RV's March 17th, 2007 Eastern "Sharing the Magic with the Unmagic'ed" Cruise
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I have been reading these boards for weeks trying to plan our 11/24/2007 Eastern trip on the Magic, and this is the first time I have felt the need to post. Your report is so thoroughly entertaining and helpful on so many levels! I have made many "notes to self" on what to do/what not to do on our cruise (first one EVER!). I have already instructed my DH that he needs to read all of it when he gets home today. Keep up the great work!!
Thank you so much for the kind words and encouragement!
Today's your lucky day!!
Shockingly... we really don't have that many pics of them. Let me see what I can come up with.
Alright folks, you've all been so wonderful and so patient... I'm gonna try to wrap this up today. I can't promise, but there are definately new installments on the way today so keep your eyes peeled.
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RVs March 17th 7-night Eastern Sharing the Magic with the Unmagiced Cruise!
Cast of Characters:
Me age 30
DW age 34
DD age 14
Father in Law (well go with FIL on that one) age 59
Mother in Law (well go with MIL on that one) age 59
Day 6: Princesses Undressed!
This final day at sea dawned bright and beautiful. I awoke at 7am, woke up the family, and we headed up top to have some breakfast. We decided to tackle the pile of laundry that was threatening to overtake the entire stateroom. Dirty clothes are an area of cruising that we havent quite mastered yet. Where is the best place to put those sandy, smelly, offending articles of clothing once you are done for the day? The knee space underneath the desk is a pretty good place but no matter how hard you try to condense, it just seems to run amuck. So we decided to battle back this morning by gathering it all in a hot pink collapsible hamper and heading up to the laundry for the second time that week.
After our trip to the laundry room up on Deck 6, we went back to the room and lay back down. Ive discovered, this being our second 7 night cruise, that Thursday of the sailing week seems to be the day where all of the sun and fun and excursions and sand culminates in a gooey ooey mess of tiredness. Its like it waits, crouched on its haunches, all throughout the week and the moment Thursday morning hits, it pounces upon you and ravages! So we needed some more lay down time. Hey, its a day at sea theres plenty of time to relax. Thats what youre supposed to do! We slept until about 9:45am when I forced myself to get up because I wanted to go to the behind the scenes tour of the Walt Disney Theater. Id been looking forward to this for a long time because I had wanted to do it last year on our Western cruise, but it was not offered, so I wanted to be sure not to miss it this time.
This was a wonderful experience. If you are a fan of the stage productions or any theatrical production at all I highly recommend this. We met outside the theater at Preludes. There were about 25 30 of us that showed up. Then they ushered us into the theater and sat us in the first two rows. All of the stage staff was there and they each took turns coming up front and telling us what work they did around the theater and what they did during show times. It was fascinating. Then they showed us a scene from Disney Dreams without any of the actors or lighting or wows. It was the transition scene between the Lion King segment and the final magical scene with Anne Marie and Peter Pan. You know what happens, I wont say for the people who havent seen it. They started the scene and the Lion King backdrop came down which is a scrim that you can see through
they turned the soundtrack on just like if they were doing it for an audience, but they kept the back lights on so that you could see through the scrim backdrop. They also left their microphones on so that you could hear them talking and calling out prompts and commands. It is AMAZING how fast they can totally rearrange scenery and props. It was a wonder to observe.
When that was done, they invited us up on the stage to show us how the lifts work. We stood around the stage and they made sections of the stage come up and down, then we had free time to wonder around and mingle with the production crew and ask questions. This is NOT a good picture, but I wanted a picture of the theater from on the stage:
They invited us to take all of the pictures we wanted and wander around. I found the sets of Anne Maries bedroom off in the wings of the stage. If youve seen the show you know that she has tons of Disney knickknacks and memorabilia along her shelves. I LOVED this Pinocchio marionette:
Also, they wheeled out a rack of dresses that the cast wears throughout different scenes of Disney Dreams and Twice Charmed. Some of the dresses weigh up to 50 pounds and have straps and wires and ribbons and ties I dont see how these princesses make such a quick change in some of the scenes. It amazes me. It appears to me that it would take five stagehands and a boatload of shoe horns to get someone into those dresses!
Before they dismissed us they told us that they are currently working on an enhancement to Disney Dreams (which I understand is now playing) and they are also working on three brand new stage shows to premier on the Med sailings.
It was a great time, and I learned a lot. Completely fascinating.
That afternoon we did the odds and ends stuff that you do on a sea day. We went to Rockin Bar D to see Jeff Civillico perform. We went to see Wild Hogs, which wed been meaning to see for weeks, and we really enjoyed it. We rested, we had ice cream, we rested some more, we had some more ice cream. Then we checked in with the in-laws to see if they had made any decisions about Palo that evening. After looking at the menu, they decided they were going to sit this one out. So I called and modified our reservation from four to two.
Later we went to Disney Dreams which is my favorite show! It didnt spoil or ruin anything that I had scene some of the inner workings of the theater. I think it may have even enhanced it for me. That show gets me every time! After the show it was time for our Palo dinner. With MIL/FIL having ducked out, and DD off at the Stack it was just DW and I and we were really looking forward to the evening. After we were seated at Palo, we realized that without even requesting her, we had Neomi as a server again. She knew right away who we were having recognized us from the brunch earlier in the week. She is just one of those amazing people who will do anything for you and is just so pleasant to be around. She took great care of us and served us all of this!
I know... I know... I go to Palo and get lasagne... I'm hopeless... big surprise. But this wasn't just lasagne... this was super uber lasagna that had been baked by angels.
The only problem with dinner was the movement of the ship. This was definitely our worst day thus far with movement. As Ive said before Im not one to get physically sick, but this Thursday, I was feeling it. As I sat in my chair in Palo, I had to close my eyes every once in awhile, it was that bad. The whole day had been a bit turbulent, but this evening I noticed it more and more. We noticed that it had started to rain outside also so Im sure the weather wasnt helping. After dinner, stuffed and tired, I was ready to go lie down.
Up Next: I'm Stalked and a Squeegy Issue
Cast of Characters:
Me age 30
DW age 34
DD age 14
Father in Law (well go with FIL on that one) age 59
Mother in Law (well go with MIL on that one) age 59
Day 6: Princesses Undressed!
This final day at sea dawned bright and beautiful. I awoke at 7am, woke up the family, and we headed up top to have some breakfast. We decided to tackle the pile of laundry that was threatening to overtake the entire stateroom. Dirty clothes are an area of cruising that we havent quite mastered yet. Where is the best place to put those sandy, smelly, offending articles of clothing once you are done for the day? The knee space underneath the desk is a pretty good place but no matter how hard you try to condense, it just seems to run amuck. So we decided to battle back this morning by gathering it all in a hot pink collapsible hamper and heading up to the laundry for the second time that week.
After our trip to the laundry room up on Deck 6, we went back to the room and lay back down. Ive discovered, this being our second 7 night cruise, that Thursday of the sailing week seems to be the day where all of the sun and fun and excursions and sand culminates in a gooey ooey mess of tiredness. Its like it waits, crouched on its haunches, all throughout the week and the moment Thursday morning hits, it pounces upon you and ravages! So we needed some more lay down time. Hey, its a day at sea theres plenty of time to relax. Thats what youre supposed to do! We slept until about 9:45am when I forced myself to get up because I wanted to go to the behind the scenes tour of the Walt Disney Theater. Id been looking forward to this for a long time because I had wanted to do it last year on our Western cruise, but it was not offered, so I wanted to be sure not to miss it this time.
This was a wonderful experience. If you are a fan of the stage productions or any theatrical production at all I highly recommend this. We met outside the theater at Preludes. There were about 25 30 of us that showed up. Then they ushered us into the theater and sat us in the first two rows. All of the stage staff was there and they each took turns coming up front and telling us what work they did around the theater and what they did during show times. It was fascinating. Then they showed us a scene from Disney Dreams without any of the actors or lighting or wows. It was the transition scene between the Lion King segment and the final magical scene with Anne Marie and Peter Pan. You know what happens, I wont say for the people who havent seen it.
They started the scene and the Lion King backdrop came down which is a scrim that you can see through
they turned the soundtrack on just like if they were doing it for an audience, but they kept the back lights on so that you could see through the scrim backdrop. They also left their microphones on so that you could hear them talking and calling out prompts and commands. It is AMAZING how fast they can totally rearrange scenery and props. It was a wonder to observe. When that was done, they invited us up on the stage to show us how the lifts work. We stood around the stage and they made sections of the stage come up and down, then we had free time to wonder around and mingle with the production crew and ask questions. This is NOT a good picture, but I wanted a picture of the theater from on the stage:
They invited us to take all of the pictures we wanted and wander around. I found the sets of Anne Maries bedroom off in the wings of the stage. If youve seen the show you know that she has tons of Disney knickknacks and memorabilia along her shelves. I LOVED this Pinocchio marionette:
Also, they wheeled out a rack of dresses that the cast wears throughout different scenes of Disney Dreams and Twice Charmed. Some of the dresses weigh up to 50 pounds and have straps and wires and ribbons and ties I dont see how these princesses make such a quick change in some of the scenes. It amazes me. It appears to me that it would take five stagehands and a boatload of shoe horns to get someone into those dresses!
Before they dismissed us they told us that they are currently working on an enhancement to Disney Dreams (which I understand is now playing) and they are also working on three brand new stage shows to premier on the Med sailings.
It was a great time, and I learned a lot. Completely fascinating.
That afternoon we did the odds and ends stuff that you do on a sea day. We went to Rockin Bar D to see Jeff Civillico perform. We went to see Wild Hogs, which wed been meaning to see for weeks, and we really enjoyed it. We rested, we had ice cream, we rested some more, we had some more ice cream. Then we checked in with the in-laws to see if they had made any decisions about Palo that evening. After looking at the menu, they decided they were going to sit this one out. So I called and modified our reservation from four to two.
Later we went to Disney Dreams which is my favorite show! It didnt spoil or ruin anything that I had scene some of the inner workings of the theater. I think it may have even enhanced it for me. That show gets me every time! After the show it was time for our Palo dinner. With MIL/FIL having ducked out, and DD off at the Stack it was just DW and I and we were really looking forward to the evening. After we were seated at Palo, we realized that without even requesting her, we had Neomi as a server again. She knew right away who we were having recognized us from the brunch earlier in the week. She is just one of those amazing people who will do anything for you and is just so pleasant to be around. She took great care of us and served us all of this!
I know... I know... I go to Palo and get lasagne... I'm hopeless... big surprise. But this wasn't just lasagne... this was super uber lasagna that had been baked by angels.
The only problem with dinner was the movement of the ship. This was definitely our worst day thus far with movement. As Ive said before Im not one to get physically sick, but this Thursday, I was feeling it. As I sat in my chair in Palo, I had to close my eyes every once in awhile, it was that bad. The whole day had been a bit turbulent, but this evening I noticed it more and more. We noticed that it had started to rain outside also so Im sure the weather wasnt helping. After dinner, stuffed and tired, I was ready to go lie down.
Up Next: I'm Stalked and a Squeegy Issue
firstmickey
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Ohhhhhh....ending with chocolate souffle.......sighhhhhhhhhhhh 
Very cool on the behind the scenes tour! I'll have to check that out next time.
Very cool on the behind the scenes tour! I'll have to check that out next time.
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RVs March 17th 7-night Eastern Sharing the Magic with the Unmagiced Cruise!
Cast of Characters:
Me age 30
DW age 34
DD age 14
Father in Law (well go with FIL on that one) age 59
Mother in Law (well go with MIL on that one) age 59
Day 7 Part 1: Im Stalked and a Squeegee Issue
Castaway Cay day is the day you love to hate, the day you hate to love, because you know that tomorrow youll be disembarking, having to return to your mundane, boring, and miserable existence.
That morning, we all went up top to watch us pull in. It was a tad cloudy, but nothing major. Ill tell you right now that it ended up being a glorious day weather-wise!
I think that everyone on that entire ship gets off the ship at Castaway Cay. Or it seems like it. When we were ready to leave the ship, the line to get off was backed up to Deck 3. It was wall to wall bodies. The in-laws had never experienced such a thing. The line wasnt moving so we just stood and tried to mash ourselves into a corner to avoid getting jostled or thrown down the stairs (not that we would have fallen far there really wasnt any empty space to fall into). While standing there, Christian came on the loud speaker to give some reminders about the day including not forgetting your picture ID to get on and off the ship. Well!! We had forgotten those in the room. We had our KTTWs, but no picture IDs or anything like that. It was at this time (of course) that the line started moving. So we told the in-laws to just stand right there on the deck 3 landing and dont move, DW and I would run back to the room and get the IDs. So we did and came back and everything was fine again. It was just one of those things you know where when youre excited and in a hurry things will go wrong.
DW and I like to walk from the ship to the family beach, but this time we took the tram due to the in-laws. Its been said a million times in a million different trip reports, but just one more time Castaway Cay is the most beautiful place. The landscaping and the staging of the island is just amazing to me, I cant get over it. I have to do a double dip someday!
We set up shop at the family beach. We didnt find a spot with a hammock, but we did find a prime location right across from Cookies, the restrooms, and underneath an umbrella. It was great!
DD wasnt with us again, because she was off on the teens only excursion, the Wild Side. We got the in-laws situated in some beach chairs and DW and I headed off towards the water. There werent many people in the water yet, we were two of the first! The water was freezing!! Completely freezing! It took us ten minutes just to get up to our waists and that was as far as we were going. I just couldnt make myself go the rest of the way. We watched down in the water to see if we saw anything swimming by. Wed always had really good luck with seeing fish here in the past, snorkeling or not. If youve read my other trip report then there is quite a story about a yellow and white fish that gave my DD quite a start (to say the least), but I wont re-iterate that here.
As we were fish gazing, my DW started to point behind me, so I turned and there was a little stingray he (or she) was about the size of a dinner plate and he was swimming towards me. Now Ive swam with stingrays before, last year in Grand Cayman we did the Stingray City excursion where they take you miles into the ocean to a sandbar where you can get out and swim among hundreds of stingrays. It was the most marvelous experience. But even having done that doesnt make me 1000 percent comfy around sea life. So by reflex I started to back up a bit, and he just kept coming right towards me I stepped off to the side and he turned and kept coming towards me. DW was laughing of course and I wasnt alarmed necessarily, but just kinda like okay boy, youre cute and all, but now you can go. I kept circling and he just kept circling around following me wherever I went until finally he went off. I didnt want his mom showing up thinking I was taunting the poor thing!
The morning was great we just hung out. It rained a little bit, but nothing major. It cleared up and turned out to be a gorgeous day. We went to Cookies at 11:30, and ran into our servers, David and Juan Pablo. Lunch was awesome as usual, and check out that fruit stand:
We always have to top our Castaway Cay lunch off with the chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. The ice cream station just happened to have been manned by Neomi, our server from Palo. They work so hard and do everything!
DW and I took a walk we walked out to the Heads Up bar, and took the tram to Serenity Bay to walk around some. I think were in the minority, but we much prefer the family beach to Serenity Bay. I dont know dont have a good reason, I guess. Just our preference. About mid afternoon the in-laws were ready to get back on the ship, so we pointed them in the right direction and stayed a bit longer, but by that time we were pretty beat as well, so only about an hour later, we decided to head on in as well. We walked back to the boat and took some pictures along the way. The Flying Dutchman is so awesome Ive seen pictures of the ship a million times, but never paid much attention to the details. Check out those windows!!
DD wasnt due back for a few hours yet so we decided to get cleaned up and lounge around some. DW took her shower first, so while she was doing that I just lay in bed and watched TV. As I was laying there, eyes half closed, I heard a half laugh half scream from the shower then my DW calling for me from in the shower. I poked my head in the door and she pulled the shower curtain aside. She stood there, naked (as you are in the shower usually) and in her hand was her loofa ball scrubber thingy (or squeegee as we call it) and part of its fine netting were caught in her earring. She took her hand away for a moment and the squeegee just hung there like a giant sea coral bauble earring. It was too heavy so she had to reach up and hold it there. Well I looked at it and fiddled with it for a bit. My wife cried out a few times as I twisted her lobe this way and that, but I just couldnt get it. She said to get some scissors, and well dang I just didnt pack any scissors! That and baby oil! Who knew?! So I told her to sit tight and I ran out into the hall to get Mario who just happened to be cleaning down the way. I asked him if he had any scissors, and he did (bigger tip for him at weeks end). So all was saved as I snipped the netting and saved my wife from being another victim of the shub.
Up Next: The Final Dinner
Cast of Characters:
Me age 30
DW age 34
DD age 14
Father in Law (well go with FIL on that one) age 59
Mother in Law (well go with MIL on that one) age 59
Day 7 Part 1: Im Stalked and a Squeegee Issue
Castaway Cay day is the day you love to hate, the day you hate to love, because you know that tomorrow youll be disembarking, having to return to your mundane, boring, and miserable existence.
That morning, we all went up top to watch us pull in. It was a tad cloudy, but nothing major. Ill tell you right now that it ended up being a glorious day weather-wise! I think that everyone on that entire ship gets off the ship at Castaway Cay. Or it seems like it. When we were ready to leave the ship, the line to get off was backed up to Deck 3. It was wall to wall bodies. The in-laws had never experienced such a thing. The line wasnt moving so we just stood and tried to mash ourselves into a corner to avoid getting jostled or thrown down the stairs (not that we would have fallen far there really wasnt any empty space to fall into). While standing there, Christian came on the loud speaker to give some reminders about the day including not forgetting your picture ID to get on and off the ship. Well!! We had forgotten those in the room. We had our KTTWs, but no picture IDs or anything like that. It was at this time (of course) that the line started moving. So we told the in-laws to just stand right there on the deck 3 landing and dont move, DW and I would run back to the room and get the IDs. So we did and came back and everything was fine again. It was just one of those things you know where when youre excited and in a hurry things will go wrong.
DW and I like to walk from the ship to the family beach, but this time we took the tram due to the in-laws. Its been said a million times in a million different trip reports, but just one more time Castaway Cay is the most beautiful place. The landscaping and the staging of the island is just amazing to me, I cant get over it. I have to do a double dip someday!
We set up shop at the family beach. We didnt find a spot with a hammock, but we did find a prime location right across from Cookies, the restrooms, and underneath an umbrella. It was great!
DD wasnt with us again, because she was off on the teens only excursion, the Wild Side. We got the in-laws situated in some beach chairs and DW and I headed off towards the water. There werent many people in the water yet, we were two of the first! The water was freezing!! Completely freezing! It took us ten minutes just to get up to our waists and that was as far as we were going. I just couldnt make myself go the rest of the way. We watched down in the water to see if we saw anything swimming by. Wed always had really good luck with seeing fish here in the past, snorkeling or not. If youve read my other trip report then there is quite a story about a yellow and white fish that gave my DD quite a start (to say the least), but I wont re-iterate that here.
As we were fish gazing, my DW started to point behind me, so I turned and there was a little stingray he (or she) was about the size of a dinner plate and he was swimming towards me. Now Ive swam with stingrays before, last year in Grand Cayman we did the Stingray City excursion where they take you miles into the ocean to a sandbar where you can get out and swim among hundreds of stingrays. It was the most marvelous experience. But even having done that doesnt make me 1000 percent comfy around sea life. So by reflex I started to back up a bit, and he just kept coming right towards me I stepped off to the side and he turned and kept coming towards me. DW was laughing of course and I wasnt alarmed necessarily, but just kinda like okay boy, youre cute and all, but now you can go. I kept circling and he just kept circling around following me wherever I went until finally he went off. I didnt want his mom showing up thinking I was taunting the poor thing!
The morning was great we just hung out. It rained a little bit, but nothing major. It cleared up and turned out to be a gorgeous day. We went to Cookies at 11:30, and ran into our servers, David and Juan Pablo. Lunch was awesome as usual, and check out that fruit stand:
We always have to top our Castaway Cay lunch off with the chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. The ice cream station just happened to have been manned by Neomi, our server from Palo. They work so hard and do everything!
DW and I took a walk we walked out to the Heads Up bar, and took the tram to Serenity Bay to walk around some. I think were in the minority, but we much prefer the family beach to Serenity Bay. I dont know dont have a good reason, I guess. Just our preference. About mid afternoon the in-laws were ready to get back on the ship, so we pointed them in the right direction and stayed a bit longer, but by that time we were pretty beat as well, so only about an hour later, we decided to head on in as well. We walked back to the boat and took some pictures along the way. The Flying Dutchman is so awesome Ive seen pictures of the ship a million times, but never paid much attention to the details. Check out those windows!!
DD wasnt due back for a few hours yet so we decided to get cleaned up and lounge around some. DW took her shower first, so while she was doing that I just lay in bed and watched TV. As I was laying there, eyes half closed, I heard a half laugh half scream from the shower then my DW calling for me from in the shower. I poked my head in the door and she pulled the shower curtain aside. She stood there, naked (as you are in the shower usually) and in her hand was her loofa ball scrubber thingy (or squeegee as we call it) and part of its fine netting were caught in her earring. She took her hand away for a moment and the squeegee just hung there like a giant sea coral bauble earring. It was too heavy so she had to reach up and hold it there. Well I looked at it and fiddled with it for a bit. My wife cried out a few times as I twisted her lobe this way and that, but I just couldnt get it. She said to get some scissors, and well dang I just didnt pack any scissors! That and baby oil! Who knew?! So I told her to sit tight and I ran out into the hall to get Mario who just happened to be cleaning down the way. I asked him if he had any scissors, and he did (bigger tip for him at weeks end). So all was saved as I snipped the netting and saved my wife from being another victim of the shub.
Up Next: The Final Dinner
jrose529
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I shouldn't laugh, but I just had a picture of the giant sea coral bauble earring.I've really enjoyed "sailing" along with you . We did the Eastern 2 1/2 years ago and St. John was just gorgeous! I took so many pics of that island. I have three blown up on my bedroom wall.
Thanks for sharing your trip with us. I'm sorry your MIL & FIL didn't have a better time.
RoyalVizier
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RVs March 17th 7-night Eastern Sharing the Magic with the Unmagiced Cruise!
Cast of Characters:
Me age 30
DW age 34
DD age 14
Father in Law (well go with FIL on that one) age 59
Mother in Law (well go with MIL on that one) age 59
Day 7 Part 2: The Final Dinner
My DWs ear still fully intact, we dressed for dinner and went to the Remember the Magic Farewell show at the Walt Disney Theater. This is the one and only show throughout the week that the in-laws went to. Knowing that they werent Disney people we didnt push and didnt even ask knowing full well that they really wouldnt enjoy the shows, but we figured that we could not get them off of this ship without experiencing one so we asked if they wanted to join us and they did. I really wanted Disney Dreams to be the one they went to, but figured that there was some pretty vast Disney knowledge needed to appreciate that show and they have none. This final farewell show would do
If youve never seen this show its a mix of variety show summing up the weeks entertainers, and stage production with a storyline. Gary DeLena performed some more of his Rocknroll comedy, and another guy (sorry, I dont know his name) climbed inside of a full body balloon and also attached a roll of toilet paper onto a huge leaf blower and blew it all over a young boy from the audience. It was pretty funny, I gotta say. The other side of the show is the sappiness of relieving and always remembering the magic of the Disney Magic even after you go home. I think its very touching and a perfect way to cap off the week.
Our final dinner was in Parrot Cay, again perfect as that is our favorite restaurant. That last dinner is always a mix between a festive occasion and a bit of a bummer occasion. You know that its your final night with the servers that you have gotten to know so well there are hugs and pictures and an air of jubilation with an undertone of well . sorrow. As an appetizer I had a cesar salad as pictured here:
Now... that item in the upper right hand corner of the plate is a date wrapped in bacon. Who knew that a date wrapped in bacon could be so much fun? I didn't give it a thought (other than "I'm not going to eat that thing") but FIL thought it looked rather... uh... amusing... and asked what the *%#@ it was? As you can imagine, from there much was implied about that lump sitting on my plate, and I surely won't go into any of the specifics here. Who knew that I could have given FIL a bacon-wrapped date to play with at the beginning of the week and he would have been perfectly content?
The dinner concluded with DWs favorite dessert on the planet, Celebration Cake. She is freakish over this cake. She goes nuts over it, and talks about it over the course of the year when we are either remembering our cruise or looking forward to the next one. The specialty dessert of the evening was baked Alaska, and David decided to surprise us with a slice since none of us ordered it. Im sorry, but I just cant get excited about baked Alaska. I dont understand what the big deal is about it. I mean its just Neapolitan ice cream wrapped in what tastes like a burnt sofa cushion. Ick.
After dinner, we said our goodbyes, even though we knew we would see them for breakfast in the morning, and headed to the atrium to watch Til We Meet Again. I knew that this would be magical overload for the in-laws so they went back to the room to bed. The characters came out and said their goodbyes the entire atrium was filled with pixie dust and magic. Then we headed over to Rockin Bar D to Pub Night. Oh. My. Gosh. This is a must! We were introduced to this last year, and I dont think Ive ever laughed so hard in my life. Too funny its basically the entire cruise entertainment staff, which youve come to love, putting on a skit. It is hilarious heres a picture to give you an idea. Again, its not very good, sorry.
That topped off our last evening with a high note and sent us off to bed elated and happy.
Up Next: A Bag Blunder
Cast of Characters:
Me age 30
DW age 34
DD age 14
Father in Law (well go with FIL on that one) age 59
Mother in Law (well go with MIL on that one) age 59
Day 7 Part 2: The Final Dinner
My DWs ear still fully intact, we dressed for dinner and went to the Remember the Magic Farewell show at the Walt Disney Theater. This is the one and only show throughout the week that the in-laws went to. Knowing that they werent Disney people we didnt push and didnt even ask knowing full well that they really wouldnt enjoy the shows, but we figured that we could not get them off of this ship without experiencing one so we asked if they wanted to join us and they did. I really wanted Disney Dreams to be the one they went to, but figured that there was some pretty vast Disney knowledge needed to appreciate that show and they have none. This final farewell show would do
If youve never seen this show its a mix of variety show summing up the weeks entertainers, and stage production with a storyline. Gary DeLena performed some more of his Rocknroll comedy, and another guy (sorry, I dont know his name) climbed inside of a full body balloon and also attached a roll of toilet paper onto a huge leaf blower and blew it all over a young boy from the audience. It was pretty funny, I gotta say. The other side of the show is the sappiness of relieving and always remembering the magic of the Disney Magic even after you go home. I think its very touching and a perfect way to cap off the week.
Our final dinner was in Parrot Cay, again perfect as that is our favorite restaurant. That last dinner is always a mix between a festive occasion and a bit of a bummer occasion. You know that its your final night with the servers that you have gotten to know so well there are hugs and pictures and an air of jubilation with an undertone of well . sorrow. As an appetizer I had a cesar salad as pictured here:
Now... that item in the upper right hand corner of the plate is a date wrapped in bacon. Who knew that a date wrapped in bacon could be so much fun? I didn't give it a thought (other than "I'm not going to eat that thing") but FIL thought it looked rather... uh... amusing... and asked what the *%#@ it was? As you can imagine, from there much was implied about that lump sitting on my plate, and I surely won't go into any of the specifics here. Who knew that I could have given FIL a bacon-wrapped date to play with at the beginning of the week and he would have been perfectly content?
The dinner concluded with DWs favorite dessert on the planet, Celebration Cake. She is freakish over this cake. She goes nuts over it, and talks about it over the course of the year when we are either remembering our cruise or looking forward to the next one. The specialty dessert of the evening was baked Alaska, and David decided to surprise us with a slice since none of us ordered it. Im sorry, but I just cant get excited about baked Alaska. I dont understand what the big deal is about it. I mean its just Neapolitan ice cream wrapped in what tastes like a burnt sofa cushion. Ick.
After dinner, we said our goodbyes, even though we knew we would see them for breakfast in the morning, and headed to the atrium to watch Til We Meet Again. I knew that this would be magical overload for the in-laws so they went back to the room to bed. The characters came out and said their goodbyes the entire atrium was filled with pixie dust and magic. Then we headed over to Rockin Bar D to Pub Night. Oh. My. Gosh. This is a must! We were introduced to this last year, and I dont think Ive ever laughed so hard in my life. Too funny its basically the entire cruise entertainment staff, which youve come to love, putting on a skit. It is hilarious heres a picture to give you an idea. Again, its not very good, sorry.
That topped off our last evening with a high note and sent us off to bed elated and happy.
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chepic
I tear up whenever I hear "Welcome Home."
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RV....poor wife!!! Thank you so much for this most entertaining and informative report. I have taken the liberty of cutting and pasting some very important information onto my "cruise-tips" document. It is because of folks like you that will let my vacation be better....and I will remember scissors!!
Also, excellent pictures of the flying Dutchman....we will have to get close enough to see those windows.
cheryl
Also, excellent pictures of the flying Dutchman....we will have to get close enough to see those windows.
cheryl
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I am loving every one of your installments! You and your wife should consider booking the Thanksgiving Double Dip for 08! There are several of us from our Eastern cruise that are going! We could write our novels for our TR's together on the ship.
You and your wife should consider booking the Thanksgiving Double Dip for 08! There are several of us from our Eastern cruise that are going! We could write our novels for our TR's together on the ship.
Disneygrl36
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Thanks for some more great entertaining installments your royalness.
The shub incident was now, but I bet your DW didn't find it too funny then.
Thanks for the info about the behind the scenes tour of the theatre. That looks like a must do for me as I am entraced by all the shows & getting to see dresses/props etc up close would be really neat.
What exactly is celebration cake? I don't think I saw that offered on our 4 night cruise.
We still don't have that pic of your in-laws.......
The shub incident was
now, but I bet your DW didn't find it too funny then.Thanks for the info about the behind the scenes tour of the theatre. That looks like a must do for me as I am entraced by all the shows & getting to see dresses/props etc up close would be really neat.
What exactly is celebration cake? I don't think I saw that offered on our 4 night cruise.
We still don't have that pic of your in-laws.......
firstmickey
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Gotta love Celebration Cake....(we call it Mourning Cake) 
too funny on the great earring rescue!
too funny on the great earring rescue!
Angel- Exp624
Earning My Ears
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Just wanted to mark my spot 
and let you know that I loved your report !!!! It was great !!! Hurry and go on you next one !!!!!
and let you know that I loved your report !!!! It was great !!! Hurry and go on you next one !!!!! 
nenner1
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Got the perfect one for you. It's a "special" cruise.
9/27/08-7 Night Alternate Western Double Dip....Cozumel & Costa Maya!!
C'mon! We'd
to have you join us, RV!
RoyalVizier
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Your reports are the best! Love the pics. Wasnt the fruit on CC the best
I took that picture, but I didn't actually have any fruit. What's the point of fruit when there are chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream cones?
I have taken the liberty of cutting and pasting some very important information onto my "cruise-tips" document. It is because of folks like you that will let my vacation be better....and I will remember scissors!!
There was some very important information in my report? I'll try not to let that happen next time.
You and your wife should consider booking the Thanksgiving Double Dip for 08! There are several of us from our Eastern cruise that are going! We could write our novels for our TR's together on the ship.
Hmmm... a thought for sure. I'll make a note!
I can't remember back to our four night cruise, but on the seven nighters it's served on the last evening. It think it's a cake with a layer of white cake and then a layer of strawberries in this cream cheese concoction... something like that. Whatever it is... IT'S GOOOOOOOD!
Got the perfect one for you. It's a "special" cruise.
9/27/08-7 Night Alternate Western Double Dip....Cozumel & Costa Maya!!
C'mon! We'd
I don't know what we're looking at for the future... I'll certainly keep all of these in mind. A double dip sure is tempting! I may have to hire myself out if y'all keep on fighting over me.
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