Disney Cruise Line dining works very differently than dining inside the parks.
On the Fantasy, there are three main dining rooms which are all part of Disney’s unique Rotational Dining system. There’s also casual dining on board, along with adult-exclusive dining opportunities.
And while the majority of dining options on the Disney Fantasy are free, some of the dining offered costs extra and isn’t included in the price of your cruise (we’ve noted those below).
Below, each restaurant is sorted into their respective categories with all of the information you’ll need to know before taking your cruise.
Main Dining
(including Rotational Dining)
There are two dinner seatings each night of your cruise on the Fantasy.
Times may vary based on the itinerary, but usually dinner is served at either 5:45 p.m. (Main Seating) and 8:15 p.m. (Second Seating).
How do I know which seating we have?
You can select a seating time when you book your cruise, but it’s not guaranteed and based on availability.
In general, if you are traveling with little ones you may find the earlier seating to work better for their sleep schedules.
If sleep schedules aren’t an issue for your traveling party, the later seating may work better since it allows more time for afternoon activities.
You will have dining tickets delivered to your state room with an assigned seating time, restaurant schedule (for Rotational Dining), and table number.
To be clear, you don’t need to make reservations for any of the Main Dining.
What is Rotational Dining?
If you’ve ever cruised before you may be familiar with the idea of being assigned a Main Dining Room where you eat all of your evening meals.
Disney, however, does things a little bit differently They utilize what they call “Rotational Dining”.
Rotational Dining simply means that for dinner you will rotate between the three main dining rooms during each night of your cruise.
And, because service is important, your servers move with you.
That means you get to experience each of the amazing Main Dining options listed below at least once.
Animator’s Palate
Type of Dining: Table Service
Included in the price of your cruise? Yes
Experience: Character Dining & Live Entertainment
Meal: Dinner
Ship Location: Deck 3
Animator’s Palate offers a magical dinner centered around Disney animation and a unique show starring Disney characters. The restaurant is decorated with sketches of characters, scenes from Disney and Pixar films, paint brushes, colored pencils, computer work stations, and more elements representing an animator’s studio.
Expect a fusion of Pacific Island foods, Asian cooking, and fresh California fare. You can choose from appetizers, entrees, and, of course, desserts. There are several vegetarian offerings, along with a menu for kids. Those of age can also enjoy an adult beverage for an additional cost.
On the Fantasy, there are two shows. The first is “Undersea Magic,” which takes guests to the underwater world of Finding Nemo, in which you’ll receive a visit from special characters (via digital animation and puppetry), along with a conversation with Crush.
The second show, “Animation Magic,” is exclusive to the Fantasy. Here you can draw your own character and watch as it becomes part of the show, dancing alongside favorite classic Disney characters.
Royal Court
Type of Dining: Table Service
Included in the price of your cruise? Yes
Experience: Dining
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Ship Location: Deck 3
Royal Court offers French-inspired and American dishes and has a classic Disney Princess theme inspired by Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast.
For breakfast and lunch, guests can enjoy table-service if they want to avoid the buffets. Breakfast has a big selection of classic favorites, whereas lunch is three courses. Unlike dinner, open seating is available for breakfast and lunch.
There are four courses for dinner, including options like pomegranate-glazed duck breast, Belle’s French onion soup, and peanut butter mousse. Guests can also purchase alcohol for an additional price. Vegetarian and kids menus are also available for all three daily meals.
Enchanted Garden
Type of Dining: Table Service
Included in the price of your cruise? Yes
Experience: Dining
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Ship Location: Deck 2
Enchanted Garden is inspired by the gardens of Versailles and features a unique decor. Only during dinner, the ceiling changes from a blue daytime color into a golden red of a setting sun and eventually transforms into a nighttime constellation of star.
The restaurant offers a seasonal menu, along with a breakfast and lunch buffet. There is also open seating, rather than assigned seating. Dinner is three courses and includes starters, entrees, and, of course, dessert. Alcohol can be purchased for an additional price. Vegetarian and kids menus are also offered for all three meals.
CASUAL DINING
Casual Dining is similar to the Quick Service dining you find in the Disney theme parks.
Like Main Dining, reservations aren’t needed for any of the following dining options.
Cabanas
Type of Dining: Buffet and Table-Service
Included in the price of your cruise? Yes
Experience: Dining
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Ship Location: Deck 11
Cabanas offers Buffet-style for breakfast and lunch (over 10 diverse food stations ), but transforms into Table Service for dinnertime. For dinner, you can choose to enjoy a 4-course meal at Cabanas in place of your scheduled Main Dining restaurant.
Cabanas offers signature dishes from the Main Dining restaurants plus a menu of exclusive options. You can purchase specialty drinks and cocktails from the full-service Clam Bar for an additional price.
Like the other dining choices, Cabanas also serves vegetarian dishes and has a kids menu.
Eye Scream Treats
Type of Dining: Quick Service
Included in the price of your cruise? Yes
Experience: Dining
Meal: Snacks
Ship Location: Deck 11
Appropriately named after Mike Wazowski from Monsters, Inc., Eye Scream Treats is a great spot to grab all kinds of soft-serve ice cream — and as much as you want throughout the day.
Frozone Treats
Type of Dining: Quick Service
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Experience: Dining
Meal: Snacks
Ship Location: Deck 11
The perfect spot to inspired by Frozone from The Incredibles and located poolside. Grab frozen-fruit smoothies morning, noon and night.
Sweet On You
Type of Dining: Quick Service
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Experience: Dining
Meal: Snacks
Ship Location: Deck 11
Here’s where you can grab all kinds of frozen desserts and other sweet treats, like specialty ice cream (20 hand-crafted gelatos, 16 ice cream flavors, and 32 toppings), cookies, and cupcakes.
Sweet on You takes after a vintage ice cream parlor and features Mickey and Minnie details. There’s even life-size photo replicas of Mickey and Minnie in 3D that make a great photo spot.
Flo’s Cafe
Type of Dining: Quick Service
Included in the price of your cruise? Yes
Experience: Dining
Meal: Lunch, Snacks
Ship Location: Deck 11
BARS & LOUNGES
Many of the following bars and lounges are adult-exclusive. You also don’t need to make reservations. Also note that alcohol is not included in the price of your cruise, meaning you’ll have to pay an additional fee.
Currents
Type of Dining: Lounge/Bar
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Meal: Drinks
Experience: Nightclub & Lounge
Ship Location: Deck 13
Type of Dining: Lounge/Bar
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Meal: Drinks
Experience: Nightclub & Lounge
Ship Location: Deck 4
This is a high-style upscale adult-exclusive lounge that offers panoramic views of the Old World skylines, which also transform from one city to the next every 15 minutes, including London, Barcelona, Hong Kong, and New York.
There are also specially hand-crafted cocktails inspired by famous cities, like the “Paris 75,” which features Grey Goose Citron Vodka, peach schnapps, blue curacao, pineapple juice, a sugared rim, and a souvenir glow cube.
Cove Café
Type of Dining: Lounge/Bar
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Meal: Drinks
Experience: Nightclub & Lounge
Ship Location: Deck 11
This adult-exclusive bar offers a variety of options during all times of the day. Throughout the day, Cove Café offers specialty drinks, coffee drinks, and even tea. During the evening, you can unwind with cocktails, wine, or even a light bite. Adult beverage tasting are also available at select times for an additional fee.
La Piazza
Type of Dining: Lounge/Bar
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Meal: Drinks
Experience: Nightclub & Lounge
Ship Location: Deck 4
This adult-exclusive lounge is all about Italy and features a very merry-go round Carosello bar. You can find drinks (Grappa fresh from Venice), live music, and real espresso (with almond biscotti) here.
Vista Café
Type of Dining: Lounge/Bar
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Meal: Drinks
Experience: Nightclub & Lounge
Ship Location: Deck 4
Vista Café is both adult-exclusive and open for families. It offers internet access, along with coffee and pastries in the morning and cocktails at night.
O’Gills Pub
Type of Dining: Lounge/Bar
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Meal: Drinks
Experience: Nightclub & Lounge
Ship Location: Deck 4
This adult-exclusive Irish pub has TVs for guests to watch sports, grab a pint, enjoy a custom cocktail creation (try the Blarney Stone Tasting Flight), and even play board games. There’s a range of American, global, and Irish beers provided, along with Ireland’s best ales, stouts, and pilsners, and a specially-made red lager.
Meridian
Type of Dining: Lounge/Bar
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Meal: Drinks
Experience: Nightclub & Lounge
Ship Location: Deck 12
This adult-exclusive lounge can be found between Palo and Remy and overlooks the back of the ship.
Inspired by the early days of sea travel, the spot has both an inside and outside deck, where guests can purchase a cigar from the smoke bar and of course choose from the large selection of wine, beer, and mixed cocktails.
Freshly ground coffees and dessert wines are also available.
There is also a dress code that includes:
- Inside: dress pants and a shirt for men; a dress or pantsuit for women
- Outside: cruise casual and jeans and shorts are allowed, but swimwear and tank tops aren’t
Bon Voyage
Type of Dining: Lounge/Bar
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Meal: Drinks
Experience: Nightclub & Lounge
Ship Location: Deck 3
Bon Voyage is another adult-exclusive bar and lounge themed after Art Deco. The full-service bar offers cocktails, juices, and sodas.
Ooh La La
Type of Dining: Lounge/Bar
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Meal: Drinks
Experience: Nightclub & Lounge
Ship Location: Deck 4
Ooh La La is adult-exclusive champagne bar with a variety of French bubbles available for purchase. There’s also a custom Taittinger champagne that was created, bottled, and private-labeled exclusively for Ooh La La.
EXTRAS (INCLUDES CHARACTER & ADULT-ONLY DINING)
“Extras” mean that the following dining options may require a special reservation and/or that the price is not included in the cost of your cruise.
There’s things like a special character dining experiences with Disney princesses and other beloved characters, along with room service (which is available to all guests).
Some of the options below are Adult-Exclusive, which is exactly what it sounds like — no kids allowed.
Preludes
Type of Dining: Quick Service
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Experience: Dining
Meal: Snacks
Ship Location: Deck 3
You can find a variety of snacks and beverages here, including cookies, candy, cocktails, and popcorn. Preludes is essentially a concession stand outside the Walt Disney Theatre for guests to purchase treats before seeing onboard entertainment. You can even get wait-staff service from your seat inside the theater.
Senses Juice Bar (Adult-Only)
Type of Dining: Quick Service
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Experience: Dining
Meal: Snack
Ship Location: Deck 11
Royal Court Royal Tea
Type of Dining: Table Service
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Experience: Character Dining
Meal: Snack
Ship Location: Deck 3, in Royal Court
Reservations: Yes
This is specifically for children ages 3 to 12 and all children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, 18 years or older. Those who are 13 to 17 years old will be charged the adult price. Solo adults are not eligible for the experience.
In addition to story time, dancing, and singing, you can even meet favorite Disney princesses. There are also two courses served: one savory and one sweet. A selection of herbal teas are also served. Most dietary needs can be accommodated (make note of any special dietary needs at the time of booking).
The Royal Tea also comes with an additional price:
- $220 per child
- $69 per adult
Every child also receives a gift as a keepsake:
- Princess-Themed Gifts — jewelry box, link bracelet, necklace with charms, a Cinderella doll, autograph book with pen and tiara
- Knight-Themed Gifts — royal Court cinch bag, sword and shield, pins, autograph book and Duffy the Disney Bear plush
Character Breakfast
Type of Dining: Table Service
Included in the price of your cruise? Yes
Experience: Character Dining
Meal: Breakfast
Ship Location: Deck 3, Animator’s Palate
Reservations: Yes
The dining experience is only offered on select cruises 7 nights or longer. You must also have a valid ticket reservation to attend. Tickets are limited.
This character breakfast allows guests to meet both Disney and Disney Junior characters. During the breakfast, guests will enjoy breakfast and get pictures and autographs from characters.
Here’s how you reserve tickets before your cruise begins:
- Visit My Cruise Activities within your advance booking window to reserve tickets online once your cruise is paid in full.
- If a specific time and day is unavailable, make sure you try another date. A limited number of tickets might be available on the first day of your cruise (check with Guest Services).
- You can only attend the Character Breakfast once during your cruise.
Advance booking windows are determined as follows:
- First-Time Guests: 75 days prior to sail date
- Silver Castaway Club Member: 90 days prior to sail date
- Gold Castaway Club Member: 105 days prior to sail date
- Concierge Guests and Platinum Castaway Club Member: 120 days prior to sail date
What characters can you meet? Well, it depends.
- The Character Breakfast occurs on one morning of select 7-plus night cruises with a minimum of 2 days at sea.
- The Disney Junior Character Breakfast happens on 7-plus night cruises departing from U.S. domestic ports with a minimum of 2 days at sea. Character appearances may vary, but Jake, Sophia and Doc McStuffins are usually the ones featured.
- VIP Characters appear on 7-plus night cruises departing from non-domestic ports (including Alaskan itineraries) with a minimum of 2 days at sea. Character appearances may vary, but most sailings include Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Pluto.
- Character Breakfasts with Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Pluto are featured on 14-night transatlantic and Panama Canal cruises.
Remy (Adult-Only)
Type of Dining: Table Service
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Experience: Dining
Meal: Brunch, Dinner
Ship Location: Deck 12
Reservations: Yes
Remy is an adult-exclusive restaurant that serves fine French cuisine that’s specially crafted by Chef Scott Hunnel, from Victoria & Albert’s at Grand Floridian in Walt Disney World, and advising Chef Arnaud Lallement. Yes, there are hints of Remy from Ratatouille as well.
If you choose to dine at Remy, you’ll skip the regularly scheduled Main Dining restaurant. For dinner, there are multiple tasting courses celebrating the sea, the earth, and fresh ingredients. There’s also a gourmet cheese trolley, an extensive wine menu, and after-dinner coffee service.
Dinner isn’t the only experience Remy offers, but also three other dining experiences, including:
- Remy Champagne Brunch: Includes a glass of champagne brunch a French-inspired prix fixe meal
- Remy Dessert Experience: A 5-course dessert menu served with coffee that is strictly adults-only. It even features a discussion with Remy’s Executive Chef and Pastry Chef about the history and evolution of each selection served.
- Petites Assiettes de Remy: In addition to a tour of Remy, enjoy a 6-course wine tasting paired with small plates of gourmet cuisine hosted by Remy’s Executive Chef and Sommelier. This is only offered during the early evening hours on the first day of your cruise and ends with dessert at the private Chef’s Table.
NOTE: These three dining events are only offered during cruises of 4 nights or longer. Vegetarian options are available upon request.
For those interested, you can even choose to dine amid more than 900 bottles of Old and New World wines in the luxurious glass-enclosed Wine Room with marble flooring.
Private dining is also available in the Gusteau Room, which includes:
- A multi-course menu
- Interactions with the head chef
- Ratatouille-inspired décor
You can make a reservation by filling out the private dining request form and attach it in an email to [email protected]. Make sure you to request a reservation early and they cannot be confirmed until 30 day prior to sailing. You can also make reservations aboard the ship.
You can make online reservations at the following times:
- Concierge Guests: 120 days in advance
- Castaway Club Levels:
- Platinum Castaways: 120 days in advance
- Gold Castaways: 105 days in advance
- Silver Castaways: 90 days in advance
- First Time Cruiser: 75 days in advance
An additional charge is required to dine at Remy:
- Dinner: $125 dining charge per person
- Remy Champagne Brunch: $75 charge per person; $30 additional charge per person when adding the Champagne pairing
- Remy Dessert Experience: $60 charge per person; $25 additional charge per person when adding the wine pairing
- Petites Assiettes de Remy: $50 charge per person (includes a wine pairing with each course)
- This event can only be booked onboard
- Remy Wine Pairing Experience: $105 charge per person
Pre-dinner service is also available. After you’ve booked and are on board the ship, you’ll be invited to meet with a sommelier in Remy’s wine room to preselect your wines for the evening.
Dress Code:
The following dress code is enforced during dinner:
- Men: A jacket (such as a sports, suit or tuxedo jacket), a dress shirt, dress pants/slacks and shoes are required. Ties are optional. No jeans, shorts, sandals, flip-flops, or tennis shoes.
- Women: Cocktail dress, evening dress, pantsuit or skirt/blouse are required. No jeans, shorts, capri pants, sandals, flip-flops, or tennis shoes.
The following dress code is enforced during brunch and dessert:
- Men: Dress pants, a collared shirt or polo shirt, and shoes are required. A jacket is optional. No jeans, shorts, capri pants, sandals, flip-flops, or tennis shoes.
- Women: A dress or pantsuit is required. No jeans, shorts, capri pants, sandals, flip-flops, or tennis shoes.
Palo (Adult-Only)
Type of Dining: Table Service
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Experience: Dining
Meal: Brunch, Dinner
Ship Location: Deck 12
Reservations: Required
This adult-exclusive restaurant serves Italian cuisine. There’s also Italian-American-inspired cocktails and coffees offered. You can even do a wine pairing with your dinner for an additional fee. Brunch is only served when the ship is out to sea during 4-night or longer cruises.
Reservations are also required and can be either made online or onboard the ship. You can make two dinner reservations during your cruise, as long as one of your reservations is on the first night of your cruise. If you choose to dine at Palo, you’ll skip the scheduled Rotational Dining for that particular evening.
Here’s when online reservations can be made:
- Concierge Guests: 120 days in advance
- Castaway Club Levels:
- Platinum Castaways: 120 days in advance
- Gold Castaways: 105 days in advance
- Silver Castaways: 90 days in advance
- First Time Cruiser: 75 days in advance
Pricing is as follows:
- Dinner: $40 per person
- Wine Pairing with Dinner: $59 charge per person, in addition to the $40 dining charge for dinner (total $99 per person)
- Brunch: $40 dining charge per person
You can also book a private dining room experience for 8 to 14 guests and enjoy a unique à la carte menu. You must request private dining by filling out the proper form and attach it in an email to DCL Cruise Activities.
Also, be mindful of the dress code. Men are required to wear dress pants or slacks and a collared shirt and women are asked to wear a dress, skirt or pants and a blouse. Jeans are also allowed, but only if in good condition and ones without holes.
Palo Be Our Chef (Adult-Only)
Type of Dining: Table Service
Included in the price of your cruise? No
Experience: Dining
Meal: Brunch
Ship Location: Deck 12
Reservations: Required
Palo Be Our Chef offers this Northern Italian cuisine cooking class with Palo’s expert chefs, which is exclusive to the Fantasy. Guests will learn to cook several brunch items, like Margherita Pizza, Butternut Agnolotti Ravioli, and Palo’s popular signature dessert, the Limoncello Tart. Participants will also be able to sample different wines, while Palo’s sommelier explains wine pairing.
Each guest will also receive parting gifts that include a personalized Palo chef’s jacket, apron, hat, and name tag, along with a keepsake menu, recipe cards, and photos with the chef (and a surprise guest).
There are various accessibility options available for this experience. Guests with disabilities should contact DCL Special Services prior to sailing to discuss specific needs.
Here are more details, along with pricing:
- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Class limited to 8 attendees
- $279 per Guest
- Limited to those 18 older and those who remain onboard during port days
- Dress code: closed-toe, slip-resistant shoes; pants or slacks (good condition jeans with no holes may be worn), and long hair must be pulled back
NOTE: This experience is only offered once per cruise in Tortola for eastern itineraries and Grand Cayman for western itineraries while the ship is in port.
How to book:
You can book prior to sailing and offered initially to Concierge Guests via shore-side reservations. If the event doesn’t get full, the remaining openings will be available to all guests. Onboard reservations can be made at the Guest Services Desk.
Room Service
Type of Dining: Quick Service
Included in the price of your cruise? Yes, most items although alcohol and some snacks cost extra
Experience: Dining
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks, Late-Night
Ship Location: Available to every stateroom 24 hours a day
Most room service meals are included in the price of your cruise, like breakfast, some snacks, and late-night options. There is an additional fee for certain snacks, wines, beverages, and beverage packages.
Lunch and dinner options are available all day and night, except when breakfast is being served from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.