Booked on First Disney Cruise! Tips/Advice?

[kmdrago1783]

Just booked on the Disney Fantasy for February 2017! We are doing the Eastern Itinerary. We have a deluxe family stateroom with verandah.

It will my husband and I and two daughters who will be 6 and 2. Hubby and I have cruised numerous times before without kids on Carnival and Royal Caribbean. I welcome any tips --especially on what to do at Tortola and St Thomas! I am looking at booking the dolphin encounter direct on Tortola since Disney won't book for kiddos under 3.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Nice booking.

Google search navigators for your cruise. A number of sites have these and look in peopleS trip reports, photos etc. The navigator is the ship activities, a daily newspaper.

Look into shows, and the activities and port adventures in your cruise.

Look into independent private tours in the ports as well.

Plan you book your,
Adult meals , Remy and palo.
Spa,
Character meet and greets and character breakfast.
Port adventures,
At 75 dates pre cruise.

Pre pay tips.

 

[2prettygirl]

St. Thomas is by far my favorite port! Our first cruise we booked an excursion through the cruise line and went to Meagens Bay, which was breath-taking!! We spent the day there, enjoying the beach and just relaxing. There was a beautiful drive to the beach which gives you the opportunity to see St. Thomas for it's beauty! Second cruise, we got off of the ship, which docks at Havensight mall and did some souvenir shopping, walked around for a bit and then went back on the ship. We spent the afternoon on the pool deck enjoying the views of St. Thomas while the kids enjoyed the Mickey pool and Aquaduck with no crowd. We have not been to Tortola yet, but I plan to book a DCL cruise very soon, going East Caribbean again!

Enjoy your cruise, your kids will really enjoy it as will you!

 

[Douvres Family]

Just booked on the Disney Fantasy for February 2017! We are doing the Eastern Itinerary. We have a deluxe family stateroom with verandah.

It will my husband and I and two daughters who will be 6 and 2. Hubby and I have cruised numerous times before without kids on Carnival and Royal Caribbean. I welcome any tips --especially on what to do at Tortola and St Thomas! I am looking at booking the dolphin encounter direct on Tortola since Disney won't book for kiddos under 3.

Hi! We booked the same leaving Mar 11, 2017. It will be my first 7 night cruise and my first on the Fantasy.

To have an idea of the 7 night Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Fantasy, I went to the Disney Cruise Line Blog http://disneycruiselineblog.com/
and downloaded the daily personal navigator for the same cruise on a recent date...http://disneycruiselineblog.com/201...caribbean-cruise-port-canaveral-june-18-2016/

I still have questions, but the daily navigators do help...

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Just booked on the Disney Fantasy for February 2017! We are doing the Eastern Itinerary. We have a deluxe family stateroom with verandah.

It will my husband and I and two daughters who will be 6 and 2. Hubby and I have cruised numerous times before without kids on Carnival and Royal Caribbean. I welcome any tips --especially on what to do at Tortola and St Thomas! I am looking at booking the dolphin encounter direct on Tortola since Disney won't book for kiddos under 3.

I suggest you seek out if your cruise has a cruise meet thread. That's a place to discuss with others on your cruise all sorts of things about the cruise.

http://www.disboards.com/threads/find-your-2017-fantasy-cruise-meet-link-here.3473270/

 

[jubjubrsx]

Bring your appetite cause the food is AWESOME!

 

[lbus42]

Don't skip the shows
Ride the Aquaduck
Try new foods
Explore the ship (Midship Detective Agency comes to mind).
Don't overplan
Relax and enjoy yourselves!!