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Sleepyluke · 12-18-2012, 02:02 PM

We are going to be booking our first Fantasy cruise and having sailed on the Magic several times, we have always been middle to aft, more aft. The week we are looking at has only a couple category rooms that are all forward. We have not had any kind of sea sickness in the past, and really don't anticipate it, but do any of you like or dislike the forward cabins? Specifically Fantasy forward? Thanks for the help

All Things Simba · 12-18-2012, 02:12 PM

We are booked in stateroom 7528 on the Fantasy. It is a forward, starboard side verandah room. It has great reviews and we have no concerns with being more forward than our usual "mid ship" stateroom. It is 8 rooms from the elevators and the mid ship area.
(we were very aft on our 1st cruise and could hear and feel the engines at times, so I wouldn't care to book that again)

Book it and enjoy!

wendyoconnor · 12-18-2012, 02:43 PM

We were in 7504 corner cabin all the way forward on the Fantasy and liked it. The hallway is super quiet and it's a short elevator ride to the adults only areas. The con is it's a long walk from Europa and Cabanas. We liked the room so much that we have it booked on our next two cruises. No issues with sea sickness, I felt the motion more then usual but then I had a sinus infection that I didn't know about and it didn't matter where I was on the ship.

woody73 · 12-18-2012, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by wendyoconnor

. . . I felt the motion more then usual

We had the same experience with a forward cabin on the Fantasy.

Woody

mmouse37 · 12-18-2012, 03:52 PM

We have stayed in 8504 2x's and 8006 once on the Dream/Fantasy and love the forward location. I did not find any difference in movement but that is something that some people do feel more than others...feeling movement can be very subjective person to person.

The distance between the forward and mid ship elevators is much less than the distance from mid to aft elevators so we felt being foward was much easier to get from place to place...perceived ease or not we like the foward area. When we needed to go all the way aft we would either walk the pool deck or Deck 3 which made the trip seem less long.

If you walk from forward to aft along a passenger hallway it can seem like forever!!!

MJ

kalc12345 · 12-18-2012, 04:30 PM

We were all the way forward on the Dream. We were in one of the last rooms on that end (I forget the number). We did feel LOTS of movement and a good bit of engine noise. We don't get sea sick so it didn't really bother us. If I had a preference I would stay mid-ship but if forward is all I can get I wouldn't hesitate to book it.

EeyoreIsMyName · 12-18-2012, 07:11 PM

We stayed in a forward stateroom on the Fantasy and did not have any issues with the motion. We loved the quiet and had a great view out the porthole window!

Im_A_Princess · 12-18-2012, 07:35 PM

We stayed in 7538 in July/Aug 2012 and loved it!!!

12-18-2012, 02:02 PM	#1
Sleepyluke Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 330	Forward on the Fantasy We are going to be booking our first Fantasy cruise and having sailed on the Magic several times, we have always been middle to aft, more aft. The week we are looking at has only a couple category rooms that are all forward. We have not had any kind of sea sickness in the past, and really don't anticipate it, but do any of you like or dislike the forward cabins? Specifically Fantasy forward? Thanks for the help

12-18-2012, 02:12 PM	#2
All Things Simba Can't stop taking photographs! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hartland, WI Posts: 271	We are booked in stateroom 7528 on the Fantasy. It is a forward, starboard side verandah room. It has great reviews and we have no concerns with being more forward than our usual "mid ship" stateroom. It is 8 rooms from the elevators and the mid ship area. (we were very aft on our 1st cruise and could hear and feel the engines at times, so I wouldn't care to book that again) Book it and enjoy! __________________ WDW/DCL Vacations: 8/99-CSR, 1/02-CBR, 2/04-POP, 8/05-DCL Panama Canal Cruise!, 12/07-AKL & POLY, 1/09-POFQ & DCL Eastern w/St. Croix!, 10/09 POFQ, WDW & DCL Halloween Cruise, 4/13-POP, Girls trip to WDW for the Epcot F&G Festival!

12-18-2012, 02:43 PM	#3
wendyoconnor DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 590	We were in 7504 corner cabin all the way forward on the Fantasy and liked it. The hallway is super quiet and it's a short elevator ride to the adults only areas. The con is it's a long walk from Europa and Cabanas. We liked the room so much that we have it booked on our next two cruises. No issues with sea sickness, I felt the motion more then usual but then I had a sinus infection that I didn't know about and it didn't matter where I was on the ship. __________________ Fort Wilderness 6/1992, Disney Magic 9/4/04, Disney Magic 9/18/05, Disney Fantasy 4/21/12, upcoming Disney Fantasy cruises 10/19/13, 08/30/2014

12-18-2012, 03:52 PM	#5
mmouse37 Mickey for Me! Likes surprises Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Too far from the Magic!! Posts: 25,037	We have stayed in 8504 2x's and 8006 once on the Dream/Fantasy and love the forward location. I did not find any difference in movement but that is something that some people do feel more than others...feeling movement can be very subjective person to person. The distance between the forward and mid ship elevators is much less than the distance from mid to aft elevators so we felt being foward was much easier to get from place to place...perceived ease or not we like the foward area. When we needed to go all the way aft we would either walk the pool deck or Deck 3 which made the trip seem less long. If you walk from forward to aft along a passenger hallway it can seem like forever!!! MJ __________________ 29 DCL Cruises and Counting! - Sailed on the official Maiden Voyage of the Magic (July 30, 1998) and official Maiden Voyage of the Dream (January 26, 2011)“DON'T BE SAD IT'S OVER, BE HAPPY IT HAPPENED!!

12-18-2012, 04:30 PM	#6
kalc12345 DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 635	We were all the way forward on the Dream. We were in one of the last rooms on that end (I forget the number). We did feel LOTS of movement and a good bit of engine noise. We don't get sea sick so it didn't really bother us. If I had a preference I would stay mid-ship but if forward is all I can get I wouldn't hesitate to book it. __________________ Me DH DD DS

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12-18-2012, 07:11 PM	#7
EeyoreIsMyName Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 188	We stayed in a forward stateroom on the Fantasy and did not have any issues with the motion. We loved the quiet and had a great view out the porthole window!

12-18-2012, 07:35 PM	#8
Im_A_Princess DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Maryland ~893.52 miles from my FL home Posts: 1,590	We stayed in 7538 in July/Aug 2012 and loved it!!! __________________ -Chrissy

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