Momofmany2and4legs
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Sep 15, 2024
- Messages
- 5
Well we did it. We booked it far in advance and it came and went so quick. Overall we really enjoyed it with a few suggestions to Disney. This was our first Disney Cruise
Itinerary: Port Everglades - Day at Sea - Cozumel - Day at Sea - Castaway cay - Port Everglades
Themes: Marvel day at sea and a Pirate Day
3 cabins ages: 74,74,44,41,40,17,9,9,6,4,2
Ship: Dream
Overall the ship was really nice. There was so much to do I didn't get it all done. We never got up to play mini golf and I never got around to going up on the top deck to look down over the pools.
Pool: I did not think my kids would want to swim with how crowded the pools are.. They did.. a lot.. My younger to LOVED the splash pad area. The movie playing the whole time is great. My older kids loved the aqua duck. It closed one day due to winds but otherwise they loved the pool deck and pool
Food: Meh. I've sailed on Royal a few times and honestly the food was MUCH MUCH better on Royal. Most nights I did not finish my meals as I did not like them, a few times I asked for something not on the menu and was told they couldnt make those things on that night. It wasnt awful but it saved me on my calories for not wanting to over eat. The buffet I only ate at twice as I again thought the food was mediocre and not worth the lines to stand in. The fast food ish on the pool deck was ok and it's where we ate lunch most days.
The food at cookies was just gross on castaway cay was just gross and I was disappointed in the selection.
Entertainment: Amazing. My daughter played Hide and Seek with Rapunzel for 45mins and that was the highlight of her trip. We did many marvel meet and greets, the Royal Gathering and Royal tea. All we would do again. The live music they had in the atrium at night was great and other family members LOVED the live shows. ( I never got to one)
Room: Deluxe family verandah. 6108 MUCH LARGER then I expected. Plenty of room for two large suite cases two carry ons and lots of kids bags. We even had them come put in a pack n play we requested and no issues with space.
Photos: Got the photo package. Since two of my kids were in another room that room didnt have to pay for the photo package even if my kids werent in the pictures. TOTALLY WORTH THE MONEY BUY IT
Kids Club: Nursery was GREAT. Worked out timing to get my youngest in for nap times. My older kids didn't care much for the kids club my daughter specifically didnt want to go back. We aren't a Eletronic/ gaming family and she said thats a lot of what it consisted of. I tried to get her to go back for some of the crafts but she didnt want to. But I think its a great option and a lot of kids love it
Castaway Cay- AMAZING! You dont need a cabana plenty of umbrellas. Would go on a disney cruise just to go to castaway cay. My parents are older and did struggle to get around on the island even with the tram service
Cozumel- We did the Dolphinares booked through disney..... TRASH. 100% WOULD NEVER EVER recommend it to anyone. The tour company over booked due to additional unexpected ships being in port that day. We waited for 3 hours and still no where close to our time to go. We booked 4 kids and 6 adults was to include food, drinks, swimming, snorkeling and the kids interacting with the dolphins. After waiting 3 hours and no communication just pure chaos we left. Kids are crying, hot, hungry. Spoke to Disney and was shown a list of probably 20 other staterooms that also had left. We all got out money back. The company had sold spots to those other ships that came in and could not accommodate all. We were told even the Dolphins stopped interacting with the guests as the day went on they were over worked. Disney said had they been alerted to what Dolphinares did they would have canceled all of our tours at least we wouldnt have wasted a whole day. Still grumpy about this. But not Disneys fault at all. I hope Disney reviews and removes them as a vendor. It was one of the most blatant money/ scam/ lets see if we can get away with it things I've ever experienced.
marvel day at sea- the night performance was really really fun! I wish they had the characters walking around like they do the other disney characters more often.
Pirate night- again so much fun!!!
We would go on another one.
Itinerary: Port Everglades - Day at Sea - Cozumel - Day at Sea - Castaway cay - Port Everglades
Themes: Marvel day at sea and a Pirate Day
3 cabins ages: 74,74,44,41,40,17,9,9,6,4,2
Ship: Dream
Overall the ship was really nice. There was so much to do I didn't get it all done. We never got up to play mini golf and I never got around to going up on the top deck to look down over the pools.
Pool: I did not think my kids would want to swim with how crowded the pools are.. They did.. a lot.. My younger to LOVED the splash pad area. The movie playing the whole time is great. My older kids loved the aqua duck. It closed one day due to winds but otherwise they loved the pool deck and pool
Food: Meh. I've sailed on Royal a few times and honestly the food was MUCH MUCH better on Royal. Most nights I did not finish my meals as I did not like them, a few times I asked for something not on the menu and was told they couldnt make those things on that night. It wasnt awful but it saved me on my calories for not wanting to over eat. The buffet I only ate at twice as I again thought the food was mediocre and not worth the lines to stand in. The fast food ish on the pool deck was ok and it's where we ate lunch most days.
The food at cookies was just gross on castaway cay was just gross and I was disappointed in the selection.
Entertainment: Amazing. My daughter played Hide and Seek with Rapunzel for 45mins and that was the highlight of her trip. We did many marvel meet and greets, the Royal Gathering and Royal tea. All we would do again. The live music they had in the atrium at night was great and other family members LOVED the live shows. ( I never got to one)
Room: Deluxe family verandah. 6108 MUCH LARGER then I expected. Plenty of room for two large suite cases two carry ons and lots of kids bags. We even had them come put in a pack n play we requested and no issues with space.
Photos: Got the photo package. Since two of my kids were in another room that room didnt have to pay for the photo package even if my kids werent in the pictures. TOTALLY WORTH THE MONEY BUY IT
Kids Club: Nursery was GREAT. Worked out timing to get my youngest in for nap times. My older kids didn't care much for the kids club my daughter specifically didnt want to go back. We aren't a Eletronic/ gaming family and she said thats a lot of what it consisted of. I tried to get her to go back for some of the crafts but she didnt want to. But I think its a great option and a lot of kids love it
Castaway Cay- AMAZING! You dont need a cabana plenty of umbrellas. Would go on a disney cruise just to go to castaway cay. My parents are older and did struggle to get around on the island even with the tram service
Cozumel- We did the Dolphinares booked through disney..... TRASH. 100% WOULD NEVER EVER recommend it to anyone. The tour company over booked due to additional unexpected ships being in port that day. We waited for 3 hours and still no where close to our time to go. We booked 4 kids and 6 adults was to include food, drinks, swimming, snorkeling and the kids interacting with the dolphins. After waiting 3 hours and no communication just pure chaos we left. Kids are crying, hot, hungry. Spoke to Disney and was shown a list of probably 20 other staterooms that also had left. We all got out money back. The company had sold spots to those other ships that came in and could not accommodate all. We were told even the Dolphins stopped interacting with the guests as the day went on they were over worked. Disney said had they been alerted to what Dolphinares did they would have canceled all of our tours at least we wouldnt have wasted a whole day. Still grumpy about this. But not Disneys fault at all. I hope Disney reviews and removes them as a vendor. It was one of the most blatant money/ scam/ lets see if we can get away with it things I've ever experienced.
marvel day at sea- the night performance was really really fun! I wish they had the characters walking around like they do the other disney characters more often.
Pirate night- again so much fun!!!
We would go on another one.
