DCL Confessions

[DesertBelle]

Last time I cruised with Disney, I managed to get a free chocolate souffle and limoncello from Palo served at their bar one night without paying, having a reservation or asking for it. Best surprise of that cruise!

 

[Wish I lived in Fl]

This is so bad i might regret posting without a new name..


My Mom and I had reservations booked for Remy Champagne brunch the first day of cruise and Palo brunch for the second day of cruise.

About 30 minutes before Remy Brunch my Mom decides she is too seasick to go. Remy and Palo require 24 hour notice for cancellations or you lose the $75 charge per person for Remy, $30 or $35 for Palo .

So me and my DD14 decide to try smugging her in as an adult. She is often taken for older. She is getting dressed up in her fanciest, adult appearance possible. Meanwhile Palo and Remy have left messages with phone numbers that differ by the final digit. Palo to confirm brunch for next day, Remy to check on allergies.

I call Palo to cancel for the next day and tell them my Mom is feeling seasick. My daughter had warned me not to cancel until after Remy brunch but I wanted to cancel with 24 hours notice.

DD14 and I show up at Remy/Palo entrance. It is one reception desk for both places. The lady at the desk recognizes my name as the lady who just called to cancel Palo for the next day with the explanation that my mom was seasick. She looks at DD14 and asks "And who is this?"

So I fess up , then ask to speak to maître d'. He says no to DD14, no to take out but he won't charge my Mom for being seasick and I eat Champagne Brunch alone on Valentine's Day. Tears are dripping down my face as the champagne releases grief from my brother dying a few months previous. People are concerned for the lady alone and crying at a champagne brunch on Valentines day. I buy some champagne to take home for my husband and the chef signs the bottles.


If I had ever been asked if I would try to smuggle an underage person into Remy I would have said no. Apparently thinking i was going to lose $75 for nothing was my sticking point.

My Mom did recover enough to enjoy dinner at Remy later in the cruise.


DD14 was very disappointed but those are the Disney Cruiseline rules. Celebrity has so few kids that she was allowed in the upcharge restaurant.

 

[kiapepito]

My husband and I had fun on the veranda.

 

[scgustafson]

My husband and I had fun on the veranda.

Welcome to the verandah club!

 

[sandydk]

We're planning our first cruise right now for next February, on my birthday. My husband wants to join the verandah club, but I'm terrified of video cameras.

 

[summerskye]

We're planning our first cruise right now for next February, on my birthday. My husband wants to join the verandah club, but I'm terrified of video cameras.

As long as you don't hang over the rail, then you should be fine. Of course this assumes that your husband is not using a video camera...

 

[sandydk]

As long as you don't hang over the rail, then you should be fine. Of course this assumes that your husband is not using a video camera...

Ha! No, I read somewhere there are security video cameras monitoring the sides of the ship and the verandahs. I guess we'll see what's there LOL

 

[summerskye]

You may need to keep an eye out for anyone above. Or should I say be careful someone maybe keeping an eye out for y'all. lol

 

[Fathawkeye]

I am building a new home and have dedicated a bedroom to a Disney Room. My cousin talked me into it. So, I have devised a plan to relocate a blue blanket from the bed of the stateroom to my bed at home :-/
I accidentally walked off with a Laundry Bag - accidentally. Then was charged for it - called in saying I never saw one; which was true. Unpacked my luggage a week after vacation and found the bag - I didn't call back to be charged again.
Also... the wine I bring on - might not be wine.

 

[summerskye]

Just remember

Now we know why the photo package is so expensive...

(look, I think that person is removing their clothes while hanging out on the veranda)

 

[Club Disney Chandler]

I am building a new home and have dedicated a bedroom to a Disney Room. My cousin talked me into it. So, I have devised a plan to relocate a blue blanket from the bed of the stateroom to my bed at home :-/
I accidentally walked off with a Laundry Bag - accidentally. Then was charged for it - called in saying I never saw one; which was true. Unpacked my luggage a week after vacation and found the bag - I didn't call back to be charged again.
Also... the wine I bring on - might not be wine.

I highly recommend that idea! But we bought one of the replica blankets online. We have scrapbook pages from every trip since 2005. It's fun to walk through memory lane and see the kids when they were little.

 

[Fathawkeye]

I highly recommend that idea! But we bought one of the replica blankets online. We have scrapbook pages from every trip since 2005. It's fun to walk through memory lane and see the kids when they were little.

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I would love to buy one - where did you get yours?

 

[Club Disney Chandler]

I would love to buy one - where did you get yours?

We got them from disneystore.com a couple years ago.

 

[phinz]

The ones online aren't *nearly* as good a weave as the ones onboard, though. We've seen them and are not impressed in the slightest.

 

[Club Disney Chandler]

The ones online aren't *nearly* as good a weave as the ones onboard, though. We've seen them and are not impressed in the slightest.

This is true, but when it's just draped over a leather chair for decorative purposes, I'm not too concerned about the weave. The chair hasn't complained about being cold yet

 

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

I was on the inaugural Magic ship with my parents and was 18 at the time. They let me drink and all 3 of us had a lot of fun...so much fun, I may have fallen in the pool on night! The mentioned it EVERY.SINGLE.CRUISE after and they STILL talk about it to this day! When my husband and I were married in WDW, and then honeymooning on the ship...they once again told the story and now my husband won't let me forget it!

 

[kiapepito]

Ha! No, I read somewhere there are security video cameras monitoring the sides of the ship and the verandahs. I guess we'll see what's there LOL

We even checked through the cracks of the floorboards for our downstairs neighbors... to be cordial... lol... it was dark as well and we could not stop giggling like school kids for the rest of that evening and the following morning.

 

[Snurk71]

We even checked through the cracks of the floorboards for our downstairs neighbors... to be cordial... lol... it was dark as well and we could not stop giggling like school kids for the rest of that evening and the following morning.

Well, you're a lot more cordial than our neighbors on our first cruise. They decided to join the club in the middle of the afternoon - while DW has out reading on the verandah. Even her intentionally loud throat clearing didn't stop them.

DW and I save our excursions for when it's dark.

 

[wcw57]

Well, you're a lot more cordial than our neighbors on our first cruise. They decided to join the club in the middle of the afternoon - while DW has out reading on the verandah. Even her intentionally loud throat clearing didn't stop them.

DW and I save our excursions for when it's dark.

party pooper

 

[cruisecrasher]

I booked a cruise on Royal Caribbean.
I'm kind of ambivalent about going (because you know, not Disney), so I'm wondering if being enthusiastic alone is worth the DCL upcharge.
#FirstWorldProblems