Anyone who thinks the lack of dining choices isn’t an issue for some passengers on a Disney Cruise need to hang around outside Cabanas on the last night of the cruise. I was waiting for my guys at a table outside of Cabanas while they rode the Aqua Duck over and over.
On the last night of the cruise, a number of people kept coming up to the doors of Cabanas to dine and were upset that it was closed. At one point, a large family group arrived, planning to dine at Cabanas together and demanded to talk to a manager about the issue.
The group was unaware that Cabanas was closed the last evening, as they had been busy packing and missed their MDR dining time. They were upset that their only food choices were the very limited room service menu or hamburgers from Flo’s.
A ship’s officer was eventually called to help defuse the situation. He stated that Disney was aware of the issues some families had about the dining options onboard, especially for those who were used to cruising on other lines with a 24 hour buffet available.
The ship’s officer explained that the Cabanas staff was busy preparing for the next cruise. This just made the group angrier, so finally the crew member simply apologized and asked that the guests let
Disney Cruise Line know about their concerns.