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You got a picture of me on the pilot boat!!! That is me in the multicolored top and black slacks, standing at the front looking up at the Dream!! I hoped you had gotten a photo! So glad you did.
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Oh wow - that is just so cool! I wish we'd known you were on board - we could've texted you and found you while you were on the boat!
I wasn't on the Dream - just on the pilot boat. Four of my colleagues got to board the Dream itself - and they rode her out of the channel until you began the turn to the south.
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I wasn't on the Dream - just on the pilot boat. Four of my colleagues got to board the Dream itself - and they rode her out of the channel until you began the turn to the south.
I just realised that wasn't clear. I meant we could've found you on your boat and waved to you and perhaps even talked to you! I cannot believe you were standing there and we were photographing you and we didn't have a clue...
We were at Animators’ Palette tonight and wow is again all I can say about this. You think the show is good on the Magic and Wonder? Forget it! It doesn’t hold a candle to this, trust me on that.
I knew that Crush would be interacting with us and even Ciaran got some fun time with him, which was great. However, all through the meal, you’ll see the characters from Finding Nemo swimming to and fro from time to time. You really have to keep an eye out for them. The main show takes place in between your courses and is very well timed. Just as well, as Ciaran and the other boy on our table were enchanted by it and I don’t think would’ve eaten a thing had the show taken place during eating time.
We were seated with a family from Los Angeles, whose only child, a son, was about the same age as Ciaran. You could see how Disney had put us together. We found out, as the cruise wore on, that she was pregnant with their second child. They were originally from Taiwan and this was their first Disney cruise.
Now for the important stuff – the food. The menu looked so good that I went for two appetisers, a soup, main course and dessert. I started with the smoked salmon tartare, capers, olives, micro greens topped with American black caviar, seasoned with Celtic salt, as did Mark, which was just unbelievably good – absolutely perfect in every way.
Then I went for the sesame flavoured rock shrimp and caramelised onion cheesecake with Asian barbecue sauce and topped with micro greensand that wasn’t nearly so good. I thought it was lacking in taste, although it had some sauce to go with it, but not nearly enough.
The next one was an obvious one for me – the creamy butternut squash soup, as this is one of my old favourites from Boma, but this had a very different texture and taste to it. The flavours were much more subtle, which was nice.
Mark had the vine ripe tomato salad and seemed to really enjoy it.
For entree, I went for the white shrimp pennette pasta, tossed with a basil and Reggiano parmesan cheese sauce and topped with a parmesan cheese wafer, which came recommended, both by our server Joyce and on the menu. As a result, I was a little disappointed with it, as it tasted dry and more bland than I’d expected. On our way out, we got talking to our head server Fasianand he asked about the meal and I passed on my views about all the courses to him. He told me he’d pass it back to the kitchen, as they needed honest feedback.
Mark went for the chicken lemon thyme marinated organic chicken breast with sour cream mashed potatoes, roasted root vegetables and grain mustard jusfor his entree and seemed to really enjoy it.
Sorry a few dishes lacked some flavor, but overall it "looked" good! Glad Ciaran was really enjoying himself in there. I'm assuming dessert is bliss?!!
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The interaction in Animator's Palate sounded very enjoyable! And I can see how Disney paired you with the other family. The shrimp/onion cheese cake intrigued me - but I wasn't daring enough to try it. Maybe that was the right choice. Can't wait to read more!! Cause I think you have a spa treatment next!!
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Love your latest update Cheryl! I want one of those Mickey chairs! LOL That cheesecake sounds really interesting, I will have to try it if we ever sail on the Dream.
I want those Mickey chairs in my kitchen! They're so cool!
Animator's Palette sounds like a really neat experience. I really like the picture with Sean & Ciaran (how's that pronounced, by the way?) completely engrossed in the show!
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I wish we'd known you were on board - we could've texted you and found you while you were on the boat! 
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I just realised that wasn't clear. I meant we could've found you on your boat and waved to you and perhaps even talked to you! I cannot believe you were standing there and we were photographing you and we didn't have a clue... 
It doesn’t hold a candle to this, trust me on that. 
The menu looked so good that I went for two appetisers, a soup, main course and dessert. I started with the smoked salmon tartare, capers, olives, micro greens topped with American black caviar, seasoned with Celtic salt, as did Mark, which was just unbelievably good – absolutely perfect in every way. 
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