Spring Break 2014 - Extra Update: Random Details

Of course I forget things – just imagine how much I’d forget if I didn’t have this blog?  Here are some additional details:

One:  We watched Pirates of the Caribbean 1 on Tuesday afternoon during some downtime – I forgot what a thrill ride that movie is, and Isaac loved it – and it was good pre-work to getting Bella and Isaac in the mood for Pirate night.  Johnny Depp really did amazing work on that movie…  and note to Disney – eyeliner and a wig are not QUITE enough to fool me into thinking that guy for the photo op Jack Sparrow, but I’m willing to play along.

Two:  Our cabin steward it named Jong and we love him – he’s very sweet with a sing-songy voice and he leaves folded towel animals on our bed every night.  I have decided to pack him in our luggage and bring him home with us.  The towel animals have been a point of contention for us, however, as when Isaac has been raging at bedtime, he’s destroyed the animal in the process (usually starting with an “unintentional” roll over it..) – Bella has been furious with him.  We've taken to making sure we look at the animal before it's Isaac's bedtime.

Three:  This is a very international crew – there are scads of South Africans, Eastern Europeans, Pacific Islanders, Western Europeans – it’s fun to see passengers talking in different languages to staff – I overheard two German girls chatting up a german man serving pastries…   Also, the South African accents are just such fun to listen to – by the end of this trip I may have a terrible imitation ready.

Four:  A key detail from our trip to Grand Cayman:  There were two “gates” in the ferry terminal – one for the Carnival Cruise Line, and one for us Disney people.  The Carnival gate was a serpentine line going to the front of the terminal with tired pissed off people in it.  The Disney gate had no line, and as we walked through, we were handed a cool towel for our foreheads, and steered to a hydration station with water (with mint leaves or watermelon) and lemonade.  It was a definite Disney Difference.

Five:  I am amused but also a little disturbed with the Disney fetishization of Pirates:  They do realize that the way Pirates get “treasure” is not by digging it up on a beach but mostly by robbing people, right?  So Pirate Mickey probably has killed a guy, or ordered it at the very least.  Isaac hinted as much by pointing to all of the skulls and crossbones and saying “All this pirate stuff has got me thinking about ‘the usual’ (which regular readers know is his word for “death”).

Six:  There are movies on board – there’s a premiere of Captain America 2 tonight, and they’ve been playing Muppets Most Wanted and Frozen all week, but it’s been impossible to find the time with all the other things we have done – we’ll just have to carve out that time when we get home.

Ok those were my updates – tomorrow we’ll get caught with our day at sea and our visit to Castaway Key (the private Disney island in the Bahamas)