This is our 2nd Disney cruise, our first on the Fantasy. Our group was myself and my two adult children. The magic of Disney is ageless, and I find that the older one gets, the more you appreciate it, understanding how much work, dedication, excellence, goes into creating something so flawlessly amazing. The Fantasy is a gorgeous ship - art nouveau throughout, lots of wood, wide decks - especially the Promenade Deck 4; stunning throughout every public space, every design detail attended to. Service staff is excellent at every level, so much so that we were even on a first name basis with one of the women who walk around Deck 3 with a sweeper brush!

The shows at night in the Walt Disney Theater are Broadway calibre productions - the talent, the staging, the costumes - amazing. True though, the music is not live - no live orchestra on board - the music is pre-produced. The activities staff is incredible, managing more activities than you could ever hope to participate in, and doing it all so effortlessly. There are activities designed for families and ones designed for adults. There is a gorgeous section of the ship for adults only - no children are allowed in at any time of day or night, and I saw staff several times gently but firmly telling parents that brought kids into the adult section, that they had to leave. Good thing, too, as hey, the kids have pretty much the whole boat!!, so it’s wonderful that Disney has provided a respite for the adults! The adult section includes a nightclub area called Europa, with several amazing bars such as the super unique Skyline and an Irish pub, O’Gills. Ooh LaLa is a wine/champagne bar which is impeccably appointed. And for sailaways, Currents on Deck 13 is a great spot. A well kept secret is the Meridian bar on Deck 12 - again, adults only. It has an outside patio, small, away from all crowds, which affords stunning aft ocean views. There is even an adults only theater where every night there is an adult show, games, dancing - this is adult in the sense that children under 18 are not allowed - the content is not R-rated, ha, no! There is an adults only coffee shop, pool, and a super unique area in the very front of the ship, Deck 13, called Satellite Falls - again, adults only - where those huge white bulbous radar circular thingies that you see on all ships, are actually incorporated into the design. Disney found a way to make it look like these giant gizmos actually belong here, making them a design element! There are fountains and wading areas around the radar, lots of lounge chairs, a gorgeous getaway.

We need to book a handicapped accessible cabin as my daughter uses a walker and a wheelchair for distances. We were able to borrow a wheelchair from Guest Relations for the duration of the cruise to use for our shore excursions. Our cabin was very spacious and we were thrilled to see that the bathroom was so much better designed than our accessible cabin on the Magic - we had lots of storage in this bathroom, whereas on the Magic, we had none, none at all. There was plenty of closet and cabinet space in our cabin, it was a true pleasure. My daughter had plenty of room to maneuver her equipment, and it was also very easy and therefore pleasant, to utilize the balcony. Read more