Hello everyone! New to disboards and joined just for this cruise thread.
This is our first
Disney Cruise!
It will be myself and my two daughters: 4 and 12. I am sure the girls will love it! Any advice? Is it here that we join the FE group?
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As far as advice as the Beach Boys say, get there fast then take it slow. It's easy to over plan. With all the things to see and do try and plan some free time to take it easy and just relax. Other than that we took this same cruise in 2016. Here are some things that we did not know until we found them out by reading the DISboards or until we got on the ship.
1. They offer a gingerbread house building class. You can get tickets by going to the customer service desk. We suggest going as soon as you board because they say the classes fill up fast.
2. Their is a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. On our cruise it was the first night at 7:30pm.
3. If your family wants to meet characters their are three things you can sign up for in advance online. The Princess Gathering, the Frozen Meet and Greet and the Disney jr. Character Breakfast (which on our cruise was in Animators Palate).
4. CVS pharmacy is within walking distance from where the boat docks in Key West. It's great if you forgot to pack anything or want some bottled water or drinks for your in room fridge.
5. Starbucks is within walking distance from where the boat docks in Key West also, just incase you need caffeine.
6. If you want coffee on the boat Cove Cafe is the closest thing to Starbucks you'll find. It's located on deck 9 mid ship in the adult only section on the ship. They have a reward card with a free coffee after you buy 4 or 5 (I can't remember which).
7. Deck 9 is also where the free self serve soda fountain and soft serve ice cream machines are.
8. The ship has a movie theater which plays a mix of Disney movies including ones that have just come out in theaters. On our previous cruise Moana came out the day before we left and they had 3 or 4 showings of it.
9. We thought the Frozen, A Musical Spectacular was great and on our cruise they had shows at the normal evening show times and a matinee show at 2:30pm. Hopefully they do the same for this cruise.
10. If you want a private table for dinner call now and request one otherwise you may be seated with other people.
11. On our cruise the average temperatures were highs around 78 lows around 70. The water temp at
Castaway Cay was around 76 which is cold when you first get in but ok after a couple minuets.
12. Castaway Cay has strollers and wagons you can just grab free of charge once you get off the ship.
Hope that helps. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.