StarSeven7
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- Nov 13, 2017
We've never been on a cruise before, but we're looking at the possibility of a DCL cruise sometime next year. My family is me, DH, DD9, and DS6. We love Disney World and have gone several times in the past few years but DH would like to take a break from that. We're looking to do something a bit different for vacation next year - preferably somewhere warm.
My DD has been asking about going on a Disney cruise - some of her friends have been on one and she thinks it sounds really fun. I'm somewhat interested in one, but DH is really not interested in a cruise at all. If it were only DH and I, we would never choose to go on a cruise. We really like vacationing on our own and not doing tours. Cruise ships seem like they would be really crowded and we wouldn't really get to see the ports we're going to. I'm a fairly picky eater, so the food aspect of a cruise doesn't appeal to me a ton. And we're pretty budget conscious so the price of cruises seems crazy expensive (a 3 day cruise is about the same as a week at Disney World for us - even staying on propery!) BUT, we do love Disney and we're interested in trying something different, plus I think this would be the perfect time to go with our kids' ages, and we probably wouldn't consider it in the future when our kids were teens.
I think if we did choose a cruise, it would probably be a one and done for us (although you never know!), so I'm feeling a bit lost on what would be a good option for us. We would want a Caribbean or Bahamas cruise. We could do a shorter 3 or 4 night cruise to see how we like it, but those itineraries don't look super interesting to me as we've been to Nassau twice before. Western Caribbean also doesn't seem super exciting since we've been to Mexico 3 times pre-kids (although my kids would love to go to Mexico!), really Eastern and Southern Caribbean appeal to me the most since those are all new destinations to me, but those cruises are generally 7 nights and quite a bit more money!
So obviously I need some help deciding! Any tips or suggestions? Does it seem like cruising is something we would possibly enjoy or should we just stick with land-based vacations? I think if we don't cruise we would probably pick an island in the Caribbean or Hawaii, so that's what I'm weighing this against!
Thanks for any help you can give!
My DD has been asking about going on a Disney cruise - some of her friends have been on one and she thinks it sounds really fun. I'm somewhat interested in one, but DH is really not interested in a cruise at all. If it were only DH and I, we would never choose to go on a cruise. We really like vacationing on our own and not doing tours. Cruise ships seem like they would be really crowded and we wouldn't really get to see the ports we're going to. I'm a fairly picky eater, so the food aspect of a cruise doesn't appeal to me a ton. And we're pretty budget conscious so the price of cruises seems crazy expensive (a 3 day cruise is about the same as a week at Disney World for us - even staying on propery!) BUT, we do love Disney and we're interested in trying something different, plus I think this would be the perfect time to go with our kids' ages, and we probably wouldn't consider it in the future when our kids were teens.
I think if we did choose a cruise, it would probably be a one and done for us (although you never know!), so I'm feeling a bit lost on what would be a good option for us. We would want a Caribbean or Bahamas cruise. We could do a shorter 3 or 4 night cruise to see how we like it, but those itineraries don't look super interesting to me as we've been to Nassau twice before. Western Caribbean also doesn't seem super exciting since we've been to Mexico 3 times pre-kids (although my kids would love to go to Mexico!), really Eastern and Southern Caribbean appeal to me the most since those are all new destinations to me, but those cruises are generally 7 nights and quite a bit more money!
So obviously I need some help deciding! Any tips or suggestions? Does it seem like cruising is something we would possibly enjoy or should we just stick with land-based vacations? I think if we don't cruise we would probably pick an island in the Caribbean or Hawaii, so that's what I'm weighing this against!
Thanks for any help you can give!