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We will be sailing on our first cruise on the Fantasy in 2012. I went big and went for the 7 night cruise rather than the 5 night! It will be me, DH and our two kids - 6 and 9. DH is a very reluctant cruiser, but I have a year and 7 months to convince him it will be an amazing vacation.
So, part of his reluctance is that he has never been on a boat before, aside for the random ferry a handful of times, and he's concerned he might get seasick. So, for that reason I booked a room mid-ship on deck 7. Would we be better off aft on deck 6?
Also, I can't decide show/dinner times. We will be cruising right after school gets out so still on our regular schedule. We're thinking we should do the 5 o'clock show and the main seating for dinner as our kids go to bed at 8:30 Disney time. Does that sound like the best plan for us?
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Is that 7-night Eastern or Western? Western does stand a somewhat greater risk of seasickness than the Eastern, and the 5-night in the Bahamas is normally gentler than either 7-night, but on these big ships, it's really not that big a risk.
I'd go 6 aft for the lower price. The difference in motion sickness between 7 mid and 6 aft isn't likely to be great enough to detect. If it's bad enough to be a problem on either deck, it'll probably be bad enough to be a problem on both decks.
A 5:00pm show does create issues for your port of call days - check the current line-up of shore excursions to see if any would keep you in port later in the day. While you may want to stick with the early dinner, I'd go for the later show time.
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Thanks, Dave, for the advice! I really appreciate it. I've booked the western, but keep wondering if we shouldn't do the eastern as we live in TX and a western cruise is pretty easy to get here with the Cozumel and Grand Cayman ports. Eastern and Bahamas, not so much. So you've given me something to think about!
Good point on the excursions and the 5 o'clock show or earlier dinner!
It took my husband years to convince me to go on a cruise! I too was a reluctant cruiser. I get so seasick. We booked mid-ship deck 7 on a Western Caribbean in 09. We had one night with high seas, but like Dave said you will feel it no matter where you are. I had prescribed medication for motion sickness and it was a terrific cruise. I loved it sooo much that we are going again in Feb of 11. I used to be a Disney World girl only, but now I am a dedicated Disney Cruiser!
I can understand, your unsure feeling. We did a 7 night with DH and myself back in 05 and loved it. But when it came to the kiddos we didn't know how they would like this. So we did a 4 day cruise. Then this last May took all of them on a 5 day cruise. If your DH is that worried. I would go with the 5 day, the double dip at CC is alone worth it. Plus, if he falls in love with it you can always book a 7 night, while you are on the ship for a great OBC.
It took my husband years to convince me to go on a cruise! I too was a reluctant cruiser. I get so seasick. We booked mid-ship deck 7 on a Western Caribbean in 09. We had one night with high seas, but like Dave said you will feel it no matter where you are. I had prescribed medication for motion sickness and it was a terrific cruise. I loved it sooo much that we are going again in Feb of 11. I used to be a Disney World girl only, but now I am a dedicated Disney Cruiser!
Thank you for sharing! I am really hopeful to convince him this will be a great vacation! I am going to do some reading and be prepared in case he is someone who suffers motion sickness, but I really think he will be fine. At least I hope so or we might never get to do this again!
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I can understand, your unsure feeling. We did a 7 night with DH and myself back in 05 and loved it. But when it came to the kiddos we didn't know how they would like this. So we did a 4 day cruise. Then this last May took all of them on a 5 day cruise. If your DH is that worried. I would go with the 5 day, the double dip at CC is alone worth it. Plus, if he falls in love with it you can always book a 7 night, while you are on the ship for a great OBC.
Thanks for the advice! I went ahead and switched to the 5 night double dip. CC looks amazing and I think DH will prefer that to some of the excursions. I have discovered I tend to get a little greedy with Disney vacations, but there is always a next time and we can definitely book again on board if we just love it. And, I have always wanted to stay at the Polynesian, so the $ saved will definitely allow us to do that for a few nights!
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