Disney Dream Cruise reflections from Day 3

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Holiday lights on the AquaDuck tube at 5:30am.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Giant movie screen on Deck 11, 12, and 13.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Rare glimpse of no line.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Sean and i were Disney Institute colleagues.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
He was focused on cleaning small spots on the yellow portions.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
This one was spectacular.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
No more then seven people saw this.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Nice start.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Castaway Cay on the horizon.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Karma?

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Crew member walking the AquaDuck before it opens at 9am.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Island time.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
The beaches are not filled with white sand – but when they are, it’s Magic.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Rare angle.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Landing strip for theming (and for real life emergencies and convenience).

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Here’s a seashell.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Writing every day.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Lots of characters.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Disney Dream.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Castaway Cay Post Office.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Mail by tomorrow? Get it?
We’ll throw your bottle into the sea.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Merry Christmas from Castaway Cay.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
AquaDuck.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Always travel with at least one copy.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Had to take this photo.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Always travel with a lucky rabbit’s foot (poor rabbits).

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Almost time to leave Castaway Cay.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
3-D glasses.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Premiere.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Obligated?

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
The Enchanted garden centerpiece fountain.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Theming and attention to detail is everywhere.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
These are automatic.

 

Disney Dream Cruise photos 2016
Night cap.

 

Never asked any of the crew about religious services for crew only. The diversity of religions must be amazing.

 

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2016 Disney Dream Cruise Day 5 fond farewell

Disney cultural architect speaker jeff noel
Photo 2013. Deconstructing Disney’s structure and processes so “outsiders” can understand it’s not Magic, but foundational business wisdom that prevails. Four basic Human Resources practices every company engages in.

 

2016 Disney Dream Cruise Day 5 fond farewell.

In the weirdest of ways i’m thankful for being an early riser, watching the sunrise and enjoying an early breakfast and then having unencumbered pick of deck chairs.

Small things happening in the moment that later become moments of unusual gratitude.

All day long we watched hundreds of Guests arrive at the pool deck, apparently thinking good seats would be available. Literally by 8:15am all the seats were gone.

 

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2016 Disney Dream Cruise Day 4 at Sea

Magic Kingdom rope drop
Photo 2013. Awaiting Magic Kingdom Park opening from Town Square.

 

Magic Kingdom rope drop
Photo 2013. Magic Kingdom Park opening from Town Square.

 

2016 Disney Dream Cruise Day 4 at Sea.

 

The perfect Thanksgiving goal?

To love and be loved.

Why?

To only love, we’d dry up.

To only receive, we’d be selfish.

But the balance, well, the balance is Heavenly.

 

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2016 Disney Dream Cruise Day 3 at Castaway Cay

Disney Institute facilitator jeff noel
Photo 2013 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom before Park opening. The Guest asked for this photo.

 

2016 Disney Dream Cruise Day 3 at Castaway Cay.

We spent more time in the Church than expected. None of us were in a rush to leave. We had the place to ourselves.

It felt good.

As it should.

 

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2016 Disney Dream Cruise Day 2 at Nassau, Bahamas

Disney Customer Service author jeff noel
Photo 2013. Flip charts reveal my classroom’s key insights and goals.

 

2016 Disney Dream Cruise Day 2 at Nassau, Bahamas.

The food buffets aboard cruise ships are stereotypically gluttonous. There’s a reason this stereotype exists. On high-end cruise ships, extravagance is part of their intentional reputation.

 

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