Falmouth and Castaway Cay (Part 1)

 Falmouth Jamaica is a cruise-ship designed "village" with shops, restaurants and even a swim pool.  It is gated, totally safe and a fun port. The Lewis family went on several excursions, but we stayed behind and just enjoyed the port.

Margaritaville, Falmouth

Margaritaville

Margaritaville with Fantasy in the back

Then, we went to another cruise ship constructed view of paradise:  Castaway Cay, Disney's private island.  Notice the funny looking palm tree---it is a communications tower.

A brief walk to a shuttle.

This is a wonderful island filled with adventure:  snorkeling, bicycle riding, swimming, lots of water activities!

Disney Fantasy---behind the scenes

 No behind the scene tours, but we did see (notice) some things on this ship we'd not noticed or seen before.

I wondered how so few life boats could hold so many passengers.  One was open for me to peer into---the seating would be tight, but I'm sure there would be room for all of us.

 

 The restrooms were wonderful---from the art deco black and white whimsey with hidden Mickeys to the elegant restrooms in the adult area of the ship---this is all mosaic with doors which were circular.

 After seeing one show from the handicapped area (obscured), we asked to be seated in the main area which was more complicated than we had suspected.  Dave was taken down one elevator, pushed by Tyler (seen above) across a storage area and then up on another elevator to the main seating area.

We also decided to take a class in folding towels into animals---it was more difficult than we had imagined.  I am holding a dog and Dave an elephant.

 The glassed in areas above are the bottoms of hot tubs----at night they glowed with moving legs---which we could see from our balcony.

But, as with most cruises, the best part are the hundreds of staff who make a cruise wonderful---the individuals who helped Dave in the restrooms, the wait staff like Tino---not tomention the hundreds who do laundry, paint the ship and provide security.

Halloween on the High Seas

 Disney Halloween cruises begin in September but we were actually there for Halloween.  There were groups that had Trick or Treat and groups that decorated their doors, but we just enjoyed what Disney had to offer in terms of Tricks and Treats.

This is only the 2nd year for Halloween on the High Seas, so maybe it will expand to being more like Disney World during Halloween.

 These were my favorite door decorations---one day we walked by and they were gone.  But, I looked up and someone had just put them on the ceiling (they were magnets)

 After dinner one night they had a story teller in the Atrium area telling a spooky story.  Then the Halloween tree started flashing.  I did not have a good vantage point because we had been at dinner and it was packed by the time we got there.

Disney Fantasy Day 1

 This Disney cruise was with the Lewis's out of Port Canaveral (no Galveston as the others were), so we were in a different terminal with a beautiful model of the ship and and entrance through "Mickey ears".

 This was the Halloween cruise and we immediately saw decorations Disney style.

 We had a handicapped room so only had one bathroom, but it was very nice and large enough for a wheel chair which we have had to store behind the curtains in other rooms.

Departing Port Canaveral we saw a tribute to its Space Center roots.

 Taking a cruise at the end of October often creates baseball magic.  We have had several cruises with the Cardinals in the World Series.  This year we celebrated the Royals!

 This was the World Series viewing group in O'Gill's Pub---we met there most evenings!