07/05/2023
We have been fans for decades and have been fortunate enough to have taken many trips to the parks but we recently had our first experience. In our opinion, it’s a COMPLETELY different type of vacation…
◾️Crowds - The ship can only accommodate a maximum number of passengers, regardless of the time of year you travel (and most Disney cruises sail at a very high occupancy, if not sold out). You’re not as likely to notice the difference in crowd level on a ship versus being in the theme parks, waiting in lines all day.
◾️Dining - There’s no rush to make a ton of advance dining reservations! We opted to not reserve speciality dining (due to the length of our trip) and had three amazing dining experiences (in restaurants in the regular dining rotation) without any additional advance planning or stress.
◾️Kid’s Club - Spending time together as a family is wonderful, but the opportunity to do some age-appropriate activities separately was important for our family too! Our kids begged to go to the Kid’s Club daily.
◾️Service - The ship has TONS of cast members in all departments. We never had to search more than a minute or two to find someone when we had questions.
◾️R & R - Let’s face it- a theme park vacation is often a SUPER busy, fast-paced trip filled with early mornings, long days, and late nights. With a cruise, you certainly still have that option (there are tons of excursions and activities happening all day long) but there’s definitely more time for relaxing and taking things at a leisurely pace!