Arr, Matey!

One of our family's Christmas gifts this past year was a Disney Cruise! Yep, we packed up with Mammy and Papa and Uncle (and all of us, of course) and flew down to Florida-leaving the snow and cold behind. Or so we thought. Florida was pretty cold when we got there-down into the upper 30's at night. Thankfully, after about 1 full day at sea it got warm.

I think I will break this post into several different posts. There would just be too much for one entry.

We'll start with a shorter post!

One night was themed "Pirate Night" for dinner. Everyone was encouraged to wear their pirate apparel for dinner. We all have that, right? Well, last minute I decided to run to 50 different stores and attempt to collect cheap items to put together pirate outfits for 4 people. Here's the outcome:

Not too bad, if I don't say so myself. Black and red fabric from the store for doorags and red sash/belt. Eye patch and gold hoop from Party City and cheap black sweats for girls from Wal Mart. The girls really enjoyed this. You'll notice their facial expressions...so funny. Watch Ella's arm in most pictures. Funny!

So, donned in our criminal gear, we went to dinner. The girls were excited to see our servers (you'll meet them in another post, soon) had even dressed for the occassion. Uncle Dale taught them how to sword fight like a pirate (that explains the butter knives). Thanks Uncle Dale!

After dinner we met Captain Jack Sparrow. The person who played him did VERY well. Not only did he look like Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), but he spoke and moved like Captain Jack Sparrow. Hilarious. And fun. I don't know that Arthur enjoyed this part =) He got tired of having a hot head so he undid his do rag....he kinda lost the pirate flare....and looked...well...silly...well, more silly than the rest of us.

I wanted a shot by myself with captain Jack Sparrow! You would too, right? Well, Arthur said, "Now if we see Pamela Anderson out and about I can get my picture taken with her, right?" Now....that's different. Captain Jack Sparrow is fictional!! But, maybe he has a point.

After dinner and such we went to the top deck for a "Pirate Party" of sorts. There was loud music and a GIANT screen with a pirate Wii game and a bit of entertainment. Captain Hook made an appearance. He apparently tried to commandeer the ship. Mickey Mouse, via zip line, saved the day.  It ended with a pretty and pretty quick bit of fireworks. Apparently DCL (Disney Cruise Line) is the only cruise line that shoot fireworks off while at sea.

Please, continue to check back about every other day for a new cruise post! Also, I would LOVE for you to leave a comment so that I know you visited!