WishUponAStar3
Believer In Big Dreams!
- Joined
- May 23, 2011
Ok, I am second-guessing my decision to go straight to MCO after debarkation on our July 1-5 cruise on the Wish. Currently, we're on a 4:50 PM flight home on the 5th, as that was the only direct option available after 10 AM, and I figured 10 was cutting it way too close. We are concierge, so looking forward to the express disembarkation- but I figure the only option with that is early-early? How late in the morning would we be able to disembark? Because if it's the kinda thing where we're off the ship at 8 or 9 AM, and we have ALL these hours to fill and try to entertain the kids (7yo boy and 2yo girl) then I'm inclined to just get a Disney resort for the night and keep the magic going one more day. (This vacation keeps getting more expensive but as a Disney superfan, I can't complain!)
So my first question for you seasoned cruisers is, what you would prefer in this situation: go straight to the airport and not bother with checking in somewhere new just for 1 night, or get a resort and add another day to the trip instead of filling that time between ship and airport? We will not have a car with us either.
The second question, if we do book a resort, is if we should make it a resort-only day or plan to visit a park? We live near DL, so I'm guessing my husband will think it's not worth it to pony up for a day at MK--but we all LOVE Epcot and our kids have only been there during our 2022 trip, so could be worth buying 1-day Epcot tix. At the same time, is July 5 in Orlando miserably hot and crowded? Maybe it would be more of an enjoyable post-cruise experience to just do Yacht/Beach Club and Stormalong Bay, or Contemporary and monorail-hop for 'Ohana and fireworks? (I would add Poly to this list, but that is wildly expensive on the 5th!)
Thank you SO MUCH in advance for your feedback!!
So my first question for you seasoned cruisers is, what you would prefer in this situation: go straight to the airport and not bother with checking in somewhere new just for 1 night, or get a resort and add another day to the trip instead of filling that time between ship and airport? We will not have a car with us either.
The second question, if we do book a resort, is if we should make it a resort-only day or plan to visit a park? We live near DL, so I'm guessing my husband will think it's not worth it to pony up for a day at MK--but we all LOVE Epcot and our kids have only been there during our 2022 trip, so could be worth buying 1-day Epcot tix. At the same time, is July 5 in Orlando miserably hot and crowded? Maybe it would be more of an enjoyable post-cruise experience to just do Yacht/Beach Club and Stormalong Bay, or Contemporary and monorail-hop for 'Ohana and fireworks? (I would add Poly to this list, but that is wildly expensive on the 5th!)
Thank you SO MUCH in advance for your feedback!!