We sailed on the Disney Fantasy 9/29 -- 10/6/12 doing the Western Caribbean. We are a couple in our early 50's celebrating our 24th wedding anniversary. We have sailed over 25 times on mostly Royal Caribbean but also on Princess, HAL, & NCL. This was our 3rd cruise with Disney (previously on Magic & Wonder) without our kids.

Embarkation: We arrived at Orlando airport at 10am on embarkation day and went right to the Disney transportation desk because we purchased Disney transportation to the ship. No need to get our luggage as we placed our luggage tags on the luggage prior to checking them in with the airline. Very easy check-in at the airport; we filled out all our information online before we left home and brought the signature page. They take your picture, set up your onboard charges, and give you your cruise card with a lanyard and little zip pocket for the card, all in a manner of minutes. Then we were given a "Goofy" tag which corresponded to the Goofy bus line & a number 7 that was our boarding number at the pier. We waited only about 10 minutes til we were on the bus and watching a video about the ship. We went thru security at the pier which is very similar to the airport & waited only about 15 minutes til our boarding number was called. Once on the ship we headed to Cabanas to have lunch, toured the ship, and signed up for Palo's and the mixology class.

Stateroom: We had a 09C outside cabin #7000 which was at the front of the ship with a slant front wall with a big porthole. It had the split bath with a toilet and sink in one and a bathtub/shower and sink in the other--both with shelf space over the sink. It had a larger than full-size bed that could be split into twin beds. A full-size couch that could become a single bed, a very long desk top with 3 drawers and a fridge underneath; above were shelves and a cabinet on both sides of the mirror; & a chest in front of the table with more storage. Another counter near the closet had another 3 drawers and more shelves above. There were 2 closets: one with shelves and hanging space; the other with hanging space with a second lower fold-down bar for shirts and a safe. The bed had two end tables with a small shelf above and a small drawer. An interesting feature of the stateroom is there is a slot next to the door that holds a card key that allows the lights and TV to work. I think it also affects the air conditioning. We have had suites, verandah rooms, and inside rooms but outside room are our favorite for the price. We now only book verandah rooms if the price is great because we do not smoke and have been very disappointed many times when heavy smokers were on both sides of our room and we could not use our verandah. Read more