Disney Day 12: July 19, 2013
Today was the last day of the cruise. :(
It was fun, though!
This morning we woke up NOT in Castaway Cay like we should have been, but pulling into Nassau! Our ship had to make an emergency detour for a medical emergency. It was kinda cool and interesting. We saw them rolling the lady out of the ship on a stretcher. It looked like a housekeeping lady. She apparently broke her leg or something and the ship doesn't have the medical equipment to mend her. The Disney Dream pulled into port right before we left which was super cool because that was like the second time in history that two Disney ships have been at the same port at the same time. All the workers were super excited and were shouting at their friends on the other ship. It was a pretty cool experience.
While we were leaving Nassau, we went to Cabanas for breakfast. We had to kill a lot of time because we were getting to Castaway Cay MUCH later than expected. We were supposed to be docked by like 8 this morning, and we were all going to run the Castaway 5K.
Us kids ended up going to the top floor to play some Goofy Golf. Apparently about half the ship had the same idea. After hanging out for awhile, we had lunch at Cabanas and some snacks at all the little food stands. We also attended a character dance party in the lobby.
Photo from Lacie's Facebook.
FINALLY we made it to Castaway Cay around 1pm. They gave us a few extra hours on the island. It got real cloudy and eventually started raining on us, but that way okay cause the sun was so bright before. We rented a cabana so we had our own little private beach area. The cabanas are great!! We had some beer, wine, and champagne, plus lots of soft drinks and snacks. We also could rent anything we wanted for free.
Photo from Allie's Facebook.
View of the ship from Castaway Cay.
Our Cabana- Cabana 9!
Photos from Allie's Instagram.
Ean, Me, Eric, and Allie underwater.
When we got back on the ship, Ean and I got pictures with some characters. Mommy and Daddy joined us after awhile. Since it was rainy, all the characters were on the ship rather than outside. They were also all out this morning around the ship because they were supposed to be out on Castaway Cay at those times.
The show tonight was a farewell show called An Unforgettable Journey. It was a very cute show celebrating our whole cruise journey.
Ean and I enjoyed the last sunset of the cruise before dinner tonight.
After the show we went to dinner. Our last dining room was Animator's Palate. The menu was Sea Ya' Real Soon. I was very excited to be in the Animator's Palate because this ship does a cool thing in that room on the final evening. We all had to draw a picture and sign it, and at the end of dinner, everyone's drawings danced across the room. It was the coolest!
The menu was different. We had two choices for a starter and then we could choose an entree. I didn't really want either starter, so Ameet brought me the "kids" starter which was a selection of fruits and veggies. I chose the Wild Mushroom and Onion Strudel for my entree. Ean and I both had Baked Alaska for dessert.
Ean got the Animator's Workshop Sampler for a starter and the Seafood Linguini Pasta for an entree.
Ean with Fitz. We had a joke the entire week with him. On formal night of the cruise, Fitz caught Ean taking a sip of Mommy's wine. Underaged people caught drinking are supposed to be kept on lock-down in their room for the remainder of the trip, so Ean freaked out. Fitz just laughed it off and made a joke out of it the rest of the cruise!
The food this week has been outstanding. I wish that I could eat it EVERY night. That's probably what I'm going to miss the most.
This cruise has been absolutely phenomenal. I wish that I could live on it... almost. I HATE being out in the middle of the ocean, but I LOVE all the activities and the food and visiting the islands. It's a great vacation, that's for sure.
Both rooms got lobsters!
We made a card and towel animals for Ronald because he was so great!
