DCL Disney Magic At Sea UK Residents Only Sailing Summer 2021 General Information

[luke]

Wouldn't mind a September cruise tho... After the children go back to school, count me in

I can’t imagine there would be that small a number of children on board, even during term time. All of these cruises will have similar amounts of children on them, I would think

 

[Joshua Kelso]

I can’t imagine there would be that small a number of children on board, even during term time. All of these cruises will have similar amounts of children on them, I would think

Luke the beast you are using as your avatar is really creeping me out, what on earth is it?? I looks like a duck - pug cross.

 

[steamboat will]

Luke the beast you are using as your avatar is really creeping me out, what on earth is it?? I looks like a duck - pug cross.

What!!! That's agent P... In his day clothes... Perry

 

[steamboat will]

Duplicate post

 

[Joshua Kelso]

What!!! That's agent P... In his day clothes... Perry

The more you know...

 

[Garyjames220]

And u don’t need the vaccine to go. Is that right

my wife may not have had her second jab by then

 

[BadPinkTink]

And u don’t need the vaccine to go. Is that right

my wife may not have had her second jab by then

we don't know that yet. As soon as the updated official information is available I will post it in the first post of this thread

 

[auntlynne]

Food. Free.

YOU CAN SAIL Disney and pay no extra for food.

You may opt to purchase

a) alcohol - beer, wine, cocktails. There is always a drink of the day. Draft beer. Wine packages. Alcohol tasting events.

b) Canned sodas. Available at bars. Or room service

- Free Fountain soda is with all meals and is available on Deck 9 (pool deck), 24 hours/day. One spigot is filtered water.

c) Bottled water. Available at bars

The tap water is filtered and very nice. Better than Dasani.

d) Brunch or dinner at Palio’s. Age 18+. Fixed price Northern Italian food. Wine not included. Has been $40 + tip per person for several years now. Probably due for a price increase. Also offered is a wine-paired menu. Somewhat hard to get a seat due to limited seating. This is intimate, peaceful dining. As others have stated, check onboard if unable to secure reservations during pre-Cruise booking window.
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DCL prides itself in its dining room system. It is called Rotational Dining. There are three Main Dining Rooms (MDR). You will eat in each of them, with a repeat on 4-night cruises. Each one has its own menu. The order in which you dine in each room is printed on your room key. It is a row of letters, such as LRA. That would be Lumiere’s, Rapunzel’s Royal Table, and Animator’s Palate. Just show your card to the waiters lined up to meet you at the restaurant door and they will escort you. No worries, you are on vacation. There’s usually information about this left in your room when you board.

When you go to the new venue each night, your wait staff also go with you. They are usually proficient at learning your drink preferences and peculiarities in the short time you are with them. They will help cutting the food for children, as the parents are supposed to be relaxing on vacation.

You will share a server and assistant server with several other tables. Often, the assistant is working their way up to server position, either mastering skills or English language. (Buffet and take-away workers are also working towards a server position).

The dining rooms are not intimate. They are large, cavernous rooms holding many hundreds of guests. The design has been modified over the years to reduce noise, but don’t think fine dining environment. Some of the meals have a bit of entertainment from the staff.

You can find previous menus on disneycruiselineblog .com. Not a lot of change to them in a decade. Many of us are hoping that they have been revamped during this break.

Dinner will offer bread, appetizers, soups & salads, entrees with vegetables and starch, and desserts. You may have more than one of anything. It’s a great chance to try new things.

Children have a menu, but may order from adult menu, too. And likewise for adults. Every night, they offer a more simple option - steak, fish, or chicken with vegetables and rice or jacket potato. They have a few vegetarian items each meal. And there are menus for the various main allergies: gluten, milk...

You can always ask for a regular green salad or Caesar’s salad. And a Mickey’s bar for dessert (vanilla ice cream dipped in chocolate, Mickey head shape), with or without candy sprinkles. They are not just for kids.

Breakfast and lunch should be available in Cabanas as a service line, open seating or table service in a designated dining room.

Fast food options of burgers, hot dogs, brats, fries, pizza, soft-serve ice cream are all located on the pool deck. Hours will be posted in the daily Navigator (now available electronically or pick up paper version at Guest Services desk).

Room service food is free. The tip is voluntary, Bring along some extra £ coins.

Gratuities for servers (and room stewards) are now automatically added to your cruise fare, either when making final payment or onboard. Please remember this is essentially the only income for these workers, on any cruise line. Some carriers provide only room and board. They work everyday, no days off.

 

[auntlynne]

Of course Disney isn't just for children. I just find it odd they chose to focus the adult-only sailings in Newcastle, the closest port to all of Scotland and the first/second closest port to a huge part of northern England. The weather will also turn faster on the north sea coast.

We might try for Newcastle too if all the kids are going to be in school...

I usually sail without children (my nieces were teens by the time we discovered cruising).

But Disney has such great kids’ clubs that I don’t think of it as being a kids’ cruise. Until you get to dinner. Even then, they have a program where the club workers come into the dining room and escort the kids to the clubs. Sweet. Moms and dads can finish their meals in peace.

There are adult-only venues after dinner. And during daytime events, the kids can participate in trivia games and BINGO (paid activity), but the competition is really among adults.

I wonder how much I just ignore the kids.

 

[auntlynne]

Why am I posting cruise info?

I’ve been watching a Brit named Emma on YouTube who does cruise reviews. Lots of Inexpensive, European-based cruises. And so many things different from Disney. Actually, fairly different from Princess, too.

For a Disney cruiser, seeing how many things are not included on MSC, Costa, Pullmantur... is eye opening. It does allow more people the opportunity to afford a vacation.

But if you are familiar with those, you might see DCL prices and think you will be adding so much more to your final bill.

Oh, yeah, Disney theater releases are shown in a theater (sometimes They use the large Walt Disney Theater that hoods about half the guests).

I would expect them to show the new Thor and Dr Strange movies. When movies are released to theaters, DCL gets them the same day. Now, if all the food you’ve eaten hasnt filled you up, you will have to buy your own popcorn. It’s never free. But the coke is.

 

[moorhunhe]

Food. Free.

YOU CAN SAIL Disney and pay no extra for food.

I was wondering about this, is that -always- the case with a Disney cruise then?

As I was having a look at cruises available right now with Disney, to get an idea about pricing, and it did have green checks with breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks.

Was discussing with the boyfriend, let's say if we were to go to Disneyland Paris again, with having to renew our AP's, Eurostar price, trains in UK and France, hotel price, and then food at the parks etc ... it'll be about the same as the 2 night cruise probably where food is included.

 

[BadPinkTink]

I was wondering about this, is that -always- the case with a Disney cruise then?

As I was having a look at cruises available right now with Disney, to get an idea about pricing, and it did have green checks with breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks.

Yes, the only time you have to pay extra for food is for

• Palo- the optional over 18 restaurant
• Snacks at the kiosks outside the theatre and cinema
• Pre packaged snack and bottle of soda on room service which are clearly marked as a charge

All other food, all the restaurants, all the quick service areas, all the cakes and pastries in the coffee bar, any food put out or served in the bars is NO EXTRA CHARGE

Tea and coffee in the restaurants and on room are no extra charge

 

[braysmommy]

Thank you to everyone for you replies regarding veranda and ocean view rooms it’s been really helpful. The comparison photos of the different portholes were great.
Thanks also to those offering first timer tips, all this info is really useful!

Here is a good place to review cabins and also check out deck plans on website so you can see what would be above cabin. https://www.wdwinfo.com/disney-cruise-line/stateroom-reviews.cfm

 

[moorhunhe]

Yes, the only time you have to pay extra for food is for

• Palo- the optional over 18 restaurant
• Snacks at the kiosks outside the theatre and cinema
• Pre packaged snack and bottle of soda on room service which are clearly marked as a charge

All other food, all the restaurants, all the quick service areas, all the cakes and pastries in the coffee bar, any food put out or served in the bars is NO EXTRA CHARGE

Tea and coffee in the restaurants and on room are no extra charge

That's good to know, thank you ^^

 

[Joshua Kelso]

All other food, all the restaurants, all the quick service areas, all the cakes and pastries in the coffee bar, any food put out or served in the bars is NO EXTRA CHARGE

Tea and coffee in the restaurants and on room are no extra charge

I'm really struggling to get my head around being able to order like 3 different mains and then a bunch of room service later and not being told off...especially when the DDP at WDW seems so fiddly.

 

[Garyjames220]

Any guesses to How much these cruises will be

we are planning the end of sept two adults and two babies 6 months old

im dreading seeing the prices

 

[BadPinkTink]

I'm really struggling to get my head around being able to order like 3 different mains and then a bunch of room service later and not being told off...especially when the DDP at WDW seems so fiddly.

yep I know, technically if you don't drink alcohol, dont buy any of the specialty coffee, don't go to Palo and dont get any popcorn or snacks at the kiosks, you would not have to pay any thing extra for any food or any drinks.

 

[auntlynne]

YOUR MORNING SPECIALTY COFFEE

Is NOT free. I forget about that. Could push the price over the edge.

 

[princessmommyx3]

yep I know, technically if you don't drink alcohol, dont buy any of the specialty coffee, don't go to Palo and dont get any popcorn or snacks at the kiosks, you would not have to pay any thing extra for any food or any drinks.

I know this is getting nitpicky but smoothies are also an extra charge - both in the dining rooms and from the counter on the pool deck.

 

[Garyjames220]

I know this is getting nitpicky but smoothies are also an extra charge - both in the dining rooms and from the counter on the pool deck.

And don’t forget those spa treatments