Now we have a long day at sea and what do you do while at sea??
Why you eat ice cream of course! After that you play in the water park, ride the waterslides, and swim in the pool.
Now on to the night time entertainment with the pirate theme night.
On to the show and dinner.
And that is how you spend a day at sea on the Disney Dream.
As I mentioned in Part 1, on Tuesday we stopped in Nassau where we did something extraordinary, the ‘Dolphin Experience’ at the Blue Lagoon. All of us walked from the Dream to another dock area where we boarded a ferry-type boat to take us on the 40-minute ride to the Blue Lagoon. Bill, Sandy, Peggy and Verne chose to be observers, which enabled them to take photos while the rest of us got to pet, hug, kiss, and feel the teeth ( yes, really!) of the dolphin. When we first entered the dolphin area, we were introduced to our new dolphin friend, Cacique (pronounced kuh SEEK), who welcomed us with a big splash. Such a joker, that Cacique!
From there, we moved onto a submerged platform and posed for group shots with Cacique first kissing Maile, then Nikos.
You may be able to tell that even though dolphins are gentle, they appear to be huge and intimidating to little kids. Poor Olive never did warm up to him.
We each had a chance to dance with and feed Cacique.
Melanie and Heather feelin’ the rhythm with their dolphin partner.
Maile, Mason, and Taki & Nikos dance to a slower beat.
Linda, then Vernie & Kira, feed Cacique.
We had some excitement while waiting for the shuttle boat to take us back to the Dream. Somehow one of Kira’s flip flops ended up in the dolphin enclosure! Luckily an attendant fished it out with a net. I have a feeling hers wasn’t the first flop to end up there!
After what seems like years of planning, we took a Disney cruise last week! We had to wait until the youngest was at least 3 years old so she’d be able to participate with the others in the kids’ programs onboard. Well, Olive had her 3rd birthday in March, so it was time!
We stayed in Orlando Saturday night, then took a shuttle to the ship on Sunday morning. While the luggage was being unloaded, the grandkids waited patiently outside the terminal gate.
L – R: Maile (8), Mason (6), Nikos (5), Kira (4), Olive (3)
Here we are in the Port Canaveral cruise terminal, ready to pass through the Mickey tunnel as we prepare to board the Disney Dream.
L – R: Sandy, Linda, Heather, Taki, Vernie, Peggy, Maile, Melanie, Mason, Kira, Nikos, Bill, Verne (You can see Olive’s pink crocs behind Vernie’s right leg!)
Once onboard, we posed as a group
For those of you who may not know, Sandy is Cindy’s sister, Peggy & Verne are Vernie’s parents, and Linda is Taki’s mom.
The itinerary for our 5-night cruise consisted of 2 stops at Disney’s private island Castaway Cay (Monday and Thursday), Nassau (Tuesday) and a cruising day on Wednesday. Friday we returned to Port Canaveral.
Stopping twice at Castaway Cay was one of the major reasons we’d chosen this particular itinerary. We’d heard nothing but great things about this island, and we weren’t disappointed when we got there! It was so handy to just walk off the ship to all the activities.
We spent most of our time at the Family Beach with its powdery white sand and calm, clear water.
This structure reminded us of the old River Country in Disney World.
Niko & Taki returning from the waterslide
Kira & Olive sharing a tube in the shallow water
Melanie, Mason, Maile & Vernie enjoying the sun
Olive & Heather relaxing together
Bill, Sandy & I took a bike ride around the island before it got too hot.
Mickey & Minnie stopped by for some fun with the kids(Maile & Mason are in the middle of the photo)
And what else did Castaway Cay have that we enjoyed?
