A DREAM is a wish your heart makes...Halloween on the High Seas edition - updated 09/14/2014 - Page 19 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Wonderful photos! The professional ones came out great, and Lukas with Cindy is especially sweet. I think that pregnant woman's costume sounds creepy, inappropriate, and just plain WRONG!
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Sounds like a great evening. I love that Lukas is so into meeting the characters. You got some really great pics, and I especially love the professional shots. I agree that pregnant woman's costume was inappropriate and creepy. But I think without the blood it would've been kinda cute.
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Great family photos before dinner! All the food looks so tasty but I find it a little odd that they serve french fries with spaghetti and meatballs Love your Halloween lights in the stateroom!
I think they had fries with almost everything. I'm sure we could have picked something else but they enjoy some fries and I don't think they ever finished all of anything on their plates. I think they do it just so they can get Mickey head ketchup.
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Your family photos turned out fantastic and dinner looked delicious. I think I just gained weight from the pictures.
Funny thing is, I actually lost a few pounds on this vacation - no idea how that happened!
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I LOVE both formal pictures! What a beautiful family! And grand marnier soufflé... yum!
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That souffle was SO good!
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Love your family photo!!!!
And that one of Lucas with Cinderella
When I saw the professional one of that I knew I had to get it. I need to print it out and put it on my desk at work.
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Wonderful photos! The professional ones came out great, and Lukas with Cindy is especially sweet. I think that pregnant woman's costume sounds creepy, inappropriate, and just plain WRONG!
Thanks Laurie! And good to know we weren't alone in thinking that costume was weird.
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Love the family photos and the photos with the characters. I thought Minnie looked wonderful, although I wasn't quite sure about Super Donald.
I think he looked better in person, but how can you ever top Minnie?!
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Love the family photos! You guys look great!
Thank you!
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Sounds like a great evening. I love that Lukas is so into meeting the characters. You got some really great pics, and I especially love the professional shots. I agree that pregnant woman's costume was inappropriate and creepy. But I think without the blood it would've been kinda cute.
Before this trip he was terrified of the characters, on this trip he was all about it and he can't wait to meet more on our next WDW trip - and especially the princesses. Maybe no blood would've been a better option - at least for a family friendly crowd.
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Love the pictures with the characters!! Lukas and Cinderella were just precious Dinner looked great, love the Mickey face in the Ketchup. I can't believe anyone thought that pregnant woman's costume was appropriate for a Disney cruise. Love the family pictures!
The family photos are beautiful. Lukas definitely looks like a little charmer in the photos with the princesses.
And, you had to share that grand marnier soufflé photo, didn't you? So hungry ...
Sorry! I wish I had one right now too.
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Love the pictures with the characters!! Lukas and Cinderella were just precious Dinner looked great, love the Mickey face in the Ketchup. I can't believe anyone thought that pregnant woman's costume was appropriate for a Disney cruise. Love the family pictures!
There were some other questionable costumes as well - scary masks.
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Love the family photos! I can't believe how grown up the boys look.
Love the pictures with the characters! Lukas and Cinderella were just precious . Your professional pictures look fantastic. Your boys are so darn cute!!
Wonderful photos! The professional ones came out great, and Lukas with Cindy is especially sweet. I think that pregnant woman's costume sounds creepy, inappropriate, and just plain WRONG!
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I love the family photos! And I agree with everyone else thus far - creepy costume on the pregnant woman. Maybe without the blood, as Sharon suggested... but still... weird...
Okay, so this is why writing a TR from memory can be bad. I thought Mike was the only one who enjoyed an adult beverage, but instead it was you. Then I thought the boys fell asleep at the show, but again...wrong. AND, I had totally forgotten about that pregnant girls costume! What's even funnier, is that in your photo, it looks like she also has a pumpkin for a head.
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I thought Minnie looked wonderful, although I wasn't quite sure about Super Donald. 
Love your Halloween lights in the stateroom!
When I saw the professional one of that I knew I had to get it. I need to print it out and put it on my desk at work.
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Dinner looked great, love the Mickey face in the Ketchup. I can't believe anyone thought that pregnant woman's costume was appropriate for a Disney cruise. Love the family pictures!
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Then I thought the boys fell asleep at the show, but again...wrong. AND, I had totally forgotten about that pregnant girls costume! What's even funnier, is that in your photo, it looks like she also has a pumpkin for a head. 
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