Hi, just checking in to see how people's trips went. We had a great time for our first
Disney cruise. Not sure I would choose to do Disney for every cruise, but we will more than likely be sailing with them again. Thought they did some things very, very well, but there were also things we liked better about other cruise lines.
Had the best embarkation and disembarkation experience we have had on 25+ cruises. Was so nice having our luggage all together for us when we got off the ship. Also really liked being able to walk off whenever we were ready rather than waiting for a color or number to be called.
We really enjoyed the entertainment, pools, slides, aquaduck, etc. Kids hardly used the club because they wouldn't get out of the water. Spent a lot of time at Nemo's reef and the Mickey Pool. The kids also enjoyed seeing and meeting all the characters (saved us a lot of time later at the parks).
Thought the cabin was nice, family ocean view was plenty big, but the balcony was tiny. Mixed opinion on the split bathrooms. Kind of convenient, but also felt like I was constantly going back and forth between them for what I needed.
My biggest disappointment was
Castaway Cay. I honestly have enjoyed Half Moon Cay and Princess Cay much more. It felt overcrowded to me and I guess by the end of the cruise I was looking for a more relaxing experience. We ended up going back to the ship before lunch and had a great time at the pool deck with the kids when it was much less crowded.
We had problems at dinner as well. Our waiters were not great to say the least and it had to be the assistants first day on the job. Luck of the draw I guess.
We did Disney World after the cruise and I think next time we do a Disney cruise I would do the parks first or not at all. 11 straight days of Disney was more than enough.
Anyway, we had a great time and definitely wouldn't hesitate to recommend or do another Disney cruise.
