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A Toddler’s Guide to the Disney Cruise Line

March 30, 2019 by Jensey 8 Comments

We recently took Ollie on his first Disney Cruise, and he loooooved it. Like most of our Disney days, having a toddler means adjusting our usual plans for whatever he wants to do, and this trip was no different!

Cruising with a toddler can be stressful, so I thought I’d share Ollie’s top 10 favorite things about our trip!

  1. SMALL WORLD NURSERY. This was the biggest hit and despite the fact that I was on the verge of tears dropping him off (this was our first random drop-off with people we didn’t know), HE was in tears after picking him up! Every time we’d walk by the nursery the rest of our trip, he’d race to the door and bang for them to let him in to play with the toys! Ollie was absolutely in heaven. He was given snacks and apple juice every hour and they fed him TWO lunches and I’m pretty sure it’s his favorite place in the whole entire world. Oh, when we picked him up after our wedding on the ship’s pirate night, THIS FACE was greeting us on pick up and I died. Right there. <3

2. MICKEY WAFFLES. And this boy loves a good buffet, so Cabana’s is tied for 2nd here! :)

3. THESE LOBBY STEPS. Another best was killing about an hour just climbing up and down and up and down and up and down and up and down and up and down.

4. When we let him *leave* the splash pad. Everyone told us he’d love this amazing Finding Nemo splash pad but he cried the entire 15 minutes we “made” him play there!

5. Pepe the King Prawn Muppet has a hidden door on the ship!! Ollie found it and was ecstatic to find vacation photos of his “Babies!”

6. Running down every hallway and fist bumping any cast member or day guest who would let him!!

7. Did y’all know there’s a giant mural of Nate on the Disney Cruise Line?! Me neither, but Ollie was *convinced* this was his father and pointed, smiled, shrieked, and yelled “DADA!” every time we walked by, lol! :)

8. THIS rope. NOT the one next to it, only THIS one. Killed about 20 minutes right here!

9. Did you know every stateroom comes with this electronic hidden treasure chest?! This little safe kept Ollie occupied while we got ready every morning! He wasn’t able to crack the code this time, but I have faith he can do it on our next cruise! :)

10. Last but certainly not least, the little pirate Mickey tattoo he was given from the Small World Nursery! He just loved seeing “MEME!” every time he looked down at his arm, and we’d constantly see him just smiling and petting his arm, lol.

We really had a wonderful first family cruise and I *cannot* wait for our next one!! :)

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Deanna + Michael : Everything Else <3

July 22, 2016 by Jensey 2 Comments

Now for more photos from our cruise for Deanna and Michael’s wedding day! (Read about that here first!)

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Uncomfortably close for the lifeboat drill! :)

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The funniest thing happened when I posted on Facebook that we were about to cruise- It turned out we knew 8 other people on board! It was fun bumping into friends on our way to and from dinner, and we even got to meet up with our past bride Erin and her friends for ice cream at Vanellope’s as soon as we wrapped up our wedding day. :)

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Our last day on board was Castaway Cay day! We met up with the newlyweds for some photos around the Disney Dream and the island. <3

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I had to!!!! <3

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BEST part of the trip? Deanna and Michael’s families rented these private cabanas on the family beach of Castaway Cay. I am so not a beach person, but I’m SO a private cabana on Castaway Cay kind of person!!! <3

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Proof we were there. <3

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Deanna gave these to all her guests to brush the sand off our feet! We keep ours in the car and I’ve already used it after a beach session- So great!

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The whole wonderful group!! <3

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Deanna and Michael, we can’t thank y’all enough for bringing us along on your adventure. Hope to see ya real soon! <3

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Filed Under: Disney, Travels, Weddings Tagged With: DCL wedding, disney cruise line, disney cruise line disney dream, disney wedding photographer

Krystal + Ben : Disney Cruise Line Wedding on Castaway Cay Part II

August 14, 2013 by Jensey 4 Comments

Continued from Krystal and Ben’s Disney Cruise Line Castaway Cay Wedding Part I. :)

I just realized that just like our last cruise bride, Kimberly, Krystal is also a fellow wedding photographer. I love that almost every wedding vendor we’ve photographed has either eloped or had a destination wedding like this! :)

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Captain Jack seemed a bit concerned when he saw we were shooting with Cannons. :)

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After a little bit of bride and groom portrait time on Castaway Cay, it was off to their private reception for cake, toasts, and dances!

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I love so much that Ben asked his little sister to be his “Best Woman,” and her speech had everyone (including us) wiping tears.

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We were originally going to spend an hour or so after their reception for photos around the boat, but no words could describe how incredibly hot it was! Krystal and Ben made the smart decision to postpone photos until after dinner so they could enjoy the island a bit.

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Krystal and Ben, we can’t thank y’all enough for bringing us along on your wedding adventure!!

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More cruise weddings on the Root Photography blog :

  • Krystal and Ben’s Nassau Engagement Session
  • Krystal and Ben’s Castaway Cay Wedding Part I
  • St. Thomas Wedding at Marriott Frenchman’s Reef
  • Grand Floridian Wedding + DCL Reception Cruise

Filed Under: Disney, General, Travels, Weddings Tagged With: captain jack sparrow, castaway cay, castaway cay wedding, DCL, disney cruise line, disney cruise line disney dream, Disney Cruise Line Wedding, disney cruise line wedding photographer

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