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Anonymous wrote:Don’t be so literal. Disney parks is non-stop 30-60 minute lines for every ride. Disney cruises have no lines by comparison.

If that is what you are experiencing, then you are doing the Disney Parks very very wrong. I was just there and only waited in one line approaching 20 minutes and the rest were under 5 with lightning lanes, etc.

Oh give me a break.

I guess you go there with no planning and have no idea what you are doing. I’m sorry for your experience.

Anonymous wrote:Don’t be so literal. Disney parks is non-stop 30-60 minute lines for every ride. Disney cruises have no lines by comparison.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t be so literal. Disney parks is non-stop 30-60 minute lines for every ride. Disney cruises have no lines by comparison.

If that is what you are experiencing, then you are doing the Disney Parks very very wrong. I was just there and only waited in one line approaching 20 minutes and the rest were under 5 with lightning lanes, etc.

Oh give me a break.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t be so literal. Disney parks is non-stop 30-60 minute lines for every ride. Disney cruises have no lines by comparison.

If that is what you are experiencing, then you are doing the Disney Parks very very wrong. I was just there and only waited in one line approaching 20 minutes and the rest were under 5 with lightning lanes, etc.

Anonymous wrote:I’m going in a couple of weeks. In case the Castaway Cay water is cold I’ve also reserved bikes and kayaks for that day.

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Anonymous wrote:We went with our 8 and 11 year old kids last year. We had a great time overall. They loved the kids clubs (and didn't just watch TV there, although the 11yo played video game tournaments which helped him make friends - he is usually shy but always wanted to go back to the kids clubs). There are occasional lines on the boat, but they weren't bad and never lasted too long - but the line for excursions off the boat can be.

We love vacationing with our kids, but seriously, having just a 2-hour break once a day to do something with my spouse was great - we did several of the adult tastings (champagne, martini, chocolates).

We did a 5-night cruise on the Dream. It was the minimum length cruise I would recommend. We also enjoyed having a veranda room - sitting on the balcony late at night.

The only reason I said we had a great time "overall" was two-fold:

1) the food was just ok. We weren't expecting high quality but some of the meals were mediocre... but there are a lot of options and you can ask for something else and they happily bring it. I suppose we just had higher hopes for the food quality vs. quantity.

2) I/we despise the lounge chair hoarders - and that was a problem. I got up with the kids one morning at 8am to go for a walk around the boat for exercise and literally 90% of the chairs had people personal belonging on them. In one case we sat next to FOUR prime spot chairs that someone set things on, and they didn't show up (ever) from 9am to 2pm! I know this isn't a problem unique to cruises and it happens at many resorts. But it was bad, and added stress to an otherwise relaxing trip.

I'm also in the minority on this it seems, but I wouldn't take my kids on a Disney cruise after 12 years old. The boat is really geared towards 3-10 IMO. Sure the tweens can have fun - but at that age they don't even want to go in the little pools because they are swarmed with tiny kids... my son called it "toddler soup" and had multiple kids literally climb onto him because they weren't strong swimmers.

Again, despite the above we really enjoyed the trip... overall

I also hate lounge chair hoarders. I just move their stuff and sit. Almost every place you go has a sign that says “no reserving chairs” or “chairs unattended for more than 45 minutes may have belongings removed.”

Off topic but I once got screamed at by a lounge chair hoarder lady. Except we hadn't moved any stuff. She calls her sister on the phone (her sister is the one that had staked out the chairs earlier) and as she is talking to her sister it dawns on her she is looking for her stuff in the wrong place. It was right where the sister left it one row over from us. But oh boy was she fighting mad when she thought we moved her stuff!

Anonymous wrote:Don’t be so literal. Disney parks is non-stop 30-60 minute lines for every ride. Disney cruises have no lines by comparison.

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Anonymous wrote:We went with our 8 and 11 year old kids last year. We had a great time overall. They loved the kids clubs (and didn't just watch TV there, although the 11yo played video game tournaments which helped him make friends - he is usually shy but always wanted to go back to the kids clubs). There are occasional lines on the boat, but they weren't bad and never lasted too long - but the line for excursions off the boat can be.

We love vacationing with our kids, but seriously, having just a 2-hour break once a day to do something with my spouse was great - we did several of the adult tastings (champagne, martini, chocolates).

We did a 5-night cruise on the Dream. It was the minimum length cruise I would recommend. We also enjoyed having a veranda room - sitting on the balcony late at night.

The only reason I said we had a great time "overall" was two-fold:

1) the food was just ok. We weren't expecting high quality but some of the meals were mediocre... but there are a lot of options and you can ask for something else and they happily bring it. I suppose we just had higher hopes for the food quality vs. quantity.

2) I/we despise the lounge chair hoarders - and that was a problem. I got up with the kids one morning at 8am to go for a walk around the boat for exercise and literally 90% of the chairs had people personal belonging on them. In one case we sat next to FOUR prime spot chairs that someone set things on, and they didn't show up (ever) from 9am to 2pm! I know this isn't a problem unique to cruises and it happens at many resorts. But it was bad, and added stress to an otherwise relaxing trip.

I'm also in the minority on this it seems, but I wouldn't take my kids on a Disney cruise after 12 years old. The boat is really geared towards 3-10 IMO. Sure the tweens can have fun - but at that age they don't even want to go in the little pools because they are swarmed with tiny kids... my son called it "toddler soup" and had multiple kids literally climb onto him because they weren't strong swimmers.

Again, despite the above we really enjoyed the trip... overall

I also hate lounge chair hoarders. I just move their stuff and sit. Almost every place you go has a sign that says “no reserving chairs” or “chairs unattended for more than 45 minutes may have belongings removed.”

Anonymous wrote:We went with our 8 and 11 year old kids last year. We had a great time overall. They loved the kids clubs (and didn't just watch TV there, although the 11yo played video game tournaments which helped him make friends - he is usually shy but always wanted to go back to the kids clubs). There are occasional lines on the boat, but they weren't bad and never lasted too long - but the line for excursions off the boat can be.

We love vacationing with our kids, but seriously, having just a 2-hour break once a day to do something with my spouse was great - we did several of the adult tastings (champagne, martini, chocolates).

We did a 5-night cruise on the Dream. It was the minimum length cruise I would recommend. We also enjoyed having a veranda room - sitting on the balcony late at night.

The only reason I said we had a great time "overall" was two-fold:

1) the food was just ok. We weren't expecting high quality but some of the meals were mediocre... but there are a lot of options and you can ask for something else and they happily bring it. I suppose we just had higher hopes for the food quality vs. quantity.

2) I/we despise the lounge chair hoarders - and that was a problem. I got up with the kids one morning at 8am to go for a walk around the boat for exercise and literally 90% of the chairs had people personal belonging on them. In one case we sat next to FOUR prime spot chairs that someone set things on, and they didn't show up (ever) from 9am to 2pm! I know this isn't a problem unique to cruises and it happens at many resorts. But it was bad, and added stress to an otherwise relaxing trip.

I'm also in the minority on this it seems, but I wouldn't take my kids on a Disney cruise after 12 years old. The boat is really geared towards 3-10 IMO. Sure the tweens can have fun - but at that age they don't even want to go in the little pools because they are swarmed with tiny kids... my son called it "toddler soup" and had multiple kids literally climb onto him because they weren't strong swimmers.

Again, despite the above we really enjoyed the trip... overall

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Anonymous wrote:The best part about Disney cruises are that they are just such low stress. No standing in lines, fighting huge crowds in the parks, trying to to schedule lightning lanes and running from ride to ride. They are just great relaxing fun.

That said a 3 night cruise is way too short, and a 4 night feels a little too short as well. It takes a day or so to really get into the rhythm of cruising, to figure out the ship, and all that. By the time you do that on a 3 night it is time to go home. I’d definitely do 7 nights if you can.

I enjoyed our Disney cruise but there are definitely lines. Lines to board, get off at ports, get back on, lines to get into dinner and shows, lines for the aquaduck, lines for characters. There are definitely lines.

Not on the smaller/older ships.

Less people, fewer lines.

So the pp is right. There are lines. Fewer on some ships perhaps but lines nonetheless.

You will be so relaxed and happy on your Disney cruise that you won’t care at all about the very few short lines you encounter. Absolutely not a big deal.

I just found it odd for someone to say that there aren't any lines and then in the next sentence to say that there are.

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Anonymous wrote:The best part about Disney cruises are that they are just such low stress. No standing in lines, fighting huge crowds in the parks, trying to to schedule lightning lanes and running from ride to ride. They are just great relaxing fun.

That said a 3 night cruise is way too short, and a 4 night feels a little too short as well. It takes a day or so to really get into the rhythm of cruising, to figure out the ship, and all that. By the time you do that on a 3 night it is time to go home. I’d definitely do 7 nights if you can.

I enjoyed our Disney cruise but there are definitely lines. Lines to board, get off at ports, get back on, lines to get into dinner and shows, lines for the aquaduck, lines for characters. There are definitely lines.

Not on the smaller/older ships.

Less people, fewer lines.

So the pp is right. There are lines. Fewer on some ships perhaps but lines nonetheless.

You will be so relaxed and happy on your Disney cruise that you won’t care at all about the very few short lines you encounter. Absolutely not a big deal.

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Anonymous wrote:The best part about Disney cruises are that they are just such low stress. No standing in lines, fighting huge crowds in the parks, trying to to schedule lightning lanes and running from ride to ride. They are just great relaxing fun.

That said a 3 night cruise is way too short, and a 4 night feels a little too short as well. It takes a day or so to really get into the rhythm of cruising, to figure out the ship, and all that. By the time you do that on a 3 night it is time to go home. I’d definitely do 7 nights if you can.

I enjoyed our Disney cruise but there are definitely lines. Lines to board, get off at ports, get back on, lines to get into dinner and shows, lines for the aquaduck, lines for characters. There are definitely lines.

Not on the smaller/older ships.

Less people, fewer lines.

So the pp is right. There are lines. Fewer on some ships perhaps but lines nonetheless.

You will be so relaxed and happy on your Disney cruise that you won’t care at all about the very few short lines you encounter. Absolutely not a big deal.