Our Magicical Family Cruise 2-20-2010

[moochpuppy]

It was our first meeting with Lousia, and we all fell in love with her. She is a delightful young lady and such a great hostess.

Great report so far 84disney!! Looking forward to more!

I have to again agree with you about Louisa. She was outstanding during our cruise in January. I think/hope we will start seeing her name more and more in peoples reports. Talking with her then she is loving what she is doing. I don't know about her long term goals but I could see her becoming a CDA or CD in the not too distant future.

 

[Disney owl]

great reports so far look forward to reading more

 

[84disney]

Here are some pictures of Key West...

 

[wld4mky]

I love reading the trip reports and yours is going great. Thank-you for taking the time to do it. My family and I were on this same cruise, our 1st. one. Always interesting to hear anothers perspective of a trip. Cant wait to hear more !

 

[TotallyAngelic]

Really enjoying your trip report so far! Love those T-Shirts !

 

[84disney]

Well….I am back with more trip report. We had a wedding this past weekend and lots of baseball these last few weeks. I must admit we have been looking into another cruise on the new ship. We are figuring up who can contribute what amount .

We got back on the ship with no line or problems. The ship stayed at Key West that night until 1 am. Our server told us they do that ever so often for the cruise staff. I was glad because we sailed after I had hit the sack and to me it meant less time awake while the ship was sailing. I was worried about sea-sickness. I took DS8 down to the lobby to see Lilo and Stitch and met an awesome young man who was in charge of the character line. His name is David and he was such a pleasure to chat with. I asked him about his job, thinking he was a character escort, and found out he was a performer. He said to look for him in Twice Charmed and Once Upon A song. But He would not tell me who he was in the shows. It was such fun to me to talk to the different staff members and hear their stories. He said he was hired for Villains, had just finished rehearsals in Ontario and this was his first week on board. It was exciting for me to see how much fun he was having working his dream. He was delightful and there is more of him and his sweetness later in my trip report .

We all got ready for the show and dinner. The show was hilarious . It was Alfred and Seymore. We had seen them briefly the night before. It was a dance/comedy routine and was very funny to us. After the show we went to Studio Sea to play Who Wants To Be A Mouskateer? None of our group was picked but we enjoyed watching. The hostess was really good. It wasn’t Louisa, but she was nice. After watching, we headed to dinner at Lumiere’s. It was a French dinner….and DD24’s birthday dinner celebration . I had mentioned to Yolande, our head waiter, that DD would be celebrating her day and she said she would indeed have a cake sent to the table. Pairoj also helped and double checked all the details. The food was delish. We always enjoyed the bread and whatever dip accompanied it. Richard always had our drinks ready and refilled without ever having to ask. We took pictures of some of our menus, but I think we didn’t have the hang of it yet this evening. I will post the one’s we took. Next cruise….pictures of all menus and more of our food. After dinner…..the cake arrived. It was beautiful and we ate it….and our desserts from the menu. I am so ashamed. Pairoj wrapped the left over cake in foil and delivered it to DD. He handed it to her and said….It’s Louis Vuitton. So cute .

After dinner we went to Studio Sea again and watched some karaoke and sang a little, too. We walked around a bit to walk off dinner and saw some “one hit wonders” meaning, we met some of the crew dressed up as singers who were one hit wonders. The staff was rounding up a crowd for a party in Rockin’ Bar D called One Hit Wonders. It was funny to guess some of them. It looked fun, but we were ready for bed so we wished them well and headed to our cabins.

I will get DH to help post pictures later this evening, and I will write more tomorrow on our day at sea and our formal night….and sea sickness.

 

[84disney]

the children playing SNL's "pepper boy."

 

[cherokeemamma]

Great TR....I have never been a cruise but we are planning on going in the next year or two. Looks like so much fun. Can't wait to read more and see more pictures.
Also....I must say....What a lovely family you have.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Señor DonDuck]

Pepper boy, I so remember that character. Too funny!

 

[granmaz]

We were on the same cruise and I remember seeing all the t shirts at the terminal!!! We were also on deck when the football went over and watched the guy get it. I think he was thinking about trying to kick it back!!!

Alfred and Seymour were fantastic and everyone, if you get the chance, do go and see them. Great fun and loads of laughs.

 

[84disney]

Thanks cherokeemama. I went to your trip report after reading your post and it was sooooo sweet. I haven't finished it, but it is great! I can't believe you could keep the secret .

I will post some more trip report real soon. Spring weather has finally come to Alabama and we are playing some baseball . It is so much fun to relive the trip.

Granmaz.....that is so funny that you saw the football incident....I wasn't there. Were my boys embarrassed? Rough day for them....forced to wear "girlie" tees and then kicked the football through the one hole in the net .

 

[saintstickets]

Enjoyed your trip report so far but where is the big finish?
Seems we have a connection (Will & Jessica) more than just our love for all things Disney!

 

[84disney]

Hi Saintstickets . Yep...I really need/want to finish this trip report. We had fun starting it, and Jessi and I will get right on it . She keeps real good trip diaries. I'm old and forget the details .

I had fun reading your TR from May. Key West Resort has always sounded like a good option for our family.....nice and roomy .

 

[erbrhenderson]

I am loving your report. We are heading out in Feb for our first cruise....taking notes of your tips! Thanks!!!

 

[84disney]

Sorry I've dropped the ball with the TR, but I'm going to attempt to finish it out with a bang!

Monday, the 22nd, was our day at sea. We all ate together at Topsiders breakfast buffet. We loved that they had Krispy Kreme doughnuts for breakfast each morning! It was a sort of cloudy rainy day, so we didn't do much swimming, we went out on deck when we could catch the sun, but it never lasted long. DH, DS8, and I went to the lounge to play Pictionary. It was fun, and there were some real good players there. We did not fare well, but don't worry....we made up for it later in the week with some serious trivia game wins .

Before stuffing our faces again with lunch, we decided to check out the exercise room. DS16 really wanted to work out, as he was missing his P90X . Alas, they spotted him and he had to leave. I was there with him, but he was not allowed to stay. He brought the book to the P90X workouts, and just did some of the workouts in the stateroom. I know some may not agree with me, but I think they should work something out in the weight room for some of the younger cruisers that want to keep up with their workout routines while vacationing. DD24 and I ran on the treadmills at the front of the room, and the seas were rough. Both of us struggled. I was mildly sick the rest of the day, and was really bad off that evening. DD24 thinks hers may have been more of vertigo problem, but it definitely affected her.

We ate lunch on the pool deck....in the partly sunny warm air. We always enjoyed the offerings, but we like burgers, hot dogs, chicken fingers, and fries. They had wonderful healthy options also....we just did not eat as much of those . We did enjoy the soft serve ice cream.

After lunch we found something for ALL of us. It was a game called "So You Think You Know Your Family?" It was modeled after the Newlywed Game. DS8 and I were chosen from the crowd to be one of the 3 teams (each team had a parent and a child) . The kiddos went back to a sound proof room first and we parents answered questions. We were asked about best friends, favorite foods, and least favorite subjects in school. We were reunited and we saw how we matched up. Next, us parents went to the sound proof room while the kiddos answered questions. We were chatting and heard the room errupt with laughter. I said...."wow, someone just told a funny story." I think we all hoped it wasn't our child telling on us . We reunited, and compared notes. Guess whose kiddo told the funny? They asked the children what was something they thought they had gotten away with that their parent still did not know about. I guessed eating a cookie or a piece of candy. They game show host was grinning from ear to ear and said..."Well, no. Andrew said he had a stain on his shirt one day, and you asked him if it was marker or crayon. He told you it was, but it was really......boogars . The room errupted again. A couple of times after that, people would jokingly ask him..."What's that on your shirt, Andrew?" He loved it.

We went back to our staterooms, did a little laundry . It was right down our hall way. I liked that....as laundry is one of my hobbies . It was formal night and the show was Twice Charmed. It was really, really, good. Some of us were struggling with sea sickness, but the show was a wonderful distraction. We had fun dressing up, but it was work......kind of like a wedding . We would still do that again, as it just added to the fun for us. Dinner was at Animator's Palate. It was so good. Again, our servers, Pairoj and Richard were wonderful. I was really struggling by this time, and Pairoj could tell. He would talk softly and pat my shoulder. DDIL22 offerred me a bonine tablet, and I took one. I was nervous it would make me sleepy but it did not. DD24 and I had to leave dinner just a little early, but after about an hour I was able to join the rest of the family at Studio Sea for singing. DD24 stayed in the room and slept. We are not singers....by any means, but we had fun. And there were some really talented singers to balance our acts out .

We all hit the hay after the singing partay so we could be ready for Cozumel the next morning. We had plans for a jeep excursion and were all really excited for it.

When DH gets done mowing.....I will ask him nicely to help me post some pictures. Thanks for hanging in here with me and DD24 as we move along. It is making me sad.....we had such fun .