Spring Break With a Side of Disney

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As we attempt to patiently wait for our next Disney adventure I'm trying to pass the time by getting our last couple of Disney visits documented here on the DIS. I just finished our latest visit to Disney in CA. You can find a link to that down in my signature. Next I'd like to post the Disney portions of our last Spring Break Cruise.

Table of Contents
NYC and Mary Poppins (just scroll below)
Sail Away!
Sea Day and a Character Breakfast
Ready for the Magic Kingdom!
Pirate Ships and Flying Carpets!
Swiss Family Robinson Love
Fantasyland!
Tomorrowland and Main Street
Nassau, Bahamas
Atlantis
More Fun At Sea

We began our trip with a couple of days in NYC where we took in Mary Poppins on Broadway. Such a treat!

This is my little boy, Reagan! He's turning out to be quite the Disney fan just like Mommy!

And the two of us. I'm Brenda by the way....

It was very exciting to be sharing a show together in NYC!

We saw Mary Poppins at the Amsterdam Theatre...

The show was, of course, AMAZING!
I didn't take any pics in the theatre but I had saved a few online while I was researching the trip that I'll share...

We picked out a few souvenirs...

Following the show we had dinner and ice cream before returning to our hotel. The next morning we were getting on the Norweigan Gem for a spring break cruise! One of our stops was Port Canaveral where we hopped over to Magic Kingdom for the day.

Dinner was at Applebees. I believe we were on 48th?..

The ice cream was from Cold Stone Creamery. Yum!

Pardon the boy on the busy NYC sidewalk while he eats his ice cream!

There was a Hello Kitty Store nearby which is another love of mine. As a teenager my first real job was at the Hello Kitty store!

We stayed at a boutique hotel which was named the Gem just like our ship. Although I had visited the city a handful of times this was the first hotel stay in the city so that felt like a treat!

NYC hotel rooms tend to be on the smaller side. We were acclimating to tiny spaces while we prepared for the cruise stateroom....

Reagan set up a great window seat play area!

I'll pick up with some cruising in the next entry followed by our Magic Kingdom fun!

 

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It was a quick ride from the hotel to the port where we boarded NCL's Gem for our Spring Break cruise!

Ship pic and room pic courtesy of NCL's website...

We had lunch in the main dinning room once on board.

Reagan felt special to have his very own key card!

We spent a bit of time exploring the ship. Reagan was excited to pictures of the Statue of Liberty during sail away from NYC. He had his camera ready!

It was soon time for the sail away show. NCL has a partnership with Nickelodeon. And we had our first taste of that relationship during the sail away show.

Before long we were sailing past the Statue of Liberty...

We enjoyed some of sail away in the ship's library....

Dinner that first night was in the Italian restaurant on board...

Reagan enjoyed some playtime in the room before bedtime....

Next up Sea Day...

 

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Reagan started his day with morning exercises with Dora!

They also did a picture frame craft while with Dora...

We moved on to a Lego party next!

Lots of building fun!

They knew how to keep the kids entertained. Next up - cupcake decorating!

Quite the creation!

yum!

We met Sponge Bob and Patrick that afternoon...

That evening there was a circus inspired show...

Reagan was auditioning to join the circus, too...

After the show he met a couple more circus performers...

Our towel friend that evening was an elephant...

The next morning began with a Character Breakfast called the Nickolodeon Pajama Jam....

It's a NO SLEEP zone!

They had quite a kid pleasing spread of food!

Along with fun food carvings!

There was a chance to meet all the Characters in their PJs...

Patrick's PJs were my favorite!

Dora and Diego...

Sandy!

The party wrapped up with some fun dancing!

Following the Pajama Jam it was time to get Reagan changed out of his PJs. We were just about to get off in Port Canaveral for our Disney day!

 

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Reagan got changed out of his PJ party PJs and into clothes, sunblock and ears!

We sat up on the pool deck while we waited for the ship to dock. We were so excited to go see Mickey!

Docked next to us was a Disney ship. I can't wait for our first DCL experience just 6 weeks from now!

We had purchased excursion tickets through NCL that arranged our transportation back and forth to Disneyworld. It was a comfortable bus ride that took almost an hour. Before we knew it we were on a ferry boat that was taking us towards Cinderella's castle!

We rode the General Joe Potter...

Once we arrived in the Magic Kingdom Reagan was ready to review the map! An eager cast member was ready to greet Reagan though so the map had to wait a bit.

He found a quiet spot on the Train Station steps to look over the map. I love how he always wants to start with a map review so I always try to capture a picture of it....

A view of the castle from the Main Street train station...

Looks like he's ready to present his plan!

Since we were at the train station we decided to ride...

We got off the train in Frontierland where we caught a bit of the parade...
Donald!

Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket...

Dopey!

Snow White and her prince...

Aladdin...

Bert and Mary...

love them!

The Queen of Hearts...

Beauty and the Beast...

After the parade it was time to figure out what we wanted to ride next....

 

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We ended up choosing Pirates of the Caribbean...

A few pictures from the queue...

I always love this ride. Reagan was uneasy about riding it on our last Disney trip in CA but I think he's past that and we'll be ready to ride again when we visit 6 weeks from now...

I tried to capture as many details as I could for the scrapbook. Those pages hold us over in between our Disney vacations...

We spent a bit of time in the store following the ride...

He got this VERY cool souvenir!

I have the Hook costume for him to wear on Pirate Night on our upcoming cruise. That hook is the perfect accessory!

An adorable Pirate Mickey!

One last look back! What a fun adventure!

We decided on The Magic Carpets of Aladdin next. This was Reagan's first time to ride it....

I really like the themeing in this Agrabah nook...

The camels are the best!

The views from our flying carpet...

I'd like 3 wishes please!

Coming up... the treehouse

 

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I've read several trip reports where people just aren't crazy about the Swiss Family Robinson Tree house. I still adore it. I grew up in CA with Disneyland's Swiss Family Tree house. It's Tarzan themed now. We've been to Disneyland Hong Kong and that Tree house is Tarzan themed also. It gives me warm fuzzies to know the WDW tree house has my old favorite.... Swiss Family Robinson. That reminds me that I want to try to watch the movie with Reagan before our next trip.

I love to soak up all the details!

Their island kitchen...

A room in the tree house...

A view of the castle and Space Mountain from the tree house...

A bedroom in the tree house...

Looking down over the outdoor kitchen...

And the sign that hangs along side the kitchen...

On our way out of Adventureland at the Dole Whip stand we got a scoop of pineapple ice cream to share...

Next up... Fantasyland!

 

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A view of the castle is always such a treat!

On our way by we visited Cinderella's fountain...

Reagan is a big fan of the Philharmagic so that was our next stop..

Because we can't get enough cruising we couldn't pass up The Happiest Cruise that Ever Sailed!

This is another one of those rides where I love to capture all the details to tuck safely into the scrapbook....

I LOVE Hippos!

Mexico...

The South Pacific...

Australia...

Time to say goodbye...

I think the vines growing over Sir Mickeys are very neat!

Never pass up a chance to take a picture of the castle...

My sweet boy near the Alice topiaries and tea party...

Soaking up the Alice area....

Tomorrowland.... up next!

 

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Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin is always a must for us! It's a favorite for sure....

We enjoyed taking in the details of the queue...

And after a short time it was our time to climb aboard...

Reagan was ready!

I love the battery pack in the back! Such a great Disney detail!

The castle view from Tomorrowland Terrace is the best!

It was time for us to start to head back to the TTC center where our bus back to the ship would be waiting for us. We made our way down Main Street...

We decided a treat for the ride back was a must...

The Confectionary is such an adorable stop!

Saint Patrick's Day was approaching and Reagan chose a rice crispy treat..

We were excited to ride the monorail back to the TTC. The cast member there gave Reagan a monorail sticker and pin. It was a magical way to wrap up our Disney day.

We had an uneventful trip back to the ship and were greeted with this friend upon returning to our stateroom....

Tomorrow is another full day! Atlantis in the Bahamas!

 

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Here's the King of the Sandcastle as we approached Nassau, Bahamas...

Looking quite cool and ready to get off the boat...

We had the afternoon and then the next day on Nassau. We took a short horse drawn carriage tour on our first afternoon and visited the straw market. The following day was our Atlantis day...

In the carriage and ready for the tour....

Our horse and driver...

When I was about 13 years old we spent 10 days in Nassau and I remember the Benetton clothing store being my favorite.

Reagan made a couple of purchases in the straw market...

At dinner that evening in Cagney's Steakhouse Reagan was given a very special dessert...

That night the cutest towel animal greeted us. It was an itty bitty mouse!

The next morning during breakfast on the stern Reagan was quite excited about the birds!

Being cool by the pool and in the pool!

Reagan getting a good look at the ship...

Up next.... Atlantis...

 

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We arrived at Atlantis and were given a map. You know what that means! Reagan needs to study the map and make a plan. We came over with a group from the ship on excursion. I'm always courteous of Reagan's need to have a moment with his map but this group was on the move. Reagan did his best to study the map while keeping up with the group.

After looking forward to visiting this resort for quite some time it felt so good to be there with such a close view of this! *love*

We started our day with some time on the beach. There was a lagoon area that was perfect for Reagan.

The views were perfect!

I took Reagan to the little shop on the beach where he picked out a few goodies...

This Nemo ring was one of his picks...

He found a treasure in the sea....

A bit of a passing storm came through so we decided it was a perfect time to explore The Dig.

It's a system of aquariums that is pretty impressive!

Some of the tanks are like works of art...

It's Marlin and Nemo!

We looked around in The Dig's giftshop and Reagan picked out an Atlantis Lego set souvenir.

It was a really cool experience and I do recommend this on Nassau days.

There were several pieces of Chuhilly glass artwork on display in the hotel and casino that I enjoyed.

The rain had passed and we decided to take a walk around the outside of the resort. There were several sting ray pools around the resort...

A very cool rope bridge...

Following our walk we had more time for the beach! My favorite!

Which gave Reagan some more time to enjoy his boats, pail and shovel from the beach store....

We loved our day at Atlantis!

Eventually it was time to return to the ship. We enjoyed some pool time once there.

There isn't much better than watermelon poolside while on a fun vacation!

We had a nice surprise delivered to our stateroom! Chocolate covered strawberries and a chocolate swan. This was a gift for being previous cruisers with NCL...

Here's our towel friend that evening....

A bit more from our time on the ship in the next entry....

 

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Loving all your pics!! Reagan is adorable!

 

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Once we were showered and changes after our Atlantis and pool time we headed out for the evening...

Our dinner reservation was at the Italian restaurant on board...

Reagan has always been a good traveler and finds little ways to entertain himself during the waits while dinning. He's looking pretty cozy in the window seat next to our table.

Reagan had also made plans to meet a friend from by the pool at the Family White Hot party this evening. They showed off their dance moves...

Our last day on board was a sea day. We started with a yummy breakfast!

One thing still on our cruise "to do" list was bowling! This was our first time to be on a ship with a bowling alley. This also happened to be Reagan's first time to bowl ever. I love that his first time was at sea!

It was hard to get clear shots in this dark area but you'll get the idea...

Gotta love bowling shoes!

We had been hoping for some time poolside this day but as we headed back towards NYC it really wasn't quite warm enough. We enjoyed a walk around the ship....

Taking in the aft wake is always relaxing!

Reagan made quite the balloon hat creation with a member of the entertainment team...

On our last night we had dinner at Teppanyaki which is a Japanese hibachi type restaurant...

The chefs always put on a fun, creative show...

Reagan was cracking up over some dragon joke the chef made with the egg he was cooking....

Trying chopsticks...

Following dinner we watched a pianist down below the restaurant for a bit. Reagan has been playing the piano since he turned 4 so its good for him to see this type of performance.

There were more towel friends back in the room....

We wrapped up our last night with a really fun pillow fight!

Although we had a ton of fun this trip I still remember the pillow fights as some of our most fun memories. Sometimes it is just the simple things.

The next morning it was time to get off the boat. We had a bit of a wait before disembarking. The same member of the entertainment crew who worked on Reagan's balloon hat the day before spent some more time with him in the art gallery. They added even more to his balloon extravaganza. This crew member was from Australia and was incredibly great with Reagan.

This wraps up this trip report. It was a quick one. I have another quick one I'd like to share from our time at Disneyland in Hong Kong. I plan to work on that next.

 

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I know I commented earlier, but just wanted to say I enjoyed this TR! really interested to read your TR for Disney Hong Kong!