Spa. Just the word
conjures feelings of relaxation, tranquility, and being pampered. And, the Senses Spa and Salon on the Disney
Fantasy offers all of that to guests and more.
The Senses Spa and Salon is located on Deck 11 Forward on the Disney
Fantasy and takes up nearly a third of an entire deck.
Our mission was to give the Rainforest Room, which is a part
of the spa, a try. I already knew what
the Rainforest Room had to offer due to a spa tour on a previous cruise—click here to read about the spa tour.
While passes for the Rainforest Room for the length of the
cruise are available for purchase on the ship, we pre-paid for one-day
passes. I found the ordering information
under “Planning Center” on the Disney Cruise Line
web-site and the link to “In-Room Gifts & Shopping”—here’s the link. I could either print and fax the order form
or I could call and make the purchase over the phone. I called.
What was interesting about the call was that I had to have
my confirmation number. I asked the
courteous voice on the other end of the phone that if this was a way for people
to order gifts for other guests then it might be likely that they would not
have access to a confirmation number—such as for a wedding, honeymoon, or
anniversary. She indicated that I was
right and that she would have then looked up the confirmation number. Good to know.
The phone transaction to order 2 one-day passes for $17 each
went smoothly. We were told that there
would be a voucher waiting for us in our stateroom, which was accurate. I did print off the confirmation email and
brought it with us just in case.
We then determined which day we would use our Rainforest
Room passes. We knew that days at sea
were pretty busy for the spa, so a day in port might be better. Since we did not go ashore on the Grand Cayman day, that became our designated day.
We arrived in the spa after lunch, wearing swimsuits, with
our voucher in hand. We were given green
bracelets in exchange for our Key to the World Cards and told that we could
return to the Rainforest Room as much as we liked that day, we just needed to
return the bracelets for our Key to the World Card and then come back again
anytime that same day.
The Cast Member at the spa check-in desk gave us a brief
tour pointing out the bathroom/changing rooms, which are across the hall from
the Rainforest Room, and directing us to the Rainforest Room as well.
Since we already had on swimsuits, which are required in the
Rainforest Room, we headed in and started making use of the facilities.
First stop, the various showers that feature scents, sounds,
and varying water temperatures and water sprays. The husband had a great time trying all of
them!
Three different types of sauna/steam rooms are also
available.
My favorite, and what I was longing for, were the heated
benches that also featured a view. I
grabbed a towel and settled in for my “nap” of sorts. The husband also took advantage of the heated
bench.
I don’t know how much later as I had lost track of time, I
headed out to the therapeutic hot tubs on the open deck. There are two, so we picked one to relax
in. These are not your typical hot tub
as the bottom is a metal seat that is contoured to your body.
The Rainforest Room also offers flavored water, towels, and
robes for guest use.
Will we do this again?
Definitely! Next time, we might
decide to change into swimsuits in the bathrooms/changing rooms and take
advantage of the showers and products before returning to our stateroom to get
cleaned up. And, now that we know a
one-day pass does not mean a one-time pass, but access for an entire day, we
could plan accordingly and visit longer or more often during that day.
The price was right, too!
Having spent almost the same amount of money for 2 one-day passes to the
Rainforest Room as we did for the boy’s Pirates League experience—click here to read more, we certainly got more bang for our buck with the Rainforest
Room; an entire afternoon (and it could
have been more) compared to 15 minutes!
I am also glad we visited on a day when we were the only
ones using the facility as there is a limit to the number of guests who can be
there at one time. And, we got to take
pictures!
Great summary of the Rainforest Room and thank you for including the detailed pictures too! We loved our time in the Rainforest Room aboard the Disney Fantasy, but one thing we learned in prepping for the Disney Cruise was to make sure book your single day pass for the Rainforest Room ahead of time because they sell out!
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