RV's March 17th, 2007 Eastern "Sharing the Magic with the Unmagic'ed" Cruise
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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 2 Part 1: Palo Bruch and a Curling Iron Catastrophy
We woke up at 6:30am. I gotta say I was shocked. It was customary during my cruise last year to get up at 5am every morning and go up top to watch the sun come up. That wasnt happening again, and I was pretty darn glad. We got dressed and went up to Topsiders for some breakfast at about 7:30am. The in-laws stayed in the room so we went back to check on them when we were done eating. They were finally ready to emerge so we all went back up top to enjoy our first day at sea!
We got a prime table on Deck 9 next to the ping pong tables and just hung out for awhile. They were playing Little Einsteins on the big ariel view screen so I got educated while I sat there:
DW and DD played some ping pong. DD and I tried to be artsy with our camera while DW and MIL batted the ball back and forth for awhile. Heres the only thing worth showing that came out of that:
After awhile we all headed down to Treasure Ketch. DW knew that it was jewelry by the inch day (of course) so she went googly eyed over the spools of gold and silver. We got out of there with no less than three bracelets (among other things). Luckily her wrist isnt fifteen inches around! After this we went back to the room to start getting ready for our 11am Palo Brunch.
Weve been to Palo on previous cruises, but just for dinner, never brunch so DW and I were really excited. MIL and FIL of course had no clue what to expect. Wed clued them in a bit so that they wouldnt be totally caught off guard that Palo is a bit of a more upscale dining location. They really arent used to places like that. And neither are we really, but at least we can adapt. They were just so uptight the entire time. Its like they didnt know what to say or do aside from sit there as rigid as possible. I admit, it was fancy, but that is one of the many things that we liked about it.
Upon being seated, our server came to introduce herself. Neomi from Hungary took marvelous care of us! She took us up to the buffet area (as they do for everyone) and explained everything to us. That main middle table right in the center of the restaurant was not the main attraction for me. That was the fanciest table of them all filled with things that I cant even pronounce and seafood galore. It was all about the bread table and the dessert table of course! She explained everything in great detail, spending careful attention to the entrees and pizzas available. Everything looked so wonderful and I was starving.
We dug in. I steered clear of seafood and filled my plate with mostly breads and pastries. Ive heard so much about the stollen bread on this board that I had to try it to say I did. I dumped a big ol heaping mound of whipped cream on it and topped it with the healthiest of mixed fresh berries. It was quite enjoyable! Neomi came by to see if we wanted to order anything special and we ordered a cheese/tomato pizza and a frittata (which to my non-cuisine self is an omlety sort of egg concoction). Neomi said, Is that all? and her eyes sort of went wide and a grin spread across her face. I told her that we wouldnt even know where to begin on the other entrees because we would want to share and wouldnt be able to decide. So being Palo she of course proceeded to tell us that she would bring us everything! So, soon our table was filled right down the center with a chicken dish, pasta (my favorite), fish, and veal. Sorry I cant remember what anything was called or the details of what it was like. The chicken and pasta were a hit, the veal went untouched unfortunately. If Id have thought of it Id have let her know not to even bring it. The meal was topped off with one or two (okay, maybe three) trips to the dessert table. Just look at those beauties:
We were done. Done done done . Not able to move, think, or look at anything edible ever again. On the way told Neomi that we would be here again on Thursday evening for dinner and asked if we could have her as a server again. She said that I could stop on the way out and talk to the manager to see if that could be arranged. I didnt stop, but figured Id just ask when we checked in on Thursday night.
From here we did a lot of odds and ends. We went to the room, back to the store, to Shutters, to the room, to the pool, to the hot tub, to the pool, to the hot tub, to a lounger, to the room, back to Shutters, the to the room for nap time. There we were, slumbering soundly. The sandman had come and sprinkled a special Disney blend of dream dust mixed with pixie dust on us and we were out like a light. The ship had just the right amount of sway, the bed had just the right amount of give, the room had just the right amount of light all was right. Relaxation at the height of relaxation. Then the phone rang. 
A great ominous jangling ring like that of a death knell
the sound seemed to stretch into the shadows of the room with each subsequent ring. 
DW picked it up and it was her mother. From DWs side of the conversation I deduced the MIL had forgotten to pack her curling iron. Holy ringlets batman!! DW was very soothing. She used her quiet, whispery voice as if she were talking to a four year old. Your hair will be fine. No, no one is going to notice your hair. Mother, it looks fine the way it is. When she got done on the phone she flopped back and stared up unblinking at the ceiling like Dracula had just gotten finished with her. She said her mom was completely freaking out and was close to tears over the forgotten curling iron. So what does DW do? Such a good daughter
she ran up to the store to see if by chance they have one for sale. While she was gone I called Guest Services to see if by chance that was an item they could provide. They cant. DW returned and they dont sell them either. So note to future cruisers: If you forget your curling iron, your just plain outta luck my friends. 
Next Up: Paparazzi and Nausea
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 2 Part 1: Palo Bruch and a Curling Iron Catastrophy
We woke up at 6:30am. I gotta say I was shocked. It was customary during my cruise last year to get up at 5am every morning and go up top to watch the sun come up. That wasnt happening again, and I was pretty darn glad. We got dressed and went up to Topsiders for some breakfast at about 7:30am. The in-laws stayed in the room so we went back to check on them when we were done eating. They were finally ready to emerge so we all went back up top to enjoy our first day at sea!
We got a prime table on Deck 9 next to the ping pong tables and just hung out for awhile. They were playing Little Einsteins on the big ariel view screen so I got educated while I sat there:
DW and DD played some ping pong. DD and I tried to be artsy with our camera while DW and MIL batted the ball back and forth for awhile. Heres the only thing worth showing that came out of that:
After awhile we all headed down to Treasure Ketch. DW knew that it was jewelry by the inch day (of course) so she went googly eyed over the spools of gold and silver. We got out of there with no less than three bracelets (among other things). Luckily her wrist isnt fifteen inches around! After this we went back to the room to start getting ready for our 11am Palo Brunch.
Weve been to Palo on previous cruises, but just for dinner, never brunch so DW and I were really excited. MIL and FIL of course had no clue what to expect. Wed clued them in a bit so that they wouldnt be totally caught off guard that Palo is a bit of a more upscale dining location. They really arent used to places like that. And neither are we really, but at least we can adapt. They were just so uptight the entire time. Its like they didnt know what to say or do aside from sit there as rigid as possible. I admit, it was fancy, but that is one of the many things that we liked about it.
Upon being seated, our server came to introduce herself. Neomi from Hungary took marvelous care of us! She took us up to the buffet area (as they do for everyone) and explained everything to us. That main middle table right in the center of the restaurant was not the main attraction for me. That was the fanciest table of them all filled with things that I cant even pronounce and seafood galore. It was all about the bread table and the dessert table of course! She explained everything in great detail, spending careful attention to the entrees and pizzas available. Everything looked so wonderful and I was starving.
We dug in. I steered clear of seafood and filled my plate with mostly breads and pastries. Ive heard so much about the stollen bread on this board that I had to try it to say I did. I dumped a big ol heaping mound of whipped cream on it and topped it with the healthiest of mixed fresh berries. It was quite enjoyable! Neomi came by to see if we wanted to order anything special and we ordered a cheese/tomato pizza and a frittata (which to my non-cuisine self is an omlety sort of egg concoction). Neomi said, Is that all? and her eyes sort of went wide and a grin spread across her face. I told her that we wouldnt even know where to begin on the other entrees because we would want to share and wouldnt be able to decide. So being Palo she of course proceeded to tell us that she would bring us everything! So, soon our table was filled right down the center with a chicken dish, pasta (my favorite), fish, and veal. Sorry I cant remember what anything was called or the details of what it was like. The chicken and pasta were a hit, the veal went untouched unfortunately. If Id have thought of it Id have let her know not to even bring it. The meal was topped off with one or two (okay, maybe three) trips to the dessert table. Just look at those beauties:
We were done. Done done done . Not able to move, think, or look at anything edible ever again. On the way told Neomi that we would be here again on Thursday evening for dinner and asked if we could have her as a server again. She said that I could stop on the way out and talk to the manager to see if that could be arranged. I didnt stop, but figured Id just ask when we checked in on Thursday night.
From here we did a lot of odds and ends. We went to the room, back to the store, to Shutters, to the room, to the pool, to the hot tub, to the pool, to the hot tub, to a lounger, to the room, back to Shutters, the to the room for nap time. There we were, slumbering soundly. The sandman had come and sprinkled a special Disney blend of dream dust mixed with pixie dust on us and we were out like a light. The ship had just the right amount of sway, the bed had just the right amount of give, the room had just the right amount of light all was right. Relaxation at the height of relaxation.
Then the phone rang. A great ominous jangling ring like that of a death knell
the sound seemed to stretch into the shadows of the room with each subsequent ring. DW picked it up and it was her mother. From DWs side of the conversation I deduced the MIL had forgotten to pack her curling iron. Holy ringlets batman!! DW was very soothing. She used her quiet, whispery voice as if she were talking to a four year old. Your hair will be fine. No, no one is going to notice your hair. Mother, it looks fine the way it is. When she got done on the phone she flopped back and stared up unblinking at the ceiling like Dracula had just gotten finished with her. She said her mom was completely freaking out and was close to tears over the forgotten curling iron. So what does DW do? Such a good daughter
she ran up to the store to see if by chance they have one for sale. While she was gone I called Guest Services to see if by chance that was an item they could provide. They cant. DW returned and they dont sell them either. So note to future cruisers: If you forget your curling iron, your just plain outta luck my friends. Next Up: Paparazzi and Nausea
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 2 Part 2: Paparazzi and Nausea
The boat, it was arockin.
We had heard that the Eastern cruise is somewhat more turbulent than the Western, and it really started to show even on day two. Our bathroom doors would sway back and forth. If you listened closely you could hear the hangers in the closet tinkling together. Im not one to get physically sick, but I was a bit bothered by it this time. This afternoon and evening particularly got to me a bit.
The Golden Mickeys was the show set for this evening and I wanted to go, but no one else was all that jazzed about it. The shows were a whole other aspect when it came to wondering about the in-laws. Not being Disney people, we wondered if we should even attempt to get them to come to a show. The shows (as we all know) are so extremely based on at least a bit of knowledge of Disney with characters everywhere. So we just let it be. We told them there were shows and when they were and left it at that. This particular evening no one wanted to come with me, not even DW, so I went on my own.
It was Formal night so I crowbarred myself into my tux and headed out to the theater. The whole curling iron thing sucked all of the air out of our stateroom causing me to blackout and lose all track of time, so it was about 6:10pm when I was finally ready and left the room, and the show was due to begin at 6:15pm. Needless to say, I was cutting it pretty close. This is one of my favorite shows on the Magic. Its themed after an awards show so when I came around that corner to walk down the hallway where the shops are towards the theater, there is a grand red carpet laid out with crew members dressed in their finest standing along the walls and holding cameras. Well since I was cutting it so close, I was the only soul in that hallway and I immediately became self conscious. As I walked along they started snapping photos and asking for autographs. I brushed them off like the peons they were and told them I was late to accept my award.
Its great fun!
After the show, I met DW, the in-laws and even DD (she decided to emerge from the woodwork for formal night) in the atrium for some pictures. (I thought about asking MIL what happened to her hair but wasnt sure if our insurance covered repatriation of remains so I kept quiet). DD and I stood in line to get our pictures with Capt. Thord. You know I bet those captains absolutely hate this night! They never look happy. Last year Capt. Henry looked miserable, and this year Capt. Thord looked miserable. That was not a picture we purchased.
Our formal night dinner fell in Lumieres which is very fitting. David and Juan Pablo were ready for us tonight, and Juan Pablo had remembered what we had to drink the night before and was ready with it. So awesome! David was pleasantly surprised to see DD. I told him that this was a special treat and that they probably wouldnt be seeing her again after this evening. We thought the menu was very fancy. I had trouble finding something that I thought Id be happy with. They had things like duckling and lamb and escargot. I ended up choosing from that little standby area of the menu. Chicken and a baked potato fine by me. Dessert tonight was the Grand Mariners Soufflé, a light slightly lemony soufflé in which they pour chocolate sauce making it a decadent chocolate soup. Good stuff!!
About midway through dinner, MIL began to look a bit green. She had been quieter than usual throughout the meal, and suddenly immediately after dessert was served she needed to excuse herself. My wife walked her out and came back and told FIL to go look after her back in the room. So we got their dessert to go, finished ours, and headed back to the room as well. It was a bad night. I had to sleep on either my back or on my stomach (when I usually sleep on my right side) to keep from swaying with the ship. Laying down made things a bit better but I was in a hurry for sleep to come.
Up Next: Much Worry Over St. Maarten
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 2 Part 2: Paparazzi and Nausea
The boat, it was arockin.
We had heard that the Eastern cruise is somewhat more turbulent than the Western, and it really started to show even on day two. Our bathroom doors would sway back and forth. If you listened closely you could hear the hangers in the closet tinkling together. Im not one to get physically sick, but I was a bit bothered by it this time. This afternoon and evening particularly got to me a bit. The Golden Mickeys was the show set for this evening and I wanted to go, but no one else was all that jazzed about it. The shows were a whole other aspect when it came to wondering about the in-laws. Not being Disney people, we wondered if we should even attempt to get them to come to a show. The shows (as we all know) are so extremely based on at least a bit of knowledge of Disney with characters everywhere. So we just let it be. We told them there were shows and when they were and left it at that. This particular evening no one wanted to come with me, not even DW, so I went on my own.
It was Formal night so I crowbarred myself into my tux and headed out to the theater. The whole curling iron thing sucked all of the air out of our stateroom causing me to blackout and lose all track of time, so it was about 6:10pm when I was finally ready and left the room, and the show was due to begin at 6:15pm. Needless to say, I was cutting it pretty close. This is one of my favorite shows on the Magic. Its themed after an awards show so when I came around that corner to walk down the hallway where the shops are towards the theater, there is a grand red carpet laid out with crew members dressed in their finest standing along the walls and holding cameras. Well since I was cutting it so close, I was the only soul in that hallway and I immediately became self conscious. As I walked along they started snapping photos and asking for autographs. I brushed them off like the peons they were and told them I was late to accept my award.
Its great fun!After the show, I met DW, the in-laws and even DD (she decided to emerge from the woodwork for formal night) in the atrium for some pictures. (I thought about asking MIL what happened to her hair but wasnt sure if our insurance covered repatriation of remains so I kept quiet). DD and I stood in line to get our pictures with Capt. Thord. You know I bet those captains absolutely hate this night! They never look happy. Last year Capt. Henry looked miserable, and this year Capt. Thord looked miserable. That was not a picture we purchased.
Our formal night dinner fell in Lumieres which is very fitting. David and Juan Pablo were ready for us tonight, and Juan Pablo had remembered what we had to drink the night before and was ready with it. So awesome! David was pleasantly surprised to see DD. I told him that this was a special treat and that they probably wouldnt be seeing her again after this evening. We thought the menu was very fancy. I had trouble finding something that I thought Id be happy with. They had things like duckling and lamb and escargot. I ended up choosing from that little standby area of the menu. Chicken and a baked potato fine by me. Dessert tonight was the Grand Mariners Soufflé, a light slightly lemony soufflé in which they pour chocolate sauce making it a decadent chocolate soup. Good stuff!!
About midway through dinner, MIL began to look a bit green. She had been quieter than usual throughout the meal, and suddenly immediately after dessert was served she needed to excuse herself. My wife walked her out and came back and told FIL to go look after her back in the room. So we got their dessert to go, finished ours, and headed back to the room as well. It was a bad night. I had to sleep on either my back or on my stomach (when I usually sleep on my right side) to keep from swaying with the ship. Laying down made things a bit better but I was in a hurry for sleep to come.
Up Next: Much Worry Over St. Maarten
Disneygrl36
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I'm first.......I'm first. 
Wow 2 installments. You rock RV
Love Palo brunch. All those desserts that is just heaven
I can imagine if my Mom had forgotten her curling iron it would have been an even bigger disaster.
Great job
: but we need more pictures.
Wow 2 installments. You rock RV
Love Palo brunch. All those desserts that is just heaven
I can imagine if my Mom had forgotten her curling iron it would have been an even bigger disaster.
Great job
: but we need more pictures.
Tink rules
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I'm next!!!
Where's the pictures?????? I'm going to have to go back to DisneyPoors to get some pictures!!!
Great report so far!!!
Where's the pictures?????? I'm going to have to go back to DisneyPoors to get some pictures!!!
Great report so far!!!
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Keep it coming! I'm lovin' it so far! I don't do anything that has to do with seafood, so the bread and dessert tables were where I hung out at Palo too.
Dixielady908
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Looking forward to the rest....sorry you got a little queasy....we did the eastern in november and the ship was a rockin on that cruise to but I have to say...I enjoyed it and loved the rockin at night....
Denise
Denise
firstmickey
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Geez, I'm late!
Love the Palo pics! Those little tall glass dessert things with the cappucino stuff...LOVE those!
OMG.....
you are so bad! 
I'm sorry you all got the queasies!
if you had to do it again...would you do the Western or the Eastern?
Love the Palo pics! Those little tall glass dessert things with the cappucino stuff...LOVE those!
RV said:
OMG.....
you are so bad! I'm sorry you all got the queasies!
if you had to do it again...would you do the Western or the Eastern?
churchlady
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Whoo! RoyalV, I can't believe you took off without me. Here I am! 
I'm all (Mickey) ears!! Loving it, of course...keep it coming!
P.S. Perhaps you could post to the May 20th TR to pick up the rest of our returning cast?
I'm all (Mickey) ears!! Loving it, of course...keep it coming! P.S. Perhaps you could post to the May 20th TR to pick up the rest of our returning cast?
RoyalVizier
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What do you mean "where's the pictures"? Aren't there pictures up there?
if you had to do it again...would you do the Western or the Eastern?
We're pretty stuck on the Eastern. We love the extra day at sea and we much prefer the Eastern ports of St. Maarten and St. Thomas/St. John. The Western ports, although fun in their own right, can't be called "beautiful". The Eastern ports are beautiful. We fell in love with St. John, and have already said that we could easily spend a few nights there, not connected with a cruise.
I can deal with the extra movement... not a big deal.
If this is the same Noemi, she was our server on the March 2006 Eastern Magic and we absoutely adored her. We were hoping to be able to request her when we sail again next Feb...but if she has moved on to Palo, good for her--maybe we will see her there!
RoyalVizier
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If this is the same Noemi, she was our server on the March 2006 Eastern Magic and we absoutely adored her. We were hoping to be able to request her when we sail again next Feb...but if she has moved on to Palo, good for her--maybe we will see her there!
Yep! That's her! She is an amazing server, and I'll go ahead and tell you that we did end up with her again as our server when we dined at Palo for dinner that Thursday night. She is terrific!
She also took care of all of our soft serve cookie dough ice cream needs on Castaway Cay!
Tink rules
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I meant pictures of you guys!!!
You're wonderful traveling family!!! Inlaws included...
You're wonderful traveling family!!! Inlaws included...
Tinkerbell's Mom
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I am absolutely loving your trip report, we are thinking about booking an Eastern Disney Cruise for April 2008 so reading these reports is great!!!
O2BONDCL
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If this is the same Noemi, she was our server on the March 2006 Eastern Magic and we absoutely adored her. We were hoping to be able to request her when we sail again next Feb...but if she has moved on to Palo, good for her--maybe we will see her there!
We had Noemi on our March 2006 cruise and we absolutly loved her!We just went on a cruise March 2007 and got to have her in Palo. She is very good at what she does, she is by far my favorite server!
We had Noemi on our March 2006 cruise and we absolutly loved her!
Which March 06 were you on? We were March 4-11 Eastern (at least those are the approx dates). It would be funny if we were on the same cruise with the same server!
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Dixielady908
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ummmmm RV were waiting!!!!!!!
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