How do You Choose a Disney Cruise??
There are several ways to pick a Disney Cruise. First, I’ll say no matter where or what ship you sail on you will enjoy yourself. Here is the main questions to consider.
Are you more interested in what the ship has to offer or the
Ports of Call? Personally I’m more interested in the ship but do enjoy the
ports as well!
If you are more interested in what the ships have to offer,
make sure you consider the following:
Restaurants – Some of the ships have 2 restaurants with
shows during meals while others have only 1. The one with no show is more of an
elegant restaurant with beautiful Disney theme but no real show.
Shows – Do you have a favorite Disney movie you would love
to see in a live show? Check your ship!
Additional Offerings - Such as AquaDuck/AquaMouse and Incredible
Sports area, AR Game on the app or Muppet Detective Agency, Kids Club offerings
are slightly different between ships as well.
Length of Cruise – Some ships only offer 3 & 4-Night
cruises while some offers 7-Night+ cruises.
If Ports of Call are what you are interested in make sure
you look to see if the itinerary you are heading for has places you wish to go
to.
Do you want a taste of Europe? Consider the Mediterranean cruises
offered during the summer. Want to see Alaska? Go on the Wonder during the
summer! Want an Island get away?? Any of the Bahaman or Caribbean Cruises are
fantastic and will include a stop at one of Disney’s Private Ports, Castaway Cay,
or Lookout Cay. In 2025 and beyond you can go on the Disney Adventure and check
out ports in Asia and the South Pacific.
Disney Magic and Disney Wonder are the Classic Ships. They
are twin sisters and very similar in style and build. Magic was the 1st
of the Disney Ships and Wonder was the 2nd. These are the 2 smallest
ships of the fleet. They do not have the AquaDuck or AquaMouse. Magic does have
a much smaller slide called the AquaDunk that is fun. It is nothing like the
AquaDuck or AquaMouse. They are beautifully themed and have a nautical design.
2 of the 3 main restaurants you will enjoy in the evenings have shows while you
dine! You will see the Black and White walls of Animator’s Palate go colored
and pictures on the wall come to life while you dine. In Tiana’s Place and Rapunzel’s
Royal Table get ready for live music and entertainment while you dine! Shows
are different in the Walt Disney Theater on the two ships. So you will see
something different between them.
Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy are the second set of twins
for the Disney Cruise Line. They are s little larger than the Magic and Wonder.
They both have the AquaDuck, the first Water Coaster at sea. They have mini-Golf
and the Muppet Detective Agency where you can solve a Muppet Crime! This is
lots of fun for everyone. Only Animator’s Palate has a show. It will either be
a version of Turtle Talk where Crush and friends come to talk to you during
dinner. You may be asked to your own character, you will be given instructions
to follow and you may see it come to life on the screens with classic Disney
characters.
Disney Wish was the last ship to join the fleet in 2022. Her
triplet sisters, Disney Treasure and Disney Destiny will be joining in 2024 and
2025 respectively. Disney Wish, Disney Treasure and we assume Disney Destiny will
have 2 restaurants with live shows during dinner. Wish and Treasure have the
Marvel Cinematic Dining Adventure that has a show. Wish has Arendale a Frozen Dining
Adventure and Treasure has Plaza Da Coco. Disney Destiny’s restaurants have not
been announced as of yet. You will not find Animator’s Palate on these ships.
The Wish and Treasure have the AquaMouse (The first Disney Attraction at sea. Part
Water Coater like the AquaDuck and Part Dark Ride.) We can assume Disney Destiny
will also have a version of AquaMouse. Wish has 2 story lines for AquaMouse.
Treasure has 3 story lines planned. We have not even heard if Destiny will have
AquaMouse or not, but can assume she will. I’m guessing she will get the 3
stories from the Treasure and add one of her own.
Little is known about Disney Adventure. What we do know is
she was not purpose built for Disney. Disney found the ship sitting abandoned
in a closed shipyard over ½ built. She was being built for a Chinese Cruise
Line that went under during Covid. The shipyard also closed down due to Covid.
Disney purchased the ship and had the shipyard that is building the Treasure
take over completing the build and changing it to fit Disney design. We know
she will be ported in Singapore for at least 5 years after she is complete. She
is much larger than any of the other Disney ships. That is all we really
honestly know about Adventure.
I’m going to tell you what I choose. I look at the
restaurants and shows first. Then I look at the other onboard offerings. After
that I look at the ports to see if I want to go there. If the ship is interesting,
I don’t care about the ports because I’ll just stay on the ship, enjoying
myself. I look for at least 2 restaurants with “shows” so Dram and Fantasy are
lower on my list. I love longer cruises and only do short ones that leave from
a local port.
I hope this helps you pick a cruise!!
Need more information and help picking a cruise?? Let us
know!
Carolyn-Tinky@PixieDustedMemoriesTravel.com
Scott-Sparky@PixieDustedMemoriesTravel.com
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