Im actually torn both ways.
On one hand, I booked the cruise out of Galveston, with the ports scheduled the way the originally were, and generally liked the itinerary. I was good with it. Mostly, I wanted to cruise with
DCL. I wanted a vacation. 8 nights really appealed to me. And the fact that it was cheaper than the Fantasy was great.
The new itinerary, is well, is ok. I love Disney. Going there for a day is fine with me. The possibility of it being cool that day, and maybe a bit damp, doesn't make me thrilled, but it's Disney and I will certainly put on a happy face, enjoy my free ticket in, and enjoy
. I have never been to CC before, so going there will be a bonus. I thought my first time there would be my following cruise in 2014 on the Fantasy with my mom, but it will come a year early. Again, might be cool for it, but oh well. And we get Key West still, which Im happy about. Seems the time has changed from pm, to am, which does NOT make me happy, but still happy to visit there.
What does not thrill me, is how Disney has done this. I get why, I do understand there logic, and it really makes perfect sense. I don't think that they seem they 'dont know what they are doing'. I just wished that maybe they waited until the 2014 year for this. For some of us sailing in several months ie Jan/Feb, we have airfare booked, hotels perhaps. This could have been big loss on money. And major hassle.
In a long story, I am happy with the new changes. Im sailing on a Disney ship. I still get my vacation. I get to explore a new place (Galveston). I can relax and not be at work
Jenn
P.S. I think, originally, they didn't plan it, because they hadn't even been close to doing the NYC sailings. Which means, they didn't know how well this 8 nt itinerary was going to go over. And appearantly, it has gone over remarkably well. Which is why they have changed it. Had they known this before hand, maybe they would have made it the original itinerary.