Has anyone felt the 7 night is Too Long??

[KashasMom]

Yes, actually I have. It all depends on what you like to do. Some people are content to sit on the beach or by a pool, others like to be on the go. The only Disney cruise out of 5 that I didn't feel bored was our last one - a Very Merrytime Cruise. I think it was because my daughter was at the perfect age to do all the family activities (she doesn't go in the clubs). She loves hanging out in the pool but Disney falls really short there. I do like port days but can get bored on sea days. We're doing a 3 night on the Dream in November and I know that is going to be too short. I think a 5 night would be perfect!

 

[darnheather]

For a few days this week it looked like I would have to change our 8 night to a 7 night. I was nearly in tears at the thought of losing that extra night/day. I can't wait for our trans-atlantic.

 

[DisneyKarenG]

For our first 7-day cruise (Eastern) we didn't pace ourselves at all, and we were all EXHAUSTED and hung over (just the adults obvs) on our Castaway Cay day. I didn't feel like I got to really experience CC. For our next (Western) in 2018, I plan to stay on board for one day and pace ourselves, so that we can enjoy Castaway Cay. The fact that our little guy was almost 2 years old the first night around didn't help!

 

[oakleycat]

Never! Our first was a 4 night and it felt way to short. 7 nights actually give you time to relax!

 

[Shanti]

I'm sure this is a strange questions, since most posts on here and facebook are people saying the longer the better. But I'm worried about the 7 night being too long. We usually only go on vacations for 5-6 nights. We did an all inclusive one time for 7 nights and I was defiantly ready to get home on night 6.

We have the Fantasy Western and the 4 night dream booked currently for the same timeframe, and I'm needing to cut one of them soon. I just wish the Dream had more exciting stops. I do want to be on one of the newer ships for our first time, so the Wonder and Magic are not options.

I was not ready to leave after 7 nights on the Fantasy, and you probably won't be, either. But a 4-night on the Dream would be a great trip, as well. Go with your instinct on this.

 

[Cackyschmackers]

Well, i can see both sides. Our first 7-nt on the Magic, we cried getting off. Our next two DCL cruises were 8- then 7-nts. Then we decided we needed a break, bc on each cruise, we got off at every port and crammed as much as we possibly could on our excursion days and sea days (loooove sea days). We felt like we were getting up so early so we didn't miss anything or so we would be ready to go first thing for our excursions. So after we.decided no more cruises for a while since they were not relaxing, we did the same all-inclusive two years in a row. 6- then 5- nights there I believe (6 was perfect, 5 too short ).. Very, very nice resort, fantastic food, lots to do, just loved it. But guess what, here we are with a B2B coming up! Our kids just kept bugging us for another Disney cruise (even though we got two trips to WDW in the meanwhile)!! We purposely chose the B2B bc we *didn't* want the crazy, busy cruise with all the excursions and early mornings. We're doing a 3/4nt on the Dream to Nassau (and CC of course ) and plan to take it easy, sleep in, not book any excursions (except beach day at Nassau). We think for us, it'll be the best of both worlds! 7-nts, but nothing crazy or exhausting!

 

[Laundress]

Having done a 3-4-5-and a 7 night cruise we would definately choose 7 nights. There was so much we wanted to do that we needed the recovery time.

 

[pdizzle27]

I had the same concern, so opted for the Western Caribbean cruise. I figured it was better to have more shore days. Seven days was not too long at all. Now we are looking forward to having more at sea days on an Eastern Caribbean trip.

 

[darnheather]

We skipped two ports and only got off at Grand Cayman, where we took a van tour, and CC. It was heaven on the boat with everyone gone. I think on our upcoming cruise we'll get off the ship and meander for a few hours but I have only one tour planned at one stop, plus our Disney day will be extreme.

 

[hanscarlet]

we've done a 4 night and it felt like it went by in a blink of an eye - way too short
then we did a 5 night and it was better than the 4 night but we decided we are trying a 7 night next because it still felt like we wanted to stay on longer - ok time
the 7 night on the magic - perfect amount of time, we wouldn't do anything less

then my mother essentially forced us to go to WDW with her and our extended family and after much back and forth we settled on 2.5 days in WDW and a 7 night cruise (no grandparents, just me and my husband and kids) but the 7 night was a B2B

by the last night of the first leg of the cruise, I was about ready to go home, this was about night 7 of our overall vacation. It was nice of course to be able to spend 3 more days on the ship but I resented the hell out of the fact we had to do WDW because it felt like it made the trip too long...

anyways we're going to stick with 7 night cruises, perhaps we could go longer but going to stick with 7 nights for now

 

[Otimon]

Personally, we don't care for the 7-night cruises simply because of the sea days. We could take one sea day if we had to but that's it!

Would like a port to visit every day!

 

[bumbershoot]

We usually only go on vacations for 5-6 nights. We did an all inclusive one time for 7 nights and I was defiantly ready to get home on night 6.

What was it about the length of time that caused problems for you? As you can see, some people don't like the downtime of sea days. Some people LOVE them (me!). Some people drive themselves too hard with all the port activities, and some don't (me!). Some people love sitting by the pool, others don't.

So...what about the longer vacation and the AI you stayed at...what about your activities or non-activities...was it that made you antsy about it?

I think it was all the food and drink that did me in.

Food and drinks are the hardest part about traveling for me. I get full so quickly and everything slows down, and I just feel sluggish *no matter where I go* after 2 or 3 days. And that's even if we're in a villa making our own food. I don't love most foods on any of the cruises I've been on (Disney and Royal), so food isn't the big thing it is for me as it is for others. I actually get sad because I physically cannot eat or drink what I want to eat and drink LOL.

The repetition of the shows and the menus was actually a benefit to us - there wasn't as much pressure to see all the shows on both cruises, so we ended up skipping them entirely on the second cruise on our first B2B, and spacing them out a lot better on our second B2B. We relaxed more, enjoyed the deck, the lounges, DD hung out in the clubs, and we could still be sure we saw the shows we enjoyed.

Yep.

I'm not a show person (though I find I'm a magician person) so I love knowing that I can wander during show times, explore the ships, maybe have a drink or sit in a hot tub (on Royal at least; I have yet to get in a hot tub or pool on a Disney ship). There's things to do other than the shows.

And yes, by having that repetition it's like having a re-do for those times you weren't sure what you wanted to do the first time.

 

[MsOnceUponATime]

My first DCL cruise was an 8 night and the following cruises have all been either 7 nights or 6 nights.
If you were to ask ME I'd say that the 8 night was perfect. Key West, Castaway, WDW, several days at sea... If you were to ask my HUSBAND he'd say that 6 nights is too many! It's all subjective -- it's really about who you're traveling with and what you have planned to do. My husband, the introvert, loves to sit in the room ordering room service and watching movies. I like to be out and about "doing". I've never felt that the 7 night is too long!!

 

[tarbylooj]

We've done 2 7 day cruises and 2 shorter ones and the short ones feel too short and the 7 days seems just right.

 

[Ralph&Pam]

We first did a 3-night cruise. That was definitely too short. We then did a 7-night (Western Med.), including two sea days and discovered we really like sea day. So we've gravitated to longer cruises or b2b combinations when those are not available. Longer cruises with more sea days hit the sweet spot for us, including two 11-night WBTAs and the 14-night EBPC this fall.

 

[cadien]

My first cruise was 7 nights and it took until the 6th to feel like we had a clue what we were doing and where everything was.

 

[RedSox68]

We love cruising and 7-nights is never enough. I love the feel of the ship, the various food options and shows, etc. While I've never done an all inclusive hotel, I think I would feel more limited with fewer options than you get on a cruise. I don't like sitting in one place for 5 or 6 days -- I like moving from port to port and seeing different scenery.

 

[disneyfan888]

Never! The longer the better

 

[JWG]

Simple answer, no.

 

[scgustafson]

Our 8 DCL cruises add up to 61 days, with 2 4-nights on Disney Dream, 7-night on Disney Wonder in Alaska, 7-night Eastern and 8-night Western on Disney Fantasy, and 7-night Northern Europe and 12-night Med and British Isles on Disney Magic. After getting off of the first cruise (4-night Bahamas), we knew we never wanted to spend that little time onboard again (only did the second due to it being a very cheap cruise of opportunity tied to a trip already to Orlando), the next DCL cruise was a 7-night, and it was terrific but it still did not feel long enough. When we finally got to the 12-night, it felt a lot better, but even then, we felt like we would love to be on the ship longer. The second 4-night cruise just confirmed that we would never do any less than 7-nights again, as it was too short especially for the travel necessary to get to it. We very much look forward to when our schedules will allow us to do the Transatlantic and Panama Canal itineraries, especially due to their high number of sea days. The sea days are what makes the cruises for us, although we enjoy visiting new ports.