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Disney Cruise On The Disney Want • Kath Eats


Over New 12 months’s, we joined our prolonged household for a Disney Cruise on the Disney Want. Right here is the primary of three weblog posts about our journey! In case you’d wish to see the video model, examine my Instagram spotlight.

Our Disney Cruise Journey Recap!

We had a beautiful time aboard the Disney Want over vacation break! My prolonged household has been speaking about taking a Disney cruise for years, and we lastly felt that each one 4 grandchildren have been prepared. My sister is a journey advisor and did all of the planning for us. We simply needed to pay up! I extremely suggest you attain out to her if you’re planning a Disney cruise (or any journey for that matter!). We have been capable of get staterooms side-by-side, which was nice to have the cousins chat from the balcony and make plans. 

Disney Want Itinerary (4 Nights)

Our cruise size was good for first timers. We visited two islands and had at some point at sea. I’ve plenty of ideas on the islands, so keep tuned for these posts coming quickly! 

  • Depart Port Canaveral
  • Nassau, Bahamas
  • Castaway Cay (Disney’s non-public island)
  • Day at Sea
  • Arrive Port Canaveral

Touring To Cape Canaveral

We flew down the day earlier than, which is all the time really helpful for cruise journey. We ended up having fairly the day of delays between our flight getting diverted from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale, after which our scheduled Uber getting cancelled. We needed to await an Uber on the airport which took a very long time. Ultimately we made it to our lodge – the TownPlace Suites Cape Canaveral – the place Grammie and Pea have been ready for us! I booked the lodge night time free utilizing Marriott Factors, and it was a pleasant, new, clear lodge. Would suggest! 

Tremendous late dinner after arrival

Oatmeal with cottage cheese and coconut on the free breakfast!

Boarding The Ship

The subsequent morning, we took our time trying out and took a stroll to a park. At midday, our Uber got here to haul all six of us to the cruise port. There was additionally a lodge shuttle, however it was $10 an individual, so Uber ended up being cheaper (My sister and her fam met us there). The port was solely about 2 miles away. 

As from a protracted line of site visitors to unload baggage, getting on the boat was pretty straightforward. Disney requires you to add your whole paperwork forward of time in order that check-in was straightforward. We had a 12:30 check-in time, and whereas there have been crowds and features, all of them moved rapidly. We have been aboard in in all probability 20 minutes or so! 

Deck Lunch

We bee-lined to lunch earlier than going to our room as a result of everybody was hungry! This was the one time we ate lunch on the deck as a result of it tended to be fairly busy. There have been stations for pizza, tacos, burgers, and extra. I hit up the DIY taco bar (paired with a Corona!) and the tacos have been delish. I’ll speak a bit extra in regards to the ship’s cleanliness after I get to eating, however we have been VERY impressed. There are hand washing stations all over the place, and many of the meals is served to you so there may be minimal touching amongst company. 

Our Stateroom 

After lunch, we went to take a look at our stateroom and unpack. We have been on the seventh ground (room 7034 to be precise!) and had a stunning balcony view. Our room had a queen mattress for the adults and two bunks for the boys which got here from the transformed sofa and down from the ceiling! Whereas it was undoubtedly cozy, it by no means felt crowded. There was additionally a pleasant curtain to divide the sleeping areas so we might have a light-weight on and the boys have been at nighttime.

We additionally had a welcome present from our journey advisor! There’s a mini fridge drawer within the room to maintain drinks chilly. You might be additionally allowed to deliver a six pack aboard, and my sister introduced some gluten free beers for herself. 

The Lavatory

I cherished that the lavatory had two separate areas for the bathroom and bathe. We undoubtedly used each on the identical time many instances. If somebody was showering, you can nonetheless wash your fingers on the opposite aspect. The lavatory was fairly good!

We unpacked our garments into the closets and drawers. I do assume they might have had extra drawers on the children’ aspect.

Exploring The Ship

We explored the ship a bit earlier than the sail away celebration round 4:00! 

Nonetheless dressed up for Christmas

The Children Membership

Aka the Oceaneer Membership aka the preferred spot on the ship! Once we arrived, the children membership had an open home so adults might stroll by means of it. We had three children beneath 10 (Birch, Avery, and Emerson) who might go to the membership. Mazen’s age group (12) was solely allowed in The Edge membership for tweens. At first we thought this was an enormous disadvantage that Mazen couldn’t be together with his cousins, however he ended up going to Edge quite a bit and made buddies there, so all of it labored out. 

The Star Wars room on the Oceaneer Membership

Every little one was given a wristband that they wanted to sign up that we returned on the final day. They might select to go in from the foyer or by means of the slide! In addition they had the good handwashing station ever the place you place your arms into tubes of swirling water and cleaning soap. Really easy for youths! 

I don’t have a ton of pictures from the children membership as a result of adults aren’t allowed in on regular hours. However the children cherished it! They went for a number of hours every day which was SUCH a pleasant break for us to train or lounge.

Along with the continuing actions, they’d character visits and particular occasions that stored it attention-grabbing for them. The cutest half is that after they’re able to be picked up you get an alert by means of your app that claims “Birch want to be picked up now.” It was formal sufficient that it was cute! 

The Swimming pools + Waterslides

You’ll be able to see all of them right here! The white tube is the Aqua Mouse, which is a tube water trip that the children LOVED! There have been additionally Disney motion pictures taking part in all.the.time. that you can watch from the swimming pools. The road would get lengthy at instances, however in the event you went at an off-peak time you’ll stroll proper on. The yellow slide was nice for littler children. The a number of swimming pools have been on the small aspect, however they have been HEATED which was so good! And there have been loads of life jackets you can borrow if in case you have a younger swimmer. 

(It seems actually crowded right here as a result of this was throughout the sail off celebration on the highest deck! It was not often this crowded)

Toy Story Splash Zone

The 2 youthful children in our group cherished taking part in right here for a day. Once more, the water was WARM and that was so key on a cold day! We actually appreciated that as a result of chilly water would have made this space depressing. 

The Laundry

For these questioning, the laundry room was nice!! We did laundry twice in 4 days (I do know, I do know) and it was so pretty to have our airport journey day garments clear for the return journey in addition to exercise garments not stinking up the room. Every load prices $3.50 that we simply swiped onto our stateroom card. And one of the best half was the app instructed us when the load was finished so we might promptly swap it over. I introduced two laundry pods from residence, however you can additionally buy cleaning soap together with your card. 

There have been tons and tons of machines out there. And ironing boards too! Whereas the $7 x 2 we paid to do laundry was nominal, I do assume it will be good simply to have this value included given what we paid for the cruise. 

The Health Heart

We went to the health heart a handful of instances. They’d plenty of tools, Peloton bikes, weights, and even a cycle room. 

Considered one of my solely complaints I had about our ship was that there wasn’t a round strolling monitor. There was a monitor, however it had stairs in the midst of it and it didn’t go all the best way across the ship so that you stored having to show again. I like to stroll on the higher decks if attainable. 

The view from the health monitor seemed into the spa backyard.

HyperSpace Lounge

There have been a number of lounges on board, however my favourite was the Star Wars themed HyperSpace Lounge! Going inside felt such as you have been coming into a ship with a push-button sliding door, and the screens went into hyper area periodically! In addition they had one of the best drinks with an iPad menu. Take a look at the bubbles of smoke! 

Adults-Solely Space

It took me til the final day to search out the adults-only space; it was that secluded! The chairs have been further plush, there was a non-public bar and occasional store, and an infinity pool (which sadly, I by no means obtained in). 

Leisure

Dwell Exhibits

We went to 2 reside exhibits whereas at sea: The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. They have been each AMAZING! A lot of nice singing, dancing, costumes, particular results. I additionally cherished that they have been each roughly an hour so consideration spans might tolerate them, and on our day at sea they’d a manatee at 2pm for individuals who wanted to be in mattress by 8. 10/10! 

Smaller Exhibits

There have been additionally exhibits and music occurring within the grand corridor at numerous instances. We stopped to pay attention to event. 

Silent Disco

One night time, we discovered a kid-friendly Silent Disco! This was so enjoyable. My solely criticism was it solely lasted 45 minutes and the subsequent night time it was after bedtime. 

Deck Events

There have been deck events every night time, however I not often stayed up late sufficient. One was pirate themed! And on New 12 months’s, they’d a kid-friendly countdown at 7:30 and one other at midnight. Mazen was the one one to watch for the midnight fireworks! 

Weblog Posts To Come:

  • All of our buffet meals and theme dinners (Wednesday)
  • Our two island stops (Friday)

Total Overview Of Our Disney Cruise

We had a good time, and we actually cherished the cruise! My total impression is that this cruise is ideal for individuals with children within the age group of toddlers to tweens. In comparison with different cruise strains, Disney is VERY costly. I might not suggest going in the event you don’t have children except you’re a Disney fanatic. The cruise for us was all in regards to the children! Having so many kid-centric issues (from the children membership to decrease sinks within the bogs) was good for our household of children ages 5, 6, 8, and 12. You probably have older children, I might let you know to select one other cruise line and save your self some cash. That mentioned, there have been some issues that Disney did so properly. See under!

Right here is my record of issues we cherished/appreciated:

Cleanliness and Sanitization

I LOVED having sinks and cleaning soap in so many locations. Hand sanitizer alone doesn’t kill norovirus, and I washed my fingers typically. There have been even a row of sinks going into the informal eating space. Earlier than dinner we have been all given hand wipes. The ship was additionally VERY clear. The workers did an incredible job clearing tables and there was little trash wherever (which is spectacular since there are such a lot of children operating round!). 

Lifeguards at Swimming pools and Castaway Cay

I used to be additionally so appreciative of all of the lifeguards! They have been all over the place and so they have been strict ( assume from the dad and mom’ POV). Even after we obtained off the boat at Castaway Cay, there have been lifeguards all over the place watching the play zones and snorkelers. 

Service

The service on board was fabulous. We cherished our dinner service staff and each “forged member” we met was so variety and useful. We solely have one main criticism on this entrance and that was on our first day about 25 totally different individuals requested if we needed to purchase a drink bundle. We had politely declined the primary few, however it obtained a bit extreme when new individuals stored coming as much as ask us again and again. Everybody was nonetheless good although!

Drink Costs

You’d anticipate drinks and wine to be obscenely priced on a cruise ship, however they weren’t!! Wines have been $9-15 (beneath $10!) and cocktails have been perhaps $13-15. On Castaway Cay, my margarita was solely $8.75!! And it was nice. I actually appreciated this. And that each one gentle drinks have been included. 

The Exhibits

They have been excellent! Child pleasant and really Disney. We cherished them. 

Themed Dinners

An extended evaluate will include that weblog submit, however the dinners have been implausible and the meals was superb throughout the entire ship. There have been a number of “misses” with dishes we ordered, however total I’d give the meals an A-. The one food-related criticism I’ve is that the espresso was horrible. Even the paid stage of espresso I believed was fairly dangerous. 

WiFi

It could have been good to have free WiFi. Thomas and I each paid $88 to have full web (minus streaming, which was extra) on our cruise. I used to be irritated to pay that, however as soon as I related it was nice. Speaking with texting was really fairly essential because the ship was so massive and our group was all unfold out, so we have been glad that not less than iMessage was free! Mazen might textual content us with out having paid wifi on his cellphone. This meant he might go to the tween membership or keep out later and we knew he might attain out or we might attain him. 

Heated Swimming pools

Such a recreation changer! Chilly swimming pools would have been depressing. They have been so heat and the children cherished them. There was just one sizzling tub that I bear in mind seeing within the adults-only space, and it was small so it was all the time packed. They want an even bigger sizzling tub! 

Loos In every single place

There are tons of bogs that have been all the time clear, so FYI for these of you who care about this type of element.  😉 

Was it crowded? 

There have been a number of instances when it appeared like everybody was in a single place, however for a ship as large as The Want, it didn’t really feel too crowded to me. It didn’t really feel empty, however I didn’t really feel claustrophobic. 

A Few Critiques…

Popcorn Value Further

As my sister put it, you can eat limitless filet mignons however you needed to pay for popcorn! Popcorn exterior of the exhibits/theaters was further. This was so foolish to me since our children clearly needed some. I suppose this simply retains everybody from getting it and making an enormous mess / losing it, however it was just a bit odd. 

Character Traces

The one time I noticed tremendous lengthy strains was for characters. My children weren’t that inquisitive about assembly characters, however if in case you have somebody who’s, be ready to attend in a Disney World-esque line. 

Atlantis Resort

This evaluate is coming in a separate submit, however we SO remorse getting off the boat to go to Atlantis. Extra on this quickly! 

Disembark Timing

We have been at port on our final morning earlier than we wakened and we needed to be off the ship by 9 or 9:30. The entire morning felt rushed and chaotic. I want we might have had just a little extra time to take pleasure in a remaining breakfast and get off just a little extra slowly. I perceive they need to turnover the boat, however after such a calming time the early morning made for a cautiously early remaining night time and a extra demanding journey day. 

Total Overview

In case you love Disney, you’ll love a Disney Cruise! Actually all the things from the towels to the music to the exhibits is Disney branded. There have been two new launch motion pictures taking part in (Mufasa and Moana 2) that sadly we had simply paid to see within the theater! I believe Disney Cruises are perfect for households with children. It undoubtedly felt like extra of a trip for the grown-ups with all the things being so kid-friendly. The meals choices, the expectations, the actions, and the service was all geared in the direction of children which simply makes all the things a lot simpler. 

Disney clearly is aware of what they’re doing as a result of the entire course of was organized and enjoyable. Be at liberty to ask any extra questions you could have about particular issues within the feedback! Or share ideas in the event you’ve finished a Disney Cruise and have one thing to share that I neglected. 



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