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Castaway Cay as a whole is never guaranteed. On our second cruise we were unable to dock - they tried for an hour or two. The crew did a great job making the best of the unexpected sea day. It was a real disappointment, but there was nothing that anyone could do. It's not common, but it does...

I think it's hit or miss for when it books up. Sometimes DISboard meets will get a huge group together & take up most of the spots. But then we've had friends call the week before we all cruised during Spring Break & got in. If you know you want to go there, just book it. If I'm remembering...

We've gone to Nachi Cocum twice and just love how quiet & uncrowded it is. After being in the crowds of the ship, it was nice to have some space. (They limit entry to 100 people a day.) It has a nice pool & the beach was great when we were there. Everything is clean & the staff is very...

I'm starting to have room remorse. I selected 5656 for the extended balcony, but now I'm reading in some of the reviews that you can hear flushing & toilet seats slamming until 1am. Has anyone had any experiences with rooms above the Europa/District bathrooms? I'm only a month out so I'm very...

Oh gosh...that never occurred to me to check! I knew they would be a no-go for the pools on board, but didn't realize they were prohibited completely! Thanks, it will spare me the trouble!

As anyone brought Boogie Boards from home or bought them after arriving in Florida? My kids would love to have them for beach days, but I'm trying to decide if it's worth the trouble. I might be able to fit them in the suitcase, but otherwise we will be carrying them on when we board. We have...

How much should we bring/budget for photos? Are gratuities expected?

We will be going during Spring Break. Would Nachi Cocum be a better choice since admission is limited to 100? We have kids (6 & 9), but they just love the pool & sand. If there are no inflatibles, I don't think they would miss it.

On my last cruise (Nov/Dream) I traveled with a friend and preferred having my own bed over sharing the queen. While the sofa bed was not nearly as plush as the queen, it was fine. I'm pretty picky about hard mattresses and I didn't find it uncomfortable at all.

I will be coming in the evening before my cruise and taking a shuttle to an airport hotel (MCO/Orlando) or staying at the Hyatt. Has anyone had alcohol delivered to the hotel from Wegoshop or Garden Grocer or some other delivery service? On our last cruise we had a rental a few days before and...

For those of you who went on the 2011 Alaska cruises and had elementary school aged kids, what was your experience? Did your kids have fun? Did you find excursions that made you feel like you were really getting see Alaska? Our DDs will be 7 & 10 in 2013 and wondering if this itinerary will...

When we were on the Jun 7-12 Dream, they said the special/limited edition champange with the Disney Dream label (the one used for the Christening Ceremony) sold out about day 3 of our cruise (there had been about 150 bottles still available for purchase at the beginning of the cruise). The...

When I went to book a dummy date onboard she said that DCL has a 7night they like them to use for dummy dates (I think Dec 2012 on the magic). She said they know the inventory is inflated on that cruise. Unfortunately I was not interested in paying the additional deposit amount required for a...

I am cruising with a friend on the Dream and trying to decide which stateroom would be best. One of us will likely sleep in one of the extra beds, but I am wondering which is most comfortable. We can either book a Cat 9 (deck 2) or a Cat 8 (gty). I was leaning toward the Cat 9 for less $, but...

We skipped the Sailaway party this time, but I concur with the other poster...there was no "Zippedeedoodah" in AP (they didn't have a wardrobe change like on the Magic & Wonder). I think they did "It's A Small World" during the "Parade of Nations", but that was only on the 5th night of the 5...

We just sailed Jun 7 and we were on the first bus which left around 9:15 (maybe a little later). We checked in at the ME desk at 8:00am (even though they told us they wouldn't be open until 8:30)

There are no stateroom reports, but I thought I read that these rooms are slightly smaller?? Does anyone know what is in the "grayed" area just forward (my guess would be crew quarters). Has anyone stayed there yet? I LOVE that it is right off the forward elevators, but I am a little afraid...

Was that in the Stingray pen? I was not referring to the snorkeling on CC in general, just the snorkeling in the stingray area which is included in the excursion. We didn't see anything in there but the rays...maybe we were unlucky.

I thought the same thing and I figured they were used to dealing with kids that were initially scared/freaked/etc. I really hope that it was an isolated incident. While our station was the first done with the feeding, the others didn't last a lot longer than ours.

Is it that the dining rooms are so much bigger and so it takes them longer going to and from the kitchen? :confused3 I definitely felt the same thing. The only reason I felt like we got to know our servers is because we had late dining and would linger over coffee and dessert. Since all the...