Trip Report Cruising With the 27 Ladies of Leisure!

Disneyfalcon · Nov 1, 2013

After an amazing dinner, we went to change for the pirate festivities. Sherry had made us some awesome pirate bandanas.

Ahoy, Matie!

We passed through the pirate buffet:

http://tammywhiting.smugmug.com/Tra...05083_mMhWQ4#!i=2874896662&k=MTcjP8M&lb=1&s=A

Pirate par-tay!!

http://tammywhiting.smugmug.com/Tra...05083_mMhWQ4#!i=2874897658&k=Z8btrDs&lb=1&s=A

We had big plans after the fireworks. Karaoke!

After several mildly entertaining singers and one or two mind numbingly boring ones, the highlight of the evening. I present, Jess and Darolyn. Bringing down the house.

http://tammywhiting.smugmug.com/Tra...05083_mMhWQ4#!i=2874898677&k=wx4qF3Z&lb=1&s=A

Big finish!!!

Standing ovations all around!

That was so awesome.

Disneyfalcon · Nov 1, 2013

After we left the clubs, Missy and I cut through the lobby. The entire carpet of shutters was torn up. Completely!

The carpet was perfect by the next morning, by the way.

Couple of lobby shots sans tripod:

http://tammywhiting.smugmug.com/Tra...05083_mMhWQ4#!i=2874901207&k=cBVPc9W&lb=1&s=A

http://tammywhiting.smugmug.com/Tra...05083_mMhWQ4#!i=2874902713&k=PTWp6Xc&lb=1&s=A

Finally, it was bedtime. That was a crazy amazing day. Amazing, ladies!

jesemeca · Nov 1, 2013

Disneyfalcon said:
We got Christina, dropped off some stuff, got my wide angle and headed back off the ship.

Hey that's me, Stephanie and Siobhan on our verandahs! I sooo stole this picture Tammy!

lbrad · Nov 2, 2013

WOW ... pictures from CC are GORGEOUS!!!
22 days till I am there ....

TheMouseFan · Nov 2, 2013

Tammy, all of your pics are awesome, but the CC ones are absolutely incredible!!! I so cannot wait to be there in person and see all of these things for myself! I am trying to talk my mom into doing a girls cruise with you guys. Won't be next year, since we already have our big trip planned for June, but I'm working on 2015!

Gojira ゴジラ · Nov 2, 2013

Disneyfalcon said:
Day 4 - Castaway Cay

What a gorgeous shot!!

fractal · Nov 2, 2013

I never knew there were special Corona bottles for drinking in the water! Great photos, I for one am glad you went back for the wide angle. I love the shot on the beach with the chairs and umbrellas. Looks like you ladies had a blast!

sweetpee_1993 · Nov 2, 2013

Ah! Okay. I may or may not have spotted myself in some of the cabana pics. Not so flattering but you can't really see my face so unless you were there, know what I was wearing, and know where I was sitting I think I'm still safe. We were fabulous! YES!

I think your CC pics are the closest to being there on the awesome scale. Words and cameras just don't do it justice but, really, your pics come quite close. Love love love it.

Me reading the Palo menu. Wow. I'm like seriously staring at that menu. Very intense. Palo was so good. Soooooo good. I love the picture of Courtney & Shannon taking pics of the food in front of them. You're right. That's EXACTLY what it was like dining with the ladies on the girls cruise! Plates would be placed on the table and nobody touched them. Several people whipped out cameras. I thought everyone was very good at offering the photogs their plates to photograph as well. It's like we all knew better than to dive in. I will say, it was rather refreshing to not have to say the firm "Don't touch it!" when plates were set on the table. Everyone just knew to wait a minute. LOL!

fractal said:
I never knew there were special Corona bottles for drinking in the water! Great photos, I for one am glad you went back for the wide angle. I love the shot on the beach with the chairs and umbrellas. Looks like you ladies had a blast!

Chris, the Corona "bottles" were plastic. Glass containers are a no-no, of course. I'm sure the plastic is nice because it will float if dropped in the water. The beer guy (so we called him) even came right down to the water's edge while we hollered out for another bucket. When he delivered he was perfectly willing to bring the beers out to us, too. It was cute. Gotta love a dedicated beer guy. I'm sure being the beer guy to a gaggle of good-lookin' 20-something ladies (obviously not ME) made for a nice working day for him as well. LOL!

Tammy and her photos. Wowzers. Makes my heart ache to be there again. So serious when I say I would love to see what you could do shooting on Castaway Cay. I'd also like to see what @WDWFigment would shoot there.

Disneyfalcon · Nov 2, 2013

jesemeca said:
Hey that's me, Stephanie and Siobhan on our verandahs! I sooo stole this picture Tammy!

It is?! How funny!

lbrad said:
WOW ... pictures from CC are GORGEOUS!!!
22 days till I am there ....

22 days! Woo hoo!!

TheMouseFan said:
Tammy, all of your pics are awesome, but the CC ones are absolutely incredible!!! I so cannot wait to be there in person and see all of these things for myself! I am trying to talk my mom into doing a girls cruise with you guys. Won't be next year, since we already have our big trip planned for June, but I'm working on 2015!

Castaway Cay is a gorgeous place to photograph. Yay! I hope she goes for it! 2015 will work!

EpicMickey said:
What a gorgeous shot!!

Thank you, EpicMickey!

fractal said:
I never knew there were special Corona bottles for drinking in the water! Great photos, I for one am glad you went back for the wide angle. I love the shot on the beach with the chairs and umbrellas. Looks like you ladies had a blast!

Yes! Plastic apparently as Kelly said.
I would have regretted not going back to get it. I do love that wide angle.
It was so much fun. So much!

Disneyfalcon · Nov 2, 2013

sweetpee_1993 said:
Ah! Okay. I may or may not have spotted myself in some of the cabana pics. Not so flattering but you can't really see my face so unless you were there, know what I was wearing, and know where I was sitting I think I'm still safe. We were fabulous! YES!

I think your CC pics are the closest to being there on the awesome scale. Words and cameras just don't do it justice but, really, your pics come quite close. Love love love it.

Me reading the Palo menu. Wow. I'm like seriously staring at that menu. Very intense. Palo was so good. Soooooo good. I love the picture of Courtney & Shannon taking pics of the food in front of them. You're right. That's EXACTLY what it was like dining with the ladies on the girls cruise! Plates would be placed on the table and nobody touched them. Several people whipped out cameras. I thought everyone was very good at offering the photogs their plates to photograph as well. It's like we all knew better than to dive in. I will say, it was rather refreshing to not have to say the firm "Don't touch it!" when plates were set on the table. Everyone just knew to wait a minute. LOL!

Chris, the Corona "bottles" were plastic. Glass containers are a no-no, of course. I'm sure the plastic is nice because it will float if dropped in the water. The beer guy (so we called him) even came right down to the water's edge while we hollered out for another bucket. When he delivered he was perfectly willing to bring the beers out to us, too. It was cute. Gotta love a dedicated beer guy. I'm sure being the beer guy to a gaggle of good-lookin' 20-something ladies (obviously not ME) made for a nice working day for him as well. LOL!

Tammy and her photos. Wowzers. Makes my heart ache to be there again. So serious when I say I would love to see what you could do shooting on Castaway Cay. I'd also like to see what @WDWFigment would shoot there.

I only posted pics where everyone looked fabulous! I culled some out that weren't so flattering of people.

Everyone did know not to eat! And even passed plates around! It was awesome!

I imagine Tom's pictures would be to die for. That boy needs to get on a cruise!

plaz10 · Nov 2, 2013

It's 100% official...I am definitely eating at PALO next cruise. (by the way I originally typed next week - sad sad mistake to have to fix) The risotto, the filet, the souffle...seriously DROOLING over here. Everything looks fantastic. I regret not eating at Palo on this cruise - I don't know if it was how good everything looks/sounds or the not so great meal I had that evening on Pirate Night at Animators. Oh well...

Can't wait to read more - I hate that the last day is coming up...it was such a great trip!

Ariel484 · Nov 2, 2013

Castaway Cay Cabana AND Palo in the same day...best day ever!

Love the karaoke and chandelier/piano reflection shots.

plaz10 said:
It's 100% official...I am definitely eating at PALO next cruise. (by the way I originally typed next week - sad sad mistake to have to fix)

I wish!!

Kerby626 · Nov 2, 2013

@polymissy face is priceless in the palo pictures.

@Disneyfalcon your pictures are gorgeous . Seeing you take them and seeing the aftermath shows what an incredible photographer you are

Disneyfalcon · Nov 2, 2013

plaz10 said:
It's 100% official...I am definitely eating at PALO next cruise. (by the way I originally typed next week - sad sad mistake to have to fix) The risotto, the filet, the souffle...seriously DROOLING over here. Everything looks fantastic. I regret not eating at Palo on this cruise - I don't know if it was how good everything looks/sounds or the not so great meal I had that evening on Pirate Night at Animators. Oh well...

Can't wait to read more - I hate that the last day is coming up...it was such a great trip!

Good! Don't miss it! It's amazing.

I am sad sad you had to fix that typo too! Lol

It was a great great trip.

Ariel484 said:
Castaway Cay Cabana AND Palo in the same day...best day ever!

Love the karaoke and chandelier/piano reflection shots.

Yes! Best day ever!!

Thank you, Shannon! I was excited when I noticed the reflection!

Kerby626 said:
@polymissy face is priceless in the palo pictures.

@Disneyfalcon your pictures are gorgeous . Seeing you take them and seeing the aftermath shows what an incredible photographer you are

Hah! I thought the same thing about Missy's face!

That is so sweet, Christina! Thank you very much.

HollyBelle · Nov 2, 2013

I'll just echo everyone else's sentiments... your Castaway photos are nothing short of ahhmazing, Tammy! And to think I didn't think the price for the cabanas would be worth it. Best money spent, ever!

Also, the photo of @Howe and "her" birthday plate may just be my favorite. Way to work it, Courtney! That's my girl.

Sans Souci · Nov 3, 2013

plaz10 said:
I couldn't agree more!! Castaway Cay was definitely my favorite. I wish I was laying in that hot sun in my beautiful clear water right now!

Although I think I am spoiled for LIFE as far as CC day goes...I'm all about the Cabana!! TEAM CABANA!

"Team Cabana" needs to be on next year's t-shirt.

iloverags2 · Nov 3, 2013

Loving this report! I especially love your pics of the cabanas as I was finally able to snag one for our Feb Dream cruise (you know? the one where I mentioned I would be at CC on my birthday!). So looking forward to finally experiencing that. And we did select a family beach one, even though we are diehard SB fans...can't beat the view of the ship from the FB.

I had to laugh at the lizard launch and such. It's obvious you guys are not from Florida! LOL In fact, when I lived in the dorms at U of Miami, they were often found in our rooms (dead or alive). And not a day goes by during the summer that one is not nearly on my toes either walking out the front door, or nearing the building at work. I would have paid money to see that interaction!

Dinner at Palo...amazing as always!

sweetpee_1993 · Nov 3, 2013

iloverags2 said:
Loving this report! I especially love your pics of the cabanas as I was finally able to snag one for our Feb Dream cruise (you know? the one where I mentioned I would be at CC on my birthday!). So looking forward to finally experiencing that. And we did select a family beach one, even though we are diehard SB fans...can't beat the view of the ship from the FB.

I had to laugh at the lizard launch and such. It's obvious you guys are not from Florida! LOL In fact, when I lived in the dorms at U of Miami, they were often found in our rooms (dead or alive). And not a day goes by during the summer that one is not nearly on my toes either walking out the front door, or nearing the building at work. I would have paid money to see that interaction!

Dinner at Palo...amazing as always!

I was there for the lizard launch. I didn't even know it was a lizard until we got to the bottom of the slide. I thought it was a bug. I've never seen anyone freak out over a lizard like that. Of course, I grew up in Florida so lizards are fun to play with to me. We had a blast teaching our boys to catch 'em. When I was about 13 we lived in a house with a pool. Didn't take long to learn that lizards on water is great fun to watch. Soooo, we'd catch as many as we could and put them in a container. When we had 20 or 30 we'd set 'em loose in the middle of the pool. What a show!

Disneyfalcon · Nov 3, 2013

HollyBelle said:
I'll just echo everyone else's sentiments... your Castaway photos are nothing short of ahhmazing, Tammy! And to think I didn't think the price for the cabanas would be worth it. Best money spent, ever!

Also, the photo of @Howe and "her" birthday plate may just be my favorite. Way to work it, Courtney! That's my girl.

Thank you, Holly!

I totally agree about the cabana. I never even really considered one for my family before. I was like, no way am I spending $500 on that! Today I actually told Stephen that $500 was a bargain and worth every penny. Oh how that day changed my views.

Sans Souci said:
"Team Cabana" needs to be on next year's t-shirt.

Excellent suggestion.

iloverags2 said:
Loving this report! I especially love your pics of the cabanas as I was finally able to snag one for our Feb Dream cruise (you know? the one where I mentioned I would be at CC on my birthday!). So looking forward to finally experiencing that. And we did select a family beach one, even though we are diehard SB fans...can't beat the view of the ship from the FB.

I had to laugh at the lizard launch and such. It's obvious you guys are not from Florida! LOL In fact, when I lived in the dorms at U of Miami, they were often found in our rooms (dead or alive). And not a day goes by during the summer that one is not nearly on my toes either walking out the front door, or nearing the building at work. I would have paid money to see that interaction!

Dinner at Palo...amazing as always!

Oh yay! So glad you got one! Worth every penny, lol! And the best birthday present ever.

I'd take one on Serenity Bay, but really they're better at the family beach.

Nope, we are not from Florida! Seeing them doesn't freak me out (unless they jump out at me which may have happened the day before we left), but having one on my knee would have freaked me out too! Lol

sweetpee_1993 said:
I was there for the lizard launch. I didn't even know it was a lizard until we got to the bottom of the slide. I thought it was a bug. I've never seen anyone freak out over a lizard like that. Of course, I grew up in Florida so lizards are fun to play with to me. We had a blast teaching our boys to catch 'em. When I was about 13 we lived in a house with a pool. Didn't take long to learn that lizards on water is great fun to watch. Soooo, we'd catch as many as we could and put them in a container. When we had 20 or 30 we'd set 'em loose in the middle of the pool. What a show!

Again, I would have freaked if a lizard was on my knee. On her knee!! Lol

Kerby626 · Nov 3, 2013

The lizard launch was just priceless. If only she could hear me yelling at her. Good thing It didn't crawl up to her. It was a moment for sure.

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