cruise lines, though.

 

[jenseib]

Doesn't the kids club make you want to be a kid just to go there?

I loved how fun it looked and I think an hour of play a day for me would be just fine!

 

[englishrose47]

On the Disney ships kids tend not to want to leave them, Rosie. This February one of our tablemates had a son in one of the clubs and he didn't want to leave either. Don't know about other cruise lines, though.

Well he does like swimmimg , but he's never swum in salt water
I think he'll be fine !!The girls will enjoy just laying out on deck and so will Judy !!I am the one who gets restless I don't sit and do nothing well

 

[annmarieda]

I am caught up again... I can't seem to keep caught up. I missed several updates.

As always, your meals look outstanding.

Yay for turning gold on the 3rd cruise. I am in awe.. 3 cruises back to back. That is certainly impressive.

Dismeets are always fun, but to be able to really hang out is even better.


How fun for you also to be able to see the kids area! Looks like a fun place to be.

 

[KatMark]

More great food pictures. And the kids area looks like so much fun.

3 cruises, back to back? All I can say is WOW!