Anyone recently on a Merrytime cruise?

[mousefan73]

Hi! We are doing our first Magic cruise this Monday. It’s also Merrytime! Any tips I’m making the most out of the special cruise? I had read online they have gingerbread house classes but is it still going on with Covid? I recall reading that you can only sign up for this once you board. So if we have a late PAT I’ll be basically out of luck? What else is there besides the decorations and character costumes that are different? Are there special snacks that are more Christmas themed? Thanks

 

[Lauri]

We just did our second Merrytime cruise. We were on the Wonder for the Panama Canal crossing. There were no gingerbread making sessions as we had in the past. In recent years, that had changed to decorating gingerbread people anyways. We did not have this on our cruise. However, when they revealed the completed gingerbread house in the atrium, they did hand out bagged, predecorated gingerbread squares. There were tasteful, but not Disney-themed decorations throughout the ship. We did have a special Christmas fireworks in addition to the pirate fireworks. The characters were all dressed up for Christmas, and you were able to take socially distanced pictures with them.

 

[Disneyland_emily]

On our 4 night Merrytime Dream the ONLY holiday activity was story time with mrs claus oh and the fireworks. Even the basic crafts were typical cruise themed-

none of the previous closure activities exist

 

[roselj]

On the Fantasy last week, the only Merrytime activities were stories with Mrs Claus, fireworks to holiday music (no pirate fireworks), and a single craft that was repeated a few times. There were lots of holiday decorations, and characters in holiday outfits a few times.

 

[heggy]

I enjoyed the Christmas Carolers in the atrium on the Dream's first Merrytime sailing of 2021.

Enjoy your cruise!!!

 

[Mirador]

On the Fantasy last week, the only Merrytime activities were stories with Mrs Claus, fireworks to holiday music (no pirate fireworks), and a single craft that was repeated a few times. There were lots of holiday decorations, and characters in holiday outfits a few times.

We were on the Dream just before Thanksgiving and had the same activities mentioned here. We also took an animators class and learned how to draw Mickey with a Santa hat. The ship is beautifully decorated and Castaway Cay also has a Christmas tree and holiday decorations.

 

[kathi]

Hi! We are doing our first Magic cruise this Monday. It’s also Merrytime! Any tips I’m making the most out of the special cruise? I had read online they have gingerbread house classes but is it still going on with Covid? I recall reading that you can only sign up for this once you board. So if we have a late PAT I’ll be basically out of luck? What else is there besides the decorations and character costumes that are different? Are there special snacks that are more Christmas themed? Thanks

They stopped doing the Gingerbread House in 2018 and turned it into a cookie decorating that didn't need a sign up. But I doubt that will be added this year. Hopefully it will be back next year.

 

[Jsoenning]

They stopped doing the Gingerbread House in 2018 and turned it into a cookie decorating that didn't need a sign up. But I doubt that will be added this year. Hopefully it will be back next year.

This seems to me to be an activity that could easily be done now with COVID and restrictions. Heck when we did it pre-COVID last it was decorating cookies and the restaurant wasn't very full - could've easily done every other table for spacing.

 

[iannovich]

On our 4 night Merrytime Dream the ONLY holiday activity was story time with mrs claus oh and the fireworks. Even the basic crafts were typical cruise themed-

none of the previous closure activities exist

It was this same story on the 3 night Dream last week (11/26).

 

[Rob1872]

I enjoyed the Christmas Carolers in the atrium on the Dream's first Merrytime sailing of 2021.
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Enjoy your cruise!!!

I remember seeing them from the same perspective. Must have been next to you in Shutters!