We have never cruised before but have our first (Disney) next month. My kids are still young but Tracey really made me want to try Celebrity some day
For Family Cruises... Especially for kids 4+ years old... Disney is the PERFECT first cruise, and you will be spoiled on the child front.
My first cruise was on Celebrity... and that spoiled me so much having gourmet signature dining in the main dining room. I was expecting to be blown away by the food on a Disney ship, but much like theme park food... The dining isn't as much about the quality of the food, but more so quality of the restaurant. Disney DOES offer signature dining in PALO and REMY, but I had no clue that I need to do them to have that gourmet experience at sea.
The other tension for me on a
Disney cruise... is that while the shows are said to be 'Broadway' quality... They are in reality THEME PARK quality... I Love 'Mickey and the magical map' at
Disneyland, and I would compare the golden mickeys to that - NOT broadway... Think Frozen or aladdin on Broadway...They don't use characters in suits in those shows for a reason, and all of the cruise line shows are anamorphic characters dancing.
The production quality is great, and possibly better than some cheap Las Vegas knock off shows on other cruise lines...
Really excited Tracey has opened the Celebrity World to the Dis community. I'm possibly planning on trying
Royal Caribbean on my next cruise, but I know going in that I will need to go ahead and book and be prepared to pay for the good dining.