I LOVE Comedians with Guitars......You didn't tell me that part...COMPLETE 2/28/13 About This Page:

[mommapants]

Hey, more power to you. I hate Haggling over prices. I probably would have just avoided going into any store as the not be hassled by the vendors. Sounds Like it was a prefect day to stay on the ship.

[Principessa_di_Fata]

Phew, I'm FINALLY caught up on this! All of your amazing photos are making me feel like I'm already on the Magic!! I'm going to feel right at home by the time we board, because I'll look at everything and think, "Saw that in photos! Saw that, too!" LOL!

I absolutely love the character interactions!! It looks so fun all around!

[jenseib]

Originally Posted by mommapants

Hey, more power to you. I hate Haggling over prices. I probably would have just avoided going into any store as the not be hassled by the vendors. Sounds Like it was a prefect day to stay on the ship.

The vendors are annoying, but I just keep going. If you want something, you do have to haggle. Lisa hated that.

Originally Posted by Principessa_di_Fata

Phew, I'm FINALLY caught up on this! All of your amazing photos are making me feel like I'm already on the Magic!! I'm going to feel right at home by the time we board, because I'll look at everything and think, "Saw that in photos! Saw that, too!" LOL!

I absolutely love the character interactions!! It looks so fun all around!

The ship is so great. I really enjoyed it. I can see why a lot of people prefer the Classic ships.

[jenseib]

We kept walking around the plaza area and taking pictures.



I found the dolphin swim area, and it was TINY. I felt bad for the dolphins, because they had very little room in there to actually swim around and play.





We watched this a bit and I walked around and tried to get some coast shots.





Our ship!







I looked up and out of my camera and noticed I was standing next to a couple of military guys. They didn’t say anything, but I almost felt like they were watching me and making sure I didn’t go too far out.

I moved a little further away. Lisa said she watching to be sure I didn’t get in trouble. LOL

Our ship!





We walked a little ways in the other direction and took some more shots.





A look back towards the shops.



Trying to get artsy again.







And then we headed back towards the main plaza area.



Stopping for a quick shot!





These were neat.









There is our beautiful Ship again.





And then I spotted it.



Hair braiding!
Now I have mentioned before that I like this. I have had it done in the past on some trips and I love how easy it is to take care of the hair and also I like the look. I know it’s not for everyone, but for me, it is so fun.

So I approached the lady and asked a price. She was working on 3 little girls at that point and they were so cute. I think she quoted me $25 or $30, I can’t remember now. Ok, the price wasn’t bad, but I want less. They always tell you higher than what they will take.

I kind of quietly asked the Mom of the 3 girls what price she was getting it done for. She seemed to hem haw around and not want to tell me, but eventually she did, and I think it was $35 for all 3 girls. OK, I got room to work. So I told the lady that I if she could do it for 15, I would get it done …….Deal!

While we waited, these guys walked by..



Then it was time to pick a bead color out.
Lisa took pictures of me holding different colors to my head.



We kept laughing, because we couldn’t make up our minds. I would ask her for suggestions, and she would be convinced on one and then change her mind, and I was doing the same thing. I ended up with that blue color.

Lisa took quite a few shots of me while they did it.










While I was getting braided, this guy walked by and Lisa took a couple shots.









All Done!



I was a happy camper then!
Before we headed back to the ship, I had one other thing I wanted to do. I wanted to look for the pyramid that was on the map they left in our room. So we went in search of it.
WELL, this is on the outside of the gated area and we were too scared to go out there, so we just took pictures from inside.







While I was standing there taking pictures, I kept saying my back felt wet. It was really weird, but I just knew somehow I got wet. So I took off my backpack and sure enough, I was wet. I carry a bottle of hand sanitizer on my backpack and the lid had twisted off and it leaked all over my backside. And it was green. Who knew this stuff would stain, but I now know it does.
Oh well, I took the bottle off and there was still a little left and I just put it upright in a pocket in the backpack, and we headed back into the plaza.
Wouldn’t you know, we barely got very far and there was the lid sitting on the ground. We couldn’t believe I actually found it.

Going back towards the ship now, we did a little more browsing/shopping. I can’t even remember what we ended up buying this day. I remember a maraca for Claire, a magnet for me, and a few other trinkets. I might’ve gotten Claire a T-shirt here too.









As we walked back, I was lagging pretty far behind Lisa. I was trying to get a few more coastline pictures.

[lauriep]

It's nice that everything at this port is walking distance, but it does seem cramped-- almost like there's a sampling of what is in other, larger ports, all in one little area. What a mess with the sanitizer! I would never have guessed that it stained!

[chezp]

It looks like you had a nice enough time on land, but I still find the military presence weird - and if anything scary... did it reassure you at all?

[jenseib]

Originally Posted by lauriep

It's nice that everything at this port is walking distance, but it does seem cramped-- almost like there's a sampling of what is in other, larger ports, all in one little area. What a mess with the sanitizer! I would never have guessed that it stained!

I would do an excursion here in the future, but it did seem a bit more scary here than the other ports.
Who knew this stuff would stain?

Originally Posted by chezp

It looks like you had a nice enough time on land, but I still find the military presence weird - and if anything scary... did it reassure you at all?

They seemed really firm and almost scary. We did see some guys later on the ship with their dog and they were really friendly and said hi then, but on shore they were all work and no play.

[jenseib]

Walking back to the ship, still trying to get that perfect coastline shot.







Our beautiful ship, once again.



I did not take this next picture, but one of my fellow passengers’ did from my facebook group. (and she said I could use it) I believe it was a bit later in the day. It is such an awesome picture. There is a rainbow and look where the “Pot of Gold” is!



As we got closer to the ship I was taking a few artsy shots again.



Well this one isn’t artsy.



I played with some focus points here. Look at the bottom of the ship though. She’s a little rusty. Needs a little bit of paint here and there.









Our room is up there behind that crane.







We headed back to our room then. I got out the telephoto lens and took a few pictures from our balcony.



















We changed our clothes and then headed up to get a bite to eat.
I guess I felt the need to take this elevator picture.



We decided on tacos.





The guy kind of insisted we have fries with it too. Who am I to argue? LOL



Isn’t this just so cute?



The tacos were pretty good and filled the void. After all it had been at least 2 hours since we last had eaten!
I took a few pictures while we sat there.





Then I believe we headed back to the room to freshen up.

It was now getting close to time to leave, so the camera was out again. I had wanted to get the horn, but I missed it by just a few seconds with my video.







A little bit of video.





And some more video.



This one was funny as this guy was running down the pier but waving and I waved back. At one time he did a little dance, but my video skills here are pretty bad.









And one last video.



So we had showered and gotten ready for the evening. While getting dressed, Lisa suggested I wear one of her dresses. I swore it wouldn’t fit, but she insisted I try it on, and it actually did, so I went with that dress for the night. It was fun wearing something different.
I had planned to go to the show tonight, but it just didn’t sound appealing to Lisa, so she was going to stay back and miss it.
The show was John Charles, the guy we had followed on board the day before in Grand Cayman, who was carrying a guitar. It was listed in the Navigator as “Featuring the Music and Comedy of John Charles”.

I was now ready to head out and decided to use the bathroom before leaving the room. As I walked in, Lisa asked “so you are just going to go and watch some guy play a guitar?” And I hollered back, “well I think he does jokes with his music”.

I came out of the bathroom and Lisa had her sweater on and standing there waiting for me, like she planned to go. So I asked if she was now coming and her response was “I LOVE Comedians with Guitars! You didn’t tell me that part”. And then I just burst into laughter. It was the way she said it and it was so random I couldn’t stop laughing. Throughout the rest of the trip, we would randomly say it again and just start laughing again.

So we went to see the comedian with the guitar and he was GREAT! He played songs that we knew, he made up songs that he said our crew would sing, and it was just so much fun. We were both so glad to have gone and seen it. So much so, that we vowed to see his adult show the next night.

[chezp]

I love that rainbow shot - that is the coolest!

[pamcarey]

So that explains the title of your TR! Cute story!

[lauriep]

I love the explanation of your TR title. It's great when little catch phrases like that pop up and become a theme. Hard to understand out of context, but I can see that it was a funny moment to remember.

[jenseib]

Originally Posted by chezp

I love that rainbow shot - that is the coolest!

Thanks. Well I wish I could take credit, but I never even saw it till we got back and the girl posted it on facebook! LOL But I thought that was just too cool.

Originally Posted by pamcarey

So that explains the title of your TR! Cute story!

Yep, we're a bunch of weirdos!

Originally Posted by lauriep

I love the explanation of your TR title. It's great when little catch phrases like that pop up and become a theme. Hard to understand out of context, but I can see that it was a funny moment to remember.

We love to do catch phrases and I think by the next day I was thinking that would be a great title for my TR!

[jenseib]

After watching the show I think we just kind of walked around a bit before dinner. It was raining out now.



On deck 4, even though it’s covered, you still got whipped by the rain and wind, so we headed back to the room for a bit.



We had a new friend waiting for us tonight.



Soon it was time to go to dinner, which was in Animators Palette. Tonight we were getting the full show!

The menu.









Bread was served. Garlic and Herb Foccacia Bread.




I tried to take a lot of pictures through the room tonight to document the changes.








Someone took a picture of Lisa and I.



OOOOOHHHHH! A change!



Carolyn and Brook told us they were thinking of doing an excursion the next day in Cozumel. We had originally planned to wing it, but they said they kind of wanted to do something real. I told them I was also kind of thinking about doing one as well. Lisa said she wasn’t too sure. We decided that in the morning we would go to the Port Adventures Desk and see what was still available.

Mary grabbed herself a roll and look what she pulled out!



When I made my order this evening, I decided to try some new things. I told Raphael that I would like the Rock Shrimp and Caramelized Onion Cheesecake. I have heard mixed reviews of this and I just wanted to try it. He immediately said no, ….not good. LOL. I said really? Is it that bad? And he told me he rarely sees anyone like it. Ok then. I had planned on the Wild Mushroom Risotto as my main course, and again he told me no, it wasn’t big enough. Ok, strike 2. So he had me order the risotto for my appetizer and something different for my main course.

Soon the appetizers arrived.
Here is my risotto.

Wild Mushroom Risotto and Porcini Twist, Served with Parmigiano-Reggiano.





And he surprised me and also brought out the Sesame-flavored Rock Shrimp and Caramelized Onion Cheesecake with Asian barbecue sauce and topped with Micro Greens to sample.



I am going to tell you now, it was pretty good. It actually reminded me of a cheese ball and would be really good to eat on crackers. Raphael was surprised. I told him that I certainly couldn’t eat the whole thing, but a little amount was good. They really should serve a side of crackers with this. If I ever get it again, I will ask for crackers.

Lisa and I both had the Baked Potato and Cheddar Cheese Soup with bacon bits and chives, I believe.



And I believe Lisa had Confetti Tomato Salad With Tomatoes, Bell Peppers, Olive Oil, Jerez Vinegar, and Herb Dressing.



We enjoyed our appetizers.

I continued to take pictures around the room as color changed.











Dinner soon arrived.

Brook and Carolyn were going for the Gusto tonight. I believe they order 4 meals between the 2 of them so they could sample several things. Here is what they got.





Ready to CHOW!!!!



I ordered the Lemon-Thyme Marinated Chicken Breast On top of Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Root Vegetables, and Grain Mustard Jus.



Again this was very good. I think I had this on the Dream in 2011 as well.
I don’t have a picture of Lisa’s plate. She most likely got the same as I, or the Salmon, as that was one of her favorite things this cruise. She kept saying she should order something different, but I said get what you like and be happy!

More pictures of the changing room









A couple of videos too.













After we stuffed ourselves silly, the dessert menu came out and we made our selections.







And soon that arrived at our table.

I believe I got 2 tonight and I can’t remember for sure, but I think I got the Buckled Warm Apple Crumble with ice-cream.



And Animator's Sweet Temptations , A Trio of Strawberry Sable, Cranberry and Orange Cheesecake, and Double-Fudge Chocolate Cake.





I am sure Lisa got the sweet temptations too as she got this almost every night.

If I remember right, we liked parts of it, but it seems like one thing wasn’t a hit, but I can’t remember which one.

And again, I took more pictures of the room changing.

[chezp]

Wow, looks like a great dinner. I'm glad you were able to sample that dish and make your own mind up. I'm sure I've had that before and I liked it. I was a bit shocked by how small the mushroom risotto was!

[lauriep]

Looks like a great meal! You all sure had a lot of plates on that table.