A Little Trans-Atlantic Magic - The (somewhat) LIVE TR! -updated 07/03/13 - Page 6 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Well we slept until 10:45am today! Phew! Had to rush to get Meri to the club by 11 so she could become a Mouseketeer! Meanwhile, mom and I had a lovely brunch at Parrot Cay. We did some laundry and a pirate craft, and now we're relaxing until it's time to go meet Captain Jack! We're going to go half hour early because I KNOW it's going to be packed for that, since there's only two meets for him tonight, and I think that's all for the entire cruise.
Well we slept until 10:45am today! Phew! Had to rush to get Meri to the club by 11 so she could become a Mouseketeer! Meanwhile, mom and I had a lovely brunch at Parrot Cay. We did some laundry and a pirate craft, and now we're relaxing until it's time to go meet Captain Jack! We're going to go half hour early because I KNOW it's going to be packed for that, since there's only two meets for him tonight, and I think that's all for the entire cruise.
Captain Jack was adorable! We've met him, Pirate Mickey, Pirate Minnie, Pirate Chip & Dale and Pirate Stitch... phew! Now it's off to collect Meri and get ourselves situated so that we can get ready for the pirate party. My plan is to park us up on deck 10, by the railing, so that we can view the party from above and get a great view of Mickey on the zip line, and then see the fireworks unobstructed!
I'm sure no one else but you has thought of such a clever viewing spot!
ENJOY!
Hope it's warmer at sea than here in DC - it's 57 now, getting into the low-mid 40's tonight!!
Lots of pirate fun! So glad you're having calm seas and reasonable temps. We're not supposed to get out of the 40's here in Boston tomorrow, and they're now saying we might see a bit of snow! I'm sure you'll be the only ones up on Deck 10.
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LOL fortunately I was there early enough that I had exactly the spot I wanted. I was not at all surprised to see the crowds - but what did surprise me is how many people got there so late! I guess it shouldn't surprise me, but I was glad to be there early enough to have exactly the spot I wanted. It turned out to be the perfect spot, and was well worth getting there early to stake it out!
Today was pretty much a slug day. It was (to me) cold outside (somewhere around 72 degrees, but of course windy as all getout on deck) but that didn't stop Meri from spending nearly 5 hours in the pool! Yes, seriously. Meanwhile I was bundled up by a window on the side, in the covered area, reading a book and relaxing with my tablemate (Meri and her son Timothy are best friends now, lol). It was quite a nice afternoon, and tonight is Palo for dinner! Timothy's parents offered to take responsibility for Meri at dinner and then drop her at the kids club, along with Timothy, at 7:15pm... something I gladly leaped at, knowing Meri would far prefer to eat at Lumieres with her friends!
Ok off to wash Meri's hair - she's hollering at me from the tub. How she still has energy, I have no idea!
I can't believe we still have a whole other week on board! I think I'm so spoiled now, how can I ever go back to a 7 night cruise - or worse, a 3-4 nighter??? LOL!
That was exactly our reaction when we did the 12 night Baltic cruise - how can you ever survive with a mere week? So for our next one, we did B2B 5 & 4 nights on the Dream to at least eak out 9 nights. Next trip is going to be 7 nights on the Fantasy, and I know that's going to feel short!
Enjoy Palo!! Have a chocolate soufflé, and maybe a panna cotta as well, for me!
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