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I would recommend taking a look at the Personal Navigators of DCL cruises to see if you see offerings on the sea days that appeal to you. If you google "disney cruise personal navigator", you'll find resources. On the Dream and Fantasy, we really enjoyed the Midship Detective game in addition...

Sorry if this is getting sideways from the OP's original question. We have taken two Disney cruises and enjoyed them - we did a Bahamas 4 nighter on the Dream and then a 7 night Western Caribbean on the Fantasy (with a Star Wars day at sea). The last one was prior to the pandemic but we are...

I appreciate all of your perspectives. It's hard to take a risk on the unknown... there's definitely a comfort in knowing how everything works on a Disney cruise for us (especially with our food allergy kid). But hearing from others truly is helpful, so thank you all!

I think the sea days are the critical difference. That is what is giving me pause. If I'm on the ship, I want to do something I can't do at home... so while playing cards or reading are great, I'd rather go to an animation class, or a wine tasting, or a game show, or a movie. I've looked at...

Thanks for your experience! I have watched many, MANY videos of Alaska DCL cruises and it's definitely where my heart is! My mind is trying to convince me otherwise, but it's a battle for sure!

We are in this boat as well. We are planning to do an Alaskan cruise next summer and I keep waffling between doing DCL because we know we like it, even though we'd do an inside stateroom due to cost... or trying Princess because they go to Glacier Bay and we get a veranda for the same price as...

Art of Animation would be a hit with a small one (lots of life-size or larger animation pieces to look at) as well as Animal Kingdom Lodge (places to look at the animals in the main lodge).

Thanks! I've been looking at Princess for Alaska (Royal Princess with Glacier Bay) and I'm warming up to it. We are also looking at Celebrity but I feel like Princess will have a bit more of interest for my teenager with all their special Alaska programming. This info is really helpful though!

The other factor for us is that doing a short trip to WDW plus something else (whether that's DCL, Universal, etc) feels significantly more expensive than picking one or the other because you lose out on the best ticket deals and still have a fairly high priced cruise. So while our first cruise...

I watched a video last night of a cruise vlogger who usually doesn't go on Disney cruises but was reviewing one and comparing. He noted that DCL is different because most cruises are basically just floating hotels, while Disney offers more of an entertainment event. I think this hit the nail...

Love Ticket to Ride! I appreciate your perspective. I am trying not to be one of those people who can’t see past Disney, but I also know that if we are just sitting around the ship reading on our sea days, it will feel like wasted time. We don’t do relaxation very well. And my teenager might...

Agreed, which is why we're considering it and why we picked the ship we did... but there are still two sea days on the way north to Alaska and back. We can look at the pretty water and scenery for a while, but probably not all day for two days. While it's cheaper than Disney (at least...

We are considering a Celebrity cruise next year for Alaska since the cost for a veranda is the same as an inside on DCL. But I keep watching videos and thinking that I am not sure it is for us, in part due to what you described as not much to do on your ship. From my research, there are minimal...

Both times we have had Disney transportation to the port from our WDW resort, we have arrived later in the boarding window so we were able to go straight through the process and board. My recollection is that we were picked up at our resort around 11 AM or Noon... I know we just ate lunch at...

I am just in the process of booking our first cruise with Celebrity for Alaska (summer 2025) since getting a veranda with DCL is about twice as much. Do you (or anyone else) know if the 16 year old age range for the Solarium applicable for all Celebrity ships? My kid will be 16 when we sail...

Agree with this. We love both for very different reasons. Due to flexibility and DVC points, we have done a lot more park visits, but it's hard to choose a favorite.

This comparison makes more sense to me. We have DVC points now, which throws it off even more when trying to compare parks vs. cruise. The cruise never wins on cost when the lodging is "free" because you've paid points and dues. And yet, we have three cruises booked (with the likelihood of...

Many of those spaces on the ships get used for a variety of other activities all day long - so while it might be a bar/lounge at night, there might be tastings or games or crafts going on at other times. In other words, I think it would be hard to plan on anything until you get there and see...

Value is key. I've priced out and booked a few Alaska cruises but haven't yet taken one. But when I price it out, while it's cheaper on the other lines, there are some Disney specifics that provide value beyond the dollars. Is that worth the extra $? Not sure... but I do know that I booked...

I voted yes... definitely in the minority! The layout works great for us with just two parents and one kid who can happily sleep on the murphy bed. We only have one resale contract now, so there's also a desire to have direct points sometime to take advantage of some of those perks. We stayed...