PiperGirlInWondrland
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*~*Tomorrow I Shall Eat Air*~*
A Disney Fantasy Eastern Caribbean Cruise Trip Report
September 7th to September 14th 2019
Hello and Welcome!!! It's been a long time since I last created a Disney Cruise Line Trip Report but that doesn't mean we haven't been cruising with the Mouse! Our latest 7 night Fantasy Cruise was so amazing that I absolutely HAD to share with you all! It was our 8th Disney Cruise, and our 9th is coming up on March 5, 2019 on the Disney Magic. That will be the Grand Slam for us as the Magic is the only ship we haven't sailed on. However, I'm most excited to tell you that we absolutely loved this itinerary soooo much that we will be repeating it on November 1, 2020 only this time it's on the Disney Dream right after Dry Dock! In the meantime, I plan on surviving the days in between Disney Cruises by reliving them with you all on the Disboards!A Disney Fantasy Eastern Caribbean Cruise Trip Report
September 7th to September 14th 2019
Sooooo, let's get this party started!
The stars of the show are always our daughters Zoe and Piper. For the most part, pics will be of them and all things Disney. I'm the one behind the camera (much to their joy) and besides...they are much younger and cuter than me. This cruise was Zoe's high school graduation present and she was 18 at the time of sailing. We originally planned on going over the summer but the difference in price was enough to convince me to pull my kids out of school/college once again....in the name of the mouse! Piper is now 16 so still too young for the adults only areas on the ships but our youngest is getting closer!
So here they are - Meet Piper (16, on the left) and Zoe (18, on the right). Like I said, cute right?
I'm not sure if I've mentioned this in previous trip reports, but I LOVEEEEEEEEEE holidays! Disney during Halloween is my absolute favorite. So when I started seriously looking for the cruise we were going to book, once I saw the much lower price on this cruise combined with the fact that it was a Halloween on the High Seas cruise, it was a no brainer! And, add in the fact that we could hit a Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween party the night before our cruise???? YES PLEASE!!! Disney, take all my money!!
We went around and around in circles on where we were going to stay pre-cruise. Obviously on Disney property, but which hotel was the question. We have had annual passes for probably at least 10 years but after the last price hike I decided to skip them this year. So since we were only buying a Halloween Party ticket for our pre cruise stay, we decided we wanted a resort that we could really enjoy a relaxing pool day at prior to the party. We have stayed many, many times at almost every resort on property and Animal Kingdom Lodge is my all time favorite. However, my husband Andy was putting in his vote to stay somewhere we haven't stayed before. We finally settled on the Yacht Club as it is one of the few we haven't tried and hey, it's supposed to have the best pool on property right?
What we learned on this trip is that despite the cool location and nice pool, it just wasn't for us at all. I found myself really wishing for the AKL Jambo House with it's beautiful lobby, the animals, the gorgeous pool and the nightvision goggles for animal viewing. I know many people love the Yacht Club and this might not be a popular opinion but it felt very basic to us...and the food choices? Very, very limited unless you wanted to walk to the Boardwalk. But that's where I am going to start us on this report....let's take in the Yacht Club....
This was probably my favorite part about the room at the Yacht Club - this framed print with a nautical theme. I would love to have this at home....so cute! And it seemed like a fitting start to a Disney Cruise vacation!
I also gave the Yacht Club a few bonus points for the super cute Mickey Mouse lemon water in the lobby.
We were hungry so that is where we started our journey looking into the food options. We wandered around both the Yacht Club and the Beach Club. Beaches & Cream was closed for refurbishment so that was out. Our hunt for food did give me a good chance to take some pics around the resort area though.
We finally ended up settling on a meatball sub and a flatbread pizza at the Beach Club Marketplace. According to my receipt is was $55.83 for 3 subs, a cheese flatbread and 4 drinks. Let's just say none of us were impressed with any of it so we would end up heading over to the Boardwalk later.
The pool area - I did appreciate that in order to get into the pool area they scan your band and then give you a wrist band to wear to ensure it is only being used by resort guests. Our favorite part of the pool was the "lazy river" where you could float around on tubes and we spent the evening in the pool.
The night we arrived there was a beautiful, what I refer to as "Cotton Candy Sky". Our room did have a nice location that overlooked the pool area so we soaked that in from the balcony of our room. We decided to get dressed and do some more exploring. I'm at my photo limit for this post but stay tuned...I'll be right back!