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their lives in the Kids Zone.
"One night, Pluto came, and they
got to decorate pillow cases and
take them home for a pajama
party. In another room, they got to
do these crazy fun science
experiments," she says. "I'd look at
the schedule in the morning and
think, I really want to take my kids
to the Kids Zone at 3 p.m. because
Black Widow is there teaching them
how to do karate kicks."
But the real show-stoppers - no
matter your age - Halee says, are the
musicals. "They are incredible. They're
like Broadway shows on a cruise ship,"
she says. "The first night we saw Twice
Charmed, which is the Cinderella
story. It was so cool. They were
changing her dress magically, and
there were some really neat touches,
like fireworks inside the theater."
On their final night, the entire
family gathered for Marvel
Night out on the deck. "On
Marvel Night, all the characters come,
and they fight the bad guys,"
Halee explains. Noticing
that Spiderman was not in
attendance, one of her boys
looked around and spotted
him on the side of the ship.
"He is literally climbing up
the side of the big exhaust
tube on the back of the ship,"
she says. "All six of us were
delighted. And then came the
fireworks! Really, who else does
that? Only Disney."

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Spending an exciting day
on Castaway Cay

Riley and Grayson
with Pirate Mickey

Riley and Grayson posing
like Spiderman
THE ERBE FAMILY

screamed for three seconds when his
big brother read it out loud to him!"
she remembers.
No stranger to cruising, Erbe says the
multi-generational Disney cruise was on
another level from any other ship she
and her family had sailed on in the past.
"It's hands-down worth every single
penny, starting from the moment you
get on the ship," she says. "The food is
better. The service is better. Regardless of
how old you are, the overall experience is
just better."
Sure, there are the obvious
awe-inspiring Disney details, like the
AquaDuck water coaster, which
stretches 13 feet off the ship out over
the ocean, zipping its thrill seekers
from between the ship's funnels.
But there are also the little things that,
for parents, are pure magic. "The wait
staff travels with you every day," says
Erbe. "Right away, they realized my
5-year-old was only going to order
chicken nuggets. So, they would just go
ahead and bring them out." And then
cut them into bite-size pieces, she adds.
"They were like, 'you're on vacation, too.
Let us do it.'"
For multi-generational cruisers, the
little things can lead to big memories.
"Sarah and Gil are the type of
grandparents who want to spend a lot of
time with their grandkids, so we both
had veranda rooms that attached," Halee
says. If she and her husband wanted to
stay out late one night, the boys and
their grandparents could tuck in - still
in their own spaces or together, watching
a movie and ordering room service.
Or if Halee, Matt, Sarah and Gil
decided to meet up for a meal at the
adults-only Italian restaurant Palo,
they could take their time, knowing
the kids, too, were having the time of
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