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 mates! 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 wanting ahead to planting all of the issues – the climate has been beautiful – along with pool time with mates. 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.
As we speak, 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 together with your kiddos with out having to schlep your stuff to a number of lodges. You might have 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 a number of occasions, 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 simple 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 journey the water slide a bunch of occasions whereas we get pleasure from a drink of the day. 😉
We did the muster drill, the Sail a Wave social gathering, after which loved exploring the ship till dinner.
TBH dinner the primary evening… was dangerous. Normally the meals are fairly good however this one was borderline inedible. I had the duck which is already sort of a bizarre alternative, and it’s just like the duck was boiled in water. It made me a bit anxious for the remainder of the cruise, however the meals the rest of the time had been as much as the same old 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 Aladdin, which the Pilot and P ditched in favor of taking part in the detective sport. 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 Bahamas, and the youngsters cherished it. It’s a beautiful property with a lot to do: tons of slides, one of the best lazy river, swimming pools, seaside, bay, and so forth. It was very simple to spend your entire day there.
Additionally value mentioning that Atlantis has majorly stepped up their meals sport! I used to be capable of get an superior gf bowl with rice, jerk salmon, and a few yucca chips.
I additionally received a pineaple with rum on the seaside that was magically refilled a number of occasions. 😉
This evening’s present was Frozen and it was one of the best solid I’ve seen. I believe all dad and mom internally groan a bit after they have to listen to, “Let it Go” for the billionth time, however this Elsa’s model gave me full-body chills. I virtually cried. It was that good.
The women cherished 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 as a way 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 vibrant blue, and the seaside had delicate, pink sand. They’ve fairly a number of choices on the island, together with youngsters membership, character interactions, present, and so forth, however we simply spent the day within the water, ate our buffet lunch, and snorkeled.
(I forgot my Rx snorkle 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 like a sea day. We normally 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 beautiful and low-key. They’ve cruises which are like 13 nights of sea days and we have to do one! The whole lot you want is actually 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 unimaginable in terms of 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 severely). The whole lot for meals allergy symptoms is ready in a separate kitchen and the bottom line is that if you already know you need one thing explicit, you order it the evening earlier than together with your server in the primary 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. Sizzling, delicate, contemporary, superb. In addition they have heat gluten-free rolls ready for you at dinner every evening.
Disney cruise outfits:
For cruises, I normally carry one thing cozy through the day, particularly since I’d 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 a bit bit chilly at evening.
Farm Rio costume / Flabelus 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 seaside 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 Vejas or Sambas).
Are Disney cruises value it??
This submit isn’t sponsored or gifted in any means (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 really go above and past with leisure, hospitality, ports of name, and cleanliness. I’ll say that I believe the meals high quality for the primary eating rooms has gone down over the previous couple of years. It’s undoubtedly inferior to it was our first few cruises.
We haven’t tried every other cruise strains as a result of we’ve been pleased with Disney. For the reason that youngsters are getting older, we’d discover another choices – I’ve heard nice issues about Royal – however we will certainly stick Disney, too.
They launched this industrial this previous week which received me all in my feels, but it surely’s a great one:
So inform me, mates: have you ever achieved a Disney cruise? What did you suppose?
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
