The first full day on the boat was a day at sea. Deke woke us all up bright and early, so we started the day with breakfast at Cabanas and then a quick stop at the Wake Up with Disney, Jr. Dance Party.
By the time that was over, the pools were open. We were pleasantly surprised to find that the pools were really empty first thing in the morning. We were able to spend a few hours at Nemo's Reef (splash pad), going down the slides, and getting on the AquaDuck with very little wait time.
You can see in the picture above how empty the Mickey Pool was in the morning. Fletch had the whole place to himself. After wearing everyone down with water play, Deke spent a few hours in the nursery to nap while Piper and Fletch went to the kids club to get out of the sun. That meant Eric and I had some free time in the adult only area.
I took advantage of the time to get in a nap. It was glorious. Once naps and relaxing were over, we got the kids and took a stroll around the ship, where Deacon continued to nap.
And then it was time for dinner. We don't have any pictures of it, but dinner on Sunday was at Animator's Palate, which is the coolest of the restaurants on the ship. The theme for the dinner that night was Dinner with Crush (the turtle from Finding Nemo).
As some might recall, we saw Crush in Disney World but he failed to interact with Fletch, which caused many tears and heartache. This dinner experience more than made up for that, as Fletch got to interact with him several times. It was really cool, and we all had a great time. This video from YouTube (not from our cruise) gives you a good idea of what it was all about.
After dinner, we did our usual dance party (and magic show, which mesmerized Deacon) and kids club/Deacon bedtime routine. By 9:30pm, we were all snug in our beds and asleep.
Monday:
Monday was our first stop on the cruise--Cozumel. I swear that we had been there before, but Eric says we hadn't. Either way, we began the day by checking the kids into the kids club and nursery. Yeah, we're awesome parents. Anyway, Eric went diving in Cozumel while I took the opportunity to workout in the gym (really nice, with a great spa-like locker room) and relax with a book and some iced coffee on the adult deck for a few hours. Heavenly.
Around noon, Eric got back from diving, so we got the kids and got off the boat. I always knew that Piper had a low tolerance for heat, but she was immediately complaining about how hot she was as soon as she stepped off board. I knew we weren't long for the world in Cozumel. But, we persevered, stopping for a few photos here and there.
And preschoolers gone wild, dancing on stage.
After cooling off with (virgin) daiquiris for the kids, a margarita for me, and half yard of Diet Coke for Eric, we headed back to the ship, with a quick stop for an awesome family photo.
Despite complaining how tired they were, the kids were more than willing to go to the kids club/nursery as soon as we got on board, and we didn't discourage them. They spent an hour or so there, and then we picked them up and stopped for a quick photo opp with Minnie. Deacon LOVED Minnie.
We skipped the fancy dinner on Monday night and instead went to Flo's Cafe (based on the characters from Cars, which Fletch loved) for hot dogs and hamburgers, and then went to see the show "Wishes." It was cheesy, but cute, with lots of characters and fun songs. However, I think that I'm still a bit traumatized by the Pinocchio scenes. Are there any kids (or people in general) that don't think Pinocchio is creepy?!? After the show, the kids were fading fast, so everyone went down for an early bedtime. Another great day in the books.
Up next, princesses, dolphins, and turtles.
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