Monday, April 4, 2011

19 DAYS TO GO . . .

     MONDAY APRIL 4, 2011

     WHAT ELSE CAN I DO WITH MY CRUISE VACATION?  WELL, IF BEING SURROUNDED BY ALL THAT WATER DOESN'T GIVE YOU A HINT, THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.  SWIM, SWIM, SWIM
     THE DISNEY DREAM HAS THREE POOLS ON IT'S TOP DECK.  THE "MICKEY POOL" IS ONE OF THREE FRESHWATER POOLS ON DECK 11.  THIS POOL IS DESIGNED FOR YOUNG KIDS AS IT IS SHAPED LIKE MICKEY'S FACE AND IS ONLY TWO FEET DEEP.  ANKLE DEEP WATER MAKES IT'S WAY TO THE EDGE OF THE RECTANGULAR POOL ENCLOSURE.
     THE SECOND OF THE DREAM'S POOLS IS CALLED "DONALD'S POOL".  ALSO LOCATED ON DECK 11 MIDSHIP, THE DONALD POOL IS DESIGNED FOR FAMILIES.  IT IS AN EGG SHAPED POOL WITH DONALD PAINTED ON THE BOTTOM AND IT TOO IS ENCLOSED IN A RECTANGLE WITH ANKLE DEEP WATER.  THE DONALD POOL IS FIVE FEET DEEP.
     THE THIRD POOL ON DECK 11 IS THE "QUIET COVE POOL".  THIS IS THE 18 AND OVER ONLY POOL LOCATED IN THE ADULTS ONLY QUIET COVE AREA.  IT IS SHAPED SORT OF LIKE A THREE CIRCLE SNOWMAN.  IT HAS A 4 FOOT DEEP PLUNGING POOL, A ROUND BENCHED WADING RELAXER AND A 6 INCH DEEP SUNBATHING POOL WITH BUILT IN LOUNGERS AND MISTERS.  THIS SAME CIRCLE IS ATTACHED TO THE COVE BAR WHERE YOU CAN WADE UP AND HAVE A SEAT AT THIS WATER BAR.
     THERE IS ALSO "NEMO'S REEF".  A 1500 SQUARE FOOT WATER PLAY AREA DESIGNED FOR THE LITTLEST CHILDREN IN DIAPERS.  IT IS ADJACENT TO THE MICKEY POOL IN A CLEARLY VISIBLE BUT SHELTERED AND ENCLOSED SPOT.  IT FEATURES FOUNTAINS, BUBBLERS, AND POP JETS ON THIS FUN-FILLED SPLASH DECK ALL THEMED TO DISNEY-PIXAR'S "FINDING NEMO".
     BUT THAT'S NOT ALL.  THERE'S STILL THE "AQUADUCK".  THIS IS THE FIRST WATER COASTER ON A CRUISE SHIP.  GUESTS DROP 2 DECKS OVER 765 FEET THROUGH ACRYLIC TUBES INCLUDING A CURVE OUT OVER THE OCEAN.  YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 54" TALL TO RIDE ALONE OR AT LEAST 42" TALL TO RIDE WITH SOMEONE.
     NOT ENOUGH?  YOU'RE CRUISING TO THE BAHAMAS!  YOU'LL HAVE STOPS IN NASSAU AND AT DISNEY'S PRIVATE ISLAND, CASTAWAY CAY.  THESE WILL BE SOME OF THE CLEAREST MOST CRYSTAL BLUE WATERS YOU'LL EVER FIND.  AND IF YOU'RE SAILING AT THE RIGHT TIMES OF THE YEAR, ODDS ARE THE WATER WILL BE WARMER THAN YOU'RE USED TO ALSO.  THESE WATERS ARE LEGENDARY FOR EXCURSIONS AND INTERACTIONS WITH DOLPHINS, SEA LIONS, AND STING RAYS AND SOME OF THE BEST SNORKELING AND SCUBA DIVING TO BE FOUND. 
     EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT ONE TO TAKE TO THE WATER, YOU HAVE TO AT LEAST CONSIDER IT.  THESE OPPORTUNITIES DON'T COME ALONG EVERY DAY.  IF NOT, ENJOY THE SUN.  HUGE SUN DECKS ON BOARD AND BEAUTIFUL WHITE SAND BEACHES STRETCH OUT FOR YOU AS SOON AS YOU LOOK FOR THEM.  SO TAKE A LOOK, AND ENJOY!
     SEA YA REAL SOON!   ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIES ARE "A GOOFY MOVIE" AND "POCAHONTAS".  I WAS REALLY SURPRISED HOW ENTERTAINING A GOOFY MOVIE WAS.  I GUESS I DIDN'T EXPECT MUCH.  POCAHONTAS ON THE OTHER HAND IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME LEAST FAVORITE DISNEY FILMS.  BASED ON REAL LIFE, BUT NOT FICTIONALIZED.  SAPPY BALLADS AND WEAK CHARACTERS.  UGH.  I WAS DISHEARTENED WHEN WE SAW "FANTASMIC" AT DISNEY STUDIOS AND SO MUCH OF IT WAS BASED ON POCAHONTAS.  ALL THOSE MOVIES, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY CHOSE?!  AND I LOVE FANTASMIC MORE THAN ANY SHOW THERE IS!  BUT MY SON LIKES POCAHONTAS.

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