After getting my photos with Lilo and Stitch, I went upstairs to Studio Sea. I gave the key rings to everybody and then I found myself a seat. I was directed to a table that had been set up with pink leis and pink flowers for the hair. I picked up my goodies and then I sat down. They were just getting ready to try the third Champagne. This was the Fairy Tale Cuvée. I had this a number of times before, but this looked and tasted slightly different. I missed the two sweet sparkling wines, Rosa Regale and Enchanted Rose. One of the men who assisted with the pouring and serving got me a class of the Rosa Regale. I was not too fussed about the Enchanted Rose as we already had a bottle of this on the cruise and could have more as it was one of the options for our wine package. I can't remember what precisely the last one was, but I think this was actually a genuine Champagne rather than a sparkling wine. The one thing that I do remember is that it was very dry and not really to my taste.
When everybody had finished the last Champagne, we got ourselves organised for a group photo. The idea had been to do this in the atrium, but there were still character meet and greets going on there so that was not an option. We ended up doing the photo on the stage at Studio Sea, but the lighting was pretty bad. After the photo, we stayed behind for a bit just talking before everybody dispersed.
When I got back to the atrium, Mickey was out for photos in his Hawaiian outfit. The line was quite short so I got in line. It did not take very long until I was on my way again. I headed up to deck 4 to check how long the line for the Ducky Williams signing was . Not only was there no line, but there was also no evidence that the signing would take place there. On the two previous cruises where we had lithographs, the signing had taken place in the area between the two shops and the Walt Disney Theater. I had been in such a mad rush earlier that I had not seen a venue noted on the flyer. I went into Treasure Ketch to see if they knew where this was taking place. The person who I asked, did not know, but she checked with another member of staff, who thought that this would take place in Wavebands. She then insisted on escorting me down there to see if this was the right place to be. It was indeed and I thanked her. There was a member of the cruise staff by the door giving out numbered tickets. He wanted to give me one, but I explained that I have yet to get my lithograph from our cabin. He asked if I had far to go and when I explained that our cabin was almost right underneath us, he gave me a ticket anyway.
While I was looking for the lithograph, which for some reason had found its way into the wardrobe, Graham came into the cabin. I told him where I was headed and he decided to come with me. As we walked past the big portholes near Wavebands, we saw a gorgeous rainbow so we had to stop and take some photos.
When we got to Wavebands, the member of cruise staff who had given me my ticket commented on how quickly I was back. There was no rush. There were still another 40 numbers in front of us. We found a seat and made ourselves comfortable. Graham commented that they were missing a trick and that they should have the bar open. I had to agree. They essentially had a captive audience and I think they would have made a fortune. I know that we would have had a Virgin Piña Colada if this had been an option. They called 10 numbers at a time and eventually our number was called. Even though our number was the first in the group, we ended up being last as the others in the group were closer to the stage. Still for once I had nowhere to be so I did not mind waiting. Finally it was our turn. One of the members of cruise staff who was in the room asked if I wanted a photo and took my camera. Again, the light was not wonderful, but it is the memory that counts.
We took the lithograph back to the cabin and picked up our swim stuff. The pool was still quite busy. We decided to chill out in the Rainforest Room for a bit first and then check out the pool situation again a bit later once people had gone to early dinner or the early show. The Rainforest Room was a bit busier than usual as well so I decided to head for the mild sauna for a while. This is normally a firm favourite of mine, but something about it bothered me this time round. So after about 10 minutes I gave up. By then I had my pick of the tile loungers and I made myself comfortable there.
Around 18:00, we decided to check the pool again. This time round, it was empty. So we decided to have a swim. The water was much calmer than it had been earlier in the cruise, but it still felt at times that I was swimming uphill. It was a lot of fun though. Once the sun started to go in, I felt a little chilly and the hot tub became very tempting. Graham joined me for a while, but then he headed back to the pool for another swim. Once he had enough, we tried off as much as we could and then headed for the spa changing rooms to get showered and ready for dinner.
It's not bad really.
Why did you get out of the boat?? 
