Fairywings
Perry/Perrin
- Joined
- Apr 27, 2010
Hi everyone!
So I'm planning a 4 day/3 night Port Canaveral cruise for January 2018. It will stop at Nassau and Castaway Cay. I am going with one of my best friends, just the two of us. We'll be sharing the same room. Now, I have been to the Parks several times, but I have never been on a cruise, and my friend has only been to WDW once, and has been on many cruises but never a Disney cruise. This is also my first time being the primary planner for a Disney trip, so I have a few questions.
- When should I book for my cruise? I understand that it can get more expensive the closer to the trip that you book, but I couldn't really get a good gauge for when is too early or just in time to book.
- Because we are going in January, I'm a little concerned that it might be too cold to swim at Castaway Cay (that might sound stupid, but I've never been on a cruise, so). What other activities do they have in case the water is too cold?
- Is Palo worth it? My friend and I will be splitting the price of the trip in half, and we are not typically fancy restaurant kind of eaters. So I approached this thinking of us as people and as it is a short cruise, it might not be worth paying extra for it. But is it an experience I'm going to regret not having?
- My friend's birthday may fall on our trip, depending on which date we choose. It's kind of a birthday cruise for the both of us, since my own birthday is in December. Is there something that I can do for her birthday on the ship?
Thanks for any answers given, and if any of you experienced cruisers want to give some additional tips, those would be greatly appreciated.
So I'm planning a 4 day/3 night Port Canaveral cruise for January 2018. It will stop at Nassau and Castaway Cay. I am going with one of my best friends, just the two of us. We'll be sharing the same room. Now, I have been to the Parks several times, but I have never been on a cruise, and my friend has only been to WDW once, and has been on many cruises but never a Disney cruise. This is also my first time being the primary planner for a Disney trip, so I have a few questions.
- When should I book for my cruise? I understand that it can get more expensive the closer to the trip that you book, but I couldn't really get a good gauge for when is too early or just in time to book.
- Because we are going in January, I'm a little concerned that it might be too cold to swim at Castaway Cay (that might sound stupid, but I've never been on a cruise, so). What other activities do they have in case the water is too cold?
- Is Palo worth it? My friend and I will be splitting the price of the trip in half, and we are not typically fancy restaurant kind of eaters. So I approached this thinking of us as people and as it is a short cruise, it might not be worth paying extra for it. But is it an experience I'm going to regret not having?
- My friend's birthday may fall on our trip, depending on which date we choose. It's kind of a birthday cruise for the both of us, since my own birthday is in December. Is there something that I can do for her birthday on the ship?
Thanks for any answers given, and if any of you experienced cruisers want to give some additional tips, those would be greatly appreciated.