I stayed in bed almost all day - no
castaway cay for me
. My parents did go for a little while (to give me peace to sleep). I know they had hotdogs at some point today (which they proclaimed as really, really good) but I don't know what else.
By the time dinner rolled around, I'd taken enough medication to stop most of the symtoms and was feeling a little light headed so my parents suggested I go to dinner to eat something. If I started feeling unwell, I could always leave. I also wanted to deliver the tip envelopes to our outstanding wait team.
For starters:
Lobster bisque. My dad joked that they probably made this out of all of the bits of lobster that came back after last night's dinner. That's doubtful but it is believable that they use the un-served lobster tails to make it.
Grilled chicken satay. Both of my parents ordered this. It was good, with a little spice.
For entrees:
Lamb sirloin (sorry - blurry picture). My mom enjoyed the lamb and potatoes. The bacon that wrapped the green beans was woefully undercooked which made her set the vegetables aside since she didn't want to eat the beans that were touching the "close to raw" bacon.
My Dad ordered the grilled tenderloin - two steaks, one plate (didn't want the extra sides. The steaks were perfect - very tender and juicy. He loved them both. The "William Potato" however was declared the blandest thing on the cruise - it was cute however, shaped like a pear.
Considering I wasn't feeling well, I was surprised when I still ordered to entrees. I just wasn't sure what I'd be able to handle and I knew the one would be popular with the table anyways....
I ordered the seafood pasta with a white wine sauce. This was so good. I had maybe two or three bites of the pasta and the piece of lobster. My mom and dad ate the shrimps and scallops off of it. This dish was very good and I really wish I was feeling better because I could have easily finished this.
The second thing I ordered was the Portobello Moussaka. It was okay but I mostly stuck to eating the mashed potatoes on top. I ordered it because I love moussaka (especially vegetable moussaka) but I shouldn't have gotten it. It's one of those cases were we have such an abundance of greek food here at home, I should have avoided dishes that I knew would not live up to my expectations.
For dessert my mom got whatever the sundae was for that night (sorry I don't recall the flavour - but it was obviously something with chocolate)
And my dad ordered the chocolate decadance:
Since we had such a long drive ahead of us, we decided to skip breakfast and we were debarked the ship around 7:15am (among the first). We had a porter grab our luggage and breezed through customs (one good thing about being a non resident - since we weren't leaving anything in the US, we didn't have to declare any purchases at that time) and the porter brought our luggage right to the car (we were parked in the lot right across the street, first row). From the time we left our cabin to pulling out of the parking it was an hour total. Very easy, very smooth.
We stopped at Dunkin Donuts on the highway for real coffee and spent Saturday and Sunday on the road home.
My only regret is because I got sick at the end of the trip a) I missed my lobster tail and b) I didn't book another trip on board.
things worked out okay though - Disney sent me an offer for 10% off another cruise (if booked by January 5th) so we're now booked on B2B cruises on the new Disney Dream Oct 30 & Nov 3 next year, Category 5E Cabin 5552 (another wheelchair accessible balcony). Very happy about the two stops at Castaway Cay!