Dreams do come true – our Med cruise! **Updated 6/30** THREAD 1 *COMPLETE* - Page 16 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Since there are 8 islands that make up the main Hawaiian chain.... well - nuff said!!
WONDERFUL photos of the Suite and the ship. I will have to remember that tour - sounds interesting. Did they allow children to go on it?
That's too funny about the Hawaiian islands! I don't know about children, it was certainly aimed at adults and listed in the adult section of the Navigator, but as to whether they'd actually turn them away, I don't know.
Sunday 28 May – part three: our most expensive on board purchase!
We wandered around the ship for a while, taking more photos as there didn’t seem to be much point in going back to the room, as our DVC appointment was in half an hour.
Walking around deck four – at the front end of the ship you can see the anchor, amongst a few other things, which is quite neat
The entrance to the Oceaneer Lab
We were there at 5.00, only to be told that they were running late, so we headed up to deck nine and I got a veggie wrap and some ice cream, while Mark got burger and chips, as we were starting to get hungry and dinner was still three and a half hours away. It was raining really hard out there. What had started as a nice day weather wise had turned into a pretty foul one and I couldn’t help but think it was just as well there was so much to do inside, as otherwise, it would’ve been pretty miserable for all of us.
We went back to the DVC desk and were taken up to their offices on deck 10 and a few minutes later, we were the proud owners of 55 more points at Saratoga Springs, bringing our total to 440, 165 of those at Beach Club Villas and the rest at Saratoga Springs. Let’s just say it was too good a deal to turn down, especially with the strength of the pound against the dollar at the moment.
We were going to go and see the Golden Mickeys and then get changed into our finery for formal night and we headed that day, stopping on the way to have our photo taken with Daisy:
I started to feel very out of place, as a lot of other people were already in their formal gear, so I suggested that maybe we should go back and change before the show, so a few minutes later and we fitted in perfectly with all the other posh people! We met Deb and friends outside the theatre and all of us sat together to watch the show.
Left to right: Deb, Linda, Sharon and Sandy – don’t they all look great?
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[FONT='Comic Sans MS'][b]Sunday 28 May – part three:
I started to feel very out of place, as a lot of other people were already in their formal gear, so I suggested that maybe we should go back and change before the show, so a few minutes later and we fitted in perfectly with all the other posh people! We met Deb and friends outside the theatre and all of us sat together to watch the show.
Left to right: Deb, Linda, Sharon and Sandy – don’t they all look great?
Next: a golden show
Oh my - I was there and did not know it rained and do not remember the picture. HHMMMM too much time at the wine and cheese toga party in the Roy suite......... or did jet lag finally catch up with me.... yeah, yeah, that was it, jet lag finally caught up with me. :-0
I'm going to have to do some thinking on this one. I hope I didn't forget anything else...... Yes, I do remember Golden Mickeys and the rest of formal night!!
Just getting caught up today, and as always, I'm really enjoying your report. Your pictures of the ship had me all misty and wishing to be there right NOW! I do love how you're connecting with all sorts of famous folks! And Barcelona sounds fabulous. Can't wait for more!
This show always brings tears to my eyes, the way it’s all about Walt’s dream and the wonderful memories he created for all of us. I was even able to get some pretty good photos of the show without flash.
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I don't know about children, it was certainly aimed at adults and listed in the adult section of the Navigator, but as to whether they'd actually turn them away, I don't know. 
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