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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know you said “not Disney” bur my suggestion is to stick with the Mouse but watch for deals. From a safety and health perspective there isn’t a comparable line (CDC rates them). I like the short cruises to their newer island, and prefer their smaller boats, but theres something for everyone from my cocktail snob sister to my 11 y/o niece who practically lived in the club she loved the counselors so much.

Always get the onboard placeholder— this year if you had a placeholder it was 35% off some sailings, even in the school holidays. Also watch costco, military discounts, etc.[/quote]

+1. We did a Disney VGT cruise on the Dream for 25% off. They picked the room, and it was fine. Better than fine, actually because it was near the kids club but far enough away that we didn't have noise from it. The freedom my then 9yo had was hard to beat. My tween didn't like the tween club but ran around seeing movies and doing activities (e.g., origami) with a friend she made there. We all enjoyed the entertainment. Trying to figure out how to do it again and not break the bank. [/quote]

OP here and I really appreciate all the feedback. What I'm taking from this is to try to do as much of an apples to apples comparison between cruise lines.  The base cabin on DCL seems to be a clear upgrade. The food is more subjective but seems like it's generally better on DCL than other lines without an upgrade.

The on board activities are the biggest difference that may sway towards other lines but my kids don't like large crowds or too much kid noise so I don't think we'd do the largest ships on RC. They didn't even do the slides on the Disney Dream or spend much time in the pool. They preferred trivia, arts/crafts, the clubs, watching movies and the shows.

I think it'll be hard for another cruise line to win out because I worry we'll all compare every aspect of different lines and it seems other lines will disappoint for our family. I'm still giving it a try though

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