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Wednesday 25 February – part five: a special hat for Captain Hook…
By around 4:25pm, someone was getting a bit antsy, as Captain Hook was due out in 20 minutes’ time, and there was a very special hat to greet him.
We headed down there, and Mark was third in line for Captain Hook. I positioned myself so I could get a shot of him coming down the corridor…
… and I got a hook waved in my face for my troubles. I could tell we were going to have fun with this one!
The first family went up, and it was fairly straightforward, then the second family went up, and it was the older guy who really had the fun with Hook. I have no idea what on earth was happening here…
… but I’m guessing the guy was telling him about something that was available in the shop and Hook wanted to see it.
Then it was Mark’s turn, and my goodness, what a reaction his hat got! We had Hook scurrying around, trying to hide from it behind a Crew Member, who had to reassure him that Tic Toc wouldn’t be any problem.
Hook even refused to have his photo taken with Mark for ages. It was absolutely classic!
That finished, we headed back upstairs to the room…
… where we watched our departure from Castaway Cay. I don’t think we’ve ever had a room this side before, so we’ve never been able to see the lucky ground crew at work. We counted at least 17 people still on the island after the gangways had gone. I can’t remember how many people are actually employed here.
They did this very neat farewell to us all…
… before no doubt heading off to get on with their work. I couldn’t help but wonder if they come from the nearby island, as that seemed to have some buildings on it.
We got ready for dinner and headed down to the shops as soon as they opened, as I wanted to get another pair of goggles. We had a browse through White Caps, which we hadn’t visited last night…
… then looked in Mickey’s Mainsail as well…
We ended up back in Sea Treasures again. I was about to give up on my hunt, when I asked a Crew Member, and they do have goggles in White Caps, in the only part of the shop I didn’t look in. Typical! They actually have decent ones, and not just Mickey ones, so I got some Speedo ones and I was set.
We went to guest services to see if there was a mixology class tomorrow, and typically there wasn’t. Given there had been one for the past two days in ports of call, I was a bit disappointed by this. Sometimes, Disney’s timing doesn’t make any sense. Anyway, they had Martini tasting, and wine tasting, so we opted for the wine tasting, especially as we were told these were the last two tickets remaining. It’s in Pink at 2:00pm, so that should follow on nicely from our brunch in Palo at midday.
It was while we were here that I had an Eeyore sighting – a pirate Eeyore as well….
Maybe the next time we cruise, I should bring some of my many pirate Eeyore beanies along with me.
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about Mark with Captain Hook!! I can see that Mark is still a character!!. Great photos of your sail away and I am glad you were able to find new goggles.
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Hook is one of the most fun characters. I was rolling once when he tried to take a lady's jewelry. I love that mark has a special hat - yall really know how to plus your trip!
Yay on goggles ... I was just about to say I know DCL has them ... when you finally found them.
The merchandise pics are so nice - I see several things I want. But when I'm there myself I don't. How can that be? I think sometimes it's overwhelming as there's so much on offer and limited space in my suitcase and wallet.
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Oh my gosh, what fun with Hook!! You guys have the best time with the characters.
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Loved Mark's hat and his interaction with Captain Hook. And I would have probably stayed aboard, too. I like the beach just fine, but not when it's beastly hot.
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What a classic Mark with that hat. I will really have to show Rory those pictures. what a scream!
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Looks like the shops are cool too.
I was more impressed with the shops on board than at Disney World in all honesty. I thought they had good quality merchandise and a variety of new items, whereas we felt at WDW, a lot of it was "the same old, same old"...
What a hoot! Sounds like Mark had great fun with Hook…isn't it so much fun when the characters really let go and have fun?
Oh completely - those are some of our favourite memories. I have to be honest when we try and have fun with a character and they don't react (and some don't), that's such a disappointment for us.
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We had Hook scurrying around, trying to hide from it behind a Crew Member, who had to reassure him that Tic Toc wouldn’t be any problem. 
They actually have decent ones, and not just Mickey ones, so I got some Speedo ones and I was set. 
It’s in Pink at 2:00pm, so that should follow on nicely from our brunch in Palo at midday. 
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