gometros

I believe the question was answered in the post before yours.

Not to nitpick, but for clarity's sake, 'interrupt' or 'interpret'?

As you indicated, this is a charter, not run by Disney. You will see less of the Disney influence than you would on regular cruises. But it's still a Disney ship. The Magic is a classically beautiful ship and it has some of the largest staterooms at sea. You'll love the food and the restaurants. I don't know if they perform the regular shows, I suspect not, since it will be focused on movies. If they do, they are not to be missed. I'd be curious to learn from anyone that has done this cruise, if there is less of a presence of children due to the nature of the cruise.

Have you cruised Disney previously? If this is your first time, then you will enjoy it. I'll admit, I'm one of those frequent cruisers that were disappointed comparing the Wish to the other four ships, but that's not to say you won't have a great time on the Wish. It is still a beautiful ship. The kids's club is fantastic and the MDRs were incredible. And since you are travelling with children, I wouldn't worry so much about the adult areas.

This is true and discounted cruises are not posted on the Hub until 45 days out.

In the OP's defense, we had the same experience when we sailed out of Vancouver to Hawaii back in April. They were still doing Covid testing and there were multiple lines for the various times, all outside. It was very confusing. And it rained later in the morning, so I believe a lot of guests were stuck waiting in the rain. I don't think they do ports other than their home port of Port Canaveral as well.

There are snacks put out in O'Gills after 11:00. It varies each night, but I've seen jalapeno poppers, wings vegetables and dip finger sandwiches, etc. The pizza counter on deck 9/11 is usually open fairly late and then there is always 24 hour room service.

Yeah, that's how DCL did it before obviously switching back to live muster drills. Personally, I'm not sure why eDrills can't continue, but what do I know. For us, we get luoky since the staterooms we usually book, put us in an inside station where we can sit, like Animator's Palette or the Buena Vista Theater.

Nice. We'll wave to you as we disembark 😄

Following since we're doing that itinerary in February. Looking forward to reading about your adventures.

If your grandkids are young enough, consider something like Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique there also gift packages you can purchase prior to the cruise to be delivered to their stateroom. Check out the DCL website for more information.

I would agree with you if this was their first cruise, but since they stated that the are experienced cruisers, a 7-day gives them more time to explore the ship and take advantage of all it has to offer (like the afore-mentioned character breakfast which is available on shorter cruises). It also gives them a chance to leave the kids in the club and have an adult only evening in one of the specialty restaurants.

It's interactive. Crush goes from screen to screen and interacts with the table. It's really a lot of fun.

Which Harmony cruise? We're on her on the February 18th.

I see that they took down Bob Chapek and got Bob Iger up there real fast Thoroughly enjoying your review. Having cruised 23 times with 3 on the Dream (and 3 more already planned), it's interesting to read about DCL from a first timer with cruise experience perspective. You mentioned the muster drill, which we haven't had to do since Covid, don't other cruise lines do one?

It depends on then you sail and the itinerary. Granted the Dream generally has shorter cruises, so there are more kids, but we've been on a transatlantic, Panama Canal and Hawaii cruise (all on the smaller Magic and Wonder) where there less than 120 kids. We ailed on the Dream last January and with the ship being half full and school in session, there was also a smaller contingent of children. Still, there are plenty of adult only areas that allow you to avoid them.

The Halloween on the High Seas sailings on the Dream begin With the October 3rd sailing, so you will have Halloween and all the decorations on your cruise. We get on when you disembark and am totally looking forward to it.

Our first very cruise was on the Carnival Fantasy too. Back in 1996. It was advertised on a company employee newsletter and we booked it fairly last minute. No research at all and got a outside stateroom right near the bow. Did not serve my wife well at all. But you learn a lot from your mistakes.

Disney was wrong. BY TA is stubborn and persistent. She called back today and took it up the line. It was coded in the system incorrectly. I got my B2B. Thanks to both of you for responding.

I've been trying to understand the Passenger Vessel Services Act and have read the act and other various sources, so I understand the issues. But there's one part of the act that mentions exclusion of Puerto Rico and was wondering if that applies to a back to back cruise or just a single cruise. For example, I wanted to do a Disney cruise that starts and ends in NYC with a stop in Bermuda and then stay on for a cruise that goes to San Juan with stops in Bermuda and Tortola. Disney would not allow it. Does the Puerto Rico exemption not apply in this case?

The only bar on any ship that required a reservation was the Hyperspace lounge, but it changed while we were cruising mid-September. If you skip a show, you can get in very easily.

Great review. You must have sailed right after we got off on the 16th. I agree about a B2B. We wanted to experience the Wish and 3-days/4-days are just too short. I agree with most of your observations, but I have to admit, I didn't feel that the dining rooms were that cramped. But most of the clubs were. We went to Nightingales one night to listen to the piano player and couldn't find a seat. And speaking of seats, you're spot on. I found the seats in most of the venues very uncomfortable. The cushions were hard and I'd find myself shuffling around in the seat to try and get comfortable. For anyone who hasn't cruised on the Wish yet, I can't say enough about 1923. It's a venerable museum. DO take time to appreciate all the memorabilia.

That could have been a special code for the media cruise.

Considering the fact that they are taking a two-year old, it doesn't sound like they will be doing Palo or Enchante. So they won't miss Arendale. I would choose the 4-day over the 3-day in a heartbeat. Three days is just not enough time to enjoy the ship, especially with no sea day unless you don't get off in Nassau.

The nice thing about the Disney Wish is it looks like they finally got the adult areas right. The adult pool and Cove Café are aft, where kids are less likely to walk through. On the Magic and Wonder, The adult pool is between the midship and aft elevators, so there is frequently kids walking through to get from one place to another. On the Fantasy and Dream, it's a similar problem.