aaaah really reliving our Disney cruise now. Thank you Adrian. Pirate Night was fun for us. The Grandies loved each restaurant, Cabana's and the targeted kids activities. Our SIL and daughter are comic-Con people so most of the Character shows were eagerly attended. Our rooms had adjoining balcony and the partition was removed by the steward so we could go between rooms without using the hall doors.
Another fantastic review Adrian and confirms this isn't for us but very interesting....well done....looking forward to sailing with you both in February...
Couldn't agree more. Family of 3 adults who just debarked yesterday. Great entertainment and service, food average especially in the buffet. I was just trying disney cruises out and I can't justify the cruise prices for another booking, even though my big kid husband and daughter would do it again. It was $18 usd for a cocktail!
Even though I don't, yet, have a passport, this review, and the one on Have Wheelchair Will Travel, has put the Disney Wonder front and centre for taking my first ever cruise on. Thanks very much for your video review Adrian. :)
Thanks, Adrian. I considered booking a Disney cruise for our wedding anniversary next month; my wife owns nearly 200 Mickey Mouse watches. But I could get 7 nights in a balcony on Ovation of the Seas for less than 5 nights in an interior cabin on Disney. I just couldn’t justify the price.
I love getting the luggage tags in the mail. I appreciate this detailed review. Very informative. I might actually try the Wonder. I like the Dream and Fantasy but you convinced me to try it even though it’s very expensive. I definitely don’t cruise for their food😆
Thanks Adrian. That’s very helpful. I like Disney and have been to a few Disneyland theme parks but not sure I would go on a Disney cruise unless I was taking my grandkids. It was good to know there are adult areas when you can escape the noise. The price is a bit steep though. Will keep an eye on any specials that may be offered.
I think if you don’t like Disney and don’t have kids, it won’t be for you. Not sure we’ll ever do another Disney cruise due to cost and wanting to explore other things, but we loved it. Our wait staff were in your video of Tiana’s ❤
Just been trying to remember going on a cruise overseas ten plus years ago with my then teenage daughter, maybe RCL?? They had a couple of Disney events including a lunch and a meet and greet with characters; which were just as manic! Guess I won't be rushing back to repeat the experience 😄
RCL. That was their partnership with Dreamworks productions. We did the same thing when I went on my first cruise. I actually had to research it because people told me that RCL didn’t do it, wish they had kept it. Now they have a wiggles partnership for the younger ones, unfortunately we had already booked our cruise before we knew this, so the younger ones missed out on this experience cos it would have cost more to cancel and rebook later, not to mention trying to chance leave time
Completely agree with you regarding the adults only space - we did have a kid with us but the nursery was fabulous so we got a couple of hours to ourselves! Sad to hear the lines are still insane, and completely agree on the food front - our only other gripe was with the fact you ended up near the same people every night at dinner - fine in theory, but if you get stuck next to an annoying attention grabbing group on day one, you’re stuck with them for the whole cruise 🫠
With the mega Disney Adventure being permanently home ported in Singapore from mid 2025 do you think Disney will continue with a lesser ship based in Australia over summer? Great video. Your closing analysis as well as your pricing discussion is excellent. As to price point I think they take as their comparison point hotel costs at their theme parks. They market these hotels with lots of interactive character experiences as well. Probably not for me but there is no doubt they know how to leverage a product
I love Disney and will probably take my child on there but we love royal caribbean. I love the longer cruises and just being able to chill out. I feel like we'd have to do everything to get our money's worth and rush around. If im saving all year for a cruise i want atleast a week.
Great video balanced review I think my kids are abit old now for disney - 15 & 18 (is he a kid now??) I've done p&o / royal / carnival. I think value wise I will stick with p&o but I want to give princess a try if the price is right (under $100 per person p/n)
Great review! I had been watching the prices for this 2 night cruise over the past month, hoping it would drop a bit. As a solo cruiser, it was just too much😮 maybe one day... Do they actually enforce the adult only spaces? Some of the other lines are very weak in this.
Looks too expensive. Jan 23 we sailed 3 nights on Grand Princess, Melbourne to Sydney via Eden in the aft facing Owners Suite (You did a review of the Grand suite last year). We spoilt ourselves and did the 3 night cruise just to move us up to Princess Elite (the Free Laundry Class) and it was miles (kilometres) cheaper than the Disney fares you quoted.
This is the ship that homeports most often in my hometown of San Diego and, for the one time we tried this ship, we found it frustrating because it just is NOT wheelchair friendly (my wife has cerebral palsy) and we found hallways surprisingly cramped….plus this has been the only ship I’ve ever cruised on that did NOT have its Accessible cabins located nearby the elevators (very frustrating!)…AND THE ELEVATORS ARE SO TINY! We frequently couldn’t get on an elevator for several attempts and the elevators rarely could accommodate more than just us so this would anger others when we took up the entire elevator (we had a simple folding manual chair, not any huge motorized one or a scooter and we still had trouble….)
I'm not a big Disney fan therefore I'd not waste the money especially at the prices you have shown. Hard No from me. Thanks for the review Adrian, great as always.
Hi Adrian, I enjoyed your break between subjects. Did you get on board credit ? I am boycotting Disney since they sacked Johnny Depp. That is a crazy price. I did like the adult only facilities, guess you would need them. ❤ Sue
Thanks for the review - HOWEVER the price is the KILLER !!!! If you are paying $600 per day - then what are you really getting for that ? I for one wont be ever doing that cruise line...ever.
Love your reviews Adrian - you give credit where it is due and a balanced critique. I can see that other lines are a better option for us!
Great review as always
aaaah really reliving our Disney cruise now. Thank you Adrian. Pirate Night was fun for us. The Grandies loved each restaurant, Cabana's and the targeted kids activities. Our SIL and daughter are comic-Con people so most of the Character shows were eagerly attended. Our rooms had adjoining balcony and the partition was removed by the steward so we could go between rooms without using the hall doors.
Another fantastic review Adrian and confirms this isn't for us but very interesting....well done....looking forward to sailing with you both in February...
Couldn't agree more. Family of 3 adults who just debarked yesterday. Great entertainment and service, food average especially in the buffet.
I was just trying disney cruises out and I can't justify the cruise prices for another booking, even though my big kid husband and daughter would do it again. It was $18 usd for a cocktail!
Even though I don't, yet, have a passport, this review, and the one on Have Wheelchair Will Travel, has put the Disney Wonder front and centre for taking my first ever cruise on.
Thanks very much for your video review Adrian. :)
Thanks, Adrian.
I considered booking a Disney cruise for our wedding anniversary next month; my wife owns nearly 200 Mickey Mouse watches.
But I could get 7 nights in a balcony on Ovation of the Seas for less than 5 nights in an interior cabin on Disney. I just couldn’t justify the price.
I love getting the luggage tags in the mail. I appreciate this detailed review. Very informative. I might actually try the Wonder. I like the Dream and Fantasy but you convinced me to try it even though it’s very expensive. I definitely don’t cruise for their food😆
Thanks Adrian. That’s very helpful. I like Disney and have been to a few Disneyland theme parks but not sure I would go on a Disney cruise unless I was taking my grandkids. It was good to know there are adult areas when you can escape the noise. The price is a bit steep though. Will keep an eye on any specials that may be offered.
I think if you don’t like Disney and don’t have kids, it won’t be for you. Not sure we’ll ever do another Disney cruise due to cost and wanting to explore other things, but we loved it. Our wait staff were in your video of Tiana’s ❤
Just been trying to remember going on a cruise overseas ten plus years ago with my then teenage daughter, maybe RCL?? They had a couple of Disney events including a lunch and a meet and greet with characters; which were just as manic!
Guess I won't be rushing back to repeat the experience 😄
RCL. That was their partnership with Dreamworks productions. We did the same thing when I went on my first cruise. I actually had to research it because people told me that RCL didn’t do it, wish they had kept it. Now they have a wiggles partnership for the younger ones, unfortunately we had already booked our cruise before we knew this, so the younger ones missed out on this experience cos it would have cost more to cancel and rebook later, not to mention trying to chance leave time
@@Shorty2024-p9m thank you for the confirmation :)
Completely agree with you regarding the adults only space - we did have a kid with us but the nursery was fabulous so we got a couple of hours to ourselves! Sad to hear the lines are still insane, and completely agree on the food front - our only other gripe was with the fact you ended up near the same people every night at dinner - fine in theory, but if you get stuck next to an annoying attention grabbing group on day one, you’re stuck with them for the whole cruise 🫠
Was the gyros included for free??? That would get me on the ship ASAP.
good job thank you
Great review as always Adrian. Well done.
Didn’t appeal to me before and still doesn’t.
ps are you only 25? 🤔
With the mega Disney Adventure being permanently home ported in Singapore from mid 2025 do you think Disney will continue with a lesser ship based in Australia over summer?
Great video. Your closing analysis as well as your pricing discussion is excellent.
As to price point I think they take as their comparison point hotel costs at their theme parks. They market these hotels with lots of interactive character experiences as well.
Probably not for me but there is no doubt they know how to leverage a product
I love Disney and will probably take my child on there but we love royal caribbean. I love the longer cruises and just being able to chill out. I feel like we'd have to do everything to get our money's worth and rush around. If im saving all year for a cruise i want atleast a week.
Great video balanced review I think my kids are abit old now for disney - 15 & 18 (is he a kid now??)
I've done p&o / royal / carnival.
I think value wise I will stick with p&o but I want to give princess a try if the price is right (under $100 per person p/n)
Great review! I had been watching the prices for this 2 night cruise over the past month, hoping it would drop a bit. As a solo cruiser, it was just too much😮 maybe one day... Do they actually enforce the adult only spaces? Some of the other lines are very weak in this.
Announcing your arrival. As a solo cruiser, that would be so embarrassing. I would feel like a complete loser!
Tell su something we didnt know
Looks too expensive. Jan 23 we sailed 3 nights on Grand Princess, Melbourne to Sydney via Eden in the aft facing Owners Suite (You did a review of the Grand suite last year). We spoilt ourselves and did the 3 night cruise just to move us up to Princess Elite (the Free Laundry Class) and it was miles (kilometres) cheaper than the Disney fares you quoted.
This is the ship that homeports most often in my hometown of San Diego and, for the one time we tried this ship, we found it frustrating because it just is NOT wheelchair friendly (my wife has cerebral palsy) and we found hallways surprisingly cramped….plus this has been the only ship I’ve ever cruised on that did NOT have its Accessible cabins located nearby the elevators (very frustrating!)…AND THE ELEVATORS ARE SO TINY! We frequently couldn’t get on an elevator for several attempts and the elevators rarely could accommodate more than just us so this would anger others when we took up the entire elevator (we had a simple folding manual chair, not any huge motorized one or a scooter and we still had trouble….)
I'm not a big Disney fan therefore I'd not waste the money especially at the prices you have shown. Hard No from me. Thanks for the review Adrian, great as always.
Hi Adrian, I enjoyed your break between subjects. Did you get on board credit ? I am boycotting Disney since they sacked Johnny Depp. That is a crazy price. I did like the adult only facilities, guess you would need them. ❤ Sue
Thanks for the review - HOWEVER the price is the KILLER !!!! If you are paying $600 per day - then what are you really getting for that ? I for one wont be ever doing that cruise line...ever.
It’s a hard pass from us 😂