Any repeat SWDAS cruisers?

[dreadpiraterose]

But I don't think Disney has as much pressure to do it as Paramount might? I mean, this is really a cruise for kids, not adult nerds like us. From a percentage standpoint, ST has always had a more mature fan-base that would necessitate more "heavyweight" event content like a Shatner.

While I am sure kids would love to see Daisy Ridley or Harrison Ford, I submit that they will be just as content to see (masked) Kylo Ren, Chewbacca, Boba Fett, etc. - all non-face characters that can be performed cheaply by a CM. No egos, riders, entourages, appearance fees, agents, managers, schedule conflicts, etc.

Sansweet, Hidalgo, Tippett - they all come at a relative pittance, I imagine, and are - and I mean no disrespect to them when I say this - simply concessions to the SW nerd parents who want something to do on the cruise.

The parents and child-free adults are the ones paying for the cruise. It behooves Disney to bring something in for them. If Disney didn't care about the adults and made every decision based on kids, they wouldn't bother with adult only anything. Since so much effort does go into the other adult experiences on the ship, why not one "concession to the SW nerd parents who want something to do on the cruise"?

 

[squirk]

The parents and child-free adults are the ones paying for the cruise. It behooves Disney to bring something in for them. If Disney didn't care about the adults and made every decision based on kids, they wouldn't bother with adult only anything. Since so much effort does go into the other adult experiences on the ship, why not one "concession to the SW nerd parents who want something to do on the cruise"?

I would never say DCL doesn't care about the adults, but kids are what DCL focuses on, doubly-so for SWDAS. I don't think I have seen a single piece of SWDAS promotional material focusing on the adult SW fan. As a percentage of DCL's adult cruising population, I just don't think there are very many of us.

I am one of those SW nerd parents. I'd love to see a Lawrence Kasdan-, Dave Filoni- or Ben Burtt-level of SW celebrity, but if these cruises are sailing full, then perhaps DCL feels their existing "concessions" are good enough?

I mean, I just don't see people choosing not to book this cruise because the guest speakers are too low on the LFL totem pole. It's one day out of seven, with all of the other excellent adult entertainment remaining in full force. And the kids will have a great time.

So if the speakers are a little lacking? Maybe not a deal-breaker for 99% of the families sailing.

 

[phinz]

Not a deal breaker for me. Heck, I don't care if it's SW-themed or not, and I'm a 501st Legion trooper who eats, breathes and sleeps Star Wars.

 

[woodynjessiesmomma]

Grant Imahara

My husband is NOT a SW fan, but I could get him on a SW cruise for that!!! DS8 would love a SW cruise!

 

[squirk]

Not a deal breaker for me. Heck, I don't care if it's SW-themed or not, and I'm a 501st Legion trooper who eats, breathes and sleeps Star Wars.

What garrison?

 

[phinz]

What garrison?

Midsouth.