Bank holiday Monday – hope you enjoyed your single day off ;-).
After a nice BH lie in we donned our smart clobber and went up to Palo. Brunch was the usual all you can eat with so much choice that we ended up so full but still wanting to eat more. We were seated at the same table we had for dinner so had Lazslo as our server. We started with pastries and cold meats and cheese. We then had eggs benedict and Paul also had a frittata. We ended with a variety of the small desserts including chocolate strawberries and tiramisu. With no second seating rotation as we were the 11:30 sitting there was no hurry to leave so we took a nice leisurely 2 hours. Of course we had complimentary Kir Royale cocktails as well. At least Paul didn’t end up wearing his this time.
After all that food we needed to sit down so headed up on deck. I found a nice warm Sun spot whilst Paul wandered off to take some pics. We wanted to watch Goofy and Max’s boat building bash at 3pm so found a good viewing spot on the the upper deck. Basically, people had registered for this earlier on in the cruise and were given some scissors and glue but nothing else. They had to find items around the ship and build themselves a boat. The boat would be tested at the bash to ensure it could (a) float and (b) carry a can of coke. The were over a hundred entries and we knew a couple of them.
The boats varied widely in size, shape, structure and ideas. A few sank but most floated with the can of coke on board. Here’s a few of the memorable ones:
An entire Goofy head
Models of the Magic including the family pool with water
A Tow Mater pick up truck (from Cars)
One with a battery fan at the back which made it move through the water
A Mickey symbol made entirely of coffee cups
Several pirate ships, one with music
Lots of them had either water bottles of empty sanitizer tubs as their main flotation aids.
There were 3 categories for the main prizes (although every entry got a Mickey trophy). These were (1) most sea worthy (2) most Disney (3) most creative. None of our friends won.
It was then time for yet another meander through the shops to talk to all our friends (the staff who all know us so well by now), then off to get ready for dinner. We needed to be out again early as we planned more character pics. Tonight we saw Snow White and Dopey, Mickey, Minnie, the Queen of Hearts (that so is a man inside as he’s huge with manly hands in those white gloves) then the White Rabbit who let me hold his watch.
Dinner was back in Lumiere’s and it was my fave menu. On most cruises it is called the Captain’s Gala Dinner but this time it was Beauty and the Beast themed. The reason I like it is for the escargot so as usual had 2 servings. Paul had the french onion soup – twice. Main course was the prime rib and mine was a little more chewy than usual. Dessert is the best one on board; the grand marnier soufflé. It was fab.
Tonight’s show was Dancing with the Officers. It was a mix of crew dancing with ‘invited guests’ and other crew members show casing their talent (or not as the case may be). A few created a boy band and danced in sync (well some of them were). It was actually very funny and entertaining and better than some of the headline acts.
After the show Paul had to dash as he was going on a sunset photo walk. I went to the cabin to blog. I did plan to, honest, but seemed to drift off to sleep instead. Paul returned a couple of hours later and told me off (but I continued to sleep).