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  1. Doofenshmirtz513

    5th floor Contemporary Monorail noise?

    We were on the fifth floor just above the monorail last month. It could be a bit noisy in the evening when large crowds were unloading, but the worst time was late an night when they were doing the final checks or closeout for the day. The radios the workers used to talk back and forth were...
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    Zoom calls

    My work number uses Zoom to ring through to my cell phone Zoom app. It worked well enough on the Fantasy for me to take audio-only calls. I didn't try to do anything with video.
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    Review of Western Caribbean port adventures (Fantasy August 2023)

    Ha, we were also on the August 12 sailing of the Fantasy, and here's my report of our excursions: Cozumel - Fury Catamaran - We've done this excursion on every trip to Cozumel, and we love it. We met at 8 and boarded the catamaran directly from the pier. You go about 30 minutes to snorkeling...
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    DAS question

    Earlier this week, we showed up for our Tron return about half an hour late and had no issue getting on the ride. It was about 10:45 in the morning, so we obviously weren’t trying to turn a daytime return into a nighttime ride. I’d recommend trying hard to get there during the window, but...
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    Silver Anniversary At Sea Merch in Shops

    A pin is all my daughter wants, too. We have a plan for our next cruise, still during the 25th anniversary period, that we're going to get in line starting about 5 to get one as soon as the store opens, even though it will mean being pretty late to dinner. And I agree it's ridiculous that DCL...
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    Silver Anniversary At Sea Merch in Shops

    Just off the Fantasy 10-day, and people were lined up before the stores opened to buy the 25th anniversary merchandise. When we went after dinner (first seating), about the only thing left was a wildly overpriced special model of the ship. We have another cruise during the 25th anniversary...
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    How many more days until your Disney cruise - Part 3

    1 more day. Beyond excited!
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    Starting to get nervous about Fantasy and teen on the spectrum.

    Recognizing that every Autistic child is different, I'm just going to tell you what our Autistic 17-year old does on the Fantasy (we've been multiple times on the ship, and he LOVES it) to see if it might fit for your daughter. As others have described, he likes to get up and go to breakfast in...
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    Wheelchair help

    Just wanted to say good luck and send best wishes. We're making our first trip to the parks later this summer since my wife was diagnosed with POTS and will be using a wheelchair to make that possible. I hope all goes well and that you and your daughter have a great time.
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    Southern Caribbean July 13 excursions

    Keep checking. I literally cancelled an excursion on Aruba and a tasting on this cruise within the last 15 minutes because we booked a private excursion and changed our mind on the tasting. Stuff will come open if you're there to find it. Good luck.
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    Is Palo Brunch still worth it without the Buffet?

    We found the pistachio cake (pretty mild flavor; not super into pistachios anyway) and lemoncello almond torte (not tart enough) to be the weakest offerings. The other four are all pretty fantastic depending on what you are in the mood for.
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    Is Palo Brunch still worth it without the Buffet?

    As many as you like. I'm partial to eggs benedict followed by lasagna. You can also order all of the desserts to eat, as we did.
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    Is Palo Brunch still worth it without the Buffet?

    Removal of the buffet really shifted my brunch experience to focus more on the entrees, but I actually enjoyed them more than the brunch items. The eggs benedict are the best I've ever had (and I order them almost any time I can); the chicken parm is amazing, and the lasagna is other worldly...
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    Fantasy 9-night July 2022 - A Southern Caribbean Adventure!

    We were on this cruise as well. I really enjoyed this trip report and wanted to say thank you for putting it together. Glad you all had a good time! I asked my son (12) if he remembered your daughter from Edge. I thought she might have made an impression given her brace and the fact that my...
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    Does Palo still give you an amuse bouche?

    We had an amuse bouche and bread at Palo two weeks ago. The amuse bouche was the single best bite of food I've had on the Fantasy. I wish we could have ordered a plate of it as an entrée. (edited to say Palo instead of Remy)
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    Fantasy 9-night Southern Caribbean + Covid

    We took an excursion to the French side. We didn't find much of interest over there - just a mediocre patisserie and standard Caribbean market stalls. Most places were also closed over there on Sunday. I also wouldn't use the word "pretty" to describe it, but I'm glad to hear that you had a good...
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    Fantasy 9-night Southern Caribbean + Covid

    Agreed, at trivia the first day, the crew member running it commented on how small the number of children was (under 1000) for a summer cruise. I did encounter regularly a teenage boy group I took to calling the "hooligans", but didn't have issues with children otherwise. Compared to past...
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    New suggested gratuities and Concierge recommandations

    It's been a while, but I feel like we varied our concierge tipping a lot from cruise to cruise. Sometimes, they were lifesavers, and we tried to show our appreciation for that. Other times, we didn't really need their services much, so we tipped somewhat less (probably in the $5-6 range)...
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    Which concierge hosts are on which ship

    We will be in concierge on the Fantasy in late July, so I'd like to know who the hosts are as well. And if we don't hear from someone, I'll try to remember to come back and let you know.
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    Dress code relaxed for adult restaurants

    I'm good with the new, relaxed dress code, but I do hope it doesn't become much more casual than that. I don't think it's asking too much for guys to wear pants (rather than shorts) and a shirt with a collar (rather than a t-shirt). DD just turned 18 and will be dining with us in Palo this...




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