Oh the Places We'll Go. . .
Fantasy Festival started back in 1978 when Frank Romano and Joe
Liszka envisioned a seven-day, colorful October festival in Key West,
Florida to offset what was traditionally a slow economic time of
year for the area. The idea of a festival surrounding Halloween,
when the streets of Key West, Florida were virtually empty but the
weather was still warm and sunny seemed like a win-win.
The festival showcases the spirit of Key West with colorful and creative body
art, street parades, costume competitions and other fun activities and theme
evenings.
Fantasy Festival has been regarded as Florida’s answer to Mardi Gras with about
70,000 people pouring into the area during the last week of October. The festival
is a seven-day celebration that culminates the annual Fantasy Fest parade and
Street dance. Each year the festival has a unique theme that serves as
the centerpiece for the Festival. Fantasy Fest is open to all artists, musicians
and to the general public. The official web site for the Fantasy Fest is www.fantasyfest.net.
Our FantaSea Cruise will be one of the most uniquely offered cruise charters
in Bare Necessities 19 year history. Our ship, the Carnival Miracle, will
dock for two days in Key West providing its passengers a ringside seat to all
of the festivities on October 30 and 31st. The fun only continues as the
ship sails away shortly after midnight on November 1st to steam toward the next
port of call in Cancun, Mexico.
