This guest trip report was written by Cynthia, who sailed the Disney Fantasy on July 27, 2019, on the 11 night Southern Caribbean itinerary. You may remember her as the guest blogger who shared her previous experience with the medical center on the Disney Fantasy, which you can read about here. She has now graciously offered to share her adventures with us! This is a unique itinerary not often offered on the Fantasy so I am very excited to get to share this with you!
Day 10: At Sea
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It’s hard to believe, but we are already on day ten of our cruise. We have done so many exciting things and visited many new ports in the past nine days. It is going to be hard to say goodbye to the Fantasy. Thank goodness we have two full days ahead of us.
Today is the last of our four days at sea. We have deemed this to be a “do nothing day.”
We slept in, but got up in time for a quick breakfast at Cabanas.
Following breakfast was another of the “extra” activities you normally find only on the longer cruises – the Boat Building Bash at Donald’s Pool on Deck 11. This activity was ongoing over the past several days. Basically, families and individuals entered a contest to build a boat. They worked on their creations for several days, and today was the day each boat sailed its maiden voyage in Donald’s Pool.
This is how the competition worked: Those that entered the competition were allowed to construct and decorate their boats out of any materials they could find on board the Fantasy. Materials such as plastic bottles, popcorn container, wooden coffee stirrers, coke cans, fish extender gifts, floaties, hand sanitizer bottles, and beer bottles were incorporated into many of the boat designs. All boats were brought to the Donald Pool for inspection and scoring by the Captain, Chief Engineer, and Cruise Director. Each boat received scores for creativity and design.
Under the watchful eye of the head lifeguard, all boats were set afloat in the pool to test sea-worthiness. The kicker was that each design needed to include a space to place a full coke can. In order to be eligible for the “best in show” prize, the boat had to be able to float while carrying the coke can. If the weight of the coke can made a boat capsize, you were out of the competition.
The grand prize went to a family from Washington that designed and built a large boat out of hundreds of wooden coffee stirrers – no wonder there was a shortage of coffee stirrers! Their nautical design and craftsmanship was very impressive.
Following the boat competition was one of my favorite activities: Jack – Jack’s Diaper Dash in the Lobby Atrium.
There were six racers and hundreds of spectators. The raucous crowd filled the Lobby Atrium and decks 4 & 5 looking down into the Atrium.
As always, it was an exciting and funny race enjoyed by all.
The next event on the schedule was “Anyone Can Cook: Battle of the Chefs” in the D Lounge. The guest “chefs” for this battle were the Captain and Hotel Manager Pierre. The Captain and the Hotel Manager prepared – with the assistance of a chef – separate two course meals for a panel of judges made up of three passengers. Bragging rights were on the line. Captain Thord prepared a double cheeseburger with grilled onions and a salmon dish. Pierre opted for a seafood pasta and duck salad. The spectators were treated to complimentary wine and appetizers. After a long discussion, the judges ruled the competition a tie.
Following the cook off, we went to the Tube for a Q & A session with Telly Leung, the Broadway actor that was performing onboard. Telly spent time talking about how he decided to become a Boadway actor, his education, his acting experience, and other opportunities in the entertainment industry he has experienced. He was kind enough to sign autographs and take pictures with everyone who attended. My daughter was thrilled.
Because this was an eleven day cruise, we did pack a bit more than we pack for a seven day cruise. I was really dreading the process of packing and there was no way I was going to leave all the packing for tomorrow, so I decided to go back to the cabin and pack about two-thirds of all of our “stuff” so we would only have a small amount of packing to finish after our day on Castaway Cay. Mission accomplished.
Dinner attire was semi-formal tonight and dinner was at the Royal Court. For my appetizer, I selected the Aged Prosciutto Appetizer with aged parmesan cheese and sun-dried tomatoes – very good. My main course was the Fettuccine with Parmesan Crusted Chicken – just okay. Dessert was the Chocolate Lava Cake – excellent.
A quick word about our dining room servers – Hazel and Vane were wonderful.
They were funny, thoughtful, and attentive. Vane made handmade flowers for everyone and handed them out to us after dinner to say thank you for being her guest. It was a very nice gesture. Hazel enjoyed talking to my girls – 17 and 15 – about all their activities, their school, and their likes and dislikes. They were such a good team. I would absolutely request them on a return trip.
Tomorrow is Castaway Cay. The Captain warned us throughout the day that the weather for tomorrow did not look promising, but that every effort would be made to safely dock at the island so we could enjoy a full day of activities. We booked parasailing and jet skis, so we are keeping our fingers crossed for good weather.
Off to bed early tonight! Looking back on the day, our “do nothing day” was quite busy.
Here’s hoping for good weather!
Up Next: Day 11 – Castaway Cay
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