21/11/2024
MWT’s Biggest Weekend - Part 3
Sleep in day! We arrive a Royal Caribbean’s private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay this day. Brian and I decided not to plan a hard time to get off the ship, and just take it as we go. Opting to sleep in, well, I slept in. Brian was excited to get to the beach. We went up to the Windjammer for breakfast. I loved the omelet station! Nothing like a fresh cooked omelet to start your day! Of course with your choice of toppings, which was even better! Not your typical cheese or cheese and ham. Nope! I got my cheese, mushroom, and onions and it was everything I hoped it would be. I don’t even remember what Brian decided on, because I was too focused on how perfectly cooked the omelet was. I think he opted for a cinnamon bun, donut, and some bacon… I know, breakfast of champions. Oh wait! Throw in a sausage gravy and biscuit. Hey, when on a cruise ship…. After finishing up, we went to the room to get ready for the beach and headed down to the gangway for our day of rest and relaxation. We had already planned to go to South Beach, as the water there is much calmer on that side of the island. Getting off the ship later, we were kind of worried we wouldn’t find great seats (plenty of seating, but we wanted to be more towards the beach water if we could), and found the jackpot! We were about 3 rows back, perfect view of the ocean. Tiki Bar was just to the right of us (this is located in the water), bathrooms and bar behind us, snack shack just to the right behind us. Couldn’t have had a better location. We eventually moved up to the front row as people left. It was breezy, but a good kind. Warm, not too hot, kind of weather. I had an audiobook to listen to and just closed my eyes for awhile to listen and relax. The air smelled of the sweet ocean salt air, and I loved every second. Eventually making our way down to the water, we stood in a little bit, the water was cooler than expected. After a while, we opted to head back to the ship (and split an order of mozzarella sticks on the way). Perfect Day at CocoCay really has something for everyone. We had opted to just relax and enjoy the beach, however there was plenty to do on South Beach alone – they had a beach volleyball net, basketball court, a soccer pool game, co****le, and more! CocoCay also has a waterpark you can enjoy or a zip line (both at an additional cost), and an adult only location (additional cost as well). If you want to enhance your relaxation they also offer day beds, cabanas and over the water cabanas!
We had plans to go to Playmakers to watch the football games, and ended up meeting up with Kim and her group. We had a great time with them, though the football games we were watching weren’t so great of outcomes. Kim, a couple of her friends, and I went on the carousel (such a fun activity), and Kim and a friend went up to ride the Abyss. Playmakers was a great spot to watch the sports games, we sat out on the Boardwalk which was great! I really enjoyed the atmosphere, especially as it got darker outside and the lights came on. While Kim and her group had dinner plans and left to get ready, maybe grab a cocktail prior, Brian and I ended up staying at Playmakers for a bit. We had planned on eating dinner there as well, however it was busy, and we couldn’t really get service. Therefore, after the game we ended up going back to Windjammer for dinner. I have to tell you, we did eat here quite a bit, but every time was really good. We had opted for the early dining time for the Main Dining Room since we wanted to catch some shows this time, and our last cruise the late dining was just too late for the shows. However, we found that we missed our dining time each night. We just had so much to do and see! We ran into Deann while up at Windjammer, and it was great to catch up about our day and make plans for the evening. Michael had messaged to see if we wanted to meet up in Central Park with him and Ty again, and heck yes we did! Loved it there!
We went back to the room to get ready, and the clicking noise had started again. I messaged Michael and said we would be down, but needed to wait for maintenance. I just couldn’t not sleep again. About 5 minutes after calling maintenance, as I was starting to pack for disembarkment the next day, it registered to me that I knew exactly what that noise was. I opened the closet door and sure enough, the hangers were banging together to make the clicking sound. So yes, I had to do the open the door of shame and explain to the maintenance person that I figured it out. Head down, I took all the hangers out so I could get some rest the upcoming evening. We all had a laugh. Wish I had thought of that the night before!
Central Park was just as lovely as it was the evening prior. We ended up hearing from many of the agents of MWT that they would also be stopping by. We went over to Park Café and starting putting some tables together. Overall, 10 agents, 5 kids, 4 spouses all came together on our last evening to enjoy each other’s company. We laughed so hard, listened to some great music, enjoyed the breeze, acted out some scenarios with spoons and forks, and made great memories. It was so nice to see everyone before we had to go our separate ways the next day. But would it really be “MWT Nights” if we didn’t do something crazy together? No, no it wouldn’t. Should we have gone to bed since we had to get up early the next day to get off the ship? Yes, yes we should have. Did we? No. We absolutely did not. Shana, David, Danielle, CarolLyn, Deann, Jamie, Michael, Ty, and myself made our way to the Solarium for the adults only Toga Hush Party. Now, if you’ve never been to a Hush Party, I highly recommend it. It’s so fun, and funny. Let’s be honest. At a Hush Party, everyone gets headphones. There are DJs – we had 3 – and you can opt to listen to any of those DJs. The people next to you cannot hear what you are listening to (unless you’re listening to the same DJ). Looking around at people dancing that didn’t keep the rhythm to your song was hysterical. Not to mention, that if you took your headphones off you’d hear people belting out the song and a bunch of clapping with people just randomly dancing to no music. SO. FUNNY. Now to elevate this experience more? They made it a Toga party as well. Royal distributed and offered to assist you get into your toga. I did not participate in this, however a couple of people in our group did. And it was memorable for sure! LOL This was absolutely the best way to end such an amazing sailing.
Overall, I would recommend this ship. One sailing isn’t going to be enough to see and do everything on this ship. We didn’t make it to the other two shows we wanted to see, so next time we will! Until next time, Utopia of the Seas! Thanks for all the great memories!
