Disney Fantasy "See Ya Later"

 While Disney Fantasy still has the paper Navigators and the "wave phones", the new Disney Cruise App will soon make both obsolete. Everything in the Navigator (and a lot more) is on the App---you can even bookmark activities and will be alerted 10 minutes before the activity.  Our cruise also debuted the messaging between passengers (which had glitches so we didn't use it).  So, the "wave phone" technology may be on its way out.

 Our last night (after Castaway Cay) was dinner in Animator's Palate which had an interesting "program".  Above were our dining partners who were finishing a year and a half living in Boston and would be returning to Korea before Christmas.  Below is Roman---we are all working on our cartoon people which would later be animated and featured in a show.

 The screen above meant the show with our drawings would begin.  Although I took videos, they didn't turn out.  Below is Roman's with the orange face!  Then our names were listed at the end as the animators!

Delaney, Roman, Lee, Yoon, Jason, Rebecca, Jaclyn, Dave Minsir

 There was also a cupcake activity for dessert---frosting and decorating them!

 We had wonderful servers:  Guiseppe from Italy and Tino from the Philippines.  After dinner, Roman came to our room where we played Uno while his Mom and Dad packed.

 We had a great trip, loved having special time with the Lewis Family on such an interesting ship.

Cast Away Cay Part 3

Although this was our first visit to Castaway Cay, it won't be our last, so I wanted to photograph a little of everything so we knew what to expect the next time we go.  The Lewis' family had many adventures in and out of the water, but so did Dave and I.  We rode the tram to several places to see it all.

 In addition to the usual beach things, there was shopping, hiking, cycling, shopping, eating and getting married!

Serenity Bay for Adults only

Serenity Bay

Serenity Bay

For the real and fictional history of Castaway Cay, click here.

Castaway Cay Part II

 Castway Cay is Disney's private island with many activities like swimming, water slides, snorkeling, jet skis, bicycling or just sunning on the beach.  There are restaurants, private cabanas and adult only areas (Serenity Bay).  A tram can take people from one area to another, mostly along an old run-way. For many on Disney cruises, this is their top destination in the Caribbean.

Falmouth and Castaway Cay (Part 1)

 Falmouth Jamaica is a cruise-ship designed "village" with shops, restaurants and even a swim pool.  It is gated, totally safe and a fun port. The Lewis family went on several excursions, but we stayed behind and just enjoyed the port.

Margaritaville, Falmouth

Margaritaville

Margaritaville with Fantasy in the back

Then, we went to another cruise ship constructed view of paradise:  Castaway Cay, Disney's private island.  Notice the funny looking palm tree---it is a communications tower.

A brief walk to a shuttle.

This is a wonderful island filled with adventure:  snorkeling, bicycle riding, swimming, lots of water activities!

Disney Fantasy---behind the scenes

 No behind the scene tours, but we did see (notice) some things on this ship we'd not noticed or seen before.

I wondered how so few life boats could hold so many passengers.  One was open for me to peer into---the seating would be tight, but I'm sure there would be room for all of us.

 

 The restrooms were wonderful---from the art deco black and white whimsey with hidden Mickeys to the elegant restrooms in the adult area of the ship---this is all mosaic with doors which were circular.

 After seeing one show from the handicapped area (obscured), we asked to be seated in the main area which was more complicated than we had suspected.  Dave was taken down one elevator, pushed by Tyler (seen above) across a storage area and then up on another elevator to the main seating area.

We also decided to take a class in folding towels into animals---it was more difficult than we had imagined.  I am holding a dog and Dave an elephant.

 The glassed in areas above are the bottoms of hot tubs----at night they glowed with moving legs---which we could see from our balcony.

But, as with most cruises, the best part are the hundreds of staff who make a cruise wonderful---the individuals who helped Dave in the restrooms, the wait staff like Tino---not tomention the hundreds who do laundry, paint the ship and provide security.