sorceressk
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2013
About Us
Hello. We are Kristina and Paul, both 29 years old and planning a Dream celebration November 2-6, 2015 sailing to the Bahamas from Port Canaveral. We've been together 3 years and love Disney and especially love Disney Cruise Line. We recently became platinum castaway club members.
Why DCL?
Since we were both children, we have loved everything Disney! And so, one of our very first large purchases together was an annual pass to WDW. We live in Florida and are close enough to do a day trip to the world and then drive home that same night. Needless to say, Disney has been a staple for us during the course of our relationship. We just love it. We took our first Disney cruise on the Dream in 2012 and found out there was something we loved even more than WDW...THE DISNEY CRUISE! We just love the service, food, entertainment and the overall quality that no one else can provide like Disney. When I found out that DCL was an option as a DFTW, I was like "I love cruising DCL but there's no way I want to get married on a Disney cruise". Months passed. We were still looking into ideas for a Disney wedding. We were pretty set on an Animal Kingdom event and then one day it just hit me like a brick! I want to do this on the Disney cruise. When I told Paul, he was a tad confused, given my staunch opposition to a DCL event in the beginning. But what I think happened is that we went on more cruises and I just realized the Disney cruise is truly one of the best vacations I've ever been on and the intimate nature of a DCL wedding really started to appeal to me. So we started floating the idea amongst close family and friends to see if people were totally opposed to traveling for our event. Most of the time, it was well received. And the thing is, I wanted something personal and intimate to be shared with only our favorite people. So we figured, those who could be there will and for the rest, we will have a big party before setting sail.
At this point, we were well into this year and DCL still had not released the schedule for 2015 sailings. When they finally did...they only released the first half of the year! I was basically dying of impatience. I really wanted a November wedding. I love autumn in Florida and really, there's no better time to sail. It's not too hot, not too cold and the prices are reasonable. That said, I wanted it to be in the beginning of November as to not interfere with anyone's Thanksgiving plans. But oh the waiting! I just thought I'd keel over. And then finally! DCL releases the dates right before the beginning of summer. We happened to be taking the 9 night cruise to Alaska at the end of May and so we booked our wedding trip on board. We decided on the November 2-6, 2015 sailing on the Dream, our "home" ship. I really wanted one of the newer ships to show off to all my guests and we knew that a 7 day on the Fantasy would be pushing it with even those who love us most...so it was settled. We will leave Monday 11/2 and return Friday morning 11/6. Paul and I will stay over at WDW Friday night and then we will go back to sail on the Fantasy Saturday 11/7 for a week of alone time. =] We are so excited!! Two weeks on DCL! =]
Hello. We are Kristina and Paul, both 29 years old and planning a Dream celebration November 2-6, 2015 sailing to the Bahamas from Port Canaveral. We've been together 3 years and love Disney and especially love Disney Cruise Line. We recently became platinum castaway club members.
Why DCL?
Since we were both children, we have loved everything Disney! And so, one of our very first large purchases together was an annual pass to WDW. We live in Florida and are close enough to do a day trip to the world and then drive home that same night. Needless to say, Disney has been a staple for us during the course of our relationship. We just love it. We took our first Disney cruise on the Dream in 2012 and found out there was something we loved even more than WDW...THE DISNEY CRUISE! We just love the service, food, entertainment and the overall quality that no one else can provide like Disney. When I found out that DCL was an option as a DFTW, I was like "I love cruising DCL but there's no way I want to get married on a Disney cruise". Months passed. We were still looking into ideas for a Disney wedding. We were pretty set on an Animal Kingdom event and then one day it just hit me like a brick! I want to do this on the Disney cruise. When I told Paul, he was a tad confused, given my staunch opposition to a DCL event in the beginning. But what I think happened is that we went on more cruises and I just realized the Disney cruise is truly one of the best vacations I've ever been on and the intimate nature of a DCL wedding really started to appeal to me. So we started floating the idea amongst close family and friends to see if people were totally opposed to traveling for our event. Most of the time, it was well received. And the thing is, I wanted something personal and intimate to be shared with only our favorite people. So we figured, those who could be there will and for the rest, we will have a big party before setting sail.
At this point, we were well into this year and DCL still had not released the schedule for 2015 sailings. When they finally did...they only released the first half of the year! I was basically dying of impatience. I really wanted a November wedding. I love autumn in Florida and really, there's no better time to sail. It's not too hot, not too cold and the prices are reasonable. That said, I wanted it to be in the beginning of November as to not interfere with anyone's Thanksgiving plans. But oh the waiting! I just thought I'd keel over. And then finally! DCL releases the dates right before the beginning of summer. We happened to be taking the 9 night cruise to Alaska at the end of May and so we booked our wedding trip on board. We decided on the November 2-6, 2015 sailing on the Dream, our "home" ship. I really wanted one of the newer ships to show off to all my guests and we knew that a 7 day on the Fantasy would be pushing it with even those who love us most...so it was settled. We will leave Monday 11/2 and return Friday morning 11/6. Paul and I will stay over at WDW Friday night and then we will go back to sail on the Fantasy Saturday 11/7 for a week of alone time. =] We are so excited!! Two weeks on DCL! =]