Beginning to think about a cruise

[PrincessShmoo]

Nassau

• Nassau forts and Junkanoo Discovery-$48 pp (this only interested DH, but I gotta give him something right?)

We did this when we were in Nassau. I found it very interesting.

 

[Haley R]

In Nassau, the excursion you mention is an easy self guided walk (we did it in a few hours). The Unofficial DCL book has a great walking tour map and guide of Nassau. It's $96 you don't have to spend.

Check the DCL site FAQ and your paperwork when the booklet arrives for all your check in needs. It's all there in one spot and has the Disney policy for nearly everything in it. Was reading online this AM about a lady who was 25 weeks pregnant and (like it or not) the policy of DCL is no women past 24 weeks can sail. I remember reading that when I made our most recent payment for Alaska and it showed up online in the email receipt. I kind of chuckled at the strident warning that there were no exceptions and whatnot.

Check with DCL online and if anything is ambiguous, give them a call. Don't want to be like that family from St. Louis that couldn't board because they were unaware/didn't read the rules.

And no, I really don't want to start a hare about the legitimacy of the rule, I was just using this as an example. The boards are great and there are some very knowledgeable people here who've done many cruises, but in the end, it's DCL policy that rules the day. We've done 7 cruises and have 8, 9 and 10 booked and I still call DCL for clarification on issues.

For example, here on the boards we were kicking around the idea of using a popcorn bucket from a previous cruise. Some people have reported success in doing so, but when I called DCL to confirm, they said that reusing popcorn buckets is not allowed. So, the people who had success were out of the norm, I guess.

The point: look on the website and/or call DCL and look there for the official policy/rules

Thank you for all the good information! We haven’t booked anything yet because we aren’t for sure yet. Dh has now backed off of the cruise idea and doesn’t think it will be fun. He said he would rather get a nice hotel at Disney with tickets and two Halloween parties. I guess we will see.

 

[CanuckOnaBoat]

I started looking at all seas travel. Is that a good one to go through? I see that they have some decently cheap prices for October/November cruises this year, but I'm just not sure what a good price really is. I see as low as $1600 for November 2, but it's the lowest category. It says Category 11C and I honestly don't know what that means lol

Hi... I'm using Dreams Unlimited for my 3rd cruise. I think another one that I've seen recommended is "small world vacations" . I did use a no-name travel agency for my 1st Disney cruise and was disappointed but now that i've learned more i'm making sure i use one familiar with Disney and who offers OBC etc..

you can get an idea of prices at

https://www.cruisefish.net/deals.md?page=2;sort=drop

https://touringplans.com/disney-cruise-line/tools