Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho A Pirates Life . . . Aboard
Disney Cruise Line
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. -- (11/19/04) The new Pirates IN the Caribbean party is taking over the
Disney cruise ships, transforming guests aboard into pirates for the evening and treating them to a scrumptious dinner feast and adventurously themed deck party that would make Captain Jack Sparrow proud.
This newly themed evening aboard Disney's seven-night cruise vacations to the eastern and western Caribbean brings together the traditional cruise dinner and deck party with a rowdy buccaneer bash combining invigorating entertainment, themed dining experiences and brand new special effects for an evening that's perfect for every member of the family.
Starting in the dining room, servers dressed as pirates play the part by welcoming guests with customary greetings of 'ahoy matey' and 'argh' while serving 'grog' rather than drinks. Guests delight in learning the pirate lifestyle by donning specially made pirate bandanas and choosing pirate themed dinner selections from a parchment rolled menu. Dishes from the ship's galley include:
Appetizer: Black beard's jumbo crab cake, with fruit salsa and honey-lime tropical coleslaw
Soup/Salad: Caribbean-style spicy vegetable gumbo soup and a jerk chicken salad
Entrée: The Black Pearl's oven-roasted beef tenderloin, with sour cream chive smashed potatoes, sugar-baked carrots and a deep red wine glaze
Dessert: Floating island of tropical fruit treasures -- a meringue chest filled with tropical fruit and berries surrounded by a vanilla sauce
As the evening transitions from the dining room to high atop decks 9 and 10, a treasure trove of entertainment opens with classic Disney characters dressed in pirate garb, high-energy special effects and interactive audience participation set to music favorites for a new kind of celebration.
The party gets underway with a pirate-style line dance as guests join cruise staff, Goofy and his seafaring friends in learning special dance steps set to a wacky chorus of "Yo, Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me."
Impetuously the mood of the party changes as Captain Hook, Mr. Smee and their gang of 'bad' pirates take over the party with special effects including black lighting, skull and cross bone projections and even an invasion of pirates repelling from the funnel. The music additionally changes from the contemporary/pop arrangements to a more sinister tone of a rock and roll party with hard rock classics and heavy metal tunes -- reminiscent of earlier days for the adults.
Just in time, and before Captain Hook's able to enlist audience Dads to join his gang of pirates, Captain Mickey appears and saves the day, ridding the ship of the evil buccaneers for a swash-buckling finish.
"This new themed evening takes entertainment to a whole new level," said Jim Urry, Disney Cruise Line director of entertainment. "Guests love our deck parties and this one allows them to step into the action, experience buccaneer traditions and actually be a pirate."
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So with that said.... I think it's up to us DIS members to spead the News about Pirates on Board, as well as bring your buckaneer garb, polish up on your Arrgh's, Ayyys, and Savvy's... and get ready !
I have read posts mentioning folks don't know what to wear for Pirate Night. The answer is simple, either watch Pirates of the Caribbean, and get an idea, everything looks, unpressed, unwashed, black, brown, grey and white-ish! Typical travel clothes! I think every Man aboard has black pants and a T-shirt or white shirt (sans ruffles) that would be fine. Ladies...dresses, skirts, ruffly blouses, corsets, we have plenty of choices!
Savvy? !
The menu comes on a cool rolled parchment that we all kept.
(l love the dancing banana dude) I hope we all get a chance to at least meet and say hello on the cruise because it's been so much fun posting back and forth with you all.
