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Well, the "not going to Cabanas for lunch" is really a personal preference. We enjoy Cabanas. More food selection and you can sit outside and watch the goings on before the ship actually departs. The Main Dining Room that also serves embarkation lunch is still a buffet, but less selection and you are way down on deck 2 or 3, inside.Thank you. I've become quite savvy with Disney parks but Cruising is a whole other beast lol. I have pretty much read all of the general info regarding first time cruisers but as I am looking at TR's and specific questions here on these threads I am wondering how did you know that was even a thing lol? Even simple things like not going to Cabanas for lunch on when you first get on board because of the crowds go to one of the restaurants in the night rotation.....I didn't even think this was an option! How do people know to do this stuff lol?! I need the inside scoop on all things Disney cruising lol
Sorry about my wording...I wan't sure. I meant the option to not only eat at Cabanas for lunch but also having the choice of one of the Main Dining Restaurants. I was under the impression, at first, that the 3 main dining restaurants were open only for dinner and you rotated to a different one each night, and that the "quick service locations" and Cabanas were the only option for breakfast and lunch (other than room service). That is good to know about the vast selections at Cabanas though! So if you decided on a MDR for breakfast or lunch do you just go in a grab a seat anywhere or would you need to let your server know ahead of time and sit at your assigned table for that meal as well?
I agree with you!! It is a personal preference. We enjoy Cabanas on embarkation day. I feel like you would miss a lot of what goes on if you went to the main dining room. We also love Cabana's everyday for breakfast, so we can see what is going on at the different ports before you get off.
Not all of the MDR's are open for breakfast/lunch. The options/times will be listed in your Navigator. You just go and they will seat you. No need to let your server know. You may see your servers or they may be in one of the other restaurants at that time.
Congrats on your first cruise, our first was on the Dream as well. There are a lot of food options available everyday, just look through the Navigator or download the Disney Cruise app. The great thing with the app is before the cruise you can open it and see this everyday:
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The cat 6b is listed as having a whitewall verandah, but it only comes up to about shin height and does not restrict your view at all. I would go with the 6b.Thank you for the warm greetings
I have actually put 2 staterooms in queue for 3 days at this point and have until Monday to commit. If I am understanding the cancellation fee if I go ahead with the deposit I can still cancel and get the full deposit back as long as it is before my 74 day window. We have AP's for WDW and are planning, as of now, to do a spring break trip in March....I have not sold DH yet on making it a "land/sea" trip yet but trying to lay those seeds now lol! If I am right about the cancellation time frame I figured maybe I can go ahead and put the deposit down on the one stateroom I decide on and then I have until late December to talk DH into it and either go ahead with full payment or cancel and get the deposit back. The 2 rooms I have holding now are 6676 (Deluxe Family Oceanview, CAT 08D on deck 6) for $2709.56 and 7682 (Deluxe Oceanview with Verandah, CAT 06B on deck 7) for $2775.56. We are a family of 2A 2C so I guess those are good prices for a 3N? I do want to stick to a 3N to start off with and then do 4-5 nights at WDW afterward. Not sure which room to do.....large porthole deluxe or pay a little more for a balcony with an obstructed view?
If we go this route with the cruise first I would plan on flying in the night before and staying at the Hyatt (free room for having the CC) and then hiring a private car service to take us to port the next morning (we used the same service a few years ago to take us from disney to universal and they were fantastic and highly recommended on the Universal threads here). Then after the cruise have the same service take us to WDW and then magical express take us to the airport at the end of the trip. Other tips I have picked up on so far is definitely go ahead with passports for the whole family, stay on ship for Nassau day (perfectly fine with me) and since our kids are older go with second seating for dining (we prefer later dinners). I do like the idea of lunch at Cabanas for arrival and thinking of hitting the aquaduck during the sail away party (we are kind of over the character interaction thing). Sound good so far? Anyone have any more tips? I really do appreciate everyone's input here!!
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You should call DCL and link your reservations for dining. The seating assignments are typically done about a week out from the cruise. While it may be possible to change your assignments onboard, it's just easier to set it up that way from the start.
