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Cruising on The Dream - 4 Nights to the Bahamas - Jan 5-9th, 2014. TR complete 1/31/2014
I wasn't planning to do a TR, since this trip was very similar to our 1st Disney Cruise just 20 months ago: TR on our 5 night Bahamas Cruise on The Dream in 2012
There were a few differences, and perhaps some of the info will be helpful to those planning to do this cruise in the future. I'll also share a few photos.
The Cast (minus me, since I am taking the photo, as we load up for the 2 hr drive to Port Canaveral):
Just like our last trip, we had DDs 1 & 2, along with DD1SiL, and DGD 1 & 2. DGD 1 turned 12 on our last cruise, and is now almost 14. DGD 2 would be turning 11 on this cruise - which is why we picked January for this trip. And DH, sometimes known as Grumpy Bear. Oh, and me 60 yr old wicked stepmother to DDs 1 & 2 
Brief Backstory: We spend our summers in Maine, usually returning to Florida in October. This year, Grumpy decided to have open heart surgery in October - in Maine ... All went well, and we finally got the OK to drive back to Florida the week before Christmas. Had it not been for the scheduled cruise, I fear Grumpy would have held me hostage in Maine for the winter. This would have been ok with Stitch - one of our dogs:
(If you've followed any of my other reports, you may remember I usually find an excuse to sneak in at least one dog photo -  )
Fast forward through Christmas - literally - and the kids all arrive from California after the New Year, with a couple of days to acclimate before boarding the ship.
3 Days before we were due to leave, I looked for our cruise booklets and luggage tags - nowhere to be found. I guess I did forget something in Maine  A quick call to DCL confirmed it was no biggie - just have photo ID to get into the terminal, and the porters will have spare luggage tags.
2 days before: I never pack until the morning of the cruise, but since I was trying to be more organized this year, I packed early. Guess what? I forgot several essential items  So much for that packing ahead foolishness.
The night before the Cruise - I found all of our travel docs and the luggage tags  Who knew I would have actually unpacked them and put them away in a travel folder? I tell ya, trying to be organized and on top of things is not helping me this year!
Our van arrived to take us to Port Canaveral at 10am. We had a quiet 2 hour drive - everyone enjoying their iPad, Kindle, or taking a snooze.
The birthday girl is ready to go!
We arrived just shortly after noon, and there were only a few people waiting to get into the terminal. Grumpy (who hasn't been all that grumpy since he feels much better after his valve repair), wore his jacket so he wouldn't have to pack it. We call this his "Dr. Epcot" look:
Up Next: Getting on the Ship, and Sailing Away ...
Last edited by duck addict; 02-05-2014 at 06:25 PM..
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