Jenny Sanders
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 8, 2007
What an awesome tour, absolutely beautiful. Too bad you got stuck with crappy food again...
It is so pretty!I thought this restaurant was beautiful and I think the prettiest and most interesting of all the ones in the rotation. Next was the Enchanted Garden, it was pretty too but didn't impress me as much as Royal Court:
It looks so lovely......I want to see it in person!Back to restaurants we toured Palo and Remy, Remy is also gorgeous!
Gorgeous!After lunch we only had left the adult areas onboard outside of the restaurants and boy were they impressive too! I won't overshare since I've done that already in these 2 posts but here are 2 of my favorite shots.
No... I'd be "Oh, no! Tour group! Walk in the opposite direction!"But honestly, if you were with your family and saw this group walking by wouldn't you be like..................WHO MADE 100 WOMEN WITH VARYING BODY SHAPES AND SIZES WEAR WHITE BOTTOMS!!!!!!
Cool!I guilted the boys into staying in a LM room for a few nights back in 2014 but had never seen a suite and we were treated to a newly refurbished Nemo one!
Really! Huh. Hmmm... cold on the feet in the morning? But cleaner than carpet... Hmmm...I do know they took up the carpet and the floor is now tile.
I like that.As it was the end of October there was apparently a CM pumpkin decorating contest going on
Me neither.I had never ever set foot at: Caribbean Beach!
Stunning!I know great picture
That's... a bit odd. How can you recommend a place if you haven't been?It honestly amazed me how many agents hadn't been to so many of the resorts we toured!
No pictures please Ariane, you are not a good photographer!" (said in an Arnold Schwarzenegger voice) (no that CM didn't have an Arnold Schwarzenegger voice)
<groan> You went there...ORANGE you glad this day is almost over???
I'm laughing on the inside... but also very, very glad I wasn't there.So we were all streaming into BOMA and weren't sure where to sit; the CM's directed us to 3 tables that fit probably like 75 even though there were 100 of us. This was not cool nor were the looks we got from people as 100 of us pranced up to the buffet line, seriously it was like all the other guests had been at 1900 PF when we were too and were now more angry
Sorry about that. Hope things turned around after that.And to top if off I ordered out of the box and didn't like what I got and I cannot for the life of me find it on any menu! It had jalapeno in it though and while I like spicy drinks this was burn your throat spicy and didn't agree with me although at this point in the trip my attitude was approaching burn your throat spicy! The food this time around wasn't that great either so once again I left hungry and unsatisfied
That place sounds wonderful...We took a Lyft back to the Lodge and did one of my favorite things: went out to Geyser Point.
Nice shot! And how great to be sitting, relaxing with a drink and friends and see that???
it also made me sad that this wasn't my usual fun trip. I missed Steve and the boys and sitting out there I really missed our EPIC May Girls trip crew:
Perfect! Go there.
Disney all over! Not quite enough to sway Ricky to pick a college for but hey, it made me smile.
Nice!
No. I can totally get that.going to WDW for work isn't quite the same as going for you.
That's... man that's a perfect analogy!It was kind of like.............having strangers move into your "home" for a period of time and rearrange things without your input!
uh oh...We're usually told it'll be mid to late afternoon when our luggage is transferred and we wouldn't be to the resort before 5 anyway so we were good, I thought.
Ah! No, I didn't.If you don't know the Magic and Wonder are the smaller of the ships while the Fantasy and Dream are larger.
Why?after trading in our licenses,
Cooooool...The ship was all decorated for the Halloween on the High Seas cruises
I see you!If you must find me I'm up towards the top like right across from the hanging "Halloween on the High Seas" sign.
I look absolutely thrilled to be taking GROUP PHOTO #45!
Nice! That's one I'd like to do.So I am super proud of myself for booking the Up Close with Rhinos tour for us on July 4th yesterday!
Oh, no...Well karma got us on board because our guide did not know ANYTHING about how things work with DCL let alone details of the ship!
Very! I had no idea.This is one of the restaurants in the dinner rotation. How pretty is it inside??
Ariel? Mulan? Jasmine?Speaking of Princesses look who's carriage was masquerading as a bread basket!
I like that.It's the little touches that make DCL stand out and the napkin folded on the plates was no exception:
The coolest part were the doors leading in to the Enchanted Garden! To me they look like elevator doors and remind me of a scene from The Shining. I'm afraid to look at the picture too long in case blood starts gushing from both sides......
Love it!One of the rooms was decorated with the Halloween package since it was a Halloween on the High Seas cruise:
Wow!
Oy.When we were in here an agent asked why there was "G" on the rug in Remy. Those of us who knew kept quiet for a few but our guide had absolutely no idea and suggested it may have been a tribute to an Imagineer who designed the ship????
Took a bit, but... yes!Do you see the little guy hiding in the pattern on the chairs?
one of the agents in our group, Kim, who books like 20 Disney cruises a month and hit 1 million in sales last year was answering the questions for us and correcting him.
That suite is... sweet!Back to the Roy Disney Suite which our guide didn't know existed!
Oh, no!Yup, lunch at Cabanas which is a buffet.
I've seen photos of that... I really like it!This is behind the bar in the adult only Skyline Lounge.
No! Stowaway!We had to be off before the ship left again.
uh oh...Or was I
So I am super proud of myself for booking the Up Close with Rhinos tour for us on July 4th yesterday!
ell karma got us on board because our guide did not know ANYTHING about how things work with DCL let alone details of the ship!
It got to the point where he was giving wrong answers or no answer so one of the agents in our group, Kim, who books like 20 Disney cruises a month and hit 1 million in sales last year
This is behind the bar in the adult only Skyline Lounge. I'm not sure what city skyline is in this shot but the background changes to different city skylines through the night:
I really want to do the Palo brunch but since it's the first time cruising for the kids and it's a short one I didn't want to do anything without them. Technically half way through the cruise Ricky could do it because he turns 18 but then Chris is left out.Remy was good but really our favorite is probably Palo on Fantasy and Dream. Palo brunch is AMAZING and one of our favorites.
Disappointing! But not surprising after the guide one of the other groups had for the tours.So funny that the tour guide knew so little about the ship!
I remember you buying that and that's really what put this idea in the back of my mind and kept it there! And when we toured I thought of you because the Halloween blanket looked SO warm and cozyIt's totally worth it. I LOVE my blanket--it is so incredibly soft and the whole back is sherpa lined. I'm so glad I listened to my internet friends on this one LOL
Yeah ok, quotes coming up!Well, I mean...now that I know about the robes...
I can't remember if you've ever done a Disney cruise but their ships are unbelievable! Every detail is of course done the way you'd expect from Disney, even the sections that don't scream Disney like the adult lounges and clubs etc. Having seen a Norwegian ship and Royal prior to ever seeing a Disney ship I was in AWE when I toured the Magic and the Fantasy is even more grand.What an awesome tour, absolutely beautiful. Too bad you got stuck with crappy food again...
Take a cruise!!It looks so lovely......I want to see it in person!
Eventually is the key word...........................That food even looks terrible, I hope you got a decent meal eventually!
Right? This guy could definitely fill in at the call center lol. Although I'm sure when he's at Shades of Green doing his job he knows his stuff!It reminds me of some of the wrong info We have received from CM’s at times! We often know much more than they do!
Well sometimes their Panama Canal itinerary has a stop in Costa Rica; it did in 2018 but for 2020 it does not but it does change from year to year. However those are also long cruises, usually 14 days!The Disney cruise ship looks so wonderful, one day we will be taking a cruise!
Does Disney do any cruises down by Costa Rica? Would love that and Andi will be there studying abroad next year!
Sometimes I'm RIGHT on the markThat's... man that's a perfect analogy!
It's for security purposes so they know who's on the ship that isn't sailing. When you tour ships they're usually leaving again in a few hours - for all the tours I've done we get on between 9 and 10 and have to be off by 2 or 3 and guests are coming on as we're touring - so having our licenses means they know if someone didn't get off the ship. I mean I get it but it's kind of stupid? Like, "we'll make sure you leave our ship before we sail because if you don't, you can't have your license to drive yourself home!" Yeah but in that case Id be stowing away on your ship so go ahead and hold that license for me...........................then there's the slim chance someone disappears.....you know it's happened before where someone actually can't be found on a ship! Whether they've gone over or whatever the case. So yup, safety/security thing and it's been that way on all the different cruise lines I've toured.Why?
It's perfect; just an hour and like $40 per person so it doesn't take up a huge chunk of your day. One of the best parts when I did it was seeing how much the CM animal trainers truly care about the Rhinos.Nice! That's one I'd like to do.
Ha ha Mr. Smarty-Pants!Ariel? Mulan? Jasmine?
LOL I do this when we're in Disney! If someone in line behind us or sitting next to us on a boat or bus says something totally wrong I'll say something half out loud, half under my breath to correct them and Steve is like "STOP"!!Dan always yells at me because I correct people who say things wrong when we watch vlogs so I probably would have been one of the people calling out the answers! Lol
It was hard finding seats with 50 if us and then especially since so many guests go right there to eat when they board and are waiting for their rooms. That's horrible what the family did to you lol! I'm really looking forward to all the restaurantsBummer that you guys had to eat at Cabanas! That was my least favorite part of our whole cruise the last time because we had a terrible time finding a table and then when we did a family filled in the tables around us and were passing food over our heads!
Sadly no but wouldn't that be great? You'll just have to take a Disney cruiseDoes Disney offer tours of their cruise ships to the general public? I would love to see what the ships look like.
Right?? I don't know how some of them do it, we had 3 agents hit a million in sales last year. I know the one in particular I mentioned being in our cruise tour group's husband has a cousin on a popular daytime soap (like the one that's left lol) and she gets some famous people business so I'm sure that helps! She does tons of ABD's too, like tons.Wow! #goals lol
Nope, have not done a Disney cruise. But, if we do, you will be booking it for us. ❤ ❤I can't remember if you've ever done a Disney cruise but their ships are unbelievable! Every detail is of course done the way you'd expect from Disney, even the sections that don't scream Disney like the adult lounges and clubs etc. Having seen a Norwegian ship and Royal prior to ever seeing a Disney ship I was in AWE when I toured the Magic and the Fantasy is even more grand.
That's really quite reasonable. Both in time and money.It's perfect; just an hour and like $40 per person so it doesn't take up a huge chunk of your day. One of the best parts when I did it was seeing how much the CM animal trainers truly care about the Rhinos.
Ha ha Mr. Smarty-Pants!
It is! Caring for Giants with the elephants is also around that price point and lasts an hour.That's really quite reasonable. Both in time and money.
I agree you'd probably enjoy Remy And average just about sums up 90% of the food I had on this trip!Great tour of the ship and the restaurants. All of them look so lovely, but I think my favorite would be Remy's. Too bad you couldn't eat there! That food looked pretty... average.
I want to do this one too!!!! ❤ ❤ ❤It is! Caring for Giants with the elephants is also around that price point and lasts an hour.
I had looked at that, but... you don't get very close to the elephants. So I'd much rather do the Rhino tour.It is! Caring for Giants with the elephants is also around that price point and lasts an hour.
That's true, on the Rhino tour you get to actually PET a Rhino as long as the big guys (and gals) are cooperating that dayI had looked at that, but... you don't get very close to the elephants. So I'd much rather do the Rhino tour.