Both. They'll post times, then other times you'll just see them (ie out on Castaway Cay). My only complaint is that it's usually only Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and maybe Chip, Dale, and Captain Hook.
We saw Mickey for photos several times. The first was as we entered the terminal. He was in front of the ship model. Mickey and Minnie were both out for formal pictures in front of Triton's every night. I can't remember the time though. We had the late seating. When I went through the atrium for the 6:30p show they were there. When we came down for dinner they were not. Mickey, Pluto and Donald were in the atrium on the third night. There is a television screen in the atrium that tells you which character and when and where they will be.
TLHB70, thanks for that picture, thats adorable!
Suzanne, thanks so much for all that info, very helpful and nice to know we'll be seeing them lots of times!
You'll see the characters A LOT on the cruise! Character interaction is a thousand times better than at WDW. Don't stress about it. Go ahead and tell the kids they'll meet them. There will be ample opportunity.
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