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Ok, too many times over too many message boards I have promised (either to them or to myself) trip reports of my Disney adventures, and I always start, and never finish. As such, I think it's best that I just post pictures (because who doesn't like pictures!) and caption/describe. Then maybe I'll get it done! Enjoy.
By way of background, this is my second Disney Cruise, both of them 4/3 land and sea. We tried to work out a seven night cruise, which didn't work out and I really wish it had. Disney World was hot, which made a lot of the time there miserable, and with ten people, really hard to coordinate. REALLY glad we did the cruise last, because we definitely needed a break after Disney World! While I have a ton of pictures, in the interest of actually posting this (see issues above), I'm going to keep the Disney World portion of the trip short.
We were lucky enough to stay at the Grand Floridian, and as you can imagine (/know) it is beautiful. Also lucky to get a park view. It was nice to stay there, but if I were just going to Disney World I'm not sure the extra cost would be worth it. The boat ride to and from the Magic Kingdom was nice, but it really took quite a while to get anywhere else (I realize this is a Disney World issue and not a GF issue). In sum, I'm a Disneyland kind of guy and remain so after our trip.
Did the Pirate Princess Party one night. Well worth it, not only for the spectacular fireworks display, but for the opportunity to literally walk on to Space Mountain/Splash Mountain/Anything as many times as you can. It's just a fun atmosphere overall as well.
Also got into Cinderella's Table. I usually think that most things Disney charges extra for/are difficult to get are worth the time and money whether you're an adult or a kid (e.g., Fantasmic Desert Buffet in Disneyland, Pirate Princess, etc.), but wouldn't choose to do this again without kids. Our niece loved it, though.
Alright, onto the good stuff. Here are just a bunch of pictures of the ship I took while/after boarding. It really is beautiful, and quite the sight.
The Disney Cruise is really just a big advertisement for Dale Chihuly, what with this piece in the lobby, various other pieces, and the pieces at Atlantis in Nassau.
On our second day we arrived at Nassau, and I was really happy to be up early enough to watch the ship pull in. First thing I noticed other than the island was the water. It just looks fake with how blue it is. We ate breakfast on deck, and watched it go from pure sunshine to torrents of rain in minutes. Welcome to the tropics!
The next morning, we woke up to this:
By way of background, this is my second Disney Cruise, both of them 4/3 land and sea. We tried to work out a seven night cruise, which didn't work out and I really wish it had. Disney World was hot, which made a lot of the time there miserable, and with ten people, really hard to coordinate. REALLY glad we did the cruise last, because we definitely needed a break after Disney World! While I have a ton of pictures, in the interest of actually posting this (see issues above), I'm going to keep the Disney World portion of the trip short.
We were lucky enough to stay at the Grand Floridian, and as you can imagine (/know) it is beautiful. Also lucky to get a park view. It was nice to stay there, but if I were just going to Disney World I'm not sure the extra cost would be worth it. The boat ride to and from the Magic Kingdom was nice, but it really took quite a while to get anywhere else (I realize this is a Disney World issue and not a GF issue). In sum, I'm a Disneyland kind of guy and remain so after our trip.
Did the Pirate Princess Party one night. Well worth it, not only for the spectacular fireworks display, but for the opportunity to literally walk on to Space Mountain/Splash Mountain/Anything as many times as you can. It's just a fun atmosphere overall as well.
Also got into Cinderella's Table. I usually think that most things Disney charges extra for/are difficult to get are worth the time and money whether you're an adult or a kid (e.g., Fantasmic Desert Buffet in Disneyland, Pirate Princess, etc.), but wouldn't choose to do this again without kids. Our niece loved it, though.
Alright, onto the good stuff. Here are just a bunch of pictures of the ship I took while/after boarding. It really is beautiful, and quite the sight.
The Disney Cruise is really just a big advertisement for Dale Chihuly, what with this piece in the lobby, various other pieces, and the pieces at Atlantis in Nassau.
On our second day we arrived at Nassau, and I was really happy to be up early enough to watch the ship pull in. First thing I noticed other than the island was the water. It just looks fake with how blue it is. We ate breakfast on deck, and watched it go from pure sunshine to torrents of rain in minutes. Welcome to the tropics!
The next morning, we woke up to this:
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