We sailed on the Fantasy
Lookout Cay at
Lighthouse Point Inaugural cruise 8-15 June. There were two stops at LC, Mon, 6/10 and Thurs, 6/13. People were eager to get off the ship and experience LC. All Ashore was 8:30 but we left the ship around 9:30. The walk on the pier was about 15 mins, and they were handing out cold washcloths midway down the pier. It was a nice way to cool off during the walk since it was hot that day. They collected the cloths before we went through the area leading to the Mabrika Cove tram area. We waited for 10mins to get on a tram. It was the first day so there wasn't much organization as far as getting on the trams. For example, people arriving after us got on trams before we did but the trams arrived fairly regularly. The tram ride was another 15 mins to the Goombay Cultural Center. Along the way, you could see work being done on the nature trail and bike trail. The bike trail wasn't finished so no bike rentals available.
The beach is beautiful but not enough umbrellas/chairs on the beach side. The dune side had more chairs/umbrellas and that's where we found a spot. We walked to the Serenity Bay to look around. It was 11am and people were already in line for lunch which didn't start til 11:30 and tables were saved so we went to True-True Too BBQ for lunch. The food was great, and yes, the flies were everywhere. I'm sure you've seen the videos. We got extra napkins to cover our food while we ate. There wasn't available seating around True-True Too BBQ so we took our plates back to our beach chairs. I've read that the fly problem is better now. Some people went back to the ship to eat lunch.
We went to the Sights and Sounds of Junkanoo Workshop and RUSH! A Junkanoo Celebration held in the Goombay Cultural Center. We went to the sessions at 1:30pm and 2pm but there's an earlier session of both. Afterwards we went back to the beach. We didn't feel rushed to do everything since we had a second stop at LC later in the week.
The second day at LC, 6/13 was overcast and very windy which helped with the heat and the fly issue. We were off the ship 8:30 that day. No cold cloths on the pier that day but they did put a water station on the pier. The trams, beach didn't seem as crowded and later back on the ship we heard that 25% of the people stayed on the ship. We did the character meet/greets, walked to the lighthouse, and beach time on the family beach. Chair/umbrella on the dune side.
Overall it was a good cruise but
DCL could certainly have done better preparing LC. The nature and bike trails should've been done before this cruise. There should've been more beach chairs/umbrellas. There was a long line at guest services after the first day so I'm sure DCL has heard the feedback, and it appears they're making improvements. Glad to answer any questions.
