On Deck 13 forward, there is a huge half circle lounge chair that can seat 8 people. This deck is very quiet. Hardly anyone goes up there. Most of the times I went up there, I was the only person there with an occasional passerby or two. I started calling it my own private verandah by the end of the cruise. It was the perfect spot to relax, and have some quiet reading time.
I then headed down to the Royal Palace to get some breakfast. I ordered the pineapple French toast stack. This was two round slices of French toast stacked with two slices of pineapple. Normally, this dish is served with a strawberry coulis, but I asked them to hold that because strawberries give me hives. It was served with fruit salad. I also ordered it with some sausage. When it was served, my server came over and poured some syrup on it. This dish was fantastic. The French toast was coated with cinnamon, and all of the flavors blended together really well. I absolutely loved it.
I’m not a beach person, so I wasn’t in a huge rush to get off the ship at Castaway Cay. They were showing “The Muppets” that morning, so I decided to go see it. I thought I’d be the only one in the theatre, but there were actually about 30 or 40 people there. The movie was really cute, and it was great to see the Muppets on the big screen again.
After the movie, I ran up to my room to gather the gear I would need out on Castaway Cay, and made my way off the ship. I stopped to have my picture taken in front of the ship. The photographers aren’t allowed to take pictures with guests’ cameras, so he found another guest to take a picture with my camera. I just don’t like paying the prices Disney charges for pictures on the ship, so I rarely buy them. I think people would be a lot more willing to buy the pictures if they were half the price, and Disney would sell a lot more pictures and make a lot more money.
I then made my way over to Cookies to grab some lunch. I thought that the food at Cookies was disappointing. I got a burger, ribs, and sides. The only thing that I thought was really good was the cheese flatbread.
I then rented a bike to take a ride. My first stop was the observation tower. I walked to the top of the tower to take some pictures. I got a great picture of me holding the Disney Dream in the palm of my hand. You didn’t know I was that strong, did you?
I continued my bike ride with a stop at the adult beach. I decided to see if they had anything different for food there, and wound up getting a bit of salad and some ice cream for a snack. As I was heading back to my bike, I ran in to Michael from DVC. He gave me a cool DVC luggage tag.
I continued my bike ride up to the next lookout point that had a stunning view of the ocean. I then started to make my way back towards the bike rental area, but I decided I wasn’t quite ready to go back yet, so I took an extra loop around the area where the tower is. By the time I got back to the bike rental area, I had ridden about six miles.
After returning the bike, I did some shopping. I bought myself a cool mustard yellow Castaway Cay t-shirt with Mickey sitting in a lounge chair looking at a ship. I also bought a cute postcard with all of the characters on it for my scrapbook.
I then made my way back to the ship. I dropped off my shopping bag, picked up my Nook, grabbed a soda, and headed straight for my favorite spot for some reading and relaxing. For about an hour, I was the only person there, and then a man came and sat in a lounge chair on the deck. People walked by from time to time, but for the most time I was in complete solitude.
I wound up staying on deck until the ship started to leave Castaway Cay. I watched the sunset from deck 13. I had my flip cam with me, so I taped the folks on Castaway Cay waving goodbye, and also managed to get a recording of all of the ships horns.
I then made my way to the Royal Palace for pirate night dinner. Masayo, Janice, and Mark were already seated when I arrived a few minutes late. I started my meal with the Pirates Golden Pot Stickers. The pot stickers were very good.
I also ordered the Jerk Chicken Salad, which was tossed in a citrus dressing and served with plantain chips. This salad was fantastic. The chicken had a nice flavor to it, and the dressing was very tasty. The plantain chips were nice and crisp.
For my entrée, I order the Dutchmen’s Dijon-Crusted Sirloin of Beef, which was served with oven roasted sweet potatoes and a black spot tomato. The sirloin was very tender and tasty. The sweet potatoes were slightly seasoned and crisp. I don’t like the texture of tomatoes, so I shared it with Masayo.
None of the desserts appealed for me, so I decided to skip dessert and get something later at the buffet after the pirate fireworks.
I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t do the pirate parade around the restaurant like they did when I cruised on the Wonder a few years ago. One of the best parts about pirate night on the Wonder was watching the guests parade through the restaurant dressed in their pirate gear. Dinner just didn’t seem as special without the parade.
After dinner, Masayo and I went to 687 for 80’s Music: Name That Tune. Cruise entertainment cast member Max was the host of the show. He played a few seconds of the intro to the songs. Masayo and I were a good team. She knew most of the pop songs, and I knew most of the rock and heavy metal songs. We did better than most teams, but we didn’t win. That went to a couple who got 23 points out of 25!
I then went to do some shopping. All of the Inaugural Cruise merchandise was 40% off, so I got myself a nice t-shirt, and a scrapbook. I also picked up some stickers and a scrapbook kit.
Masayo and I then went to meet Goofy and Tinkerbelle. I got pictures of Goofy in four different costumes on the cruise! And it was fun to meet Tinkerbelle. The only thing that threw me off was hearing Tink talk in an American accent. Since Peter Pan is set in London, I assumed Tink would be British.
I then made my way up to deck 12 to watch the fireworks. I looked for Masayo, Janice, and Mark, but didn’t find any of them. The pirate fireworks were fun. I liked the way they had little bits of the show on the big screen between shooting off the fireworks.
After the fireworks, I watched the Captain Jack Sparrow pirate sketch. It was fun, but I wound up watching most of it on the big screen as I wasn’t really in a great spot to see it. I spotted Masayo at one point, and waved, but she didn’t see me. I wound up losing sight of her in the crowd.
I then headed into the buffet to get something to eat. They were serving tacos, ham, baked potatoes, crepes, and other desserts. I tried a taco, but didn’t really enjoy it so I only took a few bites. I also got a crape, which I filled with chocolate sauce, caramel, and marshmallow.
After my snack, I headed up to my room and read for a while before going to bed.
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