Cartagena — Disney Magic Panama Canal Cruise

Slowly cruising into the port of Cartagena. Busy place!

We’re off shortly to grab some breakfast and then head off on our excursion.

This is actually an historic day for the Disney Magic as this ship has never before stopped in Cartagena! As we got off the ship we were greeted by much music, dancing, and entertainment. The local media was everywhere.

We climbed into buses. Each of us was given a radio to aid in hearing the guide speak.

We were taken on a tour of the old city, the walled fort, and La Popa (a monastery).

They took us to two different places for shopping. Similar to Acapulco and Puerto Vallarta, there were lots of street vendors pushing their wares.

We even saw a guy selling the chance to have your picture taken with a sloth! (Of course, you take your own picture.)

The second shopping area was the “mall” with shops recommended by the cruise line. We picked up a couple of packages of coffee and checked out the emeralds. Unfortunately, nothing really jumped out at me.

The weather is warm, but overcast. When we got back to the ship, we went to Pluto’s for some tacos and now we’re just relaxing. Aaron and I napped and watched “Sky High” and “Music and Lyrics”. Michael was on deck with his cigars and a good book.

The show this evening was a Broadway review of sorts. Two stars from the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast performed. Sarah Litzsinger, the longest running Belle, and David DeVries, who played Lumiere, sang and shared stories. Their final song, “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes”, of course, made me cry. It was beautiful.

We snuck in a quick bingo game, but didn’t win anything this time.

This was “Tropical” night in the dining room and we were in Parrot Cay. Our server, Toney, has figured out how much Aaron likes guacamole and manages to squeeze in an extra course of that for him. It is really good!

Lori.

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