This was our 4th Disney cruise, and the first time sailing on the Wonder. We have previously sailed on the Magic (3-night in 2005) the Dream (3-night in 2013) and the Fantasy (7-night in 2015). We have two teenagers, ages 14 and 16. Since we live in Orlando we usually sail out of Port Canaveral, but this time we cruised with extended family from all over and Miami was the most convenient port ...
There are many elements influencing a specific cruise: The itinerary and ports of call, on-board activities, food, entertainment, the cabin, other amenities and so on. Having been on another ship also gives you a point of reference to start with.
This was a 4-night cruise from Miami, with stops as Castaway Cay, Nassau and Key West on the Disney Wonder
Ports of Call:
This is an ...
I just returned from a 5-day cruise with my wife, two kids (aged 4.5 and 22 months), along with the grandparents. This was our first Disney Cruise. Overall, it was a fantastic experience. Service was excellent, food was well above average, and the kids had a great time, which was our primary purpose. Some specific notes below...
Embarkation: We splurged for the 1-BR concierge suite because ...
We are family of 2 adults and a 8 year old boy. We have sailed on Carnival and NCL and have wanted to try Disney but the price has been an issue. Luckily I was looking for a cruise last year in January about a year out and found a great rate on an Ocean view cabin. It was half of what you would pay for a similar cabin on the Dream out of Port Canaveral plus one extra port stop in Key West. ...
Awesome and relaxing, best describes the 4 night cruise our family just took on Disney Magic. My husband and I are not too much into cruises but wanted to do this at least once. Now this will be a vacation idea we will entertain again.
Having two other families with kids at the same age as our daughter made it much easier. Our 15 year old son suffered a bit without company but he also found ...
My sister and I decided to take a cruise with some friends. What originally started as six friends ended up just three, but we had a blast.
There wasn't one night that we didn't dress up to have fun and party. The food was amazing, as always with Disney, the staff was always attentive and kind, and there's just something so special about Disney. They make everyone feel welcome, and there's ...
My family got back from our First Disney cruise last week. we started in Orlando and drove the relatively easy drive in about 4 hours to Miami. This was the first cruise we have taken our kids (6 &4). It was everything I hoped for our first cruise with kids!! Embarkation was a breeze! The thing that took the longest was finding someone to check in our luggage. It was quite chaotic outside ...
Background: Family with kids 7 and 9 traveling with our parents and sister's family with kids 5,6,8. We've been on Disney Wonder 3 times and Royal Caribbean 3 times. We live in South Florida, and cruising has been our family vacation (usually, during spring break)
Disney Cruises are great for kids - especially ages 3-9. Their kids programs are top notch. Food and service is great. Also, ...
If you want to take a Disney cruise but think it's a bit pricey...and it will be...unless you take an unpricey repositioning cruise to the Panama Canal from Miami to San Diego. We booked early (14 months prior to cruise) to get best rate and room. Got verandah room with balcony and it was awesome. Cost was much cheaper than most cruise lines for balcony room. Cruise, food, service, activities, ...
Positives:
-Very few children on the Canal Crossing which meant the characters got to know the children by name.
-Our room location, experience was great.
-Although every room was sold, most rooms were only 2 pax, so the ship seemed less crowded
-We were the first to experience Freeze the Night Away deck party.
-Free BYOB!
Not so goods:
-A large majority of the cast was ...
