Day 2 Part 3 - Cablegate and 1923
After Enchante we headed back to our room to change. I'd hit up Mickey's Mainsails on the way since I was starting to really feel the ship (how quickly things change!) and snagged some Wish merchandise; a tee and the Wish loungefly!
I only own one other loungefly backpack (a Flower & Garden design), so it seemed time to try another. I donned my new shirt and swapped everything out into my new bag, and enjoyed using it throughout the rest of our cruise! It will definitely get use on our next trip. Although, will it be bad form to bring this baby onto the Treasure? 
We checked the showings for the Wonderland/Neverland Cinemas and were going to be able to make it to a showing of Wish, the newest animated movie that we hadn't yet seen, so we headed down.
We arrived early enough to get good seats, but WOW - coming to the theater in the early afternoon on Nassau day seemed like a safe bet, but the theater filled up FAST and for the first 20 minutes of the movie, people still streamed in looking for seats before leaving.
As for the movie itself....oof. It seemed like a straight-to-video type film, not a theatrical release. There were aspects of it I LOVED (Asha's design, Star, the city of Rosas, Valentino before he started speaking) but we were both so surprised by how paint-by-numbers generic the songs were, not really up to Disney's standards. When I looked it up after the movie ended and found out the film's main lyricist was a 20-something pop star it made a lot of sense to us.
It's a shame, honestly. Asha deserved more! But we were still glad to have seen it, and you can't beat a free movie theater experience!
We headed back up to the room and our room steward Ed stopped us in the hall, launching into an event we started calling
Cablegate. Ed let us know he'd "broken one of our belongings" in our room but had already accepted full responsibility, and wanted us to check it out and then speak to him for next steps.
When we got into the room, we found a full-page(!) handwritten note from Ed explaining that while he had been vacuuming the room, he'd accidentally sucked up my phone charging cable that I'd left plugged in on my nightstand. This is something I myself have done countless times, and if anything it's on me for leaving it plugged in like that!
We checked the cord and it was a tad bit frayed but nothing major. Plugged my phone in and it still worked, 100%. Also, DH works in IT and has a "travel bag" he keeps packed with charging cords and adapters. This cord was one of many, not even a main cord I'd use at home or anything. It was deeply insignificant! I'm an Android user, not Apple, so our charging cords are like, 2 bucks.
We found Ed waiting in the hallway and assured him everything was fine, but he was beside himself. He advised us he had reported the incident to guest services and his direct manager, and we would only need to speak with guest services to ensure we were fully compensated for a replacement. We assured him there was no need, everything was fine, he didn't break anything and the cord itself is cheap and unimportant.
But Ed was SO concerned about making things "right". His distress was a little alarming; his reaction seemed so disproportionate to what had occurred that I could only imagine how this must have happened to him in the past, but with guests who took advantage of the situation and made complaints just to earn compensation.
So we headed right down to guest services, I wanted to make sure to set the record straight! When I briefly explained to the cast member what our need was, he joked "oh, I see, so you want to be sure we won't fire Mr. Ed? Kidding, kidding!" which was honestly...a little too on the nose!
The cast member typed notes for a good lengthy while after I explained the situation. I asked him to stress to Ed's manager that not only had nothing been broken, but we were overwhelmingly grateful to Ed for having such care and consideration for our belongings, and taking such ownership at the first sign of an issue. I also asked for a compliment card to fill out for Ed, which the CM told me would be in my stateroom on the final day.
We then headed back up to the room once again, found Ed, and told him we'd cleared everything with guest services. He still seemed a bit worried but was very thankful we'd reported our version so quickly.
Anyway so much time had passed between the movie and the whole cablegate saga we realized we were leaving Nassau soon! So we spent some time on the balcony enjoying the view.
Still wild to me how little time we spent on our balcony or in our stateroom this trip!
After we picked up our early-evening caffeine boosts, and here's the day's latte art:
We spent a few hours circling between Luna and Triton's various events and activities, which were always such a delight. It seems like every cruise has that One Group who shows up to every trivia event and cleans house, right? One this cruise, we had a group of four sisters who dominated at trivia events and seemed to be having an absolute blast while doing so. As soon as we saw them walk into the room we knew everyone else was up for a tough battle!
It was Pirate Night, so we attended the pre-dinner deck party. It was packed, but it was fun to see how many guests went all out dressing up in theme! We saw a few adult couples who had
incredibly detailed pirate costumes and we were placing bets that they were FL locals who went big for Gasparilla!
Day 2 Dinner - 1923
Our dinner this evening was in 1923. Out of all the MDRs, this was the restaurant we'd most been looking forward to! DH because he found the menu most appealing, and me because it seemed to receive the most praise on the DIS...dundunduuuun!
Right off the bat, while the restaurant design is elegant and lovely, our table felt like it was in a warzone. We were right next to a serving station and sandwiched between two other tables so tightly that all meal long I could feel every server moving behind me through my chair. It felt exactly like the part in A Bug's Life where you "feel" the bugs leaving the theater.
Our servers Allissia and Nelson were fantastic once again, having our favorite drinks ready the moment we sat down and offering suggestions on the menu.
For my appetizer I went with -
Split Napa Baby Romaine Lettuce: Caesar Dressing, Heirloom Grape Tomatoes, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Ciabatta Garlic Croutons
It was fine! Exactly what you'd expect from a wedge.
DH chose the
Hyperion Four-Cheese Tri-Color Tortelloni: Meyer Lemon, Artichoke, Sun-dried Tomato, Baby Spinach
It was kind of an uncharacteristic choice for him, and didn't really work out. He thought there was too much sauce and not enough flavor in the tortelloni.
My entrée was -
Tortiglioni Pasta: Prosecco Cream, Pancetta, Shallots, Cremini Mushrooms, Lemon Thyme
This was pretty good! I loved the flavor of the mushrooms and lemon thyme, and I appreciated that the pasta wasn't drowning in cream to where it was overwhelmingly heavy. I will say it was SSSSSSSSSSALTY though. Chopped judges would have been over the moon. I cleared through three glasses of water just eating this.
DH, of course, got his nightly slab o' beef, by ordering the
1923 Peppered Filet Mignon: Buttered Long Green Beans, Smoked Bacon, Crushed Fingerling Potato Hash, Pink Pepper Café Au Lait
I am clearly no steak connoisseur so when this came out, to me it looked a little like a hamburger or a hockey puck.
Luckily DH assured me it was neither of those things, and was actually tender. He loved thte steak and the beans, but thought the potatoes were a tad gummy.
For dessert, I kept it simple with the
Hollywood Hills Hot Chocolate Fudge Sundae: Vanilla Ice Cream, Fudge Brownie Bites, fresh Whipped Cream, Glazed Cherry
A timeless classic, no notes. Basic, but I loved it!
DH wasn't feeling swayed by any of the dessert options but Allissia encouraged him to try the signature option:
Burbank Blueberry-Lemon Bavarian Cream: Ecuador Vanilla Bean, Lemon Rocks, Dried Raspberry Meringue
Such a pretty plate! DH with another lemon-forward dessert, he's coming for my brand! It didn't look like either of us expected and had a more solid, mousse cake-like texture, which DH liked, but he said he wanted more lemon flavor.
All in all, we had a good meal at 1923, but not a great meal. Perhaps the timing put 1923 at an unfair disadvantage, with us coming into this meal following Enchante! And our general unease in the restaurant could have also swayed our tastebuds. We never expected the Arrendelle
dinner show to give us a more relaxing atmosphere than 1923.
We closed out the night with the final Pirate deck party and fireworks, and DH was asleep before his head even hit the pillow!
This was a big change, but tbh I was excited about it because I hadn't really been excited about the brunch menu, DH was the one pushing for that ADR!
