(side note: Today is mine and Matt’s 8th wedding anniversary!! Can you believe it? I sure can’t!) While sailing in the Caribbean you gotta have a little pirate fun, and Disney does it up right with an entire pirate-themed evening! Swashbuckling pirate fare replaces the usual rotational dining room menu selections, and once you’ve stuffed… read more »
PHOTO INFO: All photos on this page were taken with the Canon D20 underwater digital camera. Unfortunately, near the end of our trip, the microphone stopped working when using the camera for video. A few months later, when we loaned the camera to our friends to take on their own Disney cruise, it died… read more »
Our second night at Animator’s Palate delivered a brand new menu, as well as a few surprises! I’m re-posting a couple of the interior shots of the restaurant for those that may have missed the first post. If you want to read about our first night here, then click right here! We sat down at… read more »
Because our Grand Cayman port was cancelled, we got into Costa Maya a half a day early, giving us a full day Before we were free to disembark, we headed up to Satellite Falls to take photos from the upper deck and chill for a bit! Costa Maya is a teeny tiny little port, surrounded… read more »
Your surroundings get just a lil fancier in the Royal Court, which is located on Deck 3, right off of the main atrium of the ship. I started off with the Iced Lobster & Jumbo Shrimp - White and Green Asparagus, Micro Greens, and Lemon-Dill dressing with Horseradish Cream Matt had the Double Baked Spinach and… read more »
We woke up the morning of our Grand Cayman port to a nice view, even though the weather was still looking a little iffy. We got dressed, grabbed our bags, and waited for the announcement that the tender boats were ready to start ferrying people to the mainland. That announcement came, but it was quite different than… read more »
Throughout the rough day at sea, my dad spent most of the afternoon napping, and 5 of us were able to make it to dinner. Matt’s mom was still feeling a little woozy, so she opted to sit out the dinner and stayed in the room resting. Several of us started with the Spinach and Raspberry… read more »
Our first morning on the ship, we awoke to find our little room rockin’ and a rollin’. A quick peek outside told us everything that we needed to know. The sky was dark with clouds, there were a few sprays of water on our window, and the water was extremely choppy. It was a sea… read more »
Starting closer to mid-ship, you see this hallway headed aft that leads to all of the fun adults-only areas of the ship! First, though, let’s stop at that first door on the left there. This is the D-Lounge, and all ages are welcome! There are lots of family-friendly activities that go on in here, including… read more »
