Just booked Disney Cruise 7 day Mediterranean Italy/France. Any one done it before? Any advice?
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Anonymous
| This will be the first time any of my teens are in Europe. Any thoughts on the cruise or advice? |
Anonymous
| No advice but please report back. I'm very curious about it. |
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We did a Disney cruise in Europe last summer. It was our first cruise and we thought it was great (we have booked an Alaska cruise for 2017). I have friends who have done a different Disney European cruise and they were equally happy.
I imagine it is like any other cruise but you stop in Europe. Make sure you contact your credit card company so you can get money at different countries within a small time span. One thing we did wrong is that we planned to spend a week in the area we disembarked. This was a bit much after the cruise (my kids were 4 and 6). We are planning to tour for the few days before our next cruise. |
Anonymous
| This sounds awesome. Do you guys mind sharing your cost per person with airfare? Just fantasizing over here... |
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We took the Disney Norwegian cruise last year and LOVED it!
If you are not able to book the excursion you want through Disney you can book it for yourself we did that for our cruise. And it is often less expensive than booking through Disney. I have friends taking the Med cruise this summer and they are so excited. Book a dinner at Palo wonderful experience (adults only) the teens can fend for themselves. My favorite restaurant is Animator's Palate don't miss a dinner there. My DD loves the shows at night and the Magic has a brand new show that I hear is very good. Enjoy have a great cruise. |
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| Magic or Wonder? |
Anonymous
I've been on several cruises. This last one was with younger kids 12 and under. not a Disney cruise - so not much for them to do However, the teens had a blast, as they could keep themselves busy at the pool, in the arcade, on the deck at night, etc. I think a European cruise for kids that age is great bc it breaks things up. They can tour and enjoy the cities while heading back to the ship for entertainment. perfect age for a trip like that |
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We've cruised disney twice, and it's great for families!
Join the disney cruising Facebook page. It's a fan site where you can post questions and quickly get helpful responses. |
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16:45 here. We live in the UK and departed from Dover so only needed a return flight from Barcelona.
This was our first cruise and it was more expensive than other cruise lines. Cost of course is based on the type of room you get and which deck you are on. We went with the cheapest room possible. We are a family of 4 and our room was just less than $6k (our room for our 2017 cruise is just over $6k). We are getting pretty much the cheapest room again. We booked through Small World Travel and got a credit. We booked a placeholder on our first cruise for our second cruise and that got us a 10% discount and since we went through the travel agent again we got another room credit. I'm hoping to do a Northern European Disney cruise in a few years. FYI, we are not huge Disney people, but the cruise is awesome. The shows are great and everyone is happy. |
Anonymous
| Are Disney cruises like this best for teenage kids (who can "fend for themselves) or would 8 or 10 year old kids have fun too (presumably supervised in kids programs when onboard)? |
Anonymous
All kids have fun on disney cruises. |
Anonymous
| Yes, they would love it. But don't keep them cooped up in the kids club all day. |
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We did the Barcelona/Naples/Rome/Tuscany/Villefranche cruise. It was the first cruise we've ever done, and I was not sure we were going to like it, but we all had a fabulous time. Everything was very well organized, and there is plenty to do for all ages.
We spent a couple of days in Barcelona on the front end, and flew home immediately after the cruise, and I would definitely do it that way again. We got a day or two to get over the jet lag before getting on the boat, and we were ready to head home at the end. My one tip is to not over schedule yourself with tours. Don't try to see everything, particularly if your kids are younger. In some cases, the ports are quite a hike from the things you will want to see. We looked at it as an "introductory" tour for kids. They got the flavor of the various cities, and we told ourselves that we'll go back and spend more time in specific places when they're older. For example, in Naples, I'd focus on Pompeii and the Museum in Naples. We did Capri, Sorrento and Pompeii all in one day. It was beautiful, but it's a hard pace to sustain for very long. On the day we were in Tuscany, we went to Pisa for half a day, climbed the leaning tower, and went back to hang out by the pool, and I'm so glad we did. Trying to haul the kids through all the museums in Florence would have been a nightmare at that point. Like I said, we'll go back when they're older and will actually appreciate it. We mostly booked the tours through Disney, and the tour guides were all excellent. I read that you can save $$ by booking your own tours, but the tour guides I found on line were at least as expensive. Particularly if you're familiar with an area, you could definitely just arrange your own transportation and do your own thing. We hired a car and driver at Villefrance, and it was lovely. Never having been on a cruise before, though, I was concerned about literally "missing the boat," and you are guaranteed that the boat will wait for you if you're on a Disney tour. My kids are begging to go back. I'm looking at the Baltic cruise next! |
Anonymous
Not OP, but the 7 day Med Cruise in a stateroom with a balcony for 3 was around $9,000, as I recall. Interior staterooms are less. can easily spend another $1,000 or more on tours. You can go on the Disney web site and pick a stateroom and it will do the math for you. We used miles for airfare, but I'd expect to pay at least $1,000 per person for airfare, if not more. Airfare to Europe is ridiculous these days. The other cruise lines are less expensive. |
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The Med cruise has been the Magic in the past. |