Disney Cruise Line

The blog this week wasn’t supposed to be about Disney Cruise line. I had planned something else entirely – that has now been bumped to a subsequent week. Last week I went to a luxury cruise line event and managed to have a really lovely chat to the Disney representatives. This afternoon Disney announced the name of the seventh ship in their fleet – The Disney Destiny – and so here I am writing about another of my happy places on international happiness day.

Did you know that Disney has their own cruise line? For me this is common knowledge, but I could well believe that outside of the world of Disney fandom in which I am well and truly ensconced it might not be common knowledge!

Disney has a fleet of 5 ships that are currently sailing, the Magic, Wonder, Dream, Fantasy and Wish. The Treasure, Adventure and recently announced Destiny will be joining the fleet over the coming years. Disney also has a private island in the Caribbean – Castaway Cay. It really is heaven on earth. Along with the new ships Disney is also introducing a new private island location. This location will be called Lighthouse Point. We only have artists impressions of what Lighthouse point will be at the moment, but anticipation is high and I, for one, cannot wait for the new island to be ready!

I have sailed on the Dream and Fantasy (and attempted to sail on others, but cancelled due to Covid) and have loved both of these ships. Both itineraries left from Port Canaveral and I have done these in conjunction with a Walt Disney World stay. For me this is the perfect combination – the frenetic pace of Disney World coupled with the laid back luxury of a Disney Cruise.

When you look up Disney Cruise line you will find a lot of information about exceptional dining, fantastic kids clubs and amazing adult spaces. All of this is true. I genuinely couldn’t fault the service on our Disney cruises. The attention to detail is second to none. But who is a Disney Cruise for? The majority of the people onboard a Disney cruise are not necessarily cruisers they are, more often than not, Disney fans who are looking for something a little different. This is how we started on our Disney Cruise journey and it’s definitely the perfect cruise line for us.

When they were smaller, my children loved the Oceanners club. They will still reminisce about the time Stitch came to help bake cookies or Peter Pan popped in to help with an animation class. Outside of the kids club my two had the time of their life. Unlimited ice cream, check, roaming star wars and other Disney characters, check, included room service, check, films projected about the swimming pool onto the ships funnel, check! My two loved every second of being on the ship and would choose a Disney Cruise even now as teenagers.

Disney can often be dismissed as a destination for children. I’ve written about this previously, working through Walt’s dream that Disney should be a place for everyone – not just a place that children will enjoy. Disney Cruise line is no different. James and I have had some of the best food in our lives onboard a cruise ship. We still talk about the steak and chocolate souffle that we were served in Palo back in 2016 – it really was that good! I love the adults only areas, the swimming pool, piano and champagne bars. We haven’t tried the cocktail making classes or any of the other adult entertainment offerings on board, that will be on our to do list for our next cruise.

Right, after writing this I’ve now convinced myself that I need a Disney Cruise. As a previous customer I get the advantage of booking a day before general release. I might just go and see what’s available!