And the time has flown by!  One week since Scott and I tied the knot.  Soon we’re off to British Columbia for the West Coast Reception.

However, Scott and I have had other things on our mind.  Where to go for our honeymoon?  Well, we’ve made our decision. *SQUEE*  We’ve needed a vacation for a few years, and we’re doing this big.

• Firstly, we’re flying in and out of Fort Lauderdale, FL
• We’ll stay overnight near Fort Lauderdale
• We’re going to drive from Fort Lauderdale to Orlando and spend three days and two nights at Walt Disney World, staying at the All-Star Music Resort.  They know it’s our first time and our honeymoon. 🙂  Check out the “Magic Your Way” package.
• We’re going to drive back to Fort Lauderdale, stay over night and…
• Jump on Princess Cruise’s newest ship, the Royal Princess (wikipedia), for her 5-day maiden voyage in the Caribbean where we will visit Eleuthera, The Bahamas; and Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos!!!!

Way back when Scott and I first talked about our honeymoon, my first choice was to do a Disney Cruise.  I’ve heard all kinds of good things from several friends who have been on Disney Cruiselines, but looking around, the Caribbean maiden voyage of the Royal Princess really caught my eye.  And I really wanted this to be a special vacation for Scott and me – not just because it’s our honeymoon, but it’s been too long since we’ve been on an honest to goodness vacation, and we need one.

We get the best of both worlds here:

• The magic of Disney – who I challenged, nine years ago, to make me smile for a whole day (At Disneyland in California) – and they did.  I finally get to do this with Scott.
• Cutting the cable to the internet, get some us time, and visiting two countries in the process.  Just what we need.

There are a few things I’m really looking forward to on this trip:

• Disney
  • I’ve already reserved High Tea for us,
  • Visiting the various parks with Scott,
  • If this makes sense – experiencing what it’s like to be at a Resort, which is not really something that Scott and I have done
  • Mice ears!  Should we get groom and groom, bride and bride, or two of both sets?
• Cruise
  • Visiting the islands, and going on excursions we’ve never done before, learning about the local culture
  • Taking courses on board, especially mixology (if there is one) and something hands-on cooking related
  • The meals on board – means I’m going to have to hit the gym big time before hand, and during! LOL!
  • Movies Under the Stars with Scott – with Cookies and Milk served!  *GRIN*
  • The Chef’s Table program
  • Breakfast on our Verandah

Most of all, I’m looking forward to getting away from Toronto for a week with Scott, just the two of us.

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