Joseph Wonder Cruise (Two Days Visiting Family and Two days at WDW) Pre-Trip
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**Kenny** · 07-26-2008, 10:49 AM

Glad you're back! Sounds like you handled things well since this happens with your DD occasionally. I hope she was feeling better after a nights rest. Sounds like you had a good day at CC!

ShelbyJoy · 07-29-2008, 02:31 PM

“Momma, can I have some milk?” My DD was on my side of the bed trying to wake me up. I looked at the clock and it was 6:30 a.m. I picked her up and noticed she had no fever!!

I was so relieved. We decided to wake up Daddy and tell him the good news. DD was hungry and ready to go. When DH got up he flipped on the TV and we noticed our clock was wrong. It wasn’t 6:30 in the morning, it was 9 a.m.! Another day of sleeping in

We let Pacifer know we needed new batteries in the clock.

DH went up to Beach Blanket Buffet and brought us back some breakfast. He was excited to go exploring on his own. I knew ahead of time that I didn’t want to disembark for Nassau. I wasn’t impressed with it on our first trip. DD and I went to the pool for most of the morning. The Oceaneer Club was expecting Snow White in the afternoon so I let DD know she would be able to meet her and dance with her. DD was VERY excited. I was also excited because it was the same time that Narnia was playing in the Walt Disney Theatre. I kept my eye on DD to make sure she was feeling ok. She certainly had her appetite back and was drinking a lot. She was fine. Crazy kids and their ailments.

After a couple hours at the pool, DD and I went back to the room to clean up. DH wasn't in the room, but I could tell that DH had been there because there were a few purchased items sitting in the room including what he now calls his “working hat”. It’s a straw hat that he wears when he’s outside working on the lawn. I told him he was getting old because it looked like something my dad would wear. I kept calling him Old Man Joseph. He picked up a cute hand-made straw purse for DD with Ariel on it. For me he picked out a nice faux Kate Spade purse. Although he knew it was a fake, I was impressed that he knew who Kate Spade was. Good shopping trip dear! But where’s the rum?? DH did say that shopping around Nassau as a single man was quite different than it was when he shopped with me on our last trip. He was offered several illegal items and services. He politely denied and went on his way.

I took DD up to the Oceaneer’s Club to Do Si Do with Snow White. DH met us up there. We stayed for a little bit to make sure DD was comfortable, since it was the first time we were just going to drop her off. She clung to a CM named Abby. DD was just fine. I took off for Narnia and DH took off for a second round of shopping in Nassau.

Narnia was really good, but I got a kick out of the family in front of me. I could tell the Mom was a HUGE fan. She seemed to know all the story line inside and out and made sure her husband was up to speed. I could tell he wanted to be somewhere else. Their one daughter could care less where she was as long as she had her snacks…she looked to be about 3 years old. The older daughter, maybe 8 or 9, kept asking questions about the movie and her mom cheerfully answered every one of them. Although talking during the movie usually annoys me, that family was actually entertaining.

After Narnia I headed back to the Oceaneer’s Club to pick up DD. The pager went off right before I rounded the corner. It said something like “Woke up from nap and wants her Mommy.” Nap!? Sweet! It’s tough to get her down for a nap. She must not have felt 100%. Within seconds I was at the Club and DD was way in the back by the computers laying on a cot cuddling up to Ms. Abby. Abby kept calling DD her Little Sleeping Beauty. DD was ready to go and told me all about meeting Snow White. She was also hungry. She was catching up from only eating grapes, watermelon and pizza crust the day before.

We picked up a snack and headed back to our room. DH was there with some more loot and more stories. This time, he returned with rum!

Dinner was at Parrot Cay again, but this time it was Pirate Night! It just so happened that my sister was a pirate the Halloween before, so I borrowed her costume for the trip. DD was excited that I was dressing up with her. She wore her Snow White costume. I believe I was the only adult dressed for the 5:45 dinner seating. Other than the CMs and the guests wearing their complimentary bandanas, I believe I was the only person in the dining room dressed up. Apparently all the “fun” people dine later in the evening. Ha! Kidding. On the way from dinner to the show I saw several who dressed up. I had fun anyway. DD and I both received a lot of comments and compliments. She received a lot of “Hello Princess” or “Hello Snow White”. I think she believed people thought she really WAS a princess!

Dinner, as expected, was wonderful. I had Black Beard’s Jumbo Crab Cakes and the Treasure-of-the-Seas Grilled Shrimp and Seared Scallops - served on strings of pasta and fresh creamy tomato sauce. After Marco delivered my plate he removed the shells from the shrimp. With a flick of the wrist he had those shrimp ready to eat. It was very impressive. For dessert I had the Shiver Me Timbers White Chocolate Cheesecake. It was just the right size since I was stuffed from the entrée.

I think DH had Captain Hook's Macadamia Dusted Mahi Mahi. It’s been too long and I forgot to take a picture of it! I just remember he ate it all and enjoyed it.

DD had chicken fingers, corn on the cob and French fries…with Uros’ Mickey ketchup of course. For dessert she had the Floating Island of Tropical Fruit Treasures.

After dinner we enjoyed the Golden Mickeys and then we were off to the Pirates IN the Caribbean deck party. We all enjoyed the party very much. DD enjoyed the dancing and the characters. DD and DH showed up on the jumbo screen! I had just put down my camera and missed the shot. The fireworks were awesome as well. It seemed like the entire ship was on the top decks to view the fireworks. It was so much fun. The late night buffet was crazy! We weren’t the least bit hungry, but we had to indulge because it was so inviting. There were two HUGE chocolate pirate ships with every type of cake you could think of. They had a variety of appetizers and other buffet foods as well. We grabbed our goodies and went back to the stateroom. Pacifer had created a towel monkey that was wearing DD’s swimsuit and sunglasses. DD got a big kick out of that. We made sure to tell Pacifer the next morning that DD loved it. DD and I went to bed and DH went to see Narnia. It was 11:30 p.m. Although we crammed a lot of fun activities in that day, I think it was our favorite day so far.

ShelbyJoy · 07-29-2008, 02:46 PM

Thanks to everyone for their concern about DD. As you can see from the previous post, she was up and at 'em the next day. She can kick a bug pretty well apparently.

If you want to see pictures of our trip, try this link. Shutterfly

If you look at it in "slide show" mode, you may not be able to see the description.

Have fun.