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Disney cruise this summer
We are planning to take a disney cruise this summer with our two kids, they will be 3 and 5. I was originally hoping to leave from Galveston because we have family in Texas that I wanted to visit for a few days before the cruise. I'm not really into any of the itineraries that leave from Galveston, so I'm thinking that Florida will be an option too. But, I have a few questions about Disney cruises:
Did you take one with young kids and how was it?
Any suggested itineraries? and excursions (I really want to do the Disney island)?
Are there better cruise lines that you would recommend for our age kids that will be just as fun? We live in So Cal and get plenty of Disney action, which our kids love, but if there is something awesome out there, I don't want to get tied to only Disney.
Re: Disney cruise this summer
My kids were 4 (on embarkation day) and 6 (almost 7) when we cruised with Disney.
It's a great line for kids. The clubs were amazing, and there was always plenty to do even if you didn't want to do any port excursions. Castaway Cay, the private island, was wonderful.
I do wish I'd waited for my kids to be older, though. They had a hard time with all four of us sharing a stateroom. There was a lot of laughing and fighting and getting out of bed. We missed all of the nighttime entertainment (pirate party, shows, fireworks) because we were simply too tired. And DD #2 hated the clubs...we had to cancel our adults only brunch at Palo fifteen minutes before our reservation time because she refused to for even a short time.
But overall we loved it enough that I have another cruise booked with them for the end of this year. The girls will be 7 and 10 by then and I think it'll be a much better experience for everyone! That doesn't mean younger kids can't/won't enjoy it...there are/were plenty of families with little ones who do everything. But only you know how adaptable your kids will be to sleeping in close quarters, staying up late, eating long meals (they can take 90-120 minutes in the dining room), going to the clubs without you.
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We did Disney last year when the kids were 2.5 and 6 months and had a blast! I found the sleeping arrangements to be fine. I was either sleeping on the bottom bunk bed with DS in his portable sleeper while DH shared the bed with DD or DH and I switched. I liked that a curtain was provided to separate the main bed from the bunk bed and living room area. I also loved that there was a separate toilet/sink and toilet/tub. I loved that you weren't assigned to one restaurant for all your dinners. They had 3 restaurants and each night you rotated so you could try the different cuisines, plus your server and assistant server traveled with you. We took advantage of Flounder's Nursery for the kids. On the first day there we took DD for a tour in there so she could see all the fun toys and we even referred to it as the toy room. She loved it so much we scheduled more time there. The Oceaneer's Club (for the 3 y/o+) was awesome too. On most mornings they had an Open House where all kids were welcomed and they featured a special activity like storytime with Belle or dancing with Snow White. For your kids they'll be old enough to go to the club. The club does science experiments, video games, movies, etc. It's free and you can leave them there as long as you want. Each stateroom has 2 phones so the counselors can call/text you if there's a problem. Their nighttime entertainment was pretty awesome. We were able to make it to all the shows in their theater. DD stayed up and had a lot of fun with that. I suggest you do an afternoon nap if you think your kids might be too tired by that point because the shows are pretty entertaining.