We braved breakfast in Cabana's once the entire cruise (when we just missed the cut-off for seating in the dining room), and Aaron was horrified - he said never again (guess I spoiled him by taking him straight to the dining room every day - the buffet is the madness I grew up with on cruises)! Seriously, Cabana's in the morning (well, anytime really) is complete chaos - screaming children, clanking dishes, a fight for tables. Aaron and I ate almost exclusively in the dining room the entire cruise. The Sea Day brunch offerings are nice because in addition to breakfast dishes, they offer steak, soups, pastas... very good selection!
So we only had a window in our stateroom. No balcony. And from outside of our window, it looked sunny and delightful. So we put on our bathing suits and headed up to the Quiet Cove Pool. Right before going outside, we had an indicator.... the crew were all wearing jackets! The automatic doors opened, and we were blasted with cold wind. Yuck! But we were already dressed for the pool, it was still sunny, and there were so many pool chairs available! We found some chairs and sat down. Nope, too cold and windy. So we decided to take a soak in the hot tub while deciding what to do the rest of the day (that we had intended to spend lounging by the pool).
We noticed on the Navigator App that there was an adults-only ship tour. Hey, we've got nothing better to do - why not? We headed up to Palo where the tour started. Palo is so much prettier during the day - the views from here are wonderful!
The tour was a fine way to pass the time. Our guide took us around the ship and explained parts of the ship's design - like how Deck 5 is shorter in height because that's where the kid's clubs are - it's designed with a child's proportions in mind.
Later that afternoon, we went to watch Avengers: End Game in the Buena Visa Theater. There were many opportunities to catch it playing all week, but we had waited until later so that it didn't interfere with our regularly scheduled shows in the theater, dinner, or excursions. Today ended up being the perfect day for the movie - and it was 3 hours long, so a good way to pass the time! The Buena Vista theater plays first-run Disney movies. Other movies that were playing while we were on board were Captain Marvel (which we had watched part of the first night), Dumbo, I think there were one or two more. Avengers: End Game had been in theaters for a few weeks, but I convinced Aaron to wait for the cruise so we could save $40 (movies in Los Angeles are expensive!).
Later that afternoon, we went to watch Avengers: End Game in the Buena Visa Theater. There were many opportunities to catch it playing all week, but we had waited until later so that it didn't interfere with our regularly scheduled shows in the theater, dinner, or excursions. Today ended up being the perfect day for the movie - and it was 3 hours long, so a good way to pass the time! The Buena Vista theater plays first-run Disney movies. Other movies that were playing while we were on board were Captain Marvel (which we had watched part of the first night), Dumbo, I think there were one or two more. Avengers: End Game had been in theaters for a few weeks, but I convinced Aaron to wait for the cruise so we could save $40 (movies in Los Angeles are expensive!).
We were back in Triton's for dinner tonight - it was our favorite of the three dining rooms. I think it's probably the least-popular dining room among families with kids, but we liked the quieter atmosphere and more elegant design.
Tonight was the Captain's Gala Menu.
Oysters Rockefeller on the Half Shell -
White Onion Soup (Aaron loves soup!) -
Aged Prosciutto
It was lobster night, so obviously I ordered the Oven-Baked Lobster Tail.
Aaron did not go with the lobster, but chose Fettucine with Parmesan Crusted Chicken.
And for dessert, Chocolate Lava Cake. It's incredibly rich. Aaron thought it was too rich. But not too rich for me. Also, there's the ice cream to balance it out.
After dinner, I put my camera away, and Aaron and I went to watch Quest. We decided not to play because there were only two of us, and Aaron wasn't so sure about this craziness I was describing. The good thing about Quest on Disney Cruise Line is that it's held in an adults-only venue and is truly adults-only (on Royal Caribbean, people bring their children to watch it in the ice rink... it's not exactly PG-rated, and I wouldn't recommend for small children). However, Quest on Disney Cruise Line is pretty tame. I mean, most people are on this cruise with their kids, so while they enjoy adults-only environments, they're probably not going to be stripping their clothes off and acting like belligerent maniacs (that's what you do on Carnival and Royal Caribbean). So while Aaron and I were helpful spectators. There were two young people at the end of our row playing the game just the two of them. For "pair of glasses," they were struggling.... and I realized Aaron and I both had wine glasses. So we called them over, "Take them up! It's a pair of glasses!" The cruise director (actually the adult entertainment director - sadly I forget his name, but he was a funny Irish guy) complimented the creativity. Ehhh, not my first rodeo. Now, Quest can get very repetitive if you've seen it as many times as I have. So I was very excited when the director changed it up. Usually, Quest ends in a drag competition in which the ladies dress the representative male in bras, jewelry, and lipstick.... all the men will then do some sort of dance-off for crowd majority votes. Well, finally, no drag competition! (He must've read the room and thought that wouldn't work out so well.) Instead, he had everyone send a representative (male or female) to the stage to do their best Irish jig. It was at this moment that I wished I was competing - I would've crushed the Irish jig! I do that all the time - I can get down low like Buddy the Elf dancing on the table in the mail room. Cruise directors out there, if you're listening, please consider some sort of dance competition to non-raunchy music in your future Final Quest. I would very much appreciate it.
Good night!
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