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

It won't be just the two of you on the Disney cruise... Add the cost of two kids as well.

Little known fact, the Kids Sail Free deal is still available for select cruises this spring but you have to call. Only have cruised Disney and LOVE IT! Yeah there's kids stuff but guess what, my 4 year old I barely expect to see for our next one.

If your kids are into characters the face time on the cruise is HUGE. Done the Alaska, Baltic and Med, and multiple caribbean. If you have kids along it's awesome! BTW no casino, no charge for drinks except alcohol. First run movies, saw Cars 2 when it was released on ship.

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.

"Almost everyone who has cruised with Disney LOVE the experience."

Where did you get the info to make that statement? The internet told you so?

Having grown up all over Florida, and ending up in the Brevard county area around 10 years before Premiere's Big Red Boat bit the big one, I call BS.


I have never been on a Cruise of any sort. I was however a cab/shuttle driver for pretty much every freaking Saturday and most of the other run's for over a year. It's around an hour ride from either airport (MCO & MLB). 10 people crammed in a van for an hour going home from a vacation and I am the first person who wasn't there. Yeah I got many many many earfuls.

Families traveling with Disney who had kids in their tweens LOVE the Disney Cruises. All kinds of stuff for the squirts to do that don't require the adults presence. Workshops and the like. If your kid isn't old enough to be a latchkey cruiser, you're screwed. Good luck getting your 15 year old to give a **** about the characters or macaroni art time.

If you a cruise queen/king with a love of food, pass on disney. Even the Disney mega fans who will forgive the evil mouse any and every transgression were underwhelmed with the chow. If you like kraft Mac & Cheese and hot dogs, you're golden. Nobody ever mentioned turkey legs, so can't help you there.

I heard tales of throngs of people and slim chances in hell of getting a deck chair anywhere. The TV channels suck, and the bars are more often than not empty. The cabins are nice, the staff is great and you really do get a WDW kind of time.

Teenagers and adults alike all raved about Castaway Cay in the Bahama's. Said it made the trip and they wished the whole damn trip had been done there. They would regale me with all these redonkulous things that irritated the crap out of them, and say they were booking again next year because Disney Cruise's is the only way to get on Castaway Cay.

Hell I am debating going because I am dying to see the Dutchman

The thing I heard most often, in varying forms, languages and verbiage was this:

Not bad, but next time we are going on __________. <-- Usually something they saw docked that looked awesome from their house of mouse at the port.

Oh and if you want to have a good time with some alcoholic beverages, you apparently need to take out a 2nd mortgage.

So basically, if you are a Disney mega fan and are itching to ride Mickey's junk. Go. You will have a good enough time to forgive all their transgressions and robbery the same way you do in the park. You can stand the lines, inconvenience, insane cost and massive throngs of people because you love the House of Mouse.

If the prospect of going to WDW makes you want to jam a spork in your eyeball and you only go "for the kids" for the love of all that is good and holy don't go on a Disney Cruise.

Quote from fantomas : Sorry, I'm just used to people thinking that Cancun is dangerous (or more dangerous than most cities in the US)

A tourist is safer in Cancun or Chicago than in Lauderdale. This is the state where scum balls sat around waiting for the X or Y tag ending to choose a proper victim.

Quote from goblean : I have AAA, so it should be covered.

Don't go more than 200 miles!

well as someone said carnival incident was isolated. i went on my first cruise with parents, wife and kid on a 4 night bahamas cruise on Carnival and it was awesome. Gr8 food, gr8 service and a real party ship. we had a royal carribean docked besides us at bahamas and it was like dead - no fun , nothing. carnival was truely a party atmosphere.

i took 2 different rental cars in florida for my cruise and inquired about cruise lines and both different car companies said the same - carnival to party and for young crowd. RC to relax and old age crowd. disney is daycare on water...:

well its just my opinion and i could be wrong as it was my first cruise. i am planning alaska on norwgeian or holland next.

Quote from funkmasterta : 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).

Completely disagree.... go on cheaper cruises to see if cruises are for you. Cruises are not for everyone.

I would not spend $5k on a cruise but rather fly somewhere far away and vacation.

Buy the cruise you can afford. Regardless if it's your 1st cruise or your 5th.

Quote from orphicdragon : if you are a Disney mega fan and are itching to ride Mickey's junk. Go.

Should be their new ad slogan.

Quote from orphicdragon : "Almost everyone who has cruised with Disney LOVE the experience." Where did you get the info to make that statement? The internet told you so? Having grown up all over Florida, and ending up in the Brevard county area around 10 years before Premiere's Big Red Boat bit the big one, I call BS. I have never been on a Cruise of any sort. I was however a cab/shuttle driver for pretty much every freaking Saturday and most of the other run's for over a year. It's around an hour ride from either airport (MCO & MLB). 10 people crammed in a van for an hour going home from a vacation and I am the first person who wasn't there. Yeah I got many many many earfuls. Families traveling with Disney who had kids in their tweens LOVE the Disney Cruises. All kinds of stuff for the squirts to do that don't require the adults presence. Workshops and the like. If your kid isn't old enough to be a latchkey cruiser, you're screwed. Good luck getting your 15 year old to give a **** about the characters or macaroni art time. If you a cruise queen/king with a love of food, pass on disney. Even the Disney mega fans who will forgive the evil mouse any and every transgression were underwhelmed with the chow. If you like kraft Mac & Cheese and hot dogs, you're golden. Nobody ever mentioned turkey legs, so can't help you there. I heard tales of throngs of people and slim chances in hell of getting a deck chair anywhere. The TV channels suck, and the bars are more often than not empty. The cabins are nice, the staff is great and you really do get a WDW kind of time. Teenagers and adults alike all raved about Castaway Cay in the Bahama's. Said it made the trip and they wished the whole damn trip had been done there. They would regale me with all these redonkulous things that irritated the crap out of them, and say they were booking again next year because Disney Cruise's is the only way to get on Castaway Cay. Hell I am debating going because I am dying to see the Dutchman The thing I heard most often, in varying forms, languages and verbiage was this: Not bad, but next time we are going on __________. <-- Usually something they saw docked that looked awesome from their house of mouse at the port. Oh and if you want to have a good time with some alcoholic beverages, you apparently need to take out a 2nd mortgage. So basically, if you are a Disney mega fan and are itching to ride Mickey's junk. Go. You will have a good enough time to forgive all their transgressions and robbery the same way you do in the park. You can stand the lines, inconvenience, insane cost and massive throngs of people because you love the House of Mouse. If the prospect of going to WDW makes you want to jam a spork in your eyeball and you only go "for the kids" for the love of all that is good and holy don't go on a Disney Cruise. A tourist is safer in Cancun or Chicago than in Lauderdale. This is the state where scum balls sat around waiting for the X or Y tag ending to choose a proper victim. Don't go more than 200 miles!

You can experience it, or you can live through other people. Your post tells that you are just regurgitating stories.

Done the cruises multiple times. Recommend going and getting the Rainforest room on Dream or Fantasy. $15 gets you a day pass in there, usually wife and I get 3-4 days. Hot tubs watching the ocean go by, hot stone chairs and great saunas/steam rooms.

Food fare can be very good, top deck has more "fast food". Dining rooms do a rotation for serving lunch and breakfast. One breakfast you have the option of attending is the Character breakfast like at the Crystal Palace in Disney World. Characters move around the dining area and the wait staff entertain you as well making napkin "treats" for you to wear. Not for everyone but kids seem to love it.

Animators Palate one of the nights will give you a bring your animation to life. You draw it and it gets animated by the disney "imaginears" on board. Other nights in Animators will include getting a "turtle time with Crush" experience like at Epcot.

Food in the main dining areas is AWESOME. I'm a picky eater but I don't hesitate ordering more than one app or entree'. Even have had to leave due to kids being tired, they actually get room service to deliver your food to you.

In room entertainment if you don't want to do the shows, DVR like functionality on the room entertainment system. First run movies, if it's a new movie in theatres it's available on ship. Saw Cars 2 opening night in St. Petersburg Russia for instance after seeing the Russian ballet on board.

Pirates night is awesome too. YES you get your turkey leg on! I usually go through about 2 and enough desert to get sick.

There are quiet areas on board and a deck dedicated to kids activities.

FYI Flying Dutchman at Castaway Cay was no longer there as of March last year.

i can vouch for the person that said people who sailed with disney loves it.

i've been on multiple disney cruises. after sailing the first one, i will not sail on other cruise lines, not even royal caribbean, my 2nd fave.

so those who haven't sailed with disney before should really try it before knocking it.

Quote from lowmazda : You can experience it, or you can live through other people. Your post tells that you are just regurgitating stories.

Right cuz hey, 200+ people with no relation to one another over the course of a year all bitching about the same crap...totally can't be any truth to it.

When I have a van full of folks, and the Disney Cruisers are jealous of the Carnival cruisers, I take the hint. Very few, even those who had a great time, felt they got their money's worth.

I won't live it, because I am not a moron willing to piss 2k down the drain on something I have ample evidence and cause to believe I won't enjoy. Looking at what is available on the web and knowing how Disney operates, I will trust what I saw and heard in person. Disney cruise is a big ol' pass for me unless I take the nephews.

If you go I genuinely hope you have a great time. Many many did. Ignore it or heed it, doesn't matter to me. I didn't earn the thousands you are going to fork over.

Quote from orphicdragon : Right cuz hey, 200+ people with no relation to one another over the course of a year all bitching about the same crap...totally can't be any truth to it. When I have a van full of folks, and the Disney Cruisers are jealous of the Carnival cruisers, I take the hint. Very few, even those who had a great time, felt they got their money's worth. I won't live it, because I am not a moron willing to piss 2k down the drain on something I have ample evidence and cause to believe I won't enjoy. Looking at what is available on the web and knowing how Disney operates, I will trust what I saw and heard in person. Disney cruise is a big ol' pass for me unless I take the nephews. If you go I genuinely hope you have a great time. Many many did. Ignore it or heed it, doesn't matter to me. I didn't earn the thousands you are going to fork over.

You haven't been on ANY cruises. You don't know what you are even talking about. Disregard the fact that anyone feels they got ripped off by the Mouse, you obviously aren't dealing with people that know how to find a deal.

The value I got for the cruise I took last September on the Dream using a Florida resident discount was more then worth it. I'd rather deal with these massive amounts of kids you speak of vs overly drunk adults.

Quote from fourml8r : plenty of better deals out there on NCL, RCCL and even Carnival (The recent incident is very isolated as newer ships, 2009 and on, are required to have dual engine compartments in case one is disabled the other engine still functions). Just went on NCL Epic and it was the best of over a dozen cruises we have been on. best place to book a cruise is on www.cruisecompete.com. think of it as lending tree format for cruises. u pick the cruise and agents bid on ur ticket price.

Problem is, all the newer ships also cost around $90-$100 a night. I would rather experience Disney first, as those ships on NCL, RCI and Carnival will drop in price. Disney's prices have not dropped quite as much as others. Also, RCI is launching 2 new ships. Hopefully, prices drop for the Oasis/Allure so I can try it!

Quote from raymacfla : I was on a RC ship that blew an engine right when we were dining on the first night. A perfect pairing would have been a stateroom viewing of either the Titanic or the Poseidon Adventure. The ship was a complete POS that we later found out was due for retrofit after our sailing! There was even multiple cabins flooding at the same time from faulty plumbing systems.

That's a problem I have of people's complaints on ships w/ blown engines. No, it is not like the Titanic. You are not in immediate danger, and nobody will die. I've personally never had a ship have engine problems in my 6 cruises, so I can't speak whether it really is bad, but I'm pretty sure you're not in the Titanic danger zone.

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.

From what I've gathered on the Triumph, passengers are what made the cruise as bad as it is. Some just can't help buy make a situation worse than it is.

Quote from geektja0 : Why would anyone do the cruise ship thing these days. It's clearly a gamble that has high odds of failing given recent events.

Yep. Two cruises have fires within three years due to a fire. One sinks because human error. The ships don't have the problems. It is the lack of maintenance and competent captains. If you're so worried, don't cruise Carnival or at all. I'll gladly take your spot.

Quote from funkmasterta : 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).

I was telling people to go on cheaper cruises to see if they like the idea of being on a ship first. Some gets really sick or just can't handle no interaction with people on land for a while. If you really need to avoid Carnival, a good starter cruise on RCI would be the Majesty of the Seas out of Miami for 3 days. Although it is a old ship, it's RCI and still a ship. Try it out.

Quote from kfunk7 : Completely disagree.... go on cheaper cruises to see if cruises are for you. Cruises are not for everyone. I would not spend $5k on a cruise but rather fly somewhere far away and vacation.

Exactly.

Won't go on a cruise until they begin registering the ships in the US. All are registered in the islands or somewhere with laxs laws to benefit the ships not the passengers. You get no protection, someone falls off, and they try to not turn back, they see a stranded sailors in waters drifting and don't bother to help and 2 of the 3 sailors later died, rape and crime on the ship not fully investigated or justice sought.

A) Days on water eating with strangers vs B) vacation on island with your choice of restaurants, activities, and autonomy. I'll take B anytime.