Embarkation Day! | Disney Fantasy Cruise 2024

In this video we board the Disney Fantasy for our 2024 7-night Western Caribbean Cruise! We start the day going to Cocoa Beach and then we take an Uber to the port. After connecting our Magicband+ we board the ship! We get some lunch at Cabanas, the boys play basketball at the sports deck, and then we head to our stateroom! After the muster drill we watch the ship set sail from our balcony. Then we head to dinner at Animator's Palate! After dinner I do some shopping for merch. After a recap of the day, I give my thoughts on Magicband+/Disneyband+ vs. the classic lanyards. Finally we end the night on the pool deck, watching a movie on the funnel vision and eating some soft serve ice cream! It was our best embarkation day ever!
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:19 Cocoa Beach
02:00 Preparing to head to the port
03:49 Checking in at the port
04:13 Connecting our Magicband+
04:42 Port terminal
05:16 Boarding the ship
06:14 Checking in after boarding
07:22 Cove Cafe
08:00 Going into our stateroom
11:18 Sarah Tip #1
12:33 Room Tour
14:10 Setting sail
15:07 Sarah Tip #2
16:48 Animator’s Palate for Dinner
17:54 Merchandise Haul
21:04 Recap of the Day
22:21 Sarah Tip #3
23:37 Thoughts on Magicband+/Disneyband+
25:10 Pool deck at night
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  • @journeys_with_jen
    @journeys_with_jen2 ай бұрын

    You are the best Sarah! Thanks for the shout out! Working with your family over the years helping to plan your Disney cruises and Disney vacations has been wonderful and I’m so glad that we became great friends. So happy that you enjoyed the credit to use on board.❤❤❤

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    2 ай бұрын

    Oh my gosh of course!!! ❤❤ so grateful to have you as a friend and to have your help with all of our trips!!!

  • @anthonycoughlin9339
    @anthonycoughlin93392 ай бұрын

    Excellent job. You have a great mix of fun / disney pro. I subscribed.

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    2 ай бұрын

    That is so nice of you to say! Thank you!

  • @BeautifullyYouBudgets
    @BeautifullyYouBudgetsАй бұрын

    new subbie here 🙋🏽‍♀️ great video!!! i love all things disney too 😍😍 thank you for letting us in 🫶🏼

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for subscribing and commenting! Yay for everything Disney haha! I see you have a channel too and subscribed. Love what you are doing!

  • @mitzivilleda2682
    @mitzivilleda268221 күн бұрын

    Wow good tips before you did the drill outside in the heat

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    21 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much!! That’s so nice of you to say!

  • @bruceeigsti5274
    @bruceeigsti5274Ай бұрын

    we were on this cruise perfect weather...yes it was very hot an humid but no rain

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    Ай бұрын

    No way! I agree we were so happy with the weather!! Thanks for watching and commenting!

  • @jillianwalsh5498
    @jillianwalsh54982 ай бұрын

    Great vlog! We just did the Wish and stayed at La Quinta the night before as well! We got beyond lucky and there was a rocket launch that night! I look forward to more content!

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    2 ай бұрын

    No way! Oh my gosh my family would have loved seeing that. That’s awesome. Thank you for watching and commenting!!

  • @amdg607
    @amdg6072 ай бұрын

    So awesome! The door looks amazing and really like the older teenager is enjoying..helps our family knowing the older teen has stuff to do as well. God Bless you guys *subscribed

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you!! And yes he made a lot of friends and had a great time! I think it helped to go to the teens area that first night and next day to meet everyone as friend groups are just being formed!

  • @aliciaandrew5842
    @aliciaandrew58422 ай бұрын

    I just subscribed. You definitely have the potential of your subscribers really rising. I look forward to your next episode. Next time show us the merch choices before you model and show what you got. I know i always like seeing a tour of the kids clubs. Good luck on your YT journey!

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you, that is so nice of you! Great suggestions! Stay tuned for a separate merch video!

  • @cindyyinger5718
    @cindyyinger5718Ай бұрын

    This was so helpful. Thanks for taking time to record this for us!

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    Ай бұрын

    I’m so glad!!! Thank you for watching and commenting!

  • @crystal_R_84
    @crystal_R_848 күн бұрын

    What kind of hooks did you use for the wall in your room ? I hate clutter, I don’t like things on the floor so I love how you used the wall for additional space.

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    7 күн бұрын

    Oh yes, they are so helpful! Below are the links to the two kinds I use. I would recommend the heavy duty ones over the smaller ones because the smaller ones can’t hold very much (items have to be very lightweight). Heavy duty magnetic hooks www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0755BXLLT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 Smaller magnetic hooks www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0787Q54M1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

  • @crystal_R_84

    @crystal_R_84

    7 күн бұрын

    Thank you ❤

  • @audreynewsome3891
    @audreynewsome38912 ай бұрын

    Very helpful video! Thanks for sharing where you stayed the night before! Do you mind sharing the stateroom number? Or what deck?

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    2 ай бұрын

    Oh yes! It was room 7586!

  • @MicheleCummings-ko9jr
    @MicheleCummings-ko9jr2 ай бұрын

    Love the Fantasy!! Going on a 7 day on 6/1 😍. Are the shows still alladin and frozen?

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    2 ай бұрын

    Oh my gosh that is so soon! Yes, Aladdin, Frozen and also Believe! Have an amazing trip!

  • @Sezbez
    @SezbezАй бұрын

    Great Vlog, so informative! We have the same style, I loved your choices from the gift store. A couple of questions.. Would you stay at La Quinta Inn again? Do you recommend Away We Go Transporters for the transfer from the airport to Cocoa Beach? thank you :)We are heading over from Australia in 2025 for our April cruise, planning on staying for a few days in Cocoa Beach pre-cruise.

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    Ай бұрын

    Oh thank you!!! Yes I would stay there again. I loved the location. Although when we booked a lot of the hotels were already full so if you book your hotel early there might be some other great options that are even better that we didn’t look at. This hotel was good and clean and had a great location with walking distance to the pier and the beach. But it not super fancy and it is a motel style where the door to your room is accessed from outside. We have used away we go transportation many times and yes I would recommend them! I’m sure you could take an Uber and it would be less expensive but for a longer drive and all our luggage we liked using away we go in this situation. It worked out great. Thank you for watching and commenting! And I’m so excited for your cruise next year!

  • @rinawalter5402
    @rinawalter54022 ай бұрын

    Love your channel Sarah. Could you please provide a link for the magnetic hooks that you used, please? Thank you so much! Love the Fantasy!

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! Yes! Here is the link to the heavy duty magnets which are my favorite- www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0755BXLLT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1. Also here is the link for the smaller magnets we also have www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0787Q54M1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1. Thanks again!

  • @rinawalter5402

    @rinawalter5402

    2 ай бұрын

    @@sarahburton5 we too are DVC members! We r platinum and am counting down to my next one💗💗

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    2 ай бұрын

    Oh my gosh! I love being dvc! What is your home resort? Ours is riviera. And platinum? That is awesome. Goals!

  • @rinawalter5402

    @rinawalter5402

    2 ай бұрын

    @@sarahburton5 we have been cruising since 2003. Skipped a few years but our child who is now an adult….loves cruising! We have been DVC since 2001 and own at Wilderness, Beach Club, Bay Lake and 2 at Saratoga🎈🎈🎈💜💜

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    2 ай бұрын

    @@rinawalter5402oh my gosh that’s amazing!!

  • @JilianKolesar-gm2rc
    @JilianKolesar-gm2rc2 ай бұрын

    I may have missed this part. Did you rent a car and have to drop it off at the port? How was that process?

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    2 ай бұрын

    We used Away We Go Transporters the day before to take us from the airport to the hotel. Then on embarkation day we used Uber for the 10-minute drive from the hotel to the port and they just dropped us off. I’ve never rented a car to get to the port so sorry I’m not much help with that process! Thanks for watching and commenting!

  • @JilianKolesar-gm2rc

    @JilianKolesar-gm2rc

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank-you! I enjoyed your vlog! You are very informative. We have 2 in car seats, so trying to figure out those logistics. 🙂

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    2 ай бұрын

    @@JilianKolesar-gm2rcthank you! Oh yes that does make it more complicated!

  • @CallardAndBowser
    @CallardAndBowser2 ай бұрын

    You really should not have to pay extra for any food or beverage when you're dropping that kind of money up front !

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    2 ай бұрын

    Ah yes I really wish the specialty coffees were included! Regular coffee is included but I like the fancy stuff from the coffee shop. Thanks for watching and commenting!

  • @ShawnQuish0904
    @ShawnQuish09042 ай бұрын

    You don’t do sailaway party?

  • @sarahburton5

    @sarahburton5

    2 ай бұрын

    We don’t always go to the sail away party anymore. This was our 6th Disney cruise and our 3rd time on the fantasy so we had already seen it and wanted to watch from our balcony. But if you have never seen it I would recommend going! And we will probably watch it sometimes now just not every time. Thanks for watching and commenting!