2 Grown Ups (sort of) Go West on the Fantasy - The DIS Discussion Forums

heyshanny · 02-24-2013, 08:39 PM

My husband and I just returned from our 7 night cruise on the Fantasy 2/2-2/9/13. It was our 3rd DCL cruise but our first time on the Fantasy. We had an amazing time!

Check out my trip report/blog:

Day 1- The Drive Down That Almost Wasn't

Day 2- Boarding the Fantasy, Getting Lost, & Meeting Up

Day 3-Super Bowl Sunday at Sea

Day 4- Grand Cayman & Stingray City

Day 4- Missing the Boat and the Enchanted Garden

Day 5- Costa Maya and the Rainforest

Day 5- Royal Court & Pop!

Day 6- Cozumel & Satellite Falls

Day 6- Palo, Pirate Night and Fire in the Sky

Day 7- Bingo, Galley tour, and Fish Extenders

Day 7- Believe and a Surprise Dinner

Day 8- Castaway Cay & the AquaDuck

Day 8- Beer from around the world and our final dinner

Day 8- Ship Pics & Fantasy Tips

Day 9- Odds & Ends, Breakfast & Dentures

The End! Thank you for reading!

sbag · 02-25-2013, 12:18 AM

Great trip report & pictures!

heyshanny · 02-25-2013, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by sbag

Great trip report & pictures!

Thank you so much!

LisaHK · 02-25-2013, 01:13 PM

A great report. We are hoping to sail on Fantasy in 2014.

Lauralooneyfordisney · 02-25-2013, 02:01 PM

Chiming in since we will be on the same one. Can't wait to hear your experiences.

sdjen · 02-25-2013, 07:35 PM

Loving your trip report - especially all the pics! THanks for posting.

MariaJ · 02-25-2013, 09:03 PM

Loving your TR!!!!
We are not sure my DH will be able to get off the boat so I loved all the descriptions of the good time you had on port days without going ashore. And all the food pix! And guess I'll break down and get a Rainforest pass!

thanks again!

heyshanny · 02-25-2013, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MariaJ

Loving your TR!!!!
We are not sure my DH will be able to get off the boat so I loved all the descriptions of the good time you had on port days without going ashore. And all the food pix! And guess I'll break down and get a Rainforest pass!

thanks again!

My husband says he goes on Disney cruises for the ships not the ports. Last year he didn't get off the ship AT ALL except for Castaway Cay. So him getting off the ship in Grand Cayman was a big deal. The rainforest pass is the best $16 you'll spend!

Thank you for reading!

mtgdisney · 02-25-2013, 10:25 PM

More More More, I love your Trip Report. What do you get for the $16 at the Rainforest?

heyshanny · 02-25-2013, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mtgdisney

More More More, I love your Trip Report. What do you get for the $16 at the Rainforest?

For the $16 day pass at the Rainforest you can use the 3 saunas, 4 fun showers, 2 hot tubs, and 10 heated tile loungers. It's SO relaxing in there!

perfectmatch300 · 02-25-2013, 11:54 PM

Thanks for your trip report. I really enjoyed reading it because we will be doing the same cruise in September.

heyshanny · 02-27-2013, 11:06 PM

Thank you everyone for reading! I've updated the trip report with links to the final entries! Boo, I miss the cruise!!!

SeaSpray · 03-03-2013, 01:49 AM

I just finished Day 3, and can't wait to go back to read more.

Thanks for sharing your report and pics!!

iloverags2 · 03-03-2013, 04:48 PM

Oh man, I so love the Chocolate Amaretto Indulgence at Palo also...my favorite dessert on DCL!

So funny you gave 31 luggage tags as FE gifts! I did that also on our 2010 cruise...I think I wiped 31 out of them for a short time (we had a huge group, and each stateroom received one)...they ended up being backordered!

We tend to always get to Serenity Bay early also in order to grab chairs/loungers close by. This past October we took our time getting off the ship and had to hoof it down to the far end of SB. You know what? The water down there was not rocky at all! I'm considering hoofing it down to the far end just for that!

Enjoyed your report!

mrp4352 · 03-13-2013, 12:36 PM

Thanks for sharing!!

02-24-2013, 08:39 PM	#1
heyshanny Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 110	2 Grown Ups (sort of) Go West on the Fantasy My husband and I just returned from our 7 night cruise on the Fantasy 2/2-2/9/13. It was our 3rd DCL cruise but our first time on the Fantasy. We had an amazing time! Check out my trip report/blog: Day 1- The Drive Down That Almost Wasn't Day 2- Boarding the Fantasy, Getting Lost, & Meeting Up Day 3-Super Bowl Sunday at Sea Day 4- Grand Cayman & Stingray City Day 4- Missing the Boat and the Enchanted Garden Day 5- Costa Maya and the Rainforest Day 5- Royal Court & Pop! Day 6- Cozumel & Satellite Falls Day 6- Palo, Pirate Night and Fire in the Sky Day 7- Bingo, Galley tour, and Fish Extenders Day 7- Believe and a Surprise Dinner Day 8- Castaway Cay & the AquaDuck Day 8- Beer from around the world and our final dinner Day 8- Ship Pics & Fantasy Tips Day 9- Odds & Ends, Breakfast & Dentures The End! Thank you for reading! __________________ Shannon DH Jon Pug children: Kiki Molly Zoe WDW- too many times to count! Last time 9/99 DCL- Wonder 11/08, Magic 1/12, Fantasy 2/13 Next up....Disney Fantasy 2/14! Last edited by heyshanny; 02-27-2013 at 11:05 PM.

02-25-2013, 01:13 PM	#4
LisaHK Earning My Ears Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: London, England Posts: 71	A great report. We are hoping to sail on Fantasy in 2014. __________________ Me Hubby DS11 DS9 DS5 DD2 Disneyland California - 1995 & 2010 Disneyland Paris - 1992 (opening week), 93,94,97,98,01,02,05,06,07,08,10,11 & 12 WDW- 2001. DCL - Magic in the Med - August 2013

02-25-2013, 02:01 PM	#5
Lauralooneyfordisney DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,033	Chiming in since we will be on the same one. Can't wait to hear your experiences. __________________ 2000 All Star Movies, 2008 Pop Century, 2010 Caribbean Beach, 2011 Disney Magic, 2012 Vero Beach, 2013 POP & Disney Fantasy

02-25-2013, 07:35 PM	#6
sdjen DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 618	Loving your trip report - especially all the pics! THanks for posting. __________________

02-25-2013, 10:25 PM	#9
mtgdisney Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 214	More More More, I love your Trip Report. What do you get for the $16 at the Rainforest? __________________ Denise

02-25-2013, 12:18 AM	#2
sbag Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ontario Posts: 89	Great trip report & pictures!

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02-25-2013, 09:03 PM	#7
MariaJ Earning My Ears Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 12	Loving your TR!!!! We are not sure my DH will be able to get off the boat so I loved all the descriptions of the good time you had on port days without going ashore. And all the food pix! And guess I'll break down and get a Rainforest pass! thanks again!

02-25-2013, 11:54 PM	#11
perfectmatch300 United We Stand Will ride anything with "roller coaster" in the name! Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: FLORIDA! Posts: 3,504	Thanks for your trip report. I really enjoyed reading it because we will be doing the same cruise in September. __________________

02-27-2013, 11:06 PM	#12
heyshanny Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 110	Thank you everyone for reading! I've updated the trip report with links to the final entries! Boo, I miss the cruise!!! __________________ Shannon DH Jon Pug children: Kiki Molly Zoe WDW- too many times to count! Last time 9/99 DCL- Wonder 11/08, Magic 1/12, Fantasy 2/13 Next up....Disney Fantasy 2/14!

03-03-2013, 01:49 AM	#13
SeaSpray Frankly Scallop, I don't give a clam! Loud people give me Skull Pain! Call me "impatient" Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,257	I just finished Day 3, and can't wait to go back to read more. Thanks for sharing your report and pics!! __________________ John Terry Craig RobbyMushu BrownFamilyVacations.com url=http://distickers.com/ticker/][/url] ~ Polynesian LVC July '10 ~ Polynesian LVC May '08 ~ RCI's 'Explorer of the Seas' Oct '07 ~ Polynesian LVC July '07 ~ Port Orleans Riverside May '07 ~ Disney Magic "Cruising Castaways" Cruise & Polynesian LVC Aug '06 ~ Animal Kingdom Lodge May '06 ~ Polynesian LVC Oct '05 ~ Wilderness Lodge CL & Polynesian LVC July '05 ~ Disney Magic 10-night "Lost at Sea" Hurricane Cruise Aug/Sept '04 ~ RCI Bermuda Cruise '03 ~ Caribbean Beach '02 ~ Grand Floridian LV '01 ~ Caribbean Beach '01 ~ DisneyLand '95 ~ WDW '85,'78,'76 ~ [/center]

03-03-2013, 04:48 PM	#14
iloverags2 DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,976	Oh man, I so love the Chocolate Amaretto Indulgence at Palo also...my favorite dessert on DCL! So funny you gave 31 luggage tags as FE gifts! I did that also on our 2010 cruise...I think I wiped 31 out of them for a short time (we had a huge group, and each stateroom received one)...they ended up being backordered! We tend to always get to Serenity Bay early also in order to grab chairs/loungers close by. This past October we took our time getting off the ship and had to hoof it down to the far end of SB. You know what? The water down there was not rocky at all! I'm considering hoofing it down to the far end just for that! Enjoyed your report! __________________ Cindy Double Dipping on the Magic from Miami!

03-13-2013, 12:36 PM	#15
mrp4352 DIS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Irving, TX Posts: 2,105	Thanks for sharing!! __________________ Smiles! Michelle Disney Dream Maiden Voyage trip report http://www.disboards.com/showthread....3#post40042393 May 21, 2012 Yukon Ho! Wonder cruise report http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2937171

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