Sunday, April 17, 2011

6 DAYS TO GO . . .

     SUNDAY APRIL 17, 2011

     THE LAST BREAKFAST.  BREAKFAST ON YOUR LAST MORNING HARDLY SEEMS LIKE MUCH YOU HAVE TO PLAN FOR, SO LUCKILY FOR YOU, THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE PLANS IT ALL FOR YOU.  WHY?  THERE REALLY IS NO BETTER EXPLANATION THAN TO SAY THAT DISNEY WANTS TO GET YOU OFF THE BOAT!
     THE DISNEY DREAM SAILS 7 DAYS A WEEK.  IT DOES A 4 NIGHT CRUISE, RETURNS, THEN DOES A 3 NIGHT CRUISE.  SO GETTING EVERYBODY OFF OF THE BOAT SO THE NEW PASSENGERS CAN GET ON, NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH MILITARY PRECISION.
     AS MENTIONED BEFORE, EVERY NIGHT OF YOUR CRUISE YOU HAVE A SCHEDULED RESTAURANT TO DINE IN FOR DINNER.  OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN CHOOSE NOT TO GO AND HAVE ROOM SERVICE OR QUICK SERVICE FOOD ON-DECK, BUT YOU HAVE MAIN DINING RESTAURANT YOU CAN ATTEND.  WELL IT'S THIS SCHEDULE THAT CONTROLS YOUR DEBARKATION (GETTING OFF OF THE SHIP ON YOUR LAST MORNING) BREAKFAST AS WELL.  WHATEVER RESTAURANT YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE DINNER IN ON THE LAST NIGHT OF YOUR CRUISE, IS THE RESTAURANT YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO EAT BREAKFAST IN ON DEBARKATION MORNING.  AND TO GO A STEP FURTHER, IF YOU HAVE EARLY, OR MAIN, DINNER SEATING, YOU WILL BE SCHEDULED TO HAVE BREAKFAST IN THAT RESTAURANT AT 6:30AM.  IF YOU HAVE LATE DINNER SEATING THROUGHOUT YOUR CRUISE, YOU WILL BE SCHEDULED TO HAVE 8AM BREAKFAST IN YOUR LAST SCHEDULED DINNER RESTAURANT.  ALTHOUGH ANIMATOR'S PALATE DOES NOT SERVE BREAKFAST, THIS IS THE ONE DAY THAT THEY MAKE AN EXCEPTION, TO SPREAD OUT THE CROWDS AND GET EVERYONE FED AND OFF OF THE SHIP BY 9:30AM.
     THE IDEA IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS THE OPTION OF GETTING A FULL BREAKFAST AND STILL GET OFF OF THE SHIP IN TIME FOR DISNEY AND IN TIME FOR YOUR SCHEDULED TRANSPORTATION WHETHER ON THE GROUND OR BY AIR.  BECAUSE OF ALL THIS REGIMENTATION ON DEBARKATION MORNING, DISNEY IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE FASTEST AND SMOOTHEST IN THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY AT FEEDING AND DEBARKING IT'S PASSENGERS ON THE LAST DAY.
     ALTHOUGH SOME, NAY, MANY, ARE IN LINE TO GET OFF OF THE SHIP AS SOON AS THEY START ALLOWING YOU TO, USUALLY AROUND 7:30AM.  THE LINES MOVE VERY QUICKLY AND GET YOU THROUGH SECURITY, CUSTOMS, AND BAGGAGE AND HAVE YOU ON YOUR WAY FAR FASTER THAN YOU MAY EVER IMAGINE.  SOME EVEN REPORT EATING, GETTING THROUGH ALL OF THE ABOVE, GETTING TRANSPORTED THE HOUR TO ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, GETTING THROUGH THEIR SECURITY, CHECKING IN AND GETTING TO THEIR FLIGHT ALL BY 10:30AM.  THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.  WITH SOME CRUISE LINES, RIGHT OFF THE BAT THAT JUST WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITH ALL THE SITTING AROUND AND WAITING TO GET OFF OF THE SHIP THAT TAKES PLACE.  NOW UNFORESEEN DELAYS COULD OBVIOUSLY PREVENT THIS AT ANY TIME, BUT THAT STILL DOESN'T CHANGE DISNEY'S EFFICIENCY WITH THIS PROCESS.
     AND ALTHOUGH DISNEY DOES SCHEDULE YOUR BREAKFAST ON DEBARKATION MORNING, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ATTEND.  THERE IS NO ROOM SERVICE ON DEBARKATION MORNING TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM HIDING OUT IN THEIR ROOM, BUT YOU COULD SKIP BREAKFAST ALL TOGETHER.  YOU COULD ALSO GO TO THE TOPSIDE BUFFET.  ALTHOUGH DISNEY NEVER ADVERTISES IN ANY WAY IT'S BEING OPEN ON THE LAST MORNING, REPORTS FROM CRUISERS ON ALL DISNEY SHIPS HAVE SAID THAT IT ALWAYS IS.  SO YOU COULD DINE AT THE TIME THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU.  ANOTHER OPTION, AND ONE I'LL BE LOOKING INTO, IS ASKING YOUR WAIT STAFF IF YOU CAN DINE IN YOUR SCHEDULED RESTAURANT AT ANOTHER TIME.  WE HAVE MAIN (5:45PM NOW) DINNER DINING FOR OUR CRUISE.  THAT MEANS WE WILL BE SCHEDULED TO HAVE BREAKFAST AT 6:30AM ON OUR LAST MORNING.  THAT SIMPLY ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN.  BE UP, BE READY, HAVE OUR CARRY-ONS PACKED, BE OUT AND BE AT BREAKFAST AT 6:30AM?  NOT US.  I DON'T THINK SO.  SO I'VE HEARD THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO CHANGE TO 8AM BREAKFAST IF YOU PREFER.  WE'LL SEE.  WE DON'T FLY OUT OF ORLANDO TIL THE AFTERNOON, SO WE'RE IN NO RUSH, LIKE SO MANY ARE, TO GET OFF AND GET TO THE AIRPORT.  IF I CAN'T SWING THAT, WE'LL BE AT THE BUFFET BY 8AM AND OFF THE SHIP AFTER 9.  HECK, BY THAT POINT, OUR LUGGAGE SHOULDN'T BE HARD TO FIND, RIGHT?  AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SAVORING EVERY LAST MINUTE ON-BOARD.  EVEN THE DISNEY TRANSFER BACK TO THE AIRPORT . . . WHERE WE'LL HAVE 4 OR 5 HOURS TO KILL REMEMBERING WHAT A FANTASTIC TIME WE JUST HAD!
     SEA YA REAL SOON!   ºOº
TODAY'S MOVIES ARE "THE INCREDIBLES",  "THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA", AND "CHICKEN LITTLE".  PALM SUNDAY, SO I'M LETTING HIM ENJOY HIMSELF TODAY.  LOVE THE INCREDIBLES!  SO ADULT AND SO CHILD FRIENDLY AT THE SAME TIME.  PIXAR DOES IT AGAIN.  NEVER READ THE NARNIA BOOKS, BUT MY SISTER AND SON LOVE THEM.  CHICKEN LITTLE WASN'T FOR ME, BUT MY SON LAUGHS LIKE CRAZY AT IT.

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