Disney Cruise Line 7-Night Caribbean Cruise for 2 : $1,954

Quote from fantomas : I think we did a 3-4 day cruise on Disney after 3-4 days at Disney World, but this was when I was like 10. The last cruise I went on was on Carnival two Decembers ago, outdated ship, stale food, expensive drinks... all around a pretty bad time. I personally would go again, but on RC or maybe Holland... but my wife said no more cruises so no more cruises for me

Wimp! Get a g/f and go on the cruise with her! Leave the wife at home (hopefully she'll come to pick you up afterwards in the event your cruise line gets stranded at sea like the Carnival Triumph)

Why would anyone do the cruise ship thing these days. It's clearly a gamble that has high odds of failing given recent events.

Quote from fantomas : ...I personally would go again, but on RC or maybe Holland... but my wife said no more cruises so no more cruises for me

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With cruises, you get what you pay for. Don't expect Wal-Mart prices and a five-star cruise.

I've been on two 10+ night cruises in the past two years with Celebrity, and would gladly go on another.

Quote from Zolor : BTW, I love cruising and I've cruised 4 times on Carnival, and once on RCI and NCL. The recent Carnival Triumph incident will not affect my decision on whether I sail or not. Cruising is my favorite type of vacation, but it may not be for everyone, so try a cheap cruise and get a feel for it first.

I'd never sail Carnival personally. Sailed once and the food was horrible. First food poisoning I had in now 12 cruises.

And they obviously have serious issues with engineering and/or crew training. The splendor had the same issue with engine fire 2 years ago. Coincidence? Don't think so. It never happens to other companies, let alone twice in a couple of years for the same cruise line. And let's not forget the Concordia (Costa is owned by Carnival) which sunk due to pilot error. That just says bad overall management of the whole company IMO. I'd rather go with NCL, Princess, RCL, Celebrity, etc.

Anyway for this deal, this sounds lukewarm. All their sailings are overpriced so just under $1k is not a bad deal. Seems like about $100 less than on vacationstogo. Cruise compete can probably beat that though. Or you may have some luck waiting until a last minute deal since it's unlikely to fill up in that season and during school year. Still never sailed Disney but $1k/pp for inside during hurricane season on average itinerary doesn't sound worth it. Better offerings on better ships/itineraries from other cruise lines IMO.

This deal is about Disney.
Yes they are more expensive. They have always been.
Almost everyone who has cruised with Disney LOVE the experience.
Don't knock the deal because NCL / rccl / carnival has a cheap fare. They are in a different class.
Check out cruise critic.
I have never been on Disney, but plan to go on one soon.
I have cruised 7x on 5 different cruise lines.
There are different grades of cruises.
The "lowest" is NCL/Carnival/RCCL.
It's the Honda accords of cruising. Great cheap fun with a great price.
The next level is Princess/Holland America/Celebrity which are the Acura's.
same as Honda, just higher class/ quality/ better service.
Finally are the Rolls Royce of cruising.
Usually smaller ships. SilverSea, Cunard, Regent.
These cost the most, are usually all inclusive, and always a classy high end crowd.
There's something for everyone, just like cars.

Went on a cruise with wife and two young daughters for the first time in 2010. It was the Disney cruise, parents loved it, kids loved it, would definitely do it again.

Safe to say there are more kids on a Disney cruise?

Quote from raymacfla : We were a sea during Sandy. One port of call was cancelled and we were chased by the storm all the way to port. I would hope that all infirm and wheelchair bound people would have learned a valuable lesson, but it seemed as if their excessive rudeness during inclement weather was an obvious clue to their intent to run over or crash into guests trying to have a good time despite the weather.

Please tell me you were on the Norweigan Gem?

We were on that one during the storm.

Quote from string3599 : Safe to say there are more kids on a Disney cruise?

Definitely, but they also have activities for adults and part of the ship is for adults only, they even have an adults only pool.

Quote from Zolor : Yeah, Disney cruises are ALWAYS more expensive than other cruise lines. I've never sailed on Disney, so can't say it it's worth it. To all first-time cruisers : sail other cheaper cruise lines and see if you like cruising first. Not worth it to splurge on the most expensive cruise line just to find out you get sea-sick very easily. BTW, I love cruising and I've cruised 4 times on Carnival, and once on RCI and NCL. The recent Carnival Triumph incident will not affect my decision on whether I sail or not. Cruising is my favorite type of vacation, but it may not be for everyone, so try a cheap cruise and get a feel for it first.

That's TERRIBLE ADVICE!

We just got back from our first cruise 2 weeks ago, it was on the RCI Allure of the Seas. It was our first cruise and it was 5k for the both of us. It was AWESOME!!!

You want your first cruise to be your best experience.

Carnival is the cheapest of the cruise brands. You get what you pay for. Carnival has had so many problems with their ships. They have to cut costs somewhere to offer such cheap rates.

You want your first cruise experience to be on a ship with caca and piss sloshing in the hallways?

Royal Caribbean, Int'l is supposed to be a higher end brand. Disney is probably on par with RCI.

Princess cruises are supposed to be to notch, high end luxury and service.

My advice is to book the cheapest stateroom on the nicest cruise brand you can afford. There's lots more advice on:

www.cruisecritic.com

RCI, currently has the largest and newest ships on the ocean, the Oasis and the Allure. Princess should be completing their newest ship in a couple months. It's no where near as big as the Oasis and Allure, but it has a glass floor sky walk over the ocean on the side of the ship.

Princess has smaller ships but a higher staff to guest ratio. RCI's ratio on the Allure of the Seas was 1 staff per 3 guests.

You can get good prices on the higher end brand cruise lines depending on season and if you book either very last minute (a week before departure, if they have rooms to fill, usually they do...this only works if you live near a port, cuz airfare with such short notice will kill any savings) or way in advance (a year or more).

Quote from airboss : This deal is about Disney. Yes they are more expensive. They have always been. Almost everyone who has cruised with Disney LOVE the experience. Don't knock the deal because NCL / rccl / carnival has a cheap fare. They are in a different class. Check out cruise critic. I have never been on Disney, but plan to go on one soon. I have cruised 7x on 5 different cruise lines. There are different grades of cruises. The "lowest" is NCL/Carnival/RCCL. It's the Honda accords of cruising. Great cheap fun with a great price. The next level is Princess/Holland America/Celebrity which are the Acura's. same as Honda, just higher class/ quality/ better service. Finally are the Rolls Royce of cruising. Usually smaller ships. SilverSea, Cunard, Regent. These cost the most, are usually all inclusive, and always a classy high end crowd. There's something for everyone, just like cars.

I completely disagree. RCI is no way in the same class as Carnival. As you advised, read up on Cruise Critic.

We have taken 4 Disney cruises as well as 2 Carnivals and 2 RCs and by far Disney was the best, especially if you have kids. The other lines do not even come close when it comes to service, food quality, children's activities and overall condition of the staterooms and public ares of the ship. It costs more because you get what you pay for. You can best believe that those people on that Carnival ship paid close to peanuts for their trip. Look what it got them!

Quote from funkmasterta : I completely disagree. RCI is no way in the same class as Carnival. As you advised, read up on Cruise Critic.

We've done a lot of cruising the last few years, we have tried to use one cruiseline each time. Our opinion is:

This are for their shortest cruises available, like 3-4 days all from South Florida.

LOW END LINES
RCCL (best)
NCL
Carnival (worst)

MEDIUM END
Disney (kids LOVED it, but if I went alone I would probably jump ship after the first day).

HIGH END
Holland America
Celebrity
Princess

LUXURY
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