DCL Honeymoon Suggestions

[ntoeman]

My fiancee and I have officially booked our honeymoon cruise for a 7-night, Western Caribbean itinerary on the Magic at the end of March next year! We went on our first cruise together earlier this year on the Magic (4-night Bahamian) as well and knew this is what we wanted to do for a honeymoon.

We could not be more excited for this and I am curious for any suggestions anyone has for honeymooners in general, as well as for the ports we will see. Our cruise will be stopping at Key West, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, and Castaway Cay with two sea days!

Thanks in advance for any advice!

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

My fiancee and I have officially booked our honeymoon cruise for a 7-night, Western Caribbean itinerary on the Magic at the end of March next year! We went on our first cruise together earlier this year on the Magic (4-night Bahamian) as well and knew this is what we wanted to do for a honeymoon.

We could not be more excited for this and I am curious for any suggestions anyone has for honeymooners in general, as well as for the ports we will see. Our cruise will be stopping at Key West, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, and Castaway Cay with two sea days!

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Kew West the road train, Walk to Southermost point. Hemingway's house, Sloppy joes for a drink and eat Key lime pie.

Grand Caymen, Hell, Stingrays, Turtle Farm, Seven Mile beach. Or for a get away Rum Point.

Cozumel. Has to be one of the dolphin trips.

Castaway Cay, relax and enjoy.

 

[cedricandsophie]

Sign up for all the wine and alcohol tastings. Dinner at palo at least once. Couples spa day.

 

[iloverags2]

We did the same exact cruise for our 10th Honeymoon...er Anniversary (we call them honeymoons still since we feel like we are still on ours!). It's a great way to celebrate.

I used to live in Miami, and love Key West! It's an easy port to visit without doing a cruise sponsored excursion.

Our first cruise we took that called on Key West, we decided to just walk to a few museums - Mel Fisher's Maritime Museum, Truman's Little White House (our favorite of the tour), and Hemingway's House (mainly so I could see the cats!). We stopped at Margaritaville and Sloppy Joe's on the way back.

Our second cruise which called on Key West, we decided to rent a convertible and drive over the Seven Mile Bridge to Marathon, where we had lunch at Sunset Grille and Bar (which is right at the edge of the bridge). This was a bit more tricky since the only places to rent a convertible are either Tropical Rentals or at the airport. Tropical Rentals is obviously easier since they are right in town and will pick you up from the pier and drive you back...for free. The drawback is they close at 5:30 (and I believe the last shuttle back to the pier was at 5:00...although not as big an issue since they are in town and you can walk). However, the airport rentals require a taxi to and from the airport, which can double the cost of the rental easily and also eat up precious time. We went the route of Tropical Rentals and were able to drive up to Marathon, eat a late lunch, and drive back within three of four hours.

As for Grand Cayman and Cozumel, what are your interests? Beaches, tours, snorkeling? I find that Cozumel has great snorkeling...especially if you can find a tour that will take you out to Palancar...one of the best reefs!

Castaway Cay is great for just relaxing on the beach...especially Serenity Bay. We also love riding bikes on CC...they will let you rent your bikes at the family beach location and then return them to the Serenity Bay location. We loved doing this since it lets you get a nice island bike ride in, and then some beach relaxation without having to trudge back to the family beach just to return the bike. One thing I also love doing at CC is Castaway Ray's Stingray Adventure. Very cool experience.

On the ship, have dinner at Palo one evening. The food is excellent, but even better is the wonderful service and relaxing atmosphere. We never miss dinner here.

Hope this helps!

 

[TAK]

My fiancee and I have officially booked our honeymoon cruise for a 7-night, Western Caribbean itinerary on the Magic at the end of March next year! We went on our first cruise together earlier this year on the Magic (4-night Bahamian) as well and knew this is what we wanted to do for a honeymoon.

We could not be more excited for this and I am curious for any suggestions anyone has for honeymooners in general, as well as for the ports we will see. Our cruise will be stopping at Key West, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, and Castaway Cay with two sea days!

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Congratulations on your wedding and you honeymoon!

We took our honeymoon on the Fantasy this year. It was lots of fun.

Do tell DCL that it's your honeymoon. Go to guest services and they will give you buttons to wear around the ship. Do not have enormous expectations -- they're not going to bump you up to the Royal Suite just bc it's your honeymoon, lol. But the CMs around the ship will all congratulate you and ask about your wedding, and it's a nice little extra touch. I think there was also a special towel animal/message from the captain. We were also able to ensure we got our own table for dinner, that way -- not that we're normally xenophobic, we just wanted alone time for our honeymoon.

Relax! Enjoy!

 

[Agent 86]

I hope it's okay to bump this thread.

We're honeymooning on the Disney Wonder - Alaskan Cruise in June 2016.

Other than the aforementioned tastings and dinner at Palo, can anyone recommend some memorable or unique on board experiences?

Also, do you need to request the pins at guest services or do they normally leave them in your room (if they know that it's your honeymoon)?

 

[sambycat]

Also, do you need to request the pins at guest services or do they normally leave them in your room (if they know that it's your honeymoon)?

you should note with DCL (either yourself or your TA) now that you are celebrating your honeymoon. I would go ask for the pins at guest services right after you board. then you can wear them from there. when you dine that night, if you've noted it, your services will already likely congratulate you, but you can already have pins on. many times for celebrations your servers will give you pins at some point, but i think it is fun to have them from the get go.

one thing i like doing for cruises is making magnets (its all very simple), but for a special occasion, it can be fun to make or buy decorations for your door (following the guidelines of using magnets, no tape or anything to mar the door) - it's just fun, helps you find your door and makes for many congrats!