Trying Carnival From Disney

[JVD85]

Hi Folks,

 

Looking for some tips and advice for travelling on the Carnival Breeze. We're a family of four (kids are 5 and 3) and we've only ever sailed Disney. Looking for some advice and reviews about Carnival.

 

We're looking to book on the Breeze this month or next.

 

Few questions,

 

1) How does dinning work? We're use to rotational dinning. We don't care for buffets either. Is there traditional dinning for lunch and dinner? Also, how do the main dinning rooms work?

 

2) We'll be booking a balcony stateroom. What is the sleeping configuration for a family of four? Is there a curtain divider like Disney?

 

3) How are the kid's programs? Well run? Secure? Fun?

 

4) Is it in your opinion that we'll be happy cruising on the breeze from Disney?

 

We love Disney but starting to feel like all our vacations are the same. Looking for a change and the Breeze stood out to us.

 

Any advice/tips/reviews would be very helpful.

 

Thanks in advance!

[forwardcabin]

Hi Folks,

 

Looking for some tips and advice for travelling on the Carnival Breeze. We're a family of four (kids are 5 and 3) and we've only ever sailed Disney. Looking for some advice and reviews about Carnival.

 

We're looking to book on the Breeze this month or next. We've been on Carnival Magic twice--built in the same layout as Breeze.

 

Few questions,

 

1) How does dinning work? We're use to rotational dinning. We don't care for buffets either. Is there traditional dinning for lunch and dinner? Also, how do the main dinning rooms work? You will be assigned to one of two Main Dining Rooms. You can choose between early (6:00pm) or late (8:00pm) dining times. You can make your choice at booking time and even change it later online.

 

2) We'll be booking a balcony stateroom. What is the sleeping configuration for a family of four? Is there a curtain divider like Disney? No curtain. Cabins for 4 typically have two twin beds that can be made into one king along with a sofa bed and one upper bunk that can be folded away during the day.

 

3) How are the kid's programs? Well run? Secure? Fun? Camp Carnival is well run, secure, and most kids have a really fun time. There are lots of threads on this forum discussing the kids programs.

 

4) Is it in your opinion that we'll be happy cruising on the breeze from Disney? We think so. We've taken our entire family (kids and grandkids) on cruises for the last 5 years and there's something for everyone on a Carnival cruise.

 

We love Disney but starting to feel like all our vacations are the same. Looking for a change and the Breeze stood out to us. Each cruise line offers something different, so you should not be disappointed.

 

Any advice/tips/reviews would be very helpful. Get a balcony cabin on Lido deck--you'll be close to all the outdoor activities.

 

Thanks in advance!

...Here's hoping you have a great cruise. Bon Voyage!

[bluemarie2]

Hi Folks,

 

Looking for some tips and advice for travelling on the Carnival Breeze. We're a family of four (kids are 5 and 3) and we've only ever sailed Disney. Looking for some advice and reviews about Carnival.

 

We're looking to book on the Breeze this month or next.

 

Few questions,

 

1) How does dinning work? We're use to rotational dinning. We don't care for buffets either. Is there traditional dinning for lunch and dinner? Also, how do the main dinning rooms work?

 

2) We'll be booking a balcony stateroom. What is the sleeping configuration for a family of four? Is there a curtain divider like Disney?

 

3) How are the kid's programs? Well run? Secure? Fun?

 

4) Is it in your opinion that we'll be happy cruising on the breeze from Disney?

 

We love Disney but starting to feel like all our vacations are the same. Looking for a change and the Breeze stood out to us.

 

Any advice/tips/reviews would be very helpful.

 

Thanks in advance!

1. The Breeze has two main dining rooms (MDR). Each dining room has two levels. You will be assigned to one dining room, and this info will be printed on your sail and sign card. When you book the cruise, you indicate your dinner dining preference. You can choose a set time of 6pm or 8:15pm or you can choose any time dining. If you choose a specific time, you will be assigned a table in one of the dining rooms and that is for the entire cruise.

If you do the anytime dining, you will be assigned to whichever dining room does the anytime dining. It is usually the lower level of the forward dining room. You go to dinner any time between 5:45 and 9:30pm. You will be at a different table with a different wait staff every night.

My tip would be to do the 6pm set dining. That way you will get to know your wait staff and they will get to know you and your preferences. You may be assigned to a table for 4, or you may be put at a larger table with other cruisers. The maitre'd usually does a good job of pairing families with similar families (kids in the same age range, etc).

As far as lunch and breakfast, on sea days, there will be the Punchliner brunch in one of the dining rooms. On port days, traditional breakfast will be served in the MDR. No lunch served in MDR on port days. You can get lunch in Cuchina del Capitano (the Italian restaurant) at no extra charge. It is more of a pasta bar type place at lunch.

There are several alternative dining options for dinner that are extra charge. There is a steakhouse that charges $35 per person. There is no children's menu and no children's pricing here.

There is also the Italian restaurant that is extra fee for dinner. It is $12 for adults and, I believe, $5 for children. Dinner is a totally different style and menu than it is at lunch.

I think there is also a fee extra sushi restaurant on the Breeze and it is a la carte pricing.

 

2. Carnival does not have a curtain divider in the cabins. For a family of 4, you will have twin beds that convert to a king and either two pull down from the ceiling bunks or a bunk and a sofa that converts to a bed.

 

3. Sorry, can't help you with this one, my kids are college age.

 

4. Only you can answer this question, but you will save a ton of money from what Disney charges. So if you love saving money, you will be happy. Just go with an open mind and try not to compare Carnival to Disney. The experience will not be the same.

[mondello]

Carnival has assigned dining times with Early (6:00) and Late (8:15/8:30?), or you can choose ATD/YTD (anytime/your time) dining. You can choose to go anytime from 5:45-9:00 (9:30?). This seems like what you're looking for.

They now have the comedy brunch in the MDR on sea days. On port days they serve breakfast in the MDR but lunch is only in the Lido buffet on port days.

Breeze has an Italian option that has free lunch but has a surcharge for dinner. Steakhouse is also extra/pp.

Camp Carnival is safe and secure kids club that is very popular with many kids. Kids will not have the Disney character interaction, they'll just have FunShip Freddie making an occasional appearance.

Your kids could possibly miss the Disney experience but, I'd guess they'll have a great time on Breeze. You'll definitely save money and the "big kids" might enjoy the casino?

[My Thoughts]

Take the Disney layer, off, remove that great service, and you end up with Carnival. There's no comparision between the two kids programs starting with infrastructure.

[tracyvansmith]

Hi Folks,

 

Looking for some tips and advice for travelling on the Carnival Breeze. We're a family of four (kids are 5 and 3) and we've only ever sailed Disney. Looking for some advice and reviews about Carnival.

 

We're looking to book on the Breeze this month or next.

 

We have sailed Disney and Carnival

Few questions,

 

1) How does dinning work? We're use to rotational dinning. We don't care for buffets either. Is there traditional dinning for lunch and dinner? Also, how do the main dinning rooms work? since this has been answered many times I will leave it.

 

2) We'll be booking a balcony stateroom. What is the sleeping configuration for a family of four? Is there a curtain divider like Disney? Most of this has been answered but there is only one bathroom and no tub. These rooms are a little smaller than Disney. If you want a bathroom more like Disney try the rooms that sleep 5 I think they are Ocean View rooms that have two bathrooms, one with a tub. Not sure if these rooms are a bit bigger than the balcony rooms with one bathroom.

 

3) How are the kid's programs? Well run? Secure? Fun? Carnival charges for the kids program later in the evening. Also my kids (even the teens) liked Disney programs better.

 

4) Is it in your opinion that we'll be happy cruising on the breeze from Disney? I like Carnival and Disney. I found there was more to do on Carnival and more Food options on Carnival. I do like the shows on Disney more and I like the moving from one Dinning room to another more. But what I like about Disney does not out way the price difference.

 

We love Disney but starting to feel like all our vacations are the same. Looking for a change and the Breeze stood out to us.

 

Any advice/tips/reviews would be very helpful.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Hope this helps. And Hope you enjoy your cruise.

[sra12574]

One of the previous posters gave some information on the dining . On anytime dining you could wind up with the same wait staff during your trip . My last two cruises I had the same wait staff on all but one day . We were even given the option of whether to wait for a table in our waiters section or sit with another waiter who had served us lunch one afternoon . Since they were both good we opted for the earlier table . The other waiter did stop by to say hi though . He was a nice server and I made sure that I mentioned him by name in the survey that I was sent after the cruise.

[Talex831]

We will be taking our first Carnival cruise after having done 7 with Disney. We are tired if the same shows and ports. But, we are most tired of the expense. I can book an aft wrap around balcony stateroom on Carnival for the same price as an inside on Disney. If I want to pay for a balcony on Disney, I can get a suite on Carnival.

 

Don't get me wrong, I love everything about Disney, we are even Disney Vacation Club members and visit 3-4 times a year, but they are so over-priced on their cruises.

 

I am not looking to compare the cruises at all. I am simply looking for all of the differ great things we can see and do on Carnival.

[Maryscooking]

We haven't cruised with Disney, just haven't heard anything that could justify the price difference for us. But I will tell you what we enjoy about Carnival.

 

Our DD, at both ages barely 4 and almost 6, LOVED Camp Carnival. This past cruise, she only wanted to come out of camp to go to the Waterworks area. Even ate dinner with them (totally her choice) every night. Camp is very secure, no complaints there at all. Yes, they charge a bit after 10pm, but it is really a nominal fee. The "late night party" fees they will charge on a couple of nights are actually worth it - the kids get several fun souvenirs for the price, like a night light, a toothbrush kit, a sling type nylon backpack, a little stuffed owl - for the "night owls" :) They also lay out pillows and blankets and put a movie on so the kiddos can have quiet time if they want it.

 

She also really loved the waterworks area. There is a splash zone for the smaller crowd there too, which your three yr old will love, and you will still be able to clearly see your five yr old on the slides in close proximity.

 

We will be on the Breeze in June and were excited to find out that DD is able to be accompanied by an adult on the ropes course. I don't know how adventurous your five yr old is, but mine can't wait to try it.

 

When the kids are in camp, Serenity and the spa facilities (look into the spa pass and what it offers!) are great adults only spaces.

 

I think if you go into it with an open mind, you will find many things you enjoy about Carnival.

[jacksmom09]

Carnival is a lot different than Disney! We went from Disney to RCCL when our child got older and enjoyed flow rider, ice skating, rock wall climbing, etc! But, while we love RCCL, we do some Carnival cruises d/t price! The Balcony staterooms are much smaller than Disney and do not have the split bathrooms! The food on Carnival is comparable and Carnival does have some different/nice itineraries ! But, I think it is easier to transition from Disney to RCCL before trying Carnival!

[bphman]

One of our favorite cruise sever was on Disney Magic. Our kids were young at the time and were very well cared for and had a blast. The interaction with the characters was very special. Cabins were beautiful and designed with families in mind. Beat Street was fantastic. But, this came at twice the cost of all of the other lines and on par with the near luxury lines. Food will be comparable on Carnival. There will be plenty of activities for both adults and kids. Our Carnival experience has been on the Spirit class and Conquest class but would love to try their newer ships. Disney itineraries are boring whereas Carnival is much more varied. We were Disney addicts and still have great memories but non-stop Disney can be a little much with their total immersion philosophy. The Carnival experience will be different than Disney but, as people said, approach Carnival with an open mind and I am sure you will enjoy. And, put the money you save towards another vacation.

[JVD85]

Thanks so much for all your posts and help. My issue with Disney as A) price and B) redundancy. I feel like every Disney cruise we go on is the same. It's getting to the point where my children aren't interested in the kid's clubs and the menus/shows are all the same. I feel like we're doing the same vacation over and over again. Our last cruise with Disney was to Alaska and it came in at nearly 20,000.00 by the time we accounted for flights/transfers/hotels. Was it worth it? I don't know.

 

I feel like the things all of you are staying aren't deal breakers. My husband is all concerned about no curtain in the room to divide the children from us.. but not sure that's worth a few thousand dollars! A similar itineracy (minus a day) would be about 3500.00 more. Also, not all the food I ate on Disney was great.I'm a stay at home mom, so as long as the food is edible and I'm not cooking it or cleaning up afterwards - I'm okay with that!

 

On the Disney Magic/Wonder the Mickey pool is SMALL. I'd even go as far as saying it's tiny. In Alaska that was fine since most kid's didn't swim, but in the Caribbean last year, kid's were literally ontop of eachother.

 

QUESTION: On the breeze, I know where's a little water park/ playground with slides, is there also a children's swimming pool??

 

I've hold my DH to go into this with an open mind. It isn't Disney but that might not be a bad thing. We'll be saving 3500.00 ! That should keep him happy! That's two vacations for the price of 1 Disney.

 

I'm looking forward to this and planning to book next week.

 

Any more input would be welcome :)

[Talex831]

I priced put the Carnival Magic out of Galveston and the Disney Fantasy out of Port Canaveral. The total price difference for comparable staterooms was $4000 more for Disney. There is just no justification to choose the Fantasy for $4000 more!!!

[JVD85]

I'll say this, we haven't tried Carnival yet (hopefully in a few weeks) but I can't see what we got on Disney being worth 4,000.00. No way.

 

I'm looking forward to seeing what other cruise lines have to offer. We did look at RCCL and their price point on the Oasis/Allure is about half way between Carnival and Disney. I've been impressed with what I have read so far about Carnival. I'm looking forward to trying something new.

 

We have travelled Regent in the past, and for price (and children now) we moved to Disney. The redundancy and constant "magic" is starting to drive me a little crazy!!! And as far as Regent goes, too strict and too expensive.

[tracyvansmith]

Thanks so much for all your posts and help. My issue with Disney as A) price and B) redundancy. I feel like every Disney cruise we go on is the same. It's getting to the point where my children aren't interested in the kid's clubs and the menus/shows are all the same. I feel like we're doing the same vacation over and over again. Our last cruise with Disney was to Alaska and it came in at nearly 20,000.00 by the time we accounted for flights/transfers/hotels. Was it worth it? I don't know.

 

I feel like the things all of you are staying aren't deal breakers. My husband is all concerned about no curtain in the room to divide the children from us.. but not sure that's worth a few thousand dollars! A similar itineracy (minus a day) would be about 3500.00 more. Also, not all the food I ate on Disney was great.I'm a stay at home mom, so as long as the food is edible and I'm not cooking it or cleaning up afterwards - I'm okay with that!

 

On the Disney Magic/Wonder the Mickey pool is SMALL. I'd even go as far as saying it's tiny. In Alaska that was fine since most kid's didn't swim, but in the Caribbean last year, kid's were literally ontop of eachother.

 

QUESTION: On the breeze, I know where's a little water park/ playground with slides, is there also a children's swimming pool??

 

I've hold my DH to go into this with an open mind. It isn't Disney but that might not be a bad thing. We'll be saving 3500.00 ! That should keep him happy! That's two vacations for the price of 1 Disney.

 

I'm looking forward to this and planning to book next week.

 

Any more input would be welcome :)

 

I think you will find Carnival a nice change. I know I to liked the curtain but we found other ways to have privacy.;) (Balcony club;))

[RuthlessBoss]

I'll say this, we haven't tried Carnival yet (hopefully in a few weeks) but I can't see what we got on Disney being worth 4,000.00. No way.

 

I'm looking forward to seeing what other cruise lines have to offer. We did look at RCCL and their price point on the Oasis/Allure is about half way between Carnival and Disney. I've been impressed with what I have read so far about Carnival. I'm looking forward to trying something new.

 

We have travelled Regent in the past, and for price (and children now) we moved to Disney. The redundancy and constant "magic" is starting to drive me a little crazy!!! And as far as Regent goes, too strict and too expensive.

Try living in this area of "magic":eek:

[MrPete]

Hi Folks,

 

Looking for some tips and advice for travelling on the Carnival Breeze. We're a family of four (kids are 5 and 3) and we've only ever sailed Disney. Looking for some advice and reviews about Carnival.

 

We're looking to book on the Breeze this month or next.

 

Few questions,

 

1) How does dinning work? We're use to rotational dinning. We don't care for buffets either. Is there traditional dinning for lunch and dinner? Also, how do the main dinning rooms work?

 

2) We'll be booking a balcony stateroom. What is the sleeping configuration for a family of four? Is there a curtain divider like Disney?

 

3) How are the kid's programs? Well run? Secure? Fun?

 

4) Is it in your opinion that we'll be happy cruising on the breeze from Disney?

 

We love Disney but starting to feel like all our vacations are the same. Looking for a change and the Breeze stood out to us.

 

Any advice/tips/reviews would be very helpful.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

This one's a toughy for me.

 

We did many CCL cruises before we tried DCL when DD was 4. Loved the staterooms, the service, the shows, almost everything, except the food, especially the night we rotated into the Jungle thingie (forget the name). I had never read and got to the bottom of a menu and didn't find one selection I liked before.

 

And yet, as interesting as those clubs looked, we never put her in there. And Love love LOVED Castaway Cay.

 

Immediately following that, we went on another CCL cruise, status quo. When it waqs time to book her third cruise, we did ask her which she would prefer, and answered "BOTH!"

 

We eventually went and did another DCL cruise with extended family, and as good as it was, everything was exactly the same as we found 2 years ago, and just felt we "did that". The good news were the menues changed and the food was a little better, but still not as good as CCL's at the time.

 

We also never did any of the entertainment on DCL. We were quite content but DD down and just relaxing on the balcony. So I never found what I was missing, either time. I think we were just relaxing from doing the parks 3 full days before the cruise. Loved the Land/Sea program!

 

And I will say DCL is a lot closer to RCCL than CCL.

[MissMeggieMurphy]

my family just aren't disneyites. not the theme parks, the merchandising, or the cruise line. we don't travel with kids but the teens wouldn't be caught dead on a disney cruise, just like they would rather go to magic mountain or universal. if your goal is to be entertained and visually stimulated at a price then disney seems to fit the bill since they do that superbly. if you want to create your own fun and like interacting with people instead of characters than other cruise lines are great.

[MrPete]

my family just aren't disneyites. not the theme parks, the merchandising, or the cruise line. we don't travel with kids but the teens wouldn't be caught dead on a disney cruise, just like they would rather go to magic mountain or universal. if your goal is to be entertained and visually stimulated at a price then disney seems to fit the bill since they do that superbly. if you want to create your own fun and like interacting with people instead of characters than other cruise lines are great.

 

Have you done a Disney cruise?

[sjn911]

Wonder if one could take a couple of light shower curtains....a long clothesline and plastic curtain hangers and a couple of suction hooks and rigg that up for the evening.. curtain itself would not have to reach all the way across even....Sarah

[truecruiser]

My kids also loved Camp Carnival when they were younger. If you do a search for sample Camp Carnival Itineraries you will find some actual itineraries posted so you can get an idea of the things offered for the different age groups.

 

The good thing is the hour by hour breakdown for every day of the sailing. You can go through the schedule beforehand and your kids can choose the activities they want to attend. Though once they start going (and meet other children their age), they tend to want to go back and meet up with them.

 

i ended up not going back on DCL for my own reasons (adult boredom), and my kids did not miss story time with cinderella compared to dodgeball, basketball, t shirt painting, scavenger hunts, volcano building etc. They enjoyed it immensely -- until they turned 11ish.

[DISNEY1975]

Take the Disney layer, off, remove that great service, and you end up with Carnival. There's no comparision between the two kids programs starting with infrastructure.

 

I agree! Its like comparing the Grand Floridian to the All Star Sports resort. The Breeze is one of the better Carnival ships, so maybe its more like comparing the GF to Port Orleans Resort (Riverside, not the nicer French Quarters!!). :D

[nzdisneymom]

OP, we have been on multiple Disney sailings with the Caribbean itineraries, Alaska, the Med, and the Baltic as well. I hear you about feeling that the vacation starts to feel the same. We have not yet been on the Dream or Fantasy and would like to try those at some point, so with that said, my comments about DCL are based on the Disney Magic and Wonder. I have also sailed on the Carnival Fantasy (once, without family) and we were on the Carnival Dream as a family in December 2011. Below is a post I made in our trip report (full report found here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1543345 ) when someone asked us about comparing Disney and Carnival (and a few thoughts about Royal Caribbean as well). Also note that we started sailing when our boys were 8 and 9 yrs old and they are now 15 and 16.

 

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Thanks! We tried very hard to not "compare" during the week but after our trip, we talked about things we liked and didn't like about each of the ships we've sailed with. We like all three companies as cruiselines - no complaints about any of them. The service has been impeccable for us with all three. We would consider the Carnival Dream and the RCI Freedom similar in nature and the Disney Magic/Wonder obviously are smaller and older ships - most of the things we noted were things that we considered improvement based on the Dream being 10 years newer :)

 

We liked having the flexibility of Your Time Dining on Carnival. We liked the availability of a buffet for dinner on both Carnival and Royal Caribbean where Disney, while offering alternative table dining, doesn't have the buffet type dining that the other two do for evening meals (we've not sailed on the Disney Dream so I cannot speak about what they might have different). We only ate in the Freedom dining room once - hated our table location and didn't really want to bother with 'dinner' on that trip. I like the dining room experiences generally so YTD on the Dream was a perfect solution for our family - we dined three times in the dining room, twice at the buffet and twice at the grill (before it closed at 6 p.m.).

 

We liked that the ice cream machine on the Dream was inside and they had both cones and bowls available. The Freedom and Disney ships have it outside and it gets messier and meltier as the trip goes on.

 

We like that Disney doesn't have an add-on charge for soda - of course we know we pay for that in the price of the DCL cruise - but it's nice to have the soda machine available. However, with the stickers on both Carnival and RCI, we didn't have to go to the top deck every time we wanted a soda - we could get it from the nearest bar. I like, too, that there isn't the paper-cup waste that Disney creates while the other lines use glasses. Our location on the Dream was perfect for getting drinks from the Lobby bar (big shout out to Michele, Neli, and Dirk - our bartenders who kept us supplied with soda and juice all week!).

 

Hands down, Disney does a better job with youth activities for the teens. Their space and supervision is top-notch. The boys like Carnival better than RCI but still had gaps in their day where Disney would have a counselor supervising from noon til late with no "closed" hours between - while the youth programs on both Carnival and RCI had non-supervised hours with nothing really available to do.

 

We also liked that Disney has a movie theater - there were times we had gaps in our afternoons that we might've gone to see a movie if one had been available. Sure they show something on the tv but never could find a "when does this start" schedule so I never got to watch anything all the way through.

 

As for shore excursions, we found all three lines to be about equal in their management of shore excursions and getting guests off the ship in an organized fashion. Also the variety and availability of shore excursions seemed about the same. We do most of our shore excursions through the cruiseline so we've had a lot of experience :)

 

Cabins - well, I won't compare RCI's Freedom cabin because the one we had didn't have an upper berth which meant DH and I slept on the pull-out sofa all week while the boys had the comfortable twin beds - never again! We make sure our cabin has an upper berth and the sofa flips to a single bed so we have room for the four of us to continue to sail in one cabin (meaning we can sail more frequently than if we had to get two cabins). The set-up of the Dream compared to the DCL rooms was more efficient - i liked having the bed further into the room so there was walking / standing around space when you come in and you weren't tripping over the bed. The counter was more spacious, too, and having three closet spaces compared to one large one (about equal to two) gave us more storage - the steamer trunk they offer on Disney is smaller than the space of the third closet on the Dream.

 

i missed having a metal door on the Dream to put my magnets on that I like to use, but I liked that the bathroom doors weren't metal and always slamming and pinching someone's fingers like we've had happen on DCL. I liked having just one bathroom instead of a split bathroom although there were times it would've been nice to have a split. However, it was rare that we needed two sinks - and we always locate the nearest public restroom onboard so when someone has an emergency (or needs to leave an unpleasant odor), they can just go out to take care of it :)

 

I did sail on an older Carnival ship (Fantasy) several years ago and said then that I would not take my family on that ship - I still hold to that after several years of sailing - we are more suited to the newer ships that are laid out better.

 

Entertainment-wise, we loved the comedy shows on the Dream and felt there was enough alternatives to have something to see/do each evening if you wanted to do. We've always had enough entertainment on Disney - their stage shows are top-notch - we enjoyed the ones we saw on the Dream as well. We didn't attend the "cruise shows" like the marriage game, etc. on either Carnival or RCI. My boys adored Richard the CD on Freedom and went to the main theater every night to see him. I don't think I saw a single show with Gary the CD on the Dream.

 

Anyway, probably more than you wanted to know :)

 

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So that might answer most of your questions. We hardly saw any younger children on Carnival and I know there were a bazillion so I think they were happily engaged at Camp Carnival. We have friends with daughters in the elementary school age range who love Camp Carnival.

[crusinpsychRN]

Biggest difference, you won't feel the overwhelming urge to toss Mickey overboard!

[loveJake]

We have cruised Disney 7 times, also Carnival, Royal and Princess. We cruised on Disney with our GK's when they were small. There is nothing like a Disney cruise. We found ourselves comparing everything to Disney at first. Then you just get used to the other cruise lines, it's like shopping in Beverly Hills and going to K-Mart. But once you accept how cheap the other lines are you can get it, but then they want to nickle and dime you to death, so often the cost of Disney is justified.