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7 Disney Cruise Line Myths

June 28, 2021 | Disney

Disney Cruise Line Myths

We love cruising, and in a particular, have grown to love Disney Cruise Line over the years. My daughter has only sailed once on one of the older ships (I can't WAIT to show her the Aquaduck one day!), but that didn't stop my husband and I from enjoying the beautiful ships pre kiddo (we went with my ...

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Everything You Need to Know About Disney Cruise Line’s Castaway Cay 5K

October 23, 2018 | Disney, Race Recaps, runDisney, running, tips, Travel

Update: This post about the Disney Cruise Line Castaway Cay 5k was originally published in 2013, but I have since updated it and am republishing it now, in October of 2018. Disney Cruise Line has a private island in the Bahamas called Castaway Cay. They also have a FREE 5k race you can run with a ...

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Disney Fantasy Cruise 2016: The Castaway Cay Day That Wasn’t

March 17, 2016 | Disney, runDisney, running, Travel

This is the last installment of our cruise recap, sad times! Unfortunately, this cruise did not end on a high note for us. Read on. We woke up to gloomy skys, but I didn’t care. We were soon going to dock at my FAVORITE place on earth, Castaway Cay. A little gloom was not going to stop my ...

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Inaugural Castaway Cay Challenge 5k

January 15, 2015 | Disney, runDisney, running, Travel

The Inaugural Castaway Cay Challenge 5k took place yesterday morning on Disney’s beautiful private island. Over 700 runners took to the beautiful course surrounded by lush tropical landscape, rolling waves, and an island breeze (well, some days!) Any cruise that sails to the island has had a 5k ...

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Castaway Cay 5k Take Two

April 3, 2012 | Disney, fitness, Race Recaps, running, Travel, Uncategorized

  My post on the Castaway Cay 5k is to this day one of my most visited posts, and also one of my top search terms. even though I wrote it almost two years ago, it is still relevant to people going on Disney cruises…until now. When I went on the Disney Fantasy for the earmarked conference a ...

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I am Heather Montgomery, a 30 something southern girl living in Knoxville, Tennessee with my husband Bobby, 10-year-old daughter Emma Kate, and our goldendoodles Dolly and Luna. I’m just a regular girl who likes to workout, travel, hang with my family, text, and eat chips and queso. Be sure to check out my “about me” page for more info!
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Click the Picture in Picture at the beginning of t Click the Picture in Picture at the beginning of the reel to go to part one if you haven’t seen that one yet! 

This is part two of the sunglasses story from our cruise! 🕶️ I will conclude next time with part 3! 

#disneycruise #disneycruiseline #storytellers #cruiselife
Here is part 2 of the sunglasses story! If you mis Here is part 2 of the sunglasses story! If you missed part one, click the link in the reel and it will take you right to it, be sure to watch that one first then come back to this one! It’s getting weird! 😱

And stay tuned for part three! 🕶️ 

#cruiselife #crazystories #disneycruise #disneycruiseline #storytellers
Our trips do NOT always go according to plan and a Our trips do NOT always go according to plan and are definitely not always Instagram worthy! 🫣

Here is Part 1 of a story about Bobby losing his expensive and favorite pair of sunglasses on a cruise (also back when we had no money so an even a bigger deal!) Stay tuned to find out what happens and how it all came about! It’s a wild one! 🕶️ 

#oakleysunglasses #disneycruise #disneycruiseline #cozumelmexico #disneystory
Our trips do NOT always go according to plan and a Our trips do NOT always go according to plan and are definitely not always Instagram worthy! 🫣

Here is Part 1 of a story about Bobby losing his expensive and favorite pair of sunglasses on a cruise (also back when we had no money so an even a bigger deal!) 
🚨 Stay tuned and make sure you are following me to find out what happens and how it all came about! It’s a wild one! 🕶️ 

#oakleysunglasses #disneycruise #disneycruiseline #cozumelmexico #disneystory
“Me: wow, mountains.” ⛰️ Also me: quietly questi “Me: wow, mountains.” ⛰️ 

Also me: quietly questioning if I actually know any of these lyrics.
🎶🤷‍♀️

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Some days, the scoreboard doesn’t look the way we Some days, the scoreboard doesn’t look the way we want it to, but that doesn’t change how proud we are. ❤️

Yesterday we didn’t win the championship, but that didn’t stop us from remembering what really matters, that our daughter is an amazing human who deserves to be celebrated even on the tough days. 🍧

Parents, it’s SO easy to get wrapped up in the game. Let’s always remember that our kids’ worth isn’t measured by a trophy or a score. Celebrate them. Encourage them. Love them unconditionally. ✨

They are enough. Always. 💛

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We love @visitalabamasbeaches any time of year but We love @visitalabamasbeaches any time of year but especially in the quieter times. In the spring/before the rush of summer is one of my faves! 🏖️ 

Check out the 🔗 in my bio to book your spring getaway! ☀️ 

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