Overall, the cruise was a great experience. The level of customer service was above and
beyond what I have come to expect from Disney (which was already a pretty high
bar). 3 nights is a very short
cruise. We did not get a chance to enjoy
many of the ships amenities including the pools, movie theaters, lounges,
fitness center, and spa. The girls only
had two visits to the Oceaneer’s club and would have enjoyed more. They offered classes for the older kids in
addition to a lot of activities.
The activities we did take in were great. The pools were a bit crowded. The AquaDuck was a blast. The shows were fabulous and rival shows that I
have seen anywhere. The food was well
prepared and had a thoughtful, creative menu.
The service was better than I have received in any formal dining
experience. In retrospect, it might have
been a good idea to have the kids eat first and send them to the Oceaneer’s
club so they would not be bored during the rest of the leisurely dinner. A neat activity that we did get involved in
was the Mid-ship Detective Agency. You
could solve puzzles by looking for clues around the ship. This allowed us to get a pretty good tour at
the same time.
The time in port was reasonable. You could typically disembark around 8:00 AM
and have to be back on board by 5:00 PM.
In Nassau, there were plenty of activities and we went our own
ways. I went diving through Stuart Cove's and the rest of my family did a bus tour. At Castaway Cay there were
activities like the Stingray Experience, Parasailing, bike rentals and the 5K
that we did not take the time to enjoy, but it was nice to relax in the
sunshine. We did rent a sea kayak and inner tube style floats for the beach.
The character greetings were also a lot of fun, even though
we did not take advantage of all of them.
I would definitely consider a cruise vacation again and
recommend Disney for families. Even
without kids, the Disney brand means something.
The cruise went from Port Canaveral to Nassau on the first night, then to Castaway Cay on the second night and returned to Port Canaveral on the third night.
We dove at 2 locations starting with the Steel Forest and then James Bond's Wrecks.
2 comments:
Woah, how big were those sharks that you saw during your dive??
Maybe 5 feet. It was a single reef shark, which are supposed to be very safe. It was still unnerving.
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