4/14/2012 7-Nights Western Caribbean on the Fantasy

[hgon76]

Made a payment today..... Now that we've fallen below the one year mark....I'm feeling crunched for time to pay up.

 

[Tinknalli]

We will be on this cruise. It will be DH and I and DD who will be 10 and DS who will be 8. We've been to WDW several times but this is our first Disney Cruise. We are a bit nervous as DH and I took a Carnival 7 Night in 2001 and hated it. I am optimistic that we will find Disney more to our liking.

 

[BigDogHU75]

We will be on this cruise. It will be DH and I and DD who will be 10 and DS who will be 8. We've been to WDW several times but this is our first Disney Cruise. We are a bit nervous as DH and I took a Carnival 7 Night in 2001 and hated it. I am optimistic that we will find Disney more to our liking.

Stay optimistic. This will be our fourth Disney cruise (our first 7-night one) and we have thoroughly enjoyed each one.

 

[hgon76]

We will be on this cruise. It will be DH and I and DD who will be 10 and DS who will be 8. We've been to WDW several times but this is our first Disney Cruise. We are a bit nervous as DH and I took a Carnival 7 Night in 2001 and hated it. I am optimistic that we will find Disney more to our liking.

Never cruised any other line & this'll be our 3rd DCL cruise. But, I remember flying home from our 1st one & recognizing someone on our flight home had also been on our cruise. We started talking about how great it was & how it was our 1st. She said that she had been on other lines & DCL had now officially ruined all the other cruiselines for her forever! Anytime I consider the possibility of cruising w/ another line, I hear that comment in my head. So DCL will probably be the only one I'll ever do.

 

[stamot]

Getting close to the one year mark!

Welcome and hello to all of the new members!! I will be making the list updates soon. Once they are done, please refer back to post #116 on page 8 and let me know what else you would like added!

So is anyone super excited about the announcement for the Magic coming to NY next summer? I have to say, I'm not too thrilled. I will probably get myself onto at least one of the 2-night "no where" cruises just to be on the ship. I can't wait to drive down the West Side Highway in NYC and see that ship there!!

Hope that everyone is well despite this horrible weather!!

Kat

We booked a Bahamas and Canada cruise from NY back to back only for my dH and I to celebrate our anniversary.

 

[hgon76]

So, just reading the main cruise thread and noticed someone mentioned that DCL had a lot of complaints about the pools on the Dream. Particularly the Quiet Cove i assume?. They said the page originally on DCL's webpage describing the pools with pics is gone. So I checked it out and they're right. This is what is on the bottom of the page for the Fantasy Quiet Cove........."Disney Cruise Line is currently putting the finishing touches on Quiet Cove Pool. Be sure to check back here soon to discover even more of the magic that's in store for you and your entire family during a one-of-a-kind Disney cruise vacation"
Very curious to see what they do???

 

[Snow What]

: Disney Cruise Line is currently putting the finishing touches on Quiet Cove Pool. Be sure to check back here soon to discover even more of the magic that's in store for you and your entire family during a one-of-a-kind Disney cruise vacation"[/COLOR]
Very curious to see what they do???

I read them also. I just assumed that it was way too late to maky any major structural changes to the Fantasy and we were just going to make the best of it....very interesting.....

 

[Snow What]

: This is what is on the bottom of the page for the Fantasy Quiet Cove........."Disney Cruise Line is currently putting the finishing touches on Quiet Cove Pool. Be sure to check back here soon to discover even more of the magic that's in store for you and your entire family during a one-of-a-kind Disney cruise vacation"
Very curious to see what they do???

This blurb is also on the bottom of the Mickey Pool page, the Donald Pool page and the Aqua Duck page.......

 

[hgon76]

This blurb is also on the bottom of the Mickey Pool page, the Donald Pool page and the Aqua Duck page.......

Yeah, Someone said it's @ the bottom of the restaurant pages too. But on that same thread, a recent cruiser said she did talk to a cast member on her cruise who told her that there ARE going to be some changes to the Fantasy...so, we'll see I guess.

 

[stitchsbesty]

well at least we had one ship b4 so ours is the best
i cant wait to board and see!!!!

 

[hgon76]

well at least we had one ship b4 so ours is the best
i cant wait to board and see!!!!

That's so funny! That's exactly what I thought! "I'm so glad (the Dream) was rolled out 1st! Now it gives us hope that at least some things that REALLY got negative feedback may be tweaked a little on the Fantasy.

 

[Mom 3 mouseketeers]

Hello Everyone!!! Finally coming out of hiding to introduce myself. We booked this cruise when it first opened up but had to convince DH to do it. We just got off a B2B cruise on the Dream and had a fabulous time!!! The ship was amazing, the staterooms are gorgeous, the beds are so comfortable. Not everything was perfect but the good definitely outweighed the bad.

When we talked to our server at Palo she said the Fantasy will be about 95% the same as the Dream. They will make some small changes based on what they have discovered now that the Dream is sailing in full force.

We will be staying in a cat. 8B which is a deluxe family oceanview, we have the same exact room we had on the Dream, we were happy with the size and very happy with the location.

Cruising will be me (DW), DH, DS 11/12, DD 10, DS 8 (the ages are all at the time of sailing. Can't wait!!!

 

[BigDogHU75]

Hello Everyone!!! Finally coming out of hiding to introduce myself. We booked this cruise when it first opened up but had to convince DH to do it. We just got off a B2B cruise on the Dream and had a fabulous time!!! The ship was amazing, the staterooms are gorgeous, the beds are so comfortable. Not everything was perfect but the good definitely outweighed the bad.

When we talked to our server at Palo she said the Fantasy will be about 95% the same as the Dream. They will make some small changes based on what they have discovered now that the Dream is sailing in full force.

We will be staying in a cat. 8B which is a deluxe family oceanview, we have the same exact room we had on the Dream, we were happy with the size and very happy with the location.

Cruising will be me (DW), DH, DS 11/12, DD 10, DS 8 (the ages are all at the time of sailing. Can't wait!!!

I will be sailing on the Dream in August. Do you have any tips?

 

[Mom 3 mouseketeers]

I will be sailing on the Dream in August. Do you have any tips?

The ship is gorgeous!!!! I am totally missing the super comfy beds and covers, not those old yucky spreads from the Wonder!
The Sea Bass from Enchanted Garden was my favorite meal, perhaps not my favorite restaurant but boy was that good!!! There will always be a line for the AquaDuck, the most I ever waited was about 30 minutes. I LOVED this ride, not exactly heart-pounding but soooooo fun!!! See the show Believe, it was wonderful, brought a tear to my eye. Play Bingo in the D Lounge, a family favorite. There are lots of lounge chairs on Deck 13 on the family side, not as crowded. Play mini golf with Goofy, have a mango-strawberry margarita (even the virgin is delicious).

Anything specific questions????

 

[Billm3360]

Can a non-new englander sail on this cruise? lol Booked back in January. Not sure how many we will end up with but have reserved 4 rooms for 14 of us from Minnesota! Can't wait to explore the new ship!!

 

[BigDogHU75]

The ship is gorgeous!!!! I am totally missing the super comfy beds and covers, not those old yucky spreads from the Wonder!
The Sea Bass from Enchanted Garden was my favorite meal, perhaps not my favorite restaurant but boy was that good!!! There will always be a line for the AquaDuck, the most I ever waited was about 30 minutes. I LOVED this ride, not exactly heart-pounding but soooooo fun!!! See the show Believe, it was wonderful, brought a tear to my eye. Play Bingo in the D Lounge, a family favorite. There are lots of lounge chairs on Deck 13 on the family side, not as crowded. Play mini golf with Goofy, have a mango-strawberry margarita (even the virgin is delicious).

Anything specific questions????

Thank you for sharing. How was the embarkation process? Did you select an arrival time when you did onlin check-in? Did you always go to your assigned show time? How were the lines going into the restaurants?

Can a non-new englander sail on this cruise? lol Booked back in January. Not sure how many we will end up with but have reserved 4 rooms for 14 of us from Minnesota! Can't wait to explore the new ship!!

 

[BigDogHU75]

GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
BOYS AND GIRLS!
WE SET SAIL FOR OUR 2012 FANTASY CRUISE IN 50 WEEKS! THAT IS 350 DAYS!
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[Mom 3 mouseketeers]

Thank you for sharing. How was the embarkation process? Did you select an arrival time when you did onlin check-in? Did you always go to your assigned show time? How were the lines going into the restaurants?

We selected the 11:00-11:30 check-in time but arrived at the port around 10:15 ish. We waited in line with everyone waiting to get past the security gate, once inside we filled out the health form and got in the Castaway Cay line, as we got into line we were given Boarding Pass #12. While we were checking in I asked if our Boarding # should correlate to our check-in time, he said yes and that we actually were supposed to be #7, which he changed on our pass and sent us on our way!

They have changed the show and dining times on the Dream. The shows were 6:15 and 8:30 and dining times were 5:45 and 8:15. We had the 8:15 seating so we went to the early show. Yes, there were lines for dinner that were ridiculous!!! After the first night we never even went down to dinner till about 8:20 and just caught the tail end of the line going into the dining rooms. It looked like the 5:45 seating didn't have many lines, probably because it's pretty early and people had a hard time leaving the fun on the ship!!!!

 

[Mom 3 mouseketeers]

Can a non-new englander sail on this cruise? lol Booked back in January. Not sure how many we will end up with but have reserved 4 rooms for 14 of us from Minnesota! Can't wait to explore the new ship!!

Welcome!!!! Sounds like you have a big group, lots of fun!!!! Did spring arrive for you guys yet?? My brother-in-law just spent his first winter in Minneapolis, it's cold up there!!!!

 

[BigDogHU75]

We selected the 11:00-11:30 check-in time but arrived at the port around 10:15 ish. We waited in line with everyone waiting to get past the security gate, once inside we filled out the health form and got in the Castaway Cay line, as we got into line we were given Boarding Pass #12. While we were checking in I asked if our Boarding # should correlate to our check-in time, he said yes and that we actually were supposed to be #7, which he changed on our pass and sent us on our way!

They have changed the show and dining times on the Dream. The shows were 6:15 and 8:30 and dining times were 5:45 and 8:15. We had the 8:15 seating so we went to the early show. Yes, there were lines for dinner that were ridiculous!!! After the first night we never even went down to dinner till about 8:20 and just caught the tail end of the line going into the dining rooms. It looked like the 5:45 seating didn't have many lines, probably because it's pretty early and people had a hard time leaving the fun on the ship!!!!

Thank you. I am looking forward to both my Dream & Fantasy sailings.