"Wow, after all those months of waiting, we're finally here. Can't wait to try the food! Hey, check it out! Our table is right smack dab in the middle of the room! What's the name of this restaurant again?"
"Parrot Cay."
"What's that?"
"Parrot Cay."
"Funny. On the DIS Boards, people talk a lot about Animator's Palate and Lumiere's, but I don't hear much about this place."
"I can't hear either. What did you say?"
"I said no one talks much about this place. It's very festive."
"I'm still not catching what you said. It's too festive here. "
"I SAID I REALLY LIKE THE ATMOSPHERE OF THIS RESTAURANT."
"I CAN'T HEAR YOU. IT'S TOO LOUD."
"NO, THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY CLOUDS. IT'S BEEN CLEAR. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOUR ONLY TWO SEATS AWAY AND WE CAN'T HEAR EACH OTHER."
"YOU'RE THE ONE WHO WHINED AND GOT SWITCHED TO EARLY SEATING AT THE LAST MINUTE. SO STOP COMPLAINING."
"I TOLD YOU IT'S NOT RAINING. THE WEATHER'S FINE. THE FOOD IS INCREDIBLE. I JUST AM AMAZED THAT THEY DESIGNED THIS ROOM WITH THE ACOUSTICS OF A HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA."
"BACTERIA? NOT ON THE MAGIC. YOU MUST BE THINKING OF CARNIVAL."
"WE'LL HAVE TO EAT HERE THREE TIMES, SINCE OUR DINING ROTATION IS PLA."
"PLO? WHAT DOES YASSER ARAFAT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS?"
"HUH?"
"WHAT?"
"QUICK, TELL ME WHAT YOU SAID. THE REGGAE BAND IS ABOUT TO START."
But it was too late. The reggae band had begun and human conversation as we know it ceased for the next thirty minutes. Our gracious servers gave us a quick course in sign language, we ordered without incident, and were served a piece of heaven. I ravenously smacked my food and slurped my drink like I have never smacked and slurped before.
When I finished eating, the band was still playing. I took a few extra minutes at my seat to blow dry my hair, repair the air horn to my father-in-law's truck, and cut a cord of wood with a gas-powered chainsaw.
No one noticed.
Finally, the band had finished.
"WOW. THIS PLACE IS LOUD!"
"I ALREADY TOLD YOU. IT'S CLEAR OUTSIDE. NO CLOUDS. YOU LOOK LIKE YOU SURE ENJOYED YOUR CHEESECAKE!"
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A CHEAPSKATE? YOU KNOW WHAT THIS CRUISE COST."
"NEVER MIND. I'LL TELL YOU TOMORROW NIGHT. HOPEFULLY, THERE WON'T BE ANY SINGING IN LUMIERE'S."
"YEAH. I HAVE RINGING IN MY EARS, TOO."
"Parrot Cay."
"What's that?"
"Parrot Cay."
"Funny. On the DIS Boards, people talk a lot about Animator's Palate and Lumiere's, but I don't hear much about this place."
"I can't hear either. What did you say?"
"I said no one talks much about this place. It's very festive."
"I'm still not catching what you said. It's too festive here. "
"I SAID I REALLY LIKE THE ATMOSPHERE OF THIS RESTAURANT."
"I CAN'T HEAR YOU. IT'S TOO LOUD."
"NO, THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY CLOUDS. IT'S BEEN CLEAR. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOUR ONLY TWO SEATS AWAY AND WE CAN'T HEAR EACH OTHER."
"YOU'RE THE ONE WHO WHINED AND GOT SWITCHED TO EARLY SEATING AT THE LAST MINUTE. SO STOP COMPLAINING."
"I TOLD YOU IT'S NOT RAINING. THE WEATHER'S FINE. THE FOOD IS INCREDIBLE. I JUST AM AMAZED THAT THEY DESIGNED THIS ROOM WITH THE ACOUSTICS OF A HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA."
"BACTERIA? NOT ON THE MAGIC. YOU MUST BE THINKING OF CARNIVAL."
"WE'LL HAVE TO EAT HERE THREE TIMES, SINCE OUR DINING ROTATION IS PLA."
"PLO? WHAT DOES YASSER ARAFAT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS?"
"HUH?"
"WHAT?"
"QUICK, TELL ME WHAT YOU SAID. THE REGGAE BAND IS ABOUT TO START."
But it was too late. The reggae band had begun and human conversation as we know it ceased for the next thirty minutes. Our gracious servers gave us a quick course in sign language, we ordered without incident, and were served a piece of heaven. I ravenously smacked my food and slurped my drink like I have never smacked and slurped before.
When I finished eating, the band was still playing. I took a few extra minutes at my seat to blow dry my hair, repair the air horn to my father-in-law's truck, and cut a cord of wood with a gas-powered chainsaw.
No one noticed.
Finally, the band had finished.
"WOW. THIS PLACE IS LOUD!"
"I ALREADY TOLD YOU. IT'S CLEAR OUTSIDE. NO CLOUDS. YOU LOOK LIKE YOU SURE ENJOYED YOUR CHEESECAKE!"
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A CHEAPSKATE? YOU KNOW WHAT THIS CRUISE COST."
"NEVER MIND. I'LL TELL YOU TOMORROW NIGHT. HOPEFULLY, THERE WON'T BE ANY SINGING IN LUMIERE'S."
"YEAH. I HAVE RINGING IN MY EARS, TOO."
