Author's Note: This story was developed off of my trip to the Bahama's because it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I hope this story creates a helpful visual to have you understand this wonderful experience even more!
In 2009 my family took a cruise aboard Disney Cruise Lines which was heading to the Bahamas. We flew to Florida and took a Coach Bus to the docking area and checked-in at the check-in location. We walked to the vast cruise ship and searched for our room. Once we found it we entered and were just amazed by how nice it was! There was Queen-sized bed and a couch where the back flung up and turned into bunk beds. So far I bet the vacation sounds great but wait until you hear about swimming with dolphins, the kids club on the ship, and the family activities we joined.
In 2009 my family took a cruise aboard Disney Cruise Lines which was heading to the Bahamas. We flew to Florida and took a Coach Bus to the docking area and checked-in at the check-in location. We walked to the vast cruise ship and searched for our room. Once we found it we entered and were just amazed by how nice it was! There was Queen-sized bed and a couch where the back flung up and turned into bunk beds. So far I bet the vacation sounds great but wait until you hear about swimming with dolphins, the kids club on the ship, and the family activities we joined.
Near the Bahamas was a little island just for activity with dolphins. We sailed out to the island on a boat that I thought looked like a mini version of the Titanic. Once we reached the island we had to check-in, once again, and the guides placed us aside and once everyone was there we went into this enclosed area where there swam, and stood, a trainer and an adorable little dolphin! The funniest part was that the dolphin and trainer both had the same name, Shawn! Now, I know I said swimming with dolphins, but we didn’t actually swim, we just did tricks with dolphins, but saying swimming with dolphins was a whole lot easier to say. We all lined up on an underwater platform, but we were still above water, and the trainer would go down line doing each trick. I was a little nervous so I stood towards the end. Some tricks we performed with the dolphin were dancing, hugging, kissing, and feeding him! In the end we each got an individual picture with Shawn and a family shot with him. My individual one was Shawn and I hugging, and in the family one I had the privilege to have Shawn kiss my cheek. This was without a doubt an unforgettable experience.
On this trip, nothing could beat the dolphins but going to the ‘Kids Klub’ was pretty fun too.When I got bored or my parents were doing some adult stuff I went to this little kids’ area and I would play the Wii, PlayStation, and even do crafts. The Wii only had one game, Wii Sports, so our only option was to play boxing, golf, bowling, tennis, or baseball. I would play against other kids and I actually set the record on that system and my personal record which was 199. I’ve beat that score by now but I was still pretty proud of myself! On the PlayStation I would play DDR, which is Dance Dance Revolution. I don’t remember how good I was at it, but I’m pretty coordinated so I’m assuming I didn’t a pretty good job. One craft we made that I especially remember was flubber. Flubber is a goo from a movie that was popular in 2009. It consisted of, well I honestly don’t remember, but I was so slimy and cold, I felt great! When a kid got dropped off the parent A) Would always have to go with them and B) Would get a buzzer-thing-a-ma-bobber, and when the child was ready to leave the parents buzzer would go off and the parent would have to come pick the kid up. I loved that place so much!
Two absolutely enjoyable activities that we joined in on the fun were Who Wants to be a Mousketeer, which is a game parody of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Each audience member received a slip of paper that contained a number and if your number was chosen you would be the contestant. Guess whose number got chosen, of course, mine! I staggered up there with mixed emotions roaming from excited to a little freaked! I honestly don’t know why I was freaked because I was whipping answers out like Willow Smith does with her hair. I was amazing! On one of the last few questions I got stumped and I still had my two helps left so I called my sister up to help me and we completed the game victorious! My prize was a little magnetic oval which included about 15 Mickey Mouse magnet clips. It was so fun being up there! Another joyous activity we engaged in was a little family karaoke night. There weren’t many people there, surprisingly! But we still had fun my sister and I did everything from solos to duets, well I guess those are the only things you can do, because my parents were to chicken to sing so we couldn’t do a quartet, but honestly how awesome would that have been, I mean seriously! Hello, hello, hello, hello, hel--------lo! Anyways my sister and I rocked the stage along with about 5 other people. At the end of the night the ending song, which was sang by all the participants, was the DJ’s favorite song. I don’t remember what it was but I’m almost positive it was from the Little Mermaid.
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