Disney Cruisin'

For her Grandparents' trip, McKenzie chose to go on a Disney cruise to the Bahamas. She has been counting down the days for months and preparing in all of the important ways: Disney t-shirts, Mickey Mouse earrings, Minnie Mouse ears, new swimsuits, and pirate night apparel.  

Boarding the ship. This girl looks ready to cruise!

Bye bye Miami, hello Carribean!

Even as she entered the grand foyer she knew the cruise was going to be everything she hoped it would be.  The ship was so fancy!  Chandeliers, pristine decorations, and all things Disney.  

Just settling in...with all the free ice-cream!

Welcome show

They ran into characters every day.  Sometimes they were singing and dancing.  Sometimes they were ready for a meet and greet.  Sometimes they were just wandering the ship.  They tried to meet them all.  

The food was fabulous and they thought the theme for each night's meal was so much fun.  She branched out of her comfort zone and tried crab cakes and tuna without dying!  

They had the later meal time slot which meant that they were able to enjoy the shows before they ate.  She said that each show was so much fun and the performers were really good.  

When they weren't eating or watching shows they also participated in some of the on-board activities.  They were really good at the trivia and game shows and even came away with a couple of prizes for 1st place.  

Another perk of a Disney cruise is all of the kid activities.  She went to the teen club on the last and said it was so much fun!  She was so mad she didn't go more often because the kids and the activities were awesome.  

Pirate night

Stateroom fun

Sometimes play is hard!

The ship stopped at two ports, Grand Cayman and Castaway Cay.  On Grand Cayman they went snorkeling.  The water was pretty rough so they weren't able to stay in as long as they would have liked but they still enjoyed seeing the coral and all the fish.  McKenzie also found a great turtle souvenir for her sister.  

On Castaway Cay they went kayaking.  They saw a turtle and some huge orange starfish.  Along the beach they found a ton of conch shells, sea shells, crabs and manta rays.  

Unsurprisingly she was really disappointed when it was time to come home.  She could have easily stayed on the boat living her best Disney life.  She's pretty much convinced the rest of us that we now need to go on a Disney cruise too!