We are thinking of that next year … granddaughters will be 6 and 15. While we hear lots of positives, we do hear some complaints that the lines for character ‘opportunities” are very long and wear on the littles.We went on our first cruise in January - took our 7 y.o. grandson and his parents on a Disney cruise to the Bahamas. Cruising was never on my bucket list, buy Mrs. Red has always wanted to do it. I enjoyed it more than I thought I might. And since it was our grandson's first cruise, it was really fun to watch him have that experience.
We've decided we'd be in for another...but want to find a more older-adult-oriented cruise next time. Wife loves the beach, so it's likely to be another Caribbean cruise when we go.
Red
We are thinking of that next year … granddaughters will be 6 and 15. While we hear lots of positives, we do hear some complaints that the lines for character ‘opportunities” are very long and wear on the littles.
we’ve had some suggest Carnival instead, but we hear too many negatives about them.
What were your experiences on that cruise?
The overwhelming majority think that the food quality has gone down across the board since the pandemic. Same with entertainment, especially the large production shows. Cost cutting to recover their losses.It's true that there were often long lines to see the Disney characters. Seems to matter which character and what time of day. Our grandson LOVED it, which was really fun for us. We liked it very much, but the hordes of children can become a bit taxing after a few days.
The ocean scenery and the port stops (3 Bahamas islands, including Nassau and Atlantis) were great. This is why we'd like to do it again - only on a cruise that is adults-only...or at least one that caters more towards adults.
One thing that was a little underwhelming to me. I'd always been told how amazing the dining is on cruises. I didn't find that to be the case. The food wasn't bad...but not what I'd call amazing. I was a bit disappointed. Maybe on a cruise that didn't cater more to kids, the food would be better?
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