Pirates of the Tennessean - Dave and INC's Dream Cruise!

[DaveInTN 3,247]

What's the score? I think the Turkey's are winning (er I mean that most people have voted Turkey, not that they are Turkeys).

Technically, they're rotisserie chickens.

What am I saying?? :banghead:

[DaveInTN 3,247]

Well, my Company's web filtering software has been modified to block "Personal Network Storage and Backup" categories....which includes photo storing sites like Picasa, Photobucket, etc... So, no update until tonight at the earliest, and considering I need to pack for Defeated Creek and then will be leaving for the weekend tomorrow, there may not be another update until next week.

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

Well, my Company's web filtering software has been modified to block "Personal Network Storage and Backup" categories....which includes photo storing sites like Picasa, Photobucket, etc... So, no update until tonight at the earliest, and considering I need to pack for Defeated Creek and then will be leaving for the weekend tomorrow, there may not be another update until next week.

Fail.

Dang the man.

Always holding us down.

Have fun at Defeated Creek.

Don't forget to finish this thing when you get back.

You still have your whole day at sea to tell us about.

TCD

[kampfirekim 260]

Wow. Vibrations, Adult Apps, Monkeys that look like Roasting Hens. Crepes are pirate food!? Who knew?

Dave, your TR is quickly becoming more informative than a TCD one. ;D :heart: J/K

[stefa70 205]

7 crepes? Holy guacamole! Did INC roll you outta there? :hah:

That's almost as bad as when I heard about some guy who ate 5 lbs of bacon on a Dis cruise.

[Nicki aka Rebelstand 272]

7 crepes? Holy guacamole! Did INC roll you outta there? :hah:

That's almost as bad as when I heard about some guy who ate 5 lbs of bacon on a Dis cruise.

get the two of them together... and the whole buffet is done for

[DaveInTN 3,247]

get the two of them together... and the whole buffet is done for

Not quite. Someone has to tackle the turkey legs. The smoked ones, not the ones hanging from the ceiling.

[Southern Blessings 4]

I can see how they might see them as a chicken. Your monkey does look different than TCDs monkey.

[PureTcrazy...rita 380]

Whew, caught up! Love it all. I want to go on a cruise!

[Nicki aka Rebelstand 272]

Not quite. Someone has to tackle the turkey legs. The smoked ones, not the ones hanging from the ceiling.

That TCD gang will have Mrs. TCD take them all up to their room.

[BouncingTiggers 98]

Holy cow am I late to this TR. It's been two nights of using every available moment but I've finally read all 25 pages.

Dave this is a fantastic TR!! It's so awesome that you surprised them with a cruise. That's something they'll never forget. Your family looks make the cruise look so fun I'll have to keep my wife away from here.

I must say your girls are correct. That is definitely a chicken hanging from the ceiling.

One last thing. Everytime I see little Anna I'm amazed how much she has changed in such a short time. You're an inspiration to us all.

[DaveInTN 3,247]

Thank you everyone for the comments today....I am not going to respond to them individually because I am going to use the time tonight to get another update put together before I head to Defeated Creek. Let me just say this.....

TCD's monkey is more monkey than chicken. Sana is either into skinny monkeys or he has a weird infatuation with rotisserie chicken. Seeing that he is from Indonesia, he probably has more experience with monkeys than any of us, so I will have to give him pass and move on.

And Steve...glad you are caught up, and I appreciate the comments.

Ok, I'm gonna get busy writing....

[wak648...Bill 94]

:toiletreading: :waiting2-smiley: :yourekillinme: :flush: :dmmhu:

[DaveInTN 3,247]

Well...we have reached the last full day of our cruise. 24 hours to go on the Dream. And this will be an "at sea" day. So the ship will be busy. Which is fine, because we have enjoyed the ship to its fullest, including on the Nassau day when we stayed onboard. But that doesn't mean we are ready to pack it up and go home. No sir...we have a lot to do today!

This day started earlier than any of our mornings, thanks to Miss Anna, who woke me up around 6:00. Which was fine by me, as it was a beautiful day out there and I was ready to start enjoying it.

So Anna and I headed out while the rest were still in bed, and we went up to Deck 11 for coffee and to take in the views.

Views like this...

The hot tub was quiet at this hour.

This is one of those horrifying glass panels in the floor of Deck 11....which if it gave way would lead to an 11 floor drop to the ocean below.

Can you stand more sunrise pictures??

Funnel Vision was quiet.

The Mickey pool was still covered by decking from the Pirate Party last night.

This picture shows how the decking slides out to cover the pools and create a floor for parties.

Here is the Donald pool. You can see the movable decking over on the right side, which has already been slid back into place to reopen this pool since the party.

Here is another shot of the covered Mickey pool looking back toward the slide and the Aquaduck.

How about another sunrise shot??

Anna and I then headed up to Deck 12 to get an unobstructed view of the ocean in the beautiful morning light.

Looking forward toward the adult deck.

Anna is still in her jammies.

We made our way back to Deck 11 and went to the far aft of the ship, which is a nice deck that is part of Cabanas. It is a very nice spot to eat outside...but in the early morning it is an extremely peaceful place to enjoy some coffee.

The ship appears to be moving in circles....I imagine they must cruise in circles during at at sea day on a Bahamas cruise. There is only so far you can travel between Castaway Cay and Port Canaveral.

This is the rear deck of Cabanas.

The sun is getting quite a bit higher in the sky now.

I went back to the room to get INC and whoever else was up and ready to go eat. It turns out that INC was the only one up at this point, so she and Anna and I went back up to Cabanas to sit outside with some coffee and think about our breakfast plans. I had wanted to try Royal Palace once for breakfast, which offers table service and a menu, rather than a buffet. After my 7 crepe midnight feast, I wasn't really feeling the buffet thing at the moment. So off the Royal Palace we went.

This immediately jumped out at me from the menu....the Waffle Sandwich - Two waffles stuffed with dulce de leche and rolled in sugar cinnamon and garnished with watermelon wedges.

But I also wanted the Traditional Eggs Benedict - Toasted English muffin with grilled Canadian bacon, served with poached egg topped with hollandaise sauce, grilled roma tomatoes and link sausages.

The eggs benedict was outstanding! The waffles were ok, and they didn't get finished. Not when those eggs were sitting there.

INC got an omelet, and we got Anna some scrambled eggs. While we were eating, we got a call from Gwen on the wave phone asking if she could order some breakfast from room service for her, Emma and Stella. I said sure, go ahead.

After breakfast, we strolled next door to the Art Gallery. There are some really unique things in there for sale.

Here are some examples of things that caught my eye.

We left the gallery and wandered back up to the rooms to check on the kids. They had received and eaten their breakfasts and were off somewhere in the ship. This is what evidence we found of their breakfast choices.

So my girls had permission to order their own breakfast from room service, and they chose Mickey Bars??!!??

I can't tell you how proud I felt at that moment.

Way to go, girls!! That, my fine Fiends, is how you cruise!! You go full throttle, morning to night, taking it all in and letting it all out. And if your breakfast craving calls for Mickey bars, you order Mickey bars!!

And if they ever ask to eat ice cream for breakfast at home, they better be prepared for a lecture.

At this point, we met up with Emma and Gwen and they took off for a while with the camera. Those pics are coming up...

[Family of Bears 98]

So many things to say...

Most important. Bella wears those same pajamas, footie style. Every morning she wears them, I wake her with "Bella, don't panic, but there is a monkey on your booty". I'm always answered with a "Moooooooooom". I know she loves it.

Ice cream bars for breakfast, I totally saw that coming. I like their style.

[DaveInTN 3,247]

So many things to say...

Most important. Bella wears those same pajamas, footie style. Every morning she wears them, I wake her with "Bella, don't panic, but there is a monkey on your booty". I'm always answered with a "Moooooooooom". I know she loves it.

Ice cream bars for breakfast, I totally saw that coming. I like their style.

Did you get the jammies at Costco?

You will notice that the feet are cut off of Anna's. That's because we have to put her to bed every night with her pajamas on backwards. Otherwise, she will wake up, strip naked, and remove her diaper...which 9 out of 10 mornings has been pooped in. I won't go further with the story, but you know where it is headed.

[Family of Bears 98]

I DID notice that! Sometimes they are footless. Didn't think too much of it. I've had friends with this situation. They put a bathing suit on top of the jammies to keep them on!

[Lil Lisa 53]

What is wrong with you people? Turkeys....rotisserie chickens.....poultry action.....

If it's poultry you want, it's poultry you'll get!

Oh c'mon Lisa...you HAD to see that one coming.

That's my favorite poultry picture! I'm a white meat kind of gal...

[Lil Lisa 53]

Beautiful clouds. They are mostly altocumulus castellanus (castle clouds) which are some of my faves. The one in the background looks like cirrus anvil, the remains of a thunderstorm after it has rained itself out. I think I remember seeing the same clouds in some of TCD's pics from his cruise. I can't tell from the pic, but are they lined up with the shore? I assume that land would be behind you since (last I checked) the sun rises in the east and you are on the east coast. If so, they are most likely the result of the land breeze which is the alter ego of the sea breeze I was explaining in another post (sea breeze comes ashore during the morning and the land breeze goes out to sea at night). Both cause convection (clouds), but the sea breeze is generally more pronounced, and more likely to produce precipitation. I bet you've always wanted to know that!

That's the weather report for tonight... and now a word from our sponsor...

[BouncingTiggers 98]

Mickey Bars for breakfast. Now those girls know how to vacation. More great pics. The boat looks so peaceful in the morning.

[DaveInTN 3,247]

I DID notice that! Sometimes they are footless. Didn't think too much of it. I've had friends with this situation. They put a bathing suit on top of the jammies to keep them on!

One of Anna's favorite pasttimes is taking off her bathing suit. I don't think that would work for her. LOL.

That's my favorite poultry picture! I'm a white meat kind of gal...

I thought you would appreciate the return of that one.

Beautiful clouds. They are mostly altocumulus castellanus (castle clouds) which are some of my faves. The one in the background looks like cirrus anvil, the remains of a thunderstorm after it has rained itself out. I think I remember seeing the same clouds in some of TCD's pics from his cruise. I can't tell from the pic, but are they lined up with the shore? I assume that land would be behind you since (last I checked) the sun rises in the east and you are on the east coast. If so, they are most likely the result of the land breeze which is the alter ego of the sea breeze I was explaining in another post (sea breeze comes ashore during the morning and the land breeze goes out to sea at night). Both cause convection (clouds), but the sea breeze is generally more pronounced, and more likely to produce precipitation. I bet you've always wanted to know that!

That's the weather report for tonight... and now a word from our sponsor...

I just thought they were purdy. :rofl3:

Mickey Bars for breakfast. Now those girls know how to vacation. More great pics. The boat looks so peaceful in the morning.

It IS peaceful. Kinda like the Fort early in the morning....another of my favorite places to be.

[Katman1356...Jason 1,140]

Beautiful clouds. They are mostly altocumulus castellanus (castle clouds) which are some of my faves. The one in the background looks like cirrus anvil, the remains of a thunderstorm after it has rained itself out. I think I remember seeing the same clouds in some of TCD's pics from his cruise. I can't tell from the pic, but are they lined up with the shore? I assume that land would be behind you since (last I checked) the sun rises in the east and you are on the east coast. If so, they are most likely the result of the land breeze which is the alter ego of the sea breeze I was explaining in another post (sea breeze comes ashore during the morning and the land breeze goes out to sea at night). Both cause convection (clouds), but the sea breeze is generally more pronounced, and more likely to produce precipitation. I bet you've always wanted to know that!

That's the weather report for tonight... and now a word from our sponsor...

Meteorology was my favorite class in Junior high. I love that i am not the only one who examines and identify's clouds and weather patterns in pictures.

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

I didn't think it was possible, but the DIT family has moved up with major respect points in my book!

Ice cream for breakfast?

Mickey Bars no less?

You are right- that is the way it's done!

Great sunrise photos too!!!

Isn't it great to be out on the top deck with little or no other people around?

What a great way to start your day.

TCD

[DaveInTN 3,247]

Meteorology was my favorite class in Junior high. I love that i am not the only one who examines and identify's clouds and weather patterns in pictures.

I took a meteorology course and loved it too. But most of my cloud identification skills came from growing up on a farm. There were two types of clouds I became most adept at identifying. The "it's gonna rain, hurry up with them maters!" clouds....and the "holy crap Hector, run for the hills, that cloud is swirling!" clouds.

[DaveInTN 3,247]

I didn't think it was possible, but the DIT family has moved up with major respect points in my book!

Ice cream for breakfast?

Mickey Bars no less?

You are right- that is the way it's done!

Great sunrise photos too!!!

Isn't it great to be out on the top deck with little or no other people around?

What a great way to start your day.

TCD

Yep, I am pretty darn proud of those girls. They got it done!

If I did another cruise, I would definitely try to get up on deck even earlier one morning...to see the early light before the sun breaches the horizon. That would be just beautiful I bet.