Has anyone ever?

[GoofyFD]

We did not get off this time in Nassau we swam on the ship and had fun....

 

[kaykels]

My last cruise was not as special as my 1st experience on the Wonder. In all fairness though, we traveled in between 2 hurricanes so the food was not up to par, we missed ports and the staff was unorganized. Not entirely unexpected. We had a new server that was not up to par yet.
By the way, I LOVE NASSAU. You have to know where to go and what to do. Stay away from the downtown area and skip the excursions. Go to a nice hotel with a free beach and have a ball swimming in the Caribbean! My kids LOVE it too. I wouldn't miss a day on the beach for anything. Sun, sand and water.... same on every island. It was one of the only good things about our Sept. 12th cruise. (we skipped CC)

 

[sweet angel]

I was in Nassau about 15 years ago on with a Premier cruise. When we were there 2 weeks ago, I thought it was MUCH cleaner and less "seedy" than the last time. I was pleasantly surprised. I still haven't made it to Atlantis, and we didn't do any excursions and were back on the ship in about an hour and a half, but it was a much nicer experience than I expected.

I definitely wasn't disappointed with DCL, but the 3 night cruise really isn't long enough (especially after running for 4 days at the parks!). We rebooked a 7-night (western, due to school schedule) in 2006 and I can't wait.

 

[jel0511]

Originally posted by sweet angel
I was in Nassau about 15 years ago on with a Premier cruise. When we were there 2 weeks ago, I thought it was MUCH cleaner and less "seedy" than the last time. I was pleasantly surprised. I still haven't made it to Atlantis, and we didn't do any excursions and were back on the ship in about an hour and a half, but it was a much nicer experience than I expected.

I definitely wasn't disappointed with DCL, but the 3 night cruise really isn't long enough (especially after running for 4 days at the parks!). We rebooked a 7-night (western, due to school schedule) in 2006 and I can't wait.

Hey sweet angel, based on your countdown we'll be on the same cruise in 2006, November 4th! I can't wait to sail the western again, we just got off the November 6th cruise. We had such a great time we also rebooked for 2005, so we're truly becoming Disney Magic'ed!!!

 

[sweet angel]

Originally posted by jel0511
Hey sweet angel, based on your countdown we'll be on the same cruise in 2006, November 4th! I can't wait to sail the western again, we just got off the November 6th cruise. We had such a great time we also rebooked for 2005, so we're truly becoming Disney Magic'ed!!!

Yup, that's us...11/4/06. I started a "meets" thread (couldn't find one already existing)!

Where in NJ are you?

 

[tvguy]

We planned an AFTERNOON excursion in St. Thomas so we could sleep in....guess what, you have to be up at 6:30 am even if you don't get off the ship for immigration!!!
We wanted to do something in St. Thomas because it was the first time there for the kids. It was the 6th visit there for my wife and I, all on cruise ships, and after the first 2 visits, we used that as our sleep in day....no excursions. We aren't shoppers, but it seems like St. Thomas is almost a mandatory stop for all cruise ships. Sort of like it used to be in Hawaii, you HAD to spend at least one night in Honolulu....that, fortunately has changed and you can even get direct flights to Maui.

The biggest differences I found with DCL over other lines are of course the Disney theme. The kids clubs are common to all lines now, but I think Disney in one of the few lines with dedicated spaces on the ship for kids....many other lines rotate the kids clubs thru regular public rooms.
Also, I found Disney is different in that, either by design, or by the type of passengers they attract, they are an "early to bed, early to rise" cruise. The "scheduled" programing runs to 1 am, which is pretty late, but other lines usually run until 3 am. We had late seating for dinner, and we always enjoyed a leisurely dinner, often until 10:30 or 11.....and by then the venues were pretty empty. And more than one sea day, I heard kids running in the halls before 6:30 am!!!! I can understand that on port days, and as a west coaster, 6:30 am est is like 3:30 am pst for me!!!!
Nothing disappointed me, just differences. Other than wine tasting and excursions, we didn't do anything that required a reservation rush....no Palo, no Spa. No interest in those, this was a FAMILY vacation.......and other than the hour for the wine tasting, we were with our kids 24/7, something we CAN'T do at home. For a second cruise in a row, they monitored the kids clubs activities, but each day decided they preferred the "adult" activities.

 

[jel0511]

Originally posted by sweet angel
Yup, that's us...11/4/06. I started a "meets" thread (couldn't find one already existing)!

Where in NJ are you?

I'll have to look for the meet thread again. I looked before and I couldn't find one. Anyway, we live in South Brunswick, right next door to Princeton. My brother lives in Ocean County, Little Egg Harbor to be exact. He also teaches in the Stafford School district!