12 years ago
They only allow 4 people in each stateroom unless you upgrade to a suite or verandah. So, we ended up getting two staterooms right next to each other. Ashlynn slept in our room while the kids slept in Grandma Tenney's room. One thing we wished we would have known was that you have to request to have the bunk bed rooms. They have rooms where they have bunk beds that pull out from the ceiling. It would have been nice to have for the kids, because they shared a small single bed made for one. We didn't know about this but will remember for next time ;)
We left our playpen in the car and just used the playpens provided from Disney which was really convenient. In each of the rooms they have as many Disney movies and cartoons you can imagine. BJ and I both watched most of Jurassic World while the kids were asleep. They also have free room service which we used a few times. There was just a lot of conveniences that were nice. Disney knows how unpredictable kids can be :D
We all LOVED all the yummy food. I think breakfast was probably a favorite. Grandma and the kids and I are all big fans of big breakfasts, so we always enjoyed what they had to offer.
The kids got the Mickey Waffles a lot of the time. I really liked their french toast and their scrambled eggs. They also had omelet stations and anything else you can think of (fruit, yogurt, grits, sausage, ham etc..)
Ashlynn was such a big eater on this trip. She was not picky at all either. She ate pretty much anything that was offered to her.
We had an assigned time to meet the princesses and today was not that day, but we just happened to be walking down the hall as each of the princesses walked down the stairs. Kaylee waved to each of them.
While daddy rested (he got up with Ashlynn early) I took the kids to the Kids Club during the family time. Ashlynn loved crawling around and playing with her brother and sister.
They had face painting going on while we were there. Connor got a Mickey and Kaylee wanted to be a puppy dog.
Ashlynn is SO SO close to walking. She pulled herself up to everything
We HAD to meet Princess Sofia (one of Kaylee's fav's). Ashlynn did pretty good with all the characters. She didn't ever cry, but she came close a few times.
Since it was such a nice day, we decided to take the kids out for a swim. They had life jackets provided for the kids. The slide was only for kids and luckily Connor was tall enough to ride it. The ship has three pools. Mickeys Pool (kids pool), Goofy's pool (family pool) and and Adult only pool. None of the pools allowed kids that were not potty trained in them. BUT, they did have a splash area for Ashlynn to play in. It was kind of a bummer she wasn't allowed in the family pool. But honestly, all the pools were pretty small. But the kids sure enjoyed playing in them.
They do have an Aqua duck slide on other cruise ships which allow adults on them, but Connor is barely too short for that slide- so we were grateful we didn't have to tell him he couldn't go. This slide just worked out perfect for our family.
Ashlynn playing in the splash area. The kids came and played with her for a bit. Kaylee had been feeling pretty nervous before the trip and I was really nervous how she would do. But she did GREAT. The splash area wasn't in full view for Kaylee to see me, but she would still go down the slide and play in the 2 ft of water without having me right there. It made it nice so I could sit and watch Ashlynn play too.
The kids loved the ice cream. They had an ice cream cone every day along with their Mickey ice cream bar every night. Yep, it is going to take some adjusting now that we are home.
Kaylee really wanted to meet Minnie Mouse and get her autograph- and Connor wanted to meet Mickey. SO Grandma and the kids and I stayed in line for Minnie while Daddy got in line for Mickey Mouse.
They had a nursery on the ship that we took Ashlynn to 3 different times. It costed $9 an hour; so we did it when we knew she was really tired and needed a nap. She would sleep in our arms but didn't sleep really good or very long unless she was in her playpen. The other kids ended up needing naps quite often as well; so we tried to plan it together as often as we could. But there were a few late nights that it just worked out better for her to go sleep in the crib in the nursery.
One evening grandma offered to listen for her while she was napping in the room. The kids then decided to go to the kids area. So....BJ and I got a few minutes to walk around the ship by ourselves. It didn't last long. But it was nice!
Here are a few more pictures of our yummy food
