I was just thinking about this very subject. My husband and I have been on 2 RCL before we had kids and really want to go on another one. We love Disney as well and it seems like everyone we know goes on a
Disney cruise but it just seems like SO much more money than a RCL cruise. What exactly are we paying more for? The Disney name? The Character experiences? The Disney shows? Because now that my kids are 9 and 11, they are completely over the characters. They don't care about that aspect at all. And is it worth it to just have everything Disney themed and see Disney type shows? Are the Disney cruises honestly any better than a RCL cruise? Granted, it's been 10 yrs since we've been on one and now the boats we went on are one of the smaller classes but we'd probably go on one of the Freedom or above classes. I'm assuming they still take amazing care of you and go above and beyond on RCL like they did before. I'm just trying to figure out when you compare the basics and take out the "Disney" aspect are they cruises really that different?