Morganno Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 Hi all, We are in the top 1% of the world's population that has a house, inside toilet, and enough disposible income to take a cruise. This is my mindset going on any holiday. Any problems we have are very minor first world issues. Firstly a bit of background. We were on a 2.5 week extended vacation visiting Boston, Cape Cod, Orlando then the cruise from Port Canaveral. Travellers were myself, my darling wife, sis in law, niece (16) who thinks she's 21 and son (14) who would prefer being on the PC than on vacation. We hired a car in Florida so got up late around 9am sunday went to IHop then drove the hour or so to the Port. Filled up with gas before hire car drop off. I dropped the car off first then arranged for my wife who has mobility issues to get a wheelchair then drove back to the car hire place. Point of note, the supervisors at the drop of point do not have a lot of patience for those lingering after bag drop but once I explained the situation with my wife they were ok. We were escorted through the process by the person wheeling the chair and we were on the ship after 15 minutes of checks and photos. Once we thanked the chair person we made a bee-line for the rising tide bar to sip our chocolate martini's until the cabins opened. (Time was around 12.30 so not long to wait.) We hired an electric chair for the duration of our cruise from special needs at sea. The process was painless and we thought it was good value at $185 for the week. It certainly afforded my wife much more freedom during our cruise. We even took it off ship for excursions. Day one evening was chaotic, we had to do windjammer as MDR mytime was just too long a line (stretched past the elevators) and we were peckish having not had lunch that day. We were enjoying the atmosphere and exploring the ship. We were going to turn in early as it was an 8am start in coco key. However due to a medical emergency we were back at Canaveral at 1am and so we didn't get to coco key until lunchtime which actually suited us as my wife isn't great in the morning. Coco Key was great, we hired the snorkels but at 47$ they were a lot more expensive than the 10$ we paid in Costa Maya and Cozumel. I wouldn't hire them again at the key as there isn't a whole lot to see but it was still fun. We ate the mozarella sticks and crispy chicken recommended by @Matt but didn't get the "secret sandwich" There was no shortage of chairs and my wife could easily take her chair to all places. There were even beach type chairs with big wheels available for free. Highly rate Coco Key for travellers with mobility problems 5* for RCI. That evening we choose to reserve the Bistro. I really enjoyed the entrees but the choice was too limited for some members of our party so we decided the next night to try for MDR. There was no shortage of food options on the ship anyway. The next day was a sea day and so relaxing on our balcony, this was our first balcony cabin and I would recommend it 100% it will be hard to go back to an inside. My niece met some friends the first night but my son didn't so he spent a lot of time in the cabin and hanging around with me which I really enjoyed we had some checkers games in the games room (Deck 14) and did the perfect storm slides together. We didn't do rockclimbing or bogeyboarding due to the 4 days at port we were off the ship alot. To be continued..... First sight of ship after hire car drop off at Alamo. First photo on Deck 16 Had to try the bridge glass walkway Isn't she a beut.... Courtesy Coco Cay photo lol I love this photo it's my fav. Back on the balcony about to go for early dinner. One of many fun checkers games. Final score that day 2-2 These biscuits are my fav. WAAAYTOOO, WannaCruise, DJsMrs and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 So far, so good! Love that you got to try the crispy chicken sandwich! Morganno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Iburnvx Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 On 8/31/2019 at 9:22 AM, Matt said: So far, so good! Love that you got to try the crispy chicken sandwich! Please please please tell me what is the “secret sandwich” at the snack shack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Iburnvx said: Please please please tell me what is the “secret sandwich” at the snack shack It's basically a chicken parmesan sandwich on a bun. They have the marinara sauce that they serve with the mozzarella sticks, so that's why it can be made even if it isn't a menu item. You can DIY it by ordering the plain sandwich and an order of mozzarella sticks. Heck, put the mozzarella sticks on top of the chicken in the bun, even! DDaley and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelKaps Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 I love your positive outlook when embarking on a cruise. Isn't is a great feeling when you first see your cruise as you arrive to the port? It always makes me extra excited. Looking forward to the rest of your recap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floski Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 That was fun! Nothing better than that RC smell as you first walk onboard. Well, the chocolate martini is a close second! Looking forward to the remainder of your trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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