Just returned Disney Fantasy April 16, 2022

[Shanet]

Just returned from week long cruise from Port Canaveral to St Maarteen, San Juan and then Castaway Cay.. Some brief notes

1. Families were still separated at each meal. No combined seating yet
2. Ship was at 60% Capacity (Asked around)
3. All staff wore masks, no passengers were required to do so
4. Neither port required Masks. Port Canaveral required masks embarking and disembarking
5. The tall glass 21 oz beer mug was no where to be seen I had my "Beer" token they said supply issues made glass mugs unavailable.
6. Disembarking at all ports including castaway cay was a cattle call.. No need to schedule groups
7. No restrictions on sitting at Disney Theatre. Packed in shoulder to shoulder
8. No restrictions for other activities
9 San Juan was great, only one ship was docked.. Free rein!
10. We dropped $250 deposit for next cruise, can do through app but the confirmation goes to your email address on file, if you are at see you can't get it!! Went to guest services and they handled it.
11. Used the chat feature from the Navigator App to cancel an excursion, great feature!
12. Rainforest room was available, you had to pay ~130 per person to use the rainforest room for the whole week at any time with a wrist bracelet..

Overall great cruise.. Very quiet.. I am thinking the days of the beer mug have gone to the way side and will be no more.. I found it ironic they had special glass mugs for "drink of the day" as a souvenir at extra fee..

Hope this is helpful!
Let me know if you have any questions!!

 

[PrincessAllysMom]

Did you find the staff as friendly and helpful as they say Disney staff are?

 

[harleyquinn]

Just returned from week long cruise from Port Canaveral to St Maarteen, San Juan and then Castaway Cay.. Some brief notes

1. Families were still separated at each meal. No combined seating yet
2. Ship was at 60% Capacity (Asked around)
3. All staff wore masks, no passengers were required to do so
4. Neither port required Masks. Port Canaveral required masks embarking and disembarking
5. The tall glass 21 oz beer mug was no where to be seen I had my "Beer" token they said supply issues made glass mugs unavailable.
6. Disembarking at all ports including castaway cay was a cattle call.. No need to schedule groups
7. No restrictions on sitting at Disney Theatre. Packed in shoulder to shoulder
8. No restrictions for other activities
9 San Juan was great, only one ship was docked.. Free rein!
10. We dropped $250 deposit for next cruise, can do through app but the confirmation goes to your email address on file, if you are at see you can't get it!! Went to guest services and they handled it.
11. Used the chat feature from the Navigator App to cancel an excursion, great feature!
12. Rainforest room was available, you had to pay ~130 per person to use the rainforest room for the whole week at any time with a wrist bracelet..

Overall great cruise.. Very quiet.. I am thinking the days of the beer mug have gone to the way side and will be no more.. I found it ironic they had special glass mugs for "drink of the day" as a souvenir at extra fee..

Hope this is helpful!
Let me know if you have any questions!!

Did you get the Rainforest pass? I’ve been considering it, but trying to decide if it’s worth it for a first time cruiser who will likely be trying to do everything!

Thanks for the report!

 

[Shanet]

I did find them all pleasant! In previous cruises, many staff were from Europe, South America Asia .. Generally from all over the world.. Many from this cruise were from Asia/South Asia primarily, perhaps because of COVID restrictions? Overall staff were very pleasant enjoyable and professional

 

[PrincessAllysMom]

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I did find them all pleasant! In previous cruises, many staff were from Europe, South America Asia .. Generally from all over the world.. Many from this cruise were from Asia/South Asia primarily, perhaps because of COVID restrictions? Overall staff were very pleasant enjoyable and

That‘s good to hear. Will all the hype about the Disney Service, you expect them to be like that.

 

[Shanet]

Did you get the Rainforest pass? I’ve been considering it, but trying to decide if it’s worth it for a first time cruiser who will likely be trying to do everything!

Thanks for the report!

I have done the Rainforest room before.. Might be good to try on a cruise.. Might get bored of it after a day or two..
It is just showers with different smells, hot tubs overlooking the water and heated lounge chairs.. If you are looking for a splurge might be good to do after a daily workout and a smoothie.. If you would visit each day it might be worth it.. I myself would be bored after 2 maybe three times..

 

[Ohmymonty]

Just returned from week long cruise from Port Canaveral to St Maarteen, San Juan and then Castaway Cay.. Some brief notes

1. Families were still separated at each meal. No combined seating yet
2. Ship was at 60% Capacity (Asked around)
3. All staff wore masks, no passengers were required to do so
4. Neither port required Masks. Port Canaveral required masks embarking and disembarking
5. The tall glass 21 oz beer mug was no where to be seen I had my "Beer" token they said supply issues made glass mugs unavailable.
6. Disembarking at all ports including castaway cay was a cattle call.. No need to schedule groups
7. No restrictions on sitting at Disney Theatre. Packed in shoulder to shoulder
8. No restrictions for other activities
9 San Juan was great, only one ship was docked.. Free rein!
10. We dropped $250 deposit for next cruise, can do through app but the confirmation goes to your email address on file, if you are at see you can't get it!! Went to guest services and they handled it.
11. Used the chat feature from the Navigator App to cancel an excursion, great feature!
12. Rainforest room was available, you had to pay ~130 per person to use the rainforest room for the whole week at any time with a wrist bracelet..

Overall great cruise.. Very quiet.. I am thinking the days of the beer mug have gone to the way side and will be no more.. I found it ironic they had special glass mugs for "drink of the day" as a souvenir at extra fee..

Hope this is helpful!
Let me know if you have any questions!!

Sounds like you had a great time! Thanks for sharing.

Did you notice if they were selling popcorn (and popcorn buckets) for shows in the theaters or is eating in the theaters still banned?

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Just got off of the Magic and had some differences from what you're describing on the Fantasy.

2. Ship was at 60% Capacity (Asked around)

The Magic was much fuller (more full?) than this.

4. Neither port required Masks. Port Canaveral required masks embarking and disembarking

Castaway Cay requires masks inside the shops.

5. The tall glass 21 oz beer mug was no where to be seen I had my "Beer" token they said supply issues made glass mugs unavailable.

I had preordered the mug. The glass one was unavailable but they gave me a plastic one and a voucher for my first refill completely free. I thought it was a fair compromise. I was pretty much the only person onboard with one.

8. No restrictions for other activities

Kids under 5 needed to wear a mask in the kids club.

 

[harleyquinn]

I have done the Rainforest room before.. Might be good to try on a cruise.. Might get bored of it after a day or two..
It is just showers with different smells, hot tubs overlooking the water and heated lounge chairs.. If you are looking for a splurge might be good to do after a daily workout and a smoothie.. If you would visit each day it might be worth it.. I myself would be bored after 2 maybe three times..

Thank you. I have a feeling, I would be bored as well. It sounds nice, but I’ll find something else to spend that money on!

 

[randumb0]

I understand there are no large beer mugs but are you not able to order a larger beer with the beer token? Do they give you 2 beers for the price of 1?

 

[randumb0]

@CaptainAmerica Did you hear of an actual guest count?

 

[n2mm]

we leave this Saturday and my sil packed his beer mug.

 

[n2mm]

Did you noticed if the future cruise desk was open? I’ve used the app to purchase placeholders, but with the possible new cruises being released soon, I was hoping there would be someone onboard to Help with a placeholder booking.

 

[mousefan73]

Are people now hanging FEs out? Believe policy changed while you were sailing

 

[CaptainAmerica]

On the Magic:

Sounds like you had a great time! Thanks for sharing.

Did you notice if they were selling popcorn (and popcorn buckets) for shows in the theaters or is eating in the theaters still banned?

Popcorn, popcorn buckets, and candy were all for sale outside of the Walt Disney Theater for all shows as far as I could tell. The stand outside Buena Vista Theater was only open some of the time.

Are people now hanging FEs out?

No. Loads of magnets and other door decorations but no FEs.

 

[Dug720]

Port Canaveral required masks embarking and disembarking

PC is still covered under the federal transportation mask requirement. That's why.

 

[DWillowBay]

Did you noticed if the future cruise desk was open? I’ve used the app to purchase placeholders, but with the possible new cruises being released soon, I was hoping there would be someone onboard to Help with a placeholder booking.

We were on the same Fantasy Cruise from April 9 -16. We tried to connect with a live human at the future cruise desk 3 different times, to no avail. Maybe we just hit it at the wrong times, but could not do the placeholder booking except through the app. Now, when I check on the app, it says, "Placeholder Pending". Guest services told us that it would take 2 business days to receive confirmation through the email on file. ....I hope!

 

[jjay]

I have done the Rainforest room before.. Might be good to try on a cruise.. Might get bored of it after a day or two..
It is just showers with different smells, hot tubs overlooking the water and heated lounge chairs.. If you are looking for a splurge might be good to do after a daily workout and a smoothie.. If you would visit each day it might be worth it.. I myself would be bored after 2 maybe three times..

When did you purchase the pass? Did you have to race up to the Spa to get right away or were they available the whole time?

 

[Shanet]

I understand there are no large beer mugs but are you not able to order a larger beer with the beer token? Do they give you 2 beers for the price of

 

[Shanet]

Thanks for the hint on the two beers. I should have asked.. But I did not get 2 for the price of one