My 8/3 Western Caribbean Trip Report!!

[Mtdewbuzz]

I'll be doing a post for each day in this thread.

First off, let's meet our cast:

*Ryan- that would be me. I'm 26.
*Rhonda- my wife who is 27. Our 1 year wedding anniversary is on 8/25, which is partly why we decided on doing this cruise.
*Dan- my best friend since junior high school. Also 26 years old. He was the only one of our friends who could join us for the cruise.

We're from Cincinnati, OH, and we're all big Disney fans.

Okay, now that we've covered that, let's get under way...


PROLOGUE- GETTING THERE (Friday)

We flew from Dayton Airport with a layover in Atlanta to Orlando. I have to go ahead right now & give a plug (no pun intended) to Earplanes ear plugs. I used them both legs of the trip (and on the way back), and they were great. If you experience any ear discomfort when you fly like I do, these things are awesome. End of plug.
We arrived at MCO just after midnight after a slight delay on our layover from Atlanta. After retreiving our luggage rather quickly, I thought we had made up some good time. That was before we hit the Avis line. Egads, what a slow line. How slow? Put it this way: we were on the road finally by the time I thought we would be at or near the Radisson.
After getting our rental car (an Alero), and passing through fog & some very unusual, unidentifiable smells, we finally reached the Port Canaveral area. We rode down- say it with me all you closet Vanilla Ice fans- "A1A- Beach Front Avenue!" *ahem* Anyway, we arrived, checked in at the Radisson, and immediately asked where we could get some food, since we were all starving. We were told that the Mickey D's across the street had a 24 hour drive thru, and also that the drunks eating at Denny's down the street were also pretty entertaining. We chose Mickey D's- hey, have to have SOMETHING to look forward too on the next visit, right?
So there we were at 2am eating McDonald's in our hotel room. The room was pretty nice, but nothing to get super-excited about. Certainly not worth the usual $108 rate. Good thing we only had to spend $59. After wrapping up our meal, we finally went to bed sometime after 2:30am.

Stay tuned for DAY 1!!!

 

[luv2tvl]

Love the Vanilla Ice reference!! That almost brought me to tears!
Can't wait until day 2!

 

[Mtdewbuzz]

At 8:30 am, the alarm went off, and with a burst of excitement & andrenaline, I was up & at 'em. We had showers, and then checked out & returned the rental to Avis. Note: fill your tank!! They don't mention it to you when you rent it, but do it! We were just under full, so I honestly marked the tank as being 7/8 full, which ended up costing us $9. Oh well.
We then waited for the first Avis shuttle at 10:30 am, where I met Jamie from the DIS Boards & her family. I never saw any of them on the boat, except for her daughter a few times. We were all on the shuttle over, ande when we got there... wow. That ship is just HUGE.
We quickly got checked in and were herded into the "corral" of people, not too terribly far from the front. The countdown came soon after, and we made our way aboard. On the way in, a cast member announced us in & welcomed us, while other members applauded for us! How cool is that??
By then we were starving, and headed straight to the buffet lunch at Parrot Cay, which was excellent. Our first glimpse of what to expect in terms of food and service on our cruise. Afterwards, we made the "ressie run", as in reservation run. Now, if the ressie run were an olympic event, we'd be at LEAST silver medalists since we had both Palo and the spa bookd within 20 minutes. Not bad for a bunch of rookies.
We then decided to go to Sessions to change our dining rotation from LAPLAPL to APLAPLA. My logic was that there are only two days to dress up, both of which fall on Lumiere's, and one of those can be switched to Palo's. We were headed off at the pass by a cast member playing the role of the Black Knight from Monty Python ("NONE SHALL PASS!") After telling him our intention of switching our rotation, his immediate response was "The kiddie rotation? You want the kiddie rotation?"
Well, yeah.We thought that...
"All those highchairs everywhere?"
Even during second seating?
"Yes."
Um..maybe we DON'T want to change then. IS casual okay at Lumiere's like it says in the Navigator?
"Sure- no one will say anything."
So, away we went, our dining fate having still been decided for us.
We then went to our stateroom, room 6145, a cat.11 inside stateroom, to be exact. Before going, I labelled it "The Broom Closet Suite", anticipation for the worst. My fears were immediately put to rest when we walked in. It was quite nice& more roomy than the sardine can I expected. And wow, what a toilet!! Its flushing mechanism is a wonder of modern technology! But then again, so is that fact that they have so much fresh water aboard a boat at sea- I tried not to think too much about the dynamics involved there.
Our bags arrived, we unpacked, and then went to scout out the rest of the ship. Rhonda got her nails done at the spa while Dan & I checked it out. There was no sail off outside, due to rain. We then went back to our room to clean up & change. The boat started to set sail while I was in the shower, which was a rather stranged feeling.
We went to the Welcome Aboard variety show, which I thought was good, but not great. We then exited into the shops which had finally opened, and bought Rhonda a cruise crapbook, and bought my first (of several) Disney pin of Stitch. I started a collection. I'm not a trader, only a buyer. I never understood how people can trade away the characters they like??
Anyways, we later went to Lumiere's, where we met our server Alex from the Phillipines, and his assistant server Adem from Turkey. They were both excellent the whole trip, although it took Alex longer than Adem to open up to us. I had the cheese fritteres to start, then the beef tenderloin which was good, followed by the apple tart in vanilla sauce, which rocked. We sat with a family consisting of a single mother and her son & daughter, ages 11 & 12, respectively. What was it that the Black Knight had said about a "kiddie rotation"? But it mattered very little as the kids were great to have around at each meal.
After dinner, we just kind of wandered around. Rhonda & I tried to get Dan to go to the singles gathering, but by the time he found it, he would have been a little late. We passed by later & saw them, and it was an odd scene: all women of varying age. I wondered why any of them were sticking around with no guys there? Oh well...
So instead we danced a little bit at Studio Sea, and then went to the rather dead Dueling Pianos show. I think most people were just tired and stayed back in their rooms. We should have too: the drinks during the show were not very good at all, and the show suffered due to a tired crowd.
Finally, after a long first day, we retired to our room.....

Stay tuned for Day 2- KEY WEST!!!

 

[Mtdewbuzz]

The three of us woke up around 9:30 am. We got dressed and went up to Topsider's Buffet for breakfast, which has just about every type of breakfast food you can imagine. We ate it outside in a shaded portion of deck 9 aft as we were coming into the Keys. It was gorgeous. The closer we got, the more of a vivd blue/turquoise the water became. After breakfast, we walked a bit and went back to our stateroom to prepare for Key West.
We went to our meeting point for the Conch Train/Trolley tour in Rockin' Bar D. We handed over our waivers, and were split into two groups. Our group was first to go, and proceeded down past security and onto the dock at Mallory Square. We were then guided directly to the trains & trolleys. We opted to go with one of the "trains", which turned out to be a pretty good decision, as the tradewinds gave us a little relief from the excessive heat that day. We were also given hand fans, which our guide referred to as "Key West air conditioning" that helped provide a little extra breeze. Just as our guide was giving some introductions and we were ready to be the first train to take off-*BAM!!* Another train had bumped/clipped us from behind. Luckily, no one was hurt, both trains were okay, and the delay was minimal.
During the tour, we were shown many of the Key West highlights, as well as the diverse plant-life and architecture. The highlight for me was the marker for the southernmost point in the continental U.S. The tour was very informative and even somewhat entertaining, as the guide used sound clips and props at times. The great thing aboutthe tour was that after it is over, you can head back to wherever you wished on foot, or by renting a bike or scooter.
For us, we merely walked up Duval Street. We stopped at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville for lunch. I got a Cheeseburger in Paradise (as in, you're in Key West eating a cheeseburger- it waas decent but not great) and also a margarita. The margarita was one of the best I've had in terms of taste, but was pretty small for the cost. But hey, it's vacation!! Afterwards, we headed back down Duval St. and stopped at the La Concha Hotel. You can go in whether you are a guest or not, take the elevator to the top level (7th floor), and head out to the observation deck to get some good pictures of Key West and the Magic. We then stopped at Hard Rock Cafe (as we did at all the ports) to get Rhonda one of the shot glasses she collects, and headed back to the boat, sweating from head to toe.
Once inside, we took showers and got dressed for dinner. We went to the "Morty the Magnificent" show, which was quite entertaining. It was more of a musical with ome magic in it, but some of the illusions were awesome!! After the show, we killed a little time before going to Animator's Palate for dinner. The restaurant itself is awesome, but the food could have been better. I started with the Caesar Salad for a starter, which was okay. For dinner I had the roasted chicken breast, which was okay, but rather meager by my standards. Even after eating the double fudge chocolate cake, I was still a bit hungry. After dinner some of thewaiters gathered around to present Rhonda & I with a "Happy Anniversary" cake, whcih we had wrapped and took to our room.
Later that night, we went to Rockin Bar D to watch theadult cabaret show starring David Morgan & Chucky, along with the "Match Your Mate" show. It was a great time with lots of laughs had by all, before going back to our room for some sleep.

Stay tuned for DAY 3- AT SEA!

 

[Mtdewbuzz]

Our day at sea started with the character breakfast. While it was fun seeing Mickey & company, I would much rather have it be buffet style so we could grab more food, and get it quicker. After breakfast, we spent a little tiem at the adult pool and sunning on deck 10 (since all the chairs on deck 9 hasd been "reserved"). I found that my tan did me little good- I still got burnt. Rhonda went off & tried to bring me an ice cream cone from Scoops, but by the time she got back to me, it was already all melted down the cone & all over her hands, dripping into her water cup. It was quite a funny sight. I felt bad she went through such trouble.
Dan went off to do the Behind the Scenes tour of the Walt Disney Theatre, while Rhonda & I soon after went back to our stateroom. When we all met up again, we ate lunch at Pluto's & did a little shopping for souveniers (& pins).
Afterwards, we were at a bit of a loss as to what to do. We saw in the Navigator that on the Wide World of Sports deck we could ride around on their $10,000 Segway HT's, so we decided to do that. We stood in line for about half an hour before getting our chance. We had to sign a waiver, and were then told that there was a charge of $20 for 10 minutes. The Navigator said nothing about the charge, and we were not told this information while we were in line, but by this time we had waited so long and it looked like so much fun we had to try them, so we did. After a minute of getting accustomed to them, they are quite fun. We did later see that the charge was noted on later Navigators too, so someone must have complained.
Later, we went to the night's featured show "Hercules: The Muse-ical" which wasvery entertaining, oerhaps my favorite. Wethen killed time by getting our picture taken with Donald Duck in our formal attire, and went to the Promenade Lounge for some drinks. After posing for some formal pictures, it was 8:30pm, and time for our reservation at Palo.
The best thing about our Palo experience was Carita, our server from Finland. She was warm, friendly, and very professional. She saved me from the menu offerings (bnone of which suited my tastes) by telling us about some OTHER special items available. I got the cooked tuna steak (as opposed to sushi, which was available) with linguine. It was excellent. Afterwards, Carita inisisted we all get the chocolate souffle, which turned out to be awesome. She broke each of them open, and poured in hot fudge & hazelnut cream. It was absolutely sinful, especially after doing a shot of Godiva liquer.
After dinner, we thanked Carita and took a nighttime stroll around deck 10 before going back to our room. Once there, we set our clocks 1 hour forward, set up a 6am wake up call, and put outour card for a room service breakfast, in hopes of catching one of the first tenders to Grand cayman the next morning.

Stay tuned for DAY 4- GRAND CAYMAN!

 

[Mtdewbuzz]

At 6am, Mickey called to wake us up. That mouse is annoyingly perky that early in the morning. Our room service breakfast arrived at 7am as planned, and we met in the Walt Disney Theatere to tender with the other independent guests. We were on the first tender over, and checked in at Captain Marvin's. We then proceeded to buy a beach towel since we didn't see then available anywhere on the way out of the boat.
We then met back at Capt. Marvin's and were shuttled to the dock where the boat awaited us. We made three stops on the tour to snorkel, each lasting about 25-30 minutes, with the final stop being Stingray City. Dan & I stayed back a bit from the pack to avoid the feeding frenzy, while Rhonda was right in the thick of it. It was quite comical watching people shriek and recoil when one touched them. Our guide actually caught one & let everyone touch it. Rhonda was the first to volunterr to hold it herself. After a while, Dan & I decided to go back on the boat. That's hen about 6-7 stingrays intercepted us at all angles, seemingly trying to stop us from leaving. One actually came to the surface of the water and piggy-backed Dan for a brief moment. He yelped, and I just cracked up. We finally made it back onto the boat where Dan claimed he was violated by the ray, and was considering pressing charges against it.
After all the fun, we returned back to the Magic and had a delicious lunch at Lumiere's (mahi mahi for me- yum). It was the only sit down lunch we did on the boat, and I wish we had the opportunity to do it more, but we didn't. Thatnight was prettty uneventful. We went to se "Who Wants to be a Mousketeer?" (we weren't selected), and then headed to the Promenade Lounge for an 80's edition of "So You Think You Know Your Music?" in which we finishd in second by two measley points.
We then had dinner at Lumiere's where our server Alex really came alive & showed us how he makes tissue paper carnations (which he did for all the ladies at the table later in the week), and showed us a very cool dice trick. After I caught on, he let me keep the dice until the last day of the trip to practice. What a nice guy! After dinner, we went to see "Lord of the Rings" for our third time. I really had troublestaying awake for the movie this time though- I think I was just wanting some sleep, since we were exhuasted by the early wake up, the sun & the snorkeling that day. Plus the fact that it's a 3 hour movie didn't help.

Stay tuned for DAY 5- COZUMEL!

 

[Mtdewbuzz]

The following is a shameless plug for entertainment relating to this trip report from my buddy Dan...


"Hello all! So, Ryan, Rhonda and I went on a Disney cruise, and I have
some digital records of the event to share with you all.

While on the cruise, when I had the time, I drew silly pictures of the
wackiness that ensued. Those drawings now make up my Comic Journal,
"Dan Goes on a Cruise." That can be found here:

http://www.venisproductions.com/ddcl/

Plus, I brought along my new camera and snapped lotsa pretty pictures.
Well, some pretty pictures and a few goofy things. And it's all been
color-corrected and red-eye removed. You can find the photo album
here:

http://www.venisproductions.com/dcpa/

Have a 'magical' day.

-Dan!"


We now return to our regularly scheduled trip report...

 

[Rikersmom]

Wow! Dan, your cartoon journal is fantastic!

 

[luv2tvl]

You guys crack me up! I love that cartoon journal, and the fact that someone got "violated" by a stingray! That was great...

Great trip report so far.... Can't wait for more....

 

[Beth E. (NJ)]

Thank you so much for the trip report. My family is going on the 9/28 cruise and I enjoyed reading yours to get a different perspective.

Loved the cartoon journal too!

 

[Mtdewbuzz]

On Wednesday, we woke up and again headed to Topsider's Buffet for breakfast. I found it very hard not to take more food than I could eat every morning since I normally don't eat breakfast. As I was leaving breakfast I spotted Kenny Anderson (who plays for the NBA) having breakfast with his wife, but I didn't want to bother him on his vacation, so I didn't say anything to him.
While waiting to meet for our excursion,we went out to deck 10 to look out at Cozumel. I immediately fell in love with the lively feel and funky architecture of the port. After taking some pictures, we went to our meeting place in the Off Beat Club to get to our excursion.
Once we were off the ship we met our two Tropical Jeep Safari tour guides, Nain & Frederico. They were both very friendly and entertaining. I had trouble remembering they didn't actually work for Disney at times since they were so nice! We walked a couple blocks to the parking lot where the jeeps were waiting. We considered the heat & sun, and picked a white jeep and kept the top up for some shade (those of lesser intelligence followed our lead later on in the trip).
Rhonda had to drive since she was the only one who knew how to drive a stick. She had a blast. We went up the Mexican highway and made the obligatory stop at the Pee Pee Station (where I, of course, took the obligatory photo OF the Pee Pee Station), and then headed off-road along the coast. The "road" was very bumpy and dusty. The plants & foliage on both sides made it just wide enough for the jeep to pass through in most parts. At one point, the sand got real deep, and the jeep in front of us got stuck, and had to be pushed to get going again.
We then arrived at the La Palma ruins, which was rather small as we were told. We learned that it is the easternmost ruin of the Mayan empire, and that the reason it seems so small is that most of it had been buried under all the sand. After a few pictures, we took the jeeps to the beach. An umbrella was already set up for each jeep, with two mexican blankets already provided under each of them. Rhonda & I got in the water for a little while before our Mexican lunch was ready. We had beef fajita tacos, chicken fajita tacos, cheese quesadillas, chips, fresh guacamole, and salsa. They had both mild salsa & hot salsa (with habaneros), and the hot salsa was HOT. It left my lips burning, but boy was it good, just like the rest of the food. We later packed up, headed back through the Jurassic Park terrain (no dinosaurs though, only Mexicans), and back to the parking lot. The stay at the beach could have been longer. I would have gladly met earlier in the day if it had meant more time there.
After returning our jeep, we bought two great photos that the tour photographer gal had taken of us in the jeep & on the beach. The quality was every bit as good as those taken on the cruise ship- and cheaper too! Then, we made our run to the Hard Rock Cafe to get Rhonda her shot glass, and I broke down & bought a shirt, since it is, after all, COZUMEL!
We walked back towards the port, and Dan felt a little dehydrated and headed back to the ship, while Rhonda & I went to check out Carlos & Charlie's. In a word: it was wild, even around 5pm! We each ordered a margarita, which came in a foot & a half tall tube, which we got to keep. The drink was not only tall, but also strong. Luckily, we resisted their advances to have some shots. Regardless, we both were giggling most of the way back to the boat. Dan thought we were pretty funny when we got back.
We showered for dinner, and made our way to Animator's Palate for dinner that evening. Luckily, our tablemates did not arrive, so the kids didn't have to see us being so silly. Rhonda had two glasses of win at dinner, and needless to say we had to put her to bed early, while Dan & I went to the Mexicalifragilwhatever party. We walked around the deck a bit and took some pictures. The family pool area was packed, and since we just had dinner, we really weren't hungry enough to enjoy the buffet, which looked great. We did happen to stumble onto the Disney character "backstage" area on deck 10 before they maketheir way down to deck 9 for the show. They were all dancing, and even took time for a few photos before going on down to the stage. I bought a Mexciano Donald Duck beanie and sat it beside my sleeping wife before going to bed.

Stay tuned for DAY 6- AT SEA (AGAIN)!

 

[hazmat1212]

what an exceptional report!
can't wait for more ..
also enjoyed the animation ...

Cin in NJ
8/31/02
Magic Western

 

[Credit Man]

WOW!! What an entertaining report. The cartoons and the pics were great.

 

[Mtdewbuzz]

YO, Ho-HO- a pirate's life for me! *ahem* I just thought that was appropriate for another sea-faring day...

Thursday morning we had a quick breakfast and headed to Animator's Palate for the family animation class, where we weren't taught any actual animation, but Ian DID show us how to draw Mickey Mouse. Then, we headed down to the Promenade Lounge for some family Pictionary, also hosted by Ian. We all had a good time, and Dan received a special DCL pin for drawing.
After lunch, Dan went to the "Art of Entertaining" class, where he learned some napkin folding tricks & mixology, and then went on to the "Behind the Scenes" tour of the galley. In the meantime, Rhonda & I headed to the Vista Spa.
We arrived for our Suriel Bath, and they had us get changed into robes & flip-flops (both of which barely fit me), and took us into the Chamber of Love... I mean, the Suriel Bath area. The are is tiled all over, with a shower to the left, an open "mud area" in the middle complete with a bench/booth, and a closed-in steam room area to the right. Thespa lady told us we'd have an hour to shower, aplly mud to one another, steam, and then shower off. She also told us that she'd knock when 10 minutes were left. The hour was plenty of time to do all those things (and more). A couple things I learned were that it takes a while for the shower water to warm up, the steam in the steam room can scald your feet, and also that two folded towels are sufficient cushion for the bench. All in all, it was a good time, and a good deal for two (or three? Yikes!) people.
After the spa, we went to see "Monsters Inc.", where Dan met back up with us. After the movie, we showered and got dressed in our semi-formal attire. We went to the "Disney Dreams" (which was a bit hokey), and then went to the game room on deck 2 to kill some time before lunch. That's when we heard the first announcement about our Cuban visitors, and how they were waiting for the Coast Guard to arrive before taking them aboard. We went to Parrot Cay for dinner, and by then the boat was moving again. And boy, do I mean MOVING. To make up for lost time, we had to speed up a little to make it to Castway Cay on time, which caused the boat to really rock. At dinner, our server Alex let us combine the lobster tail & the beef tenderloin for a "surf & turf" combo, which was very delicious. Dan even got an extra lobster tail after he inhaled his first one. Oh, and what better way to follow it up than with the 2,025 calorie chocolate lava cake? Needless to say, we were pretty full after dinner.
We went to Rockin Bar D to check out the aadult cabaret show with juggler Jason Garfield, who is very talented. We then stayed for the 70's Disco Night, and Rhonda & I danced (Dan just watched). During the dance, Rhonda was asked if she'd like to be a judge later on, and I coaxed her into agreeing to it. Later, the same guy asked her if she knew who Gloria Gaynor was, which she did, but that sent up a red flag for her. It turned out her suspicions were right on, as we soon discovered that she & two other gals had been duped into participating in a Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive" lip sync contest! Rhonda went first, adn she really hammed it up, being the drama queen she is. She really set the bar high & I think the crew members were both amazed and appreciative of her effort. Rhonda did the best in terms of ability & performance, but an older lady with lots of spunk won the crowd over. Rhonda received a DCL cup for participating, and we headed back to the staeroom for bed, after taking a motion sickness pill to combat the rocking we were experiencing that night.

Stay tuned for DAY 7- CASTWAY CAY!

 

[MickyMommy]

OMG!!!

Your report is great and note to your friend, I laughed out loud at his drawings. (Lets just say, I rarely laugh at my computer) Especially of the stingray "adventure". You guys are funny and I bet you had a great time. It has been two years since my cruise and I still enjoy reading the reports. Thank you for taking the time to post.

Tina

 

[Bob Noble]

Ryan,
THE best reort I have read on these boards to date. Questions, We too are doing the Capt'n Marvin trip for the full day and are supposed to be there for 815AM. As you were on the first tender is this doable in your opinion? What is a Segway HT ?

Thanks for the great read.

Bob

 

[Mjasp]

Great report, Thanks for taking the time to write it. LOVED the cartoon drawings.

 

[Mtdewbuzz]

Since we really had no set plans in the form of excursions or rentals for Castway Cay, we decided to sleep in a bit. Unfortuantely for us, we found ourselves in a very rare situation on the Magic: NO FOOD! Breakfast had just closed, and it wasn't yet time for lunch on the ship, or Castaway Cay. We got off the ship finally around 11-11:30am, and headed for the BBQ. To my dismay, the one picture that I wanted (in front of the Magic on Castaway Cay) was no longer being photographed, so that put a damper on things.
We did have a hearty & delicious BBQ lunch, and proceedd to walk to Serenity Bay via the runawy (a very LONG runway, I might add). Once at the beach, Dan sat in the shade while Rhonda and I ventured into the water- the rather SHALLOW water, I might add. Shallow as in I was about 100 yards out & still only up to my hips kinda shallow. No waves either. This is not what I think of as being a beach- Serenity Bay is a little TOO serene.
I sat for a while before getting up to get a Konk Cooler, which is a delicious, "must try" tropical drink. I meant to get a second ( and third... and fourth...) one, but never did. After sitting bored for a while, we finally took the tram back, stopped in the ONE shop (are they sure this is a Disney island??), and went back to the ship.
While Castaway Cay WAS relaxing, I also found it to be a little too simple & plain. If given the chance to do it again, I'd probably get up earlier and also rent some snorkeling equiptment. Oh, and have multiple Konk Coolers. Or maybe book the Suriel Bath again. Hmmmm.....
Once aboard the boat, we went to the debarkation presentation (which you can really just skip and watch on channel 16 in your room later). We then got cleaned up & returned to the theatre for the farewell variety show. The show turned out not to have so much variety, as we were told that Jason Garfield, the juggler, had injured his foot, so only the magician (Rich Purpura) was able to perform. He had a great act though, and even killed time by phoning family members of some of the audience who had decided to stay back in their staterooms.
After the show came our final dinner at Lumiere's, and the depression that the trip was coming to a close set in. We went ahead and put on what we would be wearing the next day and packed our bags. We then took the video camera and did a whole tour of the ship, starting on deck 2 & working our way up, hitting all the points of interest. The ship again was really rocking for some reason, as bad or worse than the night before. We didn't take any motion sickness pills though & we were okay.
That night we stopped at Rockin Bar D for 2-for-1 cocktails. Rhonda & I did a couple swing dances on the empty dance floor before having our drinks and going to bed. The shiprocked us to sleep.

Stay tuned for EPILOGUE- RETURN HOME!

 

[Mtdewbuzz]

We were up at 6:30 AM to be at breakfast on time at 8am. Thank goodness we had second seating!! Everyone at breakfast seemed so glum, but not me. I WAS glum!! I didn;t want to leave at all. Obviously I did though.
After saying goodbye to our servers Adem & Alex, we went off the ship (*sniff*), found our bags (NOOOOoooo!), and went back to the parking lot area that wehad been dropped off at the week before (has it been a week already?), where the Avis van was already waiting for us. It was off to the Radisson to get our car (another Alero), and then back to Orlando International Airport.
Kenny Anderson happened to be on the same flight into Atlanta, but again I didn't want to say anything to him. I just watched as he & his wife sat first class, while his children and nanny sat with us in coach. The nanny sat behind us with his 1-2 year old son, who seemed to enjoy kicking my seat and slamming his tray table for entertainment the whole way back.
When we got to Atlanta, we realized we had told our folks the wrong arrival time into Dayton, so Rhonda's dad was left waiting for us for 3 hours. Poor guy. Even though we were back home, my mind and heart were still sailing on the Magic, remembering the fabulous week we had. A week I will continue to remember my whole life.

THE END!!!!


This trip report was brought to you by http://www.venisproductions.com/ddcl/ and also http://www.venisproductions.com/dcpa/ - where else can you see a deviant stingray, a guy stuck in a dryer, and Mickey Mouse referring to someone as a freak??

 

[goin2dzny]

You three obviously had a great time!!!

Loved the report... and the pictures... and the Cartoons too!!!



TOO FUNNY!!!