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Moving on in the Vista Spa, I went in search of the rainforest room so I could try for some more shots there.
I liked the way this next one came out.
I went back out on deck and there were more signs of life now.
The guys are always busy working somewhere.
I stopped off and got a banana.
A look at the ice-cream machines.
I made my way down to deck 4 and glanced over the side.
I wanted to go into Shutters and look at our pictures. This actually confused me for a few days. And Lisa too, but we finally figured it out. When Shutters was open, the pictures were displayed, but when it was closed, it had covers over the racks that had Disney pictures from around the world. For some odd reason, it took me forever to figure out I was in the same place. LOL
So I headed in towards Shutters and I got a little Magical Pixie Dust. Look who I saw! And he posed for me.
And then he motioned to his handler that he wanted a picture with me too. GREAT!
I was ALL smiles then! How cool to just run into Mickey like that!
I wandered around Shutters but no pictures were out to look at. Like I said, I was very confused and I think this is the day it struck me that they cover them up when they are not officially open. So I took a couple pictures of the covers.
They have some display pictures on the shelves as well. And who do I see? Well this is my friend Jeannes girls.
They sail a LOT! I mean like. A LOT!!!!!!! I think Jeanne has been on more than 40 Disney cruises. I think 6 or 7 Disney this year alone and also she has sailed on Princess this year twice if I remember right.
I am loving your pictures. It is making me "homesick" for the Magic. I absolutely loved my first cruise, which was on the Magic last month. I can't wait to go back. Maybe in 2014 I will be able to do both "land and sea" Disney. For now I just have to be happy with my upcoming trip to Disney in two months. Yes, I think I can be happy with that.
Nice pics form just wandering around. I'm still amazed that you can just go into the places that are "closed" I kept waiting for the bars/lounges to have locked doors or gate across them or something to limit the access while they were affically not open. You would never find that sort of open-ness in the "real" world.
That is a lot of cruises! Great pics of the details of the ship!
I want to be her when I grow up!
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Love all the photos from around the ship!
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I am loving your pictures. It is making me "homesick" for the Magic. I absolutely loved my first cruise, which was on the Magic last month. I can't wait to go back. Maybe in 2014 I will be able to do both "land and sea" Disney. For now I just have to be happy with my upcoming trip to Disney in two months. Yes, I think I can be happy with that.
Congrats on your first Disney cruise. It is such a magicl experience.
I could live with a Disney trip in my future as well!
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Wonderful photos, especially of the rainforest room.
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Happy New Year.
Nice pics form just wandering around. I'm still amazed that you can just go into the places that are "closed" I kept waiting for the bars/lounges to have locked doors or gate across them or something to limit the access while they were affically not open. You would never find that sort of open-ness in the "real" world.
It is so different than the real world. Very rarely do find a space completely closed off.
After my Magical Moment, I decided to go down and look at Animators Palate while it was empty.
Yeah, I went a little picture crazy here too.
I decided to go back up to deck 4 and just walk for a little exercise.
And I tried for a few artsy shots. I was trying to have different focus points.
So, I am all crouched down, trying to get these shots and I feel someone tap me on my back. My first thought was that Lisa had come and found me. I stood up and turn around and I was shocked! It was Chip and Dale. How cool was that! I asked their handler to take a picture.
And she goes to take a 2nd and tells me that my card is full! UGH! I did the quickest card change EVER!! And she took a couple more then.
It’s really sad, but looking at these pictures, you really see that I am shaped exactly like Chip and Dale!
I said Thank you and good bye, but they didn’t leave. Instead, Dale laid down on the chase lounge.
I was wondering what the heck they were doing and then he motioned to Chip and Chip came over and gave him a massage.
It was so funny and truly another Magical Moment for me.
They then got up and waved good bye. Look at that mischievous look he has.
They headed on their way and it looks like they were looking for more trouble.
I started my walk around the deck.
And who should I run into in this hallway? Well Chip and Dale again. I guess they were walking around the outer deck. We waved and they hugged me again. I mentioned to them that my Daughter would be so jealous and they gave me the look of “where is she?” I told them at home, as this was a girls trip. They had the look of horror that I would do such a thing. It was funny. I assured them that she has sailed Disney already once and that she would be sailing Disney again in about 5 weeks. They gave me a relieved look and we went on our merry ways again.
I continued taking pictures as I walked.
Another picture where I was trying to get a certain focus point and the rest fade out blurry.
Someday I really want to try and play shuffleboard.
This area was roped off for construction and I looked over it and shot a couple of pictures.
I guess these guys were the one working there ……and look who I spot off in the distance.
Lisa!
We decided it was time to go and get some breakfast so we headed inside and guess who we saw AGAIN!!!!!
I waved and then asked if Lisa could get a shot with them. The played around with her. Looks like Dale was doing a bit of hide and seek or peek a boo.
After our latest meet with Chip and Dale, we headed off for breakfast.
A look off the back of our ship.
I love the Mickeys on the glasses.
That lady looks like she is giving me the evil eye.
But she actually wasn’t. She came over to me shortly after and asked me if I knew anything about cameras. She had an SLR as well and was having issues working it. I played around a bit and I think I got it figured out. I think her issue was mostly video and it wasn’t working. I don’t remember the details, but I do know we figured out that her video setting was wrong and all the video they thought they took did not actually take. I hope I helped her enough to be able to catch the rest of the memories.
We then saw land in the distance. That’s a good sign.
I don’t have any pictures for the next 1 ½ -2 hours, so I am guess we headed back to the room and lounged around a bit till we got closer to port.
Once we did get closer though, we went up top and watched us approach.
We watched them steer us in.
Lisa needed to go back to the room for something so she left and I stay up top taking pictures. I told her I would be up around the top when she came back.
I didn’t have my telephoto lens with me, so I switched over to using my point and shoot so I could zoom in closer.
This area we see is a little plaza they have right at the port. Our plan for the day was to just hang out here. Possibly travel outside of it, which requires a taxi ride, but for the most part our plans were to explore this area, which we were told had quite a bit of shopping and activities.
I really loved looking at the shore line. It looked like it was pretty much jungle beyond.
We were told it may be a little tricky docking here because of the currents, but I think it looked like we were doing a pretty good job.
I took a little bit of video.
And while I was taping the darn thing quit. Full card on this camera now! UGH! So I had to run back to the room to get another card. I got down there and tried to open the door but it wouldn’t. I figured Lisa must’ve used the bathroom and locked the lock so that no one would come in. She always had a fear Rodrigo would come in while she was in there. Speaking of Rodrigo, he comes along and tries to help me, but he can’t open it either. I told him that I bet she was out on the balcony and had it locked. I knocked a few times and called her name, but she didn’t answer. So while I waited, I took this picture.
I finally gave up. I was missing us docking so I ran down to deck four and watched.
The guys on the dock seemed all excited and ready. If I remember right, this was Disney’s first official visit to this port, Costa Maya. I think it has been here a time or 2 when diverted by a hurricane, but I am pretty sure this was their first scheduled stop.
However, after talking to a few people and seeing the schedule for the upcoming year, I do not think Disney will be coming back here much in the future. From what I have heard, this port is not up to Disney standards. And actually it felt kind of scary to me. There was a constant present of military.
You can see some standing on the dock in this next picture.
I headed back to the room once again and the door was now unlocked. I got what I needed, took a few pictures off the balcony and headed out in search of Lisa.
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Love the Chip and Dale interaction. Interesting port.
It was great. Yeah this port wasn't super impressive at all. Now I heard others did some really neat tours and I think if I ever went back, I would do one too.
I love that on the cruises you can still have impromptu encounters with the characters. It's so much fun just to see Goofy or Chip and Dale wandering the corridors or decks.
I must have missed it somewhere in your text, but what port is this? It certainly looks like the island is mostly jungle!
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