Thoughts on the Adventure?

[scroogie]

Any ship is usually designed with a central atrium. It’s not an “American” concept. Only one cruise ship is even flagged & registered to the USA. The company originally designed it without an atrium. A Hong Kong company. (Usually a cost measure). Their choice…went bankrupt.

"They went bankrupt because they designed a ship without an atrium" is such a bizarre take.

 

[DCLGirlie]

I get the different ship style experience. I don’t understand the all out at sea. So far haven’t seen much on what the “cruising” looks like.

Think of it like cruises out of Florida to Nassau where everyone in the know simply treats Nassau as an extra sea day, just without the legal requirement of Disney needing to go to Nassau x times a year so no need to keep up appearances of a port day no one wants.

 

[asgur5]

I disagree, it does create extra people because those people will come from everywhere to meet a character.
You are underestimating the Asian guest and their love of characters and queues.

Less characters might swing someone to do something else with their time, but if they know there are more they could be more likely to focus only on the characters.

I’m happy with the look of this ship so far, I’m glad it’s different. I don’t see the appeal of going on ships that are essentially the same and have the same offerings.

I’m really excited to experience it for myself.

Ok you get those people dont materalise out of thin air right? They are always on the ship doing something? As I said in the post you quoted, if it doesnt make the lines shorter for characters it certainly makes the lines a lot shorter at other activities or provides more spaces in restaurants and at pools. Having more things to do makes lines shoter when there is a captive audience. More things to do is always better for all the customers even if those things they add last are of no interest to you. Cos it shortens queues and frees up spaces elsewhere.

 

[asgur5]

Think of it like cruises out of Florida to Nassau where everyone in the know simply treats Nassau as an extra sea day, just without the legal requirement of Disney needing to go to Nassau x times a year so no need to keep up appearances of a port day no one wants.

All those ships go to disney islands where people swim in the ocean and go for bike rides. Thats a big part of those cruises. For many its there favourite day of the cruise.

 

[Agent 86]

In an early discussion about the Adventure (which I can't find) I think it was predicted that there may be problems with guests removing gratuities due to cultural habits. I am wondering if anyone has heard of this being an issue.

Their reliability is obviously highly questionable, but in the few Disney Adventure Facebook groups which I'm a member of, the removal of the "optional" gratuities by guests does seem to be a problem.

In particular, people have mentioned that various guests (i.e. Influencers) are suggesting it as a "hack" to save money / to have more money to spend onboard.

 

[FWRR3]

Their reliability is obviously highly questionable, but in the few Disney Adventure Facebook groups which I'm a member of, the removal of the "optional" gratuities by guests does seem to be a problem.

In particular, people have mentioned that various guests (i.e. Influencers) are suggesting it as a "hack" to save money / to have more money to spend onboard.

Wow, that's sad. I hope those influencers aren't from the U.S.!

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

I think DCL should just roll in the gratuities to the total cruise cost when sailing in places of the world where tipping isn't customary. That way they protect the workers who might expect them (not sure if the crew is partly coming from other DCL ships; I would think so, and in that case they likely count on the gratuities)

 

[holula]

I think DCL should just roll in the gratuities to the total cruise cost when sailing in places of the world where tipping isn't customary. That way they protect the workers who might expect them (not sure if the crew is partly coming from other DCL ships; I would think so, and in that case they likely count on the gratuities)

I agree especially when they have committed to such a long time sailing from Singapore and they are targeting a more local audience. That very different from sailing for 4/5 months out of Europe.

 

[wendlle]

Singapore has a population only slightly larger then queensland. Disney gave up on queelsnand after 5 cruises with a ship less then half the capacity of the adventure. And yes singapore gets tourists but not as many as people think.

I cant see how this lasts 18 months or even 12 months in its current form. Its going to become a ghost ship.

They may have a population like QLD but most of QLD aren't Disney fans, I said they have the highest per capita fans of Disney of any country in the world. Australia doesn't.


As for the 3-4 night sailings, Aussies are used to that, most of our ships here do plenty of sailings of that length and a lot of them are sea days, no ports. Just because some people don't like to sail like that, doesn't mean no one does.

Also the rides aren't the only thing that makes a theme park, it's the entertainment, characters, theming and service. No one is expecting a few tiny rides on the top of the ship to be exactly like a theme park, but when you are this far away from a Disney park this is a fine compromise, and a heck of a lot cheaper for Aussies too.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

They may have a population like QLD but most of QLD aren't Disney fans, I said they have the highest per capita fans of Disney of any country in the world. Australia doesn't.


As for the 3-4 night sailings, Aussies are used to that, most of our ships here do plenty of sailings of that length and a lot of them are sea days, no ports. Just because some people don't like to sail like that, doesn't mean no one does.

Also the rides aren't the only thing that makes a theme park, it's the entertainment, characters, theming and service. No one is expecting a few tiny rides on the top of the ship to be exactly like a theme park, but when you are this far away from a Disney park this is a fine compromise, and a heck of a lot cheaper for Aussies too.

My favorite thing about Disney theme parks is the shows, so I get it. But even if one has qualms with the comparison (and I think that's understandable), the Disney Adventure is still the closest Disney experience for a lot of people like yourself. I think it's a great option for those fans especially.