Gluten Free with Disney Cruises

We informed our server that Luci, JT and I needed gluten free items.  It was easy from then on at every meal.  We ordered each meal the night before--so, we ordered Monday's dinner on Sunday night.

Everything we got that was gluten free was wonderful, and you could not tell the items were gluten free at all.  The texture of the breads was fantastic.

Here is a roll that Luci poked and added butter to:

Since Luci could not eat the regular meals that were designed for kids (chicken nuggets, pizza, macaroni and cheese, and spaghetti), she got STEAK or a juicy chicken breast every night with her choice of vegetables.  Here is her steak served on a Micky plate.  Our server cut it up for her!  I didn't even have to do that.  Love vacations where I don't have to do anything.

Pizza from Flo's 8 Cafe, on the deck near the pools--Gluten Free!!  It was WONDERFUL. (you had to special request this)

Gluten free hamburger buns and hot dog buns were also available (special request, also).  I think the fries were not fried in a dedicated fryer--so they were not truly gluten-free.  Luci and I had no problem with them.  JT had a little bit of a problem, but not enough to quit eating them.  :) 

The magic pizza shells.  I am on a quest to find these.  So far, amazon.com is the only place I've found them (and a whopping big charge it is for shipping, so we haven't gotten them yet!).

The Dream

Right after New Year's we headed to Florida to go sailing with Mickey on the Disney Dream.

before boarding:

I am so glad that Disney has their lifeboat drills before ever leaving port.  The Costa Concordia tragedy was scary to see on the news.  Until that accident, cruise ships did not have to have their emergency drills until 24 hours of leaving port.  Disney makes sure you show up and know what to do.

After the drill, there is a huge deck party.  We saw JT, and once he saw us, he turned around and headed the other way.  I thought this might be the last time on this trip that we see him!  We did see him at breakfast every morning.  Notice his jacket?  It was COLD!

Gorgeous Dream, docked at Castaway Cay.

Security for kids has increased since our last Disney cruise.  Love what they do now.  Luci wore this armband all week.  It's waterproof and has Luci's emergency info as well as allergy info stored on it.  The kids' program workers can pinpoint where Luci is when she's wearing this.

On Castaway Cay, the teens have their own hangout. 

JT's back there, somewhere, hiding from us!

We were at Castaway Cay twice on this trip--the first day, it was COLD!!  Luci was not deterred, and still went into the sea.

Being goofy with Goofy.  Look above Goofy's head--JT was so tickled that he was tall enough to put up antennae!

Chip and Dale signed Luci's autograph book---Chip put hearts around all the Princesses; Dale added moustaches and beards.

Before going into the kids' club, you must wash your hands.  These are so cool--sanitizes your hands in 10 seconds or so.

One of our dining rooms--Animator's Palate

Going into the Royal Palace....

the servers were dressed as Royal Guards

and the dessert menu looked like an invitation to the ball!

The bread was served in a coach....

and our Princess

Cruisin'~~A WONDERful trip!

We went on a Disney four-day cruise in the Caribbean this week. Talk about FUN (except for Bryan getting seasick--Sunday night was rough and it caught up to Bryan on Monday night). We had a "kids sail free" deal.

Here are some favorite shots of the trip:

Here we are in Nassau, Bahamas. We found the Straw Market and got a couple of things..Luci's little purse, and a little Conga drum for JT (would you please quit playing that, JT?!). That's our ship, the Disney Wonder, in the background. Luci was thirsty at this point, and tired of walking. Can you tell?

Since I'm taking the photo, I am not in the shot...and I have the right to not show myself. So there.







It really is a lovely ship. There are art deco touches all through it, but it's modern, too. A classic look to the ship.

On deck 10, looking out over Nassau.

At Castaway Cay, Disney's private island. Gorgeous there! This was taken around 11 am. There was a breeze, and about 80* weather. It felt wonderful! The water felt cold, though, until you got used to it. After lunch this lagoon had more families in it, but before lunch we pretty much had the water to ourselves. John, JT and Luci are on the inner tubes and Bryan is sitting next to me on the sand. He wasn't feeling too well after his night of sea-sickness.

Bryan with Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. That shipwreck in the background is the very one used in some of the scenes in the Pirates movies. Too cool!

I do hope Captain Jack was not giving Bryan pointers on how to deal with the ladies....

John and JT took a bike-ride around the island. This was at one of the view points along the way.

Luci did not feel like riding. She rested after lunch. She's in there somewhere!

We had a different towel-animal in our cabin every night.

Luci tried her own hand at this craft. Here she is with her very own creation, made with her napkin.

Are you ready for this?

"I made a bar of soap!"

Gluten-free bread just for JT! It was delicious. The basket started out much fuller. This was after we all had a sample.

Some of my favorite shots:

Luci on our veranda, on Deck 8. We had just left port and headed out to sea the first night.

And two shots from Castaway Cay. I can't decide which I like the best. Mom, do you recognize the hat you gave me? Luci used it that afternoon, and I had to arm-wrestle her to get it back.

I think I like this second shot best.

Some Disney Magic

We met three people on our cruise that really added to the magic of Disney. Each of them worked hard at helping us all have fun. Martina, our assistant server, is from Slovakia. She is adorable. She got JT to dance on Pirate Night. (Ask John about the kiss he got from her on the last night!!) Teodor wowed JT with a magic trick. Teodor, our server, is from Bulgaria (Laura, you would have liked this guy! really cute!). He is showing JT how to balance forks on toothpicks.

And Geronimo, from the Philippines (I didn't get a shot of him--picture a big, strong guy with a shaved head), was our room attendant. He made towel animals for us each night, and decorated them with our glasses and sunglasses. He also left some really good chocolate that you had to fight Luci for. Guess what each one is--I'll write the name of the animal below each picture.

Seal

Snake

Peacock

Luci --oh, sorry, guess what the animal is again. A side shot below gives you a clue.

Dachshund

Elephant

Monkey
Okay, so this one is not a towel animal. It was on the breakfast bar, and so pretty that I had to take a picture. Have you figured out what it is yet? It's a watermelon!

Characters

Bryan,Mickey and JT. Pretty Princess Luci. She adores dressing up.
JT meets Jack Sparrow, star of Pirates of the Caribbean.
Get that mouse out of here!

"Bye-bye, Minnie!" Luci was happy as long as the characters kept their distance.

Snow White was the one exception--Luci actually talked to Snow White, and now she's Luci's favorite. We did buy a photo of Luci with Mulan, but that one is not nearly as happy as this one.