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Our first night onboard was a peaceful one... we slept like babies
We got up as the boat was docking. We were like kids on Christmas, anxious to see the view from our balcony...
Andy just interrupted me and dared me to enter in this line from the Who's Tommy: "Have you ever seen the faces of the children they get so excited, waking up on Christmas morning hours before the Winter sun's ignited."
Anyway....
that was the feeling.... and it was great
We headed upstairs to Beach Blanket Buffet for breakfast. I was afraid it would be crazy, but it wasn't that bad. We hopped in line, got our food, and found a place to sit with some old folks.
Andy and all our food.....
It reminded me of Shoney's......but I LOVE me some Shoney's breakfast bar, so that's not a bad thing.
We stepped outside up on deck 9 and it was sooooo flippin' windy and cold!!! I took this quick pic
And then we headed back inside....
After breakfast we had some time because they hadn't announced we could leave the boat yet. We went back to our room and took a couple pics from our balcony.
We decided to head out and find our way towards the gangway so we would be ready to exit as soon as they announced it. On the way out I took a picture of our door with my magnets
On the way out we saw Aladdin was out. We decided what the heck. Let's get our picture made. Aladdin commented on both our tshirts. My tshirt has a rock pointing to a ruler....and vice versa. The rock is telling the ruler "you rule" and the ruler and is telling the rock "you rock" I LOVE IT!! Anyway, he thought it was hilarious. And then he pointed to Andy's Beatles shirt and said that they have a lot of Beatles in Agrabah.....Andy just pointed out it wouldn't be spelled "Beatles" it would be spelled "Beetles" but really..... who cares....Obviously Andy does...
Anywhoo, our picture with Aladdin
Stitch was scheduled to be out in the atrium next so we waited for him. Andy was awesome and got some awesomely amazing BLURRY PICTURES!!! Sheesh.... it was a great moment too. Stitch and I were checking out the ornaments on the tree.... and then we danced...
This one is sort of salvageable...
We headed on down to the gangway, which was still roped off. We waited about 10 minutes maybe and then they let us off. We didn't know what to expect in Nassau. But we wanted to at least experience another country....
Here we are off fresh of the boat..
And a typically touristy shot:
This one is one of my favs
And then one of the boat...
So we wandered around.....got harassed..... and wandered around some more. Lots of shops.... And this mom and daughter that we ended up seeing every where we turned. They must've been on my wavelength b/c first we saw them on the street near a bunch of shops.... then we saw them in the Coach store with us.... then we got behind them again in the Straw Market.... it was just funny. And that pretty much tells you where we went in Nassau... Up a few streets, down a few streets, then back on the boat....
I took like 3 pictures... for real.... can you believe it???
See....three pictures But that last one.... HILARIOUS!! Where's Andy???
So we were back on board before lunch. I did buy a hat for my dad in the Straw Market for Christmas b/c I knew my dad would get a kick out of that. But that's about it......The old lady that I bought the hat from was like "You want a hat?" and I told her it was for my dad and I was trying to decide which one he would like and she goes "How old your dad?" (you have to imagine it with the island accent) and I tell her "62" and she goes "Oh, he like any of these hats....all these hats good" Yeah......I don't think so....... but I did decide on a black one that was denimy looking with Bahamas on it. He liked it when I gave it to him for Christmas...so I guess the old lady was right
We went up to the pool deck to grab a bite to eat for lunch. I was feeling like crap b/c of the night before..... I had only had like 2 drinks but the motion had just made me feel like I had been trashed. And after being trashed all Melissa wants is a cheeseburger.... and that was the feeling I had that day. So we got some burgers from Pinocchio's and I found a seat by the window.... out of the wind....
Andy obviously got tired of having his picture made...
Grooooossss
After lunch we decided to go and put our bathing suits on and actually try out the adult pool.... even though we were freezing out there b/c of the wind....
You can see how I ended up:
You see those pants... that's like the next to last time you're ever gonna see them... I shall return to that story later in the TR
We had a fantastic waiter by the bar. Shri was his name. He introduced himself, asked our names, and talked to us the whole time. He talked to Andy about his Beatles tattoo and the Indian design he has around it. We were very impressed with the customer service thus far
Andy actually got in the pool for like a second....but got right back out. And then we decided to hit the hot tub once we saw a group take their bottle of champagne with them.......If they could do that then I could take my drink with me....
After relaxing in the hot tub we got out to dry off... and none other than Captain Hook himself came around the adult pool!!
I told him he'd be very handy to have around to open some beers...... and then some drunk folks up above on deck 10 called him Captain Morgan and he shook his hook at them We just thought it was hilarious that the characters came around the adult pool, too. That's great b/c there are adults like us that love the characters, too!!
After that we went back to the room to change clothes.. we had signed up for the beer tasting that morning and our time was approaching. We made our way to Diversions just in time. I think they were just starting... and how do you like this... it was my choice to do this and the group was made up of two middle aged dudes, one old dude, and Andy... and me. Nice right? Not unusual though for me to be the only chick. I grew up being the only chick hanging out with Andy and all his friends. I discovered girls are too finicky and guys are easier to get along with Anyway, the beer tasting was great. We had a guy from New Zealand (cue our love of Flight of the Conchords) and we learned a bit....all of which has been forgotten of course. How do they expect you to learn anything while they feed you alcohol?????
Anyway, we had five beers to try..... I took a picture of Andy with ALL our glasses to make him look like an alky...
We discovered our newfound love of Boddingtons... (remember my love of anything British???) So after the tasting you got a free beer of your favorite....so on top of the five nice sized tasting glasses we got a free beer.
After the tasting we decided to take our free beers and we headed up to deck 7 aft to our little secret area. Again we were the only ones out there...
We then decided to meander around some more. We headed towards deck 4. On the way I spotted one of my TAG Stitch magnets on a deck 7 door! Somebody had actually moved it!!
I thought that was the coolest thing!
On deck 4 we discovered shuffle board.....
Andy was a little overzealous and I had to run down to the end to catch his puck (?) b/c he hit it so freaking hard......
Andy likes that picture b/c it has the "puck" in the "off" box Put it together yourself people
An action shot....
And a relaxation shot..
These were the BEST chairs in the WORLD!!! We relaxed more in those chairs than anywhere on the boat!
After a while we decided to head back up to the pool deck and see what was going on. On the way we saw Snow White in the art gallery/shop..
And then a couple self shots up there...
And we meandered around and spotted the crew's pool
And then we hung out some more by the adult pool.... ordered another drink from Shri
And Chip and Dale came by!! We were up on Deck 10 but when they came by the pool I went running down there. I those two!!
I have no idea what I said in this next sequence of pictures...but apparently it was funny....
After those pictures this British lady by the pool had spotted my mickey ear tattoos and asked me where I got them.... as in she was assuming they were fake and I got them on the boat. I responded by telling her they were "mine" and I got them in "Charlotte" I think we had a conversation about if they hurt and then I showed them Stitch on my back. And then I'm sure they realized they were talking to a complete Disney freak
After that we headed back up to finish our beers. Then it was time to head back to our room to get ready for dinner and the Pirate party!!!
Hooray - an update!! I think maybe DH and I will sign up for the beer tasting. Considering that my boys have pretty much given me the brush off for the ship. Nick (DS5) told me that he WILL be spending most of his time in the kids club. I said something about him going to a show with us, and he said "well, I can go to the club, and then you can see the show. Isn't that good?!?"
I am glad that you found time to continue your story, and I really hope that by this point, you were loving the cruise. Can't wait for more!
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Great update! Very cool that you saw so many characters - we must've been on another planet during our Disney Cruise because I don't think we found as many characters the entire time as you did that afternoon.
Great update! What a full day you've had so far! I'm surprised at how many characters you've found wandering around the ship. Too funny about the woman and your Mickey tatoos How many are you up to now, anyway? Looking forward to more
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Glad someone took a Tag Stitch magnet. We took a roaming gnome one from someones door and later we heard a little girl outside our room stop and say, "Someone finally took it!" She sounded so happy but then it was gone by morning so it must have kept roaming. Glad you were feeling better today.
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Welcome back ! Like how the characters seem to be just strolling around the decks. Glad to hear the beer tasting was good. One more thing to entice the hubby to go on a cruise.
mmmm Looks like you are laying a hand on Aladdins butt Does Jasmine know? mmmm?
Love the update and can't wait to read more I will definatly be checking out that deck 7 deck. I am actually staying on deck 7. I am forward, but I won't mind walking aft
Great update...glad you were feeling a bit better after last night. Nassau looks really pretty glad you were able to spend a bit of time just taking in the atmosphere, but your afternoon on board sounded great despite the cold. Love all the shots with the characters....can't wait to hear about dinner and the priate party.
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I LOVE IT!! Anyway, he thought it was hilarious. And then he pointed to Andy's Beatles shirt and said that they have a lot of Beatles in Agrabah.....Andy just pointed out it wouldn't be spelled "Beatles" it would be spelled "Beetles" but really..... who cares....Obviously Andy does...
those two!! 
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How many are you up to now, anyway? Looking forward to more
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