Help?!?!?! Disney Honeymoon Questions...

DisWrlHoneymoon2014

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My fiance and I will be going on our honeymoon in December of this year. We were originally at Port Orleans Riverside but because that hotel is excluded from free dining we switched to Caribbean... However, we are still debating if we made the right decision...

What do you suggest....
1. Port Orleans Riverside and pay for dining?
2. Or Caribbean and receive free dining?

Also, if we stay at Caribbean can someone please explain that transportation situation to me, PLEASE???!!!
 
We can usually find a better room discount, either ap discount or Florida resident discount, than what we would save on free dining. We also usually can't eat enough to make free dining worthwhile for us. If you don't have a room discount, then free dining is the way to go.
 
You should know that the Caribbean Beach Resort is currently going through room renovations, I think from now till next Spring. You might want to inquire about this when you book, in case the construction impedes on your vacation.

Is Port Orleans French Quarter included in free dining? They are sort of the sister resort to Port Orleans Riverside.

Re: Transportation: CBR operates like every other WDW resort with bus service to all the parks. Because the resort is so big, they also offer internal bus service.
 
I'd vote Riverside and pay for dining. I've heard few people that find the dining plan to be worth it.
 

For us, a room discount is usually the better deal, but sometimes it's nice to have everything paid for up front and just relax.

As far as resorts, we hated POR. While similar in size to CBR, the layout of the resort was frustrating, the bus service was abysmal, and the food court was a nightmare. The resort hast 4 bus stops, but most buses were full after the 1st stop (south depot), so if we got on at the "closest" stop to our room (east depot), sometimes we had to wait for another bus to come, so we hiked over to the south depot every morning. The feature pool and the good court were further than I liked from our room, and the food court is an odd L shape- so I got slammed into by people with trays both mornings we went to the food court, since people lining up to order cris crossed with those lining up to pay for food.

Coming back from MK on the two nights we went (not EMH or nights with parades or fireworks) the line for the POR bus went through queue 4, 5, and all the way up the center lane, past the overhang of the bus depot. We ended up taking the bus to POFQ and walking back to our room, which was pretty much the last thing I felt like doing after the parks.

CBR is equally big, but it has a bus stop in each of the 7 villages, and the buses moved through there much faster since fewer people were waiting at each stop. There is also an internal bus which was nice. The food court is set up in a straight line so no traffic jam issues. We pretty much only eat breakfast at the food court so the food was exactly the same at both.

We preferred the island theme to the bayou theme, and felt overall we had a better experience at CBR - both times we stayed there. Some of the things that killed POR for us may not for you. POFQ is actually our favorite moderate though, FWIW.

Whatever you decide, it'll be a great honeymoon. Enjoy!!
 
I had the same experience as the previous poster had with POR - bus service was lousy, the resort - at least the Alligator Bayou part was horrible to navigate. However, we found the food court the best part of the whole experience.;)

We consider CBR our "home" resort. We've stayed there 4 out of the last 5 years and find the beach/Caribbean theme perfect for us. (DH is a beach person, I am not.)

Each "Island" at CBR has a designated bus stop located around the perimeter of the resort. Depending on which building you are in, the neighboring Island's bus stop might be more convenient.
Internal shuttles run frequently if you'd rather not walk to Old Port Royal or want to take your luggage with you to DME departure.
Depending on the park, there are two routes the drivers take in the resort. The 'Back way' is a side entrance that starts at Jamaica and the main entrance route starts at Martinique. DHS and EPCOT take the back route and MK and AK take the main entrance route. (don't quote me on this though;))
I want to say that the longest we ever had to wait for a certain bus was about 20 minutes (as opposed to the 45+ minutes at OPR)

It's also right around the corner from DHS, which is our favorite of the parks. (3 turns and you're there!)

And always remember - you'll be at Disney no matter which resort for your honeymoon!! (Congrats)
 












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