slo’s WEDNESDAY 7/10 poll - Disney Cruises 🛳️

[jo-jo]

Never been on a cruise of any sort.

Sweet story ahead, My DH always wanted to go on an Alaska cruise. When DS was in high school , he said for your 25th anniversary I'm going to send you on one. 25th came and went, 30 th came and went....started a family joke.....35 th.......during the pandemic, he and wife comes over, (so it's about 43th) with a check and fake itinerary. He figured by next April, we'd be able to go. He had "booked" first class flights, room with balcony, etc. check would cover it all. So sweet. But alas, we didn't go. This is also when DH started having medical issues and feared being out on a ship, yes, not in the middle of an ocean, but still not 25 mins from hospital. ( Ha where we live , we are about 5 mins away. ) So in the end, several months later, we gave him the check back, but this truly falls under, it's the thought that counts. I still have the fake itinerary.

 

[soccerdad72]

Once, but it was so long ago (2002, I think) that I don't even remember what ship it was.

We've been on a number of RCCL cruises since then - we all generally prefer those.

 

[luvmarypoppins]

Went on the Magic once. This was suppose to be a break for me from taking care of my grandma.
Youngest son at the time looked like a child who starred in a movie. A little girl asked for an autograph. She was disappointed when he printed his first name lol. Not the actor’s real first name which she knew.
Also youngest ds complained he hated the club he was in because all the kids pooped in their pants there?
Ended up with Dh getting something like sunburn poisoning. He stayed in room one whole day. Normal day for me. Me with kids as usual lol.
Dh was given a pager for kids club. He forgot he put it in his swimsuit and promptly proceeded to go into pool.
Fun times.

 

[BrianL]

I never really wanted to before, but I really want to go on the Treasure. It has Jungle Cruise and Haunted Mansion lounges? Yes, please.

 

[design_mom]

I have done two Disney cruises, both on the dream. One was a three-day cruise with my mom and sister to celebrate my mom's 70th birthday and the other was a 7-day cruise with the family. Both were fun, but I am not sure if I'll do another one. (I mean, if someone else was paying I definitely would, but they're just so expensive!)

 

[Skywalker3]

I voted no, don’t want to , and other.
Truth is I kind of want to, but it is not, never has been in the budget, and DH doesn’t want to cruise. So seriously doubt it would ever happen. I do regret not taking the kids on one when they were younger. My MIL had suggested it as a way for all of the family to vacation together, but DH and I just thought it was too expensive.but kids would’ve loved it I think when younger. I am VERY interested in other cruises/ cruise lines now, DH isn’t, but not Disney. Too expensive for what you get , and kids are older.

 

[jimmymc]

I have not. As someone who is single and travels solo or with friends, I don't think it offers value over other cruise lines or types of vacations. I want my cruises to have as much port time as possible, and the ship is just for my transportation, meals, and sleeping. And I love Disney theming; I own DVC and have been on two Southern California AbD trips. But with all the vlogs and trip reports I've read, a Disney cruise doesn't seem nearly as fun.

 

[fla4fun]

I have never been on any cruise, and would like to try one someday. I am more interested in Alaska than the Caribbean though, or perhaps a transatlantic repositioning cruise. I can go to a nice beach without stepping foot on a ship.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Never on any cruise of any sort.

 

[georgina]

Went on one short (3 or 4 nights?) Disney cruis in 2006. Don't remember what ship. Kids said they preferred Royal Caribbean to Disney, so the next (and last) family cruise was RC. We had done Alaska on RCCL in 2004. DH and I, now old people, prefer Viking. No kids!

Now why did that create a blue link? I hate that. Misspelling the name to get rid of it.

 

[DrJanosz]

I don't understand the idea of disney cruises unless you have or love children. I have no children. I do not want the children, and i don't very like children. So this is not cruise for me. The Virgin Voyages that is adult only is my kind of a ship if I do a cruising vacation.

 

[Micca]

We went on Disney's Big Red Boat way back in the 1990's.

We also cruised on the Big Red Boat! It was our first ever cruise, our DDs were in first grade and had to do some "school work" while we cruised. The cruise line was Premier, they were the official cruise line of WDW (like Delta used to be the official airline.)

We've done 2 or 3 Disney cruises, they all sorta run together for me so I don't recall which ships we sailed on. We did one that went to the Caribbean and a DVC member cruise to Alaska, they were both great, We're returning to the Bahamas next year on a Disney cruise with our granddaughters.

 

[Wood Nymph]

We also cruised on the Big Red Boat! It was our first ever cruise, our DDs were in first grade and had to do some "school work" while we cruised. The cruise line was Premier, they were the official cruise line of WDW (like Delta used to be the official airline.)

And American Express was the official credit card. We had the "white glove" treatment from American Express once.

I was hoping someone else would say that they had been on the Big Red Boat.

 

[cvjw]

I don't understand the idea of disney cruises unless you have or love children. I have no children. I do not want the children, and i don't very like children. So this is not cruise for me. The Virgin Voyages that is adult only is my kind of a ship if I do a cruising vacation.

My husband and I cruise as an adult couple on the fantasy. There are great adult only areas of the ship and if you chose late dining, it limits the kids. We don’t do the shows or meet characters - lots of kids there. You can limit your kid interactions if you choose!

We cruise on DCL several times per year. About to go on DCL cruise #14. Mostly on the fantasy - it is our favorite ship. Cruises are so easy and relaxing. No planning. Just show up and enjoy. And there will be great VGT rates on some cruises thru the year. Makes cruising much cheaper than other vacations for us.

 

[easyas123]

DH and I, now old people, prefer Viking. No kids!

Yup - this is us! We were in our mid 40's on our first Viking cruise, and now in our early 50's planning our third...not quite as old as most of the other passengers but that's ok w/ us!

 

[MIGrandma]

DH and I took our first Disney Magic cruise in January 2001 to celebrate our 25th anniversary. Loved it, we were hooked. Took another Magic cruise a few years later, and then a cruise with my parents on the Wonder. We have cruised on Carnival and Royal Caribbean as well. Our last cruise was a 10-night cruise on the Celebrity Silhouette, our favorite cruise of all.

 

[Skippyboo]

I did 7 night Eastern Caribbean Merry Time on Fantasy last November. Doing 6 night Halloween 2 CC/1lookout , Nassau on Fantasy in Oct, 3 night Wish Merry time on Black Friday, 7 night Western Caribbean in Feb in February 25. Also booked 7 night Eastern Caribbean Halloween Treasure in Oct 25

 

[disneychrista]

I have reservations about cruising in general. I am afraid of getting seasick and not really enjoying it.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I don't have a high interest in a Disney cruise. They are also incredibly expensive for what it is. It has a great market but it is hard to think about cruising one especially when we chose the cruise line we did for our cruise last year because kids are not catered to. My interest also lies much more outside of the Caribbean which is where Disney does a focus on. A 3 or 4 day cruise that Disney has on the newer ships has zero appeal to me, way too short, too much hassle to get down there, too much money spent, etc.

However, all that being said some of their themes for their ships especially the newer ones really appeal to me and I do think they are starting to lean more into having adult-feel places.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I've never been on a Disney cruise. Ocean cruising in general really doesn't appeal to me. - I don't like the idea of being "stuck" on the ship if there is an emergency back home. But I would like to do a river cruise some day.