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Now I heard they have changed it back to doing the reception for 7 nighters too, but I haven't looked far enough to see if they actually are doing them...but I guess so many people complained they changed it back.
It was the first one I have attended and all others will not be even close to it if they don't do something similar. It really was neat.
That would be good if they have changed it back to doing them for the seven nighters, as we've got two of those booked in the next year or so....
After our tour of Sweet on You we headed out on deck. During the dry dock they took the family hot tub out and replaced it with this splash area….which is super lame.
As it was getting close to start a lady came over and asked if we would like to join her team as it was just her and her husband and he wasn’t good with songs. I said sure, but we couldn’t promise to be good either. So we moved over to their booth and played with them.
She was right…her husband really didn’t know many songs…..but between us 3 girls, we didn’t do too poorly. We didn’t win, but we did have fun and they were a super nice couple.
We walked by the new Tiffany’s they put on the ship during dry dock. I have to say I never saw anyone buying anything. They did not have anything Disney specific and most people just kind of wandered in and looked at the cases and then headed out. I have to say this was a poor move on Disney’s part.
We walked around then a bit and Claire and I played a little bit of the detective agency. We didn’t finish, but we did quite a bit. She was the pro, so I let her lead me around. We had planned to finish our game later, but sadly we never did.
October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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Now hang on a minute, I could've sworn you said earlier in this trip report that you weren't going to make Claire do any photos, as you weren't getting the photo package, or is my memory letting me down here...?
I don't understand the addition of Tiffany's really. Especially if they aren't doing Disney or DCL specific items. I was hoping they would do a charm for the signature Tiffany bracelet - maybe one shaped like a Mouse Head, and another with the DCL logo?
That family hot tub was always packed, but it kind of grossed me out. Like it was human soup! I have no problem with the hot tubs in the adult area, I think because I've never seen them wall to wall bodies. But the splash area doesn't look very enticing either.
Great pictures of Claire! Looks like she isn't too annoyed that you're taking them! I didn't know they put a Tiffany's on the ship. That seems like a dumb move. They should keep the shops Disney-related!
Now hang on a minute, I could've sworn you said earlier in this trip report that you weren't going to make Claire do any photos, as you weren't getting the photo package, or is my memory letting me down here...?
You caught me! But she did agree to the first 2...then I made her do some more and she grumbled. But at least I didn't make her wait in line to have them done. hahaha.
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I don't understand the addition of Tiffany's really. Especially if they aren't doing Disney or DCL specific items. I was hoping they would do a charm for the signature Tiffany bracelet - maybe one shaped like a Mouse Head, and another with the DCL logo?
That family hot tub was always packed, but it kind of grossed me out. Like it was human soup! I have no problem with the hot tubs in the adult area, I think because I've never seen them wall to wall bodies. But the splash area doesn't look very enticing either.
I agree. We even went in and asked one night if we could see the Disney Specific things and they told us they didn't carry any. And then we promptly walked out. I don't think I would have bought anything anyways, but without anything Disney related I have no use for the store on the ship.
You are right, the hot tub could be pretty gross at times, but it was still a nice spot for families/parents who wanted to go in with kids. I did go in it once in Oct. and it was just Claire and my nieces and 2 other boys....I showered after. hahaha
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Great pictures of Claire! Looks like she isn't too annoyed that you're taking them! I didn't know they put a Tiffany's on the ship. That seems like a dumb move. They should keep the shops Disney-related!
She was a good sport for the most part, but I think it was because it was spontaneous.
It will be interesting to see how long the Tiffanys lasts on the ship.
Tonight’s show was Aladdin. I really like this show a lot. In Oct. the actor who was Aladdin was REALLY easy on the eyes…We called him Hot Aladdin. The cast was totally different this time around, but this Aladdin wasn’t too bad.
We of course filled our popcorn buckets and settled in to watch the show amongst friends.
At the end I did the cell phone picture thing to capture a few.
We went to the Captains cocktail hour in the lobby and found Jeanne. We got a drink, mine was better than hers and just walked around a bit. Cass and family were not coming to dinner tonight because they like pool time and Cass doesn’t do well with sun or heat, which just leaves evening hours for her to swim. Since the pools close kind of early, they would skip dinner on some nights and swim instead. Jeanne mentioned asking Patty’s family to join our table since Cass’s wouldn’t be there. I had actually thought the same thing earlier, but then didn’t say anything as I didn’t know if Jeanne would want to have others join us.
We then headed down to Enchanted Garden where we found Patty’s family and Jeanne’s kids joined us as well. Patty’s family said yes, they would like to join us.
We had a good time at dinner and we had a lot of laughs. Ferdi was good, Lewis was still a little slow, but very nice. I really hadn’t gotten to know Patty’s boys much so far. Zach was the oldest and he was super friendly and talkative. Not shy one bit. I got the feeling he could talk anyone into anything if he wanted to. LOL. I mentioned later to Patty and Fred that he would be a great used car salesman because he was such a smooth talker. Fred said no way….Lawyer! Yes! Even better! He said Zach has been negotiating things since he was able to talk. LOL. Zach was always off hanging with the teens and he made friends early on that he did stuff with.
Caleb was super nice too (age 14, so just 2 years older than Claire, and the same age as Nick). Patty said Caleb is a little shy and he wasn’t much for the kids clubs. He preferred to hang with his parents and observe…just like Claire. It was like the boy version of Claire. He didn’t want to do stuff with others till he got to know them and most cruises she said he just does stuff with her and Fred while they hardly ever saw Zach.
Ferdi did little magic tricks for us each night at the end of dinner. Kelsey and Emily were always trying to figure them out or be the first ones to figure out how it was done. I think Ferdi liked that they were so into his tricks.
I didn’t mention this last night, but there was a family …a large family…that dressed up in costume every single night a few tables away. I believe they had a son, 2 daughters and some other older family members. Their costumes were pretty elaborate….but I think my WHOLE family would KILL me if I made them wear costumes on any other night than Halloween. Sometimes they had a theme and other nights they would just be randomly dressed up. We always had to take a look each night to see what they wore. It still amazed me that the men and son went along with it.
We had lingered awhile and talked and finally we decided to head out. The hypnotist, Ricky Kalmon, was having his adult show tonight in the Walt Disney Theatre. I wanted to go and Emily said she was going to try to get hypnotized. She said it never works for her, but it’s fun trying….so I planned to meet the girls there later.
I looked back to take a picture as we were exiting.
I forgot to mention that Patty’s family always looked so nice each night. She would have colored coordinated outfits for them to wear and they looks really sharp….and her boys like to dress up, which is really nice.
Claire headed back to the room to lounge around. She had a mission too. She learned how to find movies on the TV, so she was watching Guardians of the Galaxy since we have never seen it and many were talking about how they liked it. I was glad she has found something she liked to do and I didn’t feel bad leaving her in the room then.
And then headed to the hypnotist. I think Fred and Patty joined as well (though I could be wrong on that). Emily and Kelsey joined as well, but Jeanne was too tired.
Sadly, Emily wasn’t up there long. He knew she wasn’t under and sent her back to her seat.
It was a good show. We saw him in Oct. and this show was pretty much the same, but it is different as different people will do different things.
One girl was falling all over and flopping around. He kept telling her to sit back up and she would…then slowly flop over again. I am not sure if she was drunk, or just really really under. Usually, if someone is really under, he uses them for special things. He kept her up on stage the whole time, but never used her for anything…..so something had to be going on there.
Some people were really hysterical and others not so much. I enjoyed the show though and I always wonder who is really under and who is faking it. One person was a bit too prepared and it made me think she may have been faking.
After the show, I went up top for a little bit and saw one lady who had been hypnotized and I said hello. We talked about the show (and she later told me people came up to her the whole cruise recognizing her from the show). She said she was definitely under and she was aware, but yet kind of not. LOL. But she said it was all real for her and she did feel like she had just slept for several hours.
I then headed back to the room and Claire was still watching tv. We talked a bit and I told her it was time to turn it off for the night. I agreed that I would let her sleep in tomorrow to catch up on sleep….and hopefully she would be a bit more cheerful now.
I always love the hypnotist. I think I've seen Ricky Kalmon on another DCL cruise - name seems familiar at least. My friend and I went up to try it on a RCCL trip last year. I wasn't able to be put under. My friend was, but not deeply enough. There were a couple people that were hilarious, and I know got comments all through the cruise.
Sounds like a fun evening. I've never seen a hypnotist in action in a show and I'm not sure I'd want to, if that makes sense? Like you, I wonder if people are faking it, which kinds of detracts from any enjoyment of it for me.
Another great tome on the ship and especially with the two shows! Too bad your dinner quality was a bit off.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
I always love the hypnotist. I think I've seen Ricky Kalmon on another DCL cruise - name seems familiar at least. My friend and I went up to try it on a RCCL trip last year. I wasn't able to be put under. My friend was, but not deeply enough. There were a couple people that were hilarious, and I know got comments all through the cruise.
Me too! I have seen several over the years and I always enjoy the shows. I know I would never be able to go under. I think I am too guarded.
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I wonder if the gross jelly stuff is to keep the top of the dessert from drying out?
I enjoy watching hypnotists, but I would never want to be up there myself! Who knows what embarrassing thing they might make you do!
That is a good thought. maybe that is why.....but they need to make it taste better. hahaha
Supposedly you won't do anything that you wouldn't do normally.....but sometimes I do crazy things!
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Sounds like a fun evening. I've never seen a hypnotist in action in a show and I'm not sure I'd want to, if that makes sense? Like you, I wonder if people are faking it, which kinds of detracts from any enjoyment of it for me.
It's a lot of fun. I always enjoy them. I am one who hopes they are really under and not faking it.
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Another great tome on the ship and especially with the two shows! Too bad your dinner quality was a bit off.
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I have no problem with the hot tubs in the adult area, I think because I've never seen them wall to wall bodies. But the splash area doesn't look very enticing either.
I've never seen a hypnotist in action in a show and I'm not sure I'd want to, if that makes sense? Like you, I wonder if people are faking it, which kinds of detracts from any enjoyment of it for me.
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