Thank you all for the wonderful responses!
I don’t think this will be our last cruise, but as a couple who has never cruised before we really don’t know what to expect.
To give you a better idea of our style. We aren’t really heavy drinkers or gamblers. We were looking for a more “adult experience” without a lot of nuisances that come with it. And we imagine when gambling or “free-for-all” drinking is available it invites many of the problems that come along with it.
Our focus was on blue water, white sand and exotic ports of call with new experiences waiting for us. Personally, I was truly looking forward to visiting the Soggy Dollar and spending the day on a beach with a painkiller and my toes in the water.
With the ships only going to Castaway, there is no precedent for what or if Disney can offer. But we are concerned our 7 night cruise will turn into a 4 night. Along with hearing reports that excursions are extremely limited. Which makes sense since they have reduced capacity and only one destination.
The themed nights were another high point for us. Our cruise was supposed to have a Star Wars day at sea, but who knows how that will change.
From the coverage posted on-line and on forums. It all sounded so very uncomfortably dystopian right now. Walking onto a ship and getting a little greeting show before being ushered off so the next group can be loaded on. Instead of getting a sail away party to kick off the trip with the horn announcing vacation has officially begun.
Going to the theater and getting popcorn and watching a movie. Or spending a late night listening to live music at one of the bars, and waking up to look out from the veranda at a tropical port.
I guess when we had first booked the cruise pre-pandemic we had a general idea of what to expect and what we were looking forward to, but now it’s all up in the air. Are we even going to be sailing for 7 nights? Where are we going? Will it even be close to what it was in before times?
Things seem to be changing to rapidly right now, and from our point of view it appears Disney isn’t doing that great of a job communicating.
Perhaps that’s a symptom of the past, almost two years. We are both frontline healthcare workers, and that is really how we have worked since COVID. Fluid, ever changing and chaotic at times.
But how do we measure when is the right time and when do we postpone? COVID has changed the world, and are we just hoping to go back to a time of “normal” that we never be able to go back to?
Yet, right now, it feels like DCL doesn’t have a plan. Or at least hasn’t done the best job communicating what their plans are going forward.
I don’t think this will be our last cruise, but as a couple who has never cruised before we really don’t know what to expect.
To give you a better idea of our style. We aren’t really heavy drinkers or gamblers. We were looking for a more “adult experience” without a lot of nuisances that come with it. And we imagine when gambling or “free-for-all” drinking is available it invites many of the problems that come along with it.
Our focus was on blue water, white sand and exotic ports of call with new experiences waiting for us. Personally, I was truly looking forward to visiting the Soggy Dollar and spending the day on a beach with a painkiller and my toes in the water.
With the ships only going to Castaway, there is no precedent for what or if Disney can offer. But we are concerned our 7 night cruise will turn into a 4 night. Along with hearing reports that excursions are extremely limited. Which makes sense since they have reduced capacity and only one destination.
The themed nights were another high point for us. Our cruise was supposed to have a Star Wars day at sea, but who knows how that will change.
From the coverage posted on-line and on forums. It all sounded so very uncomfortably dystopian right now. Walking onto a ship and getting a little greeting show before being ushered off so the next group can be loaded on. Instead of getting a sail away party to kick off the trip with the horn announcing vacation has officially begun.
Going to the theater and getting popcorn and watching a movie. Or spending a late night listening to live music at one of the bars, and waking up to look out from the veranda at a tropical port.
I guess when we had first booked the cruise pre-pandemic we had a general idea of what to expect and what we were looking forward to, but now it’s all up in the air. Are we even going to be sailing for 7 nights? Where are we going? Will it even be close to what it was in before times?
Things seem to be changing to rapidly right now, and from our point of view it appears Disney isn’t doing that great of a job communicating.
Perhaps that’s a symptom of the past, almost two years. We are both frontline healthcare workers, and that is really how we have worked since COVID. Fluid, ever changing and chaotic at times.
But how do we measure when is the right time and when do we postpone? COVID has changed the world, and are we just hoping to go back to a time of “normal” that we never be able to go back to?
Yet, right now, it feels like DCL doesn’t have a plan. Or at least hasn’t done the best job communicating what their plans are going forward.
