We just signed up! Have been on multiple cruises before but this is our first Disney Cruise! This will be our daughters first cruise though. She will be turning 2 a couple weeks before we leave.
Any helpful tricks or hints for this cruise?
Welcome to our little (so far) group and the Disboards (a much larger group). A good tip is to try to book your boarding time as early as you can. The first boarding goes to platinum members then gold. It's good to get on early just keep in mind that if you book early your room will not be ready so you will have to keep your carry on luggage with you.
What's great about the first day before we set sale is that you can really explore the ship. If you are interested in getting a message or visiting the spa during the cruise you can get a complete tour of this area and they will have specials to tell you about, and a draw for people that took the tour. If you want to see the kids area this is the only time that adult guest can visit the kids area.
If you are interested in getting pictures with hard to get characters this is the time to book them. Speaking of booking this is also a good time to book any wine or beer tasting classes you may want to try out as they sell out rather quickly.
If you are planning to buy some Wi-Fi the first day before we set sale is the best time to do it as it is much cheaper just make sure that ANY apps you have running in the background are turned off and are not sending you any push notifications. I went through my Wi-Fi time that I was planning on having the entire trip in just a few hours. Also be sure to download the
Disney Cruise Line app before you go for your smart phone in fact do it today. Once on board you reload it and it is a wealth of information plus I find that the chat function on the app is much easier to use than the wave phones. They have an IT desk to help you with anything like this but it's only open at certain times, I just ask at the front desk when they are open and where they are located.
More importantly get something to eat! You can go to any restaurant that is open and have some lunch.
On your key card it will have a large letter on it this is your muster station letter. Before we set sail everyone on board must meet at their muster station area and go over the evacuation plans should the ship need to be evacuated. It's a good idea to look for this area once on board just about any cast member should be able to tell you where it is if you ask them. Don't worry they don't separate familys that are booked together.
That's my tips and we haven't even left the dock yet. If you have any other questions feel free to ask I may have an answer and will try to help. Be sure to check out the rest of the DIS Boards and it is a wealth of information.
