As Mark said we are back home at the Boardwalk after a wonderful cruise. Still have a few days to finish up on the report so lets get that out of the way.
Tuesday night was back in Tritons for the regular rotation dinner. This evenings show was Disney Dreams which while great weve seen many times. So we opted instead for a screening of Wall*E. Before heading to the show however the girls at our dining table (me, Mary, Karen and Robin) all went off to play Bingo. Robin had been telling us about the new Bingo bots and we wanted to try them. We had fun but none of us won.
After the show I was hoping to be able to go up on deck for the 10 pm screening of Sleeping Beauty in HD on the Dumbotron with an into from one of the Imagineers. Unfortunately I was just too beat so off to sleep I went. Our inroom gift this night was.. interesting, still dont know if it has any purpose beyond just being there. Theyre very much too small to wear as hats, except for maybe infants.
Wednesday brought us back to
Castaway Cay. The skies were looking a little dark as we headed into the dock and we were surprised to find we went pulling in as we usually do on picture day. We thought it was because of current weather but found out later it was due to debris in the channel that needs to be dredged due to past storms going through. We headed up for breakfast where we were joined by Robin and made out plans for the day. First up was the group picture on the boat beach. These are a Member Cruise tradition and we always like to be a part of it. We got to chat with a number of the cast members while waiting and got to see Matt who handles all this from the
DCL side. Hi Matt!
A light sprinkle happened while we were waiting but it actually cooled us off a bit! Group picture taken it is off to the beach! We had packed the snorkel gear and were going to head over to the adult beach but this being a Member Cruise with more adults than kids that didnt seem like such a great idea. The line for the tram was long so we changed plans and went to the far end of the adult beach. Found a nice spot and set up under an umbrella. We were soon joined by Mary and Karen who grabbed the spot next to us. Mark set up to relax and read while us ladies heading into the water with our chairs. I then saw a bunch of other DISers further down so went to say /hi to them as well. What could be better than sitting around in the water chatting with new friends? Not much except for maybe a visit by Captain Jack Sparrow!
After a while I left them to dry off before lunch. At lunch we met up with Frank and Kathy and had an enjoyable time chatting with them. Then back to the ship for a shower and to start packing. This afternoon was jam packed as there was an Imagineers session that was fantastic, then another round of bingo. Dinner tonight was in Animators but without Robin and Mike who were in Palo. Final round of bingo was after that where sadly we didnt win.
Then it was to the final show of the cruise, always a special treat. Tonight was no exception. It was the leading ladies of Broadway. Kissy Simmons who plays Nala in The Lion King, Sierra Boggess who plays Ariel in The Little Mermaid, and Ashley Brown who plays the title role in Mary Poppins entertained us with 14 musical numbers! Fantastic! (the photochopping is me - took two shots and both had bad flash reflections, best I could do - Mark)
Now comes the sad part finish packing and putting out the luggage. Oh wait now we have to find room for shadow boxes for the pins weve gotten. Yikes!
After putting out the luggage Mark relaxed back in the room while I went to the Cruise Staff Happy Hour and their final night skit. Always great fun and I loved watching the faces of those who had never seen it before.
Wednesday night we hit some weather coming home and we were rocking and rolling all night long. We arrived safely back in Port Canaveral and were off the ship about 7:20. By 9 am we were checked in to the Boardwalk and by 10 am shopping at Downtown Disney.
We spent the afternoon with good friends of ours who just moved down. We got to see the site of their new home and also checked out their rental for the next 6 months. After a fun dinner at Trails End we headed back to the Boardwalk.
Today the plan is to reorganize all the luggage and then meet up with our friends Karen and Mike for Food and Wine.
Those add-on incentives are absolutely awesome! It makes me wonder if the incentives on next years sailing will be anywhere near as great since BLT will have been open a whole year. Have they been this good in the past? 
When will they open up the booking?
I love reading your reports and seeing your pics - it's making me miss the Magic! 
