October 2013 archive

Disney Fantasy – Western Caribbean – Sept 2013 – Day 7

Day 7 – Castaway Cay Today was our day at Castaway Cay (pronounced Key … no, I don’t know why either).  We chose to sleep in a bit, and then go ashore after breakfast.  Some people got off the boat much earlier.  For the runners, there’s an event called the Castaway Cay 5K, which is …

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Disney Fantasy – Western Caribbean – Sept 2013 – Day 6

Day 6 – Thursday – Day at Sea Nothing really happened in the morning. (Translation: Something probably happened, but I don’t remember it … or we slept in) At 12:45, they were showing Planes in the Buena Vista Theater.  Due to showtimes that didn’t work with our schedules, and generally mixed reviews, this was the …

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Disney Fantasy Western Caribbean – Sept 2013 – Day 5

Day 5 – Wednesday – Cozumel The ship docked in Cozumel in the morning.  Tracy and I had been here before, and weren’t planning on getting off the ship.  My parents did some shopping in port, I think. After waking up and eating breakfast, Tracy wanted to go lay out in the sun.  I decided …

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Disney Fantasy – Western Caribbean – Sept 2013 – Day 4

Day 4 – Tuesday – Costa Maya We were due to dock in Costa Maya approximately mid day.  Tracy, my dad, and I were scheduled to go on an excursion to the Chacchoben Mayan Ruins (my mom wanted to shop), and the meeting time was around 1pm.  So, with that in mind, we were able …

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Disney Fantasy Western Caribbean Sept 2013 – Day 3

Day 3 – Monday – Grand Cayman For Grand Cayman, we didn’t have any excursions planned.  Tracy and I had done an “Island Tour and visit to Stingray City” when we were here on our honeymoon cruise (with Carnival), and didn’t see a need to do it again.  My mom just wanted to shop.

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Disney Fantasy Western Caribbean Sept 2013 – Day 2

Day 2 – Sunday Woke up and went to breakfast at the Enchanted Garden (after working in Fantasyland I keep wanting to call it Enchanted Grove, which used to be the name of the little snack place near the Tea Cups, but it’s now called Chesire Cafe … anyways, I digress).  Enchanted Garden is one …

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Disney Fantasy Western Caribbean – September 2013 – Day 1

Cast of characters:Eric – meTracy – my wifeHelene – my momRob – my dad Saturday 9/28 – Embarkation (Port Canaveral, FL) Rather than paying $15/day to park at the port, we chose to pay $8/day to park at a parking lot operated by the Radisson hotel, 5 minutes away. We parked, and waited about 20 …

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