Just returned yesterday from our 3rd DCL cruise. Myself, DH, DS, 17 1/2, DS 15 and DS 11. Had a good time but will probably not be doing DCL anytime soon. Plan to book w/ RCCL for next summer as my teens are getting older and I think need more activities for their ages. My oldest teen didn't have as good a time this cruise because I think he was older and not yet old enough for the adult activities...(18 in October).
Some comments,,,good and bad....
The weather was great!
We did not get off the ship in Key West, so cannot comment on that port.
Used Capt Bryan's for our Stingray Excursion in Grand Cayman. We were happy w/ the company and trimaran we were on. As bothofus said, our group was small so everyone could spread out and enjoy the ride. However, I was disappointed that Capt Bryans could not provide a videographer that I really wanted. I researched this and chose them because of the trimaran but also because he said they could get a videographer if we had requested it. Oh well, at least we had our water cameras.
My teen son lost his key to the world card and in the few hrs that he reported it, someone had used the card several times in the arcade and charged up over 100.00. DCL said they had to turn it over to security before clearing us of the charges, but w/in a few days they took the charges off our card. They handled it well.
Had a problem w/ our 2nd onboard credit for 50.00. Booked w/ the DCL Visa in order to get these 2 credits but they only gave us one. I had to inquire about it 3 times before they finally corrected it. Didn't understand the confusion there.
Very happy w/ our server, Andrea. She was wonderful! We had the Lumiere first rotation, so ate there 3 times. Also, first time doing late seating and liked it much better than the early one.
We were not happy w/ our stateroom host and I indicated this in the questionairre. He was rude, hardly spoke to us (other than first day), didn't smile and when we passed him in the hall and said hello, he would turn his head toward the wall and reply w/ a mean look. I did not feel I could call on him for help. Was reluctant to tip this guy but did so anyway...the minimum. He did the usual things in the rooms but his personality left a lot to be desired. He shouldn't be doing this job if he doesn't feel comfortable dealing w/ people.
Dinner at Palo's was very good, we tried for a 2nd reservation, but no luck.
One thing we noticed this cruise was that no adults seemed to be at the clubs much after 11:30-midnight. Each time we went to Rockin'D Bar only about 3 people were there. I also spoke to other repeat cruisers who commented on the same thing. Either DCL didn't have as much for the adults in the late evening hours or most of the passengers had little ones who were already in bed.
While we had a few mishaps w/ this trip, (not just DCL but also our American Airlines flight into MCO) we still had a good time and enjoyed our trip.
However, we are now ready to move on to another cruise line...and also be able to compare.
Some comments,,,good and bad....
The weather was great!
We did not get off the ship in Key West, so cannot comment on that port.
Used Capt Bryan's for our Stingray Excursion in Grand Cayman. We were happy w/ the company and trimaran we were on. As bothofus said, our group was small so everyone could spread out and enjoy the ride. However, I was disappointed that Capt Bryans could not provide a videographer that I really wanted. I researched this and chose them because of the trimaran but also because he said they could get a videographer if we had requested it. Oh well, at least we had our water cameras.
My teen son lost his key to the world card and in the few hrs that he reported it, someone had used the card several times in the arcade and charged up over 100.00. DCL said they had to turn it over to security before clearing us of the charges, but w/in a few days they took the charges off our card. They handled it well.
Had a problem w/ our 2nd onboard credit for 50.00. Booked w/ the DCL Visa in order to get these 2 credits but they only gave us one. I had to inquire about it 3 times before they finally corrected it. Didn't understand the confusion there.
Very happy w/ our server, Andrea. She was wonderful! We had the Lumiere first rotation, so ate there 3 times. Also, first time doing late seating and liked it much better than the early one.
We were not happy w/ our stateroom host and I indicated this in the questionairre. He was rude, hardly spoke to us (other than first day), didn't smile and when we passed him in the hall and said hello, he would turn his head toward the wall and reply w/ a mean look. I did not feel I could call on him for help. Was reluctant to tip this guy but did so anyway...the minimum. He did the usual things in the rooms but his personality left a lot to be desired. He shouldn't be doing this job if he doesn't feel comfortable dealing w/ people.
Dinner at Palo's was very good, we tried for a 2nd reservation, but no luck.
One thing we noticed this cruise was that no adults seemed to be at the clubs much after 11:30-midnight. Each time we went to Rockin'D Bar only about 3 people were there. I also spoke to other repeat cruisers who commented on the same thing. Either DCL didn't have as much for the adults in the late evening hours or most of the passengers had little ones who were already in bed.
While we had a few mishaps w/ this trip, (not just DCL but also our American Airlines flight into MCO) we still had a good time and enjoyed our trip.
However, we are now ready to move on to another cruise line...and also be able to compare.
(he was congested and tired). I started getting a scratchy throat on Saturday after debarking. I now have a fever and feel yukky. My 13 year old started the scratchy throat last night. Guess it'll run through the family!
She started band camp yesterday (she's in colorguard), so I'm sure she'll be miserable out in our NC heat!
