Hesky
Earning My Ears
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- Aug 16, 2010
I want to take my wife on a cruise to celebrate her birthday. She has been wanting to go to the Caribbean for a long time and she loves Disney, so I thought a Disney cruise would be perfect! However, while doing research I'm having second thoughts and I wanted to ask for your opinions, since neither of us has ever been on a cruise or to the Caribbean. Another thing to consider is that we had a baby this year, and he will be almost 8 months old in January, which is when we would take the cruise because that's when we'll be able to get some time off from work.
I think I've narrowed down our choices to a couple options:
Without knowing the Caribbean, I personally think the ports of call on the Royal Caribbean cruise look much more interesting and for some reason I've always wanted to go to St. Lucia. Also, I don't anticipate being someone who enjoy days at sea as much as being in a different port each day since I love exploring, but then again I don't know if given the age of our baby having those extra days at sea in the Disney itinerary would be convenient.
On the other hand, the Disney cruise is, well, a Disney cruise. And we love Disney and we try to go to Disney World every year. Plus I imagine that having a baby, no company would be as welcoming as Disney.
From a cost perspective, a room with an ocean view on the Disney Magic costs slightly more than a room with a balcony on the Royal Caribbean cruise.
So in other words, I like the cost and ports of call offered by Royal Caribbean. But I feel like we would probably (likely) like the Disney boat better.
What is your opinion regarding these two companies? When you select a cruise, do you usually prioritize the boat or the ports of call? For those that have traveled with a baby, do you prefer exploring ports or days at sea?
I think I've narrowed down our choices to a couple options:
- Western Caribbean itinerary on Disney Magic: it stops in Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Falmouth and Castaway Cay.
- Southern Caribbean itinerary on Royal Caribbean: it stops in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; St. John's, Antigua; Fort De France, Martinique; Castries, St. Lucia; St. George's, Grenada and San Juan, Puerto Rico
Without knowing the Caribbean, I personally think the ports of call on the Royal Caribbean cruise look much more interesting and for some reason I've always wanted to go to St. Lucia. Also, I don't anticipate being someone who enjoy days at sea as much as being in a different port each day since I love exploring, but then again I don't know if given the age of our baby having those extra days at sea in the Disney itinerary would be convenient.
On the other hand, the Disney cruise is, well, a Disney cruise. And we love Disney and we try to go to Disney World every year. Plus I imagine that having a baby, no company would be as welcoming as Disney.
From a cost perspective, a room with an ocean view on the Disney Magic costs slightly more than a room with a balcony on the Royal Caribbean cruise.
So in other words, I like the cost and ports of call offered by Royal Caribbean. But I feel like we would probably (likely) like the Disney boat better.
What is your opinion regarding these two companies? When you select a cruise, do you usually prioritize the boat or the ports of call? For those that have traveled with a baby, do you prefer exploring ports or days at sea?