Value Resorts and Inside Staterooms? Bah Humbug! 30 days of Disney fun! 02/10 Day 30

[MAGICFOR2]

Your Pirate party looks a little more attended than our "popsicle party" I'm glad Mickey saved the day again. Wow you were really quick to get out to Serenity Bay! Looks like a wonderful day ahead!

 

[dizneeat]

Your Pirate party looks a little more attended than our "popsicle party" I'm glad Mickey saved the day again. Wow you were really quick to get out to Serenity Bay! Looks like a wonderful day ahead!

No blankets needed for our Pirate Party! ... and you can always count on Mickey to save the day!

We just love to be out there when it is empty and quiet! Not that too many people were at Serenity Bay anyway, but we just love that little piece of heaven out there!

 

[YukiPhnx]

Jack Sparrow on the beach!!! What a great photo oppurtunity!! That's one more reason for me to book a Disney cruise.

 

[dizneeat]

Jack Sparrow on the beach!!! What a great photo oppurtunity!! That's one more reason for me to book a Disney cruise.

Yes, he was greeting guests most of the day! Such magical things happen only at Disney ...... and YES, you should book a cruise, maybe next August? Maybe come with us?

 

[jenseib]

Love the pictures. That island is just so beautiful. I need to go on a double dip so I can do more exploring...and some time on my own.

 

[Stefy]

Castaway Cay looks so beautiful Love the Captain Jack sneak pic too

 

[dizneeat]

Can you believe it? I am back and determined to finish ALL of my threads before we head back to WDW for another 30 days of fun!

The end of the school year was a bit stressful and took away my DIS time, but here we go again ...........

Love the pictures. That island is just so beautiful. I need to go on a double dip so I can do more exploring...and some time on my own.

It is just so wonderful there! I cannot wait to go back ....... and we will have 3 Castaway Cay days this time!!!!!!!!!!

Castaway Cay looks so beautiful Love the Captain Jack sneak pic too

You are going to love Castaway Cay! It IS beautiful!

 

[Stefy]

Yay your back Can't believe you are going to WDW next month

 

[dizneeat]

Day 15, August 28

Heaven, your name is Castaway Cay! - Part 2

We headed back to the tram stop and boarded the next tram to Serenity Bay. We got off the tram and slowly walked towards the beach.

This was the second time we visited Serenity Bay and it did not fail to amaze us again.

Once you walk out onto the beach the water has that amazing colour

and even though there is a cruise ship full of guests who head to the beaches, this one is quiet and beautiful. We picked some lounge chairs, put our stuff next to it, put on some sun lotion and started taking photos of the empty beach.

But after about 10 minutes we headed for the sea. It’s very shallow and we walked out pretty far until the water was high enough to swim. And even though we were in deeper water you can still see the ground. That’s the way I like to swim.
We spent about an hour swimming and playing and enjoying the warm water. Once we were back on dry land and all dried off one of the CMs who serve drinks on the beach came by to ask if we needed something. Yes, please, we ARE thirsty and so we ordered two Konk Koolers, Myers's Original Dark Rum, Bacardi Rum, and pina colada mix mixed with our orange passion guava blend.

Sooooo good! We sat on our lounge chair people watching and enjoying this quiet little piece of heaven.

We sat and sipped and sipped and sat and watched the ocean. After we had finished our drinks, we still sat for a while before we walked back into the ocean again.
We enjoyed the warm water for quite some time before we decided it was time for some lunch. There is a barbeque station right behind Serenity Bay and we walked over there, got in line and picked up trays. They have lots of really good salads, so we both filled our plates with those, then went on to get some meats. Tom had some grilled steak

and I chose the grilled Mahi Mahi.

We walked over to the picnic tables and I set the table while Tom went back to get some Diet Cokes. It was real good fun sitting there and enjoying our lunch. Since they have really yummy desserts too, we both went back for plates of cookies, upside down cake and fruit.

While we sat and enjoyed our sweet treats we noticed Mr. Know it All walking down to Serenity Bay.

 

[dizneeat]

Yay your back Can't believe you are going to WDW next month

Thank you, Stefy!
Yes, I cannot believe that in a little over a month we will be at WDW and neither can I believe that while we are in the US you are getting married!
It's coming up fast, isn't it?

 

[cbg1027]

I can't believe how deserted that beach is! It really looks like it lives up to it's name!

 

[tinacaplan]

Nice Castaway Cay pictures. Someday...someday! I'm working on convincing Mark that we should do one of the quick Canadian cruises out of NYC next summer...we'll see... My parents think its a pretty good idea for a family vacay, so who knows? Glad to hear you're done with school, my friend.

 

[englishrose47]

Beautiful Beach pix Karin !! I have 48 days to finish up my ptr and 49 till I meet you!!!!!

 

[dizneeat]

I can't believe how deserted that beach is! It really looks like it lives up to it's name!

There were just a few people there all day. I wonder what it will be like now that we are sailing on the DREAM with about double the guests, but I still hope that Serenity Bay stays as deserted as we know it!

Nice Castaway Cay pictures. Someday...someday! I'm working on convincing Mark that we should do one of the quick Canadian cruises out of NYC next summer...we'll see... My parents think its a pretty good idea for a family vacay, so who knows? Glad to hear you're done with school, my friend.

Max would love Castaway Cay, Tina!
You are so lucky the Magic sails out of NYC next summer, that's a great option for a first cruise. Hope you get to do it!
Not much longer now for you!!!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful Beach pix Karin !! I have 48 days to finish up my ptr and 49 till I meet you!!!!!

Serenity Bay is just wonderful, Rosie! I hope you get to go on your cruise real soon, so you can explore Castaway Cay for yourself, Rosie!
I only have 33 more days to finish off 4 threads, Rosie! Really hope I can do it!

 

[jenseib]

Sadly I never got back there. I am hoping next trip I can. (hopefully next spring..knock on wood)

Only 5 more weeks!!

 

[Stefy]

Thank you, Stefy!
Yes, I cannot believe that in a little over a month we will be at WDW and neither can I believe that while we are in the US you are getting married!
It's coming up fast, isn't it?

I know its so crazy how close its getting now

So can't wait to get to CC, you are my inspiration for our very first Disney Cruise as I have loved every TR you have done on your own ones

 

[Teri1]

Karin I love your CC pics, the one looking down the beach reminded me of the day we visited Serenity Bay. We went way down there and felt like we had the place to ourselves, can't wait to go back. You know we tried to talk our girls and their guys into going on a cruise with us and they are not inerested, even after looking at our pictures! Oh well, more trips for us that way!

 

[dizneeat]

Sadly I never got back there. I am hoping next trip I can. (hopefully next spring..knock on wood)

Only 5 more weeks!!

On the other hand, you have a good reason to go on another cruise, so you can explore Serenity Bay for yourself!

Less than 5 weeks - we have exactly one more month!

I know its so crazy how close its getting now

So can't wait to get to CC, you are my inspiration for our very first Disney Cruise as I have loved every TR you have done on your own ones

Not much longer until that ring is on your finger and you will be on your way to Orlando and ultimately the Disney DREAM.

I am sure you are going to enjoy Castaway Cay, especially since you will be in your own little private Cabana! Don't forget to order a few of those refreshing relaxing adult drinks too!

Karin I love your CC pics, the one looking down the beach reminded me of the day we visited Serenity Bay. We went way down there and felt like we had the place to ourselves, can't wait to go back. You know we tried to talk our girls and their guys into going on a cruise with us and they are not inerested, even after looking at our pictures! Oh well, more trips for us that way!

That was a beautiful day when you visited Castaway Cay!
As far as your girls and their guys - if they don't want to come, it is THEIR loss and YOUR gain, as you will be able to cruise more often!

 

[dizneeat]

Day 15, August 28

Heaven, your name is Castaway Cay! - Part 3

While we sat and enjoyed our sweet treats we noticed Mr. Know it All walking down to Serenity Bay. We hoped he would just have a look and leave again, since his wife wasn’t with him. So, once we had finished our lunch we slowly made our way back to the beach and tried to rest on our beach chairs.

Soon enough one of Disney’s fantastic Cast Members came by to ask if we were ready for more drinks! Sure we were ready. I ordered a

Mai Tai and Tom decided on having a

Tropical Depression, Light rum, vodka, gin and blue curacao mixed with grenadine, sprite, and a splash of sweet-and-sour, hoping this would be the ONLY tropical depression this summer. While we were sipping our drinks we saw Mr. Know it All trying to swim in knee-deep water. He gave up soon after and noticed and waved at us on his way back to the tram.

Tom and I enjoyed some more leisurely time swimming and floating around before we dragged some chairs down to the water’s edge and sat there to enjoy the best of both worlds.

Around 3pm we packed up our gear and walked back to the tram. We weren’t too sad this time, as we knew we would return in just 3 more days. We stopped at the shops and picked up a few bits and pieces, talking to one of the Cast Members who we had met on our first cruise a year ago.
He even remembered talking to us, guess he doesn’t meet many Austrians during his cruises. We took a lot more photos walking back to the ship

and finally made it back on board at around 3.45. There were lots of little bits and bobs in the Fish Extender, so we emptied it and went inside our stateroom. We both took showers and washed our hair and had some chill time out on the veranda.

 

[dizneeat]

Day 15, August 28

Heaven, your name is Castaway Cay! - Part 4

We both took showers and washed our hair and had some chill time out on the veranda.

We watched Cast Members getting things back on board and by 5pm we walked back onto the top deck to see the Wonder pull away from Castaway Cay.

We stayed out on the deck for some more time, enjoying the sea breeze, before we walked down to the on board booking desk. We had to wait a little, but after some time the Cruise Line representative had time for us. There were a few questions we wanted to ask him and when we had made our mind up we booked the first of our next year’s cruises, a three night cruise from August 25 – 28.
Once we had booked that cruise I asked if it was possible to book more than one cruise with the discount offered and the stateroom credit. When he told us that it was indeed possible we booked the second cruise from Aug 28 until Sept 1, straight away too.
We were two very happy bunnies and took our cruise contracts back to our stateroom before we went to the Walt Disney Theatre for this evening’s performance of “Disney Dreams”.

As always the show was truly magical and we enjoyed it very much. We walked back to our stateroom and found some more fun towel animals Arturo had left for us.

We decided to chill on the veranda for a while, have some drinks and finally got changed for dinner.

Dinner was at Parrot Cay this evening. We were there early, so we had to wait until the opened the doors. After that we were seated quickly and our tablemates joined us a little later. Mr. Know it All was summing up the day for all of us in his unbelievable way and once we had ordered and received our starters we were happy to just keep munching, so we did not have to answer too much.

Tom had the Baked Crab Dip Martinique, Jumbo Lump Crab Baked in Creamy Cheese Sauce served with colourful Tortilla and Plantain Chips as his appetizer.

I had ordered the Jamaican Marinated Chicken Tenderloins in a Sizzling Spicy Jerk Sauce with a Chunky Bleu Cheese Dressing.
Kept us occupied while Mr. Know it All kept on blabbing. My main course was

the Pan – Seared Grouper with Baby Shrimp Lemon Butter and served with a Saffron- Herb Basmati Rice and Snow Peas, while Tom ordered the

Mixed Grill, Grilled Sirloin Steak, Lamb Chop, Bacon Wrapped Sausage and Jumbo Shrimp on Mashed Potatoes, Asparagus and Grilled Tomato with a Cabernet Mushroom Sauce. Both dishes were really good.
For his dessert Tom chose

the No Sugar Added Pina Colada Bread Pudding and I ordered one of my favourites,

Lemon Meringue Pie with Kumquat Sauce. I LOVE everything and anything lemon and that lemon Meringue Pie was right up my street.
Mr. Know It All deemed it the worst dessert ever! Thank god we all have a different palate!
Once we had finished our meals and said our goodbyes we went to the Atrium to find a spot to watch the Farewell Party. All the characters and Cast Members who perform in the shows came out to say goodbye. It was really fun to watch and there were LOTS of characters playing around.

Once the Party had ended, we walked over to the shops to do a little browsing and picked up a few more goodies. By that time we were already tired and finally walked up to our stateroom.
Lots of suitcases were out in the hallways and we were so happy we were able to stay for another cruise and didn’t have to pack up. In our stateroom we got some drinks out of the fridge and went outside onto the veranda to sit, sip and enjoy before we called it a day and went to bed.