Finally after counting down since he 18th of January it’s time for a new Disney experience, a Disney Cruise! But firsf we need to travel south to the sunshine state since we embark the Disney Dream in Port Canaveral! 

For the first time ever we have an evening flight to the sunshine state. Reason was quite simple it was way cheaper as all the other options and since departure was at 8:00pm we thought Emily would sleep throughout the flight! 
Late afternoon, right after Emily woke up from her afternoon nap we left with 3 suitcases, 3 backpacks and a stroller. 

At Pearson International Airport everything went smooth, no lines, Emily had a blast waving at everyone. Yes, also to the grumpy person at customs who ended up smiling to her. 

After all the necessary things were done we went to Wahlburgers, a restaurant from the chain owned by Mark Wahlberg and his brothers. Danielle and I found the food mediocre at best, but Emily loved the fries she finished a whole adult size portion on her own! 

After dinner we still had 1,5 hour left before boarding and so we explored the whole terminal, very boring if we didn’t had Emily to run around and make fun. 

20 minutes before boarding Emily changed in her PJs as we imagined she would fall a sleep as soon as the engines started… 

The flight started good, we had an extra seat! But Emily decided to do everything but sleeping, she cried a couple times and when we landed she was still awake but very tired and still happy… 

Since we booked the Hyatt Regency in the Airport terminal we first checked in and went to the room. I went back to get our suitcases. In just 5 minutes I got back and Emily was ready to go to bed. 

But she didn’t want to go to bed, she started crying and screaming on top her longs. Lucky for us it took us only a couple minutes to figure out that she missed her bedtime story and brushing her teeth… that’s how bedtime routines backfire on parents! 

Now she is a a sleep like her mama and I’m so excited that I can’t sleep… tomorrow at 8:30 Disney will pick up our suitcases and at 9:00 we plan to board the Disney Cruise Line bus to the port!

For every one who wants to see us leaving tomorrow at 4:30pm EST, 22:30 in Europe here is a link to a webcam: 

http://www.portcanaveralwebcam.com/

More blogs about the cruise and our new adventures in Greater Orlando will follow after the cruise while internet connectivity is not so stable and very expensive! 

After years of debating to go or not to go on a cruise we decided to do it this year. After all it’s not a special year at all, Mama is turning 33, Emily is turning 2, we are married for 9 years, we are together for 14 years and I turn 35 which makes it a grand total of 93! So we decided to make it something special ourselves. 

Needless to say it needed to be with the Disney Cruise Line and after reviewing the possiblities we found a 4 night cruise to the Bahamas! The price was right, the available rooms were right, the weather is supposed to be right and ports of call sound interesting. 

• Day 1: Port Canaveral, Florida
• Day 2: Nassau, Bahamas 
• Day 3: Disney Castaway Cay
• Day 4: At Sea
• Day 5: Port Canaveral, Florida

We’ll be sailing around on the Disney Dream, one of the bigger and newer ships. Doesn’t it look huge on the pictures? It’s also a ship we have not seen before. We had seen the Disney Fantasy in 2011 in New York City Disney Wonder in San Francisco in 2012. 

We already know in which room we will stay, Stateroom no. 9610. It’s on the starboard side of the ship just behind the center of the ship and above the lifeboats. It’s a very spacious room but the price was more then reasonable compared to the other room types and we wanted to make this year special! The room looks pretty big for a room on a ship. 

But to dive in some more details it’s not just a cruise. We arrive the night before embarkation (boarding) on Orlando International Airport (MCO) where we stay for the night in the Hyatt Regency. The morning after we step a board the Disney Cruise Line bus which brings us to Port Canaveral. 

After disembarkation (leaving the ship) we pick up a Standard SUV at Alamo in Port Canaveral and we drive to the Dream Villa. It’s the same villa in which we stayed last year December and we can’t wait to go back. It’s very close to the Disney parks, has a nice pool with spa, grill, toys for Emily and fast internet for us. 

Oh and the best thing every day it’s a day less until we are back in our favourite state in the United States:

Can’t wait to be back again and meet all our Disney favourites!