Gay on a Disney Cruise – Help educate me

[SFBayDon]

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[OrlandoMike]

I have been on multiple cruises including Disney. Yes, there are kids on the ship, but do you have to see them if you don't want to? NO! Disney does an excellent job of "adult only" and "Kid only" areas. Just hang out in the adult areas and you will be fine. As for the gay thing...never, ever had a problem! The CM's actually went out of their way to welcome us! Other guests have never even batted an eye, it's Disney!

Now Carnival......I've got stories!

 

[RobbNJ]

Hi Don-

I have to agree with Mike. You and your partner will have a great time on the cruise. The crew won't bat an eye if you are two men, two women, or one blue and the other green.

Join us on our four day cruise in November as a test!

Robb

 

[Disney_Villain]

My husband and I have had pretty good reception overall from straight guests on DCL. We've made friends with many straight couples on these cruises. Last time, we made good friends with a straight newlywed racially mixed couple & their family - and shared brief notes of "intolerance back home" that we all seemed to leave in the dust as we came on board the ship. We were always in our white or black tuxedos, so people presumed were married on that cruise - and we were asked many times, actually!

Don't worry about it! Go & have a great time.

 

[inkkognito]

My husband and I have done 62 Disney cruises without kids, and believe me, you'll love the way that they enforce the adult areas! We've met many gay and lesbian couples and also gay crew members. I've never seen anyone who seemed to have a problem with it. You never know when you might run into a jerk, but the odds are against it. And if you do, just ignore them and let it be their problem, not yours. You will have a blast!

 

[zulemara]

I think you've found most of your answer but I'll chime in

My bf went on a cruise over spring break and for our 6 month anniversary. The kids were never a problem and they do a great job seperating adult and kid areas. We hung out at the adult pool, the adult clubs, and the adult restaurants. We also had the second dinner seating which kept the younger kids away even at dinner.

as far as the gay thing, we never encountered a problem. The cast was fantastic. They gave us an anniversary cake and on our way out the head waiter made a comment like "don't have too much fun with that cake in your room" That really floored me and helped my bf realize just how accepting Disney is.

you will have a great time and there is no better place to be a gay couple than at Disney or on DCL

 

[moonpie85]

I think you've found most of your answer but I'll chime in

My bf went on a cruise over spring break and for our 6 month anniversary. The kids were never a problem and they do a great job seperating adult and kid areas. We hung out at the adult pool, the adult clubs, and the adult restaurants. We also had the second dinner seating which kept the younger kids away even at dinner.

as far as the gay thing, we never encountered a problem. The cast was fantastic. They gave us an anniversary cake and on our way out the head waiter made a comment like "don't have too much fun with that cake in your room" That really floored me and helped my bf realize just how accepting Disney is.

you will have a great time and there is no better place to be a gay couple than at Disney or on DCL

LOL...thats soooo funny! I love it when people shock ya like that.

 

[mikelan6]

Adam and I had NO problems on DCL. We had a lot of fun.

I would caution you when and if you decide to go to Nassau though. We've never had a problem, but I have also heard bad things about them.

 

[wallyb]

We'll be first time DCL travelers this November -
and we had the very same ponderings.
Everyone here assures us it will be fine.

But I don't know - this bunch doesn't seem the most trustworthy.

And why Does DLC keep going to Nassau? -
Nobody seems to enamored with it!

 

[Disney_Villain]

If DCL wasn't so gay-friendly, my husband and I wouldn't be booking our 4th trip on it since 2004! We're targeting the 2009 DVC member cruise at the moment, as we've never done this before.

Yes, Nassau . . . it is getting a bit stale for us. We first saw Nassau in 2004 with the tour of the casino/aquarium (Atlantis resort). Got steered to Nassua again in 2007 due to hurricane and had a sister-ship reunion with both the Magic and the Wonder parked side-by-side, which was the best reason I've ever had for Nassau. Did the horsedrawn carriage ride through town that time too. Now we're bored of it. The 7-day Eastern and Western itineraries are better (we loved the Western, taking us to Mexican ports and seeing the ruins).

 

[mikelan6]

And why Does DCL keep going to Nassau? -
Nobody seems to enamored with it!

The fact that the ships are registered in Nassau might have something to do with it. Personally, we stay on the ship and enjoy the near empty pool.

 

[inkkognito]

Yes, it's the registration...it obligates them to go to Nassau a certain number of times. I recommend staying on board and just pretending it's a sea day. It's perfect because the ship is hardly crowded at all.

 

[zulemara]

I only went to nasau on the 3 day and haven't been there on the 7 day or with my bf. Of course we were in it for the 18+ drinking age since I was only 19 at the time

 

[SFBayDon]

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[SFBayDon]

We also had the second dinner seating which kept the younger kids away even at dinner.

Another good tip I will check and make sure we have the second seating

 

[wallyb]

Another good tip I will check and make sure we have the second seating

Robb's talking about the November (11/30 /08) cruise.
I'm on that too.
My first DCL trip.
We're doing second seating as well.

 

[padalyn]

Another good tip I will check and make sure we have the second seating

Umm - another suggestion? ask for an adults only table if you really don't want the smaller people at dinner. We have taken many cruises with Disney (I am up to 10 and hunny [Tiggr33] has more than that - somewhere around 13 I think) we have never had a problem - I did on my first DCL trip - with a table mate not the cast (pre-Tiggr33 stuff!!) I explained what had happened to the Head Server, he was apalled and switched our table post haste. We were made to feel very welcome.

We have done 3,4,14, and longer. We usually ask for a large adults only table. The shows are funny (if you have the ASL team on board - be sure to watch them during the show - they are TOO funny!!)

Tiggr and I have had many wonderful experiences with cast and crew - never any trouble. We find that the cast treat any couple as a couple.

Ducky and his partner of many years often travel on DCL.

The dining rotation means that you have the same table and staff for all the dinners; unless you book Palo, the adults only restaurant. I was told by a friend today that she knows someone who just took the cruise and the filet mignon (spelling??) has been taken off the Palo choices. If someone else can confirm that please do!

 

[SFBayDon]

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[rpmdfw]

I was just in Chicago for IML and the ASL staff was hilarious. They are some of the hardest working and special people, but watching them try to keep up with the emcee was a really good laugh.

I'm just thinking about the special . . . um . . . challenges there would be signing for IML!

 

[padalyn]

my ignorance is showing....IML??