I would argue there is no better place in the world to wake up than Castaway Cay. Even though the weather was a bit overcast it still was truly awesome to be docked at the amazing island. Emily was smart and had ordered a few things from room service to help tide us over until breakfast (only on a cruise does that happen). We washed up and awaited Prince Sawyer’s awakening and headed to Cabanas for a delicious breakfast overlooking the beach at Castaway Cay.
Our initial plan was to get our food and eat outside but once we saw the seagull brigade dive bombing breakfast plates we thought it best to enjoy the view from inside. Hunter ate his weight in bacon and cereal as we enjoyed a perfect assortment of breakfast goodies to get us fueled for the day. We wanted to get out and enjoy Castaway Cay so we headed back to the room, grabbed our well prepared bags and headed down to deck 1 to disembark the ship.
The weather remained overcast for most of the morning and that didn’t change when we arrived on the island. We hauled our beach gear down the path to the main section of the island and heard multiple rumbles of thunder so we made the team decision to head back to the ship and enjoy the activities there. That was officially our shortest stay ever on the island, 10 minutes.
Due to the rain we felt an indoor activity would be a good call. Emily had checked the Navigator and saw a family activity taking place in the 687 Pub, the Making of Disney Dream so we headed that way. First off the 687 pub is a really beautiful spot with dark wood fixtures and plush comfortable chairs and sofas. It got it’s name because the Disney Dream cruise ship was the 687th ship constructed at the shipbuilding location. The show was short but informative and fun which was what we were looking for.
We were still in our bathing suits so we decided to make the most of the quiet ship and check out the water activities on deck 11. Sine the pub was on deck 3, the Vista Cafe was on the way allowing us to grab our mid-morning chocolate chip cookies.
As we anticipated the combination of weather and Guests who were visiting Castaway Cay, resulted in a rather quiet deck 11. Since Emily had not yet ridden the Aquaduck, she and Hunter headed up while Sawyer and I explored Nemo’s Reef. Sawyer had a blast running around the water play area and sliding on the small Mr. Ray water slide. Once 12:00 hit the slightly larger Mickey Water slide opened which Sawyer has been too short to experience on our previous cruises. Sawyer headed up the stairs like a champ and had an absolute blast. When Hunter and Em finished their Aquaduck ride, Hunter joined his little brother for a few slides as well. We enjoyed a little hot tub time as well as the Mickey pool before our stomachs rang the lunch bell.
Wanting to explore more of the inside of the ship after lunch we decided to head back to the room to change into dry clothes before eating. After changing we headed back to deck 11, grabbed some food for the boys at the quick serve spot by the pool and we got some plates from Cabanas and enjoyed our smorgasbord of lunch options.
We had a fun afternoon exploring the ship and enjoying the offerings. We solved our first round of Midship Detective Agency which is this really fun interactive game that has you exploring multiple interactive paintings across the ship that come to life when you use your interactive card. We also got to explore the kids club with the boys during the open house time as we were docked at Castaway. After running full steam for most of the day we agreed that a chill break in the room was in order so the boys watched Mickey cartoons, Em read and I wrote this.
After a brief bit of relaxation the boys were ready to head back to the kids club as Hunter wanted to work on his mastery of the cruise ship game in the Oceaneers Lab. This gave Emily a chance to get ready for dinner in peace as well as gave us an opportunity for some peaceful shopping and a drink at the Bon Voyage bar on Deck 3 before picking up the boys. After we got the boys they were excited to go to the store and spend some of their gift cards. Hunter got a model ship of the Disney Dream and Sawyer found his new love, Vinylmation.
It was Emily’s favorite night on the ship, dress-up night providing us an opportunity to put the boys in clothes they were beyond excited to wear. After acknowledging neck discomfort for 20 minutes we headed to midship for a photo with Captain Mickey and some other shots with the family. In case I haven’t mentioned it yet, photos with two boys is like trying to sweep the beach (see serious photo above).
After photo fun it was time for our favorite restaurant on the ship, Animators Palette with our awesome servers, Eris and Som. This is the restaurant with the interactive screens by each table allowing Crush and friends from Finding Nemo to visit. Crush picked Sawyer to interact with which was really cute because Sawyer was so shy they got into a game of peek a boo. Eris our main server was awesome as he did magic tricks for the kids and Som made them origami swans. It was an awesome dining experience.
Although the boys were losing steam Emily worked her magic and convinced them to hang out at the kids club while we went to the Evolution night club to watch Mike Super’s adult magic show. All new tricks which were really amazing, a few which he performed on America’s Got Talent. A great show and excellent way to wrap up night two on the Disney Dream. We got the boys from kids club, headed to the room and called it a night.