Disney Cruise - Day 4 Nassau, Bahamas

Our fourth day was spent in Nassau, Bahamas!!!  I admit that I don't have that many pictures from the day because my sister, nephews, me, B and M went on an excursion to Atlantis to enjoy the water park!!!  They had been and stayed there before so they were so excited to get back!  This was the first time for us and it did not disappoint!  We paid for transportation, the day at the water park and a voucher for lunch.  My boys had a blast going down all of the different water slides and enjoying the lazy river with some river rapids as well!  I am proud to say that I went on every water slide with them- IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!  Usually, I have to take care of the littles, but that day was just me and the big boys having a blast and enjoying the day!  

Atlantis

When we got back on the boat, it was PIRATE NIGHT!!!  Every Disney cruise has a pirate night where you get to dress up and enjoy a show and fireworks on the deck at night!  We started off by dressing up and meeting Captain Hook and Smee...

Enjoying the fresh air in Bahamas while showing off our swords!

Ready for dinner mates!!

 We also splurged and bought the light-up pirate cups at dinner...the pirate bandanas were provided on the boat so if you forget your pirate gear, then they have you covered!

The pirate party was a blast - a great show with Mickey surprising us to save the day AND amazing fireworks!  Get on the top deck early for the show and a great view of the fireworks!

After the show, we enjoyed some ping pong and basketball...

And of course, our night wouldn't be complete without our pirate towel figure and some gold coins!!!

Disney Cruise - Day 3 Key West

Our third day started off with breakfast at Cabana's on the deck...if you get there early enough, you can enjoy the fresh air and can see a passing ship if you are lucky!  And of course, the Mickey Waffles are an added bonus:)

My husband even sported his Mickey t-shirt on the ship!

We arrived in Key West this morning and we were so excited to explore the area!  We did not do any official excursions, but reflecting back on it, I wish we had done a trolley tour.  BUT, we couldn't have gotten a certain picture below...but there was a lot of walking for the little kids.  The big kids were fine and enjoyed the sights!

The beginning of Route 1!

A really cool tree with the most amazing roots...

Ernest Hemingway's home and the beautiful lighthouse...we passed all of these things on our walk on Route 1...

And then we arrived at the Southernmost Point of the U.S.  This was the picture that we couldn't have gotten on a trolley tour.  We were only 90 miles from Cuba!  The water would sometimes spray up and hit you right there.  There was a line to get your picture taken and vendors selling snow cones there as well so you could cool off!

After our walking tour that included a candy store and key lime pie on a stick (SO DELICIOUS!), we ventured back to the ship for an afternoon of swimming and kids club!  My husband, sister and I all scheduled massages at the spa on the ship and it was oh so delightful!  They actually did a bamboo massage on my husband and my sister and I had a hot stone massage.  The facilities are so nice and the staff are very professional and nice.  There is a gym in the spa area  that is free for guests to use during your vacation.  We could really relax by the pool and enjoy the spa while the kids were happily playing in the kids club- they even fed them lunch!

We also came back to our room with a special gift waiting for us!

Dinner that night was at Lumiere's and it was of course delicious!  And Kate and I enjoyed the show together while the boys watched a movie in the room:)

And the night was complete with our dinosaur towel and chocolates!!!

Disney Cruise - Day 2 At Sea

Day 2 was our at sea day so we got to cruise all day and enjoy all of the fun things on the ship!  First, we enjoyed a buffet breakfast at Cabana's...we really loved all the different choices including eggs, omelets, Mickey waffles, cereals, fresh fruit, etc.  It was lovely!

Then, the boys decided they wanted to go to the Oceaneer Lab while I took K to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique!  I don't know who was more excited- me or her (okay, okay it was definitely me!).  This experience was absolutely fantastic!  They put her hair in a bun with a mini tiara and a Mickey pin in the back of the bun.  They painted her nails and put a little make-up on her.  She got her own sash and bag with her extra supplies.  She was in heaven - I never imagined that she would love it so much!  She would not let us take out her bun for THREE days and she kept going up to the mirror and saying, "I beautiful. I a princess."  Makes my heart melt...

Before...

After...

Getting her nails painted...

Being sprinkled with fairy dust...

The Mickey-shaped pin in the back!

Then, it was off to meet the princesses (and no matter how much bribing I did, the boys were not going for it so me, my husband, my sister and my nephew went with K to meet the princesses).

Frozen - Anna and Elsa

She was so excited to meet her favorite Cinderella!!!

Rapunzel...she loved her hair!

Belle was another favorite!

She loved Tiana and got some great advice about being a princess!

And all princesses need to sleep after such a big day!

I took the big boys to see "Black Panther" in the movie theater while the littles enjoyed a nap and some television in our room.  Fantastic movie!! The great thing about our room was the television showed all of the old Disney movies as well as new ones so we could turn on Snow White or Brave any time we wanted!

 Before dinner, we got to meet Mickey Mouse in his formal attire...

We enjoyed eating at the newly remodeled "Rapunzel's Royal Table" on the Disney Magic...beautiful restaurant and the food was delicious!

Such a cute dessert with Rapunzel's frying pan featured...

We got to meet Chip and Dale and Minnie Mouse after the show!

And we ended the night with another towel creation...such a fun turn-down service included for the guests.  The kids got so excited to see the different towel animal each night!