Disney Fantasy Cruise Nassau and Lookout Cay

Sharing a recap of Disney cruise #7! Disney Fantasy to Nassau and Lookout Cay. Check out all of my top Disney Cruise tips in this post.

Hi friends! Happy Monday! How are you? I hope you’re having a wonderful start to the week. The kids are off for spring break (bless it) and we’re looking forward to planting all the things – the weather has been gorgeous – in addition to pool time with friends. We wanted to take a big trip but P said she was, “traveled out” (does such a thing exist?!) but after giving her some days to chill, we’ll probably go to San Diego for a night or two.

Today, I wanted to share a recap of our latest Disney Cruise. It was lucky #7 and it was an amaaaazing one. I never thought I’d be a *cruise person* but here we are. I LOVE IT. It’s a great opportunity to see parts of the world with your kiddos without having to schlep your stuff to multiple hotels. You have the same hub each night, with entertainment, food, and lovely acommodations on board. Disney cruises are a huge part of the reason why we’ve taken our kids to such amazing places since they were little, including Italy,  France, Greece, Bahamas a few times, Mexico, and Alaska, in addition to Disney’s islands at Castaway Cay and Lookout Cay.

This cruise was a short one, and it was the perfect length to sneak in on their Rodeo Break.

Disney Fantasy Cruise Nassau and Lookout Cay

Embarkation day:

We traveled out of Port Canaveral, which was a pretty easy flight. We had a pretty early port arrival time, so we got on the ship and immediately went up to the pool for buffet lunch and swimming. The pool isn’t busy during this time, so the kids can ride the water slide a bunch of times while we enjoy a drink of the day.

We did the muster drill, the Sail a Wave party, and then enjoyed exploring the ship until dinner.

TBH dinner the first night… was bad. Usually the meals are pretty good but this one was borderline inedible. I had the duck which is already kind of a weird choice, and it’s like the duck was boiled in water. It made me a bit worried for the rest of the cruise, but the meals the remainder of the time were up to the usual standard. (Also thankfully they have room service and quick bite options on the pool deck. We had some late-night fries and burgers that night.)

The first night’s show was Aladdin, which the Pilot and P ditched in favor of playing the detective game. Liv and I enjoyed the show. The genie was hilarious.

Nassau:

Day 2 was in Nassau and we planned an excursion to Atlantis. We went to Atlantis last time we were in the Bahamas, and the kids loved it. It’s a gorgeous property with so much to do: tons of slides, the best lazy river, pools, beach, bay, etc. It was very easy to spend the entire day there.

Also worth mentioning that Atlantis has majorly stepped up their food game! I was able to get an awesome gf bowl with rice, jerk salmon, and some yucca chips.

I also got a pineaple with rum on the beach that was magically refilled a few times.

This night’s show was Frozen and it was the best cast I’ve seen. I think all parents internally groan a little when they have to hear, “Let it Go” for the billionth time, but this Elsa’s version gave me full-body chills. I almost cried. It was that good.

The girls loved the show so much that they went again to the late show. The Pilot and I had dinner by ourselves, which was weird but nice.

Lookout Cay:

It was our first time visint Disney’s newest island: Lookout Cay. They have a large bridge to get to the island in order to preserve the coral reef. It’s a bit of a walk (about 7-10 min) with a gorgeous view.

The water was PRISTINE: crystal clear and bright blue, and the beach had soft, pink sand. They have quite a few offerings on the island, including kids club, character interactions, show, etc, but we just spent the day in the water, ate our buffet lunch, and snorkeled.

(I forgot my Rx snorkle mask but brought these Rx goggles which allow me to be a fun mom but still see)

Sea Day:

Our last day was at sea, and I adore a sea day. We usually sleep in, enjoy breakfast,

go to the gym, bingo, the kids might hang out at the pool or go to kids club, and it’s just so very lovely and low-key. They have cruises that are like 13 nights of sea days and we need to do one! Everything you need is really on the ship.

This night was also pirate night, with a fun pirate show on the pool deck and fireworks.

Liv and the Pilot skipped this one, but P and I had a blast.

Eating gluten-free on a Disney Cruise:

Disney is incredible when it comes to food allergies. I’m always clear that P and I aren’t allergic, but they treat sensitivities as allergies (very seriously). Everything for food allergies is prepared in a separate kitchen and the key is that if you know you want something particular, you order it the night before with your server in the main dining room.

Almost anything can be made gluten-free including the famous Mickey churro waffles.

Last time we were on the Dream, they were just ok, but this time, they were GOOD. Hot, soft, fresh, amazing. They also have warm gluten-free rolls waiting for you at dinner each night.

Disney cruise outfits:

For cruises, I usually bring something comfy during the day, especially since I might work out. So I’ll wear lululemon and a Disney hoodie or pullover on the ship. At night, I’ll change for dinner into a dress and either a lightweight jacket, or a dress that has sleeves because it’s always a little bit chilly at night.

Farm Rio dress / Flabelus flats

Farm Rio romper from RTR / same flats

Farm Rio dress / same flats

My FAVE suit / button up

I also brought this suit and wore it on Atlantis day with jean shorts. It’s my favorite “mom suit” – comfortable, flattering, and covers my booty while I’m doing slides and making sand castles with the crew.

For excursions, I’ll change it up depending on where we’re going, but if it’s a beach day, I’ll just wear my suit with jean shorts and a coverup, or if it’s not swimming or beach-related, I’ll wear a dress or a set with sneakers (like Vejas or Sambas).

Are Disney cruises worth it??

This post isn’t sponsored or gifted in any way (I wish haha) but if you’re considering a Disney cruise with your family, I highly recommend it. Even if you’re not a *Disney person* they truly go above and beyond with entertainment, hospitality, ports of call, and cleanliness. I will say that I think the food quality for the main dining rooms has gone down over the past couple of years. It’s definitely not as good as it was our first few cruises.

We haven’t tried any other cruise lines because we’ve been happy with Disney. Since the kids are getting older, we might explore some other options – I’ve heard great things about Royal – but we will definitely stick Disney, too.

They released this commercial this past week which got me all in my feels, but it’s a good one:

So tell me, friends: have you done a Disney cruise? What did you think?

Are there any cruise lines you’d recommend with older kids?

xoxo

Gina

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