Prince Carter's MAW Disney Cruise PTR
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Your kids are adorable and I can't wait to read more.MMitchell29
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I second that. Please give more ...........
MMitchell29
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We had a fantastic time! Ill start my trip report as soon as things settle down a bit maybe this weekend?!?! I know there is another wish mom that will be leaving for a cruise soon so I dont want to give a way any surprises! Here is a quick review:
Some of my favs: 1) Castaway Cay and the Conc Cooler. 2) Palo, and 3) Disneys Dreams, and so much more!!!
Trip Report Coming Soon
Just a quick question? How was the weather there in Jan?
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Oh my!!
What a GREAT TR!! Great job so far!
I thought we only had one Wish Trip Cruise TR going...and I found out we have another one!
Do you mind if I put a link to your TR on our Wish Trippers Unite thread? It is the blue link in my siggie?
At any rate, I am subbing! Can't wait to hear more!!
What a GREAT TR!! Great job so far!
I thought we only had one Wish Trip Cruise TR going...and I found out we have another one!
Do you mind if I put a link to your TR on our Wish Trippers Unite thread? It is the blue link in my siggie?
At any rate, I am subbing! Can't wait to hear more!!
Hschlink
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Tuesday, Jan. 13th
Yeah! Today is Castaway Cay day! Out of all the things planned for this trip I was most looking forward to Castaway Cay…only because I knew the kiddos would have a great time! We woke up early and grabbed a bite to eat and headed back to the room to change. We were some of the first people off the boat which was nice because we didn’t have to wait in any lines to get off the ship, I love that.
I knew by reading other trip reports that if we traveled a little further closer to the family beach it would be less crowded, so that’s what we did. We parked it right in front of the swimming play thingy. I know this was my first time here, but to me, this seems like the perfect place to be. It wasn’t too crowded and we were right by the bathrooms and only a short walk to Cookies BBQ. After getting settled in I made Kyle get me a Conch Cooler. I’ve herd so many good things about it I didn’t want to leave with out having one….boy am I glade I had one…it was fantastic!
After enjoying my drink we decided to play in the water and the sand a bit. If you look hard enough you’ll notice that my son is wearing his socks on the beach…lol…there is a little story to this. I got both of my kids new Crocs for the trip and for some reason Carter’s gave him a blister…or as he would say an “owie”. He was VERY concerned about getting his “owie” wet and couldn’t for the life of me get that sock of that kid! So, I’m pretty sure that he was the only one on the beach wearing socks! BUT, it was his trip and he can do what ever he wants! The funny thing is he went in the ocean anyway…he just had to have that sock on?!?!?
After playing in the sand and water we headed to get some grub at Cookies BBQ…the chicken was really yummy! Another tip I’d like to mention is to not forget about the fresh fruit stand. It’s close to Cookies BBQ…if you have a hard time finding it, just ask someone. I could eat fresh pineapple all day long…very yummy!
After eating we headed back to the sand and water. My kids are pretty easy to please and they could honestly just play with water, sand, and a bucket for hours…so that’s what we did! It was getting close to 2pm and I noticed that they were getting a little pooped out so we took the strollers and decided to take a long walk around the island and headed back to the ship.
After getting ready for our dinner date at Palos we headed off to the Oceaneer’s Club to drop the kids off. We knew that the kids would probably have issues with us leaving and they did. The staff at the club was great. They each took one kid and led them to an activity to get their minds off mom & dad.
I cannot say enough good things about Palo. The food and service are EXCELLENT! It was also wonderful to have some time to ourselves and be able to eat dinner with out having to worry about one of the kids spilling their milk or not eating their vegetables! I only wish I would have brought my camera so I could get a picture of our food. I had the beef tenderloin and Kyle had the rack of lamb…both were excellent! For dessert I had the Panna Cotta. I really wanted to try the Chocolate Soufflé because everyone raves about it, but by that time I was so stuffed I wasn’t sure if I could handle something as rich as the soufflé. I though the Panna Cotta was excellent. It’s a sweet cream custard with fresh berries…perfect Kyle had the Chocolate Amaretto Indulgence. It was a little to heavy for my taste, but Kyle really liked it.
After dinner we picked up the kids from the club and headed to the Pirates Party!! After getting a couple of those cool light-up toys we went in search of a place to sit. Here comes another hint: Get to the party plenty early to get yourself a good seat. We showed up too late and couldn’t find a place to sit…or lay down…after about 20 mins into the party Breah was out…not even the fireworks woke her up!
After the party it was back to our room to put the kids to bed! After they feel a sleep (took about 1 minute) I decided to go back and check out the pirate buffet. I really wanted to try one of those roasted turkey legs but I was still stuffed from Palo! I decided I’d just take a few pics…then it was off to bed for me!
Yeah! Today is Castaway Cay day! Out of all the things planned for this trip I was most looking forward to Castaway Cay…only because I knew the kiddos would have a great time! We woke up early and grabbed a bite to eat and headed back to the room to change. We were some of the first people off the boat which was nice because we didn’t have to wait in any lines to get off the ship, I love that.
I knew by reading other trip reports that if we traveled a little further closer to the family beach it would be less crowded, so that’s what we did. We parked it right in front of the swimming play thingy. I know this was my first time here, but to me, this seems like the perfect place to be. It wasn’t too crowded and we were right by the bathrooms and only a short walk to Cookies BBQ. After getting settled in I made Kyle get me a Conch Cooler. I’ve herd so many good things about it I didn’t want to leave with out having one….boy am I glade I had one…it was fantastic!
After enjoying my drink we decided to play in the water and the sand a bit. If you look hard enough you’ll notice that my son is wearing his socks on the beach…lol…there is a little story to this. I got both of my kids new Crocs for the trip and for some reason Carter’s gave him a blister…or as he would say an “owie”. He was VERY concerned about getting his “owie” wet and couldn’t for the life of me get that sock of that kid! So, I’m pretty sure that he was the only one on the beach wearing socks! BUT, it was his trip and he can do what ever he wants! The funny thing is he went in the ocean anyway…he just had to have that sock on?!?!?
After playing in the sand and water we headed to get some grub at Cookies BBQ…the chicken was really yummy! Another tip I’d like to mention is to not forget about the fresh fruit stand. It’s close to Cookies BBQ…if you have a hard time finding it, just ask someone. I could eat fresh pineapple all day long…very yummy!
After eating we headed back to the sand and water. My kids are pretty easy to please and they could honestly just play with water, sand, and a bucket for hours…so that’s what we did! It was getting close to 2pm and I noticed that they were getting a little pooped out so we took the strollers and decided to take a long walk around the island and headed back to the ship.
After getting ready for our dinner date at Palos we headed off to the Oceaneer’s Club to drop the kids off. We knew that the kids would probably have issues with us leaving and they did. The staff at the club was great. They each took one kid and led them to an activity to get their minds off mom & dad.
I cannot say enough good things about Palo. The food and service are EXCELLENT! It was also wonderful to have some time to ourselves and be able to eat dinner with out having to worry about one of the kids spilling their milk or not eating their vegetables! I only wish I would have brought my camera so I could get a picture of our food. I had the beef tenderloin and Kyle had the rack of lamb…both were excellent! For dessert I had the Panna Cotta. I really wanted to try the Chocolate Soufflé because everyone raves about it, but by that time I was so stuffed I wasn’t sure if I could handle something as rich as the soufflé. I though the Panna Cotta was excellent. It’s a sweet cream custard with fresh berries…perfect Kyle had the Chocolate Amaretto Indulgence. It was a little to heavy for my taste, but Kyle really liked it.
After dinner we picked up the kids from the club and headed to the Pirates Party!! After getting a couple of those cool light-up toys we went in search of a place to sit. Here comes another hint: Get to the party plenty early to get yourself a good seat. We showed up too late and couldn’t find a place to sit…or lay down…after about 20 mins into the party Breah was out…not even the fireworks woke her up!
After the party it was back to our room to put the kids to bed! After they feel a sleep (took about 1 minute) I decided to go back and check out the pirate buffet. I really wanted to try one of those roasted turkey legs but I was still stuffed from Palo! I decided I’d just take a few pics…then it was off to bed for me!
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Well, I live in Minnesota and when we left to fly to Florida it was -20 out! So, warm for me would be anything above 50 degrees! I would say it was partly cloudy and high 70's low 80's on our trip. I did notice that the water at Castaway Cay was a bit cool, but there were lots of people in the water.
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