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A good thing to remember is that when you are at port the bars and lounges are closed as well as the shops. Great time to get some photos. Skyline Bar
Evolution
The District...bathrooms behind those cylinders.
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Pink
District Lounge
How about some Disney art?
Moving on to the Atrium
Dream’s gingerbread house
Chairs and Murals
Bon Voyage sitting area
Christmas decorations and trimming
Chandelier reflecting in piano…love this shot
We went outside on deck four where Dan took me on a tour. I didn’t realize you could go all around the deck and through a passageway that he accidentally found on the Fantasy. It was cool. Disney Magic from deck 4
Now I happened to walk past these guys where another photographer was snapping their picture. It looked really neat so I took one too. Dan gave them a name which is quite true. The original Golden Mickey’s Magic’s reflection in Dream’s windows
We saw this looking into the Carnivals window. I have no clue????
We went up to the top deck just in time to see the Carnival Ecstasy and the Carnival Sensation leave. One Then the other
We found a place to sit by Currents and ordered some drinks. The sun set rather quickly and soon we saw the Magic slowly leave port. I was really hoping for a horn battle but it never happened. Disappointing but I guess maybe not in port. We would be the last to leave but we would be fast asleep by the time the Dream
departed. Nassau at sunset Goodbye Magic Last few night shots
Tonight dinner was at the Royal Palace and another night with our odd semi-tablemates but we decided to just make the best of it. Our servers took our orders and we enjoyed ourselves as if there was no else nearby. Love these napkins Warm Herb Brioche with an Olive Spread…forgot the olive spread Double Crowned…Crown Royal, Chambord, Cointreau, Cranberry Juice, and Sour Mix and Impérial Illusion…Absolut Mandarin, Apple Pucker, Blue Curaçao liquor, Pineapple Juice Escargots Gratinés…Herb-marinated Snails with Finely Chopped Mushrooms, topped with Garlic Butter and Breadstick Breaded and Deep Fried Brie…with Orange and Cranberry Chutney Onion Soup Gratinee...with Baguette and Gruyere Cheese Lobster Macaroni…Elbow Pasta mixed with Lobster Meat, Tarragon, Gruyere and Cheddar Cheese Sauce, drizzled with White Truffle Oil Chateaubriand-Roasted Filet Steak…Round Filet Steak, Crushed New Potatoes and Shallots, Buttered Green Beans, Red Wine Jus and a Béarnaise Sauce on the Side Grand Marnier Soufflé…Infused with fresh Orange Zest and served with Crčme Anglaise
We had our photo taken this night and after a very filling meal we headed to our cabin to find this guy waiting for us. Towel and throw Bunny My favorite pillow
Next…Our last full day on the Dream with a lot more photos…
Sounds like you made the right choice returning to the ship with the rain
Nice photos around the empty ship - and that one if the reflection on the piano is gorgeous!!!
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Sorry about the straw market letdown but sounds like you made the most of a day on the ship! I loved the night shots, not something you get to see a lot!
You have the recipe for the Tortuga rum cake?!?!? Will you share??
How fun to be next to the Magic in port! You can really see how much bigger the new ships are! I'm excited to be back on the Wonder for our next cruise. I kind of like the smaller ships.
No interaction from the table mates again?
More great pics! I have no cruise experience and don't know much about other cruise lines but don't the Disney ships look beautiful in comparison when they are all side by side?
Great pics as usual! Very strange about your tablemates. One would think, seeing the same people, and being in such close proximity, they would talk.
Wow, one more day!
Ohh I would be interested in the rum cake recipe too please! Great pictures as always!! That's a bummer about the Bacardi store -- it's the only one in the world other than at the PR plant I guess. It's moved a few times over the years on the island. My work owns condos on PI, some of us go down now and then, but I haven't been back since the staw market was being built (rebuilt) in an actual building.
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Sorry you weren't able to find the woman you were looking for. Good choice to return to the ship. Loved the pictures you got around the ship. The days everyone is off the ship are the best days to get some great pictures
You have the recipe for the Tortuga rum cake?!?!? Will you share??
How fun to be next to the Magic in port! You can really see how much bigger the new ships are! I'm excited to be back on the Wonder for our next cruise. I kind of like the smaller ships.
No interaction from the table mates again?
Ohh I would be interested in the rum cake recipe too please! Great pictures as always!! That's a bummer about the Bacardi store -- it's the only one in the world other than at the PR plant I guess. It's moved a few times over the years on the island. My work owns condos on PI, some of us go down now and then, but I haven't been back since the staw market was being built (rebuilt) in an actual building.
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