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Today Andrea and I returned from a 4-night Bahamian cruise on the Disney Wish.

We sailed round trip from Port Canaveral, with the ports of call being Nassau, Bahamas; Disney’s Castaway Cay.

We stayed in cabin 6150 (Cat 04C Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah) located on Deck 6 aft on the port side.

Our cruise staff for this cruise

• Captain: Thord Haugen
• Cruise Director: Christiaan Abbott
• Head Server: Cindy Jermaine Joseph McKenzie from Trinidad and Tobago
• Server: Midori Nakagawa from Japan
• Asst Server: Robert Perez Gil from Spain
• Palo Steakhouse Server: Aleksandr
• Stateroom Host: Badrud Anam

Our table mates were 2 couples: Jeff & Anne, and Alejandro & Edna.

Some of the cruise staff we interacted with this cruise included (from the shops) Chloe, Kerry, Marina and Shelly, and (from DVC group) Sammy, Davida, Robin and Charlene.

We rode on the AquaMouse (twice).

This was our 22nd Disney cruise (Magic: 2, Wonder: 5, Dream: 5, Fantasy: 8, Wish: 2) totaling 136 nights on these beautiful ships.

Today Andrea and I returned from a 7-night Western Caribbean cruise on the Disney Fantasy.

We sailed round trip from Port Canaveral, with the ports of call being Cozumel, Mexico; George Town, Grand Cayman; Falmouth, Jamaica; Disney’s Castaway Cay.

We stayed in cabin 10530 (Cat 05A Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah) located on Deck 10 fwd on the starboard side.

We cruised with Krista and Kaylee, from Las Vegas, who stayed in cabin 7668.

Our dining team included Juan Israel Cervants Rivero from Mexico (server), Jovan Molnar from Serbia (asst server), and Deneval C. Miller (head server). Our stateroom host was Romain David Smith. Our cruise director was Stephen, with Anne as the asst cruise director.

The evening we visited Grand Cayman, Andrea fell while on deck 11 after getting some ice cream, leaving her with a few bruises and aching joints all over.

On most cruises, we get to know many of the cruise staff, but this one found us interacting with most of them working in Mickey’s Mainsail and Sea Trasures. I am probably going to forget some of them, but hugs and thanks go to (alphabetically) Gustavo, Karina, Marcela, Miguel, Natasha, Patricia, Sam, and Sol. Karina has a wonderful talent of drawing, and she shared one of her drawings of Simba with us to take back home.

One of the shows we went to see was by JunNk – a percussion group that included singing and comedy during their performance.

The end of our 21st Disney cruise (Magic: 2, Wonder: 5, Dream: 5, Fantasy: 8, Wish: 1) marked 132 nights that we have spent on these beautiful ships.

Today we returned from a 7-night Western Caribbean cruise on the Disney Fantasy.

Our ports of call were Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Falmouth and Castaway Cay.

We stayed in stateroom # 9000 (Cat 08B Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom) located on Deck 9 fwd (all the way forward) on the port side.

Our stateroom host was Carol Elizabeth McFarlane. Our dining team included Claudia Gabriella Huatay Callapina (head server), I Made Widiantara “Widi” (server), and Mayi Laroya Fontanilla (asst server). Our cruise director was Stephen. Chrissy from Trinidad & Tobago (the same from our cruise in January) was our server when we visited Palo for brunch.

The evening before our visit to Castaway Cay, Lizzy fell while walking down the stairs in the Walt Disney theater, spraining her foot and removing a few layers of skin on the top of her foot. The next morning, we had it x-rayed just to make everyone feel better. Nothing was found to be broken.

The end of our 20th Disney cruise (Magic: 2, Wonder: 5, Dream: 5, Fantasy: 7, Wish: 1) marked our 125th night that we have spent on these beautiful ships.

Today we, along with Andrea’s mom, returned from a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise aboard the Disney Fantasy celebrating Andrea’s birthday.

Our ports of call were Tortola, St Thomas and Castaway Cay.

We stayed in stateroom # 8130 (Cat 04B – Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah) located on Deck 8 aft on the port side.

Our stateroom host was Leovy Acab Diola. Our dining team included Oscar Perez Cubas from Peru (head server), Lazar Pavlovic from Serbia (server), and Roy Yotomaruangi from Indonesia (asst server). Our cruise director was Trent. Chrissy from Trinidad & Tobago was our server when we visited Palo for brunch.

While at Castaway Cay, Andrea bought Joe a Bahamas Coin & Bill Collection, which included a fifty-cent bill that she thought was cool.

On the ship, Andrea talked Joe into buying a book titled “Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse – The Ultimate History”.

On St Thomas the four of us visited Coral World Ocean Park.

One of the entertainers was magician Eric Jones that appeared on America‘s Got Talent, Masters of Illusion, and Penn and Teller’s Fool Us.

Andrea and Lizzy went to karaoke and Lizzy sung Carrie Underwood‘s “Before He Cheats“.

The end of our 19th Disney cruise (Magic: 2, Wonder: 5, Dream: 5, Fantasy: 6, Wish: 1) marked our 118th night that we have spent on these beautiful ships.

Today we, along with Andrea’s parents, returned from a 4-night Bahamian cruise aboard the new Disney Wish.

This cruise was in celebration of Lizzy’s 18th birthday. She wanted to sail on the newest Disney ship, and wanted to dine in the special Palo restaurant on her birthday, and we were able to make both of those happen.

Our ports of call were Nassau and Castaway Cay.

We stayed in stateroom # 12028 (Cat 03A – Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah) located on – get this – concierge Deck 12 forward on the port side. Andrea’s parents stayed in stateroom # 6026.

Our stateroom hosts were Nortel Murray and Jasper Enriquez De Guzman. Our dining team included Cindy Jermaine Joseph McKenzie (head server), Darrilyn Sharon Erasmus (server), and Reza Permadi (asst server). Reza had previously injured himself, so Ted got to help us as well.

We had brunch in Palo Steakhouse, with Mario from Serbia as our server.

While at Nassau, Lizzy and I sailed on a catamaran to do reef snorkeling. Grammy sailed with us, but decided to enjoy the view from the catamaran.

When we visited Castaway Cay, the five of us participated in the Stingray Adventure, where you get to feel some of them and then snorkel in their area. We then got to go over to cabana #20, another first for us as usually the cabanas are booked. An advantage for concierge cruisers.

The end of our 18th Disney cruise (Magic: 2, Wonder: 5, Dream: 5, Fantasy: 5, Wish: 1) marked our 111th night that we have spent on these beautiful ships.

Today we, along with Andrea’s parents, returned from a back-to-back 3-night and 4-night Bahamian cruise aboard the Disney Dream.

Our port of call were all Castaway Cay, with the 4-night having a double dip, leaving us with three visits to Castaway Cay during our seven days.

We stayed in stateroom # 7144 (Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah) located on Deck 7 Aft on the Port Side. Andrea’s parents stayed in stateroom # 8590 for the 3-night and # 6014 for the 4-night.

Our stateroom host was Nerine Dixon, and our dining team was Selo Alkaranfil from Turkey (head server), Brian Ngwenya from South Africa (server), and Monett Alura Boquerin (asst server).

We had two brunches in Palo, with Victor from Dominican Republic as our server.

Andrea and I watched a variety show performed by “Magic Man” Charles Bach.

The end of our 17th Disney cruise (Magic: 2, Wonder: 5, Dream: 5, Fantasy: 5) marked our 107th night that we have spent on these beautiful ships.

Today we returned from an 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise aboard the Disney Fantasy’s 376th voyage.

Our ports of call were (1) Tortola, (2) St Thomas, and (3) Castaway Cay.

This was our first cruise since becoming residents of Florida.

While we were on the ship, our little fur-princess stayed at the Best Friends Pet Hotel at Walt Disney World. The day we picked her up, she spent some time at the salon – heh.

We stayed in stateroom # 7064 (Cat 5C – Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah) located on Deck 7 Mid on the Port Side.

Our stateroom host was Benjamin Fernandes, and our dining team was Deneval Miller (head server), Elvin Ochoa Cruz (server), and Cindy Lopez Jimenez (asst server). Our Captain was Thord Haugen and our Cruise Director was Peter Hofer.

Our table mates (at table 54), Jerry and Melody, were from Arkansas, and had one girl (Anna) and two boys (John Mark and Luke).

This was the first cruise Lizzy was able to join the Vibe group. After one of the character dances, a group from the Edge and Vibe did a flash mob dance in the atrium.

Monday, June 17th, was our 30th Anniversary. We enjoyed a Brunch in Palo, with Boris as our server.

While visiting St Thomas, Joe and Lizzy went on a snorkeling excursion to Turtle Cove.

While on Castaway Cay, Lizzy was able to do The Wild Side Teen Adventure excursion.

During the DVC presentation of embarkation day, Joe was chosen to be part of the trivia portion, only to show he didn’t know the chronology of some Disney events. Then, later that evening during the welcome show in the theater, Joe joined Jeff Civillico on stage to show off his wonderful juggling ability – not. Of course, in retaliation, Joe was able to get Andrea to be picked during Jeff’s adult show that night. Needless to say, the rest of the cruise, the both of us were recognized by other cruisers.

The end of our 15th cruise (Magic: 2, Wonder: 5, Dream: 3, Fantasy: 5) marked our 100th night that we have spent on the beautiful Disney Ships.

Today we returned from an 11-night Southern Caribbean cruise aboard the Disney Fantasy, cruising a total of 3,458 nautical miles.

Our ports of call were (1) Oranjestad, Aruba, (2) Bridgetown, Barbados, (3) Fort-de-France, Martinique, (4) Basseterre, St. Kitts, (5) Tortola, BVI and (6) Castaway Cay.

Our travel agent was again Dorothy Bond with Dreams Unlimited Travel.

The night before our cruise, we stayed at the Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport.

We stayed in stateroom # 2028 (Cat 9B – Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom) located on Deck 2 Mid on Port Side.

Our stateroom host was I Komang Agung Gardiutarna, and our dining team was Plamen Kirov (head server), Katarina Knezevic (server), and Orasa Payabarn (asst server). Our Captain was Fabian Dib and our Cruise Director was Natalie Bailey.

Our table mates (at table 80), Justin and Kelly, were from California, and had two girls (Lauren & Sofia) and one boy (Aaron).

This was the first cruise Lizzy was part of the Edge group, allowing her some freedom to move about the ship.

Embarkation day, June 17th, was our 28th Anniversary.

On Monday, the 19th, we enjoyed our Brunch in Palo, with Luis Miguel as our server.

On Wednesday, the 21st, Andrea put together our own small group of pin traders before the two Officer’s Pin Trading Nights on the 22nd and on the 26th.

Of course while visiting Martinique, we had to visit McDonald’s just to make sure they were doing things right.

On Tuesday, the 27th, during our visit to Castaway Cay, we had fun doing Castaway Ray’s Stingray Adventure, where we got to learn about the stingrays, and then got to feed some of them, after which we got to snorkel with them.  Andrea even took some time to snorkel!

The entertainment we watched for this cruise: John Charles, Charles Peachock (from AGT!), Alton Fitzgerald White, and Six Appeal.  During he last night’s show “An Unforgettable Journey”, Lizzy was chosen to go up on stage and be part of one of the routines.

After boarding the ship, we were able to enjoy a tour of the Walt Disney Theater.

The end of our 14th cruise (Magic: 2, Wonder: 5, Dream: 3, Fantasy: 4) marked our 93rd night that we have spent on the beautiful Disney Ships.

Today we returned from a 7-night Western Caribbean cruise aboard the Disney Fantasy.

Our ports of call were (1) Cozumel, (2) Grand Cayman (tender), (3) Falmouth, Jamaica, and (4) Castaway Cay.

The night before our cruise, we stayed at the Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport in room #7133, with a runway view. Since we were back at Port Canaveral, we were able to utilize the Disney buses between the airport and the port.

We stayed in stateroom # 10034 (Cat 5A – Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom With Verandah) located on Deck 10 Fwd on Port Side.

Our stateroom host was Syaeful “Say” Syaeful, and our dining team was Munir Alves Abou Arabi (head server), Herry Wahyudi (server), and Jacinto Vega Ramos (asst server). Our Captain was Thord Haugen and our Cruise Director was Darren.

On Sunday, we visited Palo for brunch with Pamela as our server.

While visiting Falmouth, Jamaica, we went on the “Chukka Jungle River Tubing Safari” excursion.

During Tuesday’s evening show “The Magic Dave Show”, Lizzy and Joe were chosen to go up during the last part of his show. The challenge was to answer questions – the prize was to be a Disney Princess.

We also got reservations for the following events: Princess Gathering, and the Anna & Elsa Meet & Greet. We also got reservations for a Character Breakfast, however we missed it due to oversleeping.

The end of our 13th cruise (Magic: 2, Wonder: 5, Dream: 3, Fantasy: 3) marked our 82nd night that we have spent on board the beautiful Disney Ships.