Disney Wonder 9-Night Alaskan Cruise: Day 1/Part 3 of 3

After the show, we rushed to get dressed so we could catch Richard's favorite game show, Mickey Mania. We had been selected to participate on our mom-and-son cruise last January and he was ecstatic that we were chosen again this time. I do hate being up on stage, but at least I was confident about the subject matter. JD was the host, as high-energy as ever. Although we didn't win, and although it was a little disappointing Beth couldn't be up on stage with us, it was still a lot of fun.

After the game show, it was time for our dinner at Triton's. I loved kicking off the cruise in the most elegant main dining room. The menus were identical in all three dining rooms: "Let the Magic Begin."

I had the calamari, couscous salad and NY strip steak. All were excellent. I especially liked the presentation of the couscous salad:

Here is the New York strip:

 

And the pork tenderloin Wellington:

It was during dinner that we discovered my biggest planning flaw. We normally prefer the second dining seating rather than main dining. Of course when you are cruising out of a port that's two time zones west of home, it feels like you are just sitting down to eat at 10:15 PM. Whoops. Beth was nodding off at the table. Richard, however, was rushing to get back to the Edge and left before dessert. 

Beth got a bit of a second wind when our server (Chris), assistant server (Shervonne) and head server (Sarah) surprised her with a piece of birthday cake in addition to the dessert we'd ordered. I think the sugar gave her just enough energy to make it back to the room. Isn't this pretty?

I glanced over the next day's Navigator before bed:

Chuck, Beth and I fell asleep very quickly, exhausted by the day's travels. Unfortunately, our stateroom phone rang at 11:30, and the prerecorded message let us know the Oceaneers Club and Lab would be closing in half an hour. Since Richard had self-check in and out privileges, we really didn't need to receive that call. He ended up going strong until 12:30! The Edge and Vibe had free-play arcade games for half an hour at midnight and he seemed to really enjoy that. I was just happy he wasn't too noisy when he got back to the room!