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PS., this may sound a little random, but do you have a Youtube account? I was searching for Stitch videos about 4 months ago when I found one with a girl who pretty much made Lilo cry because she ignored her and wanted to see Stitch... It's my favorite Lilo & Stitch video I replay it every now and then So when I started reading your TR, I saw your pictures and thought, WOW she looks familiar... Then I remembered the video... Are you that girl??
Again, sorry for the randomness, but just had to ask!
Hmmmm . . . I think I've read about someone making Lilo cry before!
Yes that's my video from my bday three years ago. Along with my mickey ear tattoos I have a stitch silhoutte that I love.
Sorry, I meant to answer about the check at dinner. We had a drink at dinner and had to pay.
And again, we're not saying the food was awful. It just wasn't as good as what we have on property. And we've gotten to be kind of "foodie" like lately
We did have a few things that were good but mostly mediocre. I don't usually have much bad to say about our Disney so I do feel bad about it. I think the slowness and mess up at AP was just that, a mess up. I'm sure it was a fluke and we just happened to be at the "fluke" table that night
And yes, it was cold. Very windy. But a cold spell had gone through the southeast that week. Our cc day was very cold for a bit. But that's coming up next.
I have to agree with you AP totally didn't bring home rave reviews from us at all! The food was mediocre and the "show" was a let down. Since we saw it already I won't be stressing about missing it on our next cruises.
But I loved the Pirate party!
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Unbelievable that it took that long to be served your entree. We actually like the food at Parrot Cay the best. Not all that impressed with AP or Tritons. But we've never waited that long to be served
Oh, I'm sorry AP kinda stunk. Like some others have said, they do make it look great on the Travel Channel, so that is disappointing to hear. I am curious about one thing; did you have the option to sit by yourselves at meals? Was it your choice to sit with others, since it was just the two of you?
Sorry to hear about AP, i have read others say the same thing about the way it lights up and the service there too. But, BINGO sounded like a lot of fun and i'm so jealous you got to meet captain jack sparrow!!!! thats so awesome! I cannot wait to hear what you thought of castaway cay!
Oh, I'm sorry AP kinda stunk. Like some others have said, they do make it look great on the Travel Channel, so that is disappointing to hear. I am curious about one thing; did you have the option to sit by yourselves at meals? Was it your choice to sit with others, since it was just the two of you?
That was our assigned table. We were at a table for 8 and it was 4 couples. I've read a few people say that they were assigned a table to themselves as a couple, but I didn't see any tables like that. Most were 4, 6, or 8. We figured we'd be 6 or 8 anyway b/c it'd be kind of weird to sit with just one other couple. I wasn't a fan of the "sitting with strangers" part of cruising. But I got used to it And it was only for dinners and breakfast the last morning. Palo night was just us, breakfast at Beach Blanket each morning and lunch (by the pool one day, Castaway Cay the next) was just us because it was open seating.
Sorry you had such a bad experience at AP but I guess things went well overall on the trip since it sounds like you'd do a Disney Cruise again sometime. My DH and I have cruised twice, once on Carnival and the other on Royal Caribbean and although RC was so much better than Carnival, I'm just not that big a fan of cruising. Glad that you had such a great time at the Pirate Party!
How cool to see all the pirate characters! Sorry about the disappointment with your meal and being late for the party. I would be upset too. Looking forward to hearing about Castaway Cay!
Just catching up with your cruise. So sorry your meal at AP wasn't up to par. Although I really have enjoyed the meals on our Disney cruises, I will say that they don't compare to the meals we have had at WDW. Sounds like Pirate night was fun. Hurry back with more!
I love the pics with Jack Sparrow! Sounds like he was quite a dude! Now about your dinner at AP, I'm so sorry to hear it was such a disappointment. I wasn't impressed with the "special effects" at all, either. But I have to say that our food was always excellent throughout the entire cruise. Really sounds like they forgot about your table Can't wait to read about Castaway Cay!!!
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