I agree and this Jan & Feb it will be even worse. Wish, Fantasy, Destiny, and Dream are doing 5-3 night sailings out of FL... that is a LOT of staterooms to fill. I think the Dream is really going to have a hard time filling. No special sailings like the Fantasy with Pixar and I am not sure many guests are willing to go to Ft. Lauderdale for 3-4 nights on the Dream.
This is why I don’t understand why Disney doesn’t throw in some longer cruises in off peak season. They have so many 3-5 night cruises and that’s just not sustainable forever. Why not throw in a 10 night in January one year to see how it sells.
A 10 night in January would be a dream come true! Bet it would sell out with just people who love sailing long cruises on the fantasy and were disappointed with the Treasure.
Without a doubt, one dining room with Anytime Dining like Princess does.
I totally agree. Bring back more of the southern Caribbean and other longer cruises. You could even do a round-trip Panama Canal.
Dream needs to do longer cruises. Whatever the Treasure isn't doing, the Dream should do so they don't overlap too much.
I agree completely. IMO the Dream due to being in Ft Lauderdale, needs 7 nights to fill consistently without needing discounts. Maybe it could do Western\Eastern opposite the Treasure but with a stop at Lookout instead of Castaway to mix it up?
Or go to San Juan/St Maarten. The fantasy used to do these ports occasionally. Some variety would be lovely.
Yeah that's kind of what I was thinking. Some would do Lookout and some would do Castaway depending on where those dates fall.
Dream does it in the spring and fall and then in the Winter when she goes to Europe, have the Magic or Wonder do it.
More location variety: longer Caribbean cruises, more European options
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They never had a dedicated dinner buffet option. Cabanas was a served sit down meal. They did have a buffet after the pirate show with a limited amount of food and desserts but not at dinner time...it was late night about 11:00. They also used to have a fabulous dessert buffet on the classic ships on a Thursday night in either Lumiere's or Tritons at 10:00 or 11:00 pm. It was stunning.
I’m always curious- what time do you think would be best for this? For many reasons 6 AM or 7 AM is actually worse for many people, especially people on the West Coast. As a parent, I always hated that early morning time start for WDW dining reservations, and fast passes because it was always when I was juggling kids and getting them ready for school. I don’t think there really is a perfect time. And no matter what time you set it as people are going to still want those early port arrival times and the competition is still going to be tough.
. I like getting more time on the ship too, but at a certain point that cost benefit analysis has to be weighed.
I’m always curious- what time do you think would be best for this? For many reasons 6 AM or 7 AM is actually worse for many people, especially people on the West Coast. As a parent, I always hated that early morning time start for WDW dining reservations, and fast passes because it was always when I was juggling kids and getting them ready for school. I don’t think there really is a perfect time. And no matter what time you set it as people are going to still want those early port arrival times and the competition is still going to be tough.
I’ve also very rarely seen open boarding happen more than 90 mins after boarding starts and I kind of wonder if the stress is worth the potential extra 90 minutes on the ship for a large group, but that’s just me
Royal also has a midnight check in. As far as I know, it’s pretty standard across the board. I think DCL cruisers just care way more about getting an early PAT. Other cruise lines also have ways to basically buy an early arrival besides using their transportation. Things like faster to the fun or the key.
