Our final night onboard was fun, but a little sad.  We had SO MUCH FUN all week!  We felt so pampered and there was exciting stuff going on all the time. We weren't ready to leave!  We were sad to say goodbye to our two servers that had been with us every night at dinner.  Our kids gave them big hugs and big thank you's.  They were so sweet and amazing to our whole family! That night there was a big party in the main lobby.  All the Disney characters were there to … [Read more...]

Today we docked at Castaway Cay, Disney's private island located in the Bahamas!  Amazingly beautiful and totally fun! First off, we said hi to Pluto and Mickey... Next, we rented some bikes and rode across the island through the jungle.  This picture was taken from the top of a tower we climbed... At the end of the rode we got off our bikes to take some pictures! After our bike ride we went snorkeling in the huge lagoon.  Disney had sunk boats and placed … [Read more...]

Today was another day at sea as we journeyed toward our final port, Castaway Cay in the Bahamas.  Colton and Kyle LOVED playing shuffleboard whenever they got the chance... I enjoyed having time to sit back on a lounge chair, read a book, and nap! Kyle having fun with Chip and Dale as they came strolling by... ...saying "Hi" to Minnie... We had the opportunity to watch another amazing theater production tonight...starring the genie from Aladdin (among others).  He … [Read more...]

Our port today was Cozumel, Mexico! It was the day I had been looking forward to our whole trip - swimming with dolphins!  We did an excursion called "Push, Pull, Swim".  I'm so glad we waited until Cozumel to do this.  We took a taxi from the port to Chankanaab National Park.  This is a beautiful conservation area located in the heart of the island. Our dolphin experience took place in a big, beautiful fenced off area of the beach.  The water was the most beautiful we … [Read more...]

Today we docked at Costa Maya, Mexico.  As we left our room for the morning we were greeted by Merlin.  He was the sweet man who took care of making sure we had clean rooms each day.  When we would come back at the end of the day, he had folded towels into cute animals and left them on the bed or around the room.  We even had a towel monkey hanging from our ceiling one evening!  He left chocolates on our pillows.  He knew all our kid's names, and was always so … [Read more...]

Today we woke up at Grand Cayman of the Cayman Islands!  This was a tender port, which meant that we didn't pull right up to a dock.  The ship anchored a way off shore, and tender boats pulled up to the ship to take us to the dock.  It was amazing how quick everything went, especially considering the size of our ship, and so the amount of people who had to be taken ashore. Here is a picture taken from the deck of Disney Fantasy looking out at Grand Cayman... Here is a look … [Read more...]

Our 2nd day of the cruise was a day at sea as we were traveling to our first destination.  We started the day at a huge breakfast buffet at the Cabanas Restaurant.  It was full of every possible breakfast item you could want. At one point that morning we realized the ship was turning around...very slowly.  It took a long time for it to make a nice wide circle.  We heard an announcement that the captain had seen a boat in distress and the ship was turning around to see if … [Read more...]

One of the trips I have always wanted to go on as a family was a Disney Cruise.  We finally had the opportunity to do it!  We decided to do Disney's 7-night western Caribbean cruise.  It would stop at ports in Grand Cayman, Costa Maya (Mexico), Cozumel (Mexico), and Disney's private island, Castaway Cay in the Bahamas. We left the day after school got out for summer vacation and flew to Orlando, Florida.  We stayed the night at a hotel by the airport, then got a … [Read more...]