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ibouncetoo · 11-15-2012, 06:07 PM

Thanks for your speedy reply! Yep, Oh La La doesn't open till 5PM, so I think we'll move our meet day to Monday, because Sunday is formal night and drinks with Captain.

I'm scared to hear about the price of the Dooney bag.....

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mickeymom923 · 11-15-2012, 09:12 PM

Hi everyone,

I originally started this thread when I booked this cruise in February 2011. Things come up and didn't quite work out the way I planned.

Wishing everyone safe travels and have a FANTAStic time. The ship is beautiful. Take lots of pictures and please have a drink for me.

Bev aka Mickeymom923

SrisonS · 11-15-2012, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uziel5000

Hi guys,

I'm from Puerto Rico and I'm leaving on the Fantasy for the western itinerary on Nov. 24. Just to get us excited I decided to take the family to see our future ship leaving our shores. Since I saw this post about it I thought I'd share them with you. Enjoy!

PS If you have any questions about Puerto Rico, you can surely ask me.

Too bad you didn't zoom in on the top front of the ship. I was standing up there!!!!

SrisonS · 11-15-2012, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by disneyfan888

So proud to be in PR in the official inaugural sailing of the Fantasy! We got a wonderful greeting with tradional puertorrican music and dance and also greeted by the press. This is wonderful, what a beautuful island. So good to be back!

By any chance, is this you and your husband?????

Disney's Human Element - Hola, Puerto Rico!!!! by Scott Smith (SRisonS), on Flickr

disneyfan888 · 11-16-2012, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by SrisonS

By any chance, is this you and your husband?????

Disney's Human Element - Hola, Puerto Rico!!!! by Scott Smith (SRisonS), on Flickr

OMG!!! YES!! That is us! How crazy is that?? You were right next to us taking pictures, I remember seeing you!! That is so amazing!

I distinctly remember telling me husband that we need a camera like the one you had

I hope you had an amazing trip, we loved every second! What did you think of the ship?

kritter · 11-16-2012, 04:52 AM

[QUOTE=scootch;46697780]It was the Marriott Stellaris where we ended up at. The lagoon beach, i have no clue if it had a name, just a small public beach right over a bridge on the way to the Marriott Stellaris. The Stellaris also has day passes for the pool(medium slide and nice pool) pm me and I will forward you the email with the info on it. You can get a pass just the day of, do not have to get it beforehand.[/QUOT

PM sent..TIA!!

kritter · 11-16-2012, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by disneyfan888

Our favorite beach in San Juan is "El Escambrón" also known as Third Millennium Park. It is a short taxi ride from the pier. Nice and safe, with big boulders surrounding the swimming area like Castaway Cay

Thanks, did your use take a cab there??

SrisonS · 11-16-2012, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by disneyfan888

OMG!!! YES!! That is us! How crazy is that?? You were right next to us taking pictures, I remember seeing you!! That is so amazing!

I distinctly remember telling me husband that we need a camera like the one you had

I hope you had an amazing trip, we loved every second! What did you think of the ship?

Cool!!!!! We had a terrific time. And everything about the ship was wonderful. I'm actually in the process of doing a trip report about it. This was our 3rd Disney Cruise; but the first since our DD was born. Quite a different experience with a child; but still very enjoyable.

Diveman · 11-16-2012, 10:49 AM

These reports are fantastic! I can't wait to get there in January on the Fantasy New Years Eve cruise.

Any reports on Scuba in San Juan. I would love to get some diving in while I am there!

Mike

disneyfan888 · 11-16-2012, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kritter

Thanks, did your use take a cab there??

Since it had been a couple of years since we were In Puerto Rico, we decided to stay in Old San Juan. We skipped the beach since we knew we were heading to Castaway, but that beach is the only beach that DH would get into when we lived in Puerto Rico. He is not comfortable being in open water, which is why he gets in the family beach when we go to castaway.

disneyfan888 · 11-17-2012, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SrisonS

Cool!!!!! We had a terrific time. And everything about the ship was wonderful. I'm actually in the process of doing a trip report about it. This was our 3rd Disney Cruise; but the first since our DD was born. Quite a different experience with a child; but still very enjoyable.

Im glad you enjoyed yourselves. We had a blast too. Might be able to the report int he next couple of days as well. We fell in love with the Fantasy. It has become our favorite out of the far with the Wonder, gotta stay true to Ariel

MikellaCinderella · 11-27-2012, 10:37 PM

[QUOTE=mardonna;46694006]I am traveling on New Years cruise and I was told the formal night would be NYE which was different from your sailing...but everything else matched up.....I noticed they didn't offer any matinees of their shows......I was really hoping they would offer some.....[/QUOTE

They usually only offer matinees of the "new" shows. None of the big production shows are new anymore, so that's probably why no matinees. Those who cruise often, have seen them a bunch of times and don't always go to them in the evenings any more......so plenty of seating for everyone else. When there is a fairly new show out, the evening shows are PACKED and they usually offer a matinee. Just my observation.....

atlfan4 · 11-28-2012, 10:28 AM

Thanks a ton for posting these! Is there any chance you can post the back page for every day? That is where they list the detailed character info, with many more listed than what is shown on the grid page. Would love to be able to see more of that! Thanks!

usfourandnomore · 11-28-2012, 06:10 PM

Oh my goodness!! Hurry up December 15th!! I cannot wait to sail this itinerary!!! Thank you so much for all of the tips and the Navigators. It all has been very helpful in being organized so we can make the most of our trip.

I do have one more question. The Bottom Fishing excursion at Castaway Cay is booked....I booked it for my husband and my father-in-law and it looked like everything went through just fine, but as it turns out only my father-in-law has a reservation....very sad....

Anyway, I have been trying to research to see if there is a reputable place in San Juan to book a bottom fishing excursion for them on our own, as Disney does not offer a fishing excursion at any of the ports, besides Castaway Cay. I really have no idea what I am looking for and I'm a bit concerned with that type of excursion on our own.... Does anyone have any help, tips or suggestions on something like this? I would appreciate it so much!!

OurDogCisco · 11-28-2012, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mardonna

I am traveling on New Years cruise and I was told the formal night would be NYE which was different from your sailing...but everything else matched up.....I noticed they didn't offer any matinees of their shows......I was really hoping they would offer some.....

FYI, we took this cruise Thanksgiving week and we had matinee shows for all 3 sea days. I would definitely take advantage of them. We saw one show twice.

11-15-2012, 06:07 PM	#76
ibouncetoo I get excited by the little things! I follow directions well!!! I'm not allowed to buy any more craft supplies till I actually MAKE something LOL Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Valley of the Sun! Posts: 17,335	Thanks for your speedy reply! Yep, Oh La La doesn't open till 5PM, so I think we'll move our meet day to Monday, because Sunday is formal night and drinks with Captain. I'm scared to hear about the price of the Dooney bag..... . __________________ Jackie '99-01AllStar Movies 02-03Many trips DLR '03 Nov AKL/Swan 04 April POFQ Oct offsite/Dolphin 05 Jan POP/WL,3DLR Nov POFQ/Wonder/POP 06 2DLR, Nov Magic DD 07 May DLR Dec SSR/Wonder 08 April DLR May Magic-WBPC Sept DLR 09 Sept WDW/Magic-Tortola Nov DLR 10 Jan Magic-Western, April EBTA 11 Jan 2Day Wonder April LA Repo/Alaska Nov Dream B2B 12 Wonder-Hawaii Dec Fantasy-SanJuan

11-15-2012, 09:12 PM	#77
mickeymom923 "Someday my prince will come" Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 984	Safe travels Hi everyone, I originally started this thread when I booked this cruise in February 2011. Things come up and didn't quite work out the way I planned. Wishing everyone safe travels and have a FANTAStic time. The ship is beautiful. Take lots of pictures and please have a drink for me. Bev aka Mickeymom923 __________________ Fantasy 7/14/96, Sovereign of the seas 8/25/97, Ecstacy 8/21/00, Sensation 8/26/01 & 12/14/02, Paradise 8/18/02, Victory 12/14/03, Voyager of the Seas 12/18/04, Glory 8/20/05, Radiance of the Seas 2/26/06, Adventure of the Seas 12/10/06, Navigator Of the Seas 12/13/07, Ruby Princess 11/29/08, MSC Poesia 11/10/09, Costa Altantica 1/23/10 Disney Wonder- 8/21/03, 8/19/04, 12/8/05, 9/17/06 (11 night southern), 9/23/07, 5/21/09 MY WEDDING CRUISE, 7/26/09, 11/28/10, 4/29/12 Disney Magic- 8/19/06, 8/18/07 (14 night transatlantic) , 9/24/08, 10/3/09, 12/10/09, 9/18/10 (14 night transatlantic) Disney Dream 1/30/11, Disney Fantasy 11/17/12

11-16-2012, 04:52 AM	#81
kritter I need a Disney FIX!! Trades her hubby for "Make me an offer" Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CT Posts: 27,143	[QUOTE=scootch;46697780]It was the Marriott Stellaris where we ended up at. The lagoon beach, i have no clue if it had a name, just a small public beach right over a bridge on the way to the Marriott Stellaris. The Stellaris also has day passes for the pool(medium slide and nice pool) pm me and I will forward you the email with the info on it. You can get a pass just the day of, do not have to get it beforehand.[/QUOT PM sent..TIA!! __________________ Jan 2003-Twins first trip, September 2003-Grand Floridian-bought DVC SSR, July/Aug. 2004-Dolphin and SSR, September 2005-SSR, October 2006-SSR and DCL Eastern Halloween Cruise,June 2007-SSR, Star Wars Weekend, Sept. 2007- SSR,April 2008-SSR, June/July 2008-SSR and Vero Beach, Oct. 2008- DCL Eastern-Pirates in Paradise and SSR, Easter/April 2009,-BCV, Aug. 2009-DCL Eastern Tortola Treasure Seekers Cruise-in a CAT 3 and SSR, Dec. 2009, SSR - Feb. 2010, - OKW -April 2010-[COLOR="SeaGreen"]SSR - June/July 2010-- SSR and Vero Beach Oct.2010--OKW Feb. 2011 OKW April 2011 SSR Aug. 2011 Vero Beach, DCL The Dream-DD, SSR, Oct. 2011 SSR Jan. 2012 OKW April 2012 SSR June 2012 DCL, Magic out of NYC June/July 2012 SSR, Vero Beach November 2012 40th Birthday Cruise DCL Thanksgiving Fantasy

11-16-2012, 10:49 AM	#84
Diveman Earning My Ears Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Toronto, ON Canada Posts: 23	These reports are fantastic! I can't wait to get there in January on the Fantasy New Years Eve cruise. Any reports on Scuba in San Juan. I would love to get some diving in while I am there! Mike __________________ Mike Hope, DD(8), DS(5) at cruise time

11-27-2012, 10:37 PM	#87
MikellaCinderella Addicted to Disney Cruises! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 497	[QUOTE=mardonna;46694006]I am traveling on New Years cruise and I was told the formal night would be NYE which was different from your sailing...but everything else matched up.....I noticed they didn't offer any matinees of their shows......I was really hoping they would offer some.....[/QUOTE They usually only offer matinees of the "new" shows. None of the big production shows are new anymore, so that's probably why no matinees. Those who cruise often, have seen them a bunch of times and don't always go to them in the evenings any more......so plenty of seating for everyone else. When there is a fairly new show out, the evening shows are PACKED and they usually offer a matinee. Just my observation..... __________________ ~~Amy, Quad Cities, IL~~ *WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR GRAND SLAM (April 21, 2012)!!! WOO HOO!!* Upcoming: Disney Fantasy 04/06/13*** Disney Dream 11/12, Disney Fantasy 04/12, Disney Dream 09/11, Disney Magic 02/09, Disney Magic 02/04, Disney Wonder 09/03, Disney Magic 06/03, Disney Magic 08/02, Big Red Boat (prior to DCL's existance) 05/97...and too many trips to WDW to count!

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11-28-2012, 10:28 AM	#88
atlfan4 Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 140	Thanks a ton for posting these! Is there any chance you can post the back page for every day? That is where they list the detailed character info, with many more listed than what is shown on the grid page. Would love to be able to see more of that! Thanks!

11-28-2012, 06:10 PM	#89
usfourandnomore Krazy Kruisers Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 26	Thanks!! Oh my goodness!! Hurry up December 15th!! I cannot wait to sail this itinerary!!! Thank you so much for all of the tips and the Navigators. It all has been very helpful in being organized so we can make the most of our trip. I do have one more question. The Bottom Fishing excursion at Castaway Cay is booked....I booked it for my husband and my father-in-law and it looked like everything went through just fine, but as it turns out only my father-in-law has a reservation....very sad.... Anyway, I have been trying to research to see if there is a reputable place in San Juan to book a bottom fishing excursion for them on our own, as Disney does not offer a fishing excursion at any of the ports, besides Castaway Cay. I really have no idea what I am looking for and I'm a bit concerned with that type of excursion on our own.... Does anyone have any help, tips or suggestions on something like this? I would appreciate it so much!! __________________

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