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    Home » Disney

    Disney Fantasy Cruise - Day Five!

    Published: Jan 31, 2014 · Modified: Dec 10, 2016 by Kelly Stilwell · This post may contain affiliate links 23 Comments

    Day Five on the Disney Fantasy Cruise was another port day, and we were visiting St. John and St. Thomas. My husband and I have visited St. Thomas twice, and St. John once. Our favorite was St. John as we love to snorkel, and so do our kids

    I've been sharing my experience on the Disney Fantasy Cruise day by day. If you missed any of it and want to catch up, you can go back to Day One read from there.

    Day Five was another port day, and we were visiting St. John and St. Thomas. My husband and I have visited St. Thomas twice, and St. John once. Our favorite was St. John as we love to snorkel, and so do our kids. The ship docks at Havensight Mall Dock, which is also known as West Indian Company Dock.

    Disney Fantasy Cruise

    You will see the beautiful Marriott Frenchmen's Reef up on a hill. My husband and I stayed there both times we had been to St. Thomas. It's a fabulous hotel.

    Disney Fantasy Cruise

    As we had a St. John excursion planned, we got off the ship early and met with our group to go on the Trunk Bay Beach and Snorkel Tour. Note: There are a lot of adventures, so if snorkeling is not your thing, you can sail, hang out at the beach, or shop in St. Thomas, just to name a few. We took a 45 minute fairy ride to Cruz Bay on the island of St. John, followed by an open-air taxi ride to Trunk Bay Beach. St. John is beautiful as two-thirds of the island is a National park.

    Disney Fantasy Cruise

    Once there, we got our equipment, paired up with a buddy, and spent 90 minutes snorkeling. I do have to say that if you have never snorkeled before or have young kids, this is ideal!

    Disney Fantasy Cruise

    For us, it was not that exciting. We have snorkeled in St. John before , and know a couple of spots that we like much better than Trunk Bay Beach. We've seen huge turtles and starfish there before. We did see quite a few sea urchins, a few needlenose fish, hundreds of pretty tropical fish, and large grouper or two, but nothing much else as far as fish go. Perhaps if the excursion had been longer, we would have enjoyed it more. The transportation took longer than the excursion! We were back on the ship by 3:45. The girls headed to the pool to check out the slide, and we headed to the room to get cleaned up and figure out the plan for the evening.

    We headed down to the lobby area just in time to meet this troublemaker! Sure, he looks innocent...

    Disney Fantasy Cruise

    But I do have proof...

    Disney Fantasy Cruise

    And then I ran into this cutie.

     Day Five on the Disney Fantasy Cruise was another port day, and we were visiting St. John and St. Thomas. My husband and I have visited St. Thomas twice, and St. John once. Our favorite was St. John as we love to snorkel, and so do our kids

    The stars of the ship were really out that night! We had a wonderful dinner back at Royal Court, and were ready to call it a day until I realized Thor: The Dark World was playing at the Buena Vista Theater! I was able to go on an amazing press junket with Disney back in November and even went to the Red Carpet Premiere of Thor and Delivery Man. There was no way if Thor was playing that I was going to miss it. I had only seen it three times, and was ready for the fourth! In fact, it will be out on DVD soon and I can't wait to see it again! My younger daughter was excited to see it again, too.

    We got back to our stateroom after 1 am! No worries, tomorrow was a day at sea, and we were sleeping in! Are you thinking about planning a Disney Cruise yet?

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    Comments

    1. Stefani

      February 01, 2014 at 3:46 pm

      I would love to take the family on a Disney cruise. I think it would be a blast!

      Reply
    2. trisha

      February 01, 2014 at 1:17 pm

      We are really considering a disney cruise this year!

      Reply
    3. Tammilee

      February 01, 2014 at 1:28 am

      We love cruising. WE have never done a Disney cruise though. It looks like so much fun.

      Reply
    4. Melissa

      February 01, 2014 at 12:15 am

      What beautiful pictures. It definitely sounds like an amazing trip.

      Reply
    5. Heather @ Work from Home with Kids

      January 31, 2014 at 10:39 pm

      I've never been to anything like this but it looks amazing! One day we will definately be going!

      Reply
    6. cindy

      January 31, 2014 at 9:04 pm

      sounds like an amazing trip! great pictures of those "superstars"!

      Reply
    7. Robin Gagnon {Mom Foodie}

      January 31, 2014 at 8:27 pm

      Wow, the water looks absolutely amazing.

      Reply
    8. Nicole Brady

      January 31, 2014 at 8:20 pm

      Those beaches are beautiful. We would love to do a Disney cruise and even discussed it for Christmas.

      Reply
    9. Nichol

      January 31, 2014 at 7:43 pm

      I want to go on a cruise. It is on my bucket list. For now, I just wish I could jump in that pretty blue water. i'll be dreaming of a cruise tonight!

      Reply
    10. Mickey

      January 31, 2014 at 7:03 pm

      I went on a different cruise to those locations when I was in college and it was absolutely beautiful! Great photos. 🙂

      Reply
    11. Sarah @Must Have Mom

      January 31, 2014 at 5:52 pm

      What an amazing vacation! Lucky you

      Reply
    12. Cat Davis

      January 31, 2014 at 5:29 pm

      That water looks amazing. Even Jamaica didn't look that clear.

      Reply
    13. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell

      January 31, 2014 at 3:11 pm

      Eventually I hope to make it on a cruise. All the entertainment sounds pretty wonderful, even the snorkeling since I haven't done it yet.

      Reply
      • Kelly

        January 31, 2014 at 3:13 pm

        You have to go, Liz! It really is awesome. Snorkeling is a lot of fun, too. I don't think I could dive, but I love to snorkel! Thanks for stopping by!

        Reply
    14. Tonya {The Traveling Praters}

      January 31, 2014 at 3:06 pm

      My husband and I have considered a Disney cruise, but wondered if our older kids would really enjoy it. I think we'll wait until we have grandchildren and then make it a family trip. Providing we can afford to pay for everyone then!

      Reply
      • Kelly

        January 31, 2014 at 3:15 pm

        There was something for everyone, Tonya. My kids are 14 & 17. We want to try some other cruises, too. We've talked about taking our whole family once we have grands, too. I see entire families on vacation, and would love to do that. But yes, lots of money! Thanks for visiting!

        Reply
    15. Jen - Life With Levi

      January 31, 2014 at 3:05 pm

      I've been to St Thomas/USVI, but didn't get a chance to go snorkeling. Excursions can add up quickly on a cruise, so I'm glad you shared the tip about the reef so if I'm there, I can book a different one for this port and save snorkeling for another island.

      Reply
    16. Donna

      January 31, 2014 at 2:36 pm

      We've never been on a cruise before and I know my son would love a Disney cruise! Btw, my husband and I spent 7 days at Caneel Bay in St. Johns and it was heavenly! 🙂

      Reply
      • Kelly

        January 31, 2014 at 3:12 pm

        I hear you, Donna! We adore St. John! Thanks for visiting!

        Reply
    17. Kay M.

      January 31, 2014 at 11:00 am

      These cruises look like so much fun. Every time I read another review on them, it makes me want to book right away! We are still putting money back though, and we have to find someone to feed our farm while we are away!

      Reply
      • Kelly

        January 31, 2014 at 3:12 pm

        I wish I was close enough to help, Kay! I love animals 🙂 You'll get there! Make sure you save up points from credit card usage, too. I have a post about traveling on points: https://kellystilwell.com/travel/8-steps-to-almost-free-travel-vacation-planners-guide/ Hope that helps!

        Reply
    18. Heather @OurKidsMom

      January 31, 2014 at 10:45 am

      I love seeing adventures on other Disney ships. We've only traveled on the Wonder... you had characters on board we didn't! My kids would have loved seeing Pinnochio, and boy did Peter Pan stir up trouble, huh? LOL I'm headed back to day one to read about the rest!

      Reply
      • Kelly

        January 31, 2014 at 3:09 pm

        It was a blast, Heather! Are you going again? Thanks for stopping by!

        Reply

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