Showing posts with label nassau. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nassau. Show all posts

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

A Disney Dream... Day 2





Day 2 on the cruise was an early start, we had booked to go on the Catamaran sail & reef snorkel excursion for our day in Nassau, which meant we had to meet at 687 pub ready to go at 9:15am. We went and got breakfast from Cabanas before meeting, when we arrived at 687 we checked in and were given a sticker and towels if you needed them, we made our way in our group off the ship and through Nassau port to the Catamaran which was waiting for us. 
We boarded the Catamaran and set sail, as we approached where we would be snorkeling we were handed snorkels and flippers. When we arrived we got off the boat and had over an hour to swim around, there were plenty of fish around and it was really nice to float around and just watch it all :)














On the way back to Nassau port we got a packet of crisps and some rum punch. We arrived at a different part of the port than where we had originally boarded, though we could see the ship to get back, we had planned on wandering around Nassau for a while, however the area around the dock is rather run down and it was much too hot to try and find out where we needed to go so we decided we would have a better time back on the Dream. I fully agree with most people that if you haven't booked an excursion it's a much better use of your day staying on board the cruise, as the ship is so much quieter and there's not all that much to do in Nassau itself without going further afield.
In the afternoon we went to the cinema and saw Guardians of the Galaxy in 3D after the film we went and got ready for dinner and went to see Villains tonight which was the show that evening, we went to meet Donald in his fancy outfit before our Dinner at Enchanted Garden.





















Friday, 6 February 2015

A Disney Dream... Day 1










So in the summer I went on my first Disney Cruise to the Bahamas on board the Disney Dream. I had never thought about going on a cruise before and didn't know if it would be for me or not, we went for the 4 night cruise to the Bahamas over the 3 night cruise so that we would have a day at sea to experience the ship. 
We arrived at the terminal by magical express from Walt Disney World, the magical express is not included with the cruise line like it is with the parks and costs and additional fee.
The terminal check in process is pretty similar to that of an airport, except that you don't have your luggage with you as you leave everything on the magical express and that is taken to your stateroom for you, you just take a day bag with you.
When you check in you get given your room keys and told that your rooms will be ready after 1:30pm. Everyday on the ship you get a personal navigator to help you decide what to do that day, you get the first of these navigators on check in, you are also informed of the dinner rotation you will be in either the 1st sitting at 5:45pm or the 2nd sitting at 8:15pm. We were in the 2nd sitting and found this much better as we weren't ever hungry enough at 5:45pm plus when it comes to debarkation day 1st sitting dining has breakfast at something ridiculous like 6:45am and 2nd sitting eats at 8am.
On the first day there is a mandatory safety practice where each room has to go to their specified lifeboat, however other than this you are free to do whatever you want the rest of the day. 
At 4:30pm was the sailing away party which we went along to, it's like a dance party mixed with a castle show, super fun with some Disney magic and you get to watch as the ship leaves Port Canaveral.
After setting sail we went to see our room and to see if our luggage had arrived to our room, your luggage gets left outside your room, and as safe as Disney is, we didn't feel too comfortable thinking that our luggage could just be sitting in the corridor even with locks on.
We had chosen an inside state room as it was the cheapest option and we didn't plan on spending much time in the room, you get a virtual window which does succeed in making the room feel more roomy, however if I went on another cruise I would definitely pay the extra £100 for a room with a large window and seat or even a balcony room as it would be cool to hang out there while everyone's getting ready.


As we were on the 2nd sitting for dining it meant we could go and see the nightly show at 6:45pm, as it was already gone 5:30pm we decided to get changed ready for the night. The show on the first night was called the Golden Mickeys and is an awards show where they will announce candidates for best villain and hero and these characters will come on and perform a song from the movie, it's a really nice show and features some more unusual characters, including Quasimodo singing 'Out There' which is a song I love and always want to see in a musical setting.
Our dinner that night was at Animators Palate and combines a restaurant with the experience of turtle talk with crush, it was really cool and crush had a conversation with our table and was surprised by our extensive turtle knowledge :)
On the ships you have 2 waiters who follow you to each restaurant you go to so you get to know your servers and they get to know you, it's a nice feature and it's nice to see a friendly face everyday.

After dinner we went to the adult section of the boat to evolution, which is the Dreams nightclub, that night there was a team challenge quiz thing which was really fun and then a magic show. After a fun filled day we went to bed ready for the next day in Nassau...
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