The price point on the Disney cruises is pretty obnoxious when compared to other comparable cruiselines.
I wouldn't say I'd "never" do a Disney cruise, but for the cost it is probably a long shot.
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What Ian said.
And...we just aren't cruisers. We did a 7 day Disney cruise before the kids and I have to tell ya - we just weren't that impressed with it. Now to be fair we ate in the main dining room we were assigned every night - but it meant getting dressed up every night. I told my husband that I was tired of always feeling like we were in the room getting ready for dinner. I thought the price we paid for excursions off the boat to be incredibly high for the experience that we had. And on the long at sea days - we were kinda bored.
There were many pluses though:
1) the meal at Palo - was outstanding with one of the best waiters I've ever exeprienced in my life.
2) Castaway Cay was amazing and we had a great time.
3) My husband still raves about our interior room - how it was like sleeping in a cave. We didn't wake up most days until after 10.
I would be willing to try the cruise again now that I have kids because I think the oppurtunity to have them spend time in the kids clubs and for my husband and I to have a conversation that isn't constantly interrupted by "MOM!" might be worth the extra $$$$ That being said - checking the price now that we are no longer Dual Income No Kids - we can't afford to cruise.
But this is why I love my DVC points - we are thinking we might try Vero Beach for a couple of days on the next trip. :D
Ahhh, I hear ya. Totally agree on the $$- which is why I said I'm happy to use my points bc - value or not- i just don't have cash but i really wanna go! :)
We just got hooked on DCL after our first one- but you know what I can also agree with your points against it- especially the "I feel like we were always in our room dressing for dinner". I have very thick hair that doesn't dry easily, especially with those cheese ball cabin dryers that put out airflow the equivalent of a 4 year old blowing out a birthday cake!
So I had to pull myself from the beach or the pool or whatever fun and go get my bath and he whole lengthy hair process everyday. :(
My family has already agreed that next cruise we are doing fewer dining hall dinners. Because we really don't even like the foofoo menus. If we get tired of counter service quickly, we will do room service or we found you can get your dining room meal "to go". I could eat on my verandah with my pjs and wet hair! :D
Thanks for telling me- hope I didn't seen rude for asking- I just don't know that I've heard someone dislike a Disney cruise :)
But your points are very very true.
And oh my gosh YESSSSS! Try vero! ASAP! You'll love it!! :)
I agree with the majority on the podcast when it comes to the Buses - LEAVE IT! I do admit, there are times when I appreciate having the option to take the bus (like when we flew down for ICOT15), but as we almost always drive to Florida for our vacations and therefore have a vehicle at our disposal, I would MUCH RATHER drive myself to the parks rather than haul a stroller and two exhausted little kids onto a crowded bus at the end of a long day of park hopping. Not to mention we enjoy staying in the cabins at Fort Wilderness so a vehicle there is almost a must!!
I too am guilty of the "Sent from my iPhone" signature. :blush: Maybe I'll change it to "Sent from my iPhone with Intercot.com Love"
I had to laugh when I heard Ian had the Jeremy Irons version of Spaceship Earth on his iPhone. I do too! Nerd alert!!! Although you still take the crown for playing it while riding the ride. LOL!
And finally, we appreciate the shoutouts to Canada! And yes, we do have iPads...and yes, they are more expensive up here. So not fair. Thank goodness for cross-border shopping!
And we're ooot.... :fresh:
I'm a little behind catching up on my podcasts so I'm just listening to #52 now.
Ian! I'm coming after you. I would like to respectfully disagree with your comments about non-expiration not being worth it. Right now I can buy a 10 day +hopper + water parks + non expiration from The Official Ticket Center "ding" for $738 tax incl. This gives me 10 park days and (for the sake of argument-I know there are other options) 10 waterpark days. 20 admissions working out to just under $37 per day. We go about every 2 years and don"t usually do more than 3 or 4 park days but do like the hopper option and a few water park days. Using today's prices if I bought a 4 day hopper with water parks it would cost $700 for those 2 trips and I would have at least 4 unused water park days. For the extra $38 dollars I am putting out for my loaded 10 day ticket I'm getting 2 park admissions to use on my 3rd trip and I haven't lost my unused water park days. I still have those 6 admissions to use as well!
Lov'd it...DO I GET TO GO ON A CRUISE?
If that answer is YES then you did good!!! I agree!
Should have said, as someone else posted in this thread, for a little management/selling you could sell or rent some of your points and have cash for pay for the cruise. AND likely a new PURSE TOO???!!! But again it's not as easy as just using your points in the first place - you have to sell/rent the points.
THANKS for your input!
On the bus situations, i say TAKE IT!
I feel like it is part of my disney experience, like the monorail. I have been riding them since I was little, on every trip. I love the rides! I see how it can be a pain during peak season for some people, but we never rented a car before so in this case ignorance is bliss.