Day Four: It’s cruise day! Yay! We were
sad to be leaving Disney World but not all that sad since we were getting ready
to board the Disney Fantasy. We had scheduled for a shuttle to pick us up
at 9 to go get our rental car so we were in no big hurry this morning. We
woke up and got ready, packed what was still out and said bye to our room.
We had one last danish at our resort before heading out front to wait for the
shuttle. Our driver called and said he was running a little behind, not a
good start; however, this did not continue (it got better). We used Budget rental this
time around. Jonathan was very nervous about renting a car because last
time it was a huge hassle renting from Avis (had to take a bus to Downtown
Disney to go to the hotel across from there to pick up the car, waited quiet
some time to get the car and then when we returned it in Port Canaveral we had
to wait to be shuttled over because Avis’s bus had broke down). Our
driver showed up about 15 minutes late but was polite and apologetic about it,
said his last passenger was late. We were quickly taken to the hotel
where the Budget desk was. The desk was just right inside the door and we
were the only ones there. The lady had us checked in and a car ready
before I had even gotten back out of the bathroom with Ryan, I was
shocked. We walked out to the car, got the car seat hooked up and were on
our way. Driving to Port Canaveral is a little annoying because of all
the tolls but I guess that’s just because we come from a state that doesn’t
have tolls. But in less than an hour and after stopping for gas right
next to the Budget center, we returned the car. And to our delight there
was a shuttle waiting! We were able to hop on and were at the port by
11. It was so much easier this time around and so pleasant. We will
defiantly use Budget again in the future.
It truly is a site to see the ship when you first go over
the hill when driving to Port Canaveral. Seeing your cruise ship in the
distance and knowing that will be home for the next week is so exciting!
We dropped our checked bags off to the porters and headed
thru security. Everything was very easy and such a breeze! We
didn’t have to wait in line at all to check in. It only took a few
minutes for them to issue us our Key to the World cards and we were given
boarding #6. I did not stand in line to check Ryan into the kids club
here because I had read that it was much easier and quicker to do onboard (and
I’m glad I waited, the line was long here and no one in line onboard at the
open house) nor did we stand in line to see Mickey or Minnie, lines were long
for them as well.
Model of the ship in the cruise terminal.
You go thru Mickey Ears to get on the ship thru the
cruise terminal. Love the details Disney does.
After just a short wait we were called to board. We
had our picture taken and were boarding. It was a neat thing to hear our
name called and having them clap and wave at us as we came on board. Ryan
liked that they were wearing Mickey hands. The first view takes your
breath away, the atrium is beautiful! We walked thru quickly because we
didn’t want to add to the congestion or be a cause for it so we headed toward
the elevators (which were very easy to find). We saw the mosaic of the
Cinderella coach and the big chair and I was in love.
Ryan and me in the royal chair.
We headed straight for Cabanas for lunch because
surprise, surprise I was hungry, lol. Cabanas is really nicely decorated
in my opinion, again the tile work is amazing! We picked up plates and
quickly found enough we wanted and were sitting down to eat by 12. I do
not remember what we ate specifically, just that it was good and filling.
Mural in Cabanas.
We walked around for a little bit after lunch just taking
it all in. We went up to Palo to make a brunch reservation (which we had
no problem getting the day or time we wanted). Our room was ready by 1:30
so we switched into swimsuits and went back up on deck. Jonathan really
wanted to ride the Aquaduck (water coaster) and Ryan was just itching to get
into Nemo’s Reef splash area. Ryan loved Nemo’s Reef (and we would be
back many times before the end of the week) and Jonathan really enjoyed his
ride. We went back to the room, changed and headed back out to check out
the ship some more. We went to the open house at the kids club. I
had already pre-registered online so checking Ryan in was very quick and
easy. They gave us the Mickey band and we went into explore. Ryan
loved the Monsters Inc room and Andy’s Room.
Ryan playing in Andy’s room on Rex.
And a few more pics of the Kids Club. The Monsters Inc Room. Ryan loved this room.
Andy's Room - Slinky Dog, this was very long and the kids crawled thru it.
The computer lab was inside the submarine.
This place is so neatly decorated and fun!
There are tons of computers for the kids to play on as well; Ryan thought this
was so neat! He loved being able to actually play on the computer!
They have smaller scaled bathrooms just for kids and automatic hand washing
machines (they were pretty interesting!). Ryan loved it and was so
excited to go back! We walked thru all the night clubs/adult only
areas.
Ryan and Jonathan playing in a phone booth in one of the night clubs.
We saw both theaters and more art work. We played a
game of shuffle board, Ryan found this amusing. By now it was time for
our muster drill. This was super easy, we were in the Walt Disney Theater
balcony area and it was over in just a short time. We headed up to the
pool deck to the Sail Away Party next. This was so fun! It’s a
great way to start a Disney cruise to be out on deck dancing with the
characters.
After we went back to the room for a little bit before
dinner to relax. We had already gotten one of our bags so I unpacked
it. I believe during this time Ryan played on my Kindle and Jonathan
watched tv while I unpacked, not sure how I always get to be in charge of the
fun stuff. When we boarded I did notice that we got the dinning rotation
that we had requested, so tonight we were in Enchanted Garden. Our other
bag was waiting outside our door when we left for dinner. Ryan had
chicken tenders, fries and mac and cheese. This one was a favorite for
him and he had it a few nights. They did serve it with veggies and made a
cute Mickey head out of ketchup as well. I started out with heirloom
tomato soup and a romaine wedge. Both were pretty good. Jonathan
had lobster ravioli. We both had the prime rib that was served with
double baked potato and we thought it was good. Potatoes were a little
dry in my opinion but when you are cooking for the masses I guess that
happens. For dessert, Ryan had an ice cream Mickey bar. He loved
these and had one almost every night.
I had a chocolate torte and it was ok. Jonathan had
the banana foster sundae and enjoyed it. We did not do much else this
night, we were all tired. So we headed back to our room to relax and get Ryan
to bed. I finished unpacking and read for a little bit while Jonathan
watched tv (he watched 6 movies on tv while on the cruise, lol).
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