The Sea Witch Stole My Voice! Our Two Week Land and Sea Adventure! Updated 3/9 - Page 51

lifelong_dreamer · 09-20-2009

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Originally Posted by lazydoxy66

Lessa you are doing an incredible job on this TR. I love all the little details. The Navigator is so cool!
I am also glad to know that you had good table mates and good food! That makes things so much better when you are at dinner.

I was so grateful that we had good tablemates and also that some of them were close to me in age. That was my one fear about the cruise, that we would get bad tablemates. Even if we had that wouldn't have ruined the cruise for us but it was nice that we didn't have to worry about it.

phibbles · 09-21-2009

I honestly think the # of bad people has not changed from our childhood. We just have a much greater awareness of it because of the flood of 24hr news sources. TV, radio, and internet have made it impossible to be ignorant today. And now that news is all about ratings, they look for stories like child abduction to exploit.

lifelong_dreamer · 09-21-2009

After the animation class we decided to head back up to the pool since it had stopped raining. We saw this guy walking around the ship as we were headed back to our room to change.

Ready for the pool we went back up to deck 9. After securing some chairs I told Mom I was going to go over to the family pool and grab some pizza from Pinoccho's Pizzeria.

They have several different varieties available, I decided to just get some plain pepperoni.

They had The Jungle Book playing on the big screen over the family pool.

I like the pizza, lots of people on the cruise board say that they can't stand the pizza but I thought it was pretty tasty and I am a pizza lover. The people who don't like it are probably all from Jersey and New York, they are pizza snobs. ;p

We hung out at the pool for about an hour and then guess what happened? It started to rain again!

We packed up our stuff and went back down to the room. Mom was in a major funk now and was pouting around the room. She was just so fed up with all the rain that we had gotten on this trip. I think she even cried a little bit. I told her to cheer up and that there was no way that the rain could follow us around on the whole cruise.

I left Mom pouting in the room and I went down to the Promenade Lounge for the origami class, also being led by Oscar.

We were supposed to be making origami flowers. Well mine turned out looking demented. This was not a true origami class. Origami is the art of folding paper and you are supposed to fashion the creations out of one piece of paper. Well they handed us 5 strips of paper and they had us using glue. This is not origami! I am really good at origami, at least I used to be. I can make origami cranes like a pro. So my excuse for my flower turning out demented is that it was not real origami. ^_^ I chucked my flower on the way back to the room, no way I was keeping that! lol

Back at the room I went out onto the verandah and the skies had cleared and it was now a beautiful sunny day! Thank god!

Mom and I decided to order some room service for lunch before heading back to the pool.

I ordered a pepperoni pizza and a Mickey ice cream bar. Mom ordered the chicken quesadilla salad and a Mickey Bar.

We enjoyed our lunch while relaxing out on the veranda, this is the life!

When we got up to the pool all the lounge chairs on deck 9 by the pool were occupied so we grabbed some on deck 10. No big deal, it was actually nicer than being poolside, not as crowded and there are stairs right there for easy access to the pool area.

Mom and I had brought our WDW refillable mugs up to the pool with us so I grabbed those and walked down to the drink station to fill them up. I recommend bringing your own mug as the cups provided are pretty small. You can refill them as much as you want but it is just easier to have a mug on hand.

We spent the afternoon soaking up the sun and relaxing by the pool. Mom mostly stayed in her lounger reading but I wanted some pool time!

I alternated between the hot tubs and the pool. I was joined in the hot tub by a nice grandma who had ditched the rest of the family back at the Goofy pool for the peace of the adult pool.

The hot tub was making me feel overheated so I went into the pool. Along the edges of the pool is a very shallow area where you can sit or lay in the water, it was great. The water was nice and warm but not too warm, just perfect. So I lay there in the pool soaking up the sun and listening to the tropical music they had playing, it was perfect.

At one point the cruise staff cleared the pool for "Adult Pool Games". They chose three women and three men to compete against each other.

The first game was a "dolphin" race. They were given a ball that they had to push across the pool using their nose. The guys got a golf ball sized ball and the girls got one that was much bigger. The guys ended up winning because they cheated and instead of pushing the ball with their nose they put it in their mouth and swam with it.

The next game was a wet t-shirt race. Each team was given a t-shirt that they had to wear while swimming across the pool and back. They then had to take the t-shirt off and get it on the next member of the team and repeat until all three had done the lap. The girls won this game. So the score was now 1:1.

The last game was a treasure hunt. David (cruise staff) threw two handfuls of gold coins into the pool. The two teams then had one minute to collect as many of them from the bottom as possible. Unfortunately the guys won that round and so they won the contest.

The participants all got a free round of drinks for playing.

It was very funny to watch and I imagine to participate in as well.

As I was relaxing in the pool I ran into the Diser, Joanne, that I had been chatting with the day before in the cruise terminal. We chatted for a while and then I decided to get out of the pool and go rejoin Mom.

I had brought a book to the pool with me so I lay out and enjoyed my book while drying off. I was interrupted a few times by the cruise staff coming by and asking if I wanted a drink, again they were VERY attentive when it came to offering to get you a drink. I declined all offers.

Once I was all dry Mom and I decided to pack up our stuff, take a stroll around the deck and then head back to the room to get ready for the evening.

This is the crew pool

The Mickey pool (Kids pool) was starting to look a little gross. Somebody told me that the discoloration is from all the sunscreen but it looks like something else to me....

This is the outdoors seating for Topsiders Buffet

The LONG hallway back to our room. The halls were very narrow and when the room attendants had their carts out in the hall it was pretty much single file walking.

lesprivate · 09-21-2009

Yes you finally got some sun. I would be annoyed with everyone having to get out of the pool for some adult games. If I am sitting out by the pool at the adult pool I would want peace and quiet.

lifelong_dreamer · 09-21-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by lesprivate

Yes you finally got some sun. I would be annoyed with everyone having to get out of the pool for some adult games. If I am sitting out by the pool at the adult pool I would want peace and quiet.

Nah, the games were hilarious. They were also on the navigator so everybody knew when they were going to happen. You could still relax in the shallow parts of the pool and the games only lasted 20 minutes or so.

scott-loves-disney · 09-21-2009

I read wet t shirt contest and i was like

on a Disney cruise.

sounds like fun.

great update and pics.

lesprivate · 09-22-2009

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Originally Posted by lifelong_dreamer

Nah, the games were hilarious. They were also on the navigator so everybody knew when they were going to happen. You could still relax in the shallow parts of the pool and the games only lasted 20 minutes or so.

Good to know

mickeyfan71 · 09-22-2009

Yeah for some sun! Sorry your mom got down-but I can imagine how she felt! Your pics are great-if anyone is thinking about this cruise they should read your TR and they will be hooked!

lifelong_dreamer · 09-22-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott-loves-disney

I read wet t shirt contest and i was like

on a Disney cruise.

sounds like fun.

great update and pics.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mickeyfan71

Yeah for some sun! Sorry your mom got down-but I can imagine how she felt! Your pics are great-if anyone is thinking about this cruise they should read your TR and they will be hooked!

I was so happy that it was finally sunny. I would have been pissed if we spent all that money and got nothing but two weeks of rain.

phibbles · 09-22-2009

Pizza looked good! Man, I want some pizza now.

09-21-2009	#502 (permalink)
phibbles Moderator Info Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: I swear...not in NJ. Nope. Not there. I would never want to live there. Posts: 1,553 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	I honestly think the # of bad people has not changed from our childhood. We just have a much greater awareness of it because of the flood of 24hr news sources. TV, radio, and internet have made it impossible to be ignorant today. And now that news is all about ratings, they look for stories like child abduction to exploit. __________________ My new Trip Report from Jul/Aug 09: Sweatin' with Mickey My Finished Trip Report from Aug 08: Click Here

09-21-2009	#503 (permalink)
lifelong_dreamer Pluto Info Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,185 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 7	After the animation class we decided to head back up to the pool since it had stopped raining. We saw this guy walking around the ship as we were headed back to our room to change. Ready for the pool we went back up to deck 9. After securing some chairs I told Mom I was going to go over to the family pool and grab some pizza from Pinoccho's Pizzeria. They have several different varieties available, I decided to just get some plain pepperoni. They had The Jungle Book playing on the big screen over the family pool. I like the pizza, lots of people on the cruise board say that they can't stand the pizza but I thought it was pretty tasty and I am a pizza lover. The people who don't like it are probably all from Jersey and New York, they are pizza snobs. ;p We hung out at the pool for about an hour and then guess what happened? It started to rain again! We packed up our stuff and went back down to the room. Mom was in a major funk now and was pouting around the room. She was just so fed up with all the rain that we had gotten on this trip. I think she even cried a little bit. I told her to cheer up and that there was no way that the rain could follow us around on the whole cruise. I left Mom pouting in the room and I went down to the Promenade Lounge for the origami class, also being led by Oscar. We were supposed to be making origami flowers. Well mine turned out looking demented. This was not a true origami class. Origami is the art of folding paper and you are supposed to fashion the creations out of one piece of paper. Well they handed us 5 strips of paper and they had us using glue. This is not origami! I am really good at origami, at least I used to be. I can make origami cranes like a pro. So my excuse for my flower turning out demented is that it was not real origami. ^_^ I chucked my flower on the way back to the room, no way I was keeping that! lol Back at the room I went out onto the verandah and the skies had cleared and it was now a beautiful sunny day! Thank god! Mom and I decided to order some room service for lunch before heading back to the pool. I ordered a pepperoni pizza and a Mickey ice cream bar. Mom ordered the chicken quesadilla salad and a Mickey Bar. We enjoyed our lunch while relaxing out on the veranda, this is the life! When we got up to the pool all the lounge chairs on deck 9 by the pool were occupied so we grabbed some on deck 10. No big deal, it was actually nicer than being poolside, not as crowded and there are stairs right there for easy access to the pool area. Mom and I had brought our WDW refillable mugs up to the pool with us so I grabbed those and walked down to the drink station to fill them up. I recommend bringing your own mug as the cups provided are pretty small. You can refill them as much as you want but it is just easier to have a mug on hand. We spent the afternoon soaking up the sun and relaxing by the pool. Mom mostly stayed in her lounger reading but I wanted some pool time! I alternated between the hot tubs and the pool. I was joined in the hot tub by a nice grandma who had ditched the rest of the family back at the Goofy pool for the peace of the adult pool. The hot tub was making me feel overheated so I went into the pool. Along the edges of the pool is a very shallow area where you can sit or lay in the water, it was great. The water was nice and warm but not too warm, just perfect. So I lay there in the pool soaking up the sun and listening to the tropical music they had playing, it was perfect. At one point the cruise staff cleared the pool for "Adult Pool Games". They chose three women and three men to compete against each other. The first game was a "dolphin" race. They were given a ball that they had to push across the pool using their nose. The guys got a golf ball sized ball and the girls got one that was much bigger. The guys ended up winning because they cheated and instead of pushing the ball with their nose they put it in their mouth and swam with it. The next game was a wet t-shirt race. Each team was given a t-shirt that they had to wear while swimming across the pool and back. They then had to take the t-shirt off and get it on the next member of the team and repeat until all three had done the lap. The girls won this game. So the score was now 1:1. The last game was a treasure hunt. David (cruise staff) threw two handfuls of gold coins into the pool. The two teams then had one minute to collect as many of them from the bottom as possible. Unfortunately the guys won that round and so they won the contest. The participants all got a free round of drinks for playing. It was very funny to watch and I imagine to participate in as well. As I was relaxing in the pool I ran into the Diser, Joanne, that I had been chatting with the day before in the cruise terminal. We chatted for a while and then I decided to get out of the pool and go rejoin Mom. I had brought a book to the pool with me so I lay out and enjoyed my book while drying off. I was interrupted a few times by the cruise staff coming by and asking if I wanted a drink, again they were VERY attentive when it came to offering to get you a drink. I declined all offers. Once I was all dry Mom and I decided to pack up our stuff, take a stroll around the deck and then head back to the room to get ready for the evening. This is the crew pool The Mickey pool (Kids pool) was starting to look a little gross. Somebody told me that the discoloration is from all the sunscreen but it looks like something else to me.... This is the outdoors seating for Topsiders Buffet The LONG hallway back to our room. The halls were very narrow and when the room attendants had their carts out in the hall it was pretty much single file walking. __________________ Lessa Come read my May 2009 Land and Sea Report! ♥ Four Trips to WDW ♥ ♥ One Trip to Disneyland ♥ ♥ One Trip on Disney Cruise Line ♥

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lesprivate Moderator Info Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,496 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 5	Yes you finally got some sun. I would be annoyed with everyone having to get out of the pool for some adult games. If I am sitting out by the pool at the adult pool I would want peace and quiet. __________________ DVC Owners - Saratoga Springs since 2006 August 2010 AKV - Kidani, August 2009 SSR,May 2009 SSR, August 2008 VWL, August 2007 - POR and BCV, November 2006 - POFQ, August 2004 - ASSP, January 2001 - Offsite, December 1998 - Offsite, May 1997 - Offsite, June 1996 - Offsite, December 1995 - Offsite, June 1994 - Offsite, February 1989 - Offsite, April 1986 - Offsite, April 1985 - Offsite, December 1985 - Offsite, Numerous times as a child

09-21-2009	#506 (permalink)
scott-loves-disney If I say big girl panties I will be looking for a new place to live Administrator Info Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York City Posts: 7,205 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 9	I read wet t shirt contest and i was like on a Disney cruise. sounds like fun. great update and pics. __________________ Scott,

09-22-2009	#508 (permalink)
mickeyfan71 People that aren't open minded with others lifestyles make my butt pucker! Nemo Info Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 871	Yeah for some sun! Sorry your mom got down-but I can imagine how she felt! Your pics are great-if anyone is thinking about this cruise they should read your TR and they will be hooked! __________________ I love Mickey Mouse!! Lisa's Trips April 2006-POR Dec 2007-POFQ Oct 2009-CBR

09-22-2009	#510 (permalink)
phibbles Moderator Info Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: I swear...not in NJ. Nope. Not there. I would never want to live there. Posts: 1,553 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Pizza looked good! Man, I want some pizza now. __________________ My new Trip Report from Jul/Aug 09: Sweatin' with Mickey My Finished Trip Report from Aug 08: Click Here

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