CaptainCook
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- May 7, 2009
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I should start this trip report off by warning you that my last trip report on the Disboards is incomplete. We took our last Disney World trip in 2014 and I think I managed to write up about 8 or 9 days of our 11 day trip before quitting. But, our first cruise on DCL was only 5 nights, and I think I can muster the discipline to keep it up and write about our entire first time cruising experience.
The cast of characters for this trip includes me, DH (the trip planner), DS11 and DD9.
We are a family of both Disney lovers and travelers. While we enjoy Disney experiences every few years, having three family trips to Disney World under our belts as well as visits to Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort and Disneyland, we also enjoy planning adventurous trips to see spectacular scenery and have traveled to Belize, Costa Rica, and Utah as a family.
I will admit that the idea of cruising has never really appealed to me, but I enjoy the Disney resorts and am willing to try anything once. We were looking for an idea for a March Break trip, and there happened to be a 5-night DCL sailing from Miami that coincided with our 2017 school break. We figured that even if we didn't enjoy cruising itself, we would enjoy the Disney service that we have come to know and love, and it was a short cruise so a great way to test the waters, so to speak.
As for why cruising has never appealed, I would chalk it up to a couple of things. First, we enjoy planning our trips to destinations that are a bit off the beaten path and not too crowded (Disney trips notwithstanding), so the idea of being on a boat with thousands of other people always made me feel a bit claustrophobic. Also, we have always planned our trips ourselves, opting to arrange our own transportation and accommodations rather than going through a travel agent or all-inclusive package. Going on a cruise felt like giving up control over where we would be, and to some extent, what we would be doing. Finally, we tend to pack a lot of go-go-go into our trips; we don't typically lounge and relax on vacation, and those are the images that always came to mind when I thought of cruising.
Nonetheless, we were booked, and super excited when boarding day finally arrived.
I should start this trip report off by warning you that my last trip report on the Disboards is incomplete. We took our last Disney World trip in 2014 and I think I managed to write up about 8 or 9 days of our 11 day trip before quitting. But, our first cruise on DCL was only 5 nights, and I think I can muster the discipline to keep it up and write about our entire first time cruising experience.
The cast of characters for this trip includes me, DH (the trip planner), DS11 and DD9.
We are a family of both Disney lovers and travelers. While we enjoy Disney experiences every few years, having three family trips to Disney World under our belts as well as visits to Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort and Disneyland, we also enjoy planning adventurous trips to see spectacular scenery and have traveled to Belize, Costa Rica, and Utah as a family.
I will admit that the idea of cruising has never really appealed to me, but I enjoy the Disney resorts and am willing to try anything once. We were looking for an idea for a March Break trip, and there happened to be a 5-night DCL sailing from Miami that coincided with our 2017 school break. We figured that even if we didn't enjoy cruising itself, we would enjoy the Disney service that we have come to know and love, and it was a short cruise so a great way to test the waters, so to speak.
As for why cruising has never appealed, I would chalk it up to a couple of things. First, we enjoy planning our trips to destinations that are a bit off the beaten path and not too crowded (Disney trips notwithstanding), so the idea of being on a boat with thousands of other people always made me feel a bit claustrophobic. Also, we have always planned our trips ourselves, opting to arrange our own transportation and accommodations rather than going through a travel agent or all-inclusive package. Going on a cruise felt like giving up control over where we would be, and to some extent, what we would be doing. Finally, we tend to pack a lot of go-go-go into our trips; we don't typically lounge and relax on vacation, and those are the images that always came to mind when I thought of cruising.
Nonetheless, we were booked, and super excited when boarding day finally arrived.
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