Al's company hosts a mangers meeting once a year and invites the spouses. This years "meeting" just happened to be on a Disney Cruise Boat, The Dream! I have never been on a cruise so I was extremely pumped!
We left VA Wednesday, drove to Savannah, GA- Al driving a 12 passenger van, full of luggage and other managers from his company. Bright and early we headed for FL- when this came into view, the excitement hit the roof!
After we parked the van, Mr. Romanoff snap this picture- good thing we ran into him and his wife in the parking garage!
How amazing- 2 huge pools, a clear slide around the entire ship, and huge screen showing classic Disney all day, and evening! There was also a burger place, icecream, and soda all right off the deck! Perfection- thank you Disney!
As we waited to depart and our rooms to be ready, we took in a round of Goofy-Mini-Golf!
Our room was simply amazing! We paid a little bit extra to get a room with a balcony- and it was well worth it!
Sailing off into the sunset- headed to the Caribbean!
Our first, and sadly, only show- The Golden Mickey's!!
Friday we woke with this view- the Bahamas!!
Touring The Straw Market- some guys invited Al to help them carve with small hatchets.
Back on the ship, we were greeted by Mickey and Minnie- and NO line to see them!! For those of you that know Al, you know what a big deal this picture is!
Here we go- we tried out the slide that went around the boat and some friends snapped this for us! It was freeeeeezing but breath taking and well worth the wait in line and the cold temps!
Us and Atlantis and the background!
Our room- Disney thought that Al was his father and treated us like we were members of the Vacation Club, even after we told them we weren't them, they kept giving us the free stuff that they give Members!
Yummy and fruity- and free!
We were invited to this special restaurant along with the VP and 2 other managers and their spouses. It was to thank and honor them for their hard work.
Saturday we woke to this view- ahhhhhhh- Castaway Cay, Disney's private Island
SO clear- and so cold!
Ready to go para sailing- a nice French couple took pics for us- gotta love the universality of an iPhone!
Off we go!!
It was simply amazing. Nice to scratch something off our Bucket Lists!!
Also para sailing were Lisa and John- both crew members. It was John's birthday- and he was actually one of the chefs who had made our dinner at Remy the night before! Lisa's job is to help people choose excursions! We learned a lot about what it takes to become a crew member, what daily life is like, and even how much better it is on Disney than other cruise ships....
On our way to Al's Award Ceremony- love that water!
What cruise is complete without some shuffleboard?
Award #1- VOC (voice of the customer) above 9.60
So proud!
Award #2- greatest improvement of VOC
Award #3- top in his division- SO PROUD!!
Donny (friend), Rick (director- aka boss), Al- great men- Rick was very happy- his district was the most heavily awarded (Al did get the most out of anyone, but I'm his wife and I'm allowed to brag!)
This may seem random- but anytime you came anywhere near a place that served food, there was a crew member there handing these wipes out....
After talking with a crew member, they pointed out that all the stars on the carpet- the top of the star points to the front of the ship- VERY helpful when you are trying to find your way around the ship!
The adult pool- so quiet and the bar at the end is pretty snazzy!
So quiet- I snapped this on our way to breakfast Sunday morning before getting off the ship- this is the quietest it ever was!
What a breathtaking sunrise- good-bye Disney Dream, hello reality.... It was an amazing, amazing trip!!
