Sharing a recap of Disney cruise #7! Disney Fantasy to Nassau and Lookout Cay. Try all of my high Disney Cruise ideas on this submit.
Hello pals! Comfortable Monday! How are you? I hope you’re having a beautiful begin to the week. The children are off for spring break (bless it) and we’re trying ahead to planting all of the issues – the climate has been beautiful – along with pool time with pals. We needed to take a giant journey however P mentioned she was, “traveled out” (does such a factor exist?!) however after giving her some days to sit back, we’ll in all probability go to San Diego for an evening or two.
At the moment, I needed to share a recap of our newest Disney Cruise. It was fortunate #7 and it was an amaaaazing one. I by no means thought I’d be a *cruise particular person* however right here we’re. I LOVE IT. It’s an incredible alternative to see elements of the world along with your kiddos with out having to schlep your stuff to a number of motels. You’ve the identical hub every evening, with leisure, meals, and beautiful acommodations on board. Disney cruises are an enormous a part of the explanation why we’ve taken our children to such superb locations since they had been little, together with Italy, France, Greece, Bahamas just a few instances, Mexico, and Alaska, along with Disney’s islands at Castaway Cay and Lookout Cay.
This cruise was a brief one, and it was the right size to sneak in on their Rodeo Break.
Disney Fantasy Cruise Nassau and Lookout Cay
Embarkation day:
We traveled out of Port Canaveral, which was a reasonably straightforward flight. We had a reasonably early port arrival time, so we received on the ship and instantly went as much as the pool for buffet lunch and swimming. The pool isn’t busy throughout this time, so the youngsters can experience the water slide a bunch of instances whereas we get pleasure from a drink of the day. 😉
We did the muster drill, the Sail a Wave get together, after which loved exploring the ship till dinner.
TBH dinner the primary evening… was dangerous. Often the meals are fairly good however this one was borderline inedible. I had the duck which is already sort of a bizarre selection, and it’s just like the duck was boiled in water. It made me a bit frightened for the remainder of the cruise, however the meals the rest of the time had been as much as the standard commonplace. (Additionally fortunately they’ve room service and fast chew choices on the pool deck. We had some late-night fries and burgers that evening.)
The primary evening’s present was Aladdinwhich the Pilot and P ditched in favor of enjoying the detective recreation. Liv and I loved the present. The genie was hilarious.
Nassau:
Day 2 was in Nassau and we deliberate an tour to Atlantis. We went to Atlantis final time we had been within the Bahamasand the youngsters beloved it. It’s a beautiful property with a lot to do: tons of slides, the perfect lazy river, swimming pools, seashore, bay, and many others. It was very straightforward to spend the whole day there.
Additionally value mentioning that Atlantis has majorly stepped up their meals recreation! I used to be in a position to get an superior gf bowl with rice, jerk salmon, and a few yucca chips.
I additionally received a pineaple with rum on the seashore that was magically refilled just a few instances. 😉
This evening’s present was Frozen and it was the perfect forged I’ve seen. I feel all dad and mom internally groan just a little once they have to listen to, “Let it Go” for the billionth time, however this Elsa’s model gave me full-body chills. I nearly cried. It was that good.
The ladies beloved the present a lot that they went once more to the late present. The Pilot and I had dinner by ourselves, which was bizarre however good.
Lookout Cay:
It was our first time visint Disney’s latest island: Lookout Cay. They’ve a big bridge to get to the island with a purpose to protect the coral reef. It’s a little bit of a stroll (about 7-10 min) with a beautiful view.
The water was PRISTINE: crystal clear and shiny blue, and the seashore had mushy, pink sand. They’ve fairly just a few choices on the island, together with youngsters membership, character interactions, present, and many others, however we simply spent the day within the water, ate our buffet lunch, and snorkeled.
(I forgot my Rx snorkel masks however introduced these Rx goggles which permit me to be a enjoyable mother however nonetheless see)
Sea Day:
Our final day was at sea, and I am keen on a sea day. We often sleep in, get pleasure from breakfast,
go to the fitness center, bingo, the youngsters may hang around on the pool or go to youngsters membership, and it’s simply so very pretty and low-key. They’ve cruises which can be like 13 nights of sea days and we have to do one! The whole lot you want is de facto on the ship.
This evening was additionally pirate evening, with a enjoyable pirate present on the pool deck and fireworks.
Liv and the Pilot skipped this one, however P and I had a blast.
Consuming gluten-free on a Disney Cruise:
Disney is unbelievable with regards to meals allergy symptoms. I’m all the time clear that P and I aren’t allergic, however they deal with sensitivities as allergy symptoms (very significantly). The whole lot for meals allergy symptoms is ready in a separate kitchen and the secret is that if you realize you need one thing explicit, you order it the evening earlier than along with your server in the principle eating room.
Nearly something might be made gluten-free together with the well-known Mickey churro waffles.
Final time we had been on the Dream, they had been simply okay, however this time, they had been GOOD. Scorching, mushy, recent, superb. Additionally they have heat gluten-free rolls ready for you at dinner every evening.
Disney cruise outfits:
For cruises, I often convey one thing comfortable in the course of the day, particularly since I would work out. So I’ll put on lululemon and a Disney hoodie or pullover on the ship. At evening, I’ll change for dinner right into a costume and both a light-weight jacket, or a costume that has sleeves as a result of it’s all the time just a little bit chilly at evening.
Farm Rio costume / The fan flats
Farm Rio romper from RTR / identical flats
Farm Rio costume / identical flats
I additionally introduced this swimsuit and wore it on Atlantis day with jean shorts. It’s my favourite “mother swimsuit” – comfy, flattering, and covers my booty whereas I’m doing slides and making sand castles with the crew.
For excursions, I’ll change it up relying on the place we’re going, but when it’s a seashore day, I’ll simply put on my swimsuit with jean shorts and a coverup, or if it’s not swimming or beach-related, I’ll put on a costume or a set with sneakers (like Garden or Sambas).
Are Disney cruises value it??
This submit isn’t sponsored or gifted in any manner (I want haha) however in the event you’re contemplating a Disney cruise with your loved ones, I extremely advocate it. Even in the event you’re not a *Disney particular person* they honestly go above and past with leisure, hospitality, ports of name, and cleanliness. I’ll say that I feel the meals high quality for the principle eating rooms has gone down over the previous couple of years. It’s positively inferior to it was our first few cruises.
We haven’t tried another cruise strains as a result of we’ve been pleased with Disney. For the reason that youngsters are getting older, we would discover another choices – I’ve heard nice issues about Royal – however we will certainly stick Disney, too.
They launched this business this previous week which received me all in my feels, nevertheless it’s a superb one:
So inform me, pals: have you ever finished a Disney cruise? What did you assume?
Are there any cruise strains you’d advocate with older youngsters?
xoxo
Gina
Extra:
Disney Magic Bahamas and Castaway Cay
Disney Dream Italy and Greece Mediterranean cruise
Disney Want Castaway Cay and Bahamas cruise
Disney Fantasy Spain, Italy and France recap
