justme0729
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 11, 2014
Castaway Cay, nice adult only pool, amazing cleanliness, service
but I just keep coming back to DCL because I love it and I'm convinced that I'd miss it if I sailed another line.
Doing my 12th DCL cruise in January - this will be the 7th (?) without my kids (who are now 17 and 19 and experienced DCL cruisers since a young age). I love my kids dearly, but honestly prefer cruising DCL adults-only! Classy ships, comfortable staterooms, quality entertainment, great theme restaurants, excellent dining and housekeeping services, adults-only areas on ships and Castaway Cay, etc, etc, etc. My husband and I know that every time we sail, we can count on consistent high quality in every way, and if there are issues they will be addressed. I only wish the pricing was more accessible for us so we could try the longer trips, but I'd rather do 3 and 4 night itineraries than not cruise DCL at all. I know I should look at other lines for more affordable options, but I just keep coming back to DCL because I love it and I'm convinced that I'd miss it if I sailed another line.
Now that the parks are so crowded we seem to be cruising more and doing less of the Disney Parks.
We don't have kids. We did a Disney Cruise in 2014 then our 3rd Carnival in 2015
We are returning to Disney over Carnival for these reasons.
1. No Casino
2. There are so many up charges on Carnival. I felt like 10 times a day I would say "no thank you".
3. The customer service is much better on Disney, in my experience.
4. The shows are amazing on Disney
5. Food/Dietary concerns are better with Disney and include soda with out extra fee.
6. Disney still has the adult areas. I read recently Carnival was beginning to eliminate these are ships to make more family areas.
7. Disney has a theater on board.
8. Disney excursions, very organized and structured. Carnival off the ship and find the person holding a sign, was a mad house.
9. The disembark process, walk off Disney you have a tag to find your luggage, go right to it. Carnival, another madhouse to find your stuff.
10. Disney offers a wine package. Carnival makes you buy a Alcohol package and both adults have to purchase it.
11. I love the way Disney does pictures find your book with your pics, same location each time. Carnival you have to look at hundreds of photos on a wall.
These are just our thoughts when considering another cruise line.
I agree with most of what you said, expect the getting bored part, but I haven't cruised as often as you have. I hope it never comes to that.
In any case, there are a lot of reasons to want better WiFi on board. You mention many of them. What I'd like to point out is that there are many different ways to feel relaxed and really enjoy a vacation. Being able to use the Internet is, for a lot of people, part of what they enjoy. It's not always about social media, but it could be. That's not really for me to judge.
Personally, I like to disconnect from the world and escape. But I'm the curious type and would love to be able to google things when I want to know more. More about a port we're visiting. More about something that came up at dinner with our tablemates. More about a performer that's on board. More about something we've seen in the distance. More about the prices for some merchandise I'm considering buying.
I also leave one e-mail account that I check, in case of urgent needs. I can be alerted by family if something happens they want me to know about. My manager and my direct reports (nobody else) have that e-mail address in case there is an unusually urgent matter at the office I need to check into. That way I won't feel compelled to check work e-mail. I don't need great Internet for that, but it would be nice.
Lastly, there are a number of apps I like to use that seem to require internet connectivity to really work right. For example, i use Untappd. I'm a craft beer drinker and I like to check out the beer I'm having to see what others have said about it, the origin, the brewer. The app does that for me, but without Internet, it's unusable. I track what I eat to help me manage my weight. These apps (there are a few out there) require Internet to work. I log my exercise to keep track of what I'm doing. Again, Internet. I take photos with my phone and I'd love to have them backed up to the cloud while I"m on vacation. Vacation photos are the BEST. Again, good Internet.
Disney needs to WAKE UP and get into the modern age.