My husband and I have taken a number of cruises on both coasts and in Europe, so we decided to take our adult children and 2 grandchildren (age 6 and 7) on a Disney Cruise in early December in the Western Caribbean, stopping in Key West, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Castaway Cay.
We arrived in Florida one day early and stayed in Cocoa Beach, using a one-way car rental from Dollar Car Rental at both ends of the trip. Embarkation was a breeze - we arrived in the middle of our assigned arrival time ( 11:30-12:00). Signing up for the Kid's club was more time intensive and could have waited until onboard. We walked right in, stopping for a few photos along the way, were greeted and directed to Parrot Cay for a very nice buffet lunch. Since we took all our bags with us (we only had carryons), it was great to put them out of the way and go eat in a relaxed setting. Our grand-daughter (7) discovered Disney's Mac & Cheese that day and never varied from it.
My daughter was very impressed with their large inside cabin - the arrangement with the kid's bunks (i.e. couch) off to one side and then the queenbed at the far end of the cabin made the room seem very open. Our oceanview room had the couch (single bed) by the window, so the room wasn't as large feeling, but still very well set-up. The split bath was helpful with 3 adults (or 2 and 2). Storage for clothing was quite good -- we used the tip about over-the-door organizers, which worked well.
Our cabins were low and center in the ship. We had one large ocean-view and one large inside. The split bath was nice - especially with 3 adults. We had more than enough room for clothing to hang in the closet or in drawers.