This was our first cruise. I have always been reluctant to trying a Disney Cruise because all that came to mind was being stuck on a boat with thousands of amped up kids. Boy was I wrong....

First of all, we did all of our planning through DCL. They took care of everything! The only stress we had was getting to the airport, the rest was all taken care of. We breezed onto the ship and were greeted like royalty. The atrium is breathtaking. I wondered if I had boarded the right ship since I expected a frenzy of characters and kids. Nope, none here. It was very relaxed. Our room wasn't ready so we were instructed to go up to Cabanas for a quick lunch. It was great. For a buffet, the food was beyond what we had expected.

After a pleasant meal we entered our room. It was AWESOME. Our room was plenty big (299 sq ft) for the 4 of us. Everything was perfect. And the two bathrooms are genius. I was impressed by how comfy our bed was. I was expecting a flat, miserable bedspread not a fluffy down comforter. My only complaint was that our room was warmer than we would like. In hindsight, we should have said something but then again it wasn't like it was unbearable or anything. I was also pleasantly surprised by how quiet our room was the entire time. We never heard anything. Our stateroom host, Ed, was wonderful. We left feeling like we just needed to give him so much more. He was very attentive to us and spoiled us silly. Read more