The first full day on our cruise was just a day at sea. No ports, no nothing.<\/p>\n

The first day and the weather wasn’t that great for sitting outside on a deck chair, reading a book and being served cocktails like you would on a 1940’s trans-atlantic cruise, no. It was downright cold in the morning. But there was a lot to do, the ship was\u00a0always bustling with something and we did…stuff… but\u00a0for the life of me, I cannot remember what we did that day!<\/p>\n

For sure we got in and out of the hot tub\/adult pool and had a couple beverages but that wasn’t until mid afternoon, as we got into warmer waters.<\/p>\n

Even though we had just spent two days in the park and a day getting on the ship, this day felt like the actual start of the vacation for me. I like to think my lack of memory is based on a great weight had been lifted and my mind turned off for the day and not some sinister “boring old day” excuse. I\u00a0just went with the flow. No plans, no worries, no needs other than the 2pm\/4pm\/6pm visits to the unlimited chicken fingers dispenser*.<\/p>\n

I do remember we went to Palo that night. The dinner was amazing, as usual and this time I managed to pace myself and made it to the lava souffl\u00e9 without feeling like I was going to explode. Pro Tip: Force yourself not to fill up on the antipasto or the bread. Trust me on that one. Even though the aged parmesan cheese with basalmic vinegar drizzle with a baby-sized ball of prosciutto is placed in front of you and whispers to you to “eeeeat meeeee… eaaaaat meeeee…”, save room for the mains and the dessert.<\/p>\n

*Actually I had more free ice cream this trip than free chicken fingers. I feel like I let someone down here.<\/p>\n

$\"I$ <\/a>

I did have a lot of ice cream <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

$\"Not$ <\/a>

Not the best weather starting out <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

$\"Minnie$ <\/a>

Minnie Bites <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

$\"Captain$ <\/a>

Captain Thord came to see us <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

$\"Whenever$ <\/a>

Whenever I see lamb on the menu I go for it. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

$\"A$ <\/a>

A pig? An ox? An alpaca? <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

$\"Good$ <\/a>

Good night, Fantasy! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

$\"Night$ <\/a>

Night Bridge <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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