A Magical voyage across the pond TRIP REPORT UPDATED 12/31 - Page 68 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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To a new day, we go on.
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I'm sorry to hear that Mark missed the Orca sighting. The crab legs are certainly messy but at least they're worth it in the end! The salmon burger did look quite dry. Hope Mark's headache got better as the night went on.
Looked like a good meal at AP overall. Too bad Mark's salon burger was a bit off as they didn't do it right! It needs a binder such as eggs and breadcrumbs to make it work as well as some added spices to make it flavorful. Your scallops looked very good. Too bad they couldn't add anything to it as it was missing something without the chorizo. But overall a very good meal!
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Looked like a good meal at AP overall. Too bad Mark's salon burger was a bit off as they didn't do it right! It needs a binder such as eggs and breadcrumbs to make it work as well as some added spices to make it flavorful.
Wow, really? Mark just cooks the salmon fillets as they are with a bit of seasoning and then crumbles them into the burgers and, provided they're cooked fine, it works brilliantly.
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Your scallops looked very good. Too bad they couldn't add anything to it as it was missing something without the chorizo. But overall a very good meal!
That animal is a mystery....I think they should leave some kind of clue
I should have done that... "dear housekeeping, we're obviously playing charades with the towel creatures. We haven't got a clue what they are - can you help us identify them?" I don't think that would have offended him... much!
Saturday 15 September – part nine: watching the show from the comfort of our room
I went to do a run up to deck nine to get some soft drinks and to see the sunset, but a quick walk up to deck 10 told me a) the sunset was nothing to get excited about and b) I was being blown backwards, so I quickly retreated to deck nine after getting a couple of shots…
I got a few more as I made my way along deck nine…
… and then on the way back down, as I love seeing all the Disney art they have around the ship.
We settled down to watch Tangled the Musical, which was showing on our stateroom TV at the same time as it was on in the Walt Disney Theatre, but it soon became obvious that it wasn’t live, as there were bits that had been cut and the announcement at the end came from a female cruise director and unless Derren had had a radical operation in the last couple of hours, since I last heard one of his announcements, that wasn’t him. I was a bit disappointed by that, but at least I was able to see it and get an idea of what it was all about.
It was good, but for me, it went on a bit too long at over an hour. If I was getting bored watching it in our stateroom, goodness knows how kids in the theatre reacted. I said to Mark this is why I liked Once Upon a Song, as I had no idea what was coming up with it, so I had no expectations, whereas with this, I was constantly thinking ahead, wondering how they were going to do certain scenes.
Don’t get me wrong, it was still fun, the singing was still amazing, the sets spectacular and, in particular, a mention here for Maximus the horse. I love how they do things like this and never cease to be blown away by the sheer talent of the people who operate things like this.
At least, as we were watching it in our stateroom, we were able to get some photos of it…
When that concluded, it was definitely time for bed. Tomorrow we’d be reaching the other side of the Atlantic.
The weather today was cloudy with temperatures in the high 50s/low 60s. Today we walked 4.42 miles. The best thing today was Palo brunch! The worst thing today was missing seeing the dolphins and whales. The funniest thing today was getting messy with the crab legs! Today we tried taking the kitchen galley tour And the result was it was a bit of a disappointment. The most magical moment today was actually being able to see the second Imagineering talk that we thought we’d missed.
I love all the Disney artwork around the ship! It's great that they at least show the performances on your stateroom TV even if it's not live. I haven't gotten the chance to see Tangled yet but I hope to one of these days!
I love all the Disney artwork around the ship! It's great that they at least show the performances on your stateroom TV even if it's not live. I haven't gotten the chance to see Tangled yet but I hope to one of these days!
From what we saw, it was a good show and it's nice to see one of Disney's less famous films being turned into a theatre show.
Tangled looks very cute! It's nice to be able to watch it in your stateroom, but I too would have been disappointed that it was a recording instead of live!
Tangled looks very cute! It's nice to be able to watch it in your stateroom, but I too would have been disappointed that it was a recording instead of live!
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The crab legs are certainly messy but at least they're worth it in the end!
The salmon burger did look quite dry.
Hope Mark's headache got better as the night went on.
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Sorry Mark got a headache. 
It needs a binder such as eggs and breadcrumbs to make it work as well as some added spices to make it flavorful. Your scallops looked very good. Too bad they couldn't add anything to it as it was missing something without the chorizo. But overall a very good meal! 
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