We’re waiting at the airport. Our flight has been delayed so I’m posting the pics from the trip.

It was a wonderful cruise with the grandkids and we had a fabulous time. Hopefully we can do another trip with all the family in the near future! Making memories with family! Always the best!

Our ship… The Disney Treasure

Having fun watching the Marvel movie characters

Hazel

Izzy

Eloise

Wow!!!

Matty loving the Mickey Mouse ice cream pop.

Matty at Kuza Beach Water Park

Dance party

Grand Cayman caves

Pirate Night

I purchased the magnets for our cabins.

2026 Disney Cruise

Disney Cruise 2018

Today we went off the ship to lounge on the beach at Disney Cay, Disney’s island. The chairs were plentiful as were the umbrellas so we all were able to find shade.

The kids went into the water, but Gavin still wasn’t feeling that great, so he and Rowan and grandpa went back to the ship. It was a beautiful day but the humidity was high, so after Matty had fun splashing in the kids area, Tracy and Jamie and I walked back to the ship for lunch as well. Scott and family stayed at the beach until 2 and enjoyed the lunch at the beach provided by Disney.

Allan and I found a place to read and the boys stayed in the cabin and watched a movie till dinner.

We bid goodbye and thanks to our wait staff at dinner and then it was back to the cabin to pack. Afterwards, we met up with Scott and Erin and the girls and had an “end of the cruise” drink and then it was off to bed.

Tomorrow we board our plane for the journey home. Please check in tomorrow because once I get to Massachusetts, I’ll post some of the pictures of the cruise. I think everyone had a great time and Allan and I enjoyed watching everyone having fun. It made the cruise a special one for us indeed.

We slept in since it’s a sea day and then had some breakfast. The kids had fun in the pool and before we knew it, we were having lunch. The food has been very good with a lot to choose from to satisfy everyone’s palates .

At 1:15, we started lining up for the Moana extravaganza. The line was already very long for the 2 pm show so we just had to wait. We could not save seats so all 12 of us had to be present to be admitted. It worked out and we all were able to sit in the lower section where the action was.

The show was spectacular with lots of amazing effects and the singing was incredible. It definitely was a Broadway production!

Each night we eat in one of three restaurants and we always have the same table number as well as the same wait staff. It’s very nice because the waiters know exactly what we like and are happy to provide it for us. One restaurant is the Marvel character theme with Spider-Man making an appearance. Another restaurant is Coco’s from the movie Coco and it has a Spanish theme. The third restaurant is 1923 and is done in the 1920’s decor. Many of the diners dressed up in 1920’s garb and it was nice to see their outfits.

Some of the kids went into the pool and at the same time, watched one of the movies that are shown on the jumbo screen overlooking the pool. That was fun for everyone.

It was a lovely sea day and I think everyone had a great time.

Gavin woke up this morning feeling pretty crummy so we cancelled our plans to go zip lining. I’ll have to be the Bad Ass Zip-Lining Grandma another day.  (But if truth be told….I was relieved I didn’t have to climb up the equivalent of Mt Everest to me and stand on a small platform with nothing to hold on to while they fitted me with harness, helmet, and gloves and cling for dear life on a thin cable cruising into God knows what at the end!) Dodged that bullet!!

I stayed on board with Gavin, and Allan and Rowan went ashore in search of jerk chicken. They found a kiosk and Rowan said it was tasty but spicy. Rowan’s great-grandma and his grandma Penza hail from Jamaica so Rowan was excited to set foot on Jamaican shore. Allan and I read for most of the day and then had lunch with Jamie, Tracy, and Matty.

It’s a beautiful day and Scott and Erin and the girls, after doing the Zipline excursion, came back to the boat for some pool time. Gavin is having a bit of sea sickness. Medical gave him Zofran. He hasn’t been very hungry but hopefully he’ll feel better tomorrow. 

After breakfast, Gavin and Rowan joined Allan and me to visit the caves in Grand Cayman. They were quite beautiful and the configurations of the stalactites and stalagmites were very interesting. We had lunch at the caves and then made our way back to the ship. We took showers upon returning since the caves were very hot inside which is unusual for caves since usually they are damp and cold.

Scott and Erin and the girls went to the beach for awhile and walked around town a little. Apparently, Grand Cayman had a minor earthquake today and the view in the submarine ride that Jamie, Tracy, and Matty embarked on during the day, was made a bit muddy by the quake.

Tonight is Pirate night so the girls and Matty had their pirate costumes on. Dinner was very nice, but Gavin wasn’t feeling great so we went to the medical area and the Dr gave him some Zofran for nausea. Dr feels he has some sea sickness going on since the waters were a bit choppy.

Gavin and I have plans tomorrow to go zip lining in Jamaica, something WAAAY out of my comfort range, but I’m willing to give it a first time try.

I have lots of photos that I haven’t been able to post because the internet is spotty so when I get home and post the last day, I’ll include all the photos.

After breakfast we boarded a bus that took us to Kuza water park. Jamie’s family and Gavin, Rowan. Allan, and I went for the day. They also offered a trip to the beach which is nearby the Water park, but we decided against the beach.

The food was good, but only Mexican fare was offered. And it was a pretty nice day until the thunder storm came by and they closed all the water activities.

But prior to closing down, Gavin convinced me to do the water tube slide ride. Given my fear of heights I was not too thrilled but I climbed up the Mt Everest stairway (to me that was the height), gripping the metal bars the entire way up. The family in front cheered me on as did Gavin and then we were at the top and climbing into the two man inner tube.

Off we flew… Twisting and turning all the way down till we plunged into the pool below! Mr Toad’s Adventures had nothing on this. What a ride! The family in front of us were in the pool waiting for me and they cheered!!

And then we did it again! It really was a lot of fun!!

We made our way back to the bus and back to the ship to get ready for dinner. Dinner was in the 1923 dining room and many people were dressed in 20’s garb.

After dinner Allan and I did laundry. The facility on the ship is pretty amazing. Tons of washers and dryers so we didn’t have to wait for a machine.

We went to the dance party for awhile and Matty and the girls had fun dancing to the tunes. Gavin went to the teen club for a bit and then he sat on the cabin balcony to watch the stars while everyone else went to sleep. It was a full moon so we couldn’t see many stars. I sat with him for a while and then we both went to bed.

Tomorrow we go to Grand Cayman and the caves.

We had a good nights sleep (the boys slept in a bit) and a delicious breakfast. We walked around the ship for a while. Before we knew it was time for lunch.

There’s a lot going on for the kids. Rowan met a few friends at the teen club and off they went for ice cream cones. (I stopped keeping count!).

Tracy. Allan, Rowan, Gavin and I went to see The Devil Wears Prada 2 and then it was a Disney show which was a lot of fun! The dancers are amazing. Then onto formal night at dinner.

The cousins have been having a great time together It’s giving Allan and me such joy!!

Tomorrow we will be in Mexico.

We had breakfast at the hotel and then we were picked up by a Mears van. They were wonderful…prompt and very clean vans to pick us all up and take us to the port. Checking in was a breeze and we were on the ship in record time. Our cabins were ready so we checked them out and then had a bite to eat. I had a delicious hotdog!!  Some had grilled shrimp and steak which they said was also delicious. And of course… the soft serve ice cream. I think the boys each had three cones. It’s really delicious!    We went to the mandatory life boat drill and then we all went to the sail away party where at the special moment they play “When you Wish Upon A Star” on the smoke stacks. 

Our luggage arrived at the room and we put our clothes away and then got ready for dinner. Our servers Calvin and Nicholas greeted us and the kids enjoyed the Marvel show that took place on the screens all around the restaurant. Spider-Man made a visit twice, much to the kids’ delight!  Dinner was delicious with much to choose from so everyone was happy. After dinner we participated in the Disney Trivia contest (to which I didn’t contribute anything since I’ve forgotten most of the characters and the plots), but it was fun watching the kids all work together to answer the questions. Then it was off to see a fun magic show and then…to bed. Tomorrow is a sea day. 

We had an uneventful flight on JetBlue and arrived in Orlando and awaited the Embassy Suites van that took us to the hotel. The rest of the family’s United flight from Newark was delayed an hour, so we went on ahead to the hotel knowing they would arrive soon once they landed and got their luggage. All of us coming from Boston only took carryon so we were out of the airport in record time.

We rested a bit in our room and then, everyone else arrived and of course the kids wanted to go to the pool. They all had a great time swimming (except for Matty who just wanted to take a nap).

After the swim-a-thon, Scott and Erin treated us all to dinner at Marlowe’s Tavern and then everyone enjoyed some gelato on the way back to the hotel.

Tomorrow we board the ship.

We’re off – taking our family on a Disney cruise to Cozumel, Mexico, Grand Cayman, and Jamaica, and of course also stopping at Disney’s Castaway Cay. We leave from Port Canaveral.

We did a cruise with the family a few years ago, but only Marcelle, Ken and the boys as well as Tim and Jenni were able to go since at that time, the girls were too young, as was Matty.

This time the families who missed the first adventure are going, and we are also taking Gavin and Rowan since we wanted all the cousins to be together.

We’re all flying in on Friday and staying overnight at an Embassy Suite since with airport delays, we wanted to make sure we were at the port in time for boarding the ship on Saturday. This way… we won’t have to lament the possibility of saying…”That shipped sailed!”…without us!

Let the magic begin!!!!