Has anyone here done it? At Lighthouse Point. Curious if its worth it.

Currently have a trip planned to Disney world in April with wife and 2 kids (5 &2).

The trip was planned prior to finding out that wife is now unexpectedly pregnant with our 3rd child. She will be 27 weeks at the time of our trip.

We have a lot of experience traveling with our kids and we are both fairly active so we have been planning to go full speed ahead with wdw. We also went last year so we know what to expect.

Now that the trip is approaching I am concerned that we will be spending all this money + effort and we will be hamstrung by how she feels (understandably).

I am considering making a pivot to a Disney cruise. We could still use our flights to Orlando - sailing out of port canaveral - and I found a sailing that lines up perfectly with our dates. It’s a 5 night Bahamian cruise (Nassau, lookout cay, castaway cay) and the ship is the fantasy.

The cruise may be more relaxing for my pregnant wife and the kids will hopefully still get some of the ‘Disney magic’.

If it were not for the pregnancy we would definitely prefer going to Disney world - we really enjoyed the hustle of going to the parks, the food, character meals, hanging at the resort etc.

Also I imagine the cruise is not without its logistical challenges. Assuming I’ll need to book a hotel in Florida on each end of the cruise (flying from NJ).

We’ve been on cruises before but never a DCL. I guess I’m looking for any opinions or insights into what makes a DCL more unique than other cruises?

Also would we be disadvantaged by booking so close to the sailing date (April 2025) are there any things that need to be reserved ahead of time?

Thank you for any other opinions or suggestions

My oldest kid will be 10 this year, so I was trying to do a cruise this year so that they don't miss out on the chance to do the Occeaner's Club. But due to reasons, it's looking like we won't be able to go until next year, at which point they'll be 11.

But we don't get a lot of time with our kids, due to work and school and activities and stuff, so when we go on vacations we usually just take them whenever we go instead of doing the kids clubs.

So if we do wait until next year, will my kid even be missing out by not being able to stay at the Occeaner's Clube, since we don't usually do kids clubs? I know we can all go for the open houses.

I have a Very Merrytime Cruise booked on the Disney Treasure the week before Christmas to the Western Caribbean. I am traveling in a party of three adults who are all kids at heart, Disney fans and myself specifically who is a Christmas fanatic. Are there any events or activities that happen on either Very Merrytime Sailings or the Disney Treasure that any of you believe we have to see or take part in?

Found a good deal on a military discount cruise that has to be paid right away. I’ve been delaying getting the Disney Chase card but got it tonight. The number of course isn’t available anywhere but I was able to add it to Apple Pay. Apple Pay isn’t an option online. Can I go to WDW guest services and make a payment?

Hi all,

We are some of the unlucky ones who had our cruise canceled for Nov with the new dry dock schedule. We are now looking into 2026 instead, and I see there are dates for the Fantasy but I'm wondering if we should book it or if we would be at risk of being canceled again If there is any sort of delay. Any thoughts?

Hi, y’all. My family (my mom and her two adult children) are relatively new at cruising. We took our first back in October on the Wish, we have one coming up in May on the Magic, and we just booked a third for December on the Fantasy today.

I guess I’m just wondering folks’ overall opinions on these ships and what the need-to-knows are. We had/have verandah rooms on all three, and we did Palo Steakhouse on the Wish (and are hoping for a Palo reservation on the Magic). I believe Remy is out of the question on the Fantasy, as we have a pretty particular eater in our midst and nothing on the menu interests her, and none of us are interested in the spa. We didn’t actually get off the boat at either Nassau or Castaway Cay last time (long story!), so I’m especially interested in anything related to the ports.

Mostly, I’m just feeling a tiny bit overwhelmed with the logistics of three different ships in the space of about a year and making sure we get to enjoy everything worth enjoying on them. Any advice/tips/tricks/help?

How would you rank them if they all cost the same? Would the ranking change knowing the pricing for Remy is higher or does that not matter to you?

What exactly does it entail, for both boys and girls? The only appointments are super early in the day, so if hair and makeup is involved, I'm concerned it'll be a whole day they can't use the pool. Thx!

We recently took our first cruise on the Disney Wish. We absolutely loved that the buffets and all dining options had people serving you and not self serve. I’m a bit of a germaphobe and I really appreciated the cleanliness of the wish. I felt like this helped prevent Noro or other illnesses from spreading. I have seen videos and reviews of other Disney ships where people are serving themselves and having to touch the serving utensils. Hoping maybe those reviews are just using older footage. Is this the case or are all Disney cruise ships similar to the wish with the food being served to you?

Probably going to get flamed to death for this, but here goes.

I know it's recommended to tip $1-2 per plate for room service.. but what if you just don't? Will they not provide service the next time you order? Will it be slower? Or would it not make a difference?

Let's not blather on about "how hard the crew work" or "if you can't afford it don't order room service". Just talking practically. What would happen?

Hello folks, my wife and I are cruising on the Wonder in May and our window to pre-book activities onboard opens next week. Hoping you all can help me out with a bit of info. If I reserve things like spa treatments or a whiskey tasting, do you get charged upon booking? Or are you charged at time of activity? If it is at time of activity, what are the general cancellation guidelines?

Thanks!

We are currently on the Wish, and it's absolutely stunning. We are wanting to book another trip over fall break, and the only sailing during that week is aboard Dream. I hear so many people say they prefer the newer ships over the older ones, but will we be disappointed in the Dream at all? My kids will be 4 and (almost) 3 at that time, so they honestly don't need much to be happy and entertained.

Just curious if anyone has sailed with a special needs kiddo that has trouble waiting in traditional lines. Are there any accomodations they can make? My son really wants to try the water rides but will probably not be able to if the lines are very long, he currently has the DAS pass at Disneyland, so just trying to determine if they have accomodations similar to that. A return time of sorts.

My family and I visited Lookout Cay for the first time yesterday. Overall, 7/10 experience. Food was good, beach was great, not so stellar amount of walking, but the tram ride. Good lord the tram ride. Did anyone else hate the narration? The adult woman's narration was okay and didn't bug me. But the kids' narrations were horribly overacted. Also did anyone else have an annoying time getting in and out of the tram because of how narrow the door openings are? Thoughts? Suggest on what they should do?

We have a 50 minute couples massage booked for day 4 of our 5 night cruise. Is this just the massage? Do we have time before/after to chill in the spa? Experience those rain showers I see people mentioning on vlogs? I’m asking for two reasons: 1. Curiosity and 2. I was able to book a Remy Brunch at 12 that day. If it’s just the massage we could make it, but if there’s more, we’d prefer to not rush through and just enjoy ourselves.

So far we’ve been a park family. We’ve been to WDW 5 times since 2019 and always get Memory Maker. It seems the ships offer something similar, but I’ve yet to see how to sign up for it or any real info. Is this just poor searching on my part or is this something done once on the ship?

Right now it’s only open thru May 2026 and we’re trying to plan one for July. When does Disney typically extend their summer sailings?

Disney Wish

I really want to enjoy these three restaurants, both for the kids and honestly myself. But, my kids are very plain eaters with food sensory issues. The other walk-up food options on the ship all have a la carte options to make things work easily for breakfast and lunch. But for rotational dining, I looked at the kids menus and the Disney check mark menus and it might go well, might not.

Questions: I read you can order anything from any menu at the rotational dinners, across restaurants. Is that true? Would it extend to chicken tenders from Marceline or Mickey?

Would they modify things from the kids menu, like a plain cheese kids pizza instead of pepperoni? Or regular pasta without the peas in it?

Oddly specific: Is there any (ideally inclusive in price) place to get plain healthy items like turkey slices, cucumbers, carrots, olives, etc?

Thanks so much

Hi! My family (and in laws), party of 14 (6 kids), will be on a 7 day Treasure in a few months. We are on the 5:45 time. I’ve never been on a Disney cruise. What is the dining experience like? How long does the entire “experience” take? How long will we have to sit and wait before being served? My daughter (3.5) gets overwhelmed with loud and bright events (ie-church)?

Thanks for your help!

On my upcoming Fantasy cruise, Palo dinners are $50 and Remy is $130. Is it really worth more than double the price??? I’ve only ever done Palo brunch so I have no context for dinner.

I like good tasty food that fills me up - presentation doesn’t really do much for me. I’d rather have 3 bigger courses than 6 tiny ones. If I’m just paying for “artsier” food at Remy, I don’t think it’s worth it for me personally. Is that all it is? If you liked Remy, sell me on it!

Before you say it I KNOW brunch is always the way to go 😂 But here I’m looking for something to do in place of Pirate night dinner.

Just got off the Wish and am now looking forward to our cruise on the Treasure later this year. I’m already planning out our door magnets. I’ve finally perfected my technique making them so I’m going a little crazy.

I’ve been trying to come up with as accurate door dimensions as possible to plan out magnet location and I assume the Treasure will be the same as the Wish with the exception of the door number plaque. If anyone is going to be on the Treasure soon could you take a good picture right in from of the plaque so I can scan the image into the computer to get an accurate shape? All the pictures I see online are taken from an angle so they’re skewed. Also if anyone is able to get some accurate measurements of the plaque and its location along with the peephole on the door.

Sorry know it a lot to ask. Ideally I want to be able to create magnets that fit exactly around the plaque.

Going on our first Disney Cruise with a stop at Lookout Cay. The early reviews were pretty negative: poor theming, drab colors, hot hot hot, flies, poor excursions, etc.

Then have seen recent reviews that say “beautiful beaches”, “our favorite stop”, etc.

Anyone been recently and can comment?

Anyone have recent pictures?

Hello, my family is thinking about booking for the Treasure this summer. My niece is lvl 2 autistic and has a chromosomal disorder, she'll be 18 by time of sailing.

1. Will 1820 society be open to having a special needs young adult there? I remember when I was in the age range going but I'm not sure if it'll be worth it for her to go since she rarely finds herself having anything in common with those her age.

2. During kids clubs open houses, would she be looked at weird for exploring the Oceaneer club during that time? I obviously know she cannot go outside of open house hours, but when it is open house, is it normal for older kids/adults to be exploring the club as well?

3. How do meet & greets within the Superhero Academy work? I read they're open to adults, but is there like a separate door you go through? Or just go to the main desk and say you're there for the meet & greet?

4. We'd go to Castaway on the cruise we're looking at. Would we be looked at oddly if my niece was at the adults only Serenity Bay making sandcastles? She is not loud so she would not be disruptive, but I'm concerned we may get stares because she'd be doing a kid-like activity at the adult beach. We'd only do this since we heard it's quieter so she wouldn't have to wear headphones in the heat and sun!

5. In the same vein, for anybody who's been on the Wish or Treasure, is the Chip and Dale pool still quieter than the other pools?

6. Can Disney make any accommodations if we call ahead of our cruise? Like helping us get a single table at dining or anything to help make boarding and departure less chaotic? She does not handle lines or being close to strangers for a long time (like dining with them) well.

Thank you for any and all help. I've been on DCL but my niece has never sailed before. We've had a really rough few months medical wise including getting the diagnosis of the chromosomal disorder so we're trying to plan a really fun summer to keep her going with all these appointments and new medical things.

Question if anyone’s gone on the British isles cruise, does the Stonehenge tour really take up eight hours? I think it would be cool to see, but like eight hours seems extensive lol. I am eyeballing the Jurassic coast fossil hunt too.

Hey! Thanks in advance for any advice. I have never been on a cruise in my life and I'm looking at taking my 6 year old on the Wonder to Alaska this July. There is a massive price difference between an inside cabin and the oceanview - 6k for inside, 10k for a porthole. Is it worth the extra cost? Also any other advice for a first timer would be appreciated :)

I love Up and really want to try for that room when booking. Right now I know decks 8 & 9 are Up and Encanto themed but is there anyway to track which specific room numbers have the Up room? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I’ll be sailing on Wish and I was wondering if there are closing hours for the pools