Disney fantasy

[Jeepdisney]

Hi all! My family is planning our first Disney cruise and we’re leaning towards the fantasy. I wanna know what you love and dislike about the fantasy. Also any tips you have. Thanks!

 

[greensombrero]

Fantasy is my current favorite ship. Part of it I think is often the specific cruises you took on a ship but I think the Fantasy is also just a well designed ship. We love the Broadway show line up Frozen, Aladdin and Believe. I think the adult area theming is better on the Fantasy than her sister ship the Dream.

I think Midship Detective Agency is a fun activity and unique to the Dream/Fantasy. Basically it’s a ship wide scavenger hunt meets clue game with fun video clips of you favorite Disney friends or Muppets (it has multiple cases with different themes). The tech may not be that amazing by today’s standards but it is really well done and fun.

Anyhow those are a few of my big reasons to love the Fantasy. Honestly though all the Disney ships are great and you can have a great cruise on any of them.

 

[Mommb]

For a first cruise, I would focus more on the dates and itinerary, since the Disney ships, except the Singapore-based Adventure, are similar in their dinner structure (3 rotational dining rooms and 1 or 2 adult dining rooms with an additional cost), shows (3 main shows plus something in the theater most other nights), kids programming (drop-in areas for ages 3-10, 11-14, and 14-17, plus a nursery for those 3 and under), and lounges (some open to everyone, some adults-only in the evening, some adults-only all the time). The layout of the 3 newest ships (Wish, Treasure, and Destiny) is different from the first 4 ships, with the adult lounges spread out rather than one area.

That said, of the older ships (Magic, Wonder, Dream, and Fantasy), the Fantasy is my favorite, for the reasons greensombrero mentioned: the Midship Detective Agency is fun, and the adult area on the Fantasy is better themed than the similar area on the Dream. But I have happily cruised on the other ships when they are going somewhere I want to go.

Happy planning!

 

[DCLGirlie]

The Fantasy is a real treat of a ship and my favorite in the fleet, I'm sure you'll have a blast!

Some of the things I love are the midship detective agency (like others have mentioned), the Rainforest Room on this class of ships being my favorite out of the whole fleet, an awesomely designed and themed adult area (better than her sister, the Dream's for all bars except the piano lounge which I think is a bit better on the Dream), and the Aladdin stage show is probably the best single movie inspired show in the fleet in my personal opinion.

I will say despite the ship being my favorite she does have a few things I don't care for/that I think are done better on different classes in the fleet. I find the two other stage shows to be meh and I skip them, since Disney's Believe doesn't do it for me (Disney Dreams on the classics is better) and I just don't care for Frozen at all. One of my ongoing complaints with all Disney ships is the MDRs are slow and the MDR food is below the quality I find on other lines, and they lack other options come dinner time that most cruise lines offer like dinner buffets.

 

[enzy65]

We have only been on the fantasy one time and it was a one and done for us. The reason is we felt so out of place like we had crashed a wedding or family reunion, that was our experience. Never had that issue on any of the other ships. I hope that sailing was just a flook, but after a week we were ready to get off the ship and normally I don’t want to leave.

 

[OKW Lover]

We love Meridian Lounge at the aft of the ship. Perfect place to chill while watching the day's port recede into the sea as you depart. We also enjoy Palo on the Dream/Fantasy ships.

 

[Liastaob]

Currently on the Fantasy and really enjoying it. I think the MDR service is among the best we've had. The food's been quite good as well, always nice and hot.

The theming is a bit less "Disney" than the newer ships, and the adult bar area, while cool, is not really my thing. If you were into adult night life things than the Fantasy/Dream are definitely better than the Wish class. I can see why people like it, although to me it's essentially wasted space...

We unfortunately missed Castaway Cay due to weather, which was a bummer. The one time I was able to snag a cabana...

 

[holula]

The Fantasy is my third favourite ship, after the Magic and Wonder, and the one I’ve spent the most nights on. I’ve always had great service on the Fantasy especially in the MDRs. I love her show line up (Aladdin and Frozen are both top 5 for me, and I enjoy Believe also (I agree with the pp who says Dreams is better though!)) The adult area is well designed and I enjoy the theming even as a European (it is Europe themed). I will say The Tube is always FREEZING compared to the rest of the ship. I love Satellite Falls, it’s super relaxing up there. And the atrium is beautiful.

My only real negative after sailing the Wish class is the shower curtains in the stateroom showers on the original four ships. I hate them! That was a great improvement on the Wish class. I also think the pool deck food could be improved, I know they added the cantina but I still don’t think that’s as good as the Wish class. Oh and the chairs in La Piazza were designed by someone who wanted you to stay for as little time as possible.

Basically, my complaints are minor. She’s a great ship.

 

[ladyofthetramp]

We love the Fantasy-feels like home. Been on her 3 weeks in the last six months. Maybe that's why it feels like home.

 

[brentm77]

Great ship, but getting a bit dated, and food has gone very down hill. It's one of the things that keeps pushing us back to Celebrity (no young kids - so we give up theming we love for better food, same level of service and cleanliness, better pricing, and better itineraries). The food used to be pretty good, but is leaning towards not-so-great these days, particularly on the Fantasy.

Big pros for me are the adult district, adult pool area, overall theming and good feel on the ship, and pretty good shows if you haven't seen them too many times.

 

[CamColt]

The Fantasy (and Dream) are my favorites of the fleet. The main reason is the adult pool area, both the Cove area (mostly for the bar) and Satellite Falls area (for the sun deck and Satellite Falls itself).

I also like having the adult night time entertainment all in 1 area and having a bar that we can sit at as opposed to the seats on the floor. The theming is fun too....it's adult, not Disney in your face.

As for dining, I prefer having a buffet as opposed to the cafeteria style on the newer ships. And I am very happy having quiet low key dinners, without all the hoopla of dinner shows and characters visiting my table. (Crush is easy enough to ignore). And while it's not the only ship that has these, but any cruise I can get the Black Truffle Pasta, is a good cruise! We have B2Bs booked on the Fantasy this summer for a total of 9 nights. I'm curious how many servings of those I will end up having.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Our very first cruise will be on the Fantasy is just 2 weeks away! I can report back how I felt about it and I wished I had kept my original booking on the Wish

 

[DWillowBay]

Fantasy is my favorite ship! She's classy and elegant....and fun! We just sailed her in January for a Pixar Cruise. Absolute delight! I have to say that my favorite lounge is the champagne lounge, Ooh La La! But I'm sure everyone has their own favorites. Have a great cruise and enjoy EVERYTHING!