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Always an awesome sight to see any Disney ship once you come over that bridge! And sounds like a wonderful way to start off your cruise with a good swim - but odd with the delay and the coast guard following along.
The Neverland Dream ship! So cool! They really need to change up the menus more. I understand it's probably easier to just keep the same thing going in their somewhat limited kitchen, but variety is the spice of life!
Oh boy. We had bad pitching like that for one full evening and night on our cruise. And yep, our cabinets and doors kept opening too! To the point of being scary! Great time alone in the spa! You can see the trees all slanted in the breeze, that's some strong wind.
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Nice to have all that time alone in the Rainforest, but too bad the upgrades weren't the full Dream/Fantasy package.
It was a shame, but in all honesty, not having read anything about what they'd done to it, I was pleasantly surprised by all the changes they had managed to make in a relatively short period of time.
Always an awesome sight to see any Disney ship once you come over that bridge!
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And sounds like a wonderful way to start off your cruise with a good swim - but odd with the delay and the coast guard following along.
I suspect they probably do that all the time now.
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The Neverland Dream ship! So cool! They really need to change up the menus more. I understand it's probably easier to just keep the same thing going in their somewhat limited kitchen, but variety is the spice of life!
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Oh boy. We had bad pitching like that for one full evening and night on our cruise. And yep, our cabinets and doors kept opening too! To the point of being scary!
You'd think Disney would've come up with a way to deal with that. I mean, you're on a ship. Heck, pitching on occasions sadly comes with the territory....
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Great time alone in the spa! You can see the trees all slanted in the breeze, that's some strong wind.
Too bad about all the pitching of the ship which was not obviously a good experience, when trying to get a good nights sleep! It's funny that you mention the tuna and your bad experiences with it. I've ordered so much fish over the years when dining out and quite often it's been tuna that wasn't to my liking and usually over done, which is not good!
Which port are you coning into now....Nassau? Glad you're getting some good spa time in!
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Too bad about all the pitching of the ship which was not obviously a good experience, when trying to get a good nights sleep! It's funny that you mention the tuna and your bad experiences with it. I've ordered so much fish over the years when dining out and quite often it's been tuna that wasn't to my liking and usually over done, which is not good!
Mark doesn't like cooking tuna, as he says it's so hard to get right, but whenever he's done it, he usually gets it spot on.
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Which port are you coning into now....Nassau? Glad you're getting some good spa time in!
Monday 6 March – part two: a warning from Captain Gus….
When I got back to the room, Mark was up, and showed me a fire in the distance, which of course I had to get some photos of…
We decided it was time to brave breakfast, and by the looks of it, about half the ship had had the same idea too. They’ve installed these at the entrance to Cabana’s…
We had really mixed feelings about these. For starters, it ends up with a line just to get to them, and frankly, watching people at them, it’s clear a lot of people don’t know how to clean their hands properly. Also, it’s difficult to spend as long washing your hands as you need, when you know there are other people waiting. I can see why Disney have done it, but I’m not convinced it works.
We headed into the new look Cabana’s…
… and wow, their food selection was amazing, especially for a non-meat eater like me!
I was almost spoilt for choice, and that never usually happens. Way to go Disney on really stepping up and coming up with some more innovative breakfast choices!
We headed out on to deck, as it was packed inside, and grabbed a couple of cups of tea (using our own teabags of course ) and settled down to enjoy our food. Thankfully in this area, it wasn’t too windy, as you were nicely sheltered from the worst of the wind.
When we were done, we braved a stroll along deck 10, getting some shots of Nassau…
… and this amazing yacht!
Yep, that’s the pool on it!
We made our way back down to deck nine, and heard Captain Gus’ announcement, apologising for the weather last night (and so he should… joking! ), but the bad news was the wind would keep up for much of today, and from what we could gather, into this evening. Ugh – another fun night by the sounds of it. Apparently we were dealing with 12 foot waves, yep, that might account for the moving from side to side then…
He went on to say that the Magic had managed to dock today at Castaway Cay in 35 mph winds, and we were scheduled to have roughly the same strength of wind tomorrow. The way he said it, he made it clear there was a possibility we might not be able to dock at Castaway Cay, as he urged people who wanted to have a day on the beach to head out today on a shore excursion. I know Castaway Cay is the port that most often gets missed in bad weather, so I was not surprised by that, but given how many first timers we’ve seen on board (we think they make up the majority of cruisers on this cruise), I suspect if we don’t manage to dock at Castaway Cay, the crew will hear all about that from some very unhappy passengers…
We headed back to the room, and had some down time, so I could catch up on the trip report, and we ended up watching Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Well, Mark watched, and I listened to it. There are some really good one liners in it, and it’s amazing to think how old this movie is now. We both talked about how when Honey, I Shrunk the Audience opened at Epcot, it was the big thing to see, and now of course, that’s gone the way of so many Disney rides, but just about anything they put in there is a walk-on….
After a while, we decided to go for a wander and explore the ship. I have to say I was disappointed with how much was closed, and how few activities there were on board. I know there are a lot of first timers on board, and therefore you can expect them to go ashore, but I would have hoped for more for those of us who decided to stay put.
We headed down to deck three, where we found these magnificent portraits. I can’t remember if it was the Wonder that had them previously, or another ship.
Been there, done that – cruised out of Venice on the Magic
… and going to be doing this one, when we take the Magic to New York City next September!
Sounds like a nice morning! The breakfast choices looked yummy!
Honey, I shrunk the kids was one of our favorites when our kids were small. You're right about the funny one liners!
Oh my goodness, Honey I Shrink the Kids was so cool!!. We loved Honey I Shrunk the Audience as well and have great memories of that attraction!! Your breakfast looks yummy and I'm glad you had so much to choose from!!
Oh my goodness, Honey I Shrink the Kids was so cool!!. We loved Honey I Shrunk the Audience as well and have great memories of that attraction!!
I think it was a really fun attraction at the time, if that makes sense? I'm not sure it would work today. Mind you, it would be nice to see something new going in there, as I'm sure with today's technology, they could do so much.
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And sounds like a wonderful way to start off your cruise with a good swim - but odd with the delay and the coast guard following along. 
So cool! They really need to change up the menus more. I understand it's probably easier to just keep the same thing going in their somewhat limited kitchen, but variety is the spice of life! 
You can see the trees all slanted in the breeze, that's some strong wind. 
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You're both very lucky that you don't get seasick.
I hope that settles down soon.
They’ve installed these at the entrance to Cabana’s… 
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