So, we woke up early and headed to breakfast at Enchanted Garden on deck 2 mid. We had a nice table by the window. Which later, we would learn that eating at 8pm at night was a little DARK. LOL! So, it was nice to be able to see out to the ocean while eating breakfast. Enchanted Garden has a buffet in the mornings, but your server still brings you your beverages. Next time, note to self: get pineapple juice AND orange juice :)
After breakfast we headed to the Meridian lounge (deck 12 aft) where we were to take our Art of the Theme Show Tour.
Our tour guide, Caitlyn, was there to take a roll call. Unfortunately, there was a private party in Palo that morning - so we couldn't go in there. So, our tour started with Meridian lounge and Remy. Wow!!! Someday I would love to eat there for dinner! It's gorgeous and packed with little touches everywhere. They even have little stools for ladies to rest their purses on :)
They have an incredible wine cellar, complete with John Lasseter's private collection. Cute bottles with pictures of the Pixar movies on each. Sadly, they are not for sale.
We headed down 7 flights of stairs (thanks, Caitlyn!) and down the long hall on deck 5, where the kids clubs were. We walked by the nursery and learned a pretty interesting fact. The Disney Dream wasn't originally built with a nursery. But after seeing how many infants were on each cruise, they took out a food cooler and replaced it with a nursery! Ha! We walked a little further and stood by the railings surrounding the atrium. The atrium in only 3 decks high, but it looks massive! We were eye level with the huge chandelier...
Which is modeled after a dragonfly, NOT a peacock like I've heard it compared to. The Princess Gathering was going on below. Glad I'm up here!
Down one more flight of stairs and we were on deck 4 mid and headed outside to the walking/jogging track. 2.5 laps = one mile. While Caitlyn explained about the lifeboats and rafts, I took this time to take some photos. But, Steve was pretty into it...
And then it was time for a walk through the adult, nighttime lounges. Wow! The details are just incredible! She explained how each of the restrooms all around the ship are themed. We were able to see the men/womens restrooms in the cave-like hallway near the Tube. They are themed like the bullfighter and the flamenco dancer. I only took photos of the womens room :)
Next time: I am taking pics of ALL the restrooms!!! But, as you can see... no people in them :)
We walked through a few of the lounges and it was over. Very cool tour, and free too. I highly recommend it. These were the bar stools at La Piazza. Cute!
Before leaving home, our Facebook group got a bunch of people together for a Mixology session. Ours was today at 2pm in Skyline. So, we had lunch and then headed to our Mixology class. It was only $15 per person and we learned how to make 5 different drinks. $15 divided by 5 = $3 a drink!!! Heck yeah! We had 22 people in the group, so every 4 people got to make a drink for the rest of the group. Our instructor/bartender asked for volunteers that had never opened a bottle of champagne before. Ooo, that's ME! I got to make a champagne cocktail and Steve went up and made a layered shot, called a Brain Hemmotage. Nice, huh?
It was pretty fun, actually. And we got to meet a lot of our Facebook faces, finally. Great group of people, very fun :)
So, after drinking 4 drinks (I did not partake in the Brain Hemmorage, this ship did not need to witness that!) I thought it would be a great time to deliver my Fish Extender gifts! Yeah, right... So, we went back to our room and picked up a few decks worth of gift bags. I had them all separated into decks, thank goodness. So, Steve decided to come along and we ran into a couple from our Mixology group doing the same! I was doing ok, but this particular couple was having a heck of a time trying to find the right staterooms! At one point, she said "I know I messed up, but at least everyone will get something!" LOL! They were hilarious!
Dinner tonight was in Enchanted Garden, deck 2 mid. Plus, it was formal night. So, we got all dressed up in suits and ties (couldn't resist singing the JT song...), black dress and headed to our show for the evening, Aladdin. The Walt Disney Theater was on deck 3 forward, but we found it nice to sit in the balcony on deck 4. It was fun to get all dressed up and go to the theater, just as we would for a show back home at the Orpheum. The highlight of the show was the Genie, of course. After the show, we had about an hour before dinner. Tonight was the Captains Reception. Free drinks! Lol! I couldn't believe all of the kids running around though. Then it was off to dinner in Enchanted Garden. I didn't take any photos here this time around. But, I did on the other night we ate here.
I can't remember if we went to the Tube this night or not. The show was Majority Rules... I honestly can't remember. Then it was bedtime, once again.
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