May 4th, 2025 - 13 Night Eastbound Transatlantic Cruise from Port Canaveral to Barcelona (Castaway Cay, Azores, Lisbon, Cádiz)

[PlutoDisney]

We are all packed up and ready to head down to the bus in the morning.

 

[mpark90]

Oooh it is the big day!
We are up early as we have to have luggage by the door at 7AM

excited to see everyone

 

[Pinkjgray]

I’ve been up since 4a!! May the 4th be with all of us!

 

[cwis]

Happy embarkation day everyone!

 

[NAB]

So excited, I never sleep well the night before. Have lists going through my head even though I’m already in Florida…lol

 

[Pinkjgray]

I keep checking my bag to make sure I have my passport!!

 

[NAB]

On the way to the port…it’s pouring rain out.

 

[Pinkjgray]

Already at the port and everyone is rushing to get on! I’ve never seen anything like it.

 

[mpark90]

So, the strangest thing happened. Yesterday I got an email to the email address that is association with my Disney account. But it’s addressed to my husband Michael. It’s titled „Keep Exploring the Magic of Membership!“ and starts with: „I'm reaching out about your interest in Disney Vacation Club®. Like a lot of families, you may be wondering if Membership is a good fit for you.“ Our DVC membership is only in my name, so he indeed is not a DVC member, but he certainly hasn’t recently shown any interest in DVC. A few minutes later the husband gets a text from a friend with whom he has done some Disney trips. He got the exact same email as me, but also a text to his phone number. Then today the friend texts my husband: he now got a voicemail from DVC wishing my husband a great cruise and to come and see the people at the DVC desk on boarding day and tell them „May the Force be with you“ - he will get a gift. Neither my husband nor I got that call. Totally bizarre.

So, in the end my tip for you is to try out that code word on boarding day and get some DVC gifts.

Has anyone tried this ?

 

[Pinkjgray]

Has anyone tried this ?

I went to the desk, but no one was there.

 

[Pinkjgray]

Thank goodness, I bought my DCL tote bag. They’re distributing the DCL sling-back bag.

 

[mpark90]

I went to the desk, but no one was there.

Same

The app said it’s open from 1.
We swung by about 1and it was shut

Thank goodness, I bought my DCL tote bag. They’re distributing the DCL sling-back bag.

I know! I don’t mind the sling bag but this is our first sailing as gold so a bit disappointed about the wet dry bag

 

[Pinkjgray]

The line for the customer service desk is from here to Australia!!

 

[European]

Hi! I did the Westbound last October. Someone asked about Wifi. Worked great all the way across. I'm cheap so I would buy it around 1 after lunch (like on Monday) and then it would last until 1 on Tuesday. Then on Wednesday I would do the same thing and it would last until 1 on Thursday. Saved 50% doing it that way. It was $28 for 24 hours. Just wanted to check in with family, not be on it all the time.

Thanks, might get wifi a day or 2. I actually thought it was until midnight of the day you purchase it.

 

[NAB]

Thank goodness, I bought my DCL tote bag. They’re distributing the DCL sling-back bag.

By the sound of it we only got this as extra for Platinum is the luggage tag.

We got round beach towel , sling bag and one luggage tag thing , and the light blue lanyard

Looks like they are trying to get rid of old stuff. Someone got an old gold and new gold lanyard in the same state room

 

[Pinkjgray]

I don’t like the new lanyard! I’m so glad I bought my old one. Are they trying to cut costs?

 

[Girl of the South]

The WiFi is 24 hours. Otherwise if you signed up after dinner, you wouldn’t get very long. It does tell you when it expires but with the TransAtlantic it’s hard to know what the real time is? And you lose hours on your way across. Go to guest services if the time change screws it up.

 

[BalooHoo]

Hope everyone is having a wonderful time on your transatlantic sailing! We will be on the WBTA in November, and we'd love to hear as many details about your cruise as you're able to share - activities, shows, menus, passenger count, schedule for Pirate Night and other events, etc. Thanks!

 

[Pinkjgray]

Hope everyone is having a wonderful time on your transatlantic sailing! We will be on the WBTA in November, and we'd love to hear as many details about your cruise as you're able to share - activities, shows, menus, passenger count, schedule for Pirate Night and other events, etc. Thanks!

Hi!

Thank you! It’s going great thus far. There was a medical emergency at 2a this morning. It woke everyone up!!! All the rooms are booked. There were no upgrades available. There are approximately 200 kids and 5 dogs onboard!

I’ll come back to this thread after the 17th.

 

[cwis]

5 dogs onboard

So far I've only seen Belle, was being told she was the only one.