Trip Log Day 3: 7-Night Western Europe Cruise on Disney Fantasy – At Sea

Trip log, day three. At Sea.
7-Night Western Europe Cruise on Disney Fantasy
July 26, 2025
Personal Navigator

Pro tip, the night before a time change, make sure you actually update your devices and watches. Because of my failure to do so, I woke up later than I planned. Thankfully, it is a sea day and I didn’t oversleep by too much. However, I did miss out on a relaxing stroll around a quiet ship while enjoying a cup of coffee & Emily was already at the gym.

The morning schedule was focused on relaxation. I settled into a lounger around the family pool to watch some funnel vision movies, but this was short lived – it was cold.

I’m Mister Green Christmas
I’m Mister Sun
I’m Mister Heat Blister
I’m Mister Hundred and One
They call me Heat Miser,

I never want to know a day
That’s under sixty degrees
I’d rather have it eighty, Ninety, one hundred degrees!

I have adapted and thrive in the heat and humidity of Central Florida and with the wind on deck, I am struggling. I will admit, while I was waiting for the family to arrive, I was technically reserving 2 neighboring loungers – not like anyone would choose to sit next to me anyway with all the open chairs available at this time. Others choose to take a more direct route tying their own beach towels around a length of chairs to save them for later.

After checking every fresh towel cabinet around the pool deck, I asked a crew member in Quiet Cove if any were readily of the blue blankets available. Sure enough, they were a stack on the shelf in the supply room! I would say it was more of a wind chill/shade issue today. Humidity is low and the temperature is in the low 70ºF’s this morning. The blankets came in clutch.

We only ended up lasting at the family pool deck until about 10AM when Aladdin was over.

For the first time in forever, we made our way to Quiet Cove where there were exactly 3 loungers available facing the water offering a glorious view of the Atlantic Ocean and if I turn around off in the distance the Gulf of Cadiz.

Emily and I have dipped our toes into the Quiet Cove over the years, but mostly just to go into the hot tub. Other times, we’ve discovered it to be quieter at the family pool with the movie playing. This morning, the Quiet Cove is living up to its name and the hot tub was toasty. I stopped over for an Aperol Spritz, which was $3.75 more than down at La Piazza, so that was a mistake that I was not going to repeat!

Today for lunch there was a Latino station tucked away in the back of Cabanas and it was extremely popular with long lines on both sides of the set up.

Following lunch and some more lounging time, we packed up and left the Quiet Cove to go back to the room to change. We put in a load of laundry, then Emily and I headed down to D-Lounge for Anyone Can Cook Pan-Seared Corvina while Isabelle stayed back to read.

Kevin from Remy was the guest chef demonstrating the recipe which was prepared on a portable cooking station.

Recently, Sea Bass was replaced with Corvina, specifically on the Enchanted Garden menu where this dish is primarily served. Kevin’s version is nothing like what Isabelle received the other night when she ordered it for dinner. He really nailed the sear creating the distinct multiple textures.

In addition to the cooking demonstration, a tasting pour of white wine was served to each guest along with a sample dish that came from the galley that was room temp at best. Emily & I came in with a glass of white wine, and therefore we were skipped when they were handing out the wine tastes. That was unfortunate, as it would’ve been nice to sample the wine that they paired with the dish.

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On the way out, we were given a printout of the recipe which you can find in our Recipe Collection. I really enjoyed this activity, and look forward to returning later this sailing for another.

Thankfully, Isabelle moved the clothes from the washer to dryer while we were in the culinary seminar. We also received a Wash & Fold offer after the morning stateroom service and my tuxedo was returned from dry cleaning. If you are new to reading these trip reports, I regularly send my suits and tuxedo out for dry cleaning on the ship because its simple, they do a great job and frankly it is cheaper than the place around the corner from my house. Emily and Isabelle have also sent formal dresses out as well.

There was an afternoon crew pin trading session in Mickey’s Mainsail that I tagged along as Isabelle traded pins. If you think opening night shopping is bonkers, you should see this event centered around the checkout in the shop. I excused myself to the open area outside the shops where Thor was out taking picture with guests. Nice to see pin trading has returned, but Isabelle was a bit annoyed at the (parental aged) adults with binders.

Tonight, Isabelle is joining us for her first Palo dinner at 6PM. Emily and Isabelle choose the prix-fixe option with mostly opposite selections as they have been blogger trained to not order the same items and I went à la carte selections from the Palo dinner menu.

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<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750" data-attachment-id="74329" data-permalink="https://disneycruiselineblog.com/2025/08/trip-log-day-3-7-night-western-europe-cruise-on-disney-fantasy-at-sea-july-26-2025/fantasy-palo-vecchio-amaro/" data-orig-file="https://disneycruiselineblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Fantasy-Palo-Vecchio-Amaro-20250726.jpg" data-orig-size="1000,750" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"Scott Sanders","camera":"iPhone 16 Pro Max","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1753552701","copyright":"Scott Sanders u00a92025","focal_length":"2.2200000286119","iso":"40","shutter_speed":"0.0058823529411765","title":"Fantasy Palo Vecchio Amaro","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Fantasy Palo Vecchio Amaro" data-image-description="Fantasy Palo Vecchio Amaro
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If you are also fan of the chargers used in Palo, you can order one for the low price of $215 from Bernardaud Porcelain.

Albeit a subjective topic, I have been unapologetically critical of the food the last few years across the fleet and I still stand behind everything I’ve said. Tonight, I was impressed by the food that was served to us. Almost every dish was well prepared and more importantly flavorful. Part of me suspects this is primary due to better ingredients sourced from European provisioners, but it’s really hard to say for sure. Bottom line, the culinary team did a great job.

I finally enjoyed my culinary experience in Palo for the first time in forever and Charles from the United Kingdom was a phenomenal server.

In hindsight, we did not mention we wanted to speed up service. While enjoyable, the soufflé timing resulted in us missing 80s Music Trivia which was a key decade of music we have a shot at competing for a medal. A small price to pay for an enjoyable Palo experience that makes me want to return. However, although Isabelle did say she preferred dinner to brunch, she did not wish to repeat a long dining experience.

We casually waked around the ship after leaving Palo, then made our way to the stateroom corridors for Isabelle to do pin trading. Door decoration has really expanded and there are now rooms with a collection of pins available to trade. I was saddened to see notes put on a few of the pin trading doors asking people to TRADE, not TAKE/STEAL. There was also a door with bookmarks out to take, which was awesome.

Tomorrow, we are finally back on land to explore a new port of call for us, Lisbon, Portugal. If all goes well, I am planning to be up before sunrise to record a timelapse of our arrival as we sail up the river under the 25 de April Bridge to our berth.

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