‘Twas the Night Before Christmas 2020, A Disney Cruising Dream

From our family to yours –

‘Twas the night before Christmas, mid- this 2020 madhouse,
Not a creature was cruising, not even, sadly, The Mouse;
The stockings were hung, stuffed with Sea Salt body soap,
Dreaming of loud lobby welcomes, Cove Cafe, full of 2021 hope;
The children were nestled in their Sealy euro-top mattresses;
With visions of Mickey Bars, endless mac and cheese and princess dresses;
And daddy with his DCL blanket, and I in my Concierge robe,
Had moved past (too) many cruise cancellations with the patience of Job,
When from within my laptop the alerts they did clatter,
I grabbed for my iPhone to see what was the matter.
I used my thumbprint and gained access in a flash,
Checked my alerts, clicked Disney Cruising Group, and out came a gasp.
The page, despite no cruising, runs active and full,
Updates, memories, discussion, without any bull,
It’s then that I realized with pride and endless grins,
What a fun Facebook group, even its crazy twenty-two admins!
With a leader as chill as Castaway Cay (wink),
I knew in a moment he must be Mark K.
With love of DCL, its regulations and acclaim,
Mark whistled, and shouted, and called a few admins by name:
“Now, Tara! now, Renee! now Chuck and Kristine!
On, Michelle! on, Troy! on, Sandy and Anne Karine!
To the top of the Magic! to the top of the Dream!
For Fantasy, for Wonder, for dear Wishes we scream!”
As crazy as its been, as crazy as the future will be
Disney Cruise Line will reopen, we’ll again sail smoothly on the sea;
So in these tough times we choose to revisit
Our past wonderful cruises, MY GOD how we miss it—
Palo Brunch to Cookies Too, Tervis mugs and door decor,
Even the non-disposable shampoo and conditioners we miss, quelle horreur!
As I got lost in memories, I slowly turned around,
My gosh, down my chimney Mark K came with a bound.
He was dressed in shorts, and a Soggy Dollar Bar t-shirt,
And he reminisced of days where sticky buns were dessert;
Despite the travel cancellations weighing him down, what whack,
He’s remained positive, refusing to succumb to all that.
His eyes—they focus forward! his wife, a true dear!
We will get through this, masked-up, together, have no fear!
Disney Cruising Group will remain, though times are now low,
Mark will ensure we all keep in the know;
An All Hands on Deck Platter he’ll hold in his hands,
His flip-flops still laden with beachy, white sands;
He is truly invested in spreading realistic hope,
On rumors and falsehoods he insists a big nope.
We all miss our staterooms and world-class stateroom service,
And during the pandemic we fixate and stay nervous;
But a wink from Disney Cruising Group and a twist of its head
Soon gave me to know WE HAVE NOTHING TO DREAD;
We all must stay healthy, and keep our minds clear,
Will fill up our stockings with DCL gear,
We will cruise again, let’s all remain hopeful,
And show online grace, with kindness as vocal;
Our members we love, thank you for your presence,
We pray for your safety and unending pleasance.
Erase all distractions and please hear our call—
“Happy Christmas, my friends – we will see you at the next Peoples Pub Crawl!”