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| mickeymeg
Fri 10/2/2009 3:19p | Hi everyone. We are strongly considering booking ourselves on one of the Alaskan Cruises. The thing is, we have never been on a Disney cruise, or any cruise for that matter, before.
We have spoken to a travel agent at Mouse Ears about pricing and it looks like the fancy rooms with verandahs are just outside our budget.
Has any on traveled in an inside cabin before ? I know we won't have the fabulous view obviously, but I don't think we will be spending that much time in the room as it sounds like there is lots to do around the ship.
Do you think it is still worth doing with the basic room ? What else can you tell us about cruising with Disney ? We will be traveling with friends, and both families will be 2 adults with a 2 year old.
Also do you think it would be worth a bit of extra money to go on the very first cruise up to Alaska ?
Any tips or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much
-Meg |
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| Kala
Sat 10/3/2009 6:35a | If you don't mind not being able to see outside an inside cabin is great! We've cruised with Disney 4 times and will be going on another one in March 2010. DH needs a window. But we did look in an inside cabin on our last cruise and it wasn't too bad. The room is dark but so are the other ones and we bring a night light for the bathroom when we cruise.
We are biased and haven't cruised with other cruise lines because we like the Disney experience. We had a verandah the first 2 cruises and while they were nice we used them maybe twice out of the 7 days we were on the ship. We were kept that busy!
Here are some options you may want to consider if you are set on going to Alaska.
Book a secret porthole room, (SPH). These are inside cabins on Deck 5 that are billed as a cat. 10 You get a porthole that is view obstruct but isn't all that bad. We were able to get one for our next cruise! here is a link with info. and pictures:
http://www.disneycruiser.info/pics.htm
They go fast so booking them early is key, but I called back last month and one opened up so I changed cabins.
Another option is to find a travel agency that buys blocks of room for group reservations this will save you some $$ because the price is discounted. I recommend using a Disney TA Like Dreams Unlimited, Small world vacations, we used them for our first cruise and they were great, and mouse ears. Ask if they have any cabins at a group rate. We used Costco too but some of their agents are what we call Disney clueless so we ask for someone who has experience dealing with Disney cruises. We got over $700 back in Costco gift cards when we got back from our last cruise. We had booked 2 rooms one for my brothers family and one for us.
We have no children and enjoy cruising with Disney because they are more laid back and the service is top notch we have never been disappointed. the first 3 times we had to share our meals with other cruisers and Disney did a fantastic time pair us up with other families. You probably won't have to do that since you have enough people for a table. There are a lot of activities to keep you busy from when you get up until you go to sleep. Sometimes we just sit back and relax.
I haven't been on a cruise to Alaska, but then again I lived there for 20 years. :) Everyone I know who has taken a cruise through Holland America or Norweigan said it was the most beautiful cruise ever!
I'm sure we'll cruise to Alaska with Disney after the newness of the new itinerary dies down. Personally I think the AK cruise is overpriced. We like the Caribbean cruises because we LOVE castaway cay Disney's private island.
Hope this helps to get you started. Let us know how it goes! |
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| SingleParkPassholder
Sat 10/3/2009 6:46a | I hate to be blasphemous here, but decide what your primary goal is, going on a Disney cruise or going on an Alaskan cruise. If it's Alaska more than Disney, then check out Royal Caribbean or Princess cruise lines as well, because RCL and/or Princess might be priced a lot better than Disney. |
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| mickeymeg
Sat 10/3/2009 8:20a | Thanks Kira. I will look into the secret porthole rooms, those look great to me =)
SSP, our goal is the Disney cruise. Because we live pretty much where the cruise sets off from it is a great option for us. Disney is finally coming to us =) The cost of flying to Florida and staying there for a few days puts the carribean cruise out of our budget for now. Not to mention the fact that if we were to be in Florida anyway we would be forced to spend some time in WDW. One Day.... |
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| tiggerdis_
Sat 10/3/2009 1:44p | lol - when you find this thread on community, it says Alaska has been moved.
I didn't know this little website could do that! |
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| mickeymeg
Sat 10/3/2009 3:14p | lol ^^ |
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| teachin
Sun 10/4/2009 5:35p | I have been on 5 Disney cruises and stayed in the inside rooms everytime. They are fine. I have also been on an Alaskan cruise it is beautiful. I would prefer going to Alaska on Disney as compared to the other cruise lines so I say go for it. Usually there is a "star" on the first cruise of a new itinerary but they dont usually say who it is so it is a chance you are taking. |
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| Kira
Sun 10/4/2009 7:40p | <<Thanks Kira. I will look into the secret porthole rooms, those look great to me =)>>
LOL I had to re read through the thread, I thought I was going crazy and had commented but missed it! |
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| mickeymeg
Sun 10/4/2009 10:29p | oops ! Sorry, I meant Kala. You can see the confusion =) |
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| Kira
Mon 10/5/2009 12:47a | haha yep, I think it has happened more than once around the boards too. Heck even I scroll through every once in awhile and mistake myself for Kala LOL! |
