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People "walk" reservations. They start to book their reservations in advance of when they actually need them and then remove the first day and add an additional day as it opens up. Very common at high demand times. It's a highly debated practice. Personally, I think it should not be allowed (but...

We stayed in a 1BR at AKK in January 2023. My thoughts (as an owner for 15 years...) If you look for it, you can find issues in every room on property, even those recently refurbished. I just stayed last week at Saratoga and have some definite complaints! AKK is darker than some resorts but that...

We stayed last March in 2 different 1-BR units/views. I also have 2 teenage boys. My older son is the "smaller" one at 5'11" and super thin. He slept great on the under-TV pull down bed. My younger son is over 6', much broader, and flops like a fish when he sleeps so he got the sofa bed. In one...

DAY 6 – Miami, FL We woke up early to the Port of Miami. I’m always super thankful to have the late seating on disembarkation day. I was able to shower and get ready, make sure the teenagers were up and going, and finish the last-minute packing without feeling rushed. Breakfast was back in...

DAY 5 – At Sea I got up early to get a long walk in as I was starting to feel like the people on the Axiom in Wall-E. My husband and I then met our boys at Cabanas to sit and talk while they had breakfast. We did not eat since the 8 of us that are DCL adults had Palo brunch reservations at...

DAY 4 – Cozumel Remembering the debacle that was Cabanas on Castaway day, I rope dropped the buffet for coffee and a bite of breakfast. I wasn’t the only person with this idea – there were about 20 of us waiting for them to open the doors. Within 15 minutes it was pretty crowded. I worked...

DAY 3 – At Sea We had decided to all meet for a full breakfast at Lumiere’s at 9:00 this morning. Unfortunately, we didn’t account for the time change so most of us were up rather early! Breakfast was yummy and we exited in the middle of the Princess Gathering. We headed up to Deck 4 to watch...

DAY 2 – Castaway Cay This was the day I was most looking forward to as Castaway Cay is always my favorite port. We have never had it so early in the cruise, but it felt like a great way to kick things off. I was up early, got dressed, and packed up my stuff to disembark as soon as the gangway...

DAY 1 – Miami, FL The next morning, we took 3 Uber/Lyft XL vehicles to port; all departing at the same time and arriving within 7 minutes of each other. We could have crammed into 2 but chose to have some space and not stress about loading the luggage. Each cost $17-20 for the trip. We arrived...

I found myself with some extra time today and wrote out a review of our recent trip. I will post here with each day separately. Happy to answer any questions or post any photos. We just disembarked from the 5-Night Silver Anniversary at Sea Western Caribbean Cruise from Miami, FL on the Disney...

Chip & Dale area always a great interaction. They just have the best vibe. Stitch is another favorite, especially when he is in a "mood" and gets going.

Out of curiosity…what room?

Leaving on the 5-night Western on the Magic next week! We chose based on ship and not ports. We love the Magic, especially on Castaway day!

Thank you for the personal experience replies! It's very helpful. At least we know we have options. Now to figure out which one is best.

This is part of the issue. He's super concerned about them - all 4 of them 🤦🏻‍♀️. The other option is to send his entire bat bag home with someone and just pay any necessary baggage fees on it, but he isn't sure who he trusts to get them home safely. At least he would pack it himself at it...

This is probably an overly specific question but thought I would check here before calling just in case... We are boarding our cruise after a baseball tournament so my son will have all his gear with him. This obviously includes baseball bats, which are on the prohibited item list. Does anyone...

Is it the most beautiful beach or water we've ever seen? No way - not even top 10. But the fact that it's basically an extension of the ship on a beach makes it one of our favorite stops. It's safe, it's clean, you see the same servers and same kids' club CMs (key when our boys were little and...

Jayleen’s Alaska in Juneau for whale watching. Small vessels, knowledgeable boat captain, respectful of the wildlife. Fantastic all the way around. Ketchikan Kayak Company for a great day on the water seeing wildlife from a different point of view. Very nice guides. Great experience.

We are there in August and I'm also struggling! We typically book our own excursions in the Caribbean, Alaska or Europe but I'm hesitant in Mexico without some seriously good (recent) reviews!

We have done Alaska twice, both on Celebrity. Once without kids and once with teen boys in tow. I could in no way justify the price difference - we got 2 balcony rooms on Celebrity for less than the price of one room on DCL. Food was fine, service was acceptable to excellent (depending on...