The Rest Of The Disney Cruise

 

 

Well, this post will wrap up our Disney cruise vacation.  It's just a few random photos from the rest of the trip.  We had fun and hope to do another one sometime in the next few years.  

 

 

Cozumel 2013

Our only port of call was Cozumel, Mexico.  Tom and I have been here a half dozen times, and we've done most of the excursions.  Choosing something different that was available to a 15-month-old, really limited our choices.  We thought the semi-submarine tour would be exciting for both of the boys and us too. 

 

Thankfully, the rain let up enough for us to get from the cruise ship to the semi-submarine without getting too wet.  

 

 

 

When we were back on shore, we had our cab driver drop us off at Margaritaville for some lunch before we boarded the ship again.

 

We could see our ship from the dock at Margaritaville.

 

It was a fun time watching Tom wear all of these balloon creations as we walked down the streets of Cozumel all the way back to the ship.  I love that he will do anything for these kids!

The Character Experience

I feel like we met the entire Disney family while onboard.  Here are the pictures we got with most of the characters.  Waiting to meet the characters on the ship really wasn't that bad.  I may or may not have waited in line by myself for an hour to meet the princesses (my boys just really weren't that interested), but all of the other lines weren't more than about 10-15 minutes.  Any wait was totally worth seeing Micah with each character.  Everything is so real to him.

 

 

Excitement and Magic

On Thursday afternoon we picked the boys up from school and headed south to Galveston.  When Micah asked where we were going, we just told him we were going on a road trip.  He seemed excited just to get to watch movies in the car and stay at a hotel.  He had no clue we were getting on a cruise ship the next day.

 

After eating breakfast and driving around the island Friday morning, Tom wanted to stop at Starbucks for some coffee.  Silas was napping in the backseat and the parking lot was blocked off for the upcoming Mardi Gras festivities.  So, Tom ran in quickly to the coffee shop and I circled the block a couple times.  During our aimless drive, we accidentally passed the port where the Disney Magic was docked.  Micah's eyes got big and he started talking 90-to-Nothing about the Disney cruise ship he saw on tv.  I thought our surprise was over.  I somehow played it down and didn't give in and tell him that we were getting on the ship. 

 

We circled back, picked up Tom and made our way to the parking lot for the port. 

 

This is Micah's reaction after we finally gave in and told him we were getting on the cruise ship.

 

 

Once we got to our room, they were just a little excited! Thrilled! Over Joyed! 

 

We enjoyed the Set Sail Party on deck 10 with several of the characters.

 

 

At first Micah didn't want anything to do with the characters.  He was more interested in the waterslide.

 

 

About six trips down the waterslide soaked him to the bone and he was freezing in the 68 degree Galveston weather. 

Back to the room we went. Dried off, warmed up and curious about the balcony, these boys were happy!

 



 

 

My next post will include all of the photos we took with the characters. 

Toodles!

Guess What!

Guess what we did February 1st through the 5th!

Here's a hint!

 

 

We spent 4 days aboard the Disney Magic cruise ship!  If you have kids between the ages of 3 and 7 that maybe aren't tall enough or brave enough for rides at Disney World, this is the next best vacation adventure.  Don't get me wrong.  The Disney cruise appeals to all ages, but they definitely have a little extra for the younger ones. 

 

Characters were always around and accesible.  The pools and waterslides were perfect for Micah.  The Oceaneers kids clubs were entertaining without feeling like a daycare.  And we all enjoyed the live shows and 3-D movies. 

 

There's so much to tell you about our adventure.

 

I'll be back soon with more.