If your children are about 4 years old or younger, this is NOT the vacation of your dream. Probably more so your nightmares. First of all, a Disney cruise is all about WAITING IN LINE. I don't know many 4 year olds who have the patience to wait this much. You have to wait in line to get the bus to the ship, then wait on the bus for 45 minutes, then wait in the terminal for 2 hours, then wait in line for food. Then if you want to see characters, you have to wait in line almost 30 minutes to see them also! Also, after the airplane ride we got on the Disney ground transfer bus (after waiting in line!) and then my young kids (4 and 2 years old) started to doze off and then they turn on a loud movie on the bus which wakes them up... thanks disney!

The second problem is that there is nowhere on board for this age range of kids to just PLAY. There is no open space with foam mats or any type of play structure, even a small room, where your kids can safely play while you spend time with them. The ship forces you to separate from your kids by placing them in the nursery or the kids club. Problem is, if you have a toddler, they are not going to love when you drop them off in the nursery. I saw and heard many toddlers cry when their parents tried to leave them. If your kids is 4 or 5, the kids club is overrun with older kids that these younger ages don't enjoy it much at all. I know my child and other children at this age who were scared of the club. So our only "safe" activity that we could do with our children was to jump on couches in the lobby.

Also, the kids club (oceaneer club and lab) basically 90% of the time has 100 decibel music playing, so it is not an enjoyable experience and is probably downright unsafe. I was worried about my kids hearing. Also, the kids club is basically a big room with 100s and 100s of computer screens and video screens. Think of a very loud arcade, and now multiply that by 100. My kid can play the Dora video games at the library for a long time, but she found the actual video games on these 100s of screens to be obtuse and boring. I tried them, and they were silly. But apparently all Disney wants your children to do is watch their movies and play video games because even in the Pixie's hollow room which apparently had some arts and crafts, there was also a movie screen. So if kids were actually doing arts and crafts, then they all stopped to watch a movie and become screen time zombies. So, if your idea of a vacation for your kids is having them sit in a dark, loud room watching movies, then this is the vacation for you. Even in a room with a simple play structure, also a movie screen. I am surprised movies weren't on in the bathrooms. And we sent my 4 year old to one "class" there, and it was on drawing and animation, but it turns out it was just a movie on animation. Yay? Read more