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Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line 2020
Your no-nonsense, consumer-oriented guide to Disney's Cruise Line
The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line by Erin Foster with Len Testa and Ritchey Halphen describes the best of Disney's ships and itineraries, including a couple of stellar restaurants, top-notch children's activities, and Castaway Cay, one of the best vacation islands in the Caribbean.
The book also lists which on-board entertainment and restaurants should be skipped, including recommendations on what to do instead. Along the way, this indispensable travel companion shows how to save money; choose the right stateroom, ship, and itinerary; and get to and from the cruise with ease.
The guide also provides full coverage of the Disney-run European river cruises and includes itinerary and port guides.
The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line by Erin Foster with Len Testa and Ritchey Halphen describes the best of Disney's ships and itineraries, including a couple of stellar restaurants, top-notch children's activities, and Castaway Cay, one of the best vacation islands in the Caribbean.
The book also lists which on-board entertainment and restaurants should be skipped, including recommendations on what to do instead. Along the way, this indispensable travel companion shows how to save money; choose the right stateroom, ship, and itinerary; and get to and from the cruise with ease.
The guide also provides full coverage of the Disney-run European river cruises and includes itinerary and port guides.
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699 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 10, 2019
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June 8, 2020
"The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line 2020" takes interested readers into the ins and outs of the Disney Cruise ships, itineraries, and ports. As they are not paid by Disney to write this guide, they offer their evaluations having cruised with DCL many times. There's also a lot of comparisons with other cruise lines, particularly Royal Caribbean to offer a counterpoint.
As someone who has never gone on a cruise, but has been curious about them, I have been curious about DCL. This guide unpacked some of the ideas I had gleaned from bits and pieces on the internet and helped me come to the conclusion that I would probably cruise with DCL if the opportunity arose. Disney has one of the highest cleanliness records out of the major cruise lines as well as has one of the lowest impacts on the environment. Both are very important to me. As someone who also doesn't gamble or drink, some of the major cruise lines that are geared towards those elements also don't appeal to me. Being more family-friendly, but still having areas for adults-only, I feel like DCL would be a good fit.
I'm not a hot weather person, but seeing what each ship has to offer and that the Caribbean cruises are the cheapest, I'm thinking I might do a 5 night Bahamas cruise and just absorb everything the ship has to offer. It's also tempting to pair the cruise with a stay at Walt Disney World. Since they're owned by the same parent company, you can do that seamlessly. And ease of planning is what I look for in a vacation.
I checked this book out from the library prior to the covid-19 pandemic and subsequent shelter-in-place orders. So needless to say, even as things open up, I probably won't consider a cruise for at least a year. If I'm going to pay all that money for a vacation, the one thing I don't want as a souvenir is a respiratory illness.
If you're curious about cruising and you've considered DCL, I'd give this book a read. They cover all the bases for all types of customers, with kids, singles, kid-less couples, etc. It's at least a good place to start.
As someone who has never gone on a cruise, but has been curious about them, I have been curious about DCL. This guide unpacked some of the ideas I had gleaned from bits and pieces on the internet and helped me come to the conclusion that I would probably cruise with DCL if the opportunity arose. Disney has one of the highest cleanliness records out of the major cruise lines as well as has one of the lowest impacts on the environment. Both are very important to me. As someone who also doesn't gamble or drink, some of the major cruise lines that are geared towards those elements also don't appeal to me. Being more family-friendly, but still having areas for adults-only, I feel like DCL would be a good fit.
I'm not a hot weather person, but seeing what each ship has to offer and that the Caribbean cruises are the cheapest, I'm thinking I might do a 5 night Bahamas cruise and just absorb everything the ship has to offer. It's also tempting to pair the cruise with a stay at Walt Disney World. Since they're owned by the same parent company, you can do that seamlessly. And ease of planning is what I look for in a vacation.
I checked this book out from the library prior to the covid-19 pandemic and subsequent shelter-in-place orders. So needless to say, even as things open up, I probably won't consider a cruise for at least a year. If I'm going to pay all that money for a vacation, the one thing I don't want as a souvenir is a respiratory illness.
If you're curious about cruising and you've considered DCL, I'd give this book a read. They cover all the bases for all types of customers, with kids, singles, kid-less couples, etc. It's at least a good place to start.
July 8, 2022
Even though it’s two years old (this was a library find and the newest they had) it has been a great guide for what our upcoming cruise may include (maps, excursions, and onboard activities). Reading it front to back in order isn’t really useful since not everything is relevant (e.g., my trip is planned, I don’t need to know how to schedule it) but they cover all four existing Disney ships and are good at explaining similarities and differences. I’m tempted to recheck this book so that I can take it with me on the cruise, I think it would be useful. I have a lot of sticky-note bookmarks for unofficial tips.
February 16, 2020
Just wanted to check in on the latest with Disney cruise line. Found a couple of tidbits that I didn’t know so I’ll have to be on the lookout when I cruise.
If you were thinking about cruising and wanted to read a solid book about all of the aspects, this would be it. The authors are thorough through the whole process and are helpful in making recommendations. It can be a bit overwhelming and they do a nice job with the information.
If you were thinking about cruising and wanted to read a solid book about all of the aspects, this would be it. The authors are thorough through the whole process and are helpful in making recommendations. It can be a bit overwhelming and they do a nice job with the information.
July 23, 2023
Great info provided for first timer going on the Magic this fall. Easy to follow and didnt take long to organize through
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