I Love Comedians with Guitars, a Magic Trip Report

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I took this picture after we boarded, but I can’t remember where it was now.

We headed back to the room to lounge a bit. We decided we should order room service, after all it had been at least 2 hours since we last ate. LOL! I made the call and ordered some Mickey bars and chocolate chip cookies and the cheese plate.

While we waited for the order to come I stood out on the balcony and soon we started turning around.

I wondered if we had everyone onboard, as it was not 4 PM yet. I then saw some more tenders come. I heard that some people barely made it back and were on the last tender …….I believe those people were part of Mary’s gang too. LOL

I wanted to capture the ships horn on my video, but it never worked out. I kept turning on the camera and I would get nothing, in hopes of it playing. I got some really crappy video that will make you sick, and no horn. I kept walking back in the room to listen for the room service knock, and wouldn’t you know it played while I did that.

We did eventually get the food though.

Lisa arranged our Mickey bars.

They were melting fast, so we went right after them. YUM! I ate the ear off of it and then plop! The whole darn thing fell off the stick onto the carpet. I think I had those eyes of horror and shock! Lisa looked down at it and me and smiled and kept eating hers. I looked down at it and back at her and said “I’m still gonna eat”! She started laughing. But when I picked it up, it had carpet fuzz all over half of it. There was just no way to do so. I could handle the germs, but not the fuzz. The other ear was still free from fuzz and I did eat that. I figure the best way to build the immune system is introduce a few germs into it.
That was such a disappointment.
Lisa kept eating hers and after a bit she said she really wasn’t an icecream person, and she didn’t know if she could finish hers. Then she looked up at me, saw the look on my face, and said, “but I think I better”. LOL.
I did enjoy the cookie. It was huge, but just as good as the ones they serve at Topsiders. I think we put the 2nd cookie in the fridge for a snack later, which at some point I did eat too.

The cheese plate was great too!

I got a last picture of Grand Cayman as we pulled away.

I had started carrying my Castaway club backpack instead of my camera bag. This was sooooo much better on my shoulders. I happened to find this little goodie in there that I had missed earlier.

We then showered and got ready for the evening show and Pirate night.

Tonights show was Villians tonight.

 

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I had seen this on the Dream and it wasn’t a favorite of mine. I was going to give it a 2nd chance. I am glad I did. I liked it much better this time around. I am not sure if there was much difference, but I guess I liked the jokes a bit better, or maybe it was the way they were presented this time around. They do change some of the jokes to keep up with current events. I also think a few things were slightly different.
I was happy we went and saw it and that I gave it a 2nd chance.

After the show, we headed back to the room for a bit.

This guy was waiting for us. Lisa informed me that he could only wear her sunglasses tonight as she would need them tomorrow, so I better get a picture now. LOL.

We started watching Men in Black 3. Lisa had never seen it, but I did, but we both really got into it and we almost were late for dinner because we got so engrossed in it.

As we walked to the dining room we saw Pirate Stitch. Sadly I didn’t have a good setting on my camera as I took the picture and it was really dark and grainy. Such a shame, because he posed for me too.

 

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Tonight’s dinner was back in the Lumiere’s. It was pirate night and we were all (well most of us) wearing our pirate gear. We had a pirate menu too.

Food was ordered and we were having a blast with our waiters.

Lisa had the Jerk Chicken Salad - strips of jerk-spiced chicken on fresh garden salad with plantain chips.

And I got the Pirates Golden Pot stickers, oriental pork "dumplings" deep fried and served with a tamarind-ginger soy sauce and pickled vegetables.

Julie was nearby, so I took a picture of hers too, which was The Buccaneer's Sun-Ripened Pineapple - fresh island pineapple with a coconut covered banana and orange glaze.

I also got the Caribbean-style Conch Chowder - with sherry, sweet peppers, onions, tomatoes, thyme, and garnished with diced potatoes and crispy bacon bits. I think Lisa also got this.

Our entrees then came out. I got Treasures of the Seas Grilled Shrimp and Seared Scallops - served on strings of pasta and fresh creamy tomato sauce.

Our head server (Kapor, I think was his name), came over and cut the shrimp out of the shells for me.

So far all the food was good. No complaints with this meal.

 

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Lisa got the baked salmon.

After we gorged ourselves, the dessert menu appeared.

We made our selections and then our waiters disappeared.
Soon the fun started. There was a pirate parade of the waiters.

At one point we all joined the line and went around the restaurant in conga style line and limbo’d under the stick.

I have no clue why I took this picture of Lisa, Brook and Luis, but I must’ve had a reason.

Carolyn found a higher perch to take pictures from.

After we settled down from all the fun, a little birthday surprise came out. Today was Susan’s actual birthday.

 

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I did a nice job at focusing on her ARM!

Lisa once again got the Sweet Temptations - a trio of fruit cobbler, floating island and chocolate cake.

Most of the dessert choices didn’t appeal to me tonight. I ended up getting the Angel Food Cake - with strawberries and whipped cream off the no sugar added section.

I enjoyed it though. I love Angel food cake!

We were running a bit late with dinner though. It was time to head out as we had a pirate show to catch!

I think we all separated. I actually think Lisa and I left first from dinner. We went up top and tried to find a spot to watch the pirate show, which was very busy! A lot of my pictures are taken through people’s heads and arms and at one point I just started lifting my camera over my head and hoping for the best. People were ruthless and rude. Many would walk right in front of you and then just stop. It annoyed the heck out of me. Lisa hung back to the side and I would look at her and roll my eyes. The music was loud and a few times I would shout back to her things like “She just walked up and stood in front of me, can you believe it?” And these people still never got a clue.
Then there was ipad lady. She was recording the whole show on her ipad, held high over everyone heads, which is fine, except she never stopped moving and would push her way in front of people all the time. And of course with the ipad held high, no one could see around her. I hope she got all she wanted.

These are some of the better shots I got.

Mickey will save the day!

I am really having a hard time remembering the story line. It’s different than the Dreams party, but kind of similar. There was a LOT of dancing going on at this one though ……. more songs.

The Dream is different too, because there is a pirate show between the 2 dinners, this one is all AFTR the last dinner. So the fireworks are with this, while on the Dream they are at the later dance party.

 

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During all the fun, the bad pirates invade!

Continuing with the bad pirates.

There can only mean trouble when Captain Hook is around.

 

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At this time we see Brook, Carolyn, and girls up above us, so we headed up a flight and stood by them.

Mickey is here to save the day!!!

Then it was time for fireworks.

It’s really hard to get firework shots without a tripod. Obviously I wasn’t using one, so this is what you get.

Now these fireworks are not the best you are ever going to see, BUT it is really neat to see fireworks at sea, especially when you know other cruise lines do not do this.

The party continued.

We saw Peter the cruise director off to the side, so we knew he was about to come out too.

 

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He was hard to get because he was on that upper stage and that roof was in my way, but you can kind of see his coat in the first couple of shots.

He was dancing away, and boy he’s got some moves. This was a really fun part for me.

He brought the party to a close then,

I think I like the way the Dream does this better. This party was a bit too long in my opinion. I was getting tired of music and just wanted to see the fireworks. I could tell that Lisa was getting a bit tired of the dance party too. Sure I loved seeing different characters on stage, but it needed to be shortened up just a bit.

After all that pirate fun, we decided to head to the buffet, which for those who have been on the Magic in years past, it is now located in Topsiders. I am trying to remember between my 2 trips, but I believe they only had it opened on one side and the line was long and slow moving.

I have to say, I wasn’t all that impressed with the selections. And my pictures aren’t that great, and I can’t remember exactly all that was offered. I do know there was a lot of Mexican food, and I wasn’t in the mood for that. Well, actually none of us were hungry at all. It wasn’t all that long ago that we had gorged ourselves at dinner. I think I picked up a few things, one being a turkey leg. It had been YEARS since I last had one and I wanted to try it again. I might’ve picked up a dessert or 2 as well. I only ate basically a few bites. Most of my food was wasted. I felt bad, but I was so full. I will say the turkey leg was very good, but VERY hard to eat.

 

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After sitting for a while and chatting, we just were all so tired and we headed our separate ways.
This might’ve been the night that Carolyn slept in Brook’s room. I guess one of her roommates was a loud snorer and she just couldn’t sleep, so a few nights during the trip she went to Brooks room and slept.
We always turned the TV on when going to sleep because we would still hear that weird noise. I wish the TV’s had sleep timers so we could set them to go off after a certain time, but they did not.
We also had issues with the toilet running and I found that if it kept making weird noises, that if I flushed it again, it would stop.
I don’t think it took long to fall asleep tonight.

 

[Phonedave]

FYI, one dollar Cayman is $1.25 US. It never changes. Their currency is locked to the US dollar.

-dave

 

[PolynesianPrincess]

Loving this TR Jen!! My first cruise will be in Sept on the WDWMagic girls cruise on the Dream and I am soooo excited!!! Reading this is getting me ready!!

 

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Loving this TR Jen!! My first cruise will be in Sept on the WDWMagic girls cruise on the Dream and I am soooo excited!!! Reading this is getting me ready!!

I am also working on one about the Dream ,but that one is even going slower, and so far I am only on our first day at Disney and we don't go on the ship till 2 days later.

 

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Sept. 26, 2012 Day 6, Costa Maya

Today’s navigators.

I awoke around 5:45 this morning and gave up on sleep. I decided today would be a good morning to grab the tripod and take some early morning pictures. Keep in mind, just because you have a tripod, it does not mean all pictures turn out good! LOL

The sun was starting to peek out.

I took a peek through the window into Palo.

I really like this shot.

I basically roamed around the ship and every so often would shoot the sun coming up in the clouds.

 

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It’s so quiet and peaceful in the morning. Not many people around at all.

Another couple of shots that I really like.

 

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And then I saw it and gasped. My pictures are terrible, BUT I saw a rainbow out at sea. Actually it was a double rainbow. It was very faint, but it was just one of the neatest things I have ever seen.

I continued my early morning walk around the ship with my tripod. Some shots came out pretty neat, some, just awful. Some I would play with the settings and take like 4 or 5 of the exact same thing.

After making the rounds up top, I went inside to try my luck with some inside shots.

I headed towards the atrium.

 

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Warning ….I took a LOT of pictures of this chandelier …I mean a LOT!

Well actually I took a lot of the atrium as well too.

Yeah, I pretty much was shooting every square inch of the place.

 

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Taking a look behind me.

And to the side.

And then down a floor.

And towards the shops.

I walked down near the shops and tried to get some more shots of the window displays. Some came out pretty decent, some not so good.

 

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I really think the displays are so cute.

And now a look at the Walt Disney Theatre area.

Peeking in one of the windows of the shops …for those who don’t know, they are right here next to the theatre entrance.

A look back from where I came.

Down another flight.

 

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This cracked door is where you enter and exit from when you embark and disembark on the first and last days.

Peter was our cruise director.

More shots of the atrium.