I just booked this cruise, well actually it's on hold for 5 days. It would be myself, and my 2 children (5) and (13). I have a few questions before I pay for it! I apologize if this is the wrong place to ask them, but the search doesn't work well on here at all for me!
What is the earliest time we can board? If it's well before 4pm, then I think I'm sold.
Boarding normally starts around 1030 or 11 when the ship is in Port Canaveral, so I assume it will be the same in NYC you normally have plenty of time to board the ship, get lunch, settle into your room, explore the ship/go to the open houses, go to the kids clubs etc. before they do a ship drill then around 4ish they will have the sail away party and head on out.
Are there shows both nights? Does anyone know which shows they are?
Normally there are shows each night, on a 4 night cruise they have on the Dream for example Villains Tonight, Dreams and the Golden Mickeys as their staple shows then on the fourth night the have a comedian or some other type of entertainment. I haven't been on a 3 night cruise in so long so I can't say if they show all 3 shows. The Magic is a 7-10 day cruise ship so they have a few of shows they could put on, more than likely it will be two shows, my guess is one of them will be the Golden Mickeys. They also have a first run movie theater where they will show a bunch of different Disney movies (remember Disney owns a lot of movie companies so there is a wide variety)
Are the kids clubs open during the entire cruise? My son is 13, but is on the autism spectrum (high functioning), and I do NOT want him to be able to sign himself in/out of anything. Not sure how this works.
You need to talk to the youth councilors once you are on board, your son is the Tween club which is the age they can check themselves out or in on their own. The kids club will be open in the evening we leave port and then also on the Sat till 11pm or 12 am
Is there a lot of opportunity for character interaction?
One of the greatest things about the ships versus the parks is the opportunity to meet the characters, on the day at sea you will see them walking around but there is always organized meet and greets on the navigator you will get each day and sometimes they pop into the kids club.
We have never cruised before, so I was thinking this would be a good introduction.
Disney is a wonderful cruise line we really enjoy it and even as my daughter is getting older (a teen agh) she still likes to go the Disney ship over other ships. A 2 day or even the 3 day Bahamas cruise is always a good way to intro yourself to cruising.
Thanks everyone!
P.S. I see that this is also an Autism on the Seas group cruise as well. Is anyone with their group?
