Cabin Review

Having never cruised,with Disney before we were not sure what to expect, but having cruised Alaska a few years ago in an aft cabin that is what we tried for. On Disney the aft cabins are classified as 5E. By the time we booked, the 5E cabins were in a GTY status, meaning we would get a 5E or better. But, the "better" may have been another upgraded cabin with a veranda. About two months before sailing our Disney on line account changed from unassigned to cabin 6190, aft 5E that we wanted.

As you enter the cabin you find the A/C controls as well as the light switches. Below these switches is a place to insert your room key card (known as your Key to the World card in Disney speak). If your card is not inserted in this slot none of the electrical items will work in the cabin, thus forcing all the lights and TV off when you leave. To be honest I brought an old KTTW card form a Walt Disney World trip and found that it worked. But, the cabin steward would pull it up any time he entered and left the cabin.

For us (a couple) at least there was ample drawer and hanger space. In the closet is an electronic combination safe. The bed sits high enough that all your luggage should fit under it without a problem.

This cabin is equipped with an actual queen bed rather than the two twins pushed together you find on some ships. It also has a couch past the bed, next to the sliding door to the veranda. This couch open to another bed and there is a sliding drape between the two areas. A table along the wall acts as a dresser and dressing table (mirror and hair drier are here). Below it there is a mini fridge and above is your TV.

This cabin has a split bath configuration, meaning the bath is in two separate rooms. On room has the shower and a sink while the other has the toilet and a second sink allowing a couple,to have ample room to get ready at the same time.

Each cabin also comes with two “Wave Phones” which are kind of like on ship cell phones. The problem is you only get one charger and if you loose one it's a $250 charge to your room. We never used them, What we really did use was the Disney Cruise Line Navigator app for our smart phones. This app keeps you up to date on everything happening on the ship. Maps, show times and the best feature of all is the message function. We had 12 adults in our party and you can text back and forth among yourselves using the ship WiFi (no charge to your minutes for the app). But, I will point out in my experience a problem with it. I downloaded the app to both my iPhone and iPad. For some reason text messages for me went to one or the other randomly, not both devices.