We arrived at the port at dawn and docked so smoothly that it felt like we were still at sea. When there was a knock on the door, I opened the curtains and was surprised to see that we had circled back to the spot we had left a week before. It felt like a full-circle cruise!
The Disney ship was adjacent to us, and we could hear the screaming of little kids.
Just for Robin.
Below our room, the delivery trucks were going at breakneck speeds, delivering everything imaginable to the ship before the 2:00 pm cutoff time.
Loading for another week just took a few hours.
Our concierge had a brilliant plan to sneak us off the ship and then sneak us back on to meet those sneaky US immigration regulations. We even bribed the kids to join us at 9:00 am so they could be sneaked along with us.
After returning to the cabin, we ordered drinks and played a couple of hands of Crazy-8’s before going to lunch in the dining room. We polished off an entire tray of drinks while Papa taught the kids how to play (the luck was with me today!)
The game first appeared as Eights in the 1930s, and the name Crazy Eights dates to the 1940s, derived from the United States military designation for discharge of mentally unstable soldiers, Section 8.
After two rounds of Crazy-8’s.
Time for lunch in the Almafi Dining Room, we were last in and therefore last out; it was quiet!
Mark and I both had “Dirty Banana” drinks. Popular on many Caribbean islands, the classic dirty banana cocktail combines rum, Kahlúa, or another coffee-flavored liqueur along with banana-flavored liqueur in an icy, creamy shake. You can add chocolate syrup for a true happy hour sweet treat, or up the tropical taste with fresh pineapple.
We had lunch in the dining room.
We split up after lunch and met again at dinner time in the Princess Grille. After staying up past midnight last night, we all needed some sleep.
Dinner at the grill was great. Colleen went for broke with the filet mignon while the rest of us did the delicious lamb chops! Lamb chops originated in 17th-century London chop houses, where individual cuts of meat were cooked for customers.
Dinner time is always fun with the kids as we learn more about each other. The purpose of the trip is being achieved!!
We caught a glimpse of the mastermind behind this incredible adventure – and what do you know, Scout and Irene were holding down the fort in the family room, glued to the TV as their lives depended on it!
Irene made this possible.
After dinner, we headed for the theater because Colleen and Mark raved about the comedian/magician. They were right! He was so funny we darned near wet ourselves laughing so hard.
The funny man had us in tears.
We gave him tremendous applause when he was done.
He got a sitting ovation.
On our way back to the room, we stumbled upon doors that were rocking some seriously snazzy artwork. It was like the doors were trying to show off and steal the spotlight! This one was very interesting!
I could not have said it better!!!
We finally got our formal pictures tonight and downloaded them into the computer! Get ready for some top-class awkward prom poses and cheesy grins.
Family is a wonderful thing.
Just us.
Heading up to dance.
Time to relax!
It’s 11:00 pm and time to crash! Tomorrow we plan to stay on board as Princess Cay sounds dull. We are going to hit the “Enclave” right after going to the gym and then to our favorite activity, lunch!!
Note to self: Bring rubber duckie!!
See you in the morning.
