DCL Confessions

[mtgdisney]

I wore shorts to dinner in the main dining room.

Whew. That feels good to get off my chest.

Anyone else?

Love this thread so we've had a fire, theft, drink and a confession of murder

well we might as well go the whole hog and add seduction to the list

so ok i here goes ......

i confess

pre cruise i really fancied a suite ~ dh didn't and no matter how many sweet nothings i whispered about free pre dinner cocktails he just wasn't taking the bait, i whispered lovely things like suite darling, jaccuzi tub pre dinner drinkies and he replied something along the lines of double dip recession and the car needs servicing

so i resorted to underhand tactics

i cooked that special man of mine a gorgeous steak dinner, topped up his beer like a good wife does and changed from my usual jeans and tees into the shortest sexiest dress i own and with some killer heels what can i say the man was putty

Love

 

[cruisecrasher]

Our first cruise ever- DCL or any other line- is this fall. I hope to join the veranda club, although as private and modest as my wife is, the best I can hope for is a sea day, at night, at probably 3 a.m. when everyone else should be in their rooms asleep. I will probably also have to construct some kind of temporary enclosure with multiple layers that will prevent anyone seeing us from a neighboring veranda with binoculars, night vision, or infra-red. It will also have to prevent pictures taken by spy satellites.

Come to think of it, forget it. Joining the club isn't worth all of that trouble.

I was under impression there were security cameras monitoring all along the sides of the ship.

 

[dclwonderprincess]

There are cameras, you could see the one pointed right at my veranda in may.

 

[cruisecrasher]

There are cameras, you could see the one pointed right at my veranda in may.

Yeah. That won't be happening. Ever.

 

[erinfarber]

Pirate night menu for veggies .. Awful and not changed since 2008!!!!

We don't go to pirates now, just mooch about for a while .. But for a first timer, it's a must!!

I agree. I am also a vegetarian, actually I am supposedly a pescetarian, because I do eat fish, but no meat. pirate night menu does not appeal to most cruisers that choose not to eat meat. But I love the fireworks, it is a must see every cruise for us.

 

[Susiesark]

Do they charge corkage on box wine?? No, really. Do they?

No, my servers didn't charge a corkage fee (there was a spout, but they didn't charge for that either). In fact, they brought glasses for everyone.

 

[WVURunner]

My DH and I were one of the couples chosen for Match Your Mate while our friends stayed in the audiance. While answering a question during the show, my DH confessed we had joined the Veranda Club during a previous cruise. It took until I got back on stage for it to sink in that DH and I had an inside cabin on that cruise and our friends had the veranda. One look at them and I knew he had actually confessed. Bet they will think twice next time before they give us a spare room key, they were not impressed and neither was the cruise director who happened to be watching. If looks could kill.....

Note to self, do NOT go on Match Your Mate during a 14 day cruise because you will have to see these people for 12 more nights and they will remember you and comment about it. During the stateroom crawl our DIS group hosted, everyone felt the need to point out their veranda and asked if we wanted some alone time there. I spent the whole cruise blushing!

And it doesn't end when the cruise ends, on the EBTA this May, a man stopped DH and I and asked if we were the couple on Match Your Mate from the EBPC cruise in December.

 

[over50visits]

We confess we honor Disney's requests for courtesy (dining attire, saving seats, etc.), and we don't steal (to take home) the items they supply for us to use on the ship (toiletries, silverware).

And, we don't pay money for a bottle of water!

 

[g3pak]

There are cameras, you could see the one pointed right at my veranda in may.

Cameras that scan the verandas? What? I bet the security that watch those cameras get shows every night. Now I know I will never become a member of the club.

We have a veranda on the back of the boat. Wonder I cameras will cover our room back there?

 

[PizzieDuster]

Cameras that scan the verandas? What? I bet the security that watch those cameras get shows every night. Now I know I will never become a member of the club.

We have a veranda on the back of the boat. Wonder I cameras will cover our room back there?

I'm not sure they scan. I think they are permanent (meaning just stationary), looking down the side of the ship to the water line. I could be wrong. My kids tell my that daily. My dog even looks at me like "no, you did not feed me. Feed me again."

 

[chasingthedream]

We are not big Disney fans.

I'm not sure what compelled me to book our 2011 cruse for my DS's 5th birthday, but we did. I've been hooked on DCL ever since. But we are not devoted Disney people.

I mean, we like it ok, just like everyone does...

Universal Studios is as big of a draw as Disney World is for us.

 

[dclwonderprincess]

Cameras that scan the verandas? What? I bet the security that watch those cameras get shows every night. Now I know I will never become a member of the club.

We have a veranda on the back of the boat. Wonder I cameras will cover our room back there?

We were on the aft end of the ship.

 

[TwinPrincessMermaids]

Cameras that scan the verandas? What? I bet the security that watch those cameras get shows every night. Now I know I will never become a member of the club.

We have a veranda on the back of the boat. Wonder I cameras will cover our room back there?

I'm sure in particular in aft. When that couple was lost at sea in Australia on a CCL, they were able to watch the videos to see that she jumped off the veranda and he went in to try to save her. I'm sure that kinda thing happens more towards the back..

 

[poohmomof5]

This is seriously the best thread EVER!

I am so glad (and frankly surprised) that all the grumpy "I am perfect" people have stayed quiet!!!

I was trying to think of what I have done...

Exotic rasul
Full box of toiletries at home, so sad about Body Butter now
Shells from CC

Never saved a seat in the theater because we are never on time

LOVE the big round chairs

And last, I love the Magic, done the Dream several times, but still love the Magic most!

LOVE seeing all the characters no matter how many times I have been to WDW, DL or DCL! Especially seeing Minnie in all her different outfits...

 

[omalley1118]

This is seriously the best thread EVER!

I am so glad (and frankly surprised) that all the grumpy "I am perfect" people have stayed quiet!!!

I was trying to think of what I have done...

Exotic rasul
Full box of toiletries at home, so sad about Body Butter now
Shells from CC

Never saved a seat in the theater because we are never on time

LOVE the big round chairs

And last, I love the Magic, done the Dream several times, but still love the Magic most!

LOVE seeing all the characters no matter how many times I have been to WDW, DL or DCL! Especially seeing Minnie in all her different outfits...

What a fabulous attitude!!!!

 

[GoHabsGo]

One other time I took a beach excursion and wandered down to a secluded end of the beach when I noticed a dolphin in distress had beached itself. It was clearly trying to breathe but something was blocking its airway. As I got closer, I could see something in there...I reached in and pulled out 5 or 6 ping pong balls!

Man, the fresh caught "mahi-mahi" was good that night

 

[Luxo]

On one of our first Magic cruises many years ago our family had a busy day and we were all on our own for lunch. I was getting sick of the fast stuff on deck 9 so I decided to head to Parrot Cay for the buffet. So I walked up by myself and the host said "Single?" and I said yes... thinking that he was just asking if it was just me alone for lunch.

Well, he proceeded to take me to a big table with a couple of the entertainment cast members and about 10 other people. I had inadvertently stumbled into the 'Cruising Single' mixer lunch. I awkwardly ate and made as little polite small talk as possible knowing my DW and 5 kids were on board!

I ate quickly and was the first to leave... I will never forget the cast member saying "did we scare you off?" as I left!

Oh, and I pee in the stateroom showers.

 

[benornoelfan]

this is awesome

 

[poohmomof5]

On one of our first Magic cruises many years ago our family had a busy day and we were all on our own for lunch. I was getting sick of the fast stuff on deck 9 so I decided to head to Parrot Cay for the buffet. So I walked up by myself and the host said "Single?" and I said yes... thinking that he was just asking if it was just me alone for lunch.

Well, he proceeded to take me to a big table with a couple of the entertainment cast members and about 10 other people. I had inadvertently stumbled into the 'Cruising Single' mixer lunch. I awkwardly ate and made as little polite small talk as possible knowing my DW and 5 kids were on board!

I ate quickly and was the first to leave... I will never forget the cast member saying "did we scare you off?" as I left!

Oh, and I pee in the stateroom showers.

 

[Luxo]

My DW is one of the compulsive H2O product hoarders. We have overflowing boxes, bags, etc. of them at home. I've never understood this - perhaps it is preparation for some apocalypse where having nice hair and skin will be critical survival skills?

So, about a year ago I took half of them and gave them to my mother-in-law to use at her 2nd home... and DW never even had a clue they were gone!