A Week of Disney Wonder

I have to tell you--it was truly magical!

Shirley and I (the traveling grannies), Rob, and Susan

flew to Vancouver to meet the ship carrying our

Madeline around for the last few months.

All of us were missing our Susannah immensely,

needless to say.

Susan found us a lovely hotel in Vancouver from which

we could see the Disney Wonder cruising into

port very early on Monday morning!

Here she comes!!!

Maddie got off the ship to meet us!
First time Shirley and I have seen her in months!
Just to be sure you know...she is a mainstage
performer on this beautiful ship, for a period
of 9 months.

She had bought these shirts for us!
(Including one for Rob which you will see later.)
She also had a giant gift bag full of Disney goodies
in our cabin waiting for us!

And here we are shopping at Nordstrom in Vancouver!

And back on the ship...

One of my special hidden talents is...
making the tallest soft serve cone on the ship!

I know Shirley was probably jealous!


We sailed with confidence after our muster drill!
Had the cutest leader!

Then the best looking greeter for
The Golden Mickeys!
What a fabulous show it was!

Our first stop was Icy Strait Point, Alaska.

We went whale watching...

and saw lots of whales!

Didn't I get some good shots?

No--Rob did!

This happened almost every night.

Madeline would come to her Mom's and Dad's

cabin after the show and share with all of us!

A magical experience!

Next stop: Skagway

Breakfast (with a photo bomber!)

Traveling through beautiful Alaskan scenery to

see sled dogs.

Loaded up on the dry weather "sled"

being pulled by very excited, enthusiastic dogs! 

A professional shot of us making a corner
at very high speed!

Then we got to pet our dogs.

At a different location we got to hold

4 week old puppies!

This was the #1 excursion on my wish list,

and it exceeded my expectations!

Thanks, Madeline, for arranging it!

Unforgettable!

On our way to Dawes Glacier,

we saw these seals.

(Rob's picture.)

The beautiful Dawes Glacier.
(Photo Cred: Rob)

I thought this was an interesting picture with

the ship's shadow in the foreground of Dawes Glacier.

(Photo Cred: Me!)

We took one last fun excursion.

It was a duck tour--something I've always wanted to do.

This giant yellow vehicle toured us around Ketchikan,

then drove right into the water

 and toured us some more!

A highlight of the trip for us grannies was

being invited to the Royal Tea, 

presided over by the very entertaining 

Lady Chamomile and Chef Bruleé.

The tea provides an opportunity for the guests 

to meet 3 of the princesses up close and personal and

 receive a host of lovely gifts!

"Be Our Guest!"

Here are some shots with Mickey and pals!

On the final night we got to meet 

Fang and Hook Hand from Tangled

at TWMA ("Twama") or

Til We Meet Again.

(So you'll be in the know if you go!)

Those are lovely rats on Fang's shoulders.

The Disney Wonder is a wonder, as are all the

other Disney ships I am sure.

Elegant, luxurious, sophisticated.

The size of the Wonder was appealing to me.

I was surprised that there were many "unaccompanied

adults" - traveling without children!

I think the shows are top notch perfection,

although I acknowledge I was biased on this cruise.

The costumes and the wigs are exquisite.

The stories and music so beautiful.

The food was the best cruise fare I have had

in many years.

Can you tell I had a good time?

Thanks, precious Madeline, for allowing us to

live vicariously through you and your talent.