If I Were Not Upon the Sea...

     To say that I have become addicted to Disney Cruises would be an understatement. And, while I wish that they did more sailings out of New York,

I'm kind of thankful that they don't - or I'd need a second - and perhaps a third- job. As it is, we have a Western Caribbean sailing booked for this summer and a Back-to-Back scheduled on the Wonder for next spring! I'm super excited for our sailing on the Wonder, as it will mark our DCL Grand Slam - we will have cruised on all four of Disney's ships! Many folks love the bigger Dream class ships with all their fancy bells and whistles, but the Magic will always hold a special place in my heart.
      So here I sit, another day I am not upon the sea, awaiting our flight to Orlando for our next voyage on the Disney Fantasy...
 

     Why not just sail NCL, RCL, HAL, Carnival, Princess, Cunard...? Because I can't imagine not being on a Disney ship. We are not particularly interested in casinos, or nightclubs, or sailing on a floating milk carton.


We love docking in port and watching from our verandah as folks from other ships "ooh" and "aah" and take pictures of our floating Disney resort. We like seeing our ship from a distance - stunningly beautiful, majestic, timeless.

We love the extra space of the split bathrooms, the larger staterooms, the verandah. Oh, how I love our verandah.

     There is nothing like waking before the sun, pouring a cup of coffee from a carafe ordered from room service the night before - still warm, and stepping out into the brightening ocean air to watch the light rise over the horizon. The calm of the caribbean sea - bright blue and mesmerizing - lapping against the hull, while warm caribbean breezes soothe the soul.

 We have resolved to never sail without a verandah.

     And sure, there certainly is plenty to do inside the ship too! One of the things that keeps me coming back, though, are the chance encounters with Disney characters. 

   It's hard to not wish my whole summer away looking forward to our upcoming cruise. We have all of our port adventures booked. We have our adult dining reservations. I'm in the process of pre-paying our anticipated shipboard charges. Flights are booked. Ground transportation from MCO to Port Canaveral? Disney's of course: 
Pre- and post-cruise hotel nights are soon to be reserved. Then comes the packing!  Let the countdown begin. See ya on the ship!