Anchors Away 2016
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 30, 2016
To answer the original question, my favorite time on CC is in the last two hours before sail away. Most of the crowds are back on the ship. Discarded rental tubes are plentiful. The lines at the slides have diminished, as has demand for the lounge chairs, and the sun is not as hot/bright. We found it to be a very leisurely time. Having said that, I will say that we spend most all of the day there as we do enjoy all of the times, but the late day is our favorite.
As for crowds, I would like to make one distinction. When we were there with our family on the Fantasy last summer, "chairs" were plentiful and you could drag as many as you wanted wherever you wished (though they are a bit heavy/clumsy). "Loungers" were quickly filled up with towels and beach bags and we couldn't find one (let alone four) until much later in the afternoon. We were fine with the chairs and even managed to find some palm tree shade to bring them to (although this too was in short supply), but if a person wants a lounge chair, or one for each family member, they may find that difficult for much of the day. I know some people report no trouble finding open lounge chairs. That was not our experience.
As for crowds, I would like to make one distinction. When we were there with our family on the Fantasy last summer, "chairs" were plentiful and you could drag as many as you wanted wherever you wished (though they are a bit heavy/clumsy). "Loungers" were quickly filled up with towels and beach bags and we couldn't find one (let alone four) until much later in the afternoon. We were fine with the chairs and even managed to find some palm tree shade to bring them to (although this too was in short supply), but if a person wants a lounge chair, or one for each family member, they may find that difficult for much of the day. I know some people report no trouble finding open lounge chairs. That was not our experience.