The Widow & the Spinster Take a Bougie WBTA Cruise That Didn't Suck! - Lookout Cay, a One and Done 3/31

[franandaj]

Day 14

As I mentioned in the last update, ever since we left Ponta Delgada, we had been setting our clocks back one hour. Considering that Jill and I were asleep by 9PM, it was difficult to sleep all the way through the night. I woke up at the new 6AM which I figured was a reasonable time to get up.

I figured that no one else would be doing it so I started some laundry. I was wrong.

Two machines were already in use when I got to the laundry room. I went to Deck 5 where there were five machines. I only had one load anyways, so it was fine. I brought the hamper back to the room and went down to the Vista Cafe and got coffee. About this time my washer was finished so I switched the laundry to the dryer and set it for 40 minutes.

Here is our progress across the Ocean.

Jill and I went up to the buffet and got Breakfast. I was craving those Mickey Churro Waffles and they were so good again! The Special K wasn't so good. I forgot that the cereals are British and not American. It tasted stale to me, but I'm sure it's just a different recipe. It was well within the date.

While we were eating breakfast I got the notification that the dryer was done. It had only been 20 minutes since I put it in!

I picked up my laundry on the way back from breakfast. When I got back to the room Jill was watching the documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty. It was a 2009 look back at the Jeffrey Katzenberg era of Disney when Animation seemed dead, and how it was resurrected through a series of movies in the early 1990s.

After that was over, we decided to play another round of Midship detective. This time we solved the case of the lost puppies. This is the unique ID card that you get to identify yourself to the pictures on the walls.

This is the ship map to show you where the various pictures are located.

And your list of suspects.

You stand on the sensor on the floor and wave the card at the pictures and this symbol appears and registers your ID card.

Then the pictures becomes animated and reveals part of the story.

When you leave the picture goes back to what it was before you activated the game.

We finished just in time for lunch. I think this is when this happened, and if not, it’s as good a time as any to share this story. Because of how terrible the Remy Dinner was, we did not want to return for our second dinner, and we really didn’t want to do lunch there. Also, I had looked at the MDR menus for dinner, and our second Palo Dinner was on the same night that we would be having the lobster menu.

We decided to go up to the check in desk for Remy and Palo, and see if we could change the Palo dinner to the night we would have previously dined at Remy. And then we canceled our remaining Remy reservations, saving us both a ton of money! However, that meant we were going to be having a “Double Dip at Palo” in the coming days.

The horror!

Neither of us were terribly hungry but we decided some food would be good since we didn't have plans to eat again until dinner. We went to the Royal Palace again.

I ordered the Beef Satay Skewers. I also asked if they could give me a serving of the yellow rice that went with one of the other dishes in the menu.

Unfortunately the skewers were much more like a kebab and not a thin satay. They ended up being much more food than I expected and a little too charred for my taste. I actually liked the rice best out of everything on the plate.

Jill got the Farfalle pasta without the sautéed mushrooms, but with sun-dried Tomatoes, and a light Italian parsley prosecco cream sauce. She said that it was pretty tasty.

We decided to split an order of the Apple Strudel. The bottom was a little overcooked, so it was hard to cut. We ended up just eating the filling with the ice cream.

At 1:00 there was a Costuming presentation in the Walt Disney Theater. The show on the Disney Dream is Beauty and the Beast. Now that we had canceled the meals at Remy, I had “extra money”. We stopped in the jewelry store where I bought this necklace. (the top one, in a Mickey head).

At the presentation we learned that there are four ladies in charge of costumes. Each one serves a different role from actual costume maintenance, make up and costume changes, to everything else. Mostly they showed us how the super quick costume changes worked. First the Hag witch who curses the Beast at the beginning wears this.

In the next scene she is a villager while Belle sings her opening song. So she just drops the wig and outer robe puts on a cap, and instant villager.

This gent is some sort of dancer in the early part of Be Our Guest.

Later he turns into what they called a “cheese boy” for the dining room scene. There were three of them in the show.

This guy was a veggie platter.

She is a fruit and cheese platter.

And this gal is a salad, or at least a head of lettuce.

They brought Belle out onstage and showed us how her wig actually had magnets inside, which helped with various headdresses that she might wear during the show. In fact most of the costumes are equipped with magnets so that props can be easily attached.

They let the show cast members go, and continued with a Q&A session, until it was time to end. It was a fun and informative session.

We went back to the room for a few minutes. This was our stateroom door.

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[franandaj]

[Continued from Previous Post]

Jill stayed and relaxed while I went down to take a few photos with the photopass photographers. They called this first one a “Tiny World Photo.”

I was able to get a photo with Captain Minnie.

And Donald and Daisy.

I got back to the room just in the nick of time to head to Mixology. We were all assigned seats. We got the back row. It was nice that they gave everyone water bottles to keep us hydrated!

This was our bartender today and had been for our last two visits to Skyline. He called me “Belvedere” when he was asking who had visited the bar before. He's been with DCL since day 1. After this cruise he was flying to the Philippines for a couple months break. When he came back he would be assigned to the Treasure. He chose drinks which were quite large, and we think he was trying to use up leftover alcohol because they planned on restocking once they got back to the US.

We were served our first cocktail, which was a watermelon Liqueur with prosecco added. Jill didn’t like it at all, so I drank both of ours.

I volunteered to make the next drink. First we muddled limes and pineapples.

Then we poured 6 seconds worth of vodka in each glass. Then we added some ice, and finally Ginger Beer. This was tasty! I drank both of these too.

Jill volunteered To make the next one. It was Rum based. She poured Rum and Amaretto in the shaker, and then added orange & pineapple juices.

Then shake it up.

Pour it amongst the various glasses, and top it with a dark rum float.

I finished mine. Thank God I didn't drink Jill's!

I'm not sure if our classmates mixed the next drink or not. But it was really good. It had Bailey's and other delicious Liqueurs. And the first drinks were kicking in. Jill drank this one.

Then we poured our own shot. Kahlua, Amaretto, and Bailey's. B52

I did both mine and Jill's shots.

I don't think I realized how hammered I was until we got back to the cabin. Jill let me sleep until 5:30 when we got up to go see the show in the Walt Disney Theater. It was Beauty and the Beast. The one that we had seen the Costuming presentation for.

There was no photography or videos allowed. I had brought the water bottle from the Mixology session and I drank that to help hydrate and sober me up. Luckily the show was engaging and I did not fall asleep.

Walking back to the room was a bit of a challenge, but I made it. Jill let me have another 20 minute nap before we went down to dinner. She said I snored really loud!

Luckily dinner was in Animator's Palate. We had picked our stateroom specifically for it's location to the Aft elevators. It was a decision that came to bite us every time we wanted to go up to the spa or Midship, but it was great for getting to Palo and Remy, as well as Animator's. Our table was just a few steps away from the entrance near the elevators, and I made it there easily.

Jill wouldn't let me have any wine with dinner, and at one point I called her “my keeper”. But she had only my best interests at heart. There was this maquette of Sully and Mike on one of the shelves. I actually have a similar piece. They’re not supposed to leave Imagineering, but many years ago we were buying a legit Big Figure off of a guy who used to be an imagineer. Once we got to his house, he offered us some things that weren’t supposed to be sold. He said that he had received the maquette as a parting gift when he left the company.

Here’s the menu

I believe we both had the Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup. It was good but not as good as the Le Cellier version. I need to make that when I get home.

I ordered the Prime Rib (again). It was great. I ate at least half my piece.

Jill got the Chicken Kiev and said it was just OK.

We passed on dessert, and she successfully got me back to the room. The maid was still making up the room which was annoying. So I had to sit on the couch and wait while she finished making the bed and our towel animal. Jill said I could have wine now that we were back in the room, but the booze was wearing off and now that I had food in my tummy, I just wanted to go to sleep.

 

[missjackiemcg]

However, that meant we were going to be having a “Double Dip at Palo” in the coming days.

The horror!

The absolute horrors of multiple meals at Palo!!!!

That's really pretty! I'm not sure I've seen either one, but they're both lovely. I'm looking to add a Wish charm to my Pandora bracelet in May.

Later he turns into what they called a “cheese boy” for the dining room scene. There were three of them in the show.

#1 I think I should have a cheese boy at my house to just bring me cheese throughout the day! #2 that sounds like such an interesting presentation with the costuming ladies! I would definitely be interested in attending something like that

I love these tiny world photo ops! My favorite one is in Epcot!

Jill let me have another 20 minute nap before we went down to dinner. She said I snored really loud!

So Mixology was a smashing success!!!

He said that he had received the maquette as a parting gift when he left the company.

That's a really awesome piece to have in your collection!!

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Oh man.

You had yourself a great time. Glad Jill was looking out for you.

I too understand reaching the need sleep level of drinking while on a Disney Cruise.

 

[jedijill]

I was craving those Mickey Churro Waffles and they were so good again! The Special K wasn't so good. I forgot that the cereals are British and not American. It tasted stale to me, but I'm sure it's just a different recipe. It was well within the date.

Those waffles are great! I never like the foreign cereal...I prefer mine with lots of awful food dyes and sugar!

When I got back to the room Jill was watching the documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty. It was a 2009 look back at the Jeffrey Katzenberg era of Disney when Animation seemed dead, and how it was resurrected through a series of movies in the early 1990s.

Quite a good documentary! Not sure if its on Disney + but worth watching.

After that was over, we decided to play another round of Midship detective. This time we solved the case of the lost puppies.

These are so fun and lots of other folks were playing as well.

We decided to go up to the check in desk for Remy and Palo, and see if we could change the Palo dinner to the night we would have previously dined at Remy. And then we canceled our remaining Remy reservations, saving us both a ton of money! However, that meant we were going to be having a “Double Dip at Palo” in the coming days.

The horror!

It was a terrible cross to bear but we volunteered to carry the heavy load!

Jill got the Farfalle pasta without the sautéed mushrooms, but with sun-dried Tomatoes, and a light Italian parsley prosecco cream sauce. She said that it was pretty tasty.

It wasn't bad!

We decided to split an order of the Apple Strudel. The bottom was a little overcooked, so it was hard to cut. We ended up just eating the filling with the ice cream.

The ice cream was quite yummy!

At 1:00 there was a Costuming presentation in the Walt Disney Theater. The show on the Disney Dream is Beauty and the Beast. Now that we had canceled the meals at Remy, I had “extra money”. We stopped in the jewelry store where I bought this necklace. (the top one, in a Mickey head).

First necklace we looked at was $17,000!!! We quickly went to the other room and found the affordable stuff!

They let the show cast members go, and continued with a Q&A session, until it was time to end. It was a fun and informative session.

It was a great presentation and it was fun to see the B&TB costumes and performers later that night.

This was our bartender today and had been for our last two visits to Skyline. He called me “Belvedere” when he was asking who had visited the bar before. He's been with DCL since day 1. After this cruise he was flying to the Philippines for a couple months break. When he came back he would be assigned to the Treasure. He chose drinks which were quite large, and we think he was trying to use up leftover alcohol because they planned on restocking once they got back to the US.

He literally had zero "fs" to give. He kept telling us to pour more.

I volunteered to make the next drink. First we muddled limes and pineapples.

Alison enjoyed this a lot!

I'm not sure if our classmates mixed the next drink or not. But it was really good. It had Bailey's and other delicious Liqueurs. And the first drinks were kicking in. Jill drank this one.

He said he made it up that morning....it was tasty but STRONG!!! No mixers!

Walking back to the room was a bit of a challenge, but I made it. Jill let me have another 20 minute nap before we went down to dinner. She said I snored really loud!

Alison thoroughly enjoyed herself.

Jill wouldn't let me have any wine with dinner, and at one point I called her “my keeper”. But she had only my best interests at heart.

I was the meanie.

Jill got the Chicken Kiev and said it was just OK.

It was dry and all the filling had come out.

We passed on dessert, and she successfully got me back to the room. The maid was still making up the room which was annoying. So I had to sit on the couch and wait while she finished making the bed and our towel animal. Jill said I could have wine now that we were back in the room, but the booze was wearing off and now that I had food in my tummy, I just wanted to go to sleep.

I'm not sure if our room host was overwhelmed with the number of cabins or slow but there is zero excuse for not having the room done by the end of late dining!

Jill in CO

 

[franandaj]

I stand by my work

Then you didn’t stay in long enough

We were getting too warm.....

Really? That surprises me

Disney's IT sucks.

Great minds…

Ah! Good point.
I would think the longer the cruise, the fewer the kids.
<books 100 day cruise…>

I couldn't be away from my kitties that long.

 

[DnA2010]

The Special K wasn't so good. I forgot that the cereals are British and not American. It tasted stale to me, but I'm sure it's just a different recipe. It was well within the date.

Interesting, I wonder if I'd taste the difference

This is the ship map to show you where the various pictures are located.

I actually don't remember getting this map, do you remember what was on the other side?

Because of how terrible the Remy Dinner was, we did not want to return for our second dinner, and we really didn’t want to do lunch there.

Good for you guys, why spend the money again

a little too charred for my taste.

I like char, but these look a bit much indeed

Now that we had canceled the meals at Remy, I had “extra money”. We stopped in the jewelry store where I bought this necklace. (the top one, in a Mickey head).

That's super pretty, I look forward to seeing it in person!

That's quite the costume!

This guy was a veggie platter.

And this gal is a salad, or at least a head of lettuce.

I actually laughed out loud at these, so creative though

They brought Belle out onstage and showed us how her wig actually had magnets inside, which helped with various headdresses that she might wear during the show. In fact most of the costumes are equipped with magnets so that props can be easily attached.

Well that's very clever, what an informative talk

This was our stateroom door.

Very nice magnets!

They called this first one a “Tiny World Photo.”

This is any interesting shot, I don't think I've a PP pic like this!

He's been with DCL since day 1. After this cruise he was flying to the Philippines for a couple months break. When he came back he would be assigned to the Treasure.

Wow day 1! he must be good if he's heading to the treasure, new ship, demanding guests I bet

a watermelon Liqueur with prosecco added

I'm not sure I've had much for cocktails with watermelon liqueur

Then we poured 6 seconds worth of vodka in each glass.

6 seconds seems like a long pour, no wonder you got hammered!

Then shake it up.

like a Polaroid picture Jill!

But it was really good. It had Bailey's and other delicious Liqueurs. And the first drinks were kicking in. Jill drank this one.

Dessert!

Then we poured our own shot. Kahlua, Amaretto, and Bailey's. B52

A classic, I think I need to have one of those some day

Walking back to the room was a bit of a challenge, but I made it. Jill let me have another 20 minute nap before we went down to dinner. She said I snored really loud!

Lol it happens!

I ordered the Prime Rib (again). It was great. I ate at least half my piece.

That looks like a delicious piece of PR indeed!

Makenna appreciated that they were generous with the chocolates, we brought a bunch home and she loved getting them as treats in her lunches!

 

[pkondz]

I figured that no one else would be doing it so I started some laundry. I was wrong.

Why aren't people sleeping? It's a vacation, people!

I brought the hamper back to the room

Hamper? Was this a travel hamper or something? Or just a laundry bag.

I was craving those Mickey Churro Waffles

You really like those, don't you.

The Special K wasn't so good. I forgot that the cereals are British and not American. It tasted stale to me, but I'm sure it's just a different recipe.

Interesting.

I remember having Special K when I was a kid and liking it. I bought some not long ago and was very surprised at both the appearance and taste. Very different from what I remembered. Now I'm wondering if it's because when I was a kid it was imported from the US and now it's manufactured here or something.

While we were eating breakfast I got the notification that the dryer was done. It had only been 20 minutes since I put it in!

Quick!

This time we solved the case of the lost puppies.

Thank you for keeping those kennels empty.

This is the unique ID card that you get to identify yourself to the pictures on the walls.

Did you get to keep that? Or do you have to return it when done?

This is the ship map to show you where the various pictures are located.

And your list of suspects.

Thanks for those. Explains a lot.

You stand on the sensor on the floor and wave the card at the pictures and this symbol appears and registers your ID card.

Huh. Neat.

Then the pictures becomes animated and reveals part of the story.

Ah!

When you leave the picture goes back to what it was before you activated the game.

I don't know if I'd give those a second glance and never know they did anything.

Because of how terrible the Remy Dinner was, we did not want to return for our second dinner, and we really didn’t want to do lunch there.

Can't say as I blame you. Did you tell anybody after? A survey perhaps.

And then we canceled our remaining Remy reservations, saving us both a ton of money!

I'm sure saving money was the primary motivation... not.

However, that meant we were going to be having a “Double Dip at Palo” in the coming days.

The horror!

Oh, no!

I ordered the Beef Satay Skewers. I also asked if they could give me a serving of the yellow rice that went with one of the other dishes in the menu.

Nice they could accommodate.

We decided to split an order of the Apple Strudel. The bottom was a little overcooked, so it was hard to cut. We ended up just eating the filling with the ice cream.

Oh well... that's the best part anyway.

We stopped in the jewelry store where I bought this necklace. (the top one, in a Mickey head).

Bling!

Mostly they showed us how the super quick costume changes worked.

That's cool.

So she just drops the wig and outer robe puts on a cap, and instant villager.

Cool!

She is a fruit and cheese platter.

And this gal is a salad, or at least a head of lettuce.

No mistaking that one.

They brought Belle out onstage and showed us how her wig actually had magnets inside, which helped with various headdresses that she might wear during the show.

Huh. Interesting. Never would've thought that.

Lots of decor on your door.

(I'm a poet!)

Fun little shot.

I was able to get a photo with Captain Minnie.

Didn't know she was the captain.

Cute shot.

He called me “Belvedere” when he was asking who had visited the bar before

He chose drinks which were quite large

Oh, that's too bad. I'm sure you were distraught.

We were served our first cocktail, which was a watermelon Liqueur with prosecco added. Jill didn’t like it at all, so I drank both of ours.

That sounds good.

You look so happy here.

Then we poured 6 seconds worth of vodka in each glass.

Then we added some ice, and finally Ginger Beer. This was tasty! I drank both of these too.

I'll pass. Not a Ginger Beer fan.

Jill volunteered To make the next one. It was Rum based. She poured Rum and Amaretto in the shaker, and then added orange & pineapple juices.

I'm going to shock you...

That sounds good. I'd try that.

I finished mine. Thank God I didn't drink Jill's!

I'm not sure if our classmates mixed the next drink or not.

Can't remember, huh? I wonder why not?

Then we poured our own shot. Kahlua, Amaretto, and Bailey's. B52

I did both mine and Jill's shots.

I don't think I realized how hammered I was until we got back to the cabin.

I had brought the water bottle from the Mixology session and I drank that to help hydrate and sober me up. Luckily the show was engaging and I did not fall asleep.

Good thing, considering your snoring comment later.

Walking back to the room was a bit of a challenge, but I made it. Jill let me have another 20 minute nap before we went down to dinner. She said I snored really loud!

Luckily dinner was in Animator's Palate. We had picked our stateroom specifically for it's location to the Aft elevators. It was a decision that came to bite us every time we wanted to go up to the spa or Midship, but it was great for getting to Palo and Remy, as well as Animator's.

Ah! I wondered when I started reading that sentence why you'd want aft. Makes sense now.

Jill wouldn't let me have any wine with dinner, and at one point I called her “my keeper”.

Jill's mean!

There was this maquette of Sully and Mike on one of the shelves. I actually have a similar piece. They’re not supposed to leave Imagineering, but many years ago we were buying a legit Big Figure off of a guy who used to be an imagineer. Once we got to his house, he offered us some things that weren’t supposed to be sold. He said that he had received the maquette as a parting gift when he left the company.

Huh! I'd imagine it would be worth a fair bit to a collector?

I believe we both had the Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup. It was good but not as good as the Le Cellier version.

I saw that, but... not my first choice.

I need to make that when I get home.

Oh? Hmmm... I might look into that too.

I ordered the Prime Rib (again). It was great. I ate at least half my piece.

Now that was my first choice.

Jill got the Chicken Kiev and said it was just OK.

That was my last choice. And looks like I was right.

We passed on dessert, and she successfully got me back to the room.

The maid was still making up the room which was annoying.

Yeah, I'd not be thrilled with that either.

Jill said I could have wine now that we were back in the room

She doesn't have to carry you anywhere.

but the booze was wearing off and now that I had food in my tummy, I just wanted to go to sleep.

 

[Steppesister]

I love the rainforest room on the Dream Class ships!

Someday I'll stop being such a cheap skate and spring for a spa deal on a cruise.

Interesting that they offered that menu on such a short cruise.

I didn't know that they varied the menus depending on the length of the cruise. Huh!

Two machines were already in use when I got to the laundry room. I

D'oh!

Crap, I think I'd have enjoyed that one a lot more than the one I did.

However, that meant we were going to be having a “Double Dip at Palo” in the coming days.

The horror!

You poor thing.

Sorry this looks like something from a Vegas or Cirque show. LOL! I snorked at this one.

We were served our first cocktail, which was a watermelon Liqueur with prosecco added. Jill didn’t like it at all, so I drank both of ours.

yeah, that actually sounds gross to me too. Allll yours.

Jill volunteered To make the next one. It was Rum based. She poured Rum and Amaretto in the shaker, and then added orange & pineapple juices.

Holy smokes does that ever sound GREAT!

Jill said I could have wine now that we were back in the room, but the booze was wearing off and now that I had food in my tummy, I just wanted to go to sleep.

I get that. Exactly what I did after drinking for 2 at Prima Notte.

 

[franandaj]

The absolute horrors of multiple meals at Palo!!!!

I know, it's a tough job, but someone has to do it!

That's really pretty! I'm not sure I've seen either one, but they're both lovely. I'm looking to add a Wish charm to my Pandora bracelet in May.

I'm so glad that Pandora charms are not one of my vices. I already have enough.

#1 I think I should have a cheese boy at my house to just bring me cheese throughout the day!

#2 that sounds like such an interesting presentation with the costuming ladies! I would definitely be interested in attending something like that

It was really neat.

I love these tiny world photo ops! My favorite one is in Epcot!

I think we did that one too!

So Mixology was a smashing success!!!

I'm not sure I would say that.......

That's a really awesome piece to have in your collection!!

 

[franandaj]

Oh man.

You had yourself a great time. Glad Jill was looking out for you.

Well I'm not sure that I want to call it a great time!

I too understand reaching the need sleep level of drinking while on a Disney Cruise.

Yeah, I'm not sure I want to repeat the experience.

 

[franandaj]

Those waffles are great! I never like the foreign cereal...I prefer mine with lots of awful food dyes and sugar!

I don't like the dyes and sugar, but this was icky!

Quite a good documentary! Not sure if its on Disney + but worth watching.

Yeah, I had seen it back in 2012 and it was still interesting to watch it again.

These are so fun and lots of other folks were playing as well.

It's not just for kids!

It was a terrible cross to bear but we volunteered to carry the heavy load!

It wasn't bad!

What a glowing review!

The ice cream was quite yummy!

First necklace we looked at was $17,000!!! We quickly went to the other room and found the affordable stuff!

Yeah, I'm done with five figure jewelry!

It was a great presentation and it was fun to see the B&TB costumes and performers later that night.

He literally had zero "fs" to give. He kept telling us to pour more.

It was pretty funny!

Alison enjoyed this a lot!

What can I say? I like making drinks?

He said he made it up that morning....it was tasty but STRONG!!! No mixers!

So that's what did it!

Alison thoroughly enjoyed herself.

I'm not sure "enjoyed" is the correct word.

I was the meanie.

It was dry and all the filling had come out.

That's the problem with Chicken Kiev. I've never been able to keep the filling inside. Chicken Cordon Bleu is far superior.

I'm not sure if our room host was overwhelmed with the number of cabins or slow but there is zero excuse for not having the room done by the end of late dining!

She was just a putz. I hope we have a better one in May!

 

[franandaj]

Interesting, I wonder if I'd taste the difference

Are your cereals made in Canada or the US, and does Canada have stricter nutritional guidelines that we do?

I actually don't remember getting this map, do you remember what was on the other side?

The list of suspects.

Good for you guys, why spend the money again

Especially when it sucked the first time!

I like char, but these look a bit much indeed

That's super pretty, I look forward to seeing it in person!

I will definitely bring it on the Cruise in May!

That's quite the costume!

I'm glad we had them explained to us, the subtle nuances would have been lost of me, especially in my impaired state of mind.

I actually laughed out loud at these, so creative though

Yes! They are!

Well that's very clever, what an informative talk

I love these kinds of things.

Very nice magnets!

Jill is responsible for those. I just came along for the ride.

This is any interesting shot, I don't think I've a PP pic like this!

They do a few of them at WDW too. Pretty neat. The camera is super high tech.

Wow day 1! he must be good if he's heading to the treasure, new ship, demanding guests I bet

He was a fun bartender.

I'm not sure I've had much for cocktails with watermelon liqueur

It's not very common. Like Jill said, he was probably trying to use up all their booze before they got to Florida!

6 seconds seems like a long pour, no wonder you got hammered!

A classic, I think I need to have one of those some day

It was very good!

Lol it happens!

That looks like a delicious piece of PR indeed!

It was!

Makenna appreciated that they were generous with the chocolates, we brought a bunch home and she loved getting them as treats in her lunches!

I took home all the chocolates. I didn't want to eat them that late at night especially after having had dessert.

 

[franandaj]

Why aren't people sleeping? It's a vacation, people!

Probably the same reason I couldn't sleep. Well no, I'm SURE it wasn't the same reason, but people have many reasons for insomnia.

Hamper? Was this a travel hamper or something? Or just a laundry bag.

It's this:



And it folds up like this to go in your suitcase.

You really like those, don't you.

I can't wait to have them for breakfast on May 3rd!

Interesting.

I remember having Special K when I was a kid and liking it. I bought some not long ago and was very surprised at both the appearance and taste. Very different from what I remembered. Now I'm wondering if it's because when I was a kid it was imported from the US and now it's manufactured here or something.

I like cereals with minimal sugar, and I don't need to add any, but I'm weird and like to try and keep my diabetes under control.

Thank you for keeping those kennels empty.

Well actually the dogs were stolen!

Did you get to keep that? Or do you have to return it when done?

No, we got to keep everything as souvenirs.

Thanks for those. Explains a lot.

You're welcome!

I don't know if I'd give those a second glance and never know they did anything.

All the other times I sailed on the Dream Class ships, I never noticed them.

Can't say as I blame you. Did you tell anybody after? A survey perhaps.

Jill filled out the survey, but it was multiple choice, so I doubt that there was anywhere to tell them. She mentioned that she was going to send a "sternly worded email", but I don't think she ever did.

Lots of decor on your door.

(I'm a poet!)

And that was all Jill! I was too stressed before the trip with so much to do, I couldn't even think about it.

Didn't know she was the captain.

The women always run the ship!

You look so happy here.

I was so happy everywhere on that cruise!

I'm going to shock you...

That sounds good. I'd try that.

That is shocking!

Good thing, considering your snoring comment later.

I'm sure Jill would have given me some well positioned elbow jabs if I started snoring during the show!

Huh! I'd imagine it would be worth a fair bit to a collector?

We paid a fair bit for it!

Now that was my first choice.

And, I've got one slowly cooking in the oven right now!

That was my last choice. And looks like I was right.

I've never liked Chicken Kiev. It sounds good in theory, but you really can't keep the butter inside.

Yeah, I'd not be thrilled with that either.

She was just a rotten stateroom host.

She doesn't have to carry you anywhere.

That was exactly her point, I was back in the room and she didn't have to get me anywhere else!

 

[franandaj]

Someday I'll stop being such a cheap skate and spring for a spa deal on a cruise.

On the Dream Class ships you can just reserve the Rainforest room itself for a day. But I like to the get the length of cruise pass cause it's so nice to visit!

I didn't know that they varied the menus depending on the length of the cruise. Huh!

There are usually four different menus that they serve on the 3-4 day cruises. Each MDR has it's own menu + Pirate night. When you get into the 7 day and longer cruises, they have additional menus. Since this cruise was 13 nights, they pull out just about every menu they have to offer. Also when you sail on say, 4th of July, they have a special menu for that. Did that on the Alaska cruise.

Crap, I think I'd have enjoyed that one a lot more than the one I did.

I think we might have done all three.

Sorry this looks like something from a Vegas or Cirque show. LOL! I snorked at this one.

The costumes are quite detailed and spectacular!

yeah, that actually sounds gross to me too. Allll yours.

Had I known that all the cocktails were going to be large and strong, I wouldn't have drank Jill's!

Holy smokes does that ever sound GREAT!

It was pretty tasty!

I get that. Exactly what I did after drinking for 2 at Prima Notte.

Yeah, but the booze had a bit more of a punch!

 

[franandaj]

Day 15

This morning I woke up at midnight, again at 3AM, slept on and off til 4AM and finally went back to sleep until 6AM.

Jill couldn't sleep and was already doing laundry when I woke up. She had just come back from putting her stuff in the washer. I checked our position on the TV monitor, and I’m not sure if you can tell that we are any closer yet!

I think that it was on this day the Disney Treasure started to show up on the maps. She was just leaving Europe to sail to America for her test and Maiden voyages.

While Jill was changing her clothes over to the dryer, she texted me that the sun was about to come up. So I got dressed and I went up to see the sunrise.

And then I went to get coffee. At 9AM I changed for Palo Brunch and went down to meet Belle and Tiana.

I was first in line for Tiana who was at 9:45. Despite the creepy nature of this picture, nothing hinky was going on between us!

As soon as we were done I hustled my bustle all the way up to Palo Brunch where Jill was waiting for me in the foyer of deck 12. Today was our Palo Double Dip day. You see we were supposed have brunch on this day and dinner the following night. However, when we began to scrutinize the schedule, we realized that our only chance to see Deadpool and Wolverine was on the same night as we were scheduled for Palo dinner. So we made the tough decision to do a double dip into Palo on this day.

We had another amazing brunch and this time the waves were calm and we could enjoy everything without threatening sea sickness. I started off with Prosecco while Jill had a Mimosa.

Of course they served us bread.

I had a blueberry muffin.





Jill had a Nutella muffin.

We decided to order the Antipasto plate, since it was “included”. At dinner you would have to pay extra for it.

For our ordered courses, Jill had the Ham and Cheese Frittata. She said it was delicious, but way too large of a portion.

I went with the Blueberry pancakes. The portion was just perfect. I smothered them in the butter he brought for my blueberry muffin.

Jill ordered the lasagne which was super decadent. That's what I'm getting for sure next time. It looks like it will be in the next six weeks or so!

I ordered the Veal Saltimbocca. While it was tasty enough, the portion was way too huge, especially compared with Jills lasagne. Plus our goal was saving room for dessert.

A photopass Photographer came by to take our pictures.

They brought us the dessert menu.

Jill had the Zabaglione it was tasty and super light.

I had the Limoncello Torte. It was made from Almond Flour, gluten free and delicious! I would not even have known if I hadn't asked.

We decided to go up to the Rainforest Room since we still had quite a few hours to kill. We spent about 20-30 minutes in the hot tub before transferring to the tile loungers. It was a slow day, and rare moment when both hot tubs were empty.

I’ll leave it off right here and be back a little later!

 

[jedijill]

Hamper? Was this a travel hamper or something? Or just a laundry bag.

$3 at Target!

And it folds up like this to go in your suitcase.

It only folds up that way when Alison does it...otherwise it just punches you in the eye. Yes, I am incapable of folding those dang things and always ask Alison to take pity on me.

Jill filled out the survey, but it was multiple choice, so I doubt that there was anywhere to tell them. She mentioned that she was going to send a "sternly worded email", but I don't think she ever did.

I didn't...I was too lazy and had calmed down by the time I came home.

And that was all Jill! I was too stressed before the trip with so much to do, I couldn't even think about it.

AKA Jill shops during the day at work and placed an Etsy order.

The women always run the ship!

Minnie finally got promoted when the Wish launched. I made sure to tell her that she needed to be paid the same as Mickey...and not let DCL underpay her!

I'm sure Jill would have given me some well positioned elbow jabs if I started snoring during the show!

I had practice after Mixology.

That was exactly her point, I was back in the room and she didn't have to get me anywhere else!

Yup! As long as she was in the room, I didn't care!

Jill couldn't sleep and was already doing laundry when I woke up. She had just come back from putting her stuff in the washer. I checked our position on the TV monitor, and I’m not sure if you can tell that we are any closer yet!

Hamilton is Bermuda...I had to look it up! We went 4 days without seeing any birds!

While Jill was changing her clothes over to the dryer, she texted me that the sun was about to come up. So I got dressed and I went up to see the sunrise.

I know what excites Alison!

I was first in line for Tiana who was at 9:45. Despite the creepy nature of this picture, nothing hinky was going on between us!

Sure there isn't! LOL

As soon as we were done I hustled my bustle all the way up to Palo Brunch where Jill was waiting for me in the foyer of deck 12. Today was our Palo Double Dip day. You see we were supposed have brunch on this day and dinner the following night. However, when we began to scrutinize the schedule, we realized that our only chance to see Deadpool and Wolverine was on the same night as we were scheduled for Palo dinner. So we made the tough decision to do a double dip into Palo on this day.

We were NOT going to miss Deadpool and Wolverine!

We had another amazing brunch and this time the waves were calm and we could enjoy everything without threatening sea sickness. I started off with Prosecco while Jill had a Mimosa.

Mimosas taste better at sea.

Jill had a Nutella muffin.

This was so goood!!!!

We decided to order the Antipasto plate, since it was “included”. At dinner you would have to pay extra for it.

No olives! Blech!

For our ordered courses, Jill had the Ham and Cheese Frittata. She said it was delicious, but way too large of a portion.

That's about $20 worth of eggs in there so my entree basically paid for brunch!

Jill ordered the lasagne which was super decadent. That's what I'm getting for sure next time. It looks like it will be in the next six weeks or so!

It was so very rich with the bechamel sauce!

Jill had the Zabaglione it was tasty and super light.

I love this dish and I never can find it anywhere else. Absolutely silky smooth and light and fruity! Basically health food!

had the Limoncello Torte. It was made from Almond Flour, gluten free and delicious! I would not even have known if I hadn't asked.

The bite I had was very good!

We decided to go up to the Rainforest Room since we still had quite a few hours to kill. We spent about 20-30 minutes in the hot tub before transferring to the tile loungers. It was a slow day, and rare moment when both hot tubs were empty.

Best way to digest our brunch!

Jill in CO

 

[franandaj]

It only folds up that way when Alison does it...otherwise it just punches you in the eye. Yes, I am incapable of folding those dang things and always ask Alison to take pity on me.

I literally LOL'd at this one! Yours is harder to fold up than mine. I'm not sure why, but I'll always help out a friend.

I didn't...I was too lazy and had calmed down by the time I came home.

AKA Jill shops during the day at work and placed an Etsy order.

I'm not sorry that I'm not tied to a computer all day, but sometimes I wish I had that kind of downtime instead of running all over the way I do.

Minnie finally got promoted when the Wish launched. I made sure to tell her that she needed to be paid the same as Mickey...and not let DCL underpay her!

She was a DEI hire.....

Yup! As long as she was in the room, I didn't care!

Hamilton is Bermuda...I had to look it up! We went 4 days without seeing any birds!

I forgot about that!

I know what excites Alison!

That sounds a little......weird.....

Sure there isn't! LOL

She's not butch enough for me!

We were NOT going to miss Deadpool and Wolverine!

Absolutely not!

Mimosas taste better at sea.

If you say so.....

This was so goood!!!!

I'll take your word for it!

No olives! Blech!

That's about $20 worth of eggs in there so my entree basically paid for brunch!

Except they were British eggs, they don't necessarily count.

It was so very rich with the bechamel sauce!

I am SO ordering this in May!

I love this dish and I never can find it anywhere else. Absolutely silky smooth and light and fruity! Basically health food!

I think I'm going to go with my same choice on dessert!

The bite I had was very good!

Yes it was!

Best way to digest our brunch!

Too bad the Rainforest Room on the Wonder isn't the same!

 

[pkondz]

Probably the same reason I couldn't sleep. Well no, I'm SURE it wasn't the same reason, but people have many reasons for insomnia.

Ya don't say...

It's this:



And it folds up like this to go in your suitcase.

Ah! Thanks.
Not sure if I'd get one or not... I tend to just use a plastic bag.
But it sure looks a lot more handy!

I can't wait to have them for breakfast on May 3rd!

Ah!

I like cereals with minimal sugar, and I don't need to add any, but I'm weird and like to try and keep my diabetes under control.

And good for you! Seriously.

Well actually the dogs were stolen!

All the other times I sailed on the Dream Class ships, I never noticed them.

See!?!?!?

Jill filled out the survey, but it was multiple choice, so I doubt that there was anywhere to tell them. She mentioned that she was going to send a "sternly worded email", but I don't think she ever did.

Ah yes.
I make the same threat... with the same follow through!

The women always run the ship!

Makes sense... the ships are all "she's" anyway!

I was so happy everywhere on that cruise!

That is shocking!

I'm sure Jill would have given me some well positioned elbow jabs if I started snoring during the show!

And, I've got one slowly cooking in the oven right now!

I saw that on IG!

She was just a rotten stateroom host.

$3 at Target!

Practically free!

It only folds up that way when Alison does it...otherwise it just punches you in the eye.

I didn't...I was too lazy and had calmed down by the time I came home.

 

[pkondz]

This morning I woke up at midnight, again at 3AM, slept on and off til 4AM and finally went back to sleep until 6AM.

Ugh. I hate when that happens.

Jill couldn't sleep and was already doing laundry when I woke up.

So you both were struggling.

I checked our position on the TV monitor, and I’m not sure if you can tell that we are any closer yet!

But I do see the date! Halloween tomorrow!

I think that it was on this day the Disney Treasure started to show up on the maps.

Neat that you can see where all the ships are.

While Jill was changing her clothes over to the dryer, she texted me that the sun was about to come up. So I got dressed and I went up to see the sunrise.

Jill knows what you like.

Despite the creepy nature of this picture, nothing hinky was going on between us!

Not creepy at all. I like that picture.

when we began to scrutinize the schedule, we realized that our only chance to see Deadpool and Wolverine was on the same night as we were scheduled for Palo dinner.

Because Halloween, I'm betting.

this time the waves were calm and we could enjoy everything without threatening sea sickness.

Interesting shape... I assume it was baked in pieces and assembled? I can't tell for sure.

For our ordered courses, Jill had the Ham and Cheese Frittata. She said it was delicious, but way too large of a portion.

That does sound good, though.

I went with the Blueberry pancakes.

I rarely (if ever) order pancakes. I don't mind them, but there are usually other things that I prefer.

Jill ordered the lasagne which was super decadent. That's what I'm getting for sure next time. It looks like it will be in the next six weeks or so!

It sure looks decadent!
(And delicious)

I ordered the Veal Saltimbocca. While it was tasty enough, the portion was way too huge, especially compared with Jills lasagne. Plus our goal was saving room for dessert.

Does look big. Sounds good, though.

A photopass Photographer came by to take our pictures.

Nice shot of you both. Really like Jill's top.

They brought us the dessert menu.

Oh, boy... I think just about everything sounds good. But... I know I'd almost certainly choose...

I had the Limoncello Torte.

...this!

We decided to go up to the Rainforest Room since we still had quite a few hours to kill. We spent about 20-30 minutes in the hot tub before transferring to the tile loungers. It was a slow day, and rare moment when both hot tubs were empty.

Sounds like Heaven.