We woke up to a gorgeous view out of our verandah on the second day of our cruise. Disney Cruiseline has its own private island called Castaway Cay – it’s one of my favorite parts of the Bahamas cruise itinerary! I was so pumped about spending the day at the beach that I actually woke up before everyone else. So I decided to go up to deck 11 to grab some coffee and take some pictures of the ship while it was still quiet and calm.
That view!
Do you see Donald?
I’ve been dying to take another Disney Cruise since we got home from our first one last April. My dad joined us this time and we were all SO ready to make some wonderful memories on the Disney Dream. We got to the port super early and scored boarding group 2. That meant that we were some of the first people on the ship! It was a really great first day, despite the kids being a little grumpy. I think they were probably just a little overwhelmed.
What better way to celebrate our 12th anniversary than with a trip to the same place we honeymooned back in 2007! You guys know we’re huge Disney nerds and we love celebrating special events at the happiest place on Earth!
We decided to drive down to Orlando – mostly so that I wouldn’t catch any germs from the flight. And believe it or not – I managed to stay well during the entire trip. We left as soon as we dropped the kids off at school that morning and made the 7-hour drive down. It was a breeze without kids!
Road trip!
We checked in at the hotel and then headed straight over to Epcot to enjoy the Food and Wine Festival. It was our first time at this festival and we managed to eat and drink our way around half of World Showcase before we got too full.
Planning a trip to Disney soon? I’ve rounded up a bunch of fun Disney shirts for the men in your life. Maybe your guy is just NOT into matching shirts. Or maybe he’s a die-hard Disney fan! Or maybe he just loves Star Wars. No matter what, I’ve got shirts for every type of guy.
I’m lucky that my husband likes Disney World almost as much as I do. Our love of the parks started way back in 2007 on our honeymoon. We’ve been to Disney about a dozen times since then, and it never gets old. And yes, we both love wearing Disney shirts at the parks!
Don’t forget to check out my post with matching couples Disney shirts and my post with lots of princess Disney Bounding ideas!
Gaston is one of my favorite Disney villains!
Oh Donald!
My kids definitely do have an incredible Dad!
Best quote!
I mean, #same.
Pumbaa is smarter than he looks.
Love this one!
And now I have the song stuck in my head.
Truth.
For the guys who won’t do matching shirts!
Love this Mickey Darth Vader shirt.
My husband would love this one!
Another cute Star Wars shirt!
This makes me giggle.
My husband needs this shirt!
Gotta love Goofy!
For the grill master in your life!
For dads that love to golf.
How about a fun Beatles/Star Wars mashup?
Love this Mickey comic book shirt!
I was trying to think of a good way to share the rest of the photos from our Disney Cruise back in April, and I realized I could just do one long “photo-dump” blog post with all the pictures and title it “Fun Things to Do on a Disney Cruise.” Because literally, EVERYTHING on a Disney Cruise is super fun! From the shows to the food, to the pools, to the games – even just walking around the ship and exploring is SO much FUN! Really the only thing that wasn’t fun was the fact that I got tonsilitis on the second day and was sick with a fever and sore throat the rest of the trip. (SO not fair!) But despite my 101-degree fever, we still had a blast!
Here’s a list of all the fun things we loved while on our cruise.
There are a few fun things to do even before you board the ship. We explored the terminal at Port Canaveral while we were waiting and found a few Disney surprises. Like this neat model ship! There’s even a game you can play with an app on your phone where you find a couple of Disney characters on board the tiny ship. There’s also an opportunity to take a picture with a Disney character dressed up in their nautical outfit!
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