Hi,
As a fan of Disney, we are thinking of the first week of December to go to Disney cruise from Port Canaveral. We thought about DL, but now thinking about Disney Cruise.
1. I hear that the transportation from MCO to the port can be expensive. For example, Disney would be $70/person for round-trip. Do most people use this or arrange other transportation (like 1 day rental car from MCO to Port Canaveral or Uber)?
2. Are there a lot of 'booking in advance'? We would love to fully engage ourselves in everything the cruise ship offers and it would be upsetting if we cannot because we booked so close to the sail date.
3. How is the character meet-up like? Do we have to book it in advance?
Is there any character dining? If so, are they extra $?
4. Our DD is 4, almost 5 years old. Is she too young for the cruise? My colleague mentioned to me that he'd preferred if his daughter was just 1-2 years older and his daughter was just turned 6 when they went.
5. For category IGT or VGT, is there any chance to get upgraded? I know it is 'with restriction', but not sure what that means.
6. I see the price for Category IGT ~$2221 and VGT ~$2422 for 2 adult, 1 child (4 yo) for 4-Night Very Merrytime Bahamian Cruise from Port Canaveral. Is this a good price? I have not considered Disney cruise at all before, so I don't even know whether it is a good deal or not.
I know Royal Caribbean, Oasis of the Seas have Guaranteed balcony for 7 days from Port Canaveral for about $2280. Given they are the same price, I am curious to know what the differences are. We've been to Allures last year and our DD disliked Kids club so much that we told her if she misbehaves, then she will go to Kidsclub. I heard it is different for Disney and she LOVES WDW, but we also want to be prepared for this situation.
Thank you very much for your help!
As a fan of Disney, we are thinking of the first week of December to go to Disney cruise from Port Canaveral. We thought about DL, but now thinking about Disney Cruise.
1. I hear that the transportation from MCO to the port can be expensive. For example, Disney would be $70/person for round-trip. Do most people use this or arrange other transportation (like 1 day rental car from MCO to Port Canaveral or Uber)?
2. Are there a lot of 'booking in advance'? We would love to fully engage ourselves in everything the cruise ship offers and it would be upsetting if we cannot because we booked so close to the sail date.
3. How is the character meet-up like? Do we have to book it in advance?
Is there any character dining? If so, are they extra $?
4. Our DD is 4, almost 5 years old. Is she too young for the cruise? My colleague mentioned to me that he'd preferred if his daughter was just 1-2 years older and his daughter was just turned 6 when they went.
5. For category IGT or VGT, is there any chance to get upgraded? I know it is 'with restriction', but not sure what that means.
6. I see the price for Category IGT ~$2221 and VGT ~$2422 for 2 adult, 1 child (4 yo) for 4-Night Very Merrytime Bahamian Cruise from Port Canaveral. Is this a good price? I have not considered Disney cruise at all before, so I don't even know whether it is a good deal or not.
I know Royal Caribbean, Oasis of the Seas have Guaranteed balcony for 7 days from Port Canaveral for about $2280. Given they are the same price, I am curious to know what the differences are. We've been to Allures last year and our DD disliked Kids club so much that we told her if she misbehaves, then she will go to Kidsclub. I heard it is different for Disney and she LOVES WDW, but we also want to be prepared for this situation.
Thank you very much for your help!
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