After I posted my report, I realized there were many things I didn't say. (Hard to believe, when it's so long, eh?) Here's a couple:
I loved the veddy veddy British Cruise Director's announcements (which seemed to be only piped into halls and other common areas, not into staterooms) about the daily events... he would begin every announcement with "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls". I told my boyfried that I thought this was a testament to Disney's commitment to catering to the little ones, right down to the nth degree. He said that it was a common "opener" in England (he's a Brit too), so maybe I'm way off. But we loved it anyway!
The iced tea was WONDERFUL! I love tea, and usually add a lot of sugar, but this tea was already a little sweet and had a bit of a jasmine taste to it. So iced tea lovers, you should be happy (unless you absolutely hate sweetness in your tea).
My son got to meet the Captain, on the second formal night. The other kids in our party had already left the dining room (good riddance, the wild little things!)
but DS13 and I were lingering over dessert when the Captain came to our table. Got a nice photo of the two.
Finally, I forgot to say that on the last night, Cedric, our waiter, was crying along with the two little boys at the next table (also DIS folks, I learned later). The boys had been sick that week, and missed their character breakfast, so Cedric arranged (I think) to have a character visit them in their stateroom. (He was newly engaged to the girl who played "Belle", so he said he had an "in" with the characters!) So on their last night, the little boys were just crying over missing him already, and this handsome, tall French guy was just crying along with them. It was sweet!
I'm going on a RCCI cruise to New Orleans for Mardi Gras in two weeks, though I know it won't compare to Disney. But it sure was cheap, and hey, Mardi Gras!