Mandymouse's '5 Days to book a holiday !! .... You Must Be Kidding' Report

[mandymouse]

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It was time to walk off some of this food, so we went to Guest Services to add more cash to our account (as you can imagine, the bar bill was getting a bit high ). We did a bit of shopping (we really didn't see much this cruise), then we started walking around deck 4, though we didn't last long, we got half way round, sat on some comfy chair, and promptly fell asleep for an hour

When we woke, we went back to our room and finished off the wine, then we changed into our swim stuff and went up to deck 13 to chill

We caught up with Jen & Scott, and had a chat and a drinky before heading off to dinner

Tonight was semi formal night, now I don't mind dressing up, but tonight was the seafood menu (yuck!), so we decided to eat a little earlier and in Cabanas which had a waiter service menu available. I ordered a Rosa Regale, and Paul had a Bahama Mama, then we both started with mushroom soup, followed by rib eye steak, then to finish off I had a tropical sundae and Paul had a strawberry concoction. It was all very nice, and a lot more laid back than heading to the main dining room

We were both shattered tonight, we had a Mai Tai each at the Cove Bar, then popped down to see Alisha at the Bon Voyage bar for one of her Bahama Mamas before being very lame and heading to our room around 9.30pm and off to bed, these sea days can be exhausting

Tomorrow ~ Castaway Cay

 

[irongirlof12]

Love it all Mandy, what a fab brunch at Palo Paul took some amazing photos of a late night ship

 

[Clare D]

Fab report have just finished the story so far. Great pictures of a wonderful ship. Loving the food pictures and seeing all your frocks, very pretty, especially the purple maxi dress

Can't wait to see more of your trip And more pictures of the sunshine

 

[florida sun]

Another fantastic day hon, nice and relaxing and chilled, looking forward to Castaway tomorrow

 

[jtlover]

Enjoying your trip report and can't wait for more. I too have that M&S top but with sleeves for my holiday in August

 

[princess_ariel_85]

Love the photos Paul took at night.... they look amazing.

Senor Frogs looks brilliant, I wanna go!

Brunch at Palo looks so yummy.

Another brilliant update... I need to do a cruise & it's all your fault

xx

 

[squitty]

Lovely updates Mandy

Those cocktails looked good.

We loved Palo Brunch, enjoyed it more than dinner

 

[mandymouse]

Friday 11th May

I woke around 8am and the Fantasy was nearing Castaway Cay. It was very cloudy this morning. We went up to deck 11, I went to get my usual skinny latte at the Cove Cafe, and Paul went to Cabanas for a light breakfast. As we sat enjoying it all, the heavens opened, and it chucked it down

Finally the rain died down, and it was announced that the captain was going to play all the ship's horns

At 9.45am (and on time), the gangways were cleared for disembarkation, so we made our way onto the island. At the same time, the sun came out and it was the start of a lovely day

We walked down towards the family beach, and bought a couple of t-shirts, we then carried on to catch a tram to Serenity Bay

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[mandymouse]

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Our friends, Jen & Scott had saved some loungers for us, so we spent a lovely few hours sunbathing, chilling in the sea and drinking Konk Koolers with them

Around 1pm we went for some lunch at the BBQ, which was all very nice, then we grabbed a drink at the Castaway Air Bar

After another hour in the sun Paul & I headed back to the family beach, and we stopped off for a 2for 1 on Bahama Mamas, then walked back to the ship taking photos along the way

Once back onboard we showered then started the depressing chore of packing

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[mandymouse]

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We sadly watched the Fantasy leave Castaway Cay, then we got ready for dinner, which tonight was in Animator's Palate, but beforehand we met up with our friends for a final drink, and to say goodbye to Leo, one of our fave bar men

We then had a final Bahama Mama from Alisha at Bon Voyage, then went into dinner

It was fun making our drawings, and later they were shown on the screens around the room

For our starter we all had a sample of 3 appetizers, then I tried the popcorn soup (not the best), the or mains I had lamb, and Paul had beef Wellington, then for dessert I had the sweet temptations and Paul had ice cream

We had some photos taken with our tablemates and servers, and gave our servers their tip envelopes

We quickly returned to the room to change and put our case out for collection before 10.30pm, we then went down to the Atrium to see the characters in their 'See you real soon' show, where I had a quick pic with Daisy, Donald, Goofy and Chip'N'Dale

We then went to The Tube to see Stewart the bar man, and I had my final Cosmo, and we watched a hilarious Hypnotist (Ricky Kalmon) who had his 'victims' playing air guitar, being flight attendants, and he had one woman who would respond to her husbands yell of 'cookies' and she would snog his face off lol, he took full advantage of this and yelled out 'cookies' three times

He also had a quiet woman heckle him every time he said 'hypnotise', and when he finished off his act a guy at the back of the room shouted out 'I'm Ryan Seacrest, and you've been watching American Idol', it was so funny

When the show finished, we headed back to our room

 

[Linda67]

Loving your TR
I have found it really hard to visit the boards since our trip as I have a severe case of post Disney blues
We had the same server as you at Palo, what a treasure he is xx

 

[florida sun]

Fab day at Castaway hon, lovely pictures, I would be asleep by 6 every night with all those different cocktails Your drawing looks like me

 

[princess_ariel_85]

Another wonderful update Mandy!

Animators Palate looks fun. Popcorn soup sounds weird though. x

 

[ukintheus]

Awww, it makes me sad that we are at the last day on the Fantasy all over again We did have some laughs though. and your trip report has been a great way to relive it.

 

[jjk]

Just caught up on the last few days Mandy all sounds fantastic and loving the cocktail count

 

[disney_princess_85]

Loving your updates Mandy! You look lovely in all of your evening outfits and Paul's 'empty ship' photos are just fab. I think I'll have to drop by Señor Frog's when I'm in Nassau in October- those huge drinks look amazing.

 

[mandymouse]

Saturday 12th May

I was up around 6.45am. I got washed, and packed away the last few things. Paul (the lazy git) got up at 7.30am, and sadly we got ready to leave our stateroom

Moments later an announcement was made that the ship had been cleared by customs, so we made our way down to deck 3 and disembarked

We got into our car at 7.55am, and an hour later we arrived at the Pop Century Resort. Our king size room in the 80's/90's building wasn't ready, so we got our room keys with CS dining plan and took the bus to Disney Hollywood Studios. We got a Fastpass for Tower of Terror, then as the line for RockNRollerCoaster was too long, we headed to Star Tours

After becoming members of the Rebel Alliance, we then met with Mike & Sully, a couple of Green Army Men, then rode ToT, we then left the park and headed back to the Pop

We had some lunch in the foodcourt (cheeseburger for Paul and chicken Alfredo for me), then we found that our room was ready, so we collected the luggage from the car and went to find our room (#8303, 90's building)

We then spent an hour by the pool, and I did some washing too

After chatting to the girls back home, we went to the Florida Mall armed with the shopping list they'd printed out for us, but sadly we didn't find anything they wanted, though it wasn't a wasted trip as I got the pair off Uggs that I was after

Once back at the Pop, we caught the bus to Epcot, it looked lovely as it was set up for the Flower & Garden Festival, but we'd save the serious photo taking till the next day. Our first stop was The Land for some food, we both had the Mongolian Beef with rice, it was delish, then a Tiramisu for me and Key Lime Pie for Paul

We then wandered over to World Showcase, where we grabbed a lager and cider in the Rose & Crown, and as we walked outside with our drinks, I saw Jen & Scott walk past, so I yelled to them and they joined us for a while as they waited for their buzzer to go off for their meal at the R&C

After a little chat we said our goodbyes, then we had a lager and Kir Royal in France, and a Moretti and Rosa Regale in Italy

As IllumiNations was about to start, we exited the park via MouseGear, and caught the bus back to the Pop, where we enjoyed a Captain Mai Tai or two from Petal's pool bar before heading to bed

 

[irongirlof12]

amazing crusie, it is entirely your fault that I am now pricing up for 2013! I would love to do the same cruise,lovely black dress. fab photos

 

[Chilly]

All caught up. Great cruise. Did you book another while onboard?

 

[Ms Poppins]

amazing crusie, it is entirely your fault that I am now pricing up for 2013! I would love to do the same cruise,lovely black dress. fab photos

Me too

Mandy, your tr's are always fantastic and I love how every move seems so effortless....must be all your cruising experience.

Look forward to more