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Today we returned from a 7-night Mexican Riviera Cruise on the Disney Wonder. This was the first trip to the Mexican Riviera for DCL.

Our ports of call were (1) Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico (twice, tender); (2) Puerto Vallarta, JAL, Mexico. The itinerary was supposed to include Mazatlan, but due to the changing environment, DCL canceled stops at that port.

Our Stateroom was #6086 (Cat 05B).

Our Captain was Thord Haugen. Our cruise staff were: Stateroom host – Anthony Luna, Server – Cesar Mendes, Assistant Server – Jakov Gacina, Head Server – Ronald Coutinho.

While visiting Cabo San Lucas on the 28th, we were able to pet and take pictures with a lion cub.

Well, just got back from our vacation on the Disney Wonder during the 4-Night DVC Member Cruise.

Our ports of call were only two visits to Castaway Cay.

Our stateroom was #2142 (Cat 09).

Our Cruise Director was Ray. Our cruise staff were: Stateroom Host – Antonio Arnade, Head Server – Anil Sharma, Server – Ray Goes, Assistant Server – Niti Nisaikla.

Our table mates Tom, Debby and Amanda live in Las Vegas. We found out they were going on the cruise and asked to have our rooms linked for dining.

On the way there, during our layover at Albuquerque, NM, Lizzy got to actually sit in the co-pilot’s chair in the cockpit while he showed her what the different instruments were for.

The night before the cruise, we stayed at Country Inn & Suites at Cape Canaveral.

During our first trip to Castaway Cay (we got to visit the island twice during this trip), we participated in the Stingray Adventure, where we got to pet and feed the stingrays. After this, we got to spend the rest of our time snorkeling with them in their area of the beach.

Well, we just got back from what started as a 1-week cruise and wound up being 2 back-to-back 1-week cruises on the Disney Magic.

Our Captain for both weeks was Tom Forberg.

First Week – ports of call were (1) Key West, FL; (2) Grand Cayman (tender); (3) Cozumel, Mexico; (4) Castaway Cay.  Our stateroom was #6540 (Cat 06).

Our cruise staff were: Stateroom Host – Novlett Melvin-Thompson, Head Server – Zan Gocev, Server – Densak Sae-Jung, Assistant Server – Sol Lozano Ramos.

Our table mates were Javier, Gretchen, Isabella and Sophie.

While in port at Cozumel, Mommy got a Caribbean Topaz Ring.

Second Week – ports of call were (1) St. Maarten; (2) St. Thomas; (3) Castaway Cay. Our staterooms were #2568 (Cat 09) and #6014 (Cat 08) – had to move rooms due to noise.

Our cruise staff were: Stateroom Host (after we moved) – Jojo De La Pena, Head Server – Zan Gocev, Server – Grace Walters, Assistant Server – Michael “Mikey” G Wabe.

The reason for the extended cruise was Lizzy had bad double ear infections and the doctor (Gideon J Beukes) strongly suggested that she not fly home or else her ear drums might burst. The Orlando area had a food and wine festival going on so rooms were of short supply, so we decided to make the best of it and just stay aboard the Magic.

During the ‘first’ cruise, while visiting Castaway Cay, Lizzy also got to visit the First Aid station on the island. While having lunch with Andrea, she sneezed, throwing her head forward into the table, biting her tongue, which caused it to bleed — a lot! While this was unfolding, Lizzy’s Grammy and dad were walking back from snorkeling. They were met by Zan carrying a not so happy Lizzy, with her mom close behind. While in the first aid station, she said this was ‘the worst cruise ever’.  Had to laugh – second cruise for this almost 5-year old and she is already rating cruises.

During our second visit to Castaway Cay, it started to storm pretty good, so we decided it would be a good time to head back to the ship. However, the lightening in the area decided we should do something different – cast members started telling everyone to “seek shelter” and that the trams were not currently running due to bad weather.

During our visit to St. Thomas, we paid a visit to The Butterfly Farm.

During our second cruise, Andreia (concierge services) kept good care of us checking in on us now and then.

Executive Chef (Stefan) had heard that Lizzy was not feeling well and stopped by our table, and wanted to be sure that Lizzy knew that she could have anything on the ship.