We just returned from the 4 land/3 sea trip yesterday. Disney World was awesome as always. We did not have any complaints. The parks were crowded, but if you plan properly and know how to work FastPass you can still get a lot done. I still think they need to reinstate Early Entry. It was a lot easier to get things done when we used Early Entry. Let me know if you have any questions.
This was our first cruise. I rarely post anything but read the boards off and on for about a year before the cruise. I want to thank everyone for all the great tips I picked up on these forums!!!! It certainly made our trip a lot easier to know all these things in advance.
Our servers were Amaan and Cornelia with head server Rita. They were excellent. All the food we tried at the different restaurants was great. Our stateroom host was Thongchai and he was terrific also. Disney has outstanding service in all areas. It was unbelievable how friendly and efficient all of the Disney people were. Besides the outstanding service, the ship itself was beautiful. Also everything was very organized so it was easy to figure out everything from where to eat to how to get your luggage on departure day.
The only staff problem we had was at the Adult Karaoke. Two of our group signed up to sing and they were not told how far they were down on the list, if there was a possibility they may not get a turn or anything like that. We sat there and wasted 2 hours and 15 minutes, only to have them say they had run out of time. They need to give you some indication of the schedule so that you can go do something else rather than waiting 2 hours for no reason.
The main problem we had was being tired. After about 3 1/2 days at Disney World it was hard to have enough energy to do all the things offered on the ship. Next time we may try a cruise only vacation. If anyone has any doubt about how many activities there are, I can tell you this -- I took a novel with me to read and never opened it until yesterday in the airport on the way home.
If anyone has any specific questions I will try to answer them. Thanks again for all the tips.
This was our first cruise. I rarely post anything but read the boards off and on for about a year before the cruise. I want to thank everyone for all the great tips I picked up on these forums!!!! It certainly made our trip a lot easier to know all these things in advance.
Our servers were Amaan and Cornelia with head server Rita. They were excellent. All the food we tried at the different restaurants was great. Our stateroom host was Thongchai and he was terrific also. Disney has outstanding service in all areas. It was unbelievable how friendly and efficient all of the Disney people were. Besides the outstanding service, the ship itself was beautiful. Also everything was very organized so it was easy to figure out everything from where to eat to how to get your luggage on departure day.
The only staff problem we had was at the Adult Karaoke. Two of our group signed up to sing and they were not told how far they were down on the list, if there was a possibility they may not get a turn or anything like that. We sat there and wasted 2 hours and 15 minutes, only to have them say they had run out of time. They need to give you some indication of the schedule so that you can go do something else rather than waiting 2 hours for no reason.
The main problem we had was being tired. After about 3 1/2 days at Disney World it was hard to have enough energy to do all the things offered on the ship. Next time we may try a cruise only vacation. If anyone has any doubt about how many activities there are, I can tell you this -- I took a novel with me to read and never opened it until yesterday in the airport on the way home.
If anyone has any specific questions I will try to answer them. Thanks again for all the tips.
