All Aboard

We were keen to leave Portofino and head off to Port Canaveral, but we managed a quick bocce game before we left. The trip south took about an hour and check in was smooth and efficient as expected. The boat is lovely, with Art Deco features throughout and high quality finishes. I spent the next seven days marvelling at the maintenance machine - an army of workers cleaned the ship through the day and overnight, including wiping ceilings, polishing handrails and cleaning windows. We had one maintenance problem with a washing machine and within 10 minutes there were two guys, pulling it apart to fix the problem.

The food has been excellent although I struggle with the junk food options at breakfast time. Our dinner rotation started with a fun night in Animator's Palette where Crush from Nemo talked to everyone. The technology is very well done and was used on another night to animate some drawings that we did. Josh has overdosed on chicken tenders as they are his go-to when he does not like the menu options. Brian and Flynn both had special cakes and happy birthday singing on their birthdays.

Entertainment options were a little thin but we loved the baby races and Cambo and I thought the hypnotist was fun. We also loved the 4D nightmare before Christmas singalong. I fit in a mixology class with Amanda and Richard. Mini golf, yoga, Disney trivia, shuffleboard etc kept us entertained. Flynn loved his club and was there whenever possible, but the other two boys were not really interested.

I thought we would spend time sitting on our verandah, but the weather is so hot and humid we have hardly opened the door. It is handy though to have an outdoor area to store the boys' shoes....Overall we enjoyed the boat but we all preferred the smaller ship we took last time, the Magic, over the huge Fantasy.