We (myself, wife, and 8/6 year old daughters) took our first Disney cruise this summer: a 5 night trip on the Fantasy that visited Lookout, Castaway, and Nassau. We had a great time, and are looking to book another one for next year, but we're having a tough time picking which ship to go with next.
We're looking at a pretty similar itinerary of Caribbean trip in summer of 2027, either 4 or 5 nights, and since the itinerary is very similar, we'd rather try out a different ship. (We loved the Fantasy and it was very much what we were looking for, but would rather introduce a little variety somewhere). Looking at options, it seems the ships in the Caribbean in summer 2027 are:
I think the Treasure is out, since it seems like it's only doing 7 nights, which is probably too long for our kids. And comparing the Fantasy to the Destiny and Dream, it seems like 2 very different ships:
- the Dream sounds like it's a sister ship, with the same restaurants, design, etc
- the Destiny is a completely different ship, but more Marvel/Heroes and Villains theme. (Our kids don't know anything about Marvel, and are more in princess mode).
In other words, Dream seems too similar, but Destiny seems too different. Does anyone think I'm overstating how similar the Dream is? Or been on the Destiny with kids that aren't super into Marvel - did they feel bored by the theme, or is it really just classic Disney with a small splash of Marvel? Or think I'm missing something that would help us decide?