We have previously cruised on Carnival and RCL as singles and as a couple. This was our second Disney cruise. We were on the four day Dream in November. Family consists of me (47), DH 45 and DD 8. We really enjoyed the Dream and wanted to check out the Fantasy so we rebooked for Western Caribbean 5/26. This review will include parts of the Dream for comparison. The Dream and the Fantasy are very similar with the main change being the overall decor and the addition of Aqua Lab, Satellite Falls and another pool. The theme in the adult areas differ as well.

Embarkation -- we had a rental car for the Dream and parked at the Radisson and used their shuttle. It worked fine and was a good price but I didn't enjoy waiting for the shuttle and loading folks from Carnival after disembarking. We used DCL transport for the Fantasy. It's pricey if you have a large group but we decided to take the plunge for the three of us. We really liked not having to worry about our luggage from the time we checked it at the airport until it arrived in our cabin.

We had checked in online and completed check in with KTTW cards and lanyards at the DCL transport desk at MCO. We were boarding group 9. By the time we arrived at the cruise terminal and checked DD into the kids club, they were calling our group. We skipped the boarding picture as we had one from the Dream and headed straight onboard. I wanted to wait list for parasailing and Jet Ski at Castaway Cay so we headed up to Port Adventures. While I did that, DH and DD went to Oceanear's Club b/c DD Mickey band was too tight. Read more