We just got back from the Western Caribbean itinerary on the Fantasy, seven in our party between the ages of 9 and 74. Everyone had a phenomenal time. The ship was beyond belief as was the service. Our wait staff was comprised of Tumelo and Ygel and they were outstanding. They truly spoiled us and became friends with us in short order. For comparison points, we did the Disney Dream in July 2011 and the ships are very similar. The Fantasy better utilizes the spaces that were fairly “dead” on the Dream with things like the Aqua Lab.

• Emabarkation:

Much better than it was 2 years ago, to a phenomenal level now. We went on the Dream about 4 months after its Christening and they were clearly working some kinks out with dealing with larger crowds. Back then the terminal was swamped and the doors didn’t open for onboarding until 12:45 or so. This time we got to the terminal at 10:35 for an 11AM scheduled slot, went right in, checked in within 10 minutes and sat down in a much less crowded building. Doors opened for onboarding at 11:30 sharp. We were on the ship with full bellies by 12:30 starting to wander around the ship. All bags were in our cabin by 3PM. Read more