Reflections of the 9/9/06 Magical Journey

[Credit Man]

Enjoying your report. Thanks for posting.

 

[captchris]

This is a sad time!!!!! The tips have been given out, pagers returned, pictures purchased, and now the final show is about to begin!

We had a great day at Castaway Cay. The weather was great, and I am now as tan as I have ever been! I did not get burned too much. My italian blood really helped me out this week.

I checked in with Southwest, so I thought I would jump on a give a quick report.

My dad, sister, wife and I went parasailing at Castaway Cay today. It was a lot of fun. The bahamian crew called DW Bahama Mama as she was afraid of being dipped after the ride was over. We were the only duo to get dipped twice, but it was all in good fun. Cookies was great! The family beach was wonderful! We had a great time today as a family playing tag in the shallows with our kids.

I can't believe this great cruise is about to end! To all who made it great, I appreciate it. It is a sad thought that it will probably be a few years before we can do this again! I am locked into Disney now. There will be no other ship for me! The Magic is it. Great ship, great crew and great ports of call. Next time we will either do a Eastern or a double dip WEstern.

Tomorrow we head off to Sea World before catching our 7:50 PM flight home to Bradley International Airport.

I will post a complete trip report with a day to day synopsis when I return.

 

[wltdsnyfan]

Have a safe trip home. Enjoyed the reports. I know whatyou mean about being sad. When we got of the ship in August I know it would be at least 2 years for us to.

 

[captchris]

We are back home. Yesterday was a looooooonnnnnngg day. After waking up at 5:30 am for our 6:30 am breakfast in AP, we left the ship at about 7:45. We enjoyed our final breakfast with Dante and Cloverly and got pictures with them.

Dad and I jumped on the Budget shuttle, got matching Chevy Malibu's, and returned to the port to pick up the families. We said our goodbyes, and I followed my dad as far as the MCO exit. We then continued on to Sea World for the day. DW has been bugging me to go to Sea World ever since we married, so we got the internet special, and planned our day there. I haven't been to Sea World in about 27 years, so I was excited too.

We grabbed our park map and planned our morning. We were able to see everything we wanted too. We also got a chance to feed the dolphins! That was a highlight for all of us. We spent $15 on food, and then another $20 on pictures, but it was worth it. I also liked the Dolphin show Horizons a little more than the Shamu show Believe. However, in Sea World's defense, one of the stars of the show was expecting to deliver a baby whale anytime, and the show was somewhat altered.

After the dolphin show, we headed for the exit and MCO. Returning the car to Budget and check in was a breeze. I was able to snag an abandoned cart in the garage, and got to the Southwest counter. After a quick stop in the food court, we headed for our gate. The plane arrived early and we were able to have an on time departure. It was a smooth flight home to Connecticut. As we flew over the greater NY area, I saw this huge bright light in NYC as we were coming up the Jersey coast. I thought, could it be Yankee stadium? AS we flew over Queens and the Rockaways, I could tell it was Yankee Stadium from making out the landmarks around it. Yes, Yankee Stadium was the brightest light in the tri state area. As a Yankee fan, I took great pride in this! 20 or so minutes later we were on final approach to Bradley.

We grabbed our bags, hopped on the shuttle bus and made our way to the our car. We arrived home at 12:05 am this morning.

I am going to upload all of my pictures today, so I will post links. I will also begin a more unabridged day by day report.

 

[Verandah Man]

Welcome Home!!!

Looking forward to seeing your pics!!!

 

[captchris]

Someone asked if we saw the shuttle. Here is our view point

 

[captchris]

Yet another...a few seconds later just before SRB separation.

 

[Verandah Man]

Cool pics, thanks for sharing!!!

 

[captchris]

I was able to upload my pics today. I have a few yet still to add, but most are up. If anyone would like to see them, click on the link below.

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/554180195BYepsK

 

[JDBlair]

Thank you for the TR and the pictures. Way cool!!

 

[ktpbell]

Thanks for the shuttle pics. I got to watch it once live and it was just amazing! Wishing them a safe journey back home.

 

[captchris]

I am doing a trip review on my blog. It will be easier for me to show pictures on that. If anyone is interested, the link is as follows.

My Blog

 

[MikeN]

I was able to upload my pics today. I have a few yet still to add, but most are up. If anyone would like to see them, click on the link below.

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/554180195BYepsK

Nice pictures. I swear I haven't been drinking, but look at picture 55 of 210. I swear there's a Mickey cloud. Am I nuts?

 

[captchris]

If anyone is interested, I have posted 9 entries on my blog which is a day to day trip report of our 9/9 cruise. I wrote it for anyone who will read it, so some of it features informational stuff for the non Disney cruiser.

You can access it by clicking on the link in my signature. There are a few pictures on it as well. I was not able to post too many pics and often had difficulty in posting the few that I did.

If anyone has any questions, I will be more than happy to answer them.

Enjoy!

 

[CRSNDSNY]

Glad you had such a nice trip! I'm off to go look at your pictures and read your blog.

THANKS!

 

[2canadianfans]

Great trip report and pictures.We were on the cruise with you.Brings back such great memories..thank-you