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Ultimate Disney Cruise Guide: 190 Disney Cruise Tips, Tricks & Hacks for a Disney Cruise Vacation
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today's video you guys know we love
Disney cruises well today's video is all
about Disney cruise tips tricks and
hacks are you dreaming about a Disney
cruise or do you have one booked already
this video is for you you guys ready
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let's first talk about booking your
Disney cruise we wanted to talk a little
bit about some tips and tricks and hacks
before you even booked your Disney
cruise one of our favorite ways to enjoy
Disney cruise vacation if you're flying
into Florida is booking a land and sea
package if you're planning a Disney
World and Disney Cruise combo plan your
Disney World vacation first Disney World
is a lot faster paced and a little bit
crazier that way you can relax and enjoy
your Disney cruise to end your land and
see package let's get into the best
prices we are asked daily when is the
best time to cruise for price the best
time is always September but this is
also a hurricane season if you do want
to save money though this is the time to
cruise you'll find some incredible deals
in September however because it is
hurricane season you probably are going
to want to add trip insurance just for
that added protection onto your Disney
cruise vacation if September is not a
good time another great time to visit is
January it's a little bit colder to swim
but January is also another fantastic
time to take a Disney cruise vacation
now when is the best time to cruise for
crowds now the cruise ships are limited
on the number of guests however there's
larger cruise ships the fantasy and the
dream do still accommodate a lot of
people best time to avoid the crowds is
to cruise when the kids are in school
now of course that may be tough because
you're pulling the kids out of school to
take a Disney cruise but that is the
best way to avoid the crowds on a Disney
cruise let's talk about a few things
that you should do before your Disney
cruise now the great news at Disney
cruise vacation is very relaxing there's
not a lot of things that you do need to
pre booked or you miss out however there
still are a few things you do want a
book before your Disney cruise so let's
jump in with some things that you want
to pre booked the first thing you're
going to want to pre book are your shore
excursions or as Disney Cruise calls
them your port adventure
during a Disney Cruise you will stop at
different ports of call these are
different islands different countries
where you can get off the ship and
experience a country or the island you
can do this by yourself where you can
just kind of wander around or you can
book a shore excursion we love booking
shore excursions it is such a simple
stress-free experience when you book
them with Disney cruise Disney handles
everything you'll actually meet onboard
the ship and you'll all walk together
with a crew member off the ship and
directly to your transportation or to
your port adventure another reservation
that you're gonna want to book before
you get onboard the Disney cruise ship
is Paulo or Remi Paulo is an Italian
themed restaurant in Remi is a French
inspired restaurant both of these do
booked up early if you're unable to book
a reservation with Paulo or Remi online
don't worry once you board the ship you
can go see the dining manager to book
your reservation another reservation
you're gonna want a pre book is the
senses spa and salon if you're thinking
about pampering yourself on your Disney
cruise vacation you will want to make a
reservation for senses spa or salon
both of these do booked up early let's
talk a little bit about online check-in
Disney Cruise offers an opportunity to
check-in online before your cruise now
you still have to check in at the port
once you arrive but you can get a few
things done with the online check-in
before your cruise one of my favorite
things is scheduling your boarding time
when you check-in online it allows you
to select your boarding time I always
prefer to get the earliest boarding time
when you get an earlier board in time
this means you actually get on the ship
before everybody else you can dine at
one of the sit-down restaurants versus
the crowded buffet or this will give you
an opportunity to have lunch and then
maybe hop in the pool before it gets
crowded always try to get as early a
boarding time as possible another thing
you can do with online check-in is
register for children programming this
actually just takes a few minutes to do
online you'll set up a few parameters
including your password to pick up your
kid it only takes a few minutes but it
does save time once you board the
so go ahead and just take a few
minutes and set up your children for
children programming you'll also want to
book select character meet-and-greet
most of the character meet and greets
you just walk up and you see the
characters however there are a few more
popular character meet-and-greets like
anna and elsa and the princess gathering
these do require advanced reservations
you can book them online during your
online check-in or you can wait until
you board the ship to make these
reservations there's a few other things
you want to do before your Disney cruise
vacation one of these things is download
the Disney cruise navigator app this app
is amazing we love it
you actually just add it right to your
smartphone and it's free this app will
allow you to see all of the different
excursions you can see the different
decks all of the activities and you can
use the chat option to chat with other
family members during your cruise it's a
great resource during your Disney cruise
vacation let's talk about packing we
know you are already concerned that
you're gonna forget something on your
Disney Cruise check out the I in the sky
you can actually print a list of
everything we pack for a Disney cruise
vacation before you leave you're gonna
want to call your bank or credit card
company now Disney does not accept cash
or credit cards on board everything is
charged to your key to the world card so
make sure you call your bank or credit
card company to let them know that
you're traveling when booking your
flights for a Disney cruise vacation we
always recommend flying into the port
city no later than 10:00 a.m. in the
morning and flying home after 2 p.m.
this gives you plenty of time to arrive
and leave just in case something happens
we actually prefer to arrive the day
before a cruise you never know what
could happen with airlines or weather so
it's nice to actually get to the city a
day before you actually cruise it gives
you a little bit more wiggle room if
you're cruising out of Port Canaveral
why not come a few days earlier to enjoy
Disneyworld before your Disney cruise
vacation you can even add transfers
right to your Disney cruise package and
they'll pick you up at your
resort and take you to your Disney
cruise so why not come a day or two
before your cruise and enjoy some
vacation time at Disney World
before your Disney cruise vacation
Disney will actually mail you a package
that includes your luggage tags you'll
want to put these luggage tags on any of
your checked luggage once you get to the
port you're gonna actually check your
luggage and you won't see them again
until later in that day when you're in
your stateroom make sure that you have
those luggage tags on your luggage now
if you did not get your package
documents do not worry once you drop off
your luggage with the porter you can
actually just give them your stateroom
number and they have luggage tags for
you on a Disney cruise you are leaving
the country with that in mind you do you
need to have proper documentation
we highly recommend passports if
something happens during your cruise and
you have to fly home you need that
passport to re-enter the United States
so just be safe and have those passports
if you don't have time Disney will
accept an original birth certificate for
kids and an original birth certificate
and a government picture ID for adults
let's talk about the first day of your
Disney Cruise this is so exciting but
voyage it's time for your Disney cruise
all right let's first talk about your
luggage when you arrive to the Disney
cruise terminal you will drop off your
luggage with the porter so with that in
mind be sure you bring cash 1 to 3
dollars per piece of luggage to tip the
porter from that point your luggage will
magically show up outside your Disney
Cruise stateroom later at that day after
you drop off your luggage your next step
is to check in at the Disney cruise
terminal you will go through a security
checkpoint very similar to the TSA
security that you'll go through at the
airport after you go through that
security you're gonna check in for your
Disney cruise vacation let's talk about
the process after you check in once
you've checked in they'll start calling
boarding numbers you and your family are
going to go through that big yellow
Mickey ear and then you're gonna use
your key to the world card to get access
onto the ship you'll have a quick little
stop if you want to get some pictures
from the Disney photographers and
and you go to the welcome aboard this is
one of my favorite parts of a Disney
cruise vacation where they're actually
gonna welcome you onboard for the first
day on your Disney cruise we recommend a
day bag there could be several hours
before you actually get your luggage in
your stateroom so be sure you pack your
medicines swimsuits sunblock in any
essentials for the first few hours of
your Disney Cruise let's talk a little
bit more about your stateroom and
luggage on the first day of your Disney
Cruise you actually will not be able to
get into your stateroom until after 1:00
p.m. and then your luggage will
magically show up between 1:00 and it
could be as late as dinner time so it
could be several hours before you get
your luggage the power in your room is
controlled with the key to the world
card when you get into your room you'll
want to put one of the key to the world
cards in the slot by the door this will
turn on your lights and power your room
once you get your luggage go ahead and
unpack the staterooms onboard the Disney
cruise ships are fairly small so go
ahead and free up some of that space in
your room by unpacking you can hang
items in your closet or put them in the
dressers and there's even storage
underneath the bed if you watched Jones
fame of the travels we're always raving
about downy wrinkle release or on our
travels this is especially important on
cruise vacations because you don't have
an iron in your room be sure you bring
an extension cord the staterooms have
very few outlets we always bring an
extension cord with multiple outlets
that way all of our devices have an
outlet to charge don't worry about
packing your hairdryer go ahead and
leave that at home Disney does provide a
hairdryer in all the staterooms and it's
actually a real
good hair dryer we're getting into the
fun of a Disney Cruise but there are a
few things you want to be aware of as
soon as you get on board one of the
first things you want to do is meet with
the dining manager if you are not able
to book Paulo or Remi or you're not
happy with your dining rotation or time
make sure you stop by and talk with the
dining manager the dining manager is
always available on the first day of the
cruise to make any enhancements to your
cruise vacation you're going to want to
go check in with the children
programming you'll spend just a few
minutes to check the kids into the
children programming for the ocean air
lab and Club the kids will actually need
to get Disney cruise magic bands for the
teen and tween Club they just check in
with the counselor super simple
if you are not able to pre booked any
shore excursions you may want to book
those once you board the ship you'll
have plenty of time to book these
anytime during the first day of your
cruise it doesn't have to be right when
you board but be sure on your first day
you go ahead and get all those port
adventures and shore excursions booked
if you want to book a bippity Boppity
boutique experience or the pirate league
on pirate night you'll want to stop by
or call to book your reservations
finally the spa or salon treatments at
census spa if you're planning on
spending some time in the spires law
during your cruise you can stop by the
open house this is usually held on the
first day of your cruise you can even
take a tour to see if it's a good fit
for your vacation or you can also pick
up the phone from your stateroom and
call to make a reservation let's talk
about getting around the Disney cruise
ships the Disney cruise ships are huge
especially the fantasy and the dream and
it can get very confusing
there are several decks I like to just
wander around on the first day of the
cruise we have a few little tips to help
you navigate around the Disney cruise
ships first off look towards the stars
on the carpet the top or the tip of the
stars will always point forward to the
front of the ship if you look at the
stars on the lights you can look at the
ceiling for directions as well with the
circle
lights look for the lines in the lights
the point of the lights will always
point you to the front of the ship so
now you know how to get to the front of
the ship and to get to the back of the
ship pop out the left and the right
you'll hear the Disney crew talk about
port and starboard these are the left
and the right sides of the ship if you
look at the doors next to every door
onboard the Disney cruise ship you will
see a fish and a seahorse fish is
spelled with four letters F is H that's
how you know you're on the port side
because port has four letters P ort so
keep that in mind if you see the fish
you're on the port side
I hope these little tips will help you
navigate around the Disney cruise ship
let's get on to the fun or shall we say
bon voyage we are leaving to set sail on
our cruise one of the highlights of any
Disney cruise vacation is the sailing
away or the kick-off party it is so much
fun you are going to sing and dance
you'll see those fun Disney characters
there's two different levels to watch
the party you can be on the ground level
where the stage is located but we always
prefer the upper deck you get a much
better view of the characters and all
the action finally you are heading out
to sea we love going to the front of the
ship after the sailing away party to
watch the land disappear into water you
may even get lucky and see some dolphins
be sure you turn your phone off or put
in airplane mode as soon as you leave
land
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which that brings us to secrets to using
electronics on your cruise let's jump
right into cell phones as I just said
turn your phone off or put it in
airplane mode this is super important we
had a youtuber friend that racked up an
insane bill when she went on a cruise
she didn't realize that she needed to
put her phone in airplane mode and she
was getting international roaming
charges the Disney cruise ships do have
Wi-Fi service in your stateroom and
throughout the ship another great
electronic is wave phones this is a free
service onboard the Disney cruise ships
in your stateroom you will have to wave
phones this allows you to communicate
with other family members not only on
the ship but you can do it at castaway
key as well
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one of my favorite parts of a Disney
cruise vacation is eating many great
opportunities for food for ice cream for
shows onboard a Disney cruise now let's
talk about the dining experience each
evening Disney has something that they
call rotational dining this is one of my
favorite parts of a Disney cruise
vacation you will rotate the restaurants
on board the Disney cruise so you'll get
a different dining experience and
restaurant the great news is that your
servers will come with you this means
your server will have your drink ready
to go on day three or four and they will
know how you like your steak cooked this
makes the dining experience so amazing
room service is included on the Disney
cruise ships there are a few things on
the menu that may be an extra small fee
but almost everything is included we
love taking advantage of room service on
busier port days when we get back to the
stateroom we can just relax and have
dinner in our stateroom food food and
more food you will have so many dining
opportunities onboard the Disney cruise
ships and almost everything is included
with your cruise the only big exception
is paolo and Remi is are both signature
restaurants that do charge a sitting fee
you can look in the navigator that's
delivered to your stateroom every day
for all of the restaurants be sure you
pack a Yeti or a service cup or a water
bottle for your cruise you have
unlimited beverages at the beverage
station by the pool and on castaway key
this includes coffee tea milk and
coca-cola product they do have small
cups at the beverage station but we like
to bring our own larger cups we fill
them up and then we can take it to the
movies or to the theater or even when
we're hanging out by the pool
don't forget about unlimited ice cream
yes I did say unlimited ice cream we
have ice cream for breakfast for lunch
for dinner for afternoon snacks you can
have ice cream on board the Disney
cruise ships and again at castaway key
you get unlimited ice
kriem they do have ice cream cones but
you can also pick up a cup from the
beverage station to use instead if you
want a little bit more or if you want to
make an ice cream float you will have so
much fun to having endless ice cream on
your cruise are you celebrating during
your cruise are you celebrating a
birthday an anniversary or even a huge
milestone just let your server know on
the first night of the cruise they will
be happy to celebrate right along with
you
paolo and Remi are the two signature
restaurants that are adult only
restaurants onboard the Disney cruise
ships we get a lot of questions about
the sitting fee for these two
restaurants the sitting fee is
automatically charged to your stateroom
after your dinner the sitting fee
actually covers your gratuities at the
restaurant you're welcome to pay a
little bit more in gratuity if you feel
like you need to but rest assured that
that sitting fee that you pay actually
is the gratuities for the server's for
your dining experience are you like Tim
and myself and love coffee in the
morning there is not a coffee maker in
your room if you do want coffee in the
morning you'll have to go to the
restaurant or to the beverage station to
get coffee we actually recommend using
the quick room service menu to order
coffee in the morning that way when you
wake up it's delivered to your room and
for no charge let's grab those swimsuits
and hit the pool and the waterslide
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there is so much fun on board the Disney
cruise ships for kids of all ages they
have little splash parks for the younger
kids they have a Mickey slide they have
the aqua duck and for thrill seekers the
aqua dunk so much fun on board let's
first talk about the Aqua duck in the
Aqua dump these two super popular water
slides are a lot of fun for the whole
family
however the lines can get pretty long we
love hitting the pulls in the
afternoon.on castaway Key day most
people spend the entire day on the
island we usually leave castaway key
around 2 p.m. and head right to the pool
once we board the ship the pools usually
empty so we can write the waterslide
over and over and over again without a
wait
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on the Bahamas in the Caribbean cruises
Disney hosts an amazing night called
pirate night argh
this night is filled with so many
activities and character meet and greets
and even fireworks at sea on pirate
night the crew and a lot of guests
actually dress up you can easily create
a costume with a white t-shirt black
pants in a red sash it's an inexpensive
way to dress up for pirate night you can
also do the pirate League this activity
is for kids and adults and they'll
actually make you over into a pirate the
younger kids can even get a costume as
well it's a really fun way to kind of
kick off pirate nights are at night they
will have a special dinner during your
normal sit-down meal but if you are
still hungry they'll also have an extra
buff faith at night right after the
fireworks and oh yeah did I mention
fireworks at sea
leave it to Disney to create an epic way
to celebrate pirate night it starts off
with the show on the stage by the pool
with your favourite Disney characters
and a few pirate villains and then ends
with a spectacular display of fireworks
at sea
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I am ready to relax on castaway key on
the Bahamas and the Caribbean cruises
Disney stops by their own private island
called a castaway key
we love castaway key and our family this
is our favorite port of call on castaway
key Disney has children programming for
the kids for the teens and for the
tweens this means you can drop off the
kids they can play and have fun with
other kids and the adults well we can
relax
Disney has their own private section of
the island called serenity Bay this area
is only for adults its relaxing and
quiet you can even enjoy lunch at
serenity Bay and a little tip make sure
you wander into the water there are a
lot of beautiful starfish in this
section rhyme Disney does have a run
called the castaway ki 5k as part of the
run Disney lineup this is a fun little
run around the island and you get a
medal at the end if you're a runner this
is a must do during your Disney cruise
on castaway key you'll get the chance to
have one of the best barbeque lunches
the fantastic news it's included with
the price of your cruise so leave your
wallet in your room you can enjoy ribs
hamburgers hot dogs dish corn on the cob
and so much more we always love getting
the huge cookies and making the epic ice
cream sandwich in addition the beverage
stations at cookies and cookies too are
open all day so you can pop in to get a
water or a coat while you're enjoying
your day at castaway key as you know the
Jones family loves Mickey male cast
awake he actually has a post office you
can bring a postcard from home
mail it from the Bahamas this is really
fun for the kids to get home and get
their own postcard from their travels
you can purchase stamps at the Castaway
key post office but be sure you bring
cash let's talk about just fun tips
during a Disney cruise let's start with
pin trading Disney takes pin trading on
the Disney cruise ships to a whole new
level
they have several nights onboard the
Disney cruises devoted to pin trading
with the officers
do you love Pepe from the Muppets while
on the Fantasy in the dream they have an
activity called the midship detective
agency this is a must do for the Jones
family our kids love this activity one
of the hunts during the midship
detective agency is to a stateroom for
Pepe from the Muppets on Pepe's door
there's a phone number do you know what
happens when you actually call the phone
number let me say it's a lot of fun you
can actually call from your stateroom on
the wave phone and call Pepe this is
definitely one of those little hidden
activities that your kids are gonna love
one of our favorite activities onboard
the Disney cruise ships is the till we
meet again party and it actually goes by
a couple different names but really it's
the last character gathering onboard the
Disney cruise ship it's held on the last
day of the cruise and usually in the
evening hours after dinner it's a little
show and then you have a few minutes
where the characters come out in the
audience for pictures and autographs I
love the show it's such a great way to
end your Disney cruise vacation the kids
really don't go they hang out in
children programming but I still go
as an adult just to go see the show and
then meet the characters for the last
time
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Disney hosts some amazing Broadway style
shows onboard the Disney cruise ships
they have an early and a late show that
corresponds with your dining time that
means if you have a main dining time
you'll see the second Broadway show if
you have a second dining time you'll see
the main Broadway show however sometimes
it's still tough to make a show you can
still watch them from your stateroom TV
but these are definitely a must-see
during your Disney cruise vacation some
of the best spots for watching sunsets
are on the lower decks like deck four
and Deck five
this is usually where the running track
is located this is a nice quiet area
where you can go out and sit and enjoy
the sunset so take an evening and just
relax and enjoy the view if you're a fan
of Hidden Mickeys look for them on all
of the Disney cruise ships they are
everywhere did you know that your
stateroom door is made of metal this
means you can add magnet right to your
door as you walk around the cruise ship
you'll see that a lot of guests actually
do decorate their door and you can just
use magnets to do that well it is the
last night onboard the Disney Cruise I
know that this is the sad part of any
Disney cruise vacation I'm tired of
talking here
there's a couple things for you to be
aware of on the last day of your cruise
first off you need to return the
children programming banned the Disney
cruise magic pants are fun but they're
only for a Disney cruise you're not able
to use them at Disney World so unless
you want to keep them as a souvenir and
pay for them you're gonna need to return
them to children programming on the last
night your photos the Disney
photographers will be taking amazing
photos of your family all cruise log on
that last night of your Disney Cruise if
you haven't purchased your photos make
sure you stop by shudders to order any
photos that you want from your Disney
cruise vacation on the last side of your
cruise Disney will ask you to leave your
suitcases outside the stateroom door the
stateroom host will pick up your luggage
and you will not see it again until you
pick it up at customs the following day
the stateroom host will leave luggage
tags in your room make sure you bring a
pen and fill out the luggage tags to put
on your suitcases and don't forget the
character on your luggage tag our
luggage is Tinkerbell so when we go into
customs we're going to look for the
Tinkerbell section to find our luggage
on the last day everything is closed so
be sure you pop into the merchandise
shops the day before you get off the
cruise ships for any last-minute amazing
Disney Cruise merchandise like photo
albums and stuffed animals and those
Dooney and Bourke purses let's talk
about the last day of your cruise you
will have a set breakfast time on the
last day of your cruise and be warned it
will be early if you have main dining
it's very early
so what restaurant will you be dining at
for the last day of your cruise if you
are at Tiana's for dinner the night
before that means you're gonna be at
Tiana's for your CEO real soon
breakfast it's the same location as your
dinner the night before when you leave
your room for breakfast you're actually
not coming back this means you're gonna
want to grab your stateroom account be
sure you take the time and review your
stateroom account if you have any
questions you're gonna want to swing by
guest relations before you get off the
ship make sure you also have your key to
the world card you will need the
to the world card to actually get off
the ship if you had an amazing Disney
crew or had a special guest experience
during your cruise make sure you include
them in the evaluation and you can
actually drop off your evaluation right
outside the restaurant once you get off
the ship you will go through customs
this means you'll pick up your checked
luggage and go through customs
if you need help with your luggage they
will have Porter's ready to help you so
make sure you have cash handy ready to
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