This is the trunk at the end of the bed. I kept Jack’s clothes in here and had him put his toys/FE gifts on the top shelf.
Desk- the binder on the right is where I kept all our navigators and notes etc.
This is the “cooler” to which there are many doors…
Candy drawer- really the top two drawers are only one drawer
Junk drawer
.Costume drawer
Swim stuff
Chargers and dismantled cell phone
Electronics- laptop, portable DVD player, Kindle (which I NEVER had a chance to use on this trip until the plane ride home) and extra ziplocs- *Tip, bring LOTS of extra ziplocs. I didn’t have almost any but luckily a lot of our FE gifts came in them*
This is where I stacked stuff we were done with. We ended up leaving the sand toys behind due to a lack of space.
I had some leftover FE stuff that I put in bags for the other kids at our table
My cup collection! I was really pleased with the whole reusing/trading in of the drink of the day cup. It prevented me from collecting tons of plastic cups that I won’t have an opportunity to use, but that I paid for!
This is where I kept our dirty laundry after I ran out of space in the bag…
Our magnet collection by the end of the trip!
This was the worst hairdryer I have ever tried to use. I haven’t read up on the riles yet, but if it’s allowed, I will be bringing my own next time!
I might have brought too many shoes…
Plenty of hangers!
Jack is still sleeping…
I finally woke him up at 9:30 and we headed to breakfast
More FE gifts…
Jack went to the Oceaneer’s club and I took some time to buy a couple more things and take a few more pictures. This was the second princess meet and greet and I took these pictures to give you an idea of the crowds. I was SO glad I have a boy who doesn’t need to see princesses!
Route 66 ahead!
I went to pick Jack up from the club and told him we were eating lunch at Triton’s again. He decided he would rather go back to the club and eat there. They don’t serve a big lunch in the club, it’s more of a snack, but he said he wasn’t hungry anyways, all he wanted was juice. Once he was seated with his juice I headed back to Triton’s.
I had a mojito which was delicious! I had wanted to do the mojito/caipirinha tasting but both times conflicted with other things I had going so I didn’t get the opportunity.
After lunch I went back to the room to finish packing. I was done by about 2:15 and had some time to kill before our mixology session at 3.
The water was VERY rough this day. I had noticed all along that I could feel the boat more than I did on our Caribbean cruises but I didn’t know if weather/location/ship size had anything to do with it and it wasn’t uncomfortable for me so I wasn’t too worried. I happened to have some meclizine with me because my mom had been sick recently and she had some leftover so I figured I bring it just in case.
I headed to the Cadillac Lounge for mixology and while we were waiting I got a text that Jack had chewed on his shirt so could I please bring him a new one. By the time I grabbed a shirt and got to the club, they had put him in a yellow tshirt that was for the kids show they do on the last night so he was fine. I headed back to mixology. The bartender told us about different alcohols and what goes with what, etc and then he broke us up into teams and each team created their own drink. Here is ours
Right about this time the waves were really getting to me. They were really huge and a couple other people were already feeling sick. I got another page saying Jack wanted to be picked up, and I was a bit relieved to have an excuse to leave since I was really worried I might actually get sick. I was also worried maybe Jack wasn’t feeling well so I hurried to the club. Turns out he just didn’t want to be there anymore, so I took him back to the room, parked him in front of the TV, took 2 meclizine and laid down. Thankfully the drugs and the rest did the trick and by the time we needed to head to dinner I was feeling MUC H better! I was one of the few lucky ones evidently! Everywhere we went there was extra “cleaning” going on and the dining room was empty. When we were walking in we heard one lady saying her whole family was sick so they weren’t coming to dinner.
I was really worried our table mates wouldn’t make it, but luckily we were all present and accounted for!
It was during this meal that Jack learned how to use my camera so I have many pictures of bread crust. Jack received his very own camera for Christmas.
I went to pick Jack up from the club and told him we were eating lunch at Triton’s again. He decided he would rather go back to the club and eat there. They don’t serve a big lunch in the club, it’s more of a snack, but he said he wasn’t hungry anyways, all he wanted was juice. Once he was seated with his juice I headed back to Triton’s.
I had a mojito which was delicious! I had wanted to do the mojito/caipirinha tasting but both times conflicted with other things I had going so I didn’t get the opportunity.
After lunch I went back to the room to finish packing. I was done by about 2:15 and had some time to kill before our mixology session at 3.
The water was VERY rough this day. I had noticed all along that I could feel the boat more than I did on our Caribbean cruises but I didn’t know if weather/location/ship size had anything to do with it and it wasn’t uncomfortable for me so I wasn’t too worried. I happened to have some meclizine with me because my mom had been sick recently and she had some leftover so I figured I bring it just in case.
I headed to the Cadillac Lounge for mixology and while we were waiting I got a text that Jack had chewed on his shirt so could I please bring him a new one. By the time I grabbed a shirt and got to the club, they had put him in a yellow tshirt that was for the kids show they do on the last night so he was fine. I headed back to mixology. The bartender told us about different alcohols and what goes with what, etc and then he broke us up into teams and each team created their own drink. Here is ours
Right about this time the waves were really getting to me. They were really huge and a couple other people were already feeling sick. I got another page saying Jack wanted to be picked up, and I was a bit relieved to have an excuse to leave since I was really worried I might actually get sick. I was also worried maybe Jack wasn’t feeling well so I hurried to the club. Turns out he just didn’t want to be there anymore, so I took him back to the room, parked him in front of the TV, took 2 meclizine and laid down. Thankfully the drugs and the rest did the trick and by the time we needed to head to dinner I was feeling MUC H better! I was one of the few lucky ones evidently! Everywhere we went there was extra “cleaning” going on and the dining room was empty. When we were walking in we heard one lady saying her whole family was sick so they weren’t coming to dinner.
I was really worried our table mates wouldn’t make it, but luckily we were all present and accounted for!
It was during this meal that Jack learned how to use my camera so I have many pictures of bread crust. Jack received his very own camera for Christmas.
Artichoke, Spinach and Jalapeño dip
Potato Leek Soup
Yachtsman Steakhouse Center Cut Grilled Beef Tenderloin
Chocolate decadence
Jack’s pasta
One last Mickey bar…
I have to admit, I was pretty depressed by this point. We had such a great time and I didn’t want it to end!
Everything worked this night, there were no technical difficulties, but since it was also the “Till We Meet Again” farewell dinner, I think it was different than the average Animator’s Palate dinner.
Teody was going on vacation right after this cruise. Anthony is heading to the Fantasy soon. This makes me sad because I would love to request them again as servers, but they won’t be together.
After dinner we headed back to our room where I discovered our pillowcase and tote bag I had dropped off at the beginning of the cruise. Jack didn’t notice so I just tucked them away and he got his pillowcase for Christmas!
We headed back to the show and we ended up sitting with our table mates! The kids all sat together and it was a great show as usual.
They loved collecting the confetti afterwards.
We headed upstairs and got hot chocolate before we came down for the show in the lobby. Jack REALLY wanted to go to bed but I REALLY wanted to see what it was all about, so I made him stay up. I know, I’m a horrible mother!
So they do this entrance where all the characters from all the shows come down the stairs and disperse through the lobby area and then everyone rushes around to get pictures with them. Goofy basically walked over to us so we saw him first
Then Cinderella
Then Peter Pan and Ann Marie from the Dreams show
Ann Marie was telling Jack how much cooler his PJ’s were than hers
Then we headed upstairs to see Donald, who we hadn’t managed to get the entire cruise!
And then we got to see the ever elusive Daisy! Daisy isn’t out much at all so I was really excited about this one!
After this Jack was really insistent he wanted to go to bed so we headed out. At the end all the characters get on the stairs for a group shot, but Jack didn’t want to wait and I figured we had gotten enough so we went back for one last night of Ducktales before bed!
Potato Leek Soup
Yachtsman Steakhouse Center Cut Grilled Beef Tenderloin
Chocolate decadence
Jack’s pasta
One last Mickey bar…
I have to admit, I was pretty depressed by this point. We had such a great time and I didn’t want it to end!
Everything worked this night, there were no technical difficulties, but since it was also the “Till We Meet Again” farewell dinner, I think it was different than the average Animator’s Palate dinner.
Teody was going on vacation right after this cruise. Anthony is heading to the Fantasy soon. This makes me sad because I would love to request them again as servers, but they won’t be together.
After dinner we headed back to our room where I discovered our pillowcase and tote bag I had dropped off at the beginning of the cruise. Jack didn’t notice so I just tucked them away and he got his pillowcase for Christmas!
We headed back to the show and we ended up sitting with our table mates! The kids all sat together and it was a great show as usual.
They loved collecting the confetti afterwards.
We headed upstairs and got hot chocolate before we came down for the show in the lobby. Jack REALLY wanted to go to bed but I REALLY wanted to see what it was all about, so I made him stay up. I know, I’m a horrible mother!
So they do this entrance where all the characters from all the shows come down the stairs and disperse through the lobby area and then everyone rushes around to get pictures with them. Goofy basically walked over to us so we saw him first
Then Cinderella
Then Peter Pan and Ann Marie from the Dreams show
Ann Marie was telling Jack how much cooler his PJ’s were than hers
Then we headed upstairs to see Donald, who we hadn’t managed to get the entire cruise!
And then we got to see the ever elusive Daisy! Daisy isn’t out much at all so I was really excited about this one!
After this Jack was really insistent he wanted to go to bed so we headed out. At the end all the characters get on the stairs for a group shot, but Jack didn’t want to wait and I figured we had gotten enough so we went back for one last night of Ducktales before bed!
