Both can be true.I believe there was another thread about the lack of activities on NCL compared to DCL. Now this thread complaining about the lack of activities on DCL. Kind of funny.
But that’s not what I found. It was only on the Fantasy that lacked entertainment. Never been disappointed on Magic or Wonder. And when we were on RCC we found their comedy anything but funny.I believe there was another thread about the lack of activities on NCL compared to DCL. Now this thread complaining about the lack of activities on DCL. Kind of funny.
Thanks for your comments, did not know the Disney Ships were so different. Maybe will try again.When we do adult entertainment 18+ on the ship it is usually not even mentioning Disney related content. Family entertainment (any age) usually will include Disney content. My parents, age 80, said “we don’t want to go on a cruise for kids,” But now love Disney entertainment like my DD23. Tried RCC but entertainment was too sexual and menstrual related.
There’s always something if you look at the navigator. (Cooking class, music trivia, alcohol tasting, talks from speakers, smaller live music venues, recent 5ish Disney movies usually only 1 is cartoonish,…)
Where you can’t avoid kid stuff is if you walk through the atrium at dinner. Always characters there for photos. Also Disney music piped throughout the ship in community areas. Except in $$$- restaurants where they play classical music.
Sure live theater usually has a mouse for a few minute’s unless it’s a broadway production. But broadway productions are usually primarily adults in the audience just because of sheer cost on land, outside of the ship’s.
My daughter enjoyed the ship most starting at 18 and still enjoys it now. Love love loved the transatlantic crossing last year at age 22. Wants to do it again!
But if she is an adrenaline junky, maybe just the activities at port might not be enough to satisfy her. That Disney ship hasn’t been built yet. They need 2 ships to address the adrenaline 15-30 crowd.
Currently we are happy with the multi-generational appeal of the ships and the cleaner comedy they offer.
But the Fantasy was awful for adult entertainment. Try Magic or Wonder, I haven’t been on the Dream so can’t speak to that ship.
The ships are the same when it comes to adult entertainment. Some cruises may be better than others, but it has nothing to do with the ship.Thanks for your comments, did not know the Disney Ships were so different. Maybe will try again.
True, basically everything stands and falls with the CM leading the activity. On my last transatlantic cruise we had a tea demonstration/tasting. The CM was not engaging, did not speak clearly and it was just an overall dud. While the activity itself could have been interesting.The ships are the same when it comes to adult entertainment. Some cruises may be better than others, but it has nothing to do with the ship.
I think the only real difference is if you do a cruise with lots of sea days--transatlantic or panama canal. Because they need to fill so much time on a more adult filled cruise (few people pull their kids out of school for 2 weeks), there are a lot more adult activities. I know the panama canal one has had dance instructors on board, special talks by former imagineers or Disney Broadway singers, adult only times in the kids clubs late at night, extra free tastings like cheese or olive oil. But... you're still not getting much for activities after midnight, because it's a Disney cruise...it's just not a late night party cruise line.Thanks for your comments, did not know the Disney Ships were so different. Maybe will try again.
Are you going on Beyond? I will be on her this fall.We did a 7 night Southern Caribbean from San Juan on Summit, an older ship, in 2018. It was great! We did have a suite, which helps. The service was great; food was great, especially at the Suite restaurant. It was an older crowd though. Not completely geriatric, but definitely more retirees or close to it. I don’t think a teeny year old would enjoy it. However, apparently the newer ships in the summer, especially in Europe, are full of teens and college age. Probably not as many kids as DCL though. We will see, since we are doing a Europe cruise on one of the newest ships this month.
Yes, on 7/17 for an 11 night Italy/Greece/Turkey. It will be our first Edge class ship.Are you going on Beyond? I will be on her this fall.
Have you been to Turkey before?Yes, on 7/17 for an 11 night Italy/Greece/Turkey. It will be our first Edge class ship.
No. Greece either. Italy yes.Have you been to Turkey before?
If you visit one of the carpet-weaving shops on an excursion expect some aggressive salespeople. The rugs are only like 5k and up, Not a big deal right? I don't think anyone on our tour bought one. It's not exactly a spur of the moment purchase for most people.No. Greece either. Italy yes.
Just got off an 11 nt Med on the Dream on one of those extended aft verandas on Saturday...heaven!Made me laugh - how much do you want to do? It is a vacation. LOL.
When we cruise we spend most of our time enjoying the sea view. We stay aft on the extended verandas. We rarely do the dinners, preferring a cheese try and a salad on the veranda. Amusing how different we all are = diversity!
Everybody has their own experiences. My DH and I have done Disney cruises with and without kids. Last October we convinced a group of 8 other adults to join us on a 5 night cruise out of Miami on the Dream. Some of them were first time cruisers. Some were new to Disney cruising but had done one or two other cruises. Most were not big Disney people like us. We had so much fun we talk about it almost every time we get together. We even discussed trying another cruise line more catered to adults, but the consensus was that at least with Disney we had our own areas without kids and fewer adults.We did a 6 night on the Magic last fall. It was just 4 adults and 3/4 of us were on our first DCL cruise. It was my 6th but first without kids. We had an absolute blast doing adulting things. We loved the trivia and bingo (but played too much bingo won't do that much again). Did 3 different alcohol tasting events and enjoyed them as well. What was really cool was finding adult friends (that weren't traveling with kids) and hanging out with them throughout the cruise from time to time.
I agree with others, it's more the CMs than the ships and if you have a good group of CMs they become part of your friend group as well and it just makes the experience even better. It was also interesting to see how our friends who don't drink the Disney cool aid reacted to the experience. They were both impressed by the attention to detail and the commitment from the CMs to the overall guest experience. My fiancé, who drinks the cool aid by the gallon could have met Mickey every night and was in heaven. But I know that isn't everyone.
We did a couples massage which was expensive but the best couples massage we've ever experience. Our bar bills were high, our shopping ones too, but we enjoyed the experience and while it was a 1/2 empty ship due to it being a repositioning cruise, there were still plenty of families and kids on board yet we didn't feel like we were out of place on a kids cruise at all. There was also no stops at Castaway so that was different for me.
How was the food and service?Just got off an 11 nt Med on the Dream on one of those extended aft verandas on Saturday...heaven!
Virgin might be our next cruise asThanks for your review. I always read how adults loved the Disney cruise experience so it's good to hear a different point of view. I always considered disney, but every time I look at their pricing vs all the perks I can get on any other line, I could never pull the trigger.
Virgin looks great - except I dislike electronic/trance and hip hop genres of music- and from the reviews I've been reading on FB and cruise critic, I hear that's most of what's playing at really loud volumes all day - DJ at the pool, in common areas, etc.
On Virgin, outside of the pool area the music is not loud. You have also a lot of places inside and outside to hangout with different vibes.Virgin might be our next cruise as
Virgin looks great - especially as I like (and wife like electronic/trance and hip hop genres of music- and from the reviews I've been reading on FB and cruise critic, I hear that's most of what's playing at really loud volumes all day - DJ at the pool, in common areas, etc.
So as others say to each their own lol
We are 2 adults and had way to many Choices on our Alaska cruise last fall