Erica1016
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Table of Contents
Day 1: Traveling to Orlando
Day 2: Embarkation Day
Day 3: Sea Day #1
Day 4: Sea Day #2
Day 5: Tortola
Day 6: St. Thomas
Day 7: Sea Day #3
Day 8: Castaway
Day 9: Disembarkation Day
We’re Erica and Todd (mid-40’s) and we love Disney Cruise Line. We are also big park fans with many trips to WDW and two trips to Disneyland in the record books, but DCL has been where it’s at for us in the last few years. We have no children, but we do have a little dog (Emmett) that runs the house!
Welcome to our second official trip report! Our first was last year when we did what we termed a “double cruise”, going on the Magic followed by the Fantasy. Before we get to the current trip report, here’s a mini-report of our most recent sailing in December (that didn’t get its own spotlight).
Cruise #10, for us, was 5 nights aboard the Disney Dream in December 2024. We brought along Todd’s parents for their first Disney cruise! They’ve traveled a lot and cruised before, but never on Disney, so we were looking forward to sharing something that means so much to us.
The traveling party Ted and Sue (Todd’s parents) and us (Todd and Erica)
This was a Very Merrytime cruise, which we thought would especially appeal to Sue, since we were asking her to travel during peak Christmas preparation time. The decor was lovely and we enjoyed the atmosphere. On a previous Merrytime cruise, we missed hearing Disney music all the time. On this cruise, we didn’t seem to notice missing it as much. Either there was less Christmas music, or we were preoccupied.
Ted and Sue with a little Merrytime decor
Ted and Sue enjoyed all the food, as we always do. We enjoyed sharing the experience of rotational dining and having the same servers every night. This is something we really love about DCL! We were a bit unsure if Ted would be able to appreciate the Broadway-style shows, because he is a self-proclaimed hater of musicals. We just asked him to give it a try. Surprise…he loved them! Weeks after the trip, he was still talking about how much he enjoyed them, so this was a win in our book.
Deck Snacks! Enjoying the addition of Ramone’s Cantina
We love Castaway Cay, even though we’re not huge beach people. There’s just something about that place! Our itinerary also included our first time stopping at Lookout Cay. We were looking forward to checking out the new location.
We weren’t sure if Ted would have the stamina for the long pier walk in addition to the long day on the island, so we stopped at the Buena Vista Theater to drop him off to get a ride on a golf cart. This was easy-peasy and no problem. The other three of us walked and it wasn’t that bad. This is coming from someone (me), who is not a huge walker!
A photo break along the pier at Lookout Cay
Overall, Lookout was great, but we prefer Castaway. The beach is lovely, but we just don’t feel it has the same character as Castaway. This could change as we visit more; we have a cruise planned with a stop at Lookout next May. We enjoyed the food and were glad that the flies were not as bad as initial reports, but the large fans placed around the food area certainly detracted from the ambiance. Ted and Sue found some loungers in the adult area and relaxed there for a while while Todd and I did some exploring. We watched the Junkanoo parade and really enjoyed watching everyone having fun with the characters at the Fun in the Sun Beach Bash. After lunch, Ted and I returned to the ship while Todd and Sue walked the nature trail to the lighthouse.
The view from the lighthouse along the Discovery Nature Trail
Two other notes from this trip:
Ted and Sue had an excellent trip and I’m sure they’d go with us again if they didn’t have so many of their own travels planned.
BACK TO THE ACTUAL TRIP REPORT…
At the conclusion of our December cruise, we became Platinum Castaway Club members! We sailed on the Disney Treasure for the first time on a 7-night Eastern Caribbean Itinerary. We’ve sailed this exact same cruise in the same week for the past two years on the Fantasy. We love the EC itinerary mostly because we love sea days and there are three!
I (Erica) was very active with the Facebook group and was looking forward to meeting new friends in person. We also had some friends that we’d met on the Fantasy in 2023 and others from the Fantasy in 2024 that would be on this same sailing!
We were excited to add the Treasure to our collection and once again hold the honor of sailing on every Disney ship.
We look forward to sharing our experience in upcoming posts, detailing each day of our cruise, and sharing many photos (some of Todd’s may be a little blurry…sorry!). It’s always fun to know people are reading and we love talking DCL, so feel free to ask any questions or add to the conversation.
Ready to set sail on the Treasure!
Table of Contents
Day 1: Traveling to Orlando
Day 2: Embarkation Day
Day 3: Sea Day #1
Day 4: Sea Day #2
Day 5: Tortola
Day 6: St. Thomas
Day 7: Sea Day #3
Day 8: Castaway
Day 9: Disembarkation Day
Day 1: Traveling to Orlando
Day 2: Embarkation Day
Day 3: Sea Day #1
Day 4: Sea Day #2
Day 5: Tortola
Day 6: St. Thomas
Day 7: Sea Day #3
Day 8: Castaway
Day 9: Disembarkation Day
We’re Erica and Todd (mid-40’s) and we love Disney Cruise Line. We are also big park fans with many trips to WDW and two trips to Disneyland in the record books, but DCL has been where it’s at for us in the last few years. We have no children, but we do have a little dog (Emmett) that runs the house!
Welcome to our second official trip report! Our first was last year when we did what we termed a “double cruise”, going on the Magic followed by the Fantasy. Before we get to the current trip report, here’s a mini-report of our most recent sailing in December (that didn’t get its own spotlight).
Cruise #10, for us, was 5 nights aboard the Disney Dream in December 2024. We brought along Todd’s parents for their first Disney cruise! They’ve traveled a lot and cruised before, but never on Disney, so we were looking forward to sharing something that means so much to us.
The traveling party Ted and Sue (Todd’s parents) and us (Todd and Erica)
This was a Very Merrytime cruise, which we thought would especially appeal to Sue, since we were asking her to travel during peak Christmas preparation time. The decor was lovely and we enjoyed the atmosphere. On a previous Merrytime cruise, we missed hearing Disney music all the time. On this cruise, we didn’t seem to notice missing it as much. Either there was less Christmas music, or we were preoccupied.
Ted and Sue with a little Merrytime decor
Ted and Sue enjoyed all the food, as we always do. We enjoyed sharing the experience of rotational dining and having the same servers every night. This is something we really love about DCL! We were a bit unsure if Ted would be able to appreciate the Broadway-style shows, because he is a self-proclaimed hater of musicals. We just asked him to give it a try. Surprise…he loved them! Weeks after the trip, he was still talking about how much he enjoyed them, so this was a win in our book.
Deck Snacks! Enjoying the addition of Ramone’s Cantina
We love Castaway Cay, even though we’re not huge beach people. There’s just something about that place! Our itinerary also included our first time stopping at Lookout Cay. We were looking forward to checking out the new location.
We weren’t sure if Ted would have the stamina for the long pier walk in addition to the long day on the island, so we stopped at the Buena Vista Theater to drop him off to get a ride on a golf cart. This was easy-peasy and no problem. The other three of us walked and it wasn’t that bad. This is coming from someone (me), who is not a huge walker!
A photo break along the pier at Lookout Cay
Overall, Lookout was great, but we prefer Castaway. The beach is lovely, but we just don’t feel it has the same character as Castaway. This could change as we visit more; we have a cruise planned with a stop at Lookout next May. We enjoyed the food and were glad that the flies were not as bad as initial reports, but the large fans placed around the food area certainly detracted from the ambiance. Ted and Sue found some loungers in the adult area and relaxed there for a while while Todd and I did some exploring. We watched the Junkanoo parade and really enjoyed watching everyone having fun with the characters at the Fun in the Sun Beach Bash. After lunch, Ted and I returned to the ship while Todd and Sue walked the nature trail to the lighthouse.
The view from the lighthouse along the Discovery Nature Trail
Two other notes from this trip:
- We originally booked ourselves as the lead person in each room in order to use our gold status for both. Before the cruise, we were unsure about how we would go about adjusting the sleeping arrangements and our Magic Bands and KTTW cards. This was all super easy with a quick stop at Guest Services. We lucked out and were able to stop by when no one was in line as soon as we boarded.
- Ted had a mishap with his lounge chair on Lookout and ended up with quite a scrape on his elbow. They had a bandage on the island, but it wasn’t doing the job well. When we returned to the ship, Todd took him to the Health Center and they fixed him up with a better bandage and told him to come back the next day to get it checked. All was fine and they were very helpful!
Ted and Sue had an excellent trip and I’m sure they’d go with us again if they didn’t have so many of their own travels planned.
BACK TO THE ACTUAL TRIP REPORT…
At the conclusion of our December cruise, we became Platinum Castaway Club members! We sailed on the Disney Treasure for the first time on a 7-night Eastern Caribbean Itinerary. We’ve sailed this exact same cruise in the same week for the past two years on the Fantasy. We love the EC itinerary mostly because we love sea days and there are three!
I (Erica) was very active with the Facebook group and was looking forward to meeting new friends in person. We also had some friends that we’d met on the Fantasy in 2023 and others from the Fantasy in 2024 that would be on this same sailing!
We were excited to add the Treasure to our collection and once again hold the honor of sailing on every Disney ship.
We look forward to sharing our experience in upcoming posts, detailing each day of our cruise, and sharing many photos (some of Todd’s may be a little blurry…sorry!). It’s always fun to know people are reading and we love talking DCL, so feel free to ask any questions or add to the conversation.
Ready to set sail on the Treasure!
Table of Contents
Day 1: Traveling to Orlando
Day 2: Embarkation Day
Day 3: Sea Day #1
Day 4: Sea Day #2
Day 5: Tortola
Day 6: St. Thomas
Day 7: Sea Day #3
Day 8: Castaway
Day 9: Disembarkation Day
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