After wrapping up our third day on the Disney Magic at the island of Nassau, I wrote about how blogging about our vacations really makes me appreciate all of the fun that is packed into a day on the cruise. From our embarkation day in Miami, to our Key West adventures, and our day exploring the ship while docked in… Read more »
Day One – Embarkation Day, Port Canaveral A day that I questioned would ever come was finally upon us. For as long as we have been going on cruises as a family, I often thought that Emily’s parents would absolutely love the experience. While Colonel was on board (pun intended), Grandma Kee, like myself, was a bit apprehensive about setting… Read more »
Waking up from a fun and relaxing day at sea we were ready to take on the day. It was another beautiful morning on deck 11 as the boat approached our favorite island in the world, Castaway Cay. Cruise Director Mike called it our little slice of paradise, and he couldn’t be more spot on when talking about the amazing… Read more »
Disney’s Castaway Cay Island Morning Day three of the three day Bahamas cruise always pulls you in two directions. On one hand it is amazing because you get to enjoy the day on one of the most beautiful islands on earth. On the other hand, it is your last day of the cruise which means tomorrow you are back to… Read more »
Our Disney Dream Halloween on the High Seas vacation had been a long time in the making. After much discussion we finally convinced Grandma Jean and Papa Don to take a Disney Cruise with the whole family. For those of you following along on Hayesvision you know that we absolutely love cruising. I owe this new found love to Emily… Read more »
Although we were a bit bummed that this was our last full day on our seven night Disney Fantasy Eastern Caribbean cruise, we were super excited that we got to spend it at Disney’s private island of Castaway Cay! I awoke as the ship was still a ways from Castaway, which gave me time to get my morning GoPro time… Read more »
As I awoke on day four I had my fingers crossed as I approached our curtains hoping when I pulled them back I would see clear skies over Castaway Cay, and I did! I lightly encouraged the troops to get their butts out of bed because it was beach or bust today. I am sure this will come as a… Read more »
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… Read more »
As we awoke to our human alarm clock, the cruise ship was making it’s final crawl to Disney’s private island Castaway Cay. We were all very excited about this stop because everyone I had talked to, including Emily, said it is one of the most beautiful places around. They all could not have been more correct. As we approached the… Read more »