Any adults done a Disney Cruise (no kids)

[disneybride96]

Dinks (duel income, no kids) .... DCL cruises 7 & 8 booked.
We did a Carnival last December and will never to that again. We much much prefer DCL.

 

[bengals01]

have been on 41 cruises and have only taken kids about 5times. We have been on 2 so far this year with out kidsand the next two we will be taking kids.

 

[DiSnEyFrEaK22]

We celebrated our honeymoon on the Wonder last September. We don't have kids and we had an AMAZING time!!

 

[Maryrn11168]

My BIL surprised my sister with a 4 night cruise on the Wonder for her 50th Birthday. Their kids are grown, so it was just them. She cannot stop talking about the GREAT vacation they had! How Serenity Bay is wonderful, the adult pool relaxing and the night life fun (I've never been since my kids were 11, 8 and 7 on our last cruise!). They booked a 7 night for October to Celebrate their 25th Anniversary! Go for it!!

 

[Diamondback01]

We cruised about 7 years ago on the Magic on a 7-day combo park/cruise package. We had a great time. Having no kids we thought we might be overwhelmed but it really was not an issue at all. Of course you have to love everything Disney. We are going next month for our first time with kids. I think it will be a whole new level of fun seeing the ship through the eyes of our three kids.

 

[mollygirl13]

We have no kids and will ONLY cruise DCL!

 

[joyjanet]

We have done 8 cruises aboard DCL since 17 Oct 2009. On our first cruise (7-day Western Caribbean aboard the Magic) we met a family with 3 kids. The kids spent most of the time in the kids clubs and we adults hung out together. They are now our adopted family and we visit them whenever we go to Illinois to see my older daughter. They live outside of Nashville. Be open to making new friends (especially those with kids) and you may be as lucky as we were to get an adopted family. Our next cruise was the East bound Transatlantic cruise on the Magic and we took my 34 year old daughter and her husband (no kids). They totally loved it and it was nice having them with us. Best vacation they ever had and we ever had. Our next cruise was a 5-day on the Wonder. We took our adopted family with us and again had a great time. The next 3 cruises were the 3-day cruises on the Wonder. The 3-day cruises are too short and there is not much adult entertainment but my husband wanted to get his gold status in the Castaway Club. We did go to Atlantis and gamble a little so for me that was fun. The next cruise we took was the 2-day preview Dream Cruise. We took my 34 year old daughter along with her husband and my older daughter and our 2 grandkids, ages 8 and 5. Way too short a cruise for such a large ship. My husband and I just went on the Mexican Riviera Cruise aboard the Wonder without kids to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. We bought a few gifts for the kids sitting next to us at dinner and made friends with their parents. We had very nice conversations with them and found out he works for Microsoft. My husband and him hit if off because my husband likes to talk computers. The port adventures are always fun to do also. Make sure you participate in the adult entertainment shows if you do the 7-day cruises. This is my opinion but I would not recommend a 3-day cruise on the Dream for your first cruise. I would go on the Magic or Wonder or at least a 4-day cruise on the Dream.

 

[Meghatron]

We had our kid-free honeymoon on the Wonder last month and it was awesome.

 

[Happy Goofy]

My husband andI are both retired and we have done 5 Disney cruises all without children. We tend to take their special cruises- Panama Canal, TA, Mediterranean and take part in Disboard activities. We are never bored and have met some wonderful people.

 

[Dec6]

I've seen alot of couples when I've cruised...

 

[lovethedream]

While we have only sailed DCL with kids, we recently got off a Carnival cruise where it was just myself and DW. We went into the Carnival cruise with an open mind. While it was a good cruise, it still did not compare to our DCL cruise. We have been on RCCL Freedom and still felt our DCL experience was superior. The DW even commented that she would like to do a "just us" DCL cruise, but the kids would kill us if they ever found out. One thing that really surprised me was that while we sailed on one of carnivals oldest, and smaller ships, we found just as much to do on that ship, for what we like to do on a cruise, that we found to do on the Freedom. On DCL, it was non stop and we were always very tired by the end of the day.

 

[lovethedream]

What you describe about laying around and avoiding kids sounds more like what we did on Carnival. I'm never bored on DCL. I wouldn't pay $75 pp for Remy but there are plenty who will and that's fine with me. I don't feel left out. Palo is a bargain at $15-20. My SIL was blown away saying it would have been a $300 dinner back home. Also Platinum CC members get Palo free.
Different strokes for different folks.

I would still encourage people to try different cruise lines. You might discover you like something else or you reaffirm what your old favorite is.

I like your last part. Since we have sailed RCCL and Carnival, we are finding that we are affirming our favorite is DCL. Not that we will never sail either again.

 

[lovethedream]

I don't have kids...

I have done several DCL cruises.

Are they my favorite??? well.. it depends. Ships are very nice, theme is great etc... Price point is driving me away. Unless things REALLY impress me on the Dream I expect it will be my last. I don't see the "service" differenence folks claim on here. The service is good, it's been good on other lines too!

I think that other cruise lines I have taken are a better match for me, but everyone's feelings are different. (And the Dream's "adult pool" area may be the final blow)

however, to come on HERE and expect a response besides "Disney is better" is unrealistic. 99.9% of the posters on here would be for Disney. Post this same query on say RCCL board and get the exact opposite response... LOL! While SOME posters have done other lines a lot of the "cheerleaders" have only done Disney. I actually felt this way until I did another cruise line... "How can it be better then this" and then went to "why am I paying that much more?"

The other thing to consider is ports. IMHO that's where Disney really is hurting ESPECIALLY on the short cruises. I am OVER Nassau and I actually like to see something besides the ship!

Which other cruise lines did you do?

 

[Robin"D"]

Hell, we are the KIDS!!!!
our first cruise was Disney, and always will our Cruise Line!!!!

Robin & Angel "D"

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

Which other cruise lines did you do?

RCCL, NCL and Royal Olympic.

And Disney was better then Royal Olympic. Of course most cruise lines would have been. That said I LOVED the cruise. We got LOTS of time on each of the Greek Islands so it was a great choice!

 

[disneymom8589]

My DH and I have gone on 3 Disney cruises (2 on the Wonder and 1 on the Magic), 2 of them by ourselves. The other one was with our 2 young adult children. We absolutely loved going on the cruises and found plenty to do. I appreciate that there are places for the whole family, but also dedicated places on the ship and Castaway Cay for adults only. We are planning our 4th cruise as part of the Podcast 3.0 group in June 2012.

 

[KSDisneyDad]

If you have no kids I would try another cruise line first. There is so little to do on the Disney ship for someone without kids, all you will do is sit around, look for someone to talk to, try to find a place to lay in the sun, and spend most of your time watching out for kids. It is a pretty ship but lacks in entertainment for adults.

The shows are not broadway style shows as everyone would like to compare them to. They are Disney story shows, Fairy tale characters and the likes, and really are darn right boring to most adults and very exciting to young kids, unless you are a real Disney lover. The ships are without casinos. Disney doesn't have to worry about casinos because they get the money up front and don't give it back.

I think you would have to be rich to pay $75.00 per person for a Remy sitting. I have a few coins but never would spend that much on a dinner for myself and whoever is with me, especially since the meals in the dining rooms are just as good for most persons. I would never spend $150.00 for a meal for 2 plus the beverages.

The ship is beautiful, but without a lot of the different adventures that are on other ships. So if you just want to lay around for most of the trip and not really worry about anything you may enjoy the DCL. If you are active and like to participate in many different fun activies look at one of the other cruise lines

Please beat my $5,500 price (excluding our $550 OBC) for a 7-night cruise in summer 2012 on another cruise line with a similar itinerary. Right now, RCCL is over $1,500 more and CCL is about $300 more for identical 7-night Eastern Caribbean itineraries for our family of 5 (inside and verandah stateroom across the hall). It looks like DIsney is saving us money and RCCL and CCL would be taking our money and not giving it back.

I believe everyone is entitled to their own opinion and that's exactly what you've posted above- an opinion. To me, it comes across as if you're implying all adults think the same way you do and I'm sure there are indeed thousands of others who agree with you and who enjoy other cruise lines more than DCL which is good for diversity. However, there are also thousands of those who 100% whole-heartedly disagree with your assessment of DCL. It's not just for those who want to lay around all day being "bored". If that's the case, DCL would have been out of business years ago.

On our last cruise, we ate with two couples - one had previously cruised on Carnival and the other couple had cruised on RCCL. They commented on how much more there was to do on DCL that they enjoyed! They were worried about bringing the kids as they weren't sure they would be able to have time for the kids. BTW - they both rebooked for DCL.

We've enjoyed DCL with and without our kids. I'm sure we'd enjoy other lines as well. There's no way anyone will know if they will like or dislike something unless they experience it themselves. I would never tell someone they will enjoy DCL better, but I will state that we enjoyed ourselves and let them know a little about us so they can see if they think the same way we do. You can keep your smoke-filled casino and n the past, you've stated that you really enjoyed the Elvis-tribute cruise. Personally, I think I'd rather swim than be on that cruise. Based on those, we are quite different personalities and will enjoy different things.

Also, why do you continue to opine on things for which you have absolutely no experience such as Palo or Remy. How do you know the food is "just as good" if you've never been to one. Plus, all ships have extra-fee restaurants. Even among DCL loyalists, some love Palo, others think it's over-priced hype.

 

[FJS961]

We have our first cruise without the kids coming up in 3 weeks (can't wait!)

I hope there will be more

 

[BealsRwe]

DH and I spent our honeymoon on the Wonder for a 4 night, went on another 4 night later that year, and a 7 night on the Magic for our 1st anniversary...all without kids. Our DD has been joining us since she turned 5 months old, and we have not taken a cruise without her since then. We really enjoyed our adults only trips, and now our family ones. When we didn't have our DD, we enjoyed late night movies, spent time in the clubs, and lots of time in the adult areas. When we had DD, on our early cruises with her, we did get to Palo, but rarely the clubs, as we would have her with us, and only used Flounder's a little. Since DD turned 3 and loves the clubs, we enjoy a bit of everything...movies, shows, great adult ony time, and yes great family time too. I would not hesitate to take a Disney Cruise without my little girl, however, my guilt prevents me from leaving her behind when we cruise. There is plenty to do without kids...especially on the longer cruises.

 

[lg3]

Some family members of with no kids sailed with us on our last cruise. We had to assure them they would love it, and they did - so much so they are going to sail again with us on the upcoming cruise!