Pudge Controls the Weather-A Disney Dream TR 4/10-4/15(Last Day new 5/26)

[kyirish25]

We wanted to do mini golf but never got around to it. We tried one evening after the show and before dinner but it wasn't open. Next time

 

[jecskc]

Great report! Can't wait to hear more!

Thanks for stopping to say hello !!

We wanted to do mini golf but never got around to it. We tried one evening after the show and before dinner but it wasn't open. Next time

It was just so cute. We really enjoyed it. You definitely need to do it. Do they have one on the Fantasy ??

 

[jecskc]

Day 3 of the cruise – Part Four

After miniature golf, DH went to go ….. do DH stuff. And DD and played the Mid-Ship detective agency.

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There are two crimes you can solve. The crime of the missing paintings or the crime of the kidnapped puppies. This little activity lead you all over the ship. On this day we did the stolen paintings.

While we were playing, we saw Goofy.

And then we saw the rest of the gang down in the Atrium

We solved the mystery of the missing paintings and DD wanted to go to her club, so I checked her in and went back to the room.

We got a bunch more FE gifts.

 

[jecskc]

Day 3 of the cruise – Part Five

Back at the room, it was just me and DH, hanging out. DH took photos from the veranda

I wrote in my journal and watched Tangled while DH read a book and smoked a stinky cigar on the veranda. This night was pirate night so were just waiting around and relaxing.

Here was our invite

And DS’s invite to the Edge

Lots of people dress up for pirate night, so I made all four of us some t-shirts to wear for fun.

So DS came back from his club wanting to get his pirate stuff on.

Then he took off again to hang with his buddies.

And I guess about that time is when we pulled away from Nassau.

DH tried to get some photos of the sunset. He loves sunsets. And rainbows. And birds. Stuff like that.

Then DH went to go get DD so we could all get ready and go to the Pirate Party. The counselors at DS’s club were taking those kids, so he wanted to hang with them. We said OK.

When we got up on deck, we HAD to get the glow-y drinks.

You can’t tell from these photos but mine had a bottom that glowed and changed colors and DD’s straw glowed. They were fun.

 

[In Luv with Disney]

Hi there! Great to see you!

I love reading along...popcorn:it's helping me relive the trip. Doesn't it feel like it was so long ago???

I didn't take nearly as many pictures as I wanted...something to do next time. We didn't do mini-golf...something to do next time. DD and I didn't do AquaDuck...something to do next time. We didn't do Mid-Ship Detective Agency...something to do next time.

We did a Glass Bottom Boat Tour at Castaway Cay...it was affordable (only $35 per Adult, $29 per Kid) so it was fine. But would I do it again? Nope, definitely not. We did the Stingray Encounter on our next Castaway Cay day and I thought it was great.

Thanks for sharing!!!!!!

 

[Sweetpeamd]

I'm subbing! This is such a fantastic TR, I have really enjoyed reading what you have posted so far. Thanks for sharing!

 

[jecskc]

Hi there! Great to see you!

I love reading along...popcorn:it's helping me relive the trip. Doesn't it feel like it was so long ago???

I didn't take nearly as many pictures as I wanted...something to do next time. We didn't do mini-golf...something to do next time. DD and I didn't do AquaDuck...something to do next time. We didn't do Mid-Ship Detective Agency...something to do next time.

We did a Glass Bottom Boat Tour at Castaway Cay...it was affordable (only $35 per Adult, $29 per Kid) so it was fine. But would I do it again? Nope, definitely not. We did the Stingray Encounter on our next Castaway Cay day and I thought it was great.

Thanks for sharing!!!!!!

Hey Kim !!! Thanks for stopping by !! I felt like we should have gotten more of the professional photos taken.

You need to do all of those things on your next cruise for sure.

Yes, we loved the Stingray Adventure !! I can't wait to go back !!!

 

[jecskc]

I'm subbing! This is such a fantastic TR, I have really enjoyed reading what you have posted so far. Thanks for sharing!

I am so happy you stopped by to say hello !! So glad you are enjoying reading. It is fun to relive our trip this way.

 

[kyirish25]

Beautiful sunset pictures!

 

[jecskc]

Day 3 of the cruise Part Six

And then the party started.

After the party, we head down to dinner which was at Animator’s Palate.

They brought us some bread. I loved the basket.

The cornbread was sooo good. I had to try hard not to eat too much so I wouldn’t get too full too fast.

This was one of our table mates. She had on a great outfit.

Here’s a link to the menu.

http://www.*******************/menus_d2011/pirate.htm

DD got the kid’s macaroni.

She ate all of it, so it must have been good.

For appetizers, I had - Pirate’s Golden Pot Stickers – Oriental pork “dumplings’ deep fried and served with Tamarind – Ginger soy sauce and pickled vegetables.

These were so tasty. And the sauce they came with was really good. Kinda sweet with a little heat.

DH ordered – Pearls of the Caribbean – Crabmeat, shrimp and salmon mixed in pearls of couscous with lemon grass infused vinaigrette.

I don’t remember him saying anything bad about it and he ate all of it, so it must have been good.

DD got a hold of the camera and took these.

She completely cracks me up !!!

 

[jecskc]

Beautiful sunset pictures!

Thanks !!! DH loves a sunset.

 

[jecskc]

Sorry I left you hanging with half an update. Here is the rest.

For the next course, I ordered – Mr. Smee’s Bibb Lettuce Salad – with bibb lettuce, baby greens, chicory, tomatoes, toasted pine nuts and raspberry vinaigrette.

Very fresh and good. Loved it.

DH ordered – Caribbean style conch chowder – with sherry, sweet peppers, onions, tomatoes, thyme and garnished with diced potatoes and crispy bacon bits

I remember him talking about this and how good it was.

For the main course, I ordered – Jack Sparrow’s barbeque marinated beef short ribs – Rubbed beef Short Ribs with tamarind barbeque sauce served with onion red bliss mashed potatoes and plantain chip.

These were amazing !! Cut with your fork tender. I really enjoyed them.

DH ordered – Treasure –of-the-seas Grilled Shrimp and Seared Scallops served on strings of pasta and fresh tomato sauce.

He really enjoyed it. Said it was really good.

For dessert DD had her standard Mickey Bar

And DH and I both had - Sweet Temptations – a trio of fruit cobbler, floating island and chocolate cake.

This was a good mix of desserts. Normally, I wouldn’t chose a cobbler over chocolate, but I have to admit the cobbler won this round. Sweet, with and little bit of tangy. Soooo good.

Photos from dinner – Our servers. Warren and Ibriham. Wonderful !!

DH and I in our pirate gear.

And DH, DD and I (DS was at his club)

A very enjoyable meal. DD wanted to go to some pajama party they were having at her club, so we got her changed into her pajamas and took her over to her club. She said she was a hamster here.

DH and I went back to our room to grab a drink and saw this.

We loved our stateroom host. He was very quiet and shy , but always smiling and always did a wonderful job. We asked him once where the ice machine was and he told us, but 5 minutes later, he showed up with a fresh bucket himself. We just loved him.

On pirate night, they have fireworks from the boat. Disney is the only cruise line that has their own fireworks and a lot of the time, I understand that the other cruise ships will try to get close in order to enjoy them, too. So we took our drinks up to the adult section above the Cove Café. There was an older couple that let us share a table with them and they were really nice and we had a great quiet conversation with them.

And this was seriously the best spot ever. There weren’t a ton of people around us and we could see perfectly.

It was a shorter show than you would have at the parks, about 10-15 minutes, but it was still cool. We caught a glimpse of DS with the group of kids from his club and they had a good spot, too. He looked like he was having fun. DH and I headed back to the room and DH went to go get DD. DD and I watched Dumbo and when DS got back we all watched Emperor’s New Groove until everyone fell asleep.

One last photo of some FE gifts from that day.

That charm bracelet is COOL. Love it !!

Also, a pillow case that DD made at her pajama party.

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

I just LOVE this trip report!!! Thanks for taking us all along for the ride!

 

[Skyw]

Emperors New Grove...My Families favorite. We also thought the parks should have some of those characters there!!!!! The forgotten Disney movie.

 

[jecskc]

I just LOVE this trip report!!! Thanks for taking us all along for the ride!

Thanks so much for reading and taking the time to say hello !!

Emperors New Grove...My Families favorite. We also thought the parks should have some of those characters there!!!!! The forgotten Disney movie.

I just love that movie. It is seriously so funny !! Kronk is absolutely hilarious !! We like Hercules, too.

 

[jecskc]

Day 4 of the cruise – Part One

Friday, April 13, 2012

At Sea Day.

Here is a conversation that we kept having with people on the cruise. People liked to mention that we would be at sea, on Friday the 13th, in the Bermuda Triangle. The other thing that mentioned a good bit was we would be on a cruise ship for the 100th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic. (cue spooky music). Of course you know that nothing happened but it was fun to talk about. And, although we didn’t see it, I understand that there is a black cat that lives at Castaway Cay.

Anyhoodle, we slept in on this day. DH and I got up around 9 AM. The kids didn’t want to get up so we didn’t make them. We just went to have breakfast by ourselves. We went to Cabanas and I didn’t take my camera, but my breakfast was more the same from the previous post about breakfast at Cabanas. Way too many carbs, but yummy anyway. Oh, and the eggs and coffee were still gross.

We brought some food back for the kids.

Our navigator for the day.

After eating, DS went to his club and DD and went to play the Detective agency again.

We saved the puppies this time. Since this was our at sea day, we had to wait some at the stations, but most everyone was a different place in the game than us, so it didn’t spoil it for us. It was fun.

While we were playing, I stopped by the Vista Café and got this.

Double espresso mocha latte. YUMMY.

After saving the puppies, we did some shopping.

And we bought

Some Christmas Ornaments

Two t-shirts

Some scrapbook stuff

A magnet

And a Pluto towel

While we were doing all of this, DH had gone down to ask about booking another cruise. He had gone by the DVC place and they gave him a pin.

When we got back to the room, he was fussing over a computer they had given him to look over the cruises and he was having trouble getting logged in. IT mom to the rescue !! DH is a little technologically challenged. We decided on the 7 day Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Fantasy in June of 2013 that we already need to change because DH has a family reunion he wants to go to in June of 2013.

DD wanted to go to her club, so DH took her there and he and I decided to get some lunch and head over the Adult area. So I got a hot dog and DH got a Panini and we shared a Drink of the day – or two.

We just relaxed and enjoyed our view. This day was very windy and a little cooler, but I enjoyed the weather.

We headed to the bow of the ship and took some more photos.

 

[TDluvsDaisy]

Loving this trip report.

I was totally humming the creepy music when you mentioned Friday the 13th and the Bermuda Triangle. I had an argument with my DD18 about the location of the triangle not too long ago. Turns out I need to bone up on my geography!!

 

[jecskc]

Loving this trip report.

I was totally humming the creepy music when you mentioned Friday the 13th and the Bermuda Triangle. I had an argument with my DD18 about the location of the triangle not too long ago. Turns out I need to bone up on my geography!!

Thanks so much for reading.

I don't know for sure if we were actually IN the Bermuda Triangle, but if we weren't, I bet we were close. I need to check my accuracy myself

 

[jecskc]

Day 4 of the cruise – Part Two

Then we went to check out Palo and Remy.

The Meridian Lounge.

Remy

Palo

Then we headed back to the room

And I wrote in journal while DH watched Sherlock Holmes 2.

About 5:30 PM, they called and said DD wanted to be picked up so I went to get her. DH had forgotten to pack some dark socks, so he bought these.

They are actually darker than they are in the picture.

DS was still in his club, but the three of us went to see the Villains Tonight which was the show for this night. I don’t have any photos, but it was a fun show and we enjoyed it. Here are a couple of stock photos

We called DS and told him to meet us back at the room. We had insisted that he have dinner with us on this night. He was a little pouty about it, but we were firm.

 

[jecskc]

Day 4 of the cruise – Part Three

So we all met back at the room and headed to Animator’s Palate.

We got some bread.

DS with our tablemates

Tablemates – wonderful ladies.

DD and tablemate

Some restaurant photos

For appetizers DH ordered - Wild Mushroom Risotto and Porcini Twist - served with Parmigiano-Reggiano

I ordered - Black Truffle Pasta Pursettes - pasta purse filled with truffle scented cheese and coated with a delicate champagne sauce

These were very good.

DD ordered the kid’s pizza

She enjoyed it. Said it was good.

For the next course, DH and I both ordered - Baked Potato and Cheddar Cheese Soup with bacon bits and chives

This was very tasty. We both liked it a lot.

For our entrée, DH ordered - White Shrimp Pennette Pasta tossed with a basil and Reggiano Parmesan cheese sauce and topped with a parmesan cheese wafer

DS ordered – Marinated Angus Beef Tenderloin carved to order on wasabi mashed potatoes with bok choy and a tamarind-barbecue reduction

He ate all of the beef portion and the carrots, but I remember him saying the potatoes were “different”. After he was done, he and his buddy next to him were off to the club.

For my entrée I ordered - Grilled Pacific Black Cod with sauteed morel mushrooms on a yellow split pea puree

It was good. After the heavy appetizer and soup, this was nice and light. Not too heavy. Just right.

For dessert, Dh had - Sweet Temptations - a trio of crunchy walnut cake, pineapple financier, and lemon mousse.

He really enjoyed this and I liked the lemon mousse. Yummy !!

I ordered - Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake with whipped cream and raspberry coulis

Yum, yum, yum. Cheesecake and chocolate – you can’t lose.

DD ordered - Dense Chocolate Cake - brownie, caramel sauce and whipped cream

Fantastic meal. We very much enjoyed this meal and all of the dinners we had on the ship. Such wonderful meals and experiences.

Photos from dinner