Pacific Northwest Photobook

We finally got around to completing and ordering our photo book from the trip to Mount Rainier and Olympic National Parks, Seattle, Vancouver, and Alaska on a Disney Cruise.

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Things to Do for Adults on a Disney Cruise

If you've never been on a Disney Cruise, chances are that you have the perception that they are geared towards kids and families.

It's true that kids and families will love the activities that Disney provides, and I saw many smiles on the faces of both parents and kids that we encountered on our cruise.

Walt Disney is famous for saying, "You're dead if you aim only for kids.  Adults are only kids grown up, anyway."  As a couple traveling without our kids on this cruise, we found that Disney kept this in mind as they designed their ships.  There were plenty of adult-only areas, activities geared toward adults, and quiet places to relax on the ship.  We also appreciated that soda was free, you could bring your own adult beverages onto the ship, and that the cost of specialty drinks on the ship was very reasonable.

Instead of explaining each activity, I'm going to post scans below of the "Personal Navigators" from both days of our weekend cruise.  These are placed in your stateroom each day to explain activities and events going on aboard the ship.

Day 1, Page 1

Day 1, Page 2

Day 1, Page 3

Day 1, Page 4

Day 2, Page 1

Day 2, Page 2

Day 2, Page 3

Day 2, Page 4

Finding (Relatively) Reasonable Parking in NYC

For our anniversary, Lori and I will be spending a weekend in New York City.  We got what seems to be a really good deal on a cool looking hotel on the West Side for a night, and then we'll be sailing on a 2-night Disney Cruise to nowhere out of the Manhattan Cruise Terminal on the Disney Magic.  I'm sure there will be reviews in future posts of both the cruise and the hotel.

Image:  Flickr/Trodel

One of our concerns was finding reasonable parking.  I don't have any reservations about driving in Manhattan as I've done it several times before, but I know that parking rates can be outrageous.  

Our original plan was to park our car in Weehawken, NJ and take the ferry into Manhattan.  It's a beautiful way to arrive in New York, and the parking rates at the Port Imperial Ferry Terminal seemed to be reasonable.  

While searching around, though, I found a website (BestParking) that gives the rates for most of the garages and lots in Manhattan.  Using that, I found that I can park near the hotel and cruise terminal in the City for just a few bucks more than the cost of parking in New Jersey and the cost of the ferry.  The site also has an app for most phones and appears to give parking rates for a variety of other cities and airports, although I haven't checked out any of those features.