We are doing this same cruise this November and I appreciate the honesty about the ports of call. We've been on the Wish and Magic so we are very much looking forward to spending 7 days on the Fantasy. And I love your sarcasm, you and my wife could be related, except we aren't British. 🙂
We’re booked on the Fantasy for 2025. Loved the video. Did you use Preludes? Is there anywhere to see what items from there or the fancy coffees/drinks cost? Will be our first ever cruise so have no idea currently, and as we normally do a Disneyland Paris holiday every year, we do like to prepare and plan.
Thank you! You'll enjoy it for sure! Both the Fantasy and Dream are fantastic! We did our first cruise a couple years ago, and got instantly hooked! There's plenty to do, to the point where you just wont have time to do it all! Preludes is the shop near the Theatre I believe? If so, unfortunately I don't have a photo of the price guides, but you can expect the prices to be standard for Disney. But they do have plenty of options, from coffees to cocktails, to candy bars and popcorn buckets. And the popcorn buckets behave the same as at the parks, with cheap refills!
Not at all When you're inside the ship it's a fairly pleasant temperature, just be prepared it can get pretty chilly up on deck, especially on the evenings! (Depending on where you're sailing ofcourse, and what time of year!)
Thanks for the info! To be honest, I wasn't 100% sure, but I got it in my head that it was DVC only! And thanks, though I'm not sure Claire appeciates the humour sometimes 😅
“YYYEEEEAAHH” “CHYUH!!!” “UHHH” “HA-HAA” “WHOOOO!” “HEREWEGUH-HEREWEGUH-HEREWEGAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!” “FUUUCKIN ELLLLL!!!” Yes! Def sums up my 1st time on the ride 🫶🏾
We are Gold members with DCL. We adore the Wonder and Magic and tend to stick with these smaller ships. We sail for the first time on the Fantasy on Saturday for a week long cruise to the Eastern Caribbean. We took a member cruise on the Dream in 2014 and were not overly impressed (very noisy in dining room (2nd seating) and too many people. It was a shock to my system. I’m better prepared now for the larger ship. This is our 30th wedding anniversary cruise so we are looking forward to a relaxing and enjoying ourselves.
Are the smaller ships less crowded then? I've not had the pleasure of doing the smaller or newer ships next. Though I was looking at booking either the magic or wish next! And happy anniversary :)
Great video! So informative. My brother and sister in law were your dining buddies, and came back raving about the cruise entirely. We are all going as a family in December and so excited.
Thank you :) I'm glad they enjoyed the cruise, and happy to hear they're booking another trip! We said to all the guys at the table, as we were the only people who had been before, that you quickly fall in love and end up looking at how/when you can book your next XD I hope you enjoy your trip in december! Which cruise ship did you get on?
We think you covered everything beautifully. We have sailed on the Fantasy three times have enjoyed your tour, it brings back a lot of terrific memories. Keep up the good work.
Awesome! Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! The fantasy was great. We've only sailed it once, but it was practically the same ship as the dream. I'd quite like to sail on one of the newer or smaller ships though to compare. I think that's next on the list!
great video love the accent..we americans do things different i know..who says motorcoach..if we have late flight like 5pm can we get late bfast time we have early dining each nite..i heard had to do early bfast on disembark day..i hope not may have to go to cabanas really try to avoid the buffet ..its people soup
thanks! Well our driver said motorcoach XD Cabanas is available on debarkation day from 6:30am until 3pm i believe, but you are asked to be off the ship by about 9am. You need to be out of your stateroom by 8am. This gives staff plent of time to clean all the staterooms by the time the next cruise starts boarding a couple hours later.
The painted ship was in Cozumel, Mexico. As you leave the port, turn left and follow the sea front and it’s not too far along the coast (within walking distance)
26.2 miles is no joke! Congrats! You must have really kicked the training into gear for dopey 2024, because you looked like you really felt relatively good at the end of the marathon. Well done!
Thank you! You’ve got this 💪 8-9 months to get in those miles for training! I’d recommend using something like the Geoff Galloway method that runDisney provide, either that, or start off with very short distances, and slowly increase each week by about 10%, but not more, otherwise you increase the risk of injury. There’s plenty of guides online 🙃
This is great! We r sailing in May! - Jamaica - I heard it was sketchy, was trying to decide if we should do an excursion or not or just stay on ship …. Thoughts?
Ye it was sketchy once you left the port. But the port itself was nice. So I’d recommend at least popping down and having a look in there. While I didn’t do an excursion myself, we were sat with some other people for dinner who both did excursions and they said they very much enjoyed them. So if there’s something that tickles your fancy, I’d say go for it
Great work! So awesome to see you guys cheering eachother on! I am doing the springtime suprise in a weeks time and I couldn't be more excited! Thanks for sharing!
You still need tickets for the parks if you plan on entering after the race. Spectators can enter specific places to cheer on but only for a limited time. However you don’t need park tickets to run the race. A lot of people don’t buy tickets, run the race, and even ride on a couple of rides, with expedition Everest in animal kingdom being the main one, as it will more than likely be a walk on during the race
Sucha lovely couple!!! What an inspiration! tryin to get back fit after surgery. done a couple disney 5ks but mate..... how long did you prep/train for the challange?
Thank you! Well done on the 5ks! It sounds like your recovery is going well! Keep it up 💪😎 And I trained for around 29-30 weeks in total specifically for this. Registration tends to be around April, and most people will begin training straight away, giving you plenty of time to do so I’m not a sports coach, but there are different ways to tackle it. You could follow the Jeff Galloway method (which is the official WDW training schedule), or do something like I did. I looked at my base fitness, and worked on slowly increasing distance and time by around 10% a week, with every 4th week being a rest week. I also made sure to incorporate a long run on the weekends, with it getting longer each week, and a few shorter, easier runs throughout the week. the key is to get your body used to the distance (not necessarily in one long run) over time to prevent injury
Congratulations! Extremely impressive. Great vibes and an excellent look at the logistics from registering to merch to parking. I really respect what you did on half marathon day knocking out the distance ahead of time. You made a subscriber out of me with your personalities and editing. Looking forward to more journeys in the future!
Great job! Loved your video - one of the coolest and laid-back I've seen for a Disney race, especially one challenged with inclement weather. Looking forward to seeing your other Disney vids.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I’ve got quite a few more Disney videos in the pipeline over the coming weeks, with old key west next! Be sure to subscribe if you want to see them 🙂 And I won’t lie, my initial reaction to the half marathon was of disappointment, but after a short time I decided I wasn’t going to let it ruin anything and made the best of it that I could!
WELL DONE!! Dopey is quite the challenge! I did it back in 2016 and I also had the exact same ice cream reward after lol Really enjoyed the vlog - I was actually in the marathon this year, would love to do Dopey again one day!
Hell of an accomplishment mate, well done. Those thoroughly-deserved desserts at the end looked incredible, too. Always remember: "Ice cream, giraffes, zebras"
