Mickey's Pirates in the Carribean

Mickey's Pirates in the Carribean is a show on the deckstage on deck 11. The whole night is pirate themed and this show kicks off the pirate party for the night. I make friends with Minnie Mouse in this show. Minnie took the picture in photo 2 with Kelly-Marie, who was always Minnie's greeter. Photo 3 and 4 are the bad pirates that show up with Captain Hook. Tenealle is in Photo 3 and Emma, my roommate, is in photo 4 as Tenealle's understudy. Photo 5 is Pirate Minnie Mouse. Arrrrr! Photo 6 is a shot of most of the cast. The whole gang teaches the crowd how to become members of Mickey's Pirate Crew. Photo 7 is Pirate Donald Duck and Pirate Daisy Duck. Photo 8 is Pirate Minnie singing "the songs!" Photo 9 is Pirate Goofy saying "talking to a parrot!" Photo 10 is Pirate Mickey and photo 11 is Pirate Minnie again. Captain Hook showed up in Photo 12 and his bad pirates are in Photo 13. He them claims that he is the new captain of the ship. Photo 14 is Captain Hook against Mickey and his Pirate Crew. Mickey proposes a "Captain's Challenge" to decide who will gain ownership of the Disney Dream. The last photo is Captain Hook with his sidekick Mr. Smee as they question the crowd on their pirate knowledge. The crowd proves they have truly become part of Mickey's Pirate Crew and pass the Captain's Challenge! Mickey and the gang then regain ownership of the Disney Dream Ship!

Photos taken by my good friend Justin Wilcox

Doug & Ari Sail on the Disney Dream Day 5

Unfortunately the cruise part of their trip came to an end on Day 5, and we were back in Florida. I think everyone agreed it was much too short of a vacation on the Disney Dream. They had to check out and I had to get off the ship through the crew gangway. Ironically I found them waiting on the guest gangway when I was walking off the ship, as you can see in Photo 1. We reunited and headed to Denny's for breakfast. Doug and Ari decided they wanted to stay in Cocoa Beach for another night before taking the drive back to NH. It was a beautiful day so we went to the beach for a few hours before I had to head back to work. Autumn and Sadira were actually stung by jellyfish so I rushed to find a lifeguard to help us with the sting. He luckily had some vinegar and alcohol to neutralize the sting. Typical day at the beach in Florida apparently. Doug then drove me back to the ship. I was not too thrilled to part from all of them and go back to work. I had a such a great time with them and I cannot wait to come home!

Doug & Ari Sail on the Disney Dream Day 4

Day 4 was a Sea Day, that is when the ship does not port anywhere all day. They did lots of activities on the ship. In the morning the Toy Story characters come out to take photos. They are extremely popular so we only waited in one line, which was for Buzz. As you can see in photo 1. We had a lovely lunch all together at the Enchanted Garden. Then Isadora and Autumn came to the club to see another program with Lilo and Stitch called "Aloha Luau". I did not know they were coming, so it was a terrific surprise! That is why I don't have any photos from it. I made friends with Stitch in that program. Then we had the show called "Sea Ya Real Soon", which is a farewell show with a meet and greet with all the VIP characters. I made friends with Minnie. As you can see in photos 2 - 5. After that show, the girls had an appointment to get their hair braided on deck. They all chose different styles. Sadira found it peaceful, as you can see in photo 7, she fell asleep. I then walked Autumn and Isadora to the theater so they could see the show "Believe", while the others rested up and I went back to work. Later on I met up with all of them for dinner at Animator's Palate as you can see in photos 9 and 10. This restaurant has an interactive show with the turtle from "Finding Nemo", his name is Crush. He talks to random tables and the entire restaurant while you eat dinner. He came to our table and asked all of our names and where we were from. He is super cool, and his favorite word is "DUUUUDE!" My friend Doug makes friends with Crush. Then it was time to pack up the bags and get ready to leave the ship. On our last night of sleepover parties, Sadira fell asleep with Autumn and myself. It was adorable!

Doug & Ari Sail on the Disney Dream Day 3

Day 3 was Pirate Night! Every pirate night there is a character show on deck and it's called Mickey's Pirates in the Carribean. I perform in this show and I make friends with Minnie Mouse. The whole family came to see the show, which was so exciting for me! Before and after the show, all four of the kids went to the Oceaner's Club to play. That way, Doug and Ari were able to go to dinner alone, which was a nice treat for them I'm sure. The first four photos here were taken at the club. Photo 1 is all four of them watching a pirate program. Photo 2 and 3 were both taken in Pixie Hollow, which is a great place to color and make pirate puppets! Photo 4 was taken in Andy's Room. And photo 5 was taken during "Pluto's Pajama Party". They were told to copy Pluto and "lay down and play dead". Later we all went up to the deck for Bucaneer's Blast, which is the fireworks display and pirate party. We had a terrific time! We stayed for the whole party which lasted until 11:30. The fireworks are about 10 minutes, but then Jack Sparrow and dancers put on a show called "Club Pirate". Then it turns into a dance party, which Isadora loved. She really loves to dance, but it was so fun because we were all dancing for the most part. Photo 6, 7 & 8 were taken during the fireworks and pirate party on deck. This night was my favorite part of their trip. Photo 9 was the towel the housekeeper left in the room. Photo 10 is a snack Autumn and I had later that night, a Mickey Bar! Isadora woke up in the middle of the night and crawled into bed with Autumn and myself.

Doug & Ari Sail on the Disney Dream Day 2

On Day 2 of their vacation we were in Nassau, in the Bahamas. They started the morning off by coming to the Oceaner's Club (the kids club) to see "Puzzle Playtime". They played "Goose, Goose, Duck" with Donald Duck. Donovan was scared at first when Donald chose him to run around the circle, but Autumn pushed him up and said "Run! Donald is going to chase you!" It was so cute! I made friends with Donald Duck. Then they all were scheduled to do the swimming with the dolphins excursion off the ship. Doug, Autumn and Isadora were the ones swimming with the dolphins and Ari, Sadira and Donovan were observers. I am not sure how much they actually got to watch because I think Ari said they went to play in the pool area they had instead. They were there for the middle part of the day. When they returned to the ship they headed to the pool. Autumn & Doug rode the Aquaduck as you can barely see Doug in photo 1. Photo 2 and 3 capture everyone playing in the pool on deck. As usual Donovan and Sadira love to jump to Doug in the pool. "This is just like Grampi & Nana's house!" - Autumn. Later that night Autumn and Isadora came to my cabin for a make over my roommate Emma and my other friend Stefaney had promised them. As you can see in the last three photos, they got their hair and make up done. The girls absolutely loved it, and my friends enjoyed the make over party.

Doug & Ari Sail on the Disney Dream Day 1

Doug, Ari, Autumn, Isadora, Sadira and Donovan made their way down to Florida to come sailing on the Disney Dream. I met them at their hotel in Cocoa Beach on Sunday April 24th, 2011; which was also Easter morning. It was so exciting to see members of my family! It has just been too long!

We had breakfast at IHOP, then we made our way to the Terminal in which they met the Disney Dream. The girls were screaming at their first sight of the ship; it was adorable. The terminal is where we check in and they saw the first character of the ship, Goofy. Then their first family photo was with Mickey Mouse. Later they came to see me perform in the Golden Mickey's show at the Walt Disney Theater. I stayed in the stateroom every night for a sleepover party with Auntie Kaleigh.

Photo 1 - the girls posing at the hotel in Cocoa Beach. Photo 2 - the kids waiting outside the terminal for Doug to catch up with us. Photo 3 - their first character appearance of the vacation with Goofy. Photo 4 - checking in at the terminal. Photo 5 - Family Photo with Captain Mickey. Photo 6 - Autumn and Isadora first look of their view over their stateroom balcony. Photo 7 - Doug and Donovan spotting the exciting sights of Port Canaveral, Florida. Photo 8 - Isadora posing like a model. Photo 9 - All the kids come together for a group shot. They're good at this! Photo 10 - Autumn holding Donovan so he can get a peek of the ocean. Photo 11 - Snuggle bugs after a long first day.

Happy Mother's Day Mom!

This is a video for all the Mom's out there. A very Happy Mother's Day!

Especially to my Mother...Vivian Marie Jones!! I love you!!