Entertainment on 7 day cruises

[Rob1872]

Might be just looking in the wrong place or using the wrong search terms, but I'm not finding anything on this.

We did a 3 night cruise on Magic and there was a live show every night. We are doing a 7 night cruise on Fantasy in 3 months and I'm trying to figure out the night time entertainment. On the Disney Cruise website it lists 3 shows on Fantasy. Is the theater dark the other nights, do they repeat shows, or do they do something else on the other nights?

 

[wjs3]

No, there are different shows and movies (sometimes) that fill in. Guest entertainers for a night or two, etc.

You might look at navigators from similar cruises to get an idea.

http://disneycruiselineblog.com/personal-navigators/

 

[Rob1872]

Thanks!

 

[mmouse37]

You will have a Welcome show which is sort of corny but fun. Some characters are in it.
You will have the three main production shows
You will possibly have a movie night in the WDT
You will most likely have a variety act or comedian one or two nights.

MJ

 

[SteveMP]

I seem to remember a welcome/ introduction show with a peek at some magician/comedian/talent show,Golden mickeys, 1 or 2 broadway shows, full show from performer of intro show, movie, another variety act they pick up along the way

 

[jrabbit]

The wonder's welcome aboard show is now a preview of the three main stage productions. And also a bit from the variety show performers that are on board (typically there are two acts onboard until the middle of a 7 night cruise, when they leave two others take their place.)

 

[Dug720]

The wonder's welcome aboard show is now a preview of the three main stage productions. And also a bit from the variety show performers that are on board (typically there are two acts onboard until the middle of a 7 night cruise, when they leave two others take their place.)

Good to know I won't be missing anything since my plan is to book a Palo dinner on the early-ish side so I can go to the MDR to meet my servers and order for night 2 on the first night.

 

[taggie4]

Good to know I won't be missing anything since my plan is to book a Palo dinner on the early-ish side so I can go to the MDR to meet my servers and order for night 2 on the first night.

That's a good plan. I am GF also and the first night always takes so long to get food due to the allergy request/no pre-order.

 

[Dug720]

That's a good plan. I am GF also and the first night always takes so long to get food due to the allergy request/no pre-order.

If I don't do Palo, I just hope that there is something automatically GF on the menu that I'll eat (i.e.: no fish, no veal) and order that. I don't try to do special orders the first night. (Or worst case I'll go with the steak or maybe the chicken (though I hate chicken on the bone) from the lighter fare menu.)

 

[taggie4]

If I don't do Palo, I just hope that there is something automatically GF on the menu that I'll eat (i.e.: no fish, no veal) and order that. I don't try to do special orders the first night. (Or worst case I'll go with the steak or maybe the chicken (though I hate chicken on the bone) from the lighter fare menu.)

I pretty much only order what is labeled GF and still it takes so long the first night. They say it's something about the chef having to look it over etc.

 

[Dug720]

I pretty much only order what is labeled GF and still it takes so long the first night. They say it's something about the chef having to look it over etc.

Interesting. In Feb I ordered GF off the menu and it didn't seem to take any longer. Maybe it depends on how comfortable your servers are with allergy protocol? I know mine were awesome - and handled it completely all on their own, which is a good thing since we never saw the head server until about halfway through the cruise.

 

[taggie4]

Interesting. In Feb I ordered GF off the menu and it didn't seem to take any longer. Maybe it depends on how comfortable your servers are with allergy protocol? I know mine were awesome - and handled it completely all on their own, which is a good thing since we never saw the head server until about halfway through the cruise.

Could be. When I preorder it is still the GF items. What sorts of things do you order aside from the GF list? I pretty much feel like those are my only choices.

 

[Dug720]

Could be. When I preorder it is still the GF items. What sorts of things do you order aside from the GF list? I pretty much feel like those are my only choices.

Pretty much just that. Sometimes things like the French Onion soup which can be done - they just do no crouton. Salad without the croutons. Sometimes desserts without the accompanying pastry. I've generally found enough things I like on the Disney menus (the Triton's/Lumiere's/Royal Whichever one aside) that I don't need to go off menu much.

On RCCL I did ask for and get grilled chicken caesar a couple of nights. But I've never been one to be all "can you make me a curry or something else totally not on the menu anywhere" either directly or through a "gosh I love Indian food and wish they had it on menu" kind of hint. I'll usually come up with adaptations all on my own - like the "this without croutons/pastry" thing.

 

[taggie4]

Pretty much just that. Sometimes things like the French Onion soup which can be done - they just do no crouton. Salad without the croutons. Sometimes desserts without the accompanying pastry. I've generally found enough things I like on the Disney menus (the Triton's/Lumiere's/Royal Whichever one aside) that I don't need to go off menu much.

On RCCL I did ask for and get grilled chicken caesar a couple of nights. But I've never been one to be all "can you make me a curry or something else totally not on the menu anywhere" either directly or through a "gosh I love Indian food and wish they had it on menu" kind of hint. I'll usually come up with adaptations all on my own - like the "this without croutons/pastry" thing.

Gotcha, those are good ideas. I think when things are labeled GF I feel more limited. Such as I would never think of French Onion Soup without the crouton, but would love it.

 

[Dug720]

Gotcha, those are good ideas. I think when things are labeled GF I feel more limited. Such as I would never think of French Onion Soup without the crouton, but would love it.

That one was pretty easy since in most cases, the crouton is the only gluten-containing thing in it. If there is something I really want that isn't marked but isn't obviously unadaptable (Beef Wellington for instance - not really adaptable unless they make the whole thing with a GF pastry wrap), I'll ask if it can be adapted. Most of the time it can - often it's just changing out the side with it...I had that a couple of times on RCCL: the protein was clearly not something containing gluten, so I asked if it could be adapted somehow - once was leaving off the sauce and once was changing the sides.