Pirate Night - the third night of the Cruise is, as the name suggests, Pirate themed. A pirate bandana for each person appeared in our staterooms, with the request that we join in the fun and advising of a Pirate Party that evening with fireworks at 10:30pm. The kids and I had already heard about the Pirate Night, and we'd brought eye patches and a couple of "hooks" with us, so we were well prepared. After a bit of eyeliner for a piratey mustache for Joe an...

Our first Port was Nassau - we had been to an "information" session where they gave us a map and told us the best places to get diamonds and high end luxury goods - with dire warnings of high crime rates anywhere other than the main shopping strip. There was also the option of a dolphin experience and access to the Atlantis Resort watersides and pools (very expensive), but we opted against them. We decided on a brief foray to Nassau and I must say I didn't re...

Now for the highlight of the trip - our four night cruise on the Disney Dream. This luxurious, barely a year old ship contains five restaurants, two cinemas, watersides, a theatre, mini golf, a beauty salon/spa, gym, bars, coffee shops.....oh, and an excellent kid's programme. Jealous yet? In case you are not, let me tell you that we went to The Bahamas. Day 1, Sunday 15th January We allowed ourselves plenty of time (it took about 1.5 hours to drive there...

Harry Potter World. Didn't matter what else was at Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, as long as we went to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter then the day was a success. Unfortunately, today was the first day we encountered crowds. We have come to expect to be able to wait a maximum of ten minutes on any ride, and we were shocked to find the wait was 40 minutes wait to ride Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. The ride was worth the wait, thankfu...

It was an overcast day, with showers predicted. Perfect for keeping the crowds out of Magic Kingdom! Magic Kingdom is where the famous Princess Castle on the Disney Logo is located. You can see it from wherever you are in the Park, and it is beautiful. Sadly you cannot go inside the castle itself (you'd think Disney would have at least made it a gift shop) but you pass through it to get to one of the older sections of the Park, Fantasyland, home of all things...