TravBuddy.com: bkretzer's Western Caribbean Cruise Dec 2007 travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/22075 We took a cruise on the Disney Magic. We left Port Canaveral on Dec 1st, sailed to Key West, FL- Grand Cayman, BWI- Cozumel, Mexico, and finally to Disney's private island in the Bahamas, Castaway Cay. en-us Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:18:12 PST Day Eight----Beaches, Bikinis, and Luggage http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22075/Day-Eight-Beaches-Bikinis-9 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:18:12 PST Day Eight----Beaches, Bikinis, and Luggage Bahamas, Dec 07, 2007

Today would be a day at the beach. More accurately it would be a day on Disney’s private island, Castaway Cay, which had a lot of beach. I got up a…

]]> Day Seven---and on the Seventh Day God rested...because he was bored. http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22075/Day-Seven-and-Seventh-Day-God-8 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:46:03 PST Day Seven---and on the Seventh Day God rested...because he was bored. Cozumel, Mexico, Dec 06, 2007

This would be our second day without a port. Tomorrow would be our last full day of the cruise so we knew the end was in sight. But, it wasn’t here…

]]> Day Six---Tony Baloney and his Horses http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22075/Day-Six-Tony-Baloney-his-Horses-7 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:51:45 PST Day Six---Tony Baloney and his Horses Cozumel, Mexico, Dec 05, 2007

We all fully expected Cozumel to be the highlight of our cruise. Everyone was looking forward to the horseback riding. My wife was also looking forwa…

]]> Day Five--Grand Cayman and Stinko Bingo http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22075/Day-Five-Grand-Cayman-Stinko-Bingo-6 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:07:17 PST Day Five--Grand Cayman and Stinko Bingo Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Dec 04, 2007

The first tender to Grand Cayman (we couldn’t dock as their port is too shallow. We had to take a smaller boat, called a tender) was going to be at…

]]> Day Four--Alcohol, Pictures, and Macaroni & Cheese http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22075/Day-Four-Alcohol-Pictures-Macaroni-5 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:46:21 PST Day Four--Alcohol, Pictures, and Macaroni & Cheese Key West, Florida, Dec 03, 2007

Today was going to be our first, of two, full days at sea. In order to keep everyone happy, Disney plans a lot of activities for their days at sea. B…

]]> Sloppy Joes http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22075/Day-Three-Chickens-Limes-Sloppy-4 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:44:06 PST Sloppy Joes Key West, Florida, Dec 02, 2007

Sloppy Joes, on Duvall Street, is famous as a favorite hang out of writer Ernest Hemingway. The walls are filled with pictures and memorabillia of th…

]]> Day Three--Chickens, Limes, and Sloppy Joes http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22075/Day-Three-Chickens-Limes-Sloppy-4 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:18:42 PST Day Three--Chickens, Limes, and Sloppy Joes Key West, Florida, Dec 02, 2007

Today is our first Port of Call, Key West, FL. Key West is the southern most city and point of the continental United States. The weather is beautifu…

]]> Blonde Giraffe Key Lime Pie Factory http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22075/Day-Three-Chickens-Limes-Sloppy-4 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:17:48 PST Blonde Giraffe Key Lime Pie Factory Key West, Florida, Dec 02, 2007

The Blonde Giraffe claims to make the best Key Lime Pie in Key West, FL. Well, they don’t so much claim it, as list their many awards that leave yo…

]]> Residence Inn Cape Canaveral http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22075/Day-Two-Good-bye-Canaveral-Hello-2 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:32:50 PST Residence Inn Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral, Florida, Dec 01, 2007

We booked the Residence Inn Cape Canaveral Cocoa Beach the night before our cruise. I had three things on my requirement list for this hotel. First, …

]]> Day Two--Good-bye Canaveral, Hello, Mickey Mouse! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22075/Day-Two-Good-bye-Canaveral-Hello-2 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:16:40 PST Day Two--Good-bye Canaveral, Hello, Mickey Mouse! Cape Canaveral, Florida, Dec 01, 2007

Jolene & I were the first up, somewhere around 7:20 or so. It takes me about 20 minutes to get ready. It takes Margo and the girls about an hour …

]]> Day one--Air Travel and Shuttling off to Canaveral http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22075/Day-one-Air-Travel-Shuttling-off-1 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:42:06 PST Day one--Air Travel and Shuttling off to Canaveral Orlando, Florida, Nov 30, 2007

I’m sitting at gate C-39, in Denver International Airport waiting for our flight at 10:35, an hour and 40 minutes from now. My wife …

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