Monday, September 29, 2014

Disney Cruise - Nassau, Swimming with Dolphins & Pirate Night!

The second day of our cruise was a busy one!  We were up early for our excursion in Nassau - swimming with dolphins!

Sunrise in Nassau
Panama Jack is ready for action in the Bahamas
Arriving at the dolphin sanctuary, after a gorgeous ferry ride from Nassau
Waiting to meet our dolphin friend!

There he is!  Clifton (and his trainer)!
Hannah is wearing her "I think I'm excited but also terrified" face
Ready to begin!
Clifton greeted us all with a splash.
A big one...
A round of applause for our new friend!
Kisses from Clifton!  (Note Hannah's keeping one eye on the dolphin at all times)

Clifton enjoys a tummy rub
Our turn to pet him!
And rub his belly!
Hannah's getting braver...
Dolphin hugs!

Kisses from Clifton!
Megan's turn for a hug!

Her first kiss from a boy!  Even Daddy can't get too mad about this one.
Grandma's turn!


Pretty proud of herself  :)
Two thumbs up for swimming with dolphins!
Dancing with Clifton!
Megan's turn (she requested Mom's assistance)

Mom's turn!

Grandma fed him a fish.  He was pretty happy about it.
Lots of love for our new dolphin friend.
Tummy rub
Checking each other out
Checking out his pearly whites
My main man, Clifton
Clifton waves goodbye
We spent some time checking the rest of the place out after our swim.  Of course, cats were a major highlight...
Because we don't see those every day or anything...rrrright.
After we got over the fascinating cat display, we enjoyed watching the sea lions swim
...and lounge around
...and fight.  Naughty sea lions.
This house and boat are rumored to belong to Tiger Woods
All the ships lined up in port - ours is the second from the left
Megan was sure to let everyone know our agenda for the day
Hannah's message was more subtle

Once we got back on board, it was time to clean up and get ready for PIRATE NIGHT!  Quite a big to-do on all Bahamian Disney cruises.

Ready for a night of swashbucklin'  (disclaimer: no idea what that means)
Overlooking the pumpkin tree in the lobby - all decked out for Halloween

The littlest pirate waits to meet Peter Pan

All of our favorite Neverland friends were out and about for Pirate Night
Posing with Peter
Arrrrrrr!
We have the cutest pirates.  I mean, really?
Family photo opp with Captain Hook and Smee

Hey Tink!

Grandma & Grandpa got to meet Tinkerbell too
These gluten-free mateys enjoyed a wonderful pirate dinner
Fact:  gluten-free pizza is the official food of pirates
Me and my pirate buddy
We got a towel monkey in our room that night - the perfect pirate companion
Meeting Pirate Goofy
Waiting on the promenade for the fireworks to begin
Fireworks over the open sea?  How cool is that!

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