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Sounds like a fun evening! Sorry you didn't love your dinner, though. Luke the CM really came through for you guys, didn't he! All your pictures are so great. Those 3 kids are super photogenic!
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
What a fun-filled Pirates night! Hope looks adorable! Oh, I mean fierce!
I have to say, I am TIRED of the menu for Pirate's night. Time to change it up!!
Beautiful update! I enjoy reading about the character meets, and the parties, since those tend to be activities we skip. Hope is so cute doing her "pirate" poses.
What a great night!! All your pictures were fabulous...but I especially loved the one of Kelly on the dance floor. It shows just pure fun! The way her head is thrown back in laughter...it's great!
I can't believe you up to your last full day!
I had no idea she had this picture of me, but it really does sum up the fun we had that night.
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I love Luke
I love Hope's costumes
I love the kids together
and I love you ladies cutting a rug
And we love you!
Luke was awesome! I had no idea he came up to Hope and mentioned her by name and then it doesn't surprise me that Dylan was all "Do you know him?" That night was SO much fun - seriously best ever!
And yes we went back to Nassau and this time we were on the side with Senor Frogs and the dock. And there was an ambulance there waiting for someone. We tried to watch the whole time, but we were pretty far back and with it being so dark it was hard to see.
I'll work on my update(s) soon so I can catch back up.
Wow! That Luke is a GEM!!! I bet Hope just loved him!!!
And little Miss Hope looks so cute as a pirate!
Thanks...that stomach bug was no joke. Luke was outstanding, and I let the big wigs know.
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What a wonderful pirate night you had! I absolutely adored the photos of Hope as a pirate and you brought back some great memories of the dinner from pirate night - so good!
You love those food photos don't you?
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Originally Posted by xwewhisper
How great was Luke?! How special Hope must have felt Looks like you all had so much fun and I LOVE the pirate pics out on the deck with the sun
I've learned that when a CM tells you to do something, you do it. I look at thes pictures and all they do is make me smile. It was such a fun night!
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Oh my. What a amazing time you guys had. That CM Luke was a doll for letting you know where to sit to get some special attention. I just love it!! The pictures of Hope are amazing. Such a cutie pie!!!!
Thanks so much! And yes, Luke was definitely one awesome CM.
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Sounds like a great pirate party! Hope makes a cute Izzy. My niece had a Jake birthday party and she had bandanas for the girls to be Izzy and I struggled to put them on myself and Mallory. It's hard to be a "pretty" pirate.
I love all the pictures of the dancing. Sounds like a great time!
I think the trouble I had with her bandana, is that it was already sewn into a triangle, instead of giving it to me as a square so I could turn it into a triangle.
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Originally Posted by lauriep
What an amazing Pirate day and night! Hope makes the cutest pirate ever, and the photos of the kids all dancing together are wonderful. Luke the CM is going to be Cruise Director one day! Does he ever know how to PLUS the guest experience-- for the right adorable guest, at least! The glow-swords Kelly got are just great.
I think Luke would make a great cruise director, and to be honest with you, I have no idea who our cruise director was! I don't ever remember seeing him or her.
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What a great night!! All your pictures were fabulous...but I especially loved the one of Kelly on the dance floor. It shows just pure fun! The way her head is thrown back in laughter...it's great!
I can't believe you up to your last full day!
That was my favorite photo too! Kelly pretty much summed up the entire evening in that one picture, and I love the fact that it was a candid shot of her having fun.
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You guys really made the most of Pirate Night! How cool that Hope got some special attention courtesy of Luke!
We definitely danced the night away!
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What special memories the cast members made for your family. Hope makes for a pretty cute pirate! It looks like you had an overall wonderful day!
The CMs we met on this trip will never be forgotten. That's how special they made us, especially Hope feel. When you think of a Disney cruise, this is what you imagine it to be.
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Wow, Luke sounds like an amazing CM!!
He definitely was.
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What a fun filled night!
How could you tell?
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Sounds like a fun evening! Sorry you didn't love your dinner, though. Luke the CM really came through for you guys, didn't he! All your pictures are so great. Those 3 kids are super photogenic!
Those kids are a bunch of cuties aren't they? It was even cuter watching them all interact with each other. It makes taking pictures so much easier too!
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Sounds like you had a fun Pirate night! Luke sounds like an amazing CM. Hope looked so cute as a pirate!
Glad to hear you are feeling better!
Thanks so much, and yes, it was a wonderful night.
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What a fun-filled Pirates night! Hope looks adorable! Oh, I mean fierce!
I have to say, I am TIRED of the menu for Pirate's night. Time to change it up!!
I agree! I they need to update a lot of things about the menus on the Disney ships.
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Originally Posted by Linnynad
I love Luke
I love Hope's costumes
I love the kids together
and I love you ladies cutting a rug
Thanks! And I love that you love all of that.
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Originally Posted by shazza
Beautiful update! I enjoy reading about the character meets, and the parties, since those tend to be activities we skip. Hope is so cute doing her "pirate" poses.
Thanks so much. I think the character meets are even better when the character can atually interact with you because then you really get good reactions from the kids.
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Originally Posted by lindawdw
Sounds like a fun party night and Hope looked so adorable in her pirate costume
Thank you!
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Originally Posted by jackid2
Sounds like a great night. I'm tired just reading everything you did
It definitely made us a very sleepy group, but it was well worth it.
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Originally Posted by OhToodles!
I had no idea she had this picture of me, but it really does sum up the fun we had that night.
And we love you!
Luke was awesome! I had no idea he came up to Hope and mentioned her by name and then it doesn't surprise me that Dylan was all "Do you know him?" That night was SO much fun - seriously best ever!
And yes we went back to Nassau and this time we were on the side with Senor Frogs and the dock. And there was an ambulance there waiting for someone. We tried to watch the whole time, but we were pretty far back and with it being so dark it was hard to see.
I'll work on my update(s) soon so I can catch back up.
Honestly, that picture of you was my favorite one from that night. When I saw it on the camera I was happy with it, but then when I uploaded it to the computer to edit it, it put such a big smile on my face. I had so much fun capturing all of the crazy antics that night.
I am so glad I found this. I am loving reading this and what such fun you guys had aboard the ship. Hope is really getting the royal treatment with the great surprises from that CM.
Sorry you got hit with them stomach bug they are no fun at all. I didn't get to enjoy a nice relaxing day when it snowed either cause I can work from home. I shoveled for like 2 hours. Snow is pretty until you have to go and shovel it!
That was my favorite photo too! Kelly pretty much summed up the entire evening in that one picture, and I love the fact that it was a candid shot of her having fun. Honestly, that picture of you was my favorite one from that night. When I saw it on the camera I was happy with it, but then when I uploaded it to the computer to edit it, it put such a big smile on my face. I had so much fun capturing all of the crazy antics that night.
I am so glad I found this. I am loving reading this and what such fun you guys had aboard the ship. Hope is really getting the royal treatment with the great surprises from that CM.
Sorry you got hit with them stomach bug they are no fun at all. I didn't get to enjoy a nice relaxing day when it snowed either cause I can work from home. I shoveled for like 2 hours. Snow is pretty until you have to go and shovel it!
Thanks for joining in! And yes, I am right there with you on the whole snow thing. My shoulder was killing me two days AFTER I did all of that shoveling. It makes me realize I'm getting too old for this kind of labor.
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I miss you guys!
Awww...Kelly, don't you do that to me. I really miss you guys too, and right now more than ever I wish I was with you so I could try and make you laugh like that again.
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Hope makes for a pretty cute pirate! It looks like you had an overall wonderful day!
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I bet Hope just loved him!!! 
Luke was outstanding, and I let the big wigs know. 
I don't ever remember seeing him or her. 
I really miss you guys too, and right now more than ever I wish I was with you so I could try and make you laugh like that again. 
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