Today we get to see land, a rarity on this trip, as Today is Castaway Cay day.
After breakfast we returned to our original room and were pleased to find the toilet fixed. We got ready and disembarked at about 10am.
On the walk to the beach we stopped to get pictures with Pluto (on the beach) and Minnie (at Mount Rustmore). At each one the cruise staff loved my Snow White Villains top with the apple and old hag.
Paul had jet biking booked for 11, so we found a spot on the beach for me to settle into whilst he went. I sat and listened to music in the heat. It was overcast but still really hot and humid. I looked up at one point to see a Disney ship out at sea. Confused, I looked to port and thankfully Magic was still there, so what was this Disney Ship out at sea? I grabbed the camera and headed down the beach. Taking a few pics and zooming in I saw it was the Disney Dream. She came all the way to port and we had our very own battle of the horns. Magic with her one and only “When you wish upon a star” and Dream with her full repertoire. It was a little hard to hear as the wind carried the sound, but still great to witness. Dream stayed only a few minutes before heading back out to sea. As I listened to some more Les Miserables soundtrack on my iPod, I tried to drown out the crab racing noise of folks yelling and the cruise staff shouting over the mic. I still seemed to hear that “King Crab” won.
Paul returned from jet biking and after 30mins or so relaxing we went to get some lunch. Being on Magic, and it not being full, the island and BBQ seemed really quiet. We went to Cookies in the family area and got the usual fare. As we sat at our signature table (one on its own tucked away in the foliage) we saw a huge seagull frenzy after folks had left some food behind. It was ferocious and loud! As we sat there we heard more crab racing and would you know “King Crab” won again. I reckon he’s sussed the deal – smart crab.
After lunch we walked around to “Heads Up” Bar, our usual afternoon stop. We took a quick stop to watch Pelican Plunge then sat at the bar and watched the snorkelers. I sipped on my usual Piña Colada whilst Paul had a cold Bud. We were leaving port at 3:30, quite early, but needed to get across the Atlantic apparently. After a quick look in the shops we got the tram back to the ship at just after 2:30.
After last nights debacle we had a meeting with Alex the Guest Services Manager when we got back on board. He met us at Guest Services and was very apologetic, in agreement that our treatment was not what was to be expected of a Disney Cruise and said he was still investigating what happened and there would be action taken. His customer service was superb it has to be said and after firstly offering us our Palo visits on the house he eventually gave us some onboard credit to compensate for our inconvenience. He offered his services 24 x 7 and has indeed called us since then to check all is ok.
After the eventful night we were a little sleep deprived so decided to take an afternoon nap ahead of dinner. Dinner was back in Lumieres. I’m afraid I actually can’t remember the starters ( I think it’s old age setting in) but I do know we had sirloin steak with walk the plank butter for main course, which was flavoured and spiced butter that Paul loved and had extras of x three! For dessert I had the Maleficant creme brûlée and Paul had a chocolate cake.
After dinner we went to the shops where Paul’s top, the black and white equivalent of what I’d worn in the day, was equally as popular. We also discovered after chatting to the staff that many people were asking for the transatlantic polos and hoodies. When the shop said to didn’t sell such items guests were insisting they’d seen people wearing them. Of course what they had seen was Paul’s shirts as distributed on day 1. Oops. Paul bought a really stylish Disney watch and I have got some t shirts, a ring, another Disney bead for my bracelet and a silver ship charm to wear as a pendant (so far :-)). Oh yeah, we’ve also bought a Vinylmation and some pins along the way, not sure if I’ve mentioned those.
Since it was villains night and we’ve seen that show a few times we decided to skip it. Instead we went to sessions bar to listen to David, a scouse singer and guitar player. After playing Cat Stevens we ribbed him for playing BoyZone (since the song was Father and Son) and he kept having to control his giggles during his set.
Still tired from the day and constant hours we have to add on each night we turned in. I blogged for a while meaning we were still up until after midnight.