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Thursday 21 February 2013

Disney Fantasy - St. Thomas



It was a beautiful morning, when we arrived in St Thomas.  We had booked the Sea Blaster snorkelling excursion.  The crew was terrific, and the reef was marvellous. 




Sailing into St. Thomas




The Sea Blaster




The Reef




Barracuda




 When they ask if you want extra rum in your rum punch... 

Monday 18 February 2013

Disney Fantasy Second Sea Day



The second sea day, we hung out, did the midship detective agency, and took pictures.







La Piazza in Europa. 

La Piazza was open whenever we went through. It was also the location of late night snacks.










The Mickey statue is near the theatre. 





The elevator display is quite whimsical. 







The Aquaduck was not open the first half of the cruise because of how rough the seas were. 





There were many animated and interactive artworks on the ship. 




The Fantasy is Minnie's ship. 



The Enchanted Garden starts witha day sky, and over the course of dinner, he sun sets. 











The lighting on deck at night is beautiful. 




Today's towel animal: elephant? Aardvark?


Saturday 16 February 2013

Fantasy First Sea Day

The Sea was a Little Choppy
And that is what we had gone to sleep with the night before, and what we woke up to the next morning. Since we love the "motion of the ocean, " this was fine with us. Today we had scheduled brunch at Palo, and it was going to be formal night in the dining room, so there were two opportunities to dress up.
Table by the Window
Palo is a very nice looking restaurant, next to the Meridien Bar, and Remy. The food is really good, and they seem to want to kill you with the sheer quantity they try to feed you. When you arrive, you are given a Mimosa, and then taken on a tour of the buffet items, and a la carte items.
Eggs You can Order

Mains You Can Order (and Soup)
Napkin Boots Mad by the Waiter
Aside from the food you can order, including pizza which I did not include a picture of, there is also a table of breads, a table of seafood, a table of appetizers including caviar, and a table of desserts. There might be more, I think I was in some kind of food coma after it was all finished. The food was delicious, and I would recommend this experience. We spent the rest of the afternoon recovering, and getting ready for formal night in the Animator's Palate.
Andrew and TableMate, Detail of Animator's Palate

Animator's Palate Bread Plate with "Brush" Butter Knife

After dinner, we went to Meridien, where Andrew could enjoy a cigarette, and we could have cocktails outside. This is a very nice space, although it was a little windy.

If You're Worried About Your Hair, Sailing May Not be Right for You

Me and My Beloved on Formal Night

Towelgami

Tuesday 12 February 2013

Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Since it is Mardi Gras, I thought I would interrupt our already in progress trip report to talk about one of my very favourite cities: New Orleans. In all honesty, I could see us happily retired there. We have been a few times now, and it is never boring.

It was in New Orleans that a bartender explained to me how to order a drink to get it exactly how I like it. It was at the Crescent City Brew House that I discovered I like lobster enough to be willing to pay for it occasionally. In short, it's been educational.

 I will do a full report on New Orleans in the future, but for now, a few shots from Bourbon Street, so you can see where my heart is today.

The Piano in Jean Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop

Maison Bourbon

Live Jazz at Maison Bourbon

Monday 11 February 2013

Embarkation - Disney Fantasy

We went at the beginning of December, and the Christmas decorations were already up.  The terminal looked quite festive.



Disney Cruise Line always announces you to a round of applause when boarding. It does seem to set the tone. The ship itself is beautiful.
 And also decorated for the holidays. We did a bit of a wander around to get our bearings.



 The weather wasn't the best, but the sky showed some promise.
 The stairwell art was wonderful.
 At sail away we were accompanied by a squadron of pelicans and a pod of dolphins. Sadly, I am not quick enough to capture the dolphins on camera. But it really set the tone.

As did dinner, when we met the best tablemates we have ever had. We had dinner in the Royal Palace. I found the theme to lack pizzazz, but the food was really good. As was the welcome aboard show.



Sunday 10 February 2013

Introduction

My name is Judy and I am a travel junkie. I come by it honestly; my father is a travel junkie. When my husband and I started dating, I took him away for a weekend to make sure he would travel well. Since then, we have been to Cancun, Cozumel, New Orleans, Walt Disney World, St. Augustine, Universal Orlando, the Space Coast, San Diego, Disneyland, Hawaii, and various cruises to/within the Bahamas, the Caribbean and Hawaii. Soon we will go to Liverpool, and then on safari in Kenya.

I wanted to start this blog to document our upcoming travels, and some of our past ones. Our most recent trip was last December, when we cruised on the Disney Fantasy to the Eastern Caribbean.

We started out by flying from Toronto to Orlando airport via Air Canada. As usual, we stayed at the Radisson Resort at the Port.

The first picture shows my husband near the pool:




This is me: