Just off the fantasy any questions?

[DHSbutcher]

thank you! I am 21 but my brother is 19 and he was wanting me to get drinks for him. not happening though since i dont wanna be kicked off haha

He can drink while in the foreign ports Drinking age is 18+ when off the ship.

 

[princesspiglet]

Yes, there is a Brett that is a club host. He is really great- lots of energy, very fun guy. He was also our "usher" for our port excursions and actually made the cattle call fun! Brent Davies- the Cruise Director, has left DCL and is now in charge of entertainment for Disney California Adventure.

 

[BarbossasWench]

Is Brett (club host) still with DCL? He made our cruise very special - he's very personable and fun. He always said Hello! when he saw us and tried to help in any way he could. It's that personal Disney touch (pixie dust) that makes me cruise with DCL only, no matter the expense. It's what makes the cruise really memorable.

 

[Kimberly9701]

Does it matter if on Deck 9 or 10? My son and I are staying in a veranda room mid ship..currently booked in room 9544. I'm almost considering switching to deck 10 for the convenience of being closer (will probably take the stairs due to crowds). The reason I booked deck 9 in the first place was due to people saying deck 10 could be loud.

 

[kem717]

I just got off the Wonder on Sunday and Brett was the club host. I really enjoyed him! Very nice and great personality. Wish I would've gotten his info to keep in touch to try and get him on our next cruise.

 

[Lv2trvl2]

How were the cokes at the self serve station? I've read numerous times that they taste awful on Fantasy and that staff says they are trying to fix it.

 

[jkburns]

For some reason I thought Ray - the former CD - was working in a leadership role at Disney California.

 

[taishartrueblood]

Lv2, I am not a big soda drinker, but I had cokes and they tasted totally normal to me.

To whomever it was who asked earlier, no, there is no place in tortula near the docks that I could find to buy beer.

 

[danajay]

What time were you allowed ashore in Castaway Cay? It says 10:45, but is it really that late?

 

[taishartrueblood]

It depends on the weather really. If the captain has favorable winds/currents he will get you off sooner, if not he will get you off later. On the Fantasy, recently, we were originally scheduled to disembark at 9:30 but the weather made us late so we had to wait until 10:30... so they added an extra hour to reembark the boat at the end of the day.

 

[Kimberly9701]

Is pirate night during an at sea or in port day? I thought I read a review which stated it was same night as in Cozumel on a trip.

 

[scgustafson]

Is pirate night during an at sea or in port day? I thought I read a review which stated it was same night as in Cozumel on a trip.

It is cruise itinerary dependent. Some itineraries have no Sea Days, while others have many. On those with no Sea Days, it has to be on a port day. On something like a Trans-Atlantic, it will fall on a Sea Day.

 

[Kimberly9701]

It is cruise itinerary dependent. Some itineraries have no Sea Days, while others have many. On those with no Sea Days, it has to be on a port day. On something like a Trans-Atlantic, it will fall on a Sea Day.

So on the Fantasy Western Caribbean would that be on a port day? I'm planning on my son getting a pirate makeover at BBB, but if on a port day that could be difficult I would think.

 

[scgustafson]

So on the Fantasy Western Caribbean would that be on a port day? I'm planning on my son getting a pirate makeover at BBB, but if on a port day that could be difficult I would think.

Looking at the Personal Navigators on disneycruiselineblog.com, it looks like all of the Westerns are on the Cozumel port day.

 

[wcw57]

i see lotsa questions that interest me but don't see the answers..

 

[Ronferr80]

Going on the Fantasy for our first Disney Cruise in April!!! I have a 11-11:15 port arrival time. Should I arrive earlier then that?? Did you do any of the ticketed events such as Character Breakfast or Frozen meet and greet?? Were they tough to get?

 

[chunkymonkey]

Going on the Fantasy for our first Disney Cruise in April!!! I have a 11-11:15 port arrival time. Should I arrive earlier then that?? Did you do any of the ticketed events such as Character Breakfast or Frozen meet and greet?? Were they tough to get?

I just got off the Fantasy 3 weeks ago. The port arrival time is just a guideline, but in your case I wouldn't show up at 9am or anything. Anywhere after 10:30 should be fine. Arriving early just gives you more breathing time to check in and take a seat and makes the crowds more manageable at the port. Also there will usually be a character or 2 that you can get a picture with in the terminal. We found the security to be quite fast so no issues there. I think the earlier you are the less crowded the terminal is. They don't actually start boarding the ship until about 11:30 or so. I like to arrive early. I think if you arrive and check in earlier you get an earlier boarding number so you get on the ship early. It's nice when the ship is empty and you can explore. Note that staterooms won't be ready until 1:30pm so you will have to carry your alcohol, and any carry-on items around with you for a while in case you do board early.

The first thing you should do on board is go to Port Adventures and get your ticketed events. The only tickets for meet n greets is the princess gathering and Anna and Elsa. They will give you the first available time but you should let them know if you want a specific date or time. They're usually done on a sea day I believe. Also if you want to sign up for the Disney Jr. breakfast then this is where you'd do that too, but we did not participate in that. The tickets were not tough to get, but there may be a small line at Port Adventures that you'll have to wait on. Other character meet n greets won't have tickets (unless you are on a Star Wars Day at Sea Sailing) but they will have times listed on the navigator on where and when they are appearing throughout the cruise. Go early to not wait on line, obviously.

You can read about our embarkation process for the Fantasy here. Our port arrival time was 10:45-11:15. We got there at 10:30am, checked in and received boarding group 4. In contrast, last year on the Magic, we were assigned port arrival time of 12:30-1pm, arrived at 12:30 and got boarding group 16. They had already called our boarding group when we checked in so we didn't have time to get any character pictures at the terminal. The terminal was also much more crowded at the later time.

Also most people would want to have lunch at this time. Cabanas, the buffet, is open and is usually the most crowded but there's a lot of space. Also some other dining rooms may be open for lunch too. Lost of areas, like the Oceaneer club will be open house so anyone can go in to take a look. I loved this time as we could see areas that we won't normally be able to go to (we were 3 adults in our party).

Have a great cruise!

Is pirate night during an at sea or in port day? I thought I read a review which stated it was same night as in Cozumel on a trip.

I think it's usually a port day. For example the Westerns, it's usually Day 5, after Falmouth Jamaica, but if it's a Star Wars Cruise then they moved it to Day 3, after Cozumel. If you're on a Star Wars cruise, then they kinda dumb down the Pirate theme on that night (although guests still dressed up), and the focus is on Star Wars Day at Sea events on Day 5. However, if you were not on a Star Wars cruise, then Pirate night has all the fanfare and bells and whistles you'd expect

 

[cwkehoe]

How were the cokes at the self serve station? I've read numerous times that they taste awful on Fantasy and that staff says they are trying to fix it.

We just got off the Fantasy last Saturday. My mom said the Cokes were awful!

 

[Bettyscruise]

First time on Fantasy for us in September. Where is the self serve drink station, outside of Cabanas as on the Magic?

 

[cwkehoe]

First time on Fantasy for us in September. Where is the self serve drink station, outside of Cabanas as on the Magic?

The drink stations were closer to the pools...so in between the midship and aft elevators.