__disneygirl
well, all that's left now is the happy ending.
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- Aug 4, 2005
Can you believe there are so many things?
In the big blue world, i'm gonna go explore!
In the big blue world, that I've never seen before!
So many creatures swimming 'round the sea
In the big blue world and all of them are waiting for me!
You ever just want to sail away?
I did!
Welcome. It's me AGAIN. I'm so sorry. I just keep on going to Disney. I'm going again in a few weeks. I don't even know, you guys. I don't know. I don't know.
Guess what? I went on a DISNEY CRUISE this time!
What a hoot that was. Seriously. I've never been on any kind of cruise before! I haven't even been to the Caribbean in 10+ years. Unless I'm doing a day trip to a surrounding state (I live in New Jersey just outside of NYC), I go to Disney or I travel around America to see Hanson. That's the extent of the traveling I do, both fortunately and unfortunately. I have a deep, aching desire to travel the world and see everything outside of this magical land, but I am so endlessly addicted to Disney that I can not stop going back. So I took a baby step. I shortened my Disney World experience to 3 days and spent the rest of my trip AT SEA!!!
A Disney Cruise is obviously not *that* big a departure from going to Walt Disney World. The same characters are there, the same flawless service, the same attention to detail. However, you get to venture out a little bit more. You get to see attractions that simply can not be duplicated at Walt Disney World, most notably the divine Castaway Cay, which was far and away my favorite part of the entire cruise experience.
It had been a long, long time since I left the mainland, and I am still in shock that I got to go on the Disney Dream for my birthday week. I can't wait to tell you all about it!
However, that will come later. Because first I went to WALT DISNEY WORLD ON MY ACTUAL BIRTHDAY!!!!!!
You recognize the princesses in the above photo, right?
Let's review.
There's ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm Lia! I am not content with a sparkling candle on top of a sundae from Friendly's for my birthday. I need to fly 1,800 miles away to a land of fantasy. I usually DON'T require sailing away on a 1,115 ft long luxury liner, but that's all changed now! My interests include: men who swing back and forth on large floats, princess gatherings, customized birthday buttons, private islands, getting glitter dumped on my head, and having conversations with members of the underworld!
Next we have JESS:
You know her as the author of the biggest trip report ever! She loves street rats, making her friends feel like princesses on their birthday, being a Disney character paparazzi, boys who can fly, and pursuing her Disney dreams.
Finally, you all remember GINA:
Gina has been one of my best friends since we were in 4th grade. She enjoys her traditional stop at the Poly for a dole whip, buying me awesome presents, getting tattooed before going to an Aerosmith concert, obsessing over Ichabod Crane pins, buying Mickey Mouse backpacks in secret, and dancing with me on Main Street at 2am.
Jess and I were in Disney from April 7th-10th, Gina joining us for most of that time.
Then, on April 10th, Jess and I left for our BIG CRUISE!
We sailed off into the big ol' blue to experience what truly is a whole new world of Disney entertainment, hence the title of this report! It really was interesting for us, as two people who know Disney inside and out, yet have never seen this side of the company firsthand. So, in addition to this report being an account of the total blast us girls had on the high seas, it will be a review of Disney Cruise Line from the toughest critics of all: two girls who have Disney ingrained in who they are.
So heres the story of my latest Disney adventure. Come on! Do you trust me
Index
Day 1: April 7, 2014
Day 1, Part 1 In Which Two Best Friends Are REUNITED!
Day 1, Part 2 In Which I Scare A Photopass Photographer
Day 1, Part 3 In Which I Stuff My Face While Traveling The World!
Day 1, Part 4 In Which I Grossly Overestimate My Stomach Capacity
Day 1, Part 5 In Which We Sway With Goofy
Day 2: MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Day 1, Part 1 In Which I Get A Happy Birthday Spittake
Day 2, Part 2 In Which We Are Pixie Dusted Princesses
Day 2, Part 3 In Which Eugene Does Not Slip, Fall, or Die! YAY!
Day 2, Part 4 In Which The Peoplemover Dries Up All The Rain
Day 2, Part 5 In Which MEGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!
Day 2, Part 6 In Which There's Too Much Magic and Hilarity To Even Describe
Day 2, Part 7 IN WHICH WE CHECK INTO OUR ROYAL PRINCESS ROOM!!!!!!!!!!!
Day 3: April 9, 2014
Day 3, Part 1 In Which We Live Like There's No Midnight
Day 3, Part 2 In Which Gina Eats Vegetables
Day 3, Part 3 In Which Gina Eats Dessert
Day 4: April 10, 2014
Day 4, Part 1 In Which WE GO ON A FREAKING DISNEY CRUISE!!!!!!!!!!!!! W H A T
Day 4, Part 2 In Which We Eat Our First Epic Meal of The Cruise!
Day 4, Part 3 In Which We Bend Over & Shake Our Tail Feathers
Day 4, Part 4 In Which We SAIL AWAY WITH MICKEY AND THE GANG!!!!!!!!!
Day 4, Part 5 In Which We Are in the MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN.
Day 4, Part 6 In Which We Cry Because Disney is the Best
Day 4, Part 7 In Which A Turtle Attempts To Communicate With Me As I Eat Four Desserts
Day 4, Part 8 In Which Snow White Looks Into The Magic Mirror
Day 5: April 11, 2014
Day 5, Part 1 In Which We Don't Visit Nassau
Day 5, Part 2 In Which We Get Royal Up in the Palace
Day 5, Part 3 In Which Peter Pan Totally Judges Us
Day 5, Part 4 In Which We Get A Surprise Visit From The Underworld!
Day 5, Part 5 In Which We Have ANOTHER Surprise Character Meet!
Pre-Trip Post For November 2015 Trip
Post-Trip Update From November 2015 Trip
Day 6: April 12, 2014
Day 6, Part 1 In Which We Gather With Princesses
Day 6, Part 2 In Which We Explore Disney's Private Island!
Day 6, Part 3 In Which I Do Not Get Fire Sea Coral Lice
Day 6, Part 4 In Which For The First Time Ever, We're Seeing It I2I
Day 6, Part 5 In Which We Say Farewell To Our Friends
Day 6, Part 6 In Which We Meet The Get Ups!
Day 7: April 13, 2014
Day 7, Part 1 In Which the Dream is Over
FINAL THOUGHTS
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