Dreams do come true – our Med cruise! **Updated 6/30** THREAD 1 *COMPLETE* - Page 21 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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I could tell that Mark was feeling it and I asked him if he wanted to postpone Palo, but he decided to take a walk and see if he felt better in the fresh air. While h did that, I had a look at our formal photos from last night in Shutters. I ended up buying most of them, they were just so good. They are probably the best photos of the two of us since our wedding nearly eight years ago.
When I finished in there, I waited for Mark and couldn’t see him. I stuck my head out on deck 4 and immediately regretted that, as my hair went everywhere. I just stayed in Shutters and eventually he found me, just as well as I had his Key To The World card to get the photo package updated, so he wouldn’t have got far without me!
He still wasn’t feeling too good, so he went off outside again and I went off to get in line to see Minnie. Just as I got to the front of the line, Mark ran up and joined me for the photo, but his comment was that he shouldn’t have run. Still not feeling good then….
We took the lift up to the ninth deck and walked along, getting blown away again once more. So much for my hair now! We got to Palo, but almost as soon as we walked in, Mark said that there was no way he could eat here. I told him to go back to the room and re-arranged our Palo booking for the night that we’re in Civitivecchia, as I knew weren’t doing any tours that day and at least we knew that we’d be in port when we were eating, so we shouldn’t have a problem then.
I went back to check on Mark, who wasn’t in a good state. He was just lying in bed and didn’t want anything to eat at all. I headed out again, planning to go and join the second sitting at our table, but as I walked down the hallway, I bumped into Sandy, who asked if I wanted to join them in the private dining room in Palo. Well, as I’m dressed up for it, why not? Becky had booked it, so we went to check with her and there was space, so after agreeing to meet them at 8.45, it was off to the lobby to see Mickey. I was the last in line for him and he looked very suave and sophisticated.
While I was in line, the ship was still rocking and I must admit I got knocked into the wall a couple of times. I mentioned how rough it was to the Cast Member keeping an eye on the line and, like most of them, he told me this was nothing and much better than the crossing on the way over to Europe. He told me that wasn’t the worst part of the job. For him, the worst part was having to cut the line and tell kids that they couldn’t see the characters. I mentioned my pet project to him, to try and persuade any Disney Cast Member that I met that Eeyore and his friends Pooh, Tigger and Piglet, should really be on board the cruise. He told me it was a good idea and he’d certainly mention it.
I wandered up to Palo and was fairly early, but fortunately so was Gary, whose wife was also feeling sick. It wasn’t long before everyone else turned up and we were led to the private dining area, which I’ll admit I didn’t even know existed. Also there were Becky, her husband Chris, Deb, Linda, Sandy, Sheila, Gloria, her husband Gary and the other Gary.
Gary and Sheila
Sharon, Becky and Chris
The only shot I managed to get of Deb and Linda – not great, but better than nothing
Gloria and Gary
We were presented with the menu and it all looked good to me, in fact it was very difficult to decide what we wanted to eat. I went for the chef’s special of the day pizza, which came with smoked salmon and capes, along with calamari, as I remembered that being very good from last time and the sea bass, which was another of the specials for that night.
It was great to sit there and chat with everyone and we covered a lot of topics as the night wore on. Unfortunately, as the night wore on, I also started to become more conscious of the swaying motion of the ship. Let’s just say that it wasn’t getting any better, while there were times that it didn’t feel too bad, there were other times that I felt as if we were rolling from side to side.
I took one bite of the pizza when it arrived and realised that I couldn’t eat any of it, otherwise there was every chance I would be sick. After that, I stuck to bread and water and didn’t do too badly, although I did still fill unwell. I asked them if they’d started cooking my main course yet and they hadn’t, so I quickly cancelled that order, as I didn’t want them to waste any more food on me when I couldn’t eat it.
Just as main course arrived, I realised that it was 10.30 and decided to call it a night before I felt any worse and because it was also pretty late. Sandy hadn’t been looking good for a while and left with me. Let’s just say that I was very glad I left when I did, as my goodness, it got a lot rougher after I went to bed. I really struggled to sleep, as we were crashing around so much. It was certainly a very rough night on board.
The weather today was warm in the morning in Palermo, but very windy and rough after we left. Today we walked 4.10 miles The best thing today was seeing the market in Palermo. The worst thing today was how rough it got in the night and how sick we both felt. The funniest thing today was the tour guide trying to grab us and put us into her group at the cathedral. Today we tried exploring Palermo on our own And the result was I think it was probably the best way to see the city. The most magical moment today was seeing Mickey and Minnie.
Next: misery out on the water
Just a note - when I do the next installment tomorrow, I'll start a new thread, as this one is getting a bit on the long side!
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Sorry to hear the rolly-polly Magic wasn't such a magical ride!!! Dinner looked good -0 too bad you weren't feeling well enough to eat it!! Hope the seas lay down and you and Mark feel better. Note to self - buy more Bonine before I leave for Spain!
I had never even thought of choppy seas in the Mediterranean---they certainly can put a damper on what should be a fabulous trip. Hope to find that they get better soon! Being seasick is the worst!
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So sorry that you and Mark are both feeling so poorly from the choppy seas Cheryl. Sorry you weren't able to eat at Palos, but I hope you got to eat there eventually.
Don't mean to be picky but "Sheila" where did that come from? I don't think I know a Sheila let alone ever been called Sheila - lol.
Goodness me - I cannot believe I did that. Sorry about that - I obviously wasn't 100% with it when I wrote that section up! Please accept my apologies - I feel really silly now! D'oh! :headsmack:
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We got to Palo, but almost as soon as we walked in, Mark said that there was no way he could eat here. I told him to go back to the room and re-arranged our Palo booking for the night that we’re in Civitivecchia, as I knew weren’t doing any tours that day and at least we knew that we’d be in port when we were eating, so we shouldn’t have a problem then. 
After that, I stuck to bread and water and didn’t do too badly, although I did still fill unwell. I asked them if they’d started cooking my main course yet and they hadn’t, so I quickly cancelled that order, as I didn’t want them to waste any more food on me when I couldn’t eat it. 
Great pictures though 
Hope to find that they get better soon! Being seasick is the worst!
Please accept my apologies - I feel really silly now! D'oh! :headsmack:
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