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Another nice day for the two of you but too bad it's so hot as you can't enjoy CC. Not much shade coverage in Serenity Bay except for the one bar there, which I enjoyed and was good to get away from the heat for a bit. It's in my TR and forget the name but just off of the beach.
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Another nice day for the two of you but too bad it's so hot as you can't enjoy CC. Not much shade coverage in Serenity Bay except for the one bar there, which I enjoyed and was good to get away from the heat for a bit. It's in my TR and forget the name but just off of the beach.
I know the one you mean, but it's not the same as being able to sit in the shade and enjoy the beach.
You should see when it's playing again, and just nip in for the last few minutes.
My daughter always checks some website to see if a movie has anything worth watching post-credits. Most Pixar movies seem to have something.
What a great day!
Hope you stayed until after the final credits of Dory....otherwise you missed a funny scene!
Oh bummer! I tried to stay for the ending credits when I saw it, but it was just me and my DD still in the theater, and there were a bunch of theater employees just standing there waiting to clean up, so I felt pressured to leave.
Oh bummer! I tried to stay for the ending credits when I saw it, but it was just me and my DD still in the theater, and there were a bunch of theater employees just standing there waiting to clean up, so I felt pressured to leave.
Oh no!! Guess you may need to wait until the DVD is out.
You should see when it's playing again, and just nip in for the last few minutes.
My daughter always checks some website to see if a movie has anything worth watching post-credits. Most Pixar movies seem to have something.
I did know that and that's why I'm kicking myself for not staying on...
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Oh bummer! I tried to stay for the ending credits when I saw it, but it was just me and my DD still in the theater, and there were a bunch of theater employees just standing there waiting to clean up, so I felt pressured to leave.
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Whoa, a bit to update here, as someone used up all our Internet allowance on board for work matters... Clue: it wasn't me...
Anyway.... right so were at the day at sea. Let's pick up from there. Superb dinner at Remy, although my goodness, that is not cheap. Now I know why we haven't done it since 2012, let's just leave it there, but it was amazing... then again, it should be for that price!
On our day at sea, we had our Castaway Club reception, which was very interesting - I'll leave details to the trip report. Then we went for brunch at Palo. Oh my goodness, magnificent as ever.
We just really chilled the rest of the day, as it was pretty hot and humid outside and it just sapped us. We also had an important task - to get all the luggage in under the 50lb mark, which took a while, but we did it.
Dinner on our last night was Animator's Palate - fun as ever, but I don't think the show was quite timed right, and a lot of people, including some of our table missed the final bit, which was a real shame.
We then visited the lobby, which we've never done on the last night and went up to Satellite Falls and hung out there - we almost had the place to ourselves.
There was loads of lightning in the distance and I got one of the best photos I've ever managed of it - I was so pleased with it!
This morning was disembarkation, but I was really ill during the night. It may have been food poisoning, as I had a bad stomach, but my temperature spiked very dramatically as well. It could equally have been a bug. Who knows? But not a great way to finish the cruise sadly...
Right, the remainder of the live update from today will be back in the Globetrotting trip reports forum. See you there!
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Not much shade coverage in Serenity Bay except for the one bar there, which I enjoyed and was good to get away from the heat for a bit. It's in my TR and forget the name but just off of the beach.
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It's just like Walt Disney World in that respect. 
Now I know why we haven't done it since 2012, let's just leave it there, but it was amazing... then again, it should be for that price! 
That's what I'm hoping too.
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