Great cruise. Terrible room.

Disney Fantasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Disney Fantasy

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 01, 2015

Ship: Disney Fantasy

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10662

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

Overall the experience was great for our family. The service, particularly our server and asst. server exceeded already high expectations. That said, it is tough to swallow paying more for a room upgrade and then having to listen to deck chairs being moved from 10-12pm and 4-6 am every day of the cruise. Th extra balcony was nice, but I would have picked a regular room for less money  on a lower deck had I known that the sound insulation was lacking on 10. Finally, on an 8 day cruise, we had less than 30 hours of port time. St. Thomas had to be boarded by 4:30pm, and pirate night was in st. Martin instead of an at sea day so we had to be back on the boat for those festivities. I would do another Disney cruise, but not this itinerary. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
very loud at night and in the morning due to location where the staff was constantly at work above us.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

1 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Not a lot of time in port, so plan well. The doubloon excursion spent as much time telling us about tips and t shirts as it did snorkeling and the gear was old and lacking in children's sizes.

Castaway Cay (Disney Private Island)

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

WeCruiseToo    9 years ago

Thanks for the nice, honest review.  Glad to hear you’re already thinking about another cruise!

shady2jz    9 years ago

We've been on many cruises With multiple cruise lines and the Disney Fantasy is our favorite. Unmatched service, cleanliness, and food quality.

glomarrone    9 years ago

I enjoyed reading that overall your cruise was great!  Nice to know that you enjoyed the food and service. Thanks for posting. 

Insulation does seem to be a problem on ships.  I have experienced persistent early morning noise on a recent cruise.  At the Q & A session with senior officers, so many of us complained about it that they stopped the moving of deck chairs.  The officers said that they were moving them early in the morning so as not to inconvenience early morning walkers.  I guess that it was alright to inconvenience all the rest of us on the lower deck.  Does this make sense?
 

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