Two Adults on a Disney Cruise! 4/10 MR Wonder ***FINISHED*** TRIP REPORT!!!

[Mindyjoy]

Enjoying reading your TR!!

OMG - they have the B&B's in red and black????? I have one I got last year with a white background and navy blue handle.

Note to self - more OBC for new D&B!!!

Thank you for reading!

The wristlet D&Bs come in white, red, navy blue (mine), and yellow. The bigger handbags only come in white.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

I will try to get a bunch done this week and this weekend. When do you leave?

We are leaving Sat morning! We're spending a few days with family in Anaheim and at DL before setting sail on Wed!

 

[Mindyjoy]

We are leaving Sat morning! We're spending a few days with family in Anaheim and at DL before setting sail on Wed!

Oh no! I'll try to get another entry done tonight.

 

[Mindyjoy]

Day 2 - At Sea
Part 1


I didn't sleep very well the first night because our cabin was very creaky. I brought earplugs with me but didn't think about it the first night. I used them for the rest of the trip and I was fine.

At around 6:30 I decided to take a peek at the sunrise. I'm sure glad I did!

I went back to bed and listened to my ipod for another hour or so until DF woke up. We decided to run up to BBB in our jammies and grab a light breakfast of fruit and muffins which we brought back to our cabin and ate on the veranda along with mimosas made from the leftover Korbel from our dear friends.

After breakfast we washed up and changed into our swimsuits and cover-ups and then went to ..... second breakfast at Tritons! I had the eggs benedict (very good) and HASH BROWNS, which taste just like McDonald's hash browns which to me is a GOOD thing. I could have had 20 of them. I forget what DF had. We must have been too hungry to take pictures.

We left Triton's around 10am and went up to the Quiet Cove pool. We found the last two empty lounge chairs in the shade. We knew the sun would make it's way up over the ship eventually so we took them and I huddled under some towels. We both alternated between napping and reading, and we stayed at the pool for about five hours!!!! Again I have no pictures of this so I must have really been getting into relaxation mode. At some point I grabbed lunch from Goofy's Galley - a mozzarella and tomato pesto sandwich and some turkey wraps. I had read other TRs where people raved about these sandwiches. I found them to be greasy and messy. I didn't really care for them. DF got chicken strips and fries and they looked much tastier. He said they tasted okay.

At around 3pm I decided I had been lazy enough for one day, so I went up to the room to change into my gym clothes. I went to the gym and ran-walked on the treadmill for about 40 minutes, then showed using the gym showers. Again, other TRs have raved about the gym showers but I liked the cabin shower better. The gym shower is a bit roomier but I missed the adjustable and removable showerhead from the cabin.

When I got back to the room, DF was back from the pool and watching baseball. It was time to get ready for our tequila tasting at 5pm! While I was getting ready, DF took some pics of our cabin.

The next day, our blue duvet was replaced by an AWESOME yellow blanket. It looked some much nicer and felt so new and clean. I seriously loved that yellow blanket and I don't think I took any pictures of it. I wanted to sneak it home in my luggage but DF reminded me that Disney has my credit card number on file.

Our room had a single steamer trunk which held all of my non-hanging clothes. It was very useful!

When we left the room to go to our tasting, we had another surprise!!!

A personalized totebag and photo album from Mafpi, and some other goodies! Thanks, friends! I carried the tote around the rest of the cruise!

A quick stop by the Ariel statue before heading to the tasting.

 

[caitlinsdad]

Thank you, enjoying your trip report

 

[librarygeek]

That sunrise picture that you got is simply gorgeous! Wow! And that tote bag is so cute. I've never been on a Disney cruise - I'm guessing all these presents are from other people on the DIS boards? Is there an area where you planned all of this in advance? It's such a cute idea

 

[Mindyjoy]

Day 2 - At Sea
Part 2


Our tasting was held in Cadillac Lounge and was led by Romy, who was hilarious. He was always walking around so I didn't get any good pictures of him.

Don't these guys look excited?

When we got there, our drinks were already poured and ready for us.

We found a spot with our DIS friends and turned in our tickets. During the tasting, Romy described each tequila and how it's made. All the tequilas were very good and so were the margaritas (regular and mango). At the end, we got to drink all the leftover margaritas and I had a couple more of the mango ones. I was feeling pretty good when we left to go watch the Golden Mickey's show.

Bottom's up!

"But why is the tequila gone?"


After the tasting it was time for the Golden Mickeys. We stumbled our way to the theater and found seats with DisFanInCO and her DH. We really enjoyed the Golden Mickeys show. And I got to see my girl, MULAN. Mulan is my favorite Disney movie, perhaps favorite movie of all time (tied with Star Wars). And I NEVER see Mulan so I got really excited and sang along to "Be A Man." DisFanInCO probably didn't know what to think of the crazy girl sitting next to her.

After the show we rushed up to the cabin to change for formal night. I wanted to get my picture with Captain Gus and M&M so we went down to lobby early. We got some free appletinis and got in line to meet Captain Gus. Then we went upstairs to get in line for M&M. While I waited DF took some pics of the lobby.

They ended up cutting off the line after us and we heard the poor CM say to people over and over, "This is M&M's last family, they need to get to the theater for the Golden Mickey's show, they will be back at 9:30." I forget the CM's name but we chatted a lot and I found out he is from West Hollywood, which is very close to where we live.

Dinner tonight was in Triton's.

To start, DF had the crispy ravioli and I had the asparagus and citrus delight.

I also had the broccoli and blue cheese soup, which was very good (so good I forgot to take a picture).

My entree was the NY strip steak, which was very good but sadly I could barely eat it. By night 2 we hadn't quite got the hang of how we should prepare for dinner, basically by skipping lunch. We did better as the week went on.

All the steaks I had on the cruise were tender and delicious.

DF got the swordfish, which he liked. We also split an order of the gnocchi which was delicious.

We barely ate any of dinner and we were way too stuffed for dessert, but we promised Nelson the night before that we would try something, so we ordered the dessert trio to split. Nelson teased us for ordering such a small dessert and we promised we would do better the next night. He brought out our trio right away.

All I could manage was a couple bites of the creme brulee, which was just okay.

We waddled up to our room and had a lost puppy waiting for us. Anthony told me the next day it was not just a puppy, but a lost puppy looking for a home.

We decided to change clothes and walk around Deck 9 for a bit while our dinner settled. Planet Earth was playing on Funnel Vision so we stopped and watched for a bit. Then we decided to have a nightcap in Cadillac Lounge with our new friend Romy. We sat at the bar and I had a chocolate martini. I think DF had a beer. I am easily amused by fiber optics so I loved watching the twinkling lights on the cityscape wall.

After our drinks we retired to the room and looked over our Navigator before going to bed. DF told me not to get too excited but Mulan was going to be playing on Funnel Vision at 9:45pm the next day. WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO! I was so excited I could barely go to bed, but I eventually did.

 

[Mindyjoy]

Thank you, enjoying your trip report

Thank you so much, I am glad people are following along.

That sunrise picture that you got is simply gorgeous! Wow! And that tote bag is so cute. I've never been on a Disney cruise - I'm guessing all these presents are from other people on the DIS boards? Is there an area where you planned all of this in advance? It's such a cute idea

Yeah, I'm so glad I couldn't sleep! It was the only sunrise I saw the entire week but it was a good one!

There is a section of the cruise forum called "Disney Cruise Meets." You look for the thread for your cruise and that's how you meet the other DIS members! Our thread was a little slow compared to others ... I think the Florida cruises are more popular. Anyway, from there you can discuss with everyone about organizing a gift exchange. Ours was great; I think ultimately we had 12 cabins participating so we got around 2 gifts each day. It was really fun to come back to the cabin and see if you had a gift waiting. If you know your cruise date, I highly recommend looking up your meet thread. Let me know if you need help finding it.

 

[librarygeek]

There is a section of the cruise forum called "Disney Cruise Meets." You look for the thread for your cruise and that's how you meet the other DIS members! Our thread was a little slow compared to others ... I think the Florida cruises are more popular. Anyway, from there you can discuss with everyone about organizing a gift exchange. Ours was great; I think ultimately we had 12 cabins participating so we got around 2 gifts each day. It was really fun to come back to the cabin and see if you had a gift waiting. If you know your cruise date, I highly recommend looking up your meet thread. Let me know if you need help finding it.

That is such a great idea! I don't have a Disney cruise booked yet, but I'm really hoping that at some point in the near future it will be happening. I heard they're going to start doing sailings out of NYC, which is much closer to me Once I ever book one I will definitely have to check out those threads!

 

[LovingRN]

Wow Mindy! You and Tim looked great for formal night! Weren't those Chocolate Martinis in the Cadillac Lounge wonderful? I had a few during the cruise....

 

[mafpi]

... not been so impulsive when buying pictures. Did I really need to spend $20 on that picture of us with Captain Guss? Probably not. I wish I had waited until the last couple of days to go through all my pictures instead of checking every day and buying them one by one.

Hi Mindy. Did you know that you could of traded out your pictures whenever you wanted and even purchased a package at the end. We originally purchased the 50 credit package so we can hold onto pictures that were a maybe. At the end we returned our package for the CD and just purchased the photos we wanted at the 20 credit package.

 

[Mindyjoy]

Hi Mindy. Did you know that you could of traded out your pictures whenever you wanted and even purchased a package at the end. We originally purchased the 50 credit package so we can hold onto pictures that were a maybe. At the end we returned our package for the CD and just purchased the photos we wanted at the 20 credit package.

D'oh! No, I didn't know that, but there weren't really any other pictures I wanted to buy, so it's okay. But now I know for next time, thank you!

 

[dizney4us]

Great TR...really enjoying all the pictures!!

 

[australiankaren]

Hi Mindy. Did you know that you could of traded out your pictures whenever you wanted and even purchased a package at the end. We originally purchased the 50 credit package so we can hold onto pictures that were a maybe. At the end we returned our package for the CD and just purchased the photos we wanted at the 20 credit package.

Hi there,
loving the trip report..keep them coming as we cruise in sept..cant wait

re photo credit thingy, can you explain it to me . thanks

have a great easter

 

[jessrose18]

loving the report...

 

[DisFanInCO]

DisFanInCO probably didn't know what to think of the crazy girl sitting next to her.

Wait, you like Mulan?!?!? I couldn't tell But really, I didn't think you were crazy at all! I sang along to "You've Got a Friend In Me" during Toy Story...until DH told me to knock it off

We watched a little bit of Mulan up on deck one of the days (can't remember which day but it was on in the afternoon) and I was thinking I should call your room to let you know, but I couldn't remember your room number at that moment

 

[DisFanInCO]

Hi Mindy. Did you know that you could of traded out your pictures whenever you wanted and even purchased a package at the end. We originally purchased the 50 credit package so we can hold onto pictures that were a maybe. At the end we returned our package for the CD and just purchased the photos we wanted at the 20 credit package.

Yep, we actually didn't buy our package until Saturday. They say "make sure to buy early so you lock in your savings" but the price didn't change at all, at least that I saw! Each day, we just went in and found our photos and then put them all together in one location. By Thursday or so, all our photos wouldn't fit in the slots up on the wall, but Christina, the photo manager said "No problem, we'll keep them behind the desk for you." You just give them your room number and then when you want to look at them, you just have to ask at the desk and they give you the whole lot. We like doing that so we can compare all of them at the end and decide which ones we want (the CD was too much for us this time around, but we may look at that next time around when the kids are with us.)

 

[rosiep]

Congratulations on all your achievements!!!

Loving the trip report.

 

[Mindyjoy]

Great TR...really enjoying all the pictures!!

Thank you for reading!

Hi there,
loving the trip report..keep them coming as we cruise in sept..cant wait

re photo credit thingy, can you explain it to me . thanks

have a great easter

Thanks! I am jealous of your upcoming cruise, lol.

As for the photo credits, I'll try my best to explain but it may be better to read about it in one of the FAQ threads ... basically 8x10 photos are 2 credits or $20. 5x7 photos are 1 credit or $10. You can buy credits at any time of the cruise, and basically the more photos you buy the better deal you get. You can also get the CD for I think $299 which is unlimited photos.

loving the report...

Thank you for joining in ...

Wait, you like Mulan?!?!? I couldn't tell But really, I didn't think you were crazy at all! I sang along to "You've Got a Friend In Me" during Toy Story...until DH told me to knock it off

We watched a little bit of Mulan up on deck one of the days (can't remember which day but it was on in the afternoon) and I was thinking I should call your room to let you know, but I couldn't remember your room number at that moment

LMAO ... I couldn't hear you singing, don't worry. I sang along with Colors of the Wind, too, even though it's NOT a love song. You'll see in my next installment that we watched Mulan on deck on night 3. I saw it was playing again on the last day, but by that point I had already watched it again in the room ... lol .... so I figured twice in a week was enough. But thanks for thinking of me!

Yep, we actually didn't buy our package until Saturday. They say "make sure to buy early so you lock in your savings" but the price didn't change at all, at least that I saw! Each day, we just went in and found our photos and then put them all together in one location. By Thursday or so, all our photos wouldn't fit in the slots up on the wall, but Christina, the photo manager said "No problem, we'll keep them behind the desk for you." You just give them your room number and then when you want to look at them, you just have to ask at the desk and they give you the whole lot. We like doing that so we can compare all of them at the end and decide which ones we want (the CD was too much for us this time around, but we may look at that next time around when the kids are with us.)

Now I know for next time! I wasn't sure if they would throw our pics away, or what. I wasn't planning on buying any pics so I didn't do much research on how it worked.

Congratulations on all your achievements!!!

Loving the trip report.

Thank you very much. Thank you for reading. More tonight, hopefully!!

 

[Mindyjoy]

That is such a great idea! I don't have a Disney cruise booked yet, but I'm really hoping that at some point in the near future it will be happening. I heard they're going to start doing sailings out of NYC, which is much closer to me Once I ever book one I will definitely have to check out those threads!

Yeah! I was waiting for them to come to L.A. because I'm not too fond of flying. Plus airfare is soooo expensive. You will love the Disney cruise.

Wow Mindy! You and Tim looked great for formal night! Weren't those Chocolate Martinis in the Cadillac Lounge wonderful? I had a few during the cruise....

Gawrsh, thanks! The Chocolate Martinis were very yummy! I gotta hand it to Romy, he makes a good drink!!!