Mandymouse's Fantastic Fantasy Cruise .. and then another one (Complete)

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Fantastic Day, I love the Chamilia Charm you Bought

 

[mandymouse]

Thanks for all your comments everyone

Lovely report as always Mandy

You suit a scooter Mandy.

Hi Mandy! Great report! I feel like I am almost there again
Emily (from Mixology)

I wish we still had it all to look forward to again Emily

That photo where Donald makes off with your carry on is so funny. I love the Chamilia charm. Having the safety drill inside is great. We managed this twice now.

Corinna

Mandy, is it me or are the rooms smaller on the Fantasy?

Great embarkation day - love the pictures of Donald with your suitcase. Daniel saw them and said that naughty Donald was probably trying to steal your clothes.

I love it when you catch the characters on their own and they have time to be a little silly

Joh, I had to look at my old photos and the rooms do look a little smaller, so I looked on the DCL website (sad I know) and they definitely are. I didn't really notice with just the two of us in there, but it might be more noticeable with more people in them

Why am only just now finding this?? I had convinced myself you would start this weekend in the vague hope that I wouldn't feel like I am being lazy by not starting mine. Great trip report so far All the drinkies look very yummy. I need to get my act together and start mine.

Sorry Jen, I meant to let you know I'd started. I look forward to reading yours

As always fantastic report, love the little black dress, you look lovely, I have another picture of you and Paul from the following week as well, I will send it through before you start that week

Thanks hun. Oh yes please send me that photo, thanks x

Great start! I'm shocked we didn't bump into each other often, we were oing the same things at the same time quite often!

Maybe you'll turn up on some of my photos I hope you had a great cruise too

Great report - we are on the Fantasy in November - cant wait for the next update! Thanks

Fantastic Day, I love the Chamilia Charm you Bought

It's lovely isn't it ? There were 4 cruise charms to choose from, so it was a hard decision

 

[mandymouse]

Sunday 21st April - Day at Sea

I first woke around 6am and managed to doze till 9.30am. I had a shower as Paul went off to see if it was warm enough to sunbathe. He said if was still cloudy, but a lot warmer so we set off for deck 13. I grabbed a skinny latte from the Cove Cafe on the way, where we met the lovely Billie who worked there this week (she's a lovely girl from Newcastle who's mum was visiting her that week too and we would chat each morning about what they got up to)

(Thank you Lynne for the use of your photo, I can't believe I forgot to get one of her)

First skinny latte of the cruise

We chilled for a couple of hours though it was very windy up there. While lying there, Pluto went by and Paul grabbed this photo of him, then Paul ran into Goofy a little later

I caught up with my trip report and made a start on my Miranda book and around 12.30 we had some wraps and fruit for lunch

*btw, if anyone wanted to know, the Castaway Reception for Gold & Platinum members was held this morning at 11am (not that we went)*

It remained very windy all afternoon, though got a little brighter, and before we knew it the afternoon got away from us, we even missed our DIS/FB meet due to being totally lazy and losing track of time (sorry guys, look forward to catching up with some of you tomorrow at our Mixology class)

We returned to our room to chill some more and we found that our Platinum Gift had arrived, we had chosen a bottle of sparkly wine, though we also had the choice of a fruit tray or a 5 truffle box

We chilled for an hour, then noticed on our virtual porthole that the sun had come out, so we went for a walk on the upper decks. It was still very windy, but in some shelter it got very nice. We grabbed a snack from Flo's Cafe, I had some BBQ chicken pizza and Paul had a cheeseburger, we then continued around the ship

Shock! Horror! Our first alcoholic drink of the day wasn't till 4.30 when we had a cider and lager in O'Gills where we watched some footie on the tv. After our drinks we headed to the shops, and on the way we ran into Alisha who had worked in Bon Voyage last year and had made the best Bahama Mamas. It was her that recognised us first, and she said that she worked in La Piazza now and we promised to find her, she even remembered about the Bahama Mamas

We had a look around the shops, then went back to our room to try and chat to the girls on-line, but it's usually hard work getting connected on a day at sea

Tonight was Formal Night, so we showered and got togged up (not that we go all out, a nice dress for me, and a smart shirt and trousers for Paul. It's always nice to people watch and see everyone dressed up, and of course the free cocktails in the Atrium before dinner is a nice touch too

We were very lucky to be seated where Leo (not the Leo from last year), the bar tender would appear with a fresh stock of drinks and he kindly gave us 3 rum cocktails each as we waited to go into dinner

Tonight we were in the Royal Court. Once again we joined our tablemates and enjoyed a lovely evening of food and chat. To start I had the French Onion Soup and Paul had Duck, then for our main I had Rack of Lamb and Paul had Chicken, to finish I had the Mango Cheesecake and Paul had the Strawberry Sundae, once again the food was very nice and the service was good too

After dinner we changed into something a bit more relaxed and we went to find Alisha in La Piazza, where she served us a couple of yummy Bahama Mamas. There was a 'comedian' (I use the word loosely) on in The Tube, and it was being shown in La Piazza too, we've seen some comedians in the past, and sometimes we don't really get the humour, but it seemed tonight that the few Americans around us didn't get him either lol. Once his show was over, we wandered into The Tube where the disco was starting up, and we ran into Matt from England, who we saw on The Fantasy last year, but who will always be known as DJ Matt from the Magic to us. He came over and chatted with us for a good while as we caught up on all things typically English, like Football, the weather, work etc. it was lovely to see him again, he doesn't change

After one final Bahama Mama we headed to bed, and within no time we were out for the count

Tomorrow ~ Day at Sea, Palo Brunch, Mixology Class

 

[HeartWDW]

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We then wandered around the shops and I treated myself to a DCL Chamillia bead for my bracelet

Wow! I didn't know you could get special Disney Chamillia beads on the cruise. Are they sold in the parks? I'm assuming its a special edition because I've never seen that when I look at the Chamillia Disney collection online. BTW, I'm really enjoying all of the pictures.

 

[tennisfan]

Just catching up with this Mandy, fab photos and have to agree AoA looks amazing.

Look forward to reading the rest

 

[dolphingirl47]

What a shame that the weather was not quite up to scratch. I love the purple dress.

Corinna

 

[mandymouse]

Wow! I didn't know you could get special Disney Chamillia beads on the cruise. Are they sold in the parks? I'm assuming its a special edition because I've never seen that when I look at the Chamillia Disney collection online. BTW, I'm really enjoying all of the pictures.

I've never looked for them in the parks, I'm sure someone on here would know, but there are 4 cruise beads, here's a pic I found on-line

Thank you, glad you're liking all the pics

Just catching up with this Mandy, fab photos and have to agree AoA looks amazing.

Look forward to reading the rest

Thanks Nikki

What a shame that the weather was not quite up to scratch. I love the purple dress.

Corinna

Thanks Corinna

 

[Chilly]

The chamilla beads are quite new I think if I remember rightly they came out in the last year because it was after our cruise and I think they are DCL exclusive.

Very chilled out day and lovely dress.

 

[Linda67]

Ooh, I nearly missed this one and I love your TRs

Firstly, your nails look fab!

We are staying at AoA for a couple of nights in December, just to check out the resort - the Cars section looks amazing!

Lucky you, back to back on the Fantasy, I can't wait to get back on that ship

Hope you checked out Ooh La La

 

[ukintheus]

The charms are beautiful, and I love the one that you picked. So sad that you didn't find the real Leo but I know that you LOVED finding your Bahama Mama bartender.

I finally got started on my trip report too, although it's probably going to take me a while as I need to organize photos still etc.

 

[HeartWDW]

http://www.chamilia.com/Mickey-Mous...N1_vhkLYH16pvVU8k55LreFg3RLxABDtKdn8Tza2APA==

Thanks for showing all of those Disney beads!! This is the one I bought online

 

[maryr1oz]

Really enjoying your report - can't wait to read more about your trip

 

[mandymouse]

Thanks for all your lovely comments everyone

 

[mandymouse]

Monday 22nd April

I woke just after 8am, and checked the 'bridge view' on the TV and I could see glorious sunshine, so we got ready and by 9 we were heading up to deck 12, with just a quick stop at the Cove Cafe for a skinny latte for me and a croissant for Paul, and a quick chat with Billie too

It was lovely and sunny, though it was still very windy (which made the sunbathing more comfortable). I caught up on my trip report and read and we lasted out till gone 11

We went back to our room to get changed for our Palo Brunch reservation at 12, and after a brief wait in the Meridian Lounge we were shown to our table by the window. Our server today was Olivera from Bosnia and after introducing herself and taking our order of water and Mimosas, she showed us to the tables of delicious food. First we saw the pizzas, then the breakfast items, seafood, cheeses, mains, egg dishes and finally the most important table, the desserts

We were given a plate and I filled it with all my favourite food, this is probably my absolute favourite meal onboard

Then our egg dishes came out, I had Eggs Florentine and Paul had Eggs Julia, then Olivera brought out a dish of Lasagna to share. It was all very nice, but the Lasagna was delish, in fact so nice, Paul then ordered it as his main dish while I had the Beef Tenderloin which was a perfect size after eating all the other food

After our mains, Paul had a pot of tea, then we went up to get our desserts, and as ever the Tiramisu was divine

We enjoyed a leisurely hour and a half there, the food was delicious and our server was lovely too, we never once felt rushed

Cont'd ...

 

[mandymouse]

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We returned to our room to get changed and chilled for a while till our Mixology class at 3pm

Our Mixology class had been arranged by Emily from our Facebook group and when it was announced, it filled up very quickly. It was held in the Skyline Lounge, and after a couple of laps around deck 4 to try and walk off some of our Brunch, we headed to our class

The Mixology Class had been very popular (thank you Emily for organising it), and when we got there we sat with Emily and her hubby Scott

Damion was hosting this class, and I knew it was going to be fun once I saw all the glasses lined up and looking inviting

Groups of 4 or 5 of us took turns making different cocktails. First up was a Raspberry Mojito, I wasn't looking forward to this one as I find the mint very off putting, but it turned out to be very refreshing.

Next up was a Sea Breeze which was a Malibu based cocktail, it was very nice

Next, I volunteered to be in the group to make the Champagne cocktail, well it was Prosecco actually, but it made a good Kir Royale

The next group made a Martini cocktail, this one was a good one too, and looked cool with all its layers

Then we finished off with Paul joining the group to make a shot cocktail

As we had already had a couple of Mimosa's that lunch time, these cocktails really went to my head it was a great way to spend an hour or so on a sea day, and afterwards we sat with a few of our group just chatting. I would definitely do this again, and it was fun to do it with people we had been chatting to over the last few months

We returned to our room to change back into our swimwear, and we sat out in the sun for a little while, though it was still very windy

We returned to our room to chill, get showered and get ready for dinner which tonight was in Animator's Palette. Tonight was the Crush Show. It was lots of fun as Crush interacted with the kids in the dining room

For starter I had the sweet potato soup and Paul had the baked potato soup, for our mains I had the lemon thyme chicken and Paul had beef, to finish off I had cookies & cream sundae and Paul had apple pie with ice cream from the kids menu, (lol), it was all very nice and washed down with a couple of Bahama Mama's

We were shattered tonight, so once dinner was over we headed back to our room and bed

Tomorrow ~ St. Thomas

 

[irongirlof12]

Wonderful trip so far, megan bought the same bead when we were on the dream, wish I'd got one too. I love you dresses

 

[dolphingirl47]

Brunch at Palo looked delicious. The Lasagne looked great. I wonder if they have introduced a few new brunch dishes on the Wonder, too. The Mixology class looked amazing.

Corinna

 

[wilma-bride]

Great update Mandy. I am in the process of trying to arrange a private mixology class for our cruise so was glad to see that it looked like great fun - and plenty of alcohol All of the drinks look (and sound) lovely.

 

[Linda67]

Palo brunch looks amazing!

Isn't the mixology class fun? One of my fave things on The Fantasy

 

[Chilly]

Great day. I LOVE Palo brunch one of the things I look forward to most. Your mixology class looks like loads of fun, i'll def be booking one of those in future.