Just the two of us! (Need I say anything more?) Our Fantasy & Dream trip…Lots of photos completed 4/25/2014 - Page 23 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Just found this TR and read it one go--so many great pictures, adventures excursions, surprises and wonderful FOOD! Thanks for letting me tag along even though I am inexcusably late to this party!
Oh my, what beautiful pictures you got around the empty ship!!
Thanks. I really do enjoy staying onbaord for some quality alone time from the crowds.
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Sorry you weren't feeling great but sounds like a nice relaxing time!
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Figures that I would come down with something. Always seems to happen when I'm on an extended vacation. Hmmm...I wonder???
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Can't believe how empty the ship was! Are you sure you didn't photoshop people out?!
Love those piano shots!
No Photoshop here. Though I suppose it could be done.
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What beautiful photos of the ship - I take it there was barely anyone left aboard?
Everyone takes off for the day for excursions and such. Just a few remain like me.
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More beautiful shots! I have to get one of admiral Donald, he is by far my most favourite duck. Sorry to hear about your cancelled dinner plans you wouldn't be able to enjoy it the same when your feeling rough though x
Donald is my DD's favorite. If was different with her not being there. Yes I guess Palo dinner was not meant to be. Glad we got to go to Remy on the Fantasy though.
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So sorry you had to cancel your Palo dinner. Hope the restful day helped you to recover a bit. The photos around the ship are beautiful, as are the ones of CC taken from on board. The island looks so different from the last time I was there, which was before the expansion for the Dream and Fantasy.
It was nice to just sit back and not have to think about anything but maybe dinner.
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More beautiful shots around the ship, especially the piano ones. I seem to remember Cabanas on the Fantasy having outdoor seating.
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I though that too but it's the Dream that has outdoor seating.
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Beautiful pix of the ship and the Cay. Sorry you were too sick for diner.
Thanks...Just my luck.
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Great pictures of the empty ship!
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Sorry you had to cancel your Palo dinner!
Love the pictures from an empty ship! It's gorgeous!
Thank you.
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Love the piano pictures! So cool with the reflection of the chandelier in it. Sounds like you really needed a day of R&R.
Thanks so much.
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So sorry you were not feeling well and had to cancel dinner. Great photos of the ship
Something had to go wrong...right? Thanks.
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Sorry you weren't feeling well - BUT you got some great photos of another empty ship!!!
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Just found this TR and read it one go--so many great pictures, adventures excursions, surprises and wonderful FOOD! Thanks for letting me tag along even though I am inexcusably late to this party!
Well it looks like this will be my final post for this TR. Sorry I've been away but family issues call upon me once again. Mom is doing really well but dad not so much. He's lost the desire to eat and has lost weight. Most people would have a feeding tube but he is too frail to withstand the surgery. I'm hoping a change of meds will improve things but I'm not so sure anymore. My drama continues....and so does this TR.
December 11th…continued
When I finished with my photo walk we headed back to our stateroom where I collected all of our FE goodies and laid them out on the bed for a nice group shot. After resting up for a bit we heard the engines and knew we were about to depart CC so we found a place by Currents, ordered a couple of drinks and watched as we pulled out of port. Amazing sunset as we leave CC behind Captains Mai Tai and Long Island Iced Tea The Last Sunset
We stayed until dark, me getting my night time shots while Dan just chilled. We were about to leave to get ready for dinner when it happened. A young couple came up to the bar, the woman with a screaming child in her arms. There was blood everywhere and the bar tender ran for some towels and ice and told them to take her to the medical office on deck two. They seemed to argue the point but agreed leaving with their daughter now calm but obviously injured. Dan and I headed down the stairs and there was blood spattered on the bottom. It would seem that the little girl might have tripped and hit her mouth/face on the stairs. I went up to inform the bartender who blocked off the area waiting for a cleanup. The family simply went about their business which was indeed their business. I reminded Dan, kids do fall and get hurt. How many times did Heather take a tumble and drive her teeth into her lip? Hopefully all was ok but what a horrible way to end your vacation. Night time shots of the Dream
I already had our backs packed and ready to go and as soon as we placed them outside our door they were gone. Since we weren’t dining at Palo, Dan’s suit was packed and it wasn’t until we were changing that I realized I packed his black pants leaving him with only his travel jeans. Oops! Thank god it was casual tonight but when we arrived there were many diners in jeans and even sweats. We made our orders and sat back realizing that our final night was here. Our vacation nearly over. Time to think about going home.
We learned a thing or two from Kris and Larry on our Fantasy cruise and ordered some of our favorites on this last night. Table setting Herb Foccacia and ciabatta bread with rosemary virgin olive oil Black Truffle Pasta Purseittes…pasta purse filled with truffle scented cheese and coated with a delicate champagne sauce Escargots Gratinés…Herb-marinated Snails with Finely Chopped Mushrooms, topped with Garlic Butter and Breadstick (Not on our menu…Dan’s request) Baked Potato and Cheddar Cheese Soup…with bacon bits and chives Curly Endive Arugula and Watercress Salad…sliced chorizo, dried figs, herbed croutons and a cider dressing Black Truffle Pasta Purseittes…for main entrée Herb Crusted Veal Chop…Roast Veal Chop brushed with Dijon Mustard and crusted with Herb breadcrumbs served with sundried-tomato risotto and Borolo wine sauce Grand Marnier Soufflé…Infused with fresh Orange Zest and served with Crčme Anglaise (Dan and I both requested this especially since I was missing out on my Palo Chocolate Soufflé)
When dinner was at an end Dan gave out the gratuity envelopes and we said our goodbyes. We wouldn’t see our servers in the morning because we wanted to disembark as soon as we could. One last picture request and we were on our way. Dan and I and our servers Arianta and Saladan
Dan and I walked around hand in hand just looking at the Dream for one last time. We found ourselves on deck 4 where I got a few interesting night shots. Since we were on the deck with all the lunges we decided to check out Pink and get a night cap before calling it a night. This lounge is quite pretty with all the pink, burgundy and gold tones and accents. We found a little table and checked out a menu. We each ordered a drink and were offered complimentary mini desserts but we declined being full from dinner. Like I said Pink is pretty but that was about it. The service was great but the drinks not that memorable. All I recall is mine was orange and Dan’s was blue and with tax and tip the two champagne cocktails racked up an amazing nearly $40 bill, the most expensive drinks on our vacation and that includes tastings. A Stroll Along Deck 4
When we returned to our cabin we were greeted by our last towel creation. This hissy little fellow.
I would have loved to have taken a shot of all of our towel animals together but our stateroom hostess kept cannibalizing the old ones to make new. Oh well.
So by missing Palo was I any better off? I did feel better but not my best. My cough was very aggravating. I got a good night’s sleep and we got off the ship early and in record time. The sign you don’t really want to be seeing.
We grabbed a snack at MCO and before you know it we were on our way home. I will tell you that this cold or whatever it was, was persistent. I was sick right through Christmas and New Years and my cough didn’t really fade away until sometime in mid-January. When I get sick, I get sick. Lol!
Well there you have it. Another TR finished and I believe in record time…for me at least. I found a couple of pictures that didn’t make it so I’ll post now. Again thanks for reading. Thanks for the pixie dust that got me through those rough times. I’ll be seeing you again in around 2 months and for now I think I’m going to try and check out your TR’s. Again thanks for reading and sharing our journey.
My shopping spree. Yes only these, a few t-shirts and Vinylmation’s. Our only two purchased photos on the Dream Group shot on the Fantasy... can you spot us???
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From your photos you'd honestly think you two were the only two on the ship the whole time! I'm like you, my sickies last and last! Blech! Thank you so much for sharing the trip with us, I enjoyed reading along!
Thank you so much for sharing this trip report with us - I've really enjoyed reading it. What a beautiful sunset on your last night and sadly I wasn't surprised about the price of drinks in Pink. We looked at getting a drink in there and decided not to, when we saw the price!
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Sorry to hear of your most recent troubles. Pixies winging their way to you for better days ahead. Thank you for sharing your wonderful vacation with us!
Great TR Linda, thank you for sharing your photos most awesome! I love the Fantasy and can't wait for our Sept. western cruise. Seeing the ship through your pictures just makes me want to go now.
What a great last evening! (Except for the poor little kid. But like you said these things happen anywhere.) Glad the trip home was uneventful. Looking forward to the next PTR/TR. Another cruise?
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What a beautiful sunset on your last night and sadly I wasn't surprised about the price of drinks in Pink. We looked at getting a drink in there and decided not to, when we saw the price! 
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