This is it, folks! The very last Disney Cruise post.
Yay!
But I saved the best for last. Here is why.
You see, on Saturday morning there was an envelope outside our stateroom with our name on it. I didn't see any other envelopes on any other staterooms, so I was curious what it was. A bill perhaps? Nope. It was an invitation! Apparently, all of the Disney Characters were going to make one last appearance in the main lobby on Saturday night to sing a farewell song, and we were invited to a meet & greet with all of them for a half hour before in one of the dance clubs on board!
It was AWESOME!!!!!!!!
All the characters were there on the dance floor, and we could just dance, play, talk, and take pics with them. No lines. No formality. You just turn around and there is another character! There were only about 10 families there, tops. It was a unique and very rare opportunity, and I have no idea how we got chosen. Nobody I spoke with had any idea how the families were chosen, if it was a random drawing, or picked by recommendation, or what. Nobody seemed to know, but I consider ourselves extremely lucky!
It was really a MAGICAL experience!
I finally got a chance to meet my princesses! I had glimpsed them in passing all week, but my boys, of course, never had any desire to get in line for a picture, so this was my chance! (Yes, I realize that I am nearly 40, but I am still a little girl at heart, and Cinderella and Belle and my two favorites! I fit right in with my princess ears, don't you think?)
Stitch was quite the party animal! My boys were having way to much fun with that guy.
Goofy, one of my boys' favorites, had some fun with my kids. He couldn't get enough of Dylan's gum ball ears, and then stole Nathan's Chipmunk hat to wear on top of his.
Nathan and Goofy are totally BFFs! Totally!
I think Captain Mickey was a bit jealous of Dylan's ears too. I mean, Mickey has some pretty fantastic ears, but they don't dispense gum balls, now, do they?
Thanks for having us aboard, Mickey, old pal! We've had a great time!
Donald stole Luke's pirate hat. He wanted to see how cool he'd look in dreads. Pretty darn cool, I'd say.
My boys getting some pretty good attention from a pretty gal. They loved it!
This was an amazing experience! Priceless.
Then Captain Hook wanted to plunder Dylan's hat for some booty as well.
The Captain tries to recruit a few boys for his crew.
Me & Goofy. Goofy & goofy. LOL
I think Stitch wanted to come home with us, but I don't allow pets.
We had a BLAST hanging out with all of our favorite Disney Characters!!! It was an unexpected and unforgettable treat for our family! We must have been downwind of some pixie dust somewhere! So to whoever it was who decided that our family should get the invite (I think it was Mickey Mouse, actually), THANK YOU! It was on of the most magical moments of our entire trip. That's why they call it the Disney Magic, I suppose.
After our meet & greet was over, we stayed up above to watch the characters (and our new BFFs) perform their farewell number. We had our turn, now it was all of the other thousands of passengers to say good bye. It was only fair.
M-I-C- See you real soon.
K-E-Y Why? Because we like you!
M-O-U-S-E! Good-bye everybody!
Finally, all that was left was one more dinner, and a final farewell to Carlo, our favorite Italian magician/waiter, who left us off with one last trick.
And our favorite Jamaican napkin artist on the high seas, Andre! Thanks guys for making every meal magic!
On Sunday morning, all there was to do was grab some breakfast and disembark.
It was kind of bittersweet to leave what had been our floating home and playground for the last week.
We were all a bit fatter, a bit happier, and bit more loving with each other, and believed just a little bit more... in Magic!
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