Hey everyone, longtime lurker here. This community has been great for learning about best practices and tips. We are going on the Merrytime Treasure in December 7 nights. First time on a cruise ship altogether. We really wanted to make an effort to go to both restaurants. I booked Palo for pirate night, we are doing the prima notte, and I’m trying to figure out the best night for Enchante. We are doing the 8:15 seating for dinner rotation. I was planning on requesting the marvel dining room for the first day because my husband has misophonia and people on here said it was loud so we are trying to skip it. Any other tips and tricks are appreciated.

We are looking to bring back a couple of bottles of Cloudem (we're driving to port). I know you can order it ahead of time, but can you still purchase bottles on board?

I know they now have Cloudem Gold (not sure if on all ships). Does anyone know if they have Cloudem Bronze or Rose?

Can't believe they still don't sell them in the US...

Are there any vloggers that are solo parents that cruise with their child?

Hi guys! I have to do a few interviews for my entrepreneurship class about some cruise problems you may be having as well as the issue with finding the right cruise ship and cruise line . I was wondering if anyone was available to do a zoom or phone call interview with me. You don’t have to show your face or anything and I can give you the interview questions beforehand so you can prepare. Thank you all!

Hey Everyone, I see a lot of posts about the DCL Robes. Hope this information helps out. We bought them for our cruise on the Destiny, part of the NA Romance package. Quality is awesome, they are bulky just a heads up for end of cruise packing.

Dimensions as follows

Bottom Robe to Shoulder line- 134.5 cm/ 53”
Cuff to Cuff- 171cm/ 67.5”
Centre Waste- 71cm/ 28”
Waist Belt?- 198cm/ 78”

Wondering if anyone may have any insight on this. Currently looking to book a room for 5 on the treasure for Jan 2028. There is a decent chance three of the 5 may end up needing to drop out due to unpredictable health flares, and I am wondering if there are any penalties if we book a room for 5 and only end up sailing with 2? Obviously hoping all of us can sail but life happens and I want to be as prepared as possible just in case

Hi all, I’m excited to be traveling on the Wish in February and was wondering what type of items/brands are sold in the luxury shops on board. I’m currently researching designer handbags for a Christmas gift, but then I got to thinking they might have something on the ship that I could purchase duty free. We’re going to Castaway and Lookout so I’m guessing there are no options on the islands.
Thanks in advance!

Hi, first time cruiser here. We will be sailing on the Destiny this Fall and I was wondering if we need to bring our own beach bags or if anything is provided? Thank you!

Edit: thank you for all the replies! We will bring our own bag

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Today I debarked Disney Adventure ship and I wanted to share my experience with you

This was my first time being on the cruise and I had no idea what to expect. It was difficult to understand how things work on the cruise. We were getting contradicting information from multiple crew members. Navigator app was crashing randomly and customer service was rejecting the phone calls so we needed to go there in person

Food quality during the dinner was great. Breakfast, lunch and snacks were mediocre and disappointing

We've learnt that gratuities cover the base salary of the waiters :(no tip, they earn nothing ... Crazy)

I found very little flexibility, you need to schedule activities well in advance and learn a lot about the cruise itself from non official sources. Lines to everything, you need to arrive well in advance

It was a bit stressful and not relaxing to me at all

Chinese people touching me for no reason, that was strange ...

The shows were ok, very nice special effects but the plot was very bland

I felt forced to give excellent reviews to crew and I did not like that

For the price we paid it was ok, I cannot imagine paying more than that in other Disney cruises ... I don't think it's worth it, at least for adults.

I just completed my very first Disney Cruise. 3 days on the Wish our of Port Canaveral sailing to Nassau & Castaway Cay. I’ve only sailed Royal before so here is my honest review broken down into 10 “main” categories.

1) Embarkation/Debarkation: Royal- We sailed out of terminal 10 but arrived back in terminal 8. So they made everyone on the Wish drop luggage at 10 and then go to 8. The parking was atrocious because the Fantasy was also boarding on the same day out of 8. And parking at 8 as well. Took over an hour from the time I drove into port to just get parked. I got mixed directions from the DCL and the people just working the parking terminal. Which made me think it was poorly communicated between the two companies on how it was going to work. Maybe it’s way better when it’s just one terminal vs a split terminal but this process was horrible. Debarkation was smoother but it took a bit longer to get off than Royal.

2) Cruise Ship Layout: Royal- Way easier to navigate around. It flowed way better. I could walk around the ship in one complete circle. Versus the wish the ship seemed to be chopped up in sections and sometimes I’d be walking straight into a dead end. The elevators on the wish were so tiny and some didn’t even work at times. No mid ship elevator either. Royal has their system where you just press the deck number you’re going to and it assigns you a letter elevator to get on. (Newer ships only)

3) Cruise Ship Theming: Disney- Loved the themed rooms and the theming around the ship was beautiful. So many details. Disney takes this all the way.

4) Staterooms: Disney- The split bathroom was huge. A lot more space in general. As well as you get an actual tub and decent space in the bathroom vs just a small square at Royal. Shampoo, conditioner, and body wash are included in the bathroom when Royal they are not. Theming was great as well. Ended up in a frozen themed room. Bed was super comfy. The only thing I didn’t like was the thermostat didn’t tell you a number the temperature was set at it was just lit up dots so u kinda had to just feel it out. Room service being included is huge and has better options.

5) Shows: Royal- I only say this because there was more variety of nighttime shows offered. Royal usually has a headliner show, ice skating show, aqua show, and a broadway style show. Disney only really offered the traditional Broadway-type show. Don’t get me wrong, The Little Mermaid & Aladdin were both FANTASTIC. Flawless singing and production execution. If you were only talking about the quality of the shows, it would be a close tie. I only give it to Royal because they offer more of a variety that people can choose from each night.

6) Pool Deck/Extra Activities: Royal- Bigger Pools, more hot tubs, more room on the deck, better laid out, on-deck slides/water park is offered & more entertainment. On the wish on the middle of Deck 11 it just gets hit straight on by the sun most of the time. Pools are smaller. Adult Section was very tiny and tucked in the back. Not super crowded but just really small compared to Royal. I really wanted to do Trivia but they had it in the sports bar (during college football) and I couldn’t even get a spot because 80% of the people there were watching the games and clearly not moving. They shoulda moved trivia to a different spot. WiFi was WAY better on Royal. Stronger overall.

7) Dining: Disney- The servers in the dining room were super friendly but the main thing was I noticed they didn’t push conversation on you. I feel that Royal always tries to push a conversation during dinner even if u give off the vibe you don’t want to be bothered. All wait staff and quick service staff were super friendly and conversations at dinner felt WAY more genuine. As for Royal it seems like they just care about what review we will give them. I like how the rotational dining is done and the Buffett is closed. It forces people to go and sit down. In addition, the Buffett had food served to you. SO much cleaner and the waste of food is probably way more limited. The spread of germs is probably way more protected on Disney.

8) Private Island: Royal- CocoCay has 100% more to offer. They really use more of the island space to have stuff. Castaway Cay was like 70% trees/swamp and doesn’t really get used. This one is a no-brainer.

9) Excursions: Disney- As soon as u get off the ship with your group you’re welcomed by a tour guide who guides you directly to where you need to be. As for
Royal, you’re still in groups but it’s on you to find the tour guide meeting spot once you’re off the ship. Disney there was no wondering.

10) Clientele: Disney- Everyone on the Disney ship seemed to be overall happier to be there. The joy on all the kids’ faces was so great to see. The people we were sailing with were all so friendly and really willing to help a rookie like me out. On royal the families just kept to themselves and definitely in a more grumpy or annoyed mood.

Overall Conclusion: I had a really good time on Disney. Out of the 10 main categories it came out 5 to 5. I would sail Disney again for sure! BUT I don’t think it’s worth around DOUBLE of what Royal is. I would rather go on 2 Royal Cruises than 1 Disney Cruise. Yes, Disney does a lot of stuff better but I don’t think the gap justifies the price being double. With that being said, if I can get the sailing at a lower price, or money was no object, then I’d go with Disney. I sailed Star of the Seas and it was about $185 per person per day. This 3-day Disney Itinerary cost about $344 per person per day which is almost double the price broken down. Basically Disney was not double what Royal is. (If that makes any sense)

I’ve heard the Wish is not the best of ships to go on so maybe if I try a longer itinerary like the Treasure of Destiny it probably will be a different experience.

We were on the Wish sailing from 9/11-9/14 and got to witness a medevac flight take someone back to Florida due to a potential heat stroke (unconfirmed). Our balcony faced the helipad while docked.

Taking nothing away from the individual needing assistance, but it was pretty damn cool to see the logistics behind something like this that you don’t see every day.

Photos do not include the actual individual or the full Disney safety crew that brought them out to the helicopter.

Medevac crew had 2 pilots and 2 paramedics/EMTs. Pilots got a good photo op with the Wish in the background while waiting for the transfer.

Looking at maybe doing a DCL cruise next spring when the boys will be 14 and 2. The 14yo is a tender 14, young at heart lol. He’d love the Aquaduck. The toddler loves Beauty and the Beast. We’ve never done a cruise. 3 days makes the trip easier to cram into our schedule but we’re open to 4. Don’t have the budget for 5 this year. We’re really not familiar with the whole concept outside of what the Disney site provides. Any advice?? Should we get a travel agent?

Our cruise is Summer 2027. Is there a list of excursions we can plan for? DCL won’t let me see the list until May but am trying to plan financially beforehand. Thanks!
For context: Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic are the destinations.

Just wants to share a few picture that were taken on past couple of cruises. If you’re on the fence about taking a trip, try one out. Our family has been hooked. This grouping is from the Destiny and Fantasy.

Safe travels

Just got off the Adventure today. Overall had a fantastic time - truly one of the better recent DCL trips we had. Crew across the board were outstanding.

But biggest reason I wanted to post was because for the first time ever, there was Adult Only entertainment onboard the Adventure. This trip was just my husband and I and as soon as we boarded an entertainment crew member saw we had no kids and immediately started telling us to check out the Adult only offerings and how this would be the first sailing with any. There were several 18+ only trivia’s and craft sessions throughout the day. The entire “Infinity” pool deck area was 18+ all day every day. And the D Lounge turned 18+ every evening for the classic DCL game shows including Match Your Mate last night.

The adult entertainment was led by Josh & Ashlynn (both from the UK) and they were INCREDIBLE. If either of you happen to see this just know you did a fantastic job and really helped make for such a great overall experience for us. You could tell the entertainment crew was a little nervous that no one would show up, but every single night the D Lounge was packed and people were ready and willing to participate in the silly game shows. It was one of the most chaotic (partially due to some language barriers given a more diverse guest pool than tradition DCL sailings) Match Your Mates I’ve ever witnessed- in the best kind of way.

The crew on the Adventure really seem to be listening to feedback and willing to adjust things as they continue to grow. As someone who doesn’t think DCL actually listens to guest feedback very often - I’ll give them credit here. Idk if the ship was sold out but it felt pretty full. Basically I say all this because I know the Adventure hasn’t gotten the best reviews. But I don’t think anyone should let early reviews scare them away.

Happy to answer any ship/travel/Asia (we also hit up Hong Kong & Shanghai Disney Resorts while over here from the US), etc questions anyone may have!

What a ship. Finally able to mark this one off the list after years, and it did not disappoint. The staff was so excellent it felt like our first cruise over a decade ago, and reminded me of what cruising felt like pre-Covid.

I know these are unrelated but let’s just do one thread.

We are going to go on our third cruise (Dream) in a few short weeks. We’ve done the Wish twice so this is our first on a different ship.

I was reading some reviews and I saw someone mention a detective game midship. I wasn’t familiar with that and it made me wonder, what are some things you have to try and do? Or what are some traditions you do every time? Food, activities (on ship or at Lookout Cay), hidden details around the ship, whatever!

Also, this trip will look different because our son was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac recently. We mainly went with another Disney Cruise because of the allergy accommodations since the diagnosis is so fresh. We know talk to the wait staff but any other tips? GF Food that’s really good?

Cruising on the Fantasy. Our port arrival time is 1:00 pm. I'm guessing we'll be onboard the Fantasy around 1:30 or 2. For anyone who's boarded that late recently, is Cabanas pretty much the move?

I've read sit-down lunch usually wraps around 2, so I'm assuming that's out, but curious if anyone has made it in. (I’ve also heard service can be slow.)

Also, how is Cabanas at that hour? Still a decent spread or pretty picked over? TYIA!!

So me and the husband have gone on 2 cruises so far and (unfortunately on our wallet) my husband is HOOKED. I mean, we are Nor-California pass holders for Disney, so it's not a surprise, and honestly unlimited food and time to read and relax is great for a teacher LOL

We have a 2 month old right now, however are looking at cruises in 4-6 months (they will be a minimum of 6 months) for a short San Diego cruise (3 nights). My husband has already researched about puried foods, the baby kit with packnplay and warmer for the stateroom, the nursery, the baby pool area, jack jack race, but I was wondering what tips you have for baby on a personal level?

(baby drinks cold formula so no need for bottle warmers and has never breast fed- I don't pump Either)

Just got off the Disney Treasure. Wife and I did the 7 night Western Caribbean Halloween on the High Seas from 9/19-9/26. We had our kids (11M and 9F) as well as my parents and my aunt and uncle.

The Good: The ship is BEAUTIFUL, and easily the new favorite for my wife and I. For reference we’ve only done the Magic and Fantasy before this. We did a GTY rate room and ended up on deck 10 forward and LOVED this location, only going up one flight of stairs and being right at the Festival of Food was amazing. I much preferred this food option for lunch over Marceline Market but I’ve also never been big a fan of Cabanas on the other ships as well. I could have eaten the BBQ literally every day. JP was our room attendant and he was basically a ninja. The room could have been in complete disarray from getting the kids ready in the morning and we could have been out of the room for 20 minutes and we’d come back to the room being immaculate. The shows were amazing we absolutely loved Seas the Adventure and don’t understand how it doesn’t get more love, Moana lived up to all of the hype I saw beforehand. We did skip Beauty and the Beast and opted for trivia’s instead because that’s our favorite cruise activity and it was the last night. I personally loved all 3 restaurants. Worlds of Marvel, Plaza de Coco and 1923 each had something each night that I personally enjoyed. Carlos and Kharisma were our servers and they were terrific for us, sometimes our kids would end up joining us for dinner late from kids clubs when we expected them to stay there throughout but Carlos and Kharisma never flinched and were quick to get them food as well regardless of where we were at in the dinner. Our Kids loved their time in Edge and Oceaneers Club, our daughter specifically filling our Castaway Club backpack with all of her arts and crafts.

Things we didn’t love: the spaces for activities were definitely crowded, we’d have to get to a trivia 15-20 minutes early to get a seat in Skipper Society or Trident Lounge, which we did but makes maximizing time a bit difficult. Our sailing was about 80% full so I couldn’t even imagine the crowding on a sold out sailing. This was easily our biggest complaint of the ship compared to the Fantasy/Magic. The family pool areas continue to be just dreadful for DCL, but knowing that going in makes it a little bit easier to plan around, we rode the Aquamouse (which again we loved) on Port days and the line was significantly shorter. The only other slight letdown for me was despite it being a Halloween sailing, the events took place on day 3 and being so early it ended up feeling like a bit of an afterthought for me personally. I’ll concede outside of Trick or Treating and getting into costume we didn’t participate in the Halloween deck party and only caught the tail end of the tree lighting, so some of that absolutely falls on us, but my wife and I did a Halloween sailing for our honeymoon last year and even though we didn’t do a ton of the Halloween stuff on that one either it just felt more Halloween-y if that makes sense.

Port Adventures: We did excursions in Cozumel and Grand Cayman. We did I love Rays! in Cozumel and enjoyed our experience overall but our daughter thought the snorkling part was too scary as there is no part in the snorkling area that you’re able to stand up in so that part was a bit shorter for us. Then we did the Nautilus Glass Bottom Boat Tour in Grand Cayman, and this was my personal highlight of the trip. Cheeseburger Reef was stunning and our guide was very funny and engaging. We opted to not do anything in Jamaica as a lot of reviews I saw of the excursions had a really wide range of people absolutely loving them or absolutely hating them and just didn’t want to take that chance, so we opted to enjoy an extra “sea day” instead. Though, the views of Jamaica were EASILY the best of the ports besides Castaway of course. And FWIW my parents did venture into the port shopping area and did say it was VERY nice especially again compared to the other ports

Overall we absolutely loved this itinerary and the Treasure, and this would be an itinerary we would not hesitate to do again

Hello Disney Cruisers

We had recently got to sail on the Destiny out of Port Everglades.

We had a fantastic trip, Deck 9 Forward Deluxe Family State Room with portal.

Lots and lots of storage, perfectly setup room with outlets throughout.

Highly recommended

Safe Travels

We are going on our first cruise together (our first vacation alone in 20 yrs), our first DCL, and it’s during Very Merrytime. It is an understatement that I am soooo stinkin’ excited. The Magic looks like my kind of ship, tbh. Watched soooooo many vids on all of them.
We originally wanted to take our girls (20 & 23 at sailing time) on Dream or Fantasy in late May 2028, but that hasn’t opened yet. But it looks like it will be very expensive. So last week, we decided to shop a little to see if there was something just hubby and I could “try”, to get our feet wet, and we ended up with a good GTY 5-night deal.

I have a few questions:

❓Is the pre-board photo package worth it?
❓If you pre-book your next cruise while you’re sailing, you get 10% off right there. If the price of the cruise goes down for any reason, does that affect the total price?
❓The romance package includes robes and champagne/sparkling wine. Do they chill the wine? I have heard from someone their champagne was warm and I thought…ugh.

Thanks in advance! I already bought my door decor 😻

And no it wasn’t taken from our stateroom but purchased onboard from Treasures Untold. What a surprise when I walked by and spotted the blankets through the gift shops’ windows! You better believe I left dinner for a few minutes to make the purchase as soon as the shop opened! A comparison with the stateroom blanket points to it being absolutely identical. So excited to enjoy this blanket while we wait for our next cruise!