4TH Of July, 3 Day Wonder Cruise-Debarkation Morning And Final Thoughts

[CamColt]

Cast- Myself, 30 & DH 33
This was our second Disney Cruise, but our first without the kids.

All good things must come to an end, and this was ours. Debarkation went very smoothly. We were at breakfast for the 8:00am opening. While I really enjoyed the food on this cruise, this breakfast was pretty sad. I know they are trying to rush you off the ship but still. I got pancakes which were just that... 2 very small pancakes(like the size of the palm of my hand). I wasnt offered any meat(I suppose I could have asked) or anything. It wasnt a big deal as I wasnt wasting away by this point, LOL, but I would expect much more from a sit down meal.

From our last trip I remembered we had to wait in a short line to get off the ship. This time we literally walked off, grabbed our luggage, walked by the customs person and dropped off our form. All probably took under 2 minutes. We were off the ship by 8:45 am and at Orlando Airport before 10:00. It all went very smoothly.

One word of advice for airport security...if you buy one of those models of the ship, you might want to put it in your carry on luggage. We had ours packed with our dirty laundry(of course ), and we happened to be one of the lucky ones to have our luggage xrayed at check in. Because of the ship, they had to open our suitcase, find the ship, open the box and all the wrapping. They examined the ship and tested it for explosives. DH started showing them where it was in the suitcase and they practically yelled at him that he wasnt allowed to touch anything once it was opened. So, if you want to avoid the possibility of this happening, put the ship in your carry on (easy accesible) luggage.

All in all this was a Wonderful trip! The weather was great, the seas were very calm, and pretty much everything went smoothly. Before our trip we got many comments that we were crazy to take a Disney trip when we got the chance to get away without the kids. Those people are so wrong! We had so much fun, even adult fun, and there were plenty of times I commented to DH(because of the previous comments) "I dont see any kids". I can definitely confirm that Disney is not just for kids. With some Pixie Dust(and lottery winnings would help too) we will hopefully be cruising DCL again in the future.

 

[melk]

Sounds like you had an awesome time...I'm very jealous!!

 

[minniecarousel]

I'm starting to get excited about going back - but we may have to do the 4 day! (3 days just doesn't seem like enough!)

 

[CamColt]

Yes, we really did have such a great time. It was such a totally different experience without the kids. It was nice with them(and my whole family) too, but much more relaxed with just the 2 of us.

I agree, 3 days is so short, but when people ask if the 3 day is worth it, I always say 3 days on the ship is better than 3 days at home. Hope you get to extend your trip to 4 days though.

 

[Tluvs2talk]

Camcolt,
Glad to hear you had a good time. We go again In october and can't wait. Thanks for the trip report, I enjoyed reading it.

 

[Credit Man]

Great report! Thanks for posting.

 

[Chattyaholic]

I really enjoyed reading your trip report, and I agree with you completely...a Disney cruise is great without kids!! Hubby and I went on the Magic in January '01 to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary and we had an absolutely "Magic-al" time!! We are going again this coming January, Western itinerary, this time and we can hardly wait to get back on that beautiful ship!!

 

[BethC]

Thanks for the great report!

And, as someone who has cruised without kids many times, I definitely agree that a Disney cruise is not just for kids, we've had some of the best times when it was just my DH and I on the Wonder.

 

[scott.campbell]

Great trip report, sorry we didn't see you on the cruise. We too had a great holiday and intend to cruise again as soon as possible. We met Disneyholic & co also, didn't meet opsymo either.

Castaway Cay was awsome, we did not do any trips at Nassau and did not really enjoy the town itself so we spent most of the day on the ship.

I forgot all about the ships horn on departure, damn! Need to remember that for next time.

 

[ADisneyMom]

Hi CamColt,

We DW,DH,DS, DD,DS are going on the 3 day cruise in
December. I'm glad to hear you think it is worth it to take the short cruise.

Since this is our first cruise we decided to start with
3 days.

We are really looking forward to this vacation.


Thanks

ADisneyMom

 

[CamColt]

Be careful, ADisneyMom...you may just get hooked.
Scott, I guess you will just have to go back to get that horn taped.

 

[disfanatiks]

Glad to hear that you had such a good trip. We are taking the October 10 3-day for DD's 12th birthday.

My DH and I cruised on Holland America in May for our honeymoon...(8-day), so we are a little worried that the 3-day will go way to fast.

But you are right when you say 3 days at sea bteer than 3 days at home.

Thanks for the great report....

 

[nativetxn]

I read all of your cruise reports and enjoyed each one. Thanks for sharing your cruise with us, it sounds like it was absolutely <b>magical</b>....well, except for your dh getting yelled at about the ship's model

Katholyn

 

[CamColt]

LOL, nativetxn! It is understandable why the owner of the luggage cant touch it, in case they were trying to hide something, but we got a laugh out of the incident afterward. Here we are trying to help and show them where the ship, which they were questioning, is(in the dirty laundry...YUK!) and we couldnt.

And yes the trip was Magical! It had been 7 years since we had taken a trip without kids(our honeymoon), so this was a big treat for us.