Journey log, day two. Lookout Cay.
4-Night time Bahamian Cruise on Disney Future (Maiden Voyage)
November 21, 2025
Visitors Ashore: 9:00 am Visitors Onboard: 5:15 pm
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As we frequently do, we’re staying in an inside stateroom on deck 7, in case you’ve seen one Want Class Inside Stateroom, you’ve seen all of them for essentially the most half. This one is pretty normal with the only tub on the entrance reverse the doorway sofa and desk space, and the mattress on the again. The one distinctive side of this room is an ‘lengthen lobby’ (if you’ll) the place the prefab stateroom block ends at a doorway and not using a door after which extends about 5 ft or so to the precise door.
The staterooms on the Future additionally characteristic magnetic partitions, to which we lately added a toilet caddy to carry our toothbrushes in addition to hooks within the stateroom for preserving issues tidy akin to a hat rack. I’m additionally sharing this to plug the Amazon store the place I’ve put collectively a assortment of issues you in all probability don’t want to purchase, however we usually take with us and use when cruising. These things usually are not “should purchase” – simply because we discover them helpful doesn’t imply you’ll. Nonetheless, in case you do assume they’re helpful, click on on the affiliate hyperlinks above to assist a blogger out.
Emily headed to the Health Middle on deck 5 ahead the place she was thrilled to seek out two Peloton bikes. If you’re an everyday traveler who makes use of Peloton gear in resort gyms, you’re probably aware of the login course of. Emily often indicators into my web bundle to scan the QR code to log into the bike. If you realize your password (and it isn’t a kind of ridiculous Apple passwords which hers is), then you may log in with out the web. One factor to say, typically, there are points connecting headphones through Bluetooth, so she travels with plug-in headphones particularly to make use of on the Peloton bikes.
I got down to discover a place to dump photographs and video to my pc. There’s a desk on deck 5 listed on the deck plan as Purchasing Ambassador, however I’ve but to come across somebody at this desk. Our itinerary doesn’t have us going to a port of name with jewellery shops and such. The desk is improbable in the course of the early morning hours whereas there may be little foot site visitors and noise.
Simply down the hall is the Disney Studio which is getting used for Dr. Facilier’s Parlor expertise. We waited practically an hour for this on the preview cruise and it was price each second. The small group encounter was a lot enjoyable. Is it repeatable, not likely, outdoors of the ‘cool issue.’ I like that they don’t permit any recording or photographs guaranteeing this expertise is loved by all. In our expertise, there may be at all times an extended line that finally will get minimize off as you’re strolling into the parlor in small teams and the expertise is about 10 minutes for every group. I extremely advocate this distinctive providing.
Whereas recording inside just isn’t permitted, Dr. Facilier will make an look within the Grand Corridor and invite you to the parlor.
After the gymnasium, I met Emily for espresso and tea at Café Merida which has turn out to be an amazing hangout spot within the mornings.
The forecast for in the present day seemed promising, though the climate web page is was not a part of the stateroom television map channel loop which implies I shouldn’t have a photograph to incorporate for references. The climate was sunny and the temperatures had been gentle with low humidity.
We made our manner ashore and as quickly as I stepped foot on the pier, I rotated and rebounded the ship. I introduced one other pair of glasses, not my sun shades. After a ten minute delay, I used to be again ashore and we had been heading down the pier to the Mabrika Cove tram cease. That is our first time experiencing Lookout Cay in the course of the vacation season with its distinctive seasonal decorations and timber.
The pier has numerous marine life wreaths and Junkanoo impressed timber.
There are further Junkanoo themed timber on the Goombay Tram Cease.
It’s early November, and for us meaning the Atlantic Ocean temperature is now not swimmable, however it’s good climate to take a stroll on the nature path.
My greatest recommendation is to get out early and take the stroll earlier than it will get crowed and earlier than the Port Journey teams begin strolling the path.
Okay, we have to have a severe speak. This goes for all friends visiting Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Level. This property is of course attractive, Mom Nature spent centuries crafting the panorama. “We” as friends, have been given the liberty and privilege to benefit from the property. Subsequently, “We” must respect the property by making higher decisions, or communicate up in case you see different friends making poor choices akin to ENGRAVING YOUR #!$&@%! INITIALS IN THE LIMESTONE CLIFFS.
I used to be despatched the earlier photograph (which I zoomed in areas for reference) on at the present time whereas I used to be at lunch. If you take a look at the zoomed in spots, you may see a few of the vandalism that has occurred together with one with a 2025 date stamp.
One of the simplest ways to finish my rant is by stealing the well-known quote from Sir Robert Baden-Powell, “Try to go away this world a little bit higher than you discovered it.”
We concluded our stroll after which got down to bar hop the place we found, the choices at every are largely equivalent give or take a listing on the time of go to serving the round drink tray menu.
Even the Blue Gap Bar at Serenity Bay appears to have achieved away with the elevated cocktail menu as they weren’t out and the cocktails weren’t listed within the app. Beer-30 it’s.
It was good to see how a lot the fauna has grown and stuffed in.
We headed to the Goombay Cultural Middle to see the Junkanoo Workshop. It’s a good little interactive exercise the place you may make some music and your individual headdress which can be utilized later throughout RUSH!
We stopped for some drinks to take to lunch they usually had been served in colour altering cups like these superior colour altering shirts nicely earlier than the cruise line first set sail. Whereas Emily ordered an Aperol Spritz, we aren’t certain what precisely she was served, as Cointreau is unquestionably not an ingredient in an Aperol Spritz…….
Time for lunch at True-True BBQ. Expectations are within the tank after final Could’s lunch, the place sadly there appeared to be a falloff in taste with the Bahamian choices.
Initially, every window served the meals based mostly on the menu under, however they’re now homogenized kinda just like the a number of stations at Cookies BBQ at Castaway the place every line is equivalent.
Nonetheless, not the whole lot was replicated. Among the extra distinctive choices had been hidden all the way in which to the facet by the allergy walk-up order space. A pal checked out our plates in bewilderment after we arrived asking the place we discovered a number of gadgets that we virtually missed if not for checking every window space.
After lunch, we walked across the outlets. I used to be drawn extra to Treasures of Eleuthera than Disney T’ings.
There have been a number of native gadgets we picked up for items and bought a hand painted decoration and some artwork from a native artist Chauncey Rolle who was onsite engaged on some new paintings.
We boarded the tram and headed again to Mabrika Cove. I had a sub-mission in the present day to seek out and {photograph} the Lookout Cay 5k map signal, however I ultimately found it had been eliminated and all that’s left is the signal submit.
Anyway, right here is the signal from when it was posted close to the Mabrika Cove Cabana check-in and no bike leases space.
Earlier this yr, GregInORL put collectively a little bit DIY Lookout 5k tutorial:
We did see numerous friends and crew members operating the strolling path between Mabrika Cove and the Goombay Tram stops, so it’s odd that the map has been eliminated, even when there is no such thing as a official Lookout Cay 5k.
Anyway, there’s a great place to take photographs of your ship in Mabrika Cove in case you take a little bit of a detour earlier than returning to the ship.
At the moment we discovered you may choose up provisions from Mangroves & Go to take pleasure in on the stroll again to the ship.
Again onboard, we cleaned up for the night and frolicked with some caffeine and a view.
I’ve by no means had luck with the interactive sport on the Disney Want and Disney Treasure, however this cruise the Haunted Mansion Comfortable Haunts sport was working!
To play this sport, you will have a Disney Band+, which I usually don’t use, however in the course of the preview cruise Disney Cruise Line offered one to the invited friends. So, I introduced it again for this voyage to play the sport.
I’ll attempt to put collectively a devoted submit on the sport at a late date, however the idea is straightforward. You begin by visiting a portal. After an introduction, you’re given a clue and a location. You go to the realm and your Disney Band+ will begin to vibrate and illuminate when it detects ghosts and then you definately transfer the band in a circle to seize the ghost. Upon returning to a portal, the captured spirit will probably be revealed and your subsequent clue and placement will probably be revealed. After capturing 1 ghost (and captured myself from throughout the way in which), we headed to dinner at 1923 with plans to finish the Comfortable Hang-out by the top of the voyage.
T’Challa was out on deck 5 assembly friends round this time.
We had been seated at desk close to a porthole in 1923 and offered with the normal dinner menu for the night.
I’m loving the brand new menu format on the Disney Future. Placing appetizers and soup & salad in a single class together with the ordering of dessert up entrance alongside the strains of different cruise strains is improbable. To this point, that is dashing up dinner service. I’d estimate, ordering dessert with dinner shaves no less than quarter-hour off the supper time and I think about makes it simpler on the serving group. The meals was nothing to jot down residence about – we’d name it edible, however nothing nice.
The Buena Vista Boulevardier with a chocolate garnish from the 1923 beverage menu was a shock hit at our desk.
Mickey’s Mainsail was stocked up for the night rush with piles of boxed merchandise behind the counter. Frankly, I’m stunned they let it seem like this in entrance of friends.
Off to Triton Lounge for a Brainteaser trivia, which was enjoyable and difficult. We’ve attended this trivia earlier than and even with a few questions that had been acquainted, I nonetheless didn’t bear in mind the proper reply, so that is positively a repeatable trivia with loads of open seating. It might be aggravating not determining the solutions, however the small trivia turnout makes this a enjoyable expertise with fellow cruisers.
A couple of individuals stopped by to advocate tonight’s present within the Walt Disney Theatre, Heroes & Villains: One Night time Solely that includes Susan Egan Egan, Jordan Fisher, James Monroe Iglehart, Olivia Donalson, Lissa deGuzman, Adam J. Levy & music director Benjamin Rauhala performing a live performance that includes iconic music of Disney’s Heroes & Villains! Whereas we didn’t attend, everybody I spoke with who attended the present had rave opinions.
We had been fortunate to expertise a Susan Egan efficiency on the Disney Marvel in Alaska (only a hyperlink to a visit report entry, not a recording of the present.)
Together with turndown service, we acquired a commemorative lithograph for the Maiden Voyage from Don Williams.
Goodnight.
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