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[Flossbolna]

On the caipirinhas: on our Norway cruise we did a mojito and caipirinha tasting and Katharina was in shock that they poured syrup into the glass for the caipirinha, not brown sugar. They make the drink at home quite often. She discussed that with the bar tender and the answer was that due to DCL customers being so health conscious, DCL is only using agave syrup in all drinks, no sugar. In my opinion that is total stupidity as it changes the character of the drink and really, it does not matter if the sugar comes from sugar cane or the agave plant. If it is sweet it is either sugar or chemistry, so what does it matter?

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

We also took care of another round of airfare for our cruise to Alaska.

I can't wait to see Alaska. I'll be living vicariously through you, I'm sure!

At 1:00PM, we had to try and register online for an event at DL, one where you would get to dine inside the HM. It was severely limited in attendance (like 20 people) and the actual sign in was very convoluted. We pretty much didn’t get in as the thing closed within 1 minute of opening, we got on the waitlist after 10 minutes, but with only 20 people, our hopes of actually getting in are doubtful. So this pretty much soured Fran’s mood for the entire day. She had no interest of getting lunch and just wanted to hold a pity party. She sent off a seething email about the convoluted sign in process, and actually there was another event just two weeks ago where they clearly stated the process for signing up. Little good that did us for this time.

At this point she also tells me that she never even wanted to go on this trip, and her breaking her leg earlier this year ruined everything. We have been losing thousands of dollars every month by not having our old apartment cleaned out and ready to rent and taking a vacation is only taking away from that income. Essentially she was just bitter about everything at this point, and I was flabbergasted. I thought she understood that I needed to get away after everything we had been through. Clearly we had a difference of opinions and I had no idea!

Yikes. Those "discussions" are never any fun. I hope the storm blew over quickly and you could both get back to enjoying the cruise.

And they had this peach and apple cobbler with hand scooped vanilla ice cream, and that sounded like a good ending to my lunch.

Now that just sounds wonderful.

Nice photo! I love the colors in this one.

What was very different about tastings on the Dream is that they do not “prepour” the drinks, so there is no chance to steal your “no show” neighbor’s drinks.

Do I detect a note of disappointment?

 

[franandaj]

Make sure you are looking in US dollars. The exchange rate is so favorable for the dollar right now. We went on the Wonder last year to Alaska, and benefited from the exchange rate, but not as much as right now. Last Minute Travel had some great rates about this time last your for the upcoming summer. (long time reader...first time poster)

That's a good point! I wasn't really thinking of that when I booked the room, but if the price was in Canadian dollars, that's even better!

Yes, Canada is 35% off for Americans right now! Killer for us up north that want to go to Disney
I will check which downtown hotels I get friends and family corporate rates at

Back 15 years ago when I traveled there a lot the exchange rate was similar. I used to love going clothes shopping as I got some great deals on some nice outfits.

I think every vacation, most couples have some type of gift like that. Yes its disappointing you didn't get into the HM but she shouldn't have taken it out on you but thats the deal with relationships sadly. Glad you got out of the room and got to explore the ship some! Looks like the cool down period worked well

Yeah, it's bound to happen. It's been almost 20 years we've been together so something is bound to come up every so often. Hopefully this was the last of it. I took notes because I'm getting old and forgetful!

Your tequila tasting looks like it was a lot of fun - you can tell you are a bit happy afterwards but thats what should happen at tequila tastings! Glad you had a fun time!

It was fun and we haven't actually done a tequila one since the cruise out of Miami.

I hear you.
Nice to have 'em along... sometimes not so nice.

At least they are fairly easy going and enjoy similar things to us. Good food, wine. We'll probably do different excursions as my mother is really into birding. Us, not so much.

Wow! That is really impressive.

And to think that it on Deck 2 way down in the ship, they had to do something to dress it up.

Boo on Fran for being a crab apple. I'm sorry. Glad you made the best of a crappy situation. Love that you got some sushi and what looks to be champagne.

Yeah. It happens. The sushi was pretty good. I don't remember, but I think it might have been prosecco. Went great with the sushi!

The gingerbread house is fantastic!

Tequila tasting = shots. And yay for refills on the margaritas.

Cute dress, cute toes!

Well, we didn't do them as shots. We sipped our tequila and savored it, not slammed it town. Thanks!

That prime rib looks delicious.

It was. I think I need to put Prime Rib on the menu coming up soon. Or even better I think I should demand a trip to Lawry's The Prime Rib!

 

[dolphingirl47]

On the caipirinhas: on our Norway cruise we did a mojito and caipirinha tasting and Katharina was in shock that they poured syrup into the glass for the caipirinha, not brown sugar.

That is almost a cardinal sin and explains a lot.

They make the drink at home quite often.

I do, too.

It's been almost 20 years we've been together so something is bound to come up every so often.

Graham and I reached that landmark at Christmas. It is actually quite scary that I have almost spent half of my life with him.

We'll probably do different excursions as my mother is really into birding.

Oh, now you are talking. this is an interest that we definitely share.

Corinna

 

[franandaj]

Sounds like Fran had an interesting life. Only child? Sometimes reality can be brutal!

Yes she is an only child, and her parents really sheltered her. She has only worked in the "family business", so never got out and worked for "the man."

And, back to the dinner you didn't get at the Haunted Mansion. Have you done it before? They eat right there by the front door? Do they close the ride for the dinner?? I was imagining some cool special tour of rooms that the mere mortals don't get to see.

We've never gotten in, yes they close the ride, and the dinner is in the corridor with the lenticular (changing) portraits. The guests got to do a walk through of the attraction last time.

I'm in single digits today No, not a Star Wars cruise, but I will definitely be seeing the movie on the ship. I had to choose between the Star Wars cruise or going to Tortola. Tortola won.

Yay for single digits! I'm on the same cruise in 13 months. We got sick of going to Cozumel and Grand Cayman and wanted the Eastern Itinerary.

I've been disappointed at the lack of options. And them discontinuing things so fast.

I'm kind of glad there wasn't anything. The 60th Anniversary necklace felt like a punch in the stomach when they told me the price. I don't want to think of how many cruises I could have gone on for that!

That's fabulous about your tablemates, it adds such a fun aspect to dinner.

It was really nice, we've never had tablemates that we enjoyed as much as these two.

Why do you need to call Disney IT? it's super easy to add friends to MDE. You just make him an account and email him an invite. Or is it more complicated with your passes?

We've already tried that. Alberto doesn't even have a pass yet, but somehow, the system thinks that I am in control of his account. Jim is the one who is setting up his stuff, and we can't get it work right between the two of us.

And I completely missed the fact that you also have a Fall trip planned, how exciting!!! Where are you staying for that one?

Beach Club. Every three years I get to go to F&W, so this has been planned since 2013.

I'm sorry this day wasn't the best and that Fran got into a funk. Glad you didn't let it ruin your day though. The spa treatment sounded lovely.

I have to not let it get to me. Otherwise I would be a wreck. I have enough other things that can get to me.

Great pictures with the characters

thank you!

Dinner looked quite yummy too. Mom really likes the Enchanted Garden. I haven't been as impressed with the food choices but looking forward to trying it again.

In looking back it was my favorite MDR on that ship.

Why not?!?

Well because I've had enough of switching bedrooms with the whole Olga thing. Besides it's too many points.

Holy cow, that should bring your Golden Spoon up high!

Actually, no it didn't. I need at least 20 more restaurants to get over the 50% mark. I might do it on the next trip with the kiosks at F&G.

Okay so I just found out about this service, maybe you've heard of it, maybe not. But there is a company near LAX who will meet you at curbside, take your car and park it (covered parking, I believe) and when you return from your trip with luggage in hand, you call them up and they will bring your vehicle back to you at curbside! This sounds amazing and something I may look into next time...

Yeah but how much does it cost?

Did you use Wegoshop again? I used them, last minute, this trip and was surprised at how much it was for how little we got this time around, especially since we didn't have a full kitchen (no eggs, bacon, etc)

I did. I used them for both parts of the trip. Delivery was $28 for the Hyatt portion, but only $12 for the WDW part.

Okay, need to remember this next time. We had a HORRIBLE night when we arrived (lost luggage) so ended up treating ourselves to room service while at the MCO Hyatt.

Sorry about that. I really liked the Macaroni Grill.

You've tried Artist Point's soup, yes? Is it similar?

I will be dining at Artist Point for the first time on my birthday this year.

Yeah, no thanks. Pass on that!

I know. I would be afraid to imagine what's in that water.

Uh, I don't remember this?!? I'd still pay for it though!

It was added last fall in the dry dock refurb.

Ahh, best part of the ship, IMO.

So does this mean you're actually becoming your own art store yourself?!

No. A Museum.

Uh, could have fooled me

OK let me rephrase that. Outside of Disney bars, I am not at all a bar scene person. When you questioned me on this I had to ask Fran the last time we went to a bar in Long Beach, and it was when our conductor "won" a Happy Hour party at Panama Joes. That was probably three years ago, and before that who knows when? Probably when I had margaritas with you!

I'm not saying that we don't enjoy our fair share of beverages but it's usually at dinner.

I love these things. I watched a special on the Food Network the other day and a group of cooks went on the Dream (maybe the Fantasy?) and one of cooks really enjoyed this dish!

We watched that too! Once before the cruise and then again last week.

Can you believe we grabbed 4 nights at the Poly 2 months out?!? How does that even happen?!

You got lucky!

Does it give you some cool hallucinations too??? No? Not those type of mushrooms? Drat.

Yikes, that's a bit of a downer situation. But glad you took it upon yourself to get out and try to make the situation better, at least for you.

Yeah. I did get to see some of the ship and get out a little.

This is shocking. What gives?

Remy.

At least they haven't told the Wonder to start doing this yet

I don't think they could do it that way on the Wonder. The seating is too awkward for the bartender to get in there and pour the drinks individually.

Was Fran in a better mood at this point too?

It wasn't until dinner that her mood started to pick up.

I was going to ask about your tablemates, were they nice?

Yes they were very nice.

On the caipirinhas: on our Norway cruise we did a mojito and caipirinha tasting and Katharina was in shock that they poured syrup into the glass for the caipirinha, not brown sugar. They make the drink at home quite often. She discussed that with the bar tender and the answer was that due to DCL customers being so health conscious, DCL is only using agave syrup in all drinks, no sugar. In my opinion that is total stupidity as it changes the character of the drink and really, it does not matter if the sugar comes from sugar cane or the agave plant. If it is sweet it is either sugar or chemistry, so what does it matter?

That's weird. I don't mind agave but sometimes you need to use real sugar.

I can't wait to see Alaska. I'll be living vicariously through you, I'm sure!

I will take lots of pictures!

Yikes. Those "discussions" are never any fun. I hope the storm blew over quickly and you could both get back to enjoying the cruise.

Next update will be happy.

Now that just sounds wonderful.

I should make one. That sounds good.

Do I detect a note of disappointment?

Perhaps.

 

[franandaj]

Graham and I reached that landmark at Christmas. It is actually quite scary that I have almost spent half of my life with him.

Well congratulations! I have to wait until 2029 to say that.

Oh, now you are talking. this is an interest that we definitely share.

Perhaps someday you and my mom will meet. She has bird feeders in her back yard and she keeps track of the birds that visit her yard. She logs into a website and records the birds that she sees in her yard every day. She also goes out on weekend trips to see birds throughout California, sometimes overnight trips.

 

[dolphingirl47]

Perhaps someday you and my mom will meet. She has bird feeders in her back yard and she keeps track of the birds that visit her yard. She logs into a website and records the birds that she sees in her yard every day. She also goes out on weekend trips to see birds throughout California, sometimes overnight trips.

That would be nice. We try to do at least some bird watching on every trip and of course, you find birds in the strangest places. I saw my first bald eagle perched on a construction crane near Universal Studios in 1999. That was the day after we had been to a nature reserver where they were meant to be relatively common and all we saw was American coot. With birds you never know what you will find and where.

Corinna

 

[franandaj]

Day 4

I woke up in the middle of this night around 4AM and found MSNBC on the TV. You know how it is when things happening around you when you’re asleep work their way in to your dreams? Well Donald Trump was on the TV and I just couldn’t bear listening to that BS any longer so I decided on Finding Nemo instead. I mostly slept through the movie, but it was better than the alternative!

Around 6:45 I did check to see if I could take any sunrise pictures, but I was on the wrong side of the ship, so I just crawled back in bed, until I realized that I could take pictures of us pulling into Castaway Cay!











Earlier I had called down to guest services to find out if the trams on Castaway Cay were HA, and they assured me that they were, but I took this picture just to calm any fears that Fran might have had.



As soon as we docked, there was a flurry of action. I was completely enthralled by this. I’m not sure why, but it always intrigues me “how things work” and to pull off a day at Castaway Cay like DCL does, every day, it must take a “well oiled machine” to really do it. I mean think about it. They are feeding almost 4,000 people on an island. All the food comes from the ship. What about the plates and utensils and stuff? Do the few people who live on the island spend the evening “cleaning up and doing dishes from a giant picnic”? Or does all this stuff come back to the ship every night? Well regardless I watched as literally a ton of boxes were unloaded from the ship







After this I went up to the Cove Café and got an Americano and a Hot Chocolate. I kept my coffee card from the last cruise, and these last two filled the card. The next one is free!

Character appearances started on the island at 9:15 and I had hoped to be able to see some of them, but we didn’t even get going until around 9:45 when we headed up to Cabanas for breakfast. It seems that they had the other side of the signs turned around for breakfast.





There was quite a variety of food on offer here. Bacon, eggs, Eggs Benedict, asparagus…



Smoked salmon and other fish.



Toppings to go with it.



Toasted Breads



Eggs and potatoes galore.



Sweet griddle treats





And the toppings



But wait! There’s more!





I’m not even sure what that vat of green stuff is!



Oatmeal and cream of wheat



And toppings for your cereal



Cold Cereals



Dairy products



Fresh fruit and all those fancy yogurts they serve in the dining room



And if all that still wasn’t enough there is more at the end of the buffet which doesn’t even double up what you’ve seen previously. Steak, eggs over easy, two kinds of omelets….



Pastries



Croissants



Muffins



And then donuts!



Geez! I feel like I need to take a break before I show you what we ended up choosing!

[Continued in Next Post]

 

[franandaj]

[Continued from Previous Post]

OK, I’m back. So Fran started her day with a selection of bacon, waffles, chocolate croissant…



And some Eggs Benedict.



I had some cereal.



And I got us both a plate of fruit.



Then I got myself some breakfast meat, a Mickey Waffle and potatoes.



We went back to the room to get the stuff we would need on the island, and for some reason she decides that she NEEDS to purchase tickets for some show this April. In the end, the website kept acting up and I don’t think we got the tickets because I have nothing on my calendar. It was 10:30AM before we actually left the room for the island.

On our way off the ship Belle was in the lobby in her Christmas outfit, so I took a picture with her.



The island was decorated for Christmas.



There were some characters out for meet and greets, but there wasn’t a photopass person with them and the line was long so we skipped the greets. Looking back at the Dream, this is the first time that we had gotten off a ship in over a year!





There was a photopass photographer by the ship so we stopped there. You see when you buy the photo package your first picture costs about $225, every subsequent picture cuts that cost in half, then in third and so on. I think we ended up with about 10 unique photoshoots.



Here’s looking out to the family beach from the pier area.



This is the tram stop where we catch the Tram to Pelican Point.



Artsy fartsy shot



I’m not sure how many of you play the lizard game, but we always count the lizards that we see on our WDW vacations. This was #1.



Here we are waiting for the tram with tons of other people.



And here’s a tram stop with nobody waiting!



However, it was still 45 minutes until they would begin serving lunch so we decided to have a look around. Of course Fran found something here to purchase!



I thought it was cool that they had these wheelchairs available for use on the sand.



After Fran picked up a T-shirt, a “Hawaiian style” shirt, a shot glass and a couple other things, we decided to go to Olaf’s Summertime Freeze.



We both agreed on the “Let It Go” as that was the only one without Coconut something in it. And of course we got it in one of these cool sipper cups.





While Fran ordered our drink, I walked out to take a look at the family beach.



Looking over towards the ship.



Better view, except for that darned umbrella!



That’s a little to crowded for my taste.





Olaf had a great time when he visited Castaway Cay.















Fran was enjoying our Olaf Specialty Beverage.



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Off to the right of Fran in this picture was a pathway that leads back to the other family beach area, but along the way were some shops with wares from some of the locals. There were a few trinkets that were handmade along with some touristy stuff, and bathing suits and T-shirts as well. There were signs up asking folks not to take pictures, probably for mostly the handcrafted merchandise. After I got myself a dress, we decided to head over to the adult area, Serenity Bay.

 

[jedijill]

Catching back up!

I'm sorry you missed out on the HM dinner...that would have been so cool! Glad Fran's mood finally improved...the tequila tasting looks fun! I so love pulling into CC! It's one of my favorite spots on Earth!

Jill in CO

 

[RedHatDisney]

Still here and enjoying your trip!

 

[skier_pete]

Donald Trump in your dream: "You know Alison, being on the Dream is just the best. You know nobody does it like Disney does. Disney and I are completely at the top of our game. Everybody loves me and everybody loves Disney!" (Maybe you can tell, also not a Trump fan.)

Anyways, just wondering, did you find Castaway Cay crowded? We were at the family beach the whole time when we were there, and it was my favorite part of the cruise, and I realize this was mostly because it was the first time I didn't feel like I was packed in with 3,000 people. But we were there off the Wonder, and it occurred to me that they had to build the place to accommodate the larger ships, so CC would feel less crowded with the smaller ships simply because they were designed to hold a lot more people.

Looks like you'll be heading to the adult beach. I would've liked to check it out, but the perils of Disney with children I guess.

 

[pkondz]

I woke up in the middle of this night around 4AM and found MSNBC on the TV.

And how did you find it? Informative?

until I realized that I could take pictures of us pulling into Castaway Cay!

Yay! Thanks for those.

Hey look! Snow!

I probably would've run, screaming.

to pull off a day at Castaway Cay like DCL does, every day, it must take a “well oiled machine” to really do it.

I would've been just as fascinated.

Oh, man. I am so not from the States!
I read that. And read that. And read that.
"Surfin' us eggs... Surfin' us eggs... Surfin' us eggs..."

Finally, the nickel dropped. "Oh! US! Not us!"


Oy.

There was quite a variety of food on offer here. Bacon, eggs, Eggs Benedict

You can stop right there.

Hey! Get that finger out of there! You don't know where it's been!

But wait! There’s more!

Geez! I feel like I need to take a break before I show you what we ended up choosing!

I'm full just from looking at all that!

And some Eggs Benedict.

???
Where's the rest of it?
And... I have to say, it does not look appetizing.
Was it okay?

and for some reason she decides that she NEEDS to purchase tickets for some show this April.

I'm getting the feeling that Fran might have been a bit of a handful this trip?

Looking back at the Dream, this is the first time that we had gotten off a ship in over a year!

Wow! That's a really long cruise!!

I really like that!

I’m not sure how many of you play the lizard game, but we always count the lizards that we see on our WDW vacations.

Nope. Watch for the little guys, but never counted.

I thought it was cool that they had these wheelchairs available for use on the sand.

We both agreed on the “Let It Go” as that was the only one without Coconut something in it.

I whole heartedly approve of this decision!

Better view, except for that darned umbrella!

Go over there and rip it out of the ground, Alison!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Glad that it really is a brand new day and Fran calmed down.
The day looks fun. And yes, that's a lot of food and totally fascinating to find out how it all works.

I'd love to visit CC someday; but until then, I'll just have to live vicariously.

 

[dolphingirl47]

Those breakfast offerings look amazing.

There was quite a variety of food on offer here. Bacon, eggs, Eggs Benedict, asparagus…

I like the look of the asparagus on the breakfast buffet.

And if all that still wasn’t enough there is more at the end of the buffet which doesn’t even double up what you’ve seen previously. Steak, eggs over easy, two kinds of omelets….

I think that photo may convince Graham that a cruise on the Dream at some point may be a good idea. I have never seen steak on the breakfast buffet on any of my cruises.

On our way off the ship Belle was in the lobby in her Christmas outfit, so I took a picture with her.

That was a stroke of luck. I am still hoping to meet Belle in her winter outfit at some stage.

The island was decorated for Christmas.

I love this tree.

Artsy fartsy shot

I really like this.

We both agreed on the “Let It Go” as that was the only one without Coconut something in it. And of course we got it in one of these cool sipper cups.

Love the Olaf cups.

Corinna

 

[franandaj]

Catching back up!

I'm sorry you missed out on the HM dinner...that would have been so cool! Glad Fran's mood finally improved...the tequila tasting looks fun! I so love pulling into CC! It's one of my favorite spots on Earth!

Jill in CO

Yeah, I haven't heard any reports or seen any pictures from it. Kind of curious how it was. Yeah, usually a good night's sleep cures her bad mood. We hadn't been here in 15 or so years, so it was pretty cool!

Donald Trump in your dream: "You know Alison, being on the Dream is just the best. You know nobody does it like Disney does. Disney and I are completely at the top of our game. Everybody loves me and everybody loves Disney!" (Maybe you can tell, also not a Trump fan.)

Anyways, just wondering, did you find Castaway Cay crowded? We were at the family beach the whole time when we were there, and it was my favorite part of the cruise, and I realize this was mostly because it was the first time I didn't feel like I was packed in with 3,000 people. But we were there off the Wonder, and it occurred to me that they had to build the place to accommodate the larger ships, so CC would feel less crowded with the smaller ships simply because they were designed to hold a lot more people.

I thought the family beach looked really crowded. The stores weren't too bad, but I'm not sure how the food locations would have been if we had gone there.

Looks like you'll be heading to the adult beach. I would've liked to check it out, but the perils of Disney with children I guess.

Yeah. We've mostly only been to the adult beach with the exception of shopping in the stores. I don't think when we were there in 1999 that there were two "family beach" stops. They might have added that when the larger ships started sailing. I haven't kept up on the happenings at Castaway Cay.

And how did you find it? Informative?

Annoying.

Yay! Thanks for those.

Happy to oblige!

Hey look! Snow!

I probably would've run, screaming.

Well except from the temperature you would have know that it was not real snow, so you would have been OK>

I would've been just as fascinated.

I know, I still have questions about like who does the dishes and where? I'm sure if I thought about it more I could perplex myself further but I don't need to do that to myself!

Oh, man. I am so not from the States!
I read that. And read that. And read that.
"Surfin' us eggs... Surfin' us eggs... Surfin' us eggs..."

Finally, the nickel dropped. "Oh! US! Not us!"


Oy.

And I guess you're not a fan of the Beach Boys either. I did show the picture to Fran and she had the same reaction as you did, "Surfin' us eggs" I had to sing it to her for her to get it.

You can stop right there.

Well maybe for you, but I had them yesterday.

I'm full just from looking at all that!

I can understand that, it just makes me hungry.

???
Where's the rest of it?
And... I have to say, it does not look appetizing.
Was it okay?

Well evidently they only had bowls there. She was pulling an "Alison" and didn't want her Hollandaise touching her Mickey Waffles, so she put the eggs Benedict in the bowl and then covered it with hollandaise. It's all in there, just in the bowl. She ate it all, so I guess it was good.

I'm getting the feeling that Fran might have been a bit of a handful this trip?

This trip? She is always a handful! But that's part of her charm.

Wow! That's a really long cruise!!

Nope. Watch for the little guys, but never counted.

Our last trip we got up to One hundred twenty something.

I whole heartedly approve of this decision!

Yeah, I thought you might.

Go over there and rip it out of the ground, Alison!

Oh sure, and walk on the sand???

Glad that it really is a brand new day and Fran calmed down.
The day looks fun. And yes, that's a lot of food and totally fascinating to find out how it all works.

I'd love to visit CC someday; but until then, I'll just have to live vicariously.

Yeah at least a new day makes things better. I hope someday you can take a cruise and visit CC. I would love to do it with you!

Those breakfast offerings look amazing.

It was definitely at great buffet!

I like the look of the asparagus on the breakfast buffet.

I'm normally a lunch or dinner asparagus person.

I think that photo may convince Graham that a cruise on the Dream at some point may be a good idea. I have never seen steak on the breakfast buffet on any of my cruises.

I think you are much more Fantasy kind of folks, the Dream only does 4 and 3 day cruises. I'm hoping that I enjoy the Fantasy more.

That was a stroke of luck. I am still hoping to meet Belle in her winter outfit at some stage.

Wow! I'm surprised that I've met a character you haven't! It was a stroke of luck.

Love the Olaf cups.

They are really cool!

 

[dolphingirl47]

I'm normally a lunch or dinner asparagus person.

I can eat asparagus at any time of the day and night. The funny thing is, as a child, I really heated it. It is only in the last few years that I started to appreciate it.

I think you are much more Fantasy kind of folks, the Dream only does 4 and 3 day cruises.

Maybe so. I am still worried that we would absolutely hate the bigger ships and therefore 4 nights would be a safe option.

Wow! I'm surprised that I've met a character you haven't!

I came close. I saw Belle out in this dress once, but it was just as we were heading for dinner and I figured she would be out again later in the cruise. Unfortunately she was out in her yellow dress or the blue dress for the rest of the cruise.

Corinna

 

[rentayenta]

Love the CC pics!!! The holiday touches are just too cute.

Great purse!

@Pinkocto We need to go back to CC!

 

[pkondz]

Well except from the temperature you would have know that it was not real snow, so you would have been OK>

I shall avert mine eyes.

And I guess you're not a fan of the Beach Boys either.

Oh, but I am!
I just didn't read it that way at first. But as soon as I read it as U.S. instead of "us" it clicked.

Well maybe for you, but I had them yesterday.

I made them about a week or two ago.
I loved it. Ruby liked it. Both DDs turned their noses up at the sauce.

Savages.

It's all in there, just in the bowl. She ate it all, so I guess it was good.

Oh, okay.
I guess just from the camera angle it looked like there was just the egg and sauce, and the sauce looked like it might have broken.

This trip? She is always a handful! But that's part of her charm.

Our last trip we got up to One hundred twenty something.

Whoa.

Oh sure, and walk on the sand???

 

[Flossbolna]

I love all your pictures of the Dream and CC! I can't wait to get back there, such a beautiful spot!!

I also had no idea what the US eggs was about! So funny, I always learn new things on trip reports!!