SUNDAY MEMORIES
Judy Wills
Last time I wrote about our “day” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and our anniversary “celebration” we had there.
The pin we both wore at the Hollywood Studios
But we weren’t quite done with our celebration! Fred had reserved a space for us on the Disney Cruise Line ship Fantasy, for a seven-day cruise to the Eastern Caribbean – stopping in Tortola (British Virgin Islands) and then St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, with a final stop at Disney’s island, Castaway Cay. We recently returned from that cruise.
The Disney Fantasy – Credit Google Search and Disney website
We had taken this same cruise some years back, but we hadn’t been on any cruise in four years – we didn’t want to bother with all the covid restrictions, so we didn’t. But that is essentially behind us now, and we are sailing again! YAY!
We arrived at Port Canaveral at least an hour before our “boarding time,” so we drove along A1A for a while, remembering the last time we did so.
Photo credit Google Search
We returned to the Disney parking lot and then boarded the ship.
Disney Cruise Line Terminal – Port Canaveral
Photo Credit – Judy Wills
Since it was still too early to get to our stateroom, and we had not had lunch yet, we went up to the “Cabananas” for our meal. In any other cruise line, that would be the Lido deck.
A view of the Cabanas – Photo Credit – Judy Wills
Tiny tile mosaic wall in the Cabanas – Photo Credit – Judy Wills
Once again, I was greeted with that “tub” of boiled, peel and eat, shrimp. Disney ships have that every day at lunch, and I am sooooo glad – because I LOVE shrimp! This time, I decided it was time to take a picture of that tub of shrimp. As you can see, there is a tub of shrimp, and a tub of crab legs beside it. Oh my heart!!!
Shrimp and crab legs…yummmmm Photo Credit – Judy Wills
The next thing we did was see if we could change our “late seating” assignment for dinner/supper to the “early seating.” The late seating for the last meal of the day is 8:15 p.m. Which means we wouldn’t be eating until about 8:45 or 9:00 p.m. If I eat that late, I can’t sleep! The early seating is at 5:45 p.m. The people we spoke with told us that the ship was “full” but if we approached the head server at the desk at the Royal Court restaurant at 5:45 p.m., perhaps they could seat us then. Turns out, they were able to do just that. I have a feeling that they keep one table aside just for people like us, that want or need the early seating. It was Table number 23…we were always seated at Table 23 each evening, in whatever restaurant we were in. We were seated at a smaller table for four, and there was a young woman with her son seated already. She said every time he crosses a milestone (in this case, graduation from 5th grade), they have a celebration. This Disney cruise was the celebration for this milestone. While it was a nice meal with them, we never saw them again during the entire cruise, so we essentially had a “table for two” the remainder of the cruise.
Table 23 – look closely and you will see Cinderella and Prince Charming
This is from the Royal Court restaurant
Table 23 from the Enchanted Garden restaurant.
I neglected to get a picture of the one from Animator’s Palate restaurant.
Next cruise…
~~~~~~~~~~To Be Continued~~~~~~~~~~
Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .
Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.
After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.
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