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It's time to move on and move forward.
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I could live in that infinity tub! Did they still have the really big, round wicker chaise lounge near it? I took several long naps on it during our last cruise and would love to be on it right now!
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Next time we go on the Dream ( and there will be a next time!), I must remember to reserve the Rainforest!! It sounds heavenly!! What a great way to start the day.
Next time we go on the Dream ( and there will be a next time!), I must remember to reserve the Rainforest!! It sounds heavenly!! What a great way to start the day.
I like your approach in that you know there will be a next time to cruise on the Dream. You can't actually reserve the Rainforest for a length of cruise pass beforehand - you have to go to the spa on embarkation day to get one.
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Tuesday 24 February – part three: that’s what I call cheating…
I made it back to the room, and my goodness, it was looking a bit black out there!
We also saw these guys at work…
All I’m going to say here is that I’m glad I took some photos of the view over to Nassau, because it was about to be obscured. Here’s the reason:
Mark was fascinated by her arrival, because he couldn’t see anyone out on the dock waiting to get the ropes. Now eventually some people did roll up, but we had been watching the fork lift truck turn up on the dock. Now surely they couldn’t be using that… could they? They were! Now that’s what I call cheating…
We saw these guys head off the Dream, and they appeared to have all their luggage with them. We wondered if there’d been some kind of emergency at home, as they appeared to be leaving…
I took the opportunity to test out my zoom on the gangways they were getting ready to put out…
…. and also managed to snag this pair working on the Dream.
After watching the activity next door for a while, I decided that my stomach was calling me for lunch, so we headed downstairs for lunch. We got down to deck five, and I decided to get some shots of the lobby beneath us. Well, I wasn’t expecting to get this view.
Cool ship pictures! I have to tell you, the Serenade is my favorite ship!! we took her to Alaska in 2009. She can cheat if she wants!!. How cool that you caught a wedding!! As always, gorgeous photos around the ship!!
You can't actually reserve the Rainforest for a length of cruise pass beforehand - you have to go to the spa on embarkation day to get one.
Cheryl - I hope you don't mind my butting in here, but I just wanted to let you know that you can get your Rainforest passes ahead of time. The info is on their website or you can call Disney Cruise Line direct and do it. We did that for our last 2 cruises and it worked out perfectly.
Isn't it cool when you sail on Disney and you know they are at capacity, yet you feel like you have the ship all to yourself? That's what your pictures look like - that this cruise was just for you and Mark and the happy couple getting married.
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Love that you were spending the time relaxing and just checking things out. Sounds like a great way to kill some time! I find it fascinating to watch how things are done, especially on a large cruise ship.
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What a relaxing start to the trip, the spa, the rainforest....a wonderful looking meal. Could not get over that fog though....how quickly it appeared after that beautiful sunrise.
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It sounds heavenly!! What a great way to start the day. 
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They were! 
Now that’s what I call cheating… 
we took her to Alaska in 2009. She can cheat if she wants!!
I didn't know you could get married on the Disney ships, how magical!
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