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Welcome back to Daps Travels! In this episode, Mr. Daps and Johnny break down a full cruise report on the iconic Disney Magic. Johnny recently set sail on a 7-night Western Caribbean itinerary departing from Galveston, Texas, making this his fourth distinct ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet.
From smooth embarkation tips at the Galveston port to the best adult-only spots on board, we cover everything you need to know about sailing on Disney's original vessel.
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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
* Galveston Port Experience: Why this was the smoothest embarkation ever.
* First Impressions of the Disney Magic: Classic ocean liner charm mixed with subtle Disney touches.
* Rotational Dining Breakdown: Lumiere's, Rapunzel's Royal Table, and Animator's Palette (Plus, a debate on Palo brunch vs. dinner!).
* Adults-Only Escapes: Relaxing at the Quiet Cove pool, the Keys piano bar, and Ogills pub.
* Broadway-Caliber Entertainment: Reviews of Tangled: The Musical, Twice Charmed, and Disney Dreams.
* Western Caribbean Ports: Adventures in Cozumel (off-roading to a cenote) and the beautiful beaches of Grand Cayman.
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Welcome to Daps Travel. I'm Mr. Daps and
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I'm joined by my good friend Johnny for
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our second time on camera. Shocking. We
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did it.
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>> Yippee.
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>> We survived.
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But we've had a lot happen since the
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last time we recorded, which tends to
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happen and cuz you always have another
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cruise coming. But
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>> well, yes,
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>> we we will keep news about future
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cruises to the end of the the episode
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though because there are new cruises on
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the horizon that we will talk about. But
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um the real episode or the real topic
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for this episode is going to be the
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Disney Magic, which you just went on
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from Galveastston, which I believe it's
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on its way over here now or is over here
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now.
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>> It is. It is currently sailing up the
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Mexican Riviera right now on it way to
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San Diego.
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>> See, I was close. I I pay attention
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sometimes. But um before we get in all
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of that, what should people do with this
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podcast?
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>> I mean, make sure to go ahead and follow
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there. And then go ahead and share this
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interested or cruising or just want to
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hear about somebody's cruise report.
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>> Yeah. And join the conversation. Do it
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in the comments. Do it on social media.
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We love to geek out about this kind of
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stuff with you and uh and how could you
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not? It's Disney magic. It's a cruise
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literally oceanic.
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>> In this case, you're
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but like it it's it's all of the best of
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vacationing
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blended together like and and with some
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of the newer ships you're even getting
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rid. So,
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>> I'll say that it is the best way that
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you can experience Disney.
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>> There you go.
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>> And that might come as a hot take to
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some people, but cruise line is the best
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way you can experience Disney. If you
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haven't experienced it though, you can't
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really have a take on that. So, you have
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to have been on a Disney cruise and you
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can tell us if Johnny is correct or
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incorrect. And uh I I'd be curious what
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people say about like that's that's an
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interesting take that obviously I don't
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have a opinion on at this point, but
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that's okay. Anyway, you just flew down
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to Galveston a couple weeks ago. Was it
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a week and a half ago? Two weeks ago?
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>> It was a week and a half ago. Yeah.
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>> Yeah. I was like, it seems like just
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yesterday, but um this is the problem
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with technology.
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We text almost all the time.
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>> I was I was texting the entire time I
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was on the ship, too, because I was
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like, "Look at this. Look at all these
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things." And I'm just like, "Oh my god,
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it's noon. You get to hear the horn
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now."
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>> Exactly. And and it was a blast. But uh
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>> you flew down to Galveston, which I love
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Galveston. I think it's a fun area.
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Actually, I love Houston in that area,
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too. Um and then you got to go on the
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Disney Magic. It was a week-long cruise,
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I believe.
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>> Yes, it was a seven night Western
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Caribbean cruise stopping in Kosumel,
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Grand Cayman, and Progresso.
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>> Awesome. So, let's get started with the
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experience because you've now been on
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how many ships?
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>> Four. So, I've been on four cruises and
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all of them have been on different
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ships.
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>> So, all the ships you've been on so far
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are
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>> I've been on the Disney Fantasy, Disney
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Wonder, Disney Wish, and now the Disney
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Magic.
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>> Okay. and you show up at the port, you
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see the Disney Magic. What are your
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first thoughts?
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>> I loved her. I mean, the Disney Wonder,
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it's so the Magic is the very first ship
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in the fleet, and the Wonder is her
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sister ship. So, having been on the
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Wonder in the past, I already knew what
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to expect in regards to size of the
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vessel and everything. So when we were
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driving down the bus to the Galveastston
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Wars where the pier is, you could see it
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in the horizon and I just couldn't help
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but having a big old smile on my face
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because you can see the red funnels. You
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can just see the profile of the ship and
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it was just so exciting.
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>> Were there other ships in port when you
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came in? Like were there
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>> there was Carnival or something?
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>> There was a Carnival one and a Royal
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Caribbean one.
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>> Okay. So you could tell the difference
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in size of ships and color. I think in
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many
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>> you could very much tell the difference.
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The Disney one in the best way possible
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stuck out like a sore thumb because it
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just it has that classic oceanliner
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charm that the other two simply just
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didn't. The other two kind of looked
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like an amalgamation of like Legos that
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you would put together.
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>> You know what the analogy in my head as
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you were speaking right there? It
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reminds me of the old Magical Express
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buses versus the normal button. That is
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That is such a good way to put it. That
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is such a perfect way to put it where
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you just have one where it's the Magical
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Express where it has the decals
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>> and it looks nice and pretty and you're
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so happy seeing it and then you just see
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a regular motor coach and you're like,
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>> "Oh, please bring it back.
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>> We would use this." Yeah, we would use
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it.
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>> I'm just begging you. Please bring back
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the Magical Express. I would love
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nothing more than to have a nice little
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bus just transport me to my resort hotel
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and then drop on the Magical Express is
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such a happy way to start your trip.
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>> Yeah. Anyway, this that's not what this
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episode's about. Uh it is about the
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magic, not the magical express. And so
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you you get down there, you see the
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ship, it's beautiful. Uh talk about the
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embarcation process. Like cuz not all
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embarcations are created equal. Like
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even between different royal
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destinations I've been at and different
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princess places, I've noticed different
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ports have different procedures and
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feels and whatever. How did it go?
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>> Galveastston was probably the smoothest
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embarcation that I have ever had.
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>> Nice.
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>> Even smoother than Port Canaveral. And
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that was really surprising because
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Disney is a welloiled machine at Port
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Canaveral. I think what part of it had
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to do with it was our transportation
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because we were staying in the Houston
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area at the Houston Marriott, which I
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did not have the most pleasant
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experience at, but we're not going to
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let that detract from the fact I was on
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a cruise. We boarded the bus and the bus
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left I would say at around 9:30ish
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and it took about an hour and a half to
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get to the port and our port arrival
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time because we were concierge started
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at 11:00 a.m. So that's when they
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started bringing guests and everybody on
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the ship.
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>> So when we got there we got to bypass a
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couple of the lines they had for port
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arrival times for 11:15 and 11:30. And
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we just got to walk through that. We
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walked through security and by the time
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we had cleared security, they had just
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cleared the Disney magic to go ahead and
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start embarking guests in boarding group
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one, which we were.
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>> Oh, so perfect. We heard the
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announcement. We had just cleared the
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full check-in process. So, we took the
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escalator up to the ship and we were on
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board. Literally, I'd say it was like
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>> from when we got dropped off to there,
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seven minutes total, and it was just
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walking. So, for those who haven't done
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this before, what do you need to do to
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check in at the at the gate or at the
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>> So, when you're checking in for your
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cruise
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>> and then also security,
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>> when you check in for your cruise,
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you're going to want to make sure that
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you have your passport or birth
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certificate, whatever form of
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documentation you used in your online
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check-in. And then you are going to want
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to have your port arrival form. It is
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super super important to arrive at the
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time designated on your port arrival
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form. If you arrive earlier than that,
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they might deny you entry into the port.
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Once you get your port arrival form and
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everything ready, they're going to go
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ahead and have you wait in the
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designated line for your port arrival
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time. Once that time hits, they will go
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ahead and send you up into the terminal
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so you can go ahead and speak with a
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crew member and they verify all of your
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travel documentations and your port
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arrival form and then you go ahead and
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wait in your terminal.
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>> Exactly.
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>> Yeah. I was like, that's that's what
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normally happens. Uh, it it kind of
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reminds me of the um virtual queue for
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like Rise of the Resistance back in the
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day with you come in this window and and
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if you come earlier, too bad. Um, it is
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really like that. I've seen people kind
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of be upset with the port arrival time
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process and whatnot, but I assure you it
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is put in place to make it a smooth
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process because the capacity of the
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Disney Magic is around 2,700 guests.
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Could you imagine 2,700 guests arriving
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at different times whenever they wanted
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to trying to check in go through a
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customs process
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>> and how many doors do they get to walk
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through? Like when you're boarding the
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ship, is it just a couple or one or
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>> It's just two.
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>> Okay, so there you go. You don't want
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2,700 people flooding at this door at
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the same time. It's not going to work.
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And um yeah, and and I think the thing
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people don't realize with this is the
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structure actually makes things go
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faster. So, yes, you're not the first,
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you know, you're not at 11:00 a.m.,
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maybe you're at 12:30 or something, but
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if everybody was showing up at 11, you'd
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end up waiting longer anyway. And and so
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it really does, it benefits people to
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follow the structure as it as it moves
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forward. Uh, so you go through all that,
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you board the ship, what is your first
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thought as you walk on board?
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She's so cute. I loved her. Walking into
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the Disney Magic, it's the exact same
8:55
feeling that I got walking into the
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Disney Wonder where it's like you're
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transported back in time. Because when a
9:01
lot of people think of Disney now, they
9:03
think of very large, grand, super
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IPoriented and well themed immersive
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spaces. And what I love, love, love so
9:12
much about the four classic ships is
9:14
that they have that perfect combination
9:16
of that beautiful maritime luxury that
9:20
an old cruise liner has combined with
9:22
those subtle Disney touches. So, walking
9:25
in, you walk into the intimate little
9:26
atrium. I see Helmsman Mickey on the
9:28
statue over there on the pedestal where
9:30
it says Disney magic. I look up and see
9:33
the beautiful atrium chandelier. They
9:35
can see the midship elevator bank with
9:38
all the moving up and down because there
9:40
are full glass panes there where you
9:41
could see it. It was just beautiful.
9:44
>> And people like that, don't they? Like
9:46
the the elevators there. And I love it
9:48
because even just having something as
9:50
small as having the elevators there, it
9:51
has this beautiful kinetic energy about
9:53
it where you can see this movement. Your
9:55
eye is drawn up and down. You can see
9:57
these small little detailings like going
9:59
up the stairs and on the railing. You
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can see the iron inlay of all the
10:04
characters there on the side of it.
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>> So, it's just super super pretty. I
10:09
loved it.
10:10
>> So, your first day you have to do
10:11
mustering, you get lunch, I presume. Uh
10:15
what what does that first day really
10:16
look like before they head out of
10:18
Galveston? So for us, because we were
10:20
concierge, we got to go to the sitdown
10:23
concier lunch in Lumiere. But if you're
10:25
not sailing concierge, you have the
10:26
option to go ahead and dine in
10:28
Rapunzel's Royal Table for a sit down
10:30
dinner or sit down lunch. You have the
10:32
option of going to Cabanas for the
10:34
buffet for lunch or going out to get
10:36
deck food. So there's a plethora of
10:38
different options for you to go ahead
10:39
and choose.
10:39
>> And of those three, which one's your
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favorite?
10:42
I personally have only experienced the
10:43
sit down lunch for concier. But even
10:45
>> but like have you just walked down ever
10:47
and like eaten at cabanas or
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>> I've eaten at cabanas on a regular day.
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I don't think I would do it on
10:53
imbarcation day because
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>> everybody and their mother is over
10:56
there.
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>> So go to Tiana's.
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>> Yeah.
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>> Okay.
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>> I would go ahead because even though it
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is slower, it's like a slower pace, it
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gives you that time to kind of just get
11:05
composed, savor the moment, and really
11:08
just take in the fact that you're on
11:09
this beautiful vessel. And for a week-l
11:10
long trip, it's not like you have to
11:12
rush to explore every nook and cranny
11:13
cuz you're going to have sea days to do
11:15
that.
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>> That is very true.
11:16
>> Um, at least I presume. Uh, so you enjoy
11:19
lunch. When was your muster? How did
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that go on a smaller ship?
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>> Muster drill was pretty standard for
11:26
what it was. We were assembly station J.
11:28
So we were out on the deck 4 prominade
11:31
port side right around the where the
11:33
midship elevators are. We lined up there
11:35
at our designated time. Every one of the
11:38
guests in our stateateroom had to scan
11:39
our key to the world card in because
11:40
they need to ensure they're accounting
11:42
for every single guest that shows up
11:43
there.
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>> They went through the process and kind
11:46
of whenever did everything and then when
11:49
the drill was complete, we headed up to
11:50
the open deck for the sail away party.
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>> All right, talk about the sailway party
11:54
because that's that's fun. I think
11:56
>> I love the sail away party. It is
11:59
>> different on each ship, right? Or is it
12:01
similar but different or is it
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>> It's a similar concept.
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>> Okay. Different ships have different
12:05
songs that go along with it though.
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>> Cool. Cool.
12:07
>> So, the show on the Magic and Wonder
12:10
actually has the song from Mickey's Mix
12:13
Magic.
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>> Oh, okay.
12:15
>> Which is Put your ears on. It's a good
12:17
good good time. Don't remind me, but
12:20
yeah.
12:22
>> Tangent. I just hate that show at
12:23
Disneyland. But anyway,
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>> you love it on on the magic.
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>> I did love it on the magic. So, it
12:29
redeemed itself just a little bit. But
12:31
you have that and then you have the sail
12:34
away party on the dream and fantasy
12:35
which is amazing. And then my favorite
12:37
sail away party probably has to be on
12:38
the wish. The wish's sail away party was
12:40
just chef kiss.
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>> So Mickey mini dance. They have the
12:44
song.
12:45
>> They have the song. There's a bunch of
12:46
different characters out there. It's
12:47
just a fun little dance party. They have
12:49
the cruise director coming out to go
12:50
ahead and do everything. I would say
12:53
>> the actual thing itself was maybe like
12:55
10ish minutes and then they had like a
12:56
little like dance party for the kids
12:58
afterwards.
12:58
>> Okay. But the best part about it is when
13:01
the cruise director's coming out there
13:02
and then you count down to starting your
13:03
vacation. So they count down from five
13:05
to sound the ship's horn.
13:06
>> Oh, that's fun.
13:08
>> And it's just great doing that because
13:10
it's like that moment where you're just
13:11
like you are on vacation. You are on the
13:14
ship. This is going to be the triple
13:15
>> like this.
13:17
>> Uh does it still even with the countdown
13:19
do like people get surprised by it or
13:21
jump by how loud it is or whatever?
13:23
>> Oh yeah. Especially
13:24
>> cuz that could be really funny. There
13:26
were times even when we were just at sea
13:28
and it's at noon every sea day where the
13:32
ship's horn sounds.
13:34
>> I always forget where the horn is placed
13:35
on the Magic and the Wonder though
13:37
because it's right above where the
13:38
concier lounge is. So you'll be in there
13:40
and you'll hear and you're like
13:42
>> so it's loud even inside.
13:43
>> Oh yeah.
13:44
>> Okay.
13:44
>> Oh no, it is loud.
13:45
>> Very cool. Uh cuz sometimes like the
13:47
bigger ships you don't even notice it
13:48
when you're inside. I don't know about
13:50
non-D Disney, but or I mean I know about
13:52
Disney, but
13:53
>> Oh, I can tell you on the wish and on
13:55
the fantasy, you can still hear it.
13:56
>> You can still hear it. Okay, there we
13:58
go. Um, so you do that. What'd you do
14:01
with the rest of your day?
14:03
>> Kind of just relax, wandered around the
14:05
ship. I always make it a point when
14:07
we're sailing concierge to go ahead and
14:09
just try to get to know the host because
14:11
they're going to be the
14:12
>> Yeah.
14:12
>> crew members you're going to be
14:13
interacting with the most throughout
14:14
your voyage. So, it was just really nice
14:17
talking with them, like hearing about
14:18
their background, how long they've been
14:19
with DCL and whatnot. One of the hosts
14:22
that we had on the Disney Magic was
14:24
actually the concierge host we had on
14:26
the Disney Fantasy, our very first
14:28
cruise.
14:29
>> And when we were embarking the ship, she
14:31
saw us and she was like, "I know you.
14:35
>> That's fun."
14:36
>> And it it caught me off guard and then I
14:38
recognized it was Eevee and it was just
14:39
it was perfect. It was just full circle.
14:42
It was such a good moment. Like whenever
14:43
you go into the Disney parks and you
14:46
see, you know, cast members that you've
14:48
seen over time and they recognize you.
14:49
It was just those small little moments
14:50
like that that make such a big
14:52
difference. And it was just such a
14:53
>> It was such an amazing way to start off
14:54
the ship.
14:55
>> That's awesome.
14:56
>> Like this cruise.
14:57
>> So there's different dining options on
15:00
different ships. So what were your
15:01
dining options on the Magic and then
15:04
which one was your favorite? So, the
15:05
three rotational dining options on the
15:07
Magic are going to be Lumiere's, which
15:09
is going to be the restaurant on deck 3
15:11
midship right off of the atrium. That's
15:13
going to be the more French inspired
15:15
restaurant based off the name Lumier.
15:18
It's very Beauty and the Beast themed.
15:20
>> You also have Rapunzel's Royal Table on
15:23
deck 3 aft, which is going to be your
15:26
kind of like dinner theater type
15:28
restaurant.
15:29
>> That was my personal favorite out of all
15:31
them. The food there was phenomenal. The
15:34
shows there were amazing. I just loved
15:36
every little bit of it. I It was just
15:38
great. And then you have Animator's
15:40
Palette, which is a staple on all four
15:42
of the classic shows.
15:44
>> Uh, which one was you said? Rapunzel's
15:46
was your favorite. Was it your favorite
15:48
food also?
15:49
>> Oh, easily. Rapunzel's
15:51
>> Rapunzel's food was Everything I had was
15:55
just great. There wasn't even something
15:57
that I would just consider good or okay.
15:59
Every item I had was great. And for all
16:02
three of us.
16:02
>> Cool. Cool. It was really good.
16:04
>> There's other restaurants and places to
16:06
eat though aboard the ship. So, where
16:07
else could you have eaten? Or did you
16:09
eat?
16:09
>> So, I also made sure to go ahead up to
16:12
deck 9 to go ahead and have the deck
16:14
food. That was phenomenal. I mean, who
16:16
doesn't love chicken tendies? I just
16:18
love being able to walk up to
16:21
>> How long does it take
16:23
and are they like a buffet thing or do
16:25
you order them? Are they made to order
16:27
or
16:27
>> So, they pretty It's kind of like a
16:29
buffet. Think of it like quick service
16:31
where they have everything already like
16:32
pre-batched, pre-made, but they go ahead
16:34
and serve it individually. So, it's like
16:35
in a hot holding container.
16:37
>> Okay.
16:37
>> But it's all really good. I don't know
16:39
how they get the burgers to taste so
16:41
good, too, because they have the patties
16:42
and everything, the cheese already
16:43
melted on it, and they just prep it, but
16:45
it's so good.
16:46
>> Had Disney magic. Uh, did you eat at
16:50
specialty restaurants or
16:53
>> Yes, I ate at Palo three times
16:57
throughout my voyage. Okay.
17:00
>> And every time was just fantastic.
17:04
>> Did you like that better than
17:05
Rapunzel's?
17:06
>> Oh, obviously.
17:07
>> Okay. Wait, you said
17:09
>> Paulo Paulo was just
17:11
>> Paulo is just so good. Paulo's that
17:12
girl. I love it. We did dinner twice and
17:15
we did brunch once.
17:17
>> It was just amazing. I am a fan. And
17:19
this again might be a hot take. I prefer
17:21
Po Brunch over Po Dinner
17:24
>> just because I love my good little eggs
17:27
benedict. I love the pancakes that they
17:28
have there. And I just love all of the
17:30
different options that they have. Dinner
17:32
is still fantastic. It is a phenomenal
17:34
experience. Very, very good Italian
17:36
food, very good pasta, just good quality
17:39
food, but I just love I just love a
17:42
brunch moment, too.
17:43
>> There you go. There you go. Um, talk
17:45
about the other amenities that were on
17:46
the ship that you could enjoy throughout
17:48
the week.
17:49
>> I absolutely loved going to the Quiet
17:52
Cove Adult Pool. I will die on the hill
17:55
that the magic class ships have the best
17:58
adult only area for the open deck area
18:01
because you had a deep pool that you
18:04
could go ahead and get in. It was like 5
18:05
1/2 ft deep. So, I was able to stand in
18:08
it and have a majority of my body be
18:10
underwater. It was just so nice and
18:12
relaxing over there. They had two
18:14
whirlpool spas to go ahead and sit in.
18:16
They had a nice bar.
18:18
>> It is actually going to be a little bit
18:20
forward of it's like kind of like
18:21
midforward area. Okay.
18:23
>> So, the best way I can describe it is
18:24
because from the concier lounge, the
18:26
concier lounge actually looks into the
18:27
quiet cove area.
18:28
>> Oh, interesting.
18:29
>> So, you have the concier lounge on deck
18:31
10 and it has the windows that flank the
18:33
front of it and from there you're
18:34
looking into the quiet cove area.
18:36
>> Interesting.
18:37
>> Very, very nice. They just had peaceful
18:38
serene music around the whole thing. And
18:40
it was such a nice escape from the
18:42
hustle and bustle of the main pool deck
18:44
with all the kids running around. And I
18:46
said it was like kids soup because
18:49
there's just a bunch of kids in there
18:50
just in the water. And I'm like,
18:51
>> that makes sense. Can you can you walk
18:53
around this to go to the front or like
18:56
what's on that deck?
18:57
>> So, in the quiet cove area, it's going
19:00
to be a lot of open seating and you're
19:02
going to have various chairs and
19:03
everything over there to where you can
19:05
go ahead and sit down and enjoy your
19:06
coffee from Cove Cafe. You're going to
19:09
have like full-on lounge seating where
19:10
you could go ahead and lie down on a
19:12
padded lounger in the sun. And then
19:14
you're going to have access through into
19:16
the forward area of the ship where the
19:17
census spa is going to be and that's
19:19
where the gym will be as well. Oh, okay.
19:21
So, there's no reason really for kids to
19:23
go.
19:24
>> There's really no reason for kids to be
19:26
going over there.
19:27
>> And there are kids areas for them to
19:29
enjoy.
19:30
>> There are there's so much it seems like.
19:31
>> I do have to say I did see kids kind of
19:33
like wandering through the area getting
19:35
from destination to destination. And for
19:37
example, if a kid happened to take the
19:39
elevator bank up to deck 9 forward, I
19:41
would see them walking across there,
19:43
>> but they weren't rambunctious. They
19:44
weren't rude or doing anything. It was
19:46
just like they were just passing
19:47
through.
19:48
>> Okay. Okay. And it was it was just
19:50
really really nice. And then they had
19:51
this nice little bar called Signals over
19:54
there where you could go ahead and get a
19:56
little drink and go ahead and just sit
19:57
back and enjoy the ambiance. It's just
20:00
>> beautiful.
20:00
>> Very cool. Um, what else? If you're
20:03
wandering around the ship and you're
20:04
looking for something to do, what else
20:06
could you do? Like I know you went to a
20:08
piano bar.
20:10
I love the piano bar. The piano player
20:12
that was playing on the Disney Magic for
20:15
Our Sailing, Lenora, she was fantastic.
20:18
She was amazing. The Piano Bar Keys is
20:21
actually located in deck 3 forward in
20:23
the after hours area which is another
20:25
part of the adult only venues.
20:27
>> Mhm.
20:28
>> So it was really really nice.
20:29
>> And is that something that like during
20:30
the day it's not adult only and then at
20:32
night it
20:33
>> correct.
20:33
>> What time does that happen?
20:34
>> I'd say at night normally around like 9
20:36
to 10.
20:37
>> Okay.
20:37
>> And then from 10 to 1 it's pretty much
20:40
strictly adults only. They have Fathoms
20:43
which is going to be more of like a
20:44
nightclub space where they have a bar in
20:45
there and it's kind of like a mixeduse
20:47
area. They do a bunch of different shows
20:48
in there. We got to see Match Your Mate,
20:50
which is the newlywood show. That one is
20:52
always so funny to watch. Never, never
20:54
miss it. And then we got to go do
20:57
various trivia and like adult only
20:59
crafts in Ogills, which is going to be
21:02
the pub on board.
21:03
>> Yeah.
21:04
>> Super, super nice. It was a lot of fun.
21:05
But I myself was in Keys for a lot of
21:07
that voyage because there's just nothing
21:08
better than late at night just sitting
21:11
there in the piano bar just kind of like
21:13
mingling with other guests that you meet
21:15
on board, whatnot. It's kind of like
21:16
their time away from their kids because
21:18
they have the kids off in the Oceaner
21:20
Club or Oceaner Lab doing their own
21:22
thing. And it was just nice interacting
21:24
with all the different people down
21:26
there, seeing where everybody's coming
21:27
from and kind of having this nice shared
21:29
experience over some good cocktails and
21:30
some good music.
21:31
>> And you said it the pub was called
21:33
Ogills. Yeah. Like Darby Ogill and Yes.
21:36
That's awesome. Um Sean Connory, he
21:39
became James Bond because of that movie.
21:42
Uh there's there's your side trivia of
21:44
the day. Uh, there are also shows.
21:48
>> Yes.
21:48
>> So, what shows does this ship have?
21:51
>> So, you have the Pirate Night show,
21:52
which is going to be the deck show for
21:54
Pirate Night.
21:55
>> Okay.
21:55
>> And that's going to be on the open deck
21:57
when they have the fireworks and
21:58
whatnot. Super.
21:59
>> Now, is that something that every ship
22:01
basically has the same Pirate Knight or
22:03
does it
22:04
>> So, every ship has Pirate Knight.
22:06
However, there are different variations
22:07
of the Pirate Knight show on various
22:09
ships.
22:10
>> Okay. I think from what I was even
22:12
reading online, the wonder does a
22:13
different version of the pirate night
22:15
show versus what the magic does. So,
22:17
>> and does when it turns to the fireworks
22:20
part, does that change or is it the
22:21
same?
22:21
>> To the best of my knowledge, the
22:22
fireworks portion is the same. It is the
22:24
actual like stage show portion of it
22:26
that is different.
22:28
>> Interesting.
22:28
>> So, you have that and then one of my
22:30
favorite things about Disney Cruise Line
22:32
is the caliber of stage shows that they
22:34
have because you have three separate
22:36
shows at the Walt Disney Theater. We saw
22:39
Twice Charmed, which is a twist on the
22:41
Cinderella story. I got to see Disney
22:44
Dreams and Enchanted Classic, which is
22:46
the signature like variety show for the
22:49
Magic and Wonder. And then we also got
22:51
to see Tangled the musical.
22:52
>> That'd be fun.
22:53
>> Which one of the three was your
22:55
favorite?
22:56
>> Tangled. Tangled. I was going to say
22:58
Disney Dreams, but I just I love Disney
23:00
Dreams already, but for a ship specific
23:02
show, Tangled was just so so good.
23:06
>> Cool. They were able to compress the
23:07
story enough to where they were able to
23:10
get all the good songs in, all the good
23:11
music, and it was just very like
23:14
very well paced for it only being I
23:17
think it was like an hour and 15
23:19
minutes.
23:19
>> That was my next question. Like, is it
23:20
like Vegas where they like shorten the
23:22
show?
23:23
>> It is shortened, but I would say it
23:25
still comes off like you you're watching
23:27
the full movie. You get the whole story
23:28
line from the movie. So it's it's longer
23:30
than you know when they did Hyperion the
23:33
theater like Aladdin or Frozen but it's
23:36
not like a full Broadway. It's somewhere
23:38
in the middle of
23:39
>> Yes, it's a good in the middle but you
23:40
do get that Broadway quality acting and
23:43
that Broadway quality um
23:45
>> show performance. It is amazing.
23:48
>> So I'm I'm assuming if this is like most
23:50
ships I've been on. This is in towards
23:52
the front of the boat. And is this
23:54
correct?
23:55
>> Yes. The Walt Disney Theater is going to
23:57
be deck four forward.
23:58
>> Did you feel or notice any waves as you
24:01
were going through?
24:03
>> Oh, yeah.
24:03
>> Like because I'm always amused when on
24:06
other ships I've been in in other shows
24:07
which are not Disney shows, but they're
24:09
still fun is watching people do these
24:12
dances and tricks and choreography as as
24:15
the ships going, you know, like Oh, no.
24:16
You could. It was actually funny because
24:18
we were watching Twice Charm because we
24:20
had three sea days on this voyage. So,
24:22
we had the theatrical performances done
24:23
on each sea day. M our first C day when
24:26
we were watching Twice Charmed, the show
24:27
got interrupted twice. We don't know. I
24:30
don't know what the reason was, but all
24:32
I saw is they cut the show and then you
24:33
could see a red light flashing on top of
24:35
where the over there. So, I'm assuming
24:37
it was like a technical error or
24:39
something to do with the mechanics that
24:40
they use for the performance.
24:42
>> Sure.
24:43
>> But so that got interrupted, but you
24:45
could definitely feel the ship moving
24:47
while we were crossing the Gulf of
24:48
Mexico. It wasn't to the point where
24:51
people were getting motions sickness,
24:52
but you could definitely feel the vessel
24:53
moving in the water.
24:54
>> That's fun. I I always enjoy that. Um,
24:57
so you did that. You uh you also went to
25:01
What were your three stops again?
25:02
>> Kosumel, Grand Cayman, and Progresso
25:05
>> in that order.
25:06
>> Yes.
25:06
>> So, how why don't you talk about each of
25:08
those real quick?
25:09
>> Kosomel was actually really really fun.
25:11
We initially booked an off-road like ATV
25:16
excursion over on Kosamel and come to
25:18
find out when we embarked the ship that
25:20
was removed from our plans within the
25:22
Navigator app. So I went to concierge to
25:24
ask why and they notified us that the
25:26
tour operator canled those bookings
25:28
>> due to a lack of guest booking for it
25:31
which oh
25:32
>> makes sense
25:32
>> I guess
25:33
>> cuz we were the only three people that
25:34
booked it. So I guess they didn't want
25:36
to have to go ahead and do all that just
25:38
for three guests which was again
25:39
understandable. We were able to book a
25:41
similar excursion where we actually go
25:44
got to go ride some razors out to a
25:46
cenote over in quite literally the
25:48
middle of the jungle. Wow. So, that was
25:51
probably the most adventurous port
25:52
adventure that we had this trip.
25:54
>> Okay. It was a lot of fun being able to
25:56
go ahead and see the cenote and go ahead
26:00
and be off-roading. We were off-roading
26:01
for like a good 20 minutes in each
26:04
direction to it.
26:05
>> And then there was like lunch or
26:06
something in the middle or or what do
26:07
they do?
26:08
>> Not really lunch or anything in the
26:09
middle. We actually kind of just ate
26:11
when we got back on the ship.
26:12
>> Oh, okay. Okay.
26:13
>> Kosamel was weird because we were in
26:14
port from 10:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. So, it
26:17
was kind of like weird like in the
26:19
middle of the day type thing where it's
26:20
like
26:21
>> not really for lunchtime because it was
26:23
kind of like late after breakfast.
26:25
>> But, it was really fun. We really
26:27
enjoyed our time there. We got some
26:29
souvenirs over from where they had the
26:33
excursion at cuz the excursion was, I'd
26:34
say, a good 30 minutes away from where
26:36
the port was.
26:37
>> Oh, okay.
26:38
>> So, yeah. Yeah, I want to see.
26:39
>> And where was the port for that? Cuz if
26:40
I recall, different ships had their
26:42
almost like their own ports a little
26:44
bit.
26:44
>> We were Kosuml has two areas where ships
26:46
can birth. We were birthed in the
26:47
northern portion of it. It was called
26:48
Punta Langosta.
26:51
>> So we were over there. It was it was a
26:53
nice little like kind of shopping area.
26:55
So if you wanted to go ahead and go
26:56
shopping or go ahead and just check out
26:58
some of the stuff they had there, it was
26:59
really nice and it was welldeveloped.
27:00
>> Nice.
27:01
>> So really cool being over there. But
27:03
Kosuml was amazing. Next time I go back
27:06
there, I'm definitely going to want to
27:07
do something more like beach related and
27:09
check out the beaches there because I
27:10
know Kosuma is known for beautiful,
27:12
beautiful sand beaches.
27:13
>> I mean, it looks like it from what I
27:15
saw. All right, next stop.
27:17
>> Next stop is Grand Cayman. Grand Cayman
27:20
was a fun port because it's a tender
27:22
port.
27:23
>> So, all the ships that go over there,
27:25
fact,
27:25
>> you told me it was a tender port. I'm
27:26
like, yes, that's the best. It was
27:29
really cool because the ship dropped
27:30
anchor a little bit offshore because
27:33
there are these beautiful coral reefs
27:34
that are around that surround the Cayman
27:36
Islands. So to avoid dredging them, all
27:38
the ships have to tender.
27:39
>> Mhm.
27:40
>> And the tendering process was simple
27:41
because we had a port adventure already
27:43
booked through Disney Cruise Line. We
27:44
met in our designated area for it. Once
27:47
we were all checked in, we waited for
27:48
all the other guests to be checked in
27:49
and they walked us down to the gang way
27:51
on deck one
27:52
>> and we got to board the tender boat from
27:54
there.
27:54
>> Nice. And it was really cool taking the
27:56
tender boat out from where the ship was
27:58
and you could just kind of like see it
28:00
disappear. I was able to get a couple
28:01
cool pictures of what the Disney Magic
28:03
looked like just floating out in the
28:04
free water.
28:05
>> Did they use uh one of the Magic's
28:08
tender boats or was it something that
28:10
they'd hired from?
28:12
>> So it's something that they hired from
28:13
shore. They actually have teams over at
28:15
Grand Cayman because Grand Cayman is a
28:18
very very heavy port for tourism.
28:20
>> Yeah. It's like Cabo.
28:22
>> Yeah. So they have all of they have
28:23
tender boat operators that are over
28:25
there.
28:26
>> Yeah. I don't even think for most of
28:28
them I don't think that DCL actually
28:30
uses their life rafts or anything like
28:32
that for tendering during this process
28:33
to the best of my knowledge.
28:35
>> There we go. Cool. So uh you get off the
28:38
the ship, you you go in then what
28:41
happens?
28:41
>> And then we checked in for our adventure
28:44
once we had got there on land. They
28:46
waited for all of us and we got to go on
28:49
a nice little private bus over to a
28:51
separate boat because we went over to
28:53
Kaibbo Beach which is on the northshore
28:56
of Grand Cayman. It was super nice being
28:59
over there. It was this was our beach
29:01
day that we decided on because we wanted
29:03
something that was kind of like
29:04
semi-private whatnot. So, it was a nice
29:05
little resort on the northshore. So, we
29:08
got to go ahead and just like relax in
29:10
the sun, have a nice padded little
29:12
lounger cabana that we found over there
29:14
that was complimentary. We didn't have
29:16
to go ahead and pay extra for it.
29:18
>> And we got to eat some delicious food
29:20
over there at the Kaibbo restaurant at
29:22
this resort. So, it was nice. We were
29:24
there for a good like I'd say three
29:26
hours.
29:26
>> Mhm.
29:27
>> Or so before we got to hop on that other
29:30
little boat to go all the way across the
29:32
sound. And it was cool going across the
29:33
sound cuz it was like it was again it
29:35
was a 20-minute boat ride across the
29:36
sound and back. So, you kind of just got
29:38
to be out on the water and just enjoying
29:41
everything that it had over there. It
29:42
was amazing.
29:44
>> That's awesome. And then third
29:46
destination.
29:46
>> Third destination was Progresso. And
29:49
boy, do I have a story.
29:50
>> I know.
29:53
So, the entire reason why we booked this
29:55
cruise is because we wanted to go see
29:57
Chichinita. Because in the port of
29:59
Progresso, you have the opportunity to
30:01
book port adventures to take you out
30:04
into the Yucatan Peninsula and go see
30:06
Chichinita, one of the seven wonders of
30:09
the ancient world. We were so excited to
30:12
do this.
30:12
>> It's on my bucket list. Like, I really
30:14
want to go there someday.
30:15
>> It was on my It's on my bucket list.
30:17
It's on both my parents bucket list. We
30:18
were all just very excited to go there.
30:20
And when we found out that Disney Cruise
30:22
Line had an adults only departure, we
30:24
were like, "Oh, that's actually perfect
30:25
for us."
30:26
>> Yeah. Let's go ahead and book it. So, we
30:29
book it. The day is going all great. The
30:30
tour guides pick us up over there and
30:33
they pick us up on the bus and we are on
30:35
our way there.
30:36
>> How far was it supposed to be?
30:38
>> It's a two plus hour drive.
30:39
>> Okay. Okay.
30:40
>> So, it's a it's a pretty long drive
30:42
getting over there.
30:43
>> Okay.
30:44
But I'd say we were maybe a third of the
30:47
way into this drive because we were
30:49
outside the city of Merida. And the bus
30:52
got a flat tire.
30:55
And initially the operator that was on
30:57
the bus was saying, "You know what? We
30:58
got a flat tire, but don't worry. We're
31:00
on it right now. We're going to go ahead
31:02
and get another bus. We already
31:03
contacted your ship." So that way they
31:05
know if we're back a little later than
31:06
expected, they will still hold the ship
31:08
for you in port. Everything will be
31:09
okay. Oh,
31:10
>> that's good. Say we were waiting on the
31:12
bus for about 90 minutes. Ouch. And
31:16
throughout that 90inut period, I'd say
31:18
maybe around 45 minutes into it, they
31:21
come back over on the PA and they're
31:23
like, "Hey, just wanted to update you
31:25
guys. Unfortunately, they were not able
31:28
to find a bus large enough to
31:30
accommodate all of our passengers that
31:31
we have on here and we had to cancel the
31:35
excursion.
31:36
Bummer. Big bummer. We were all refunded
31:39
for it thankfully. But it was a really
31:41
big bummer for us because we're kind of
31:43
just sitting there. Everybody's looking
31:44
around at each other and
31:46
>> everybody that was on that bus
31:48
>> or something, right? Like
31:49
>> Oh, they they gave us
31:51
>> everybody that was on the bus pretty
31:53
much booked that cruise
31:55
>> to go ahead and go there cuz there
31:57
aren't that many cruise lines that offer
31:59
excursions there cuz not many cruise
32:01
lines stop at Progresso,
32:03
>> right? That's that's rough. So, it was
32:08
really upsetting dealing with that. So,
32:09
it kind of put a little damper on our
32:11
mood for the rest of the day once the
32:14
replacement bus got everybody on board.
32:16
And the reason why it couldn't take it
32:18
take us over there is because about I'd
32:20
say 40% of the people that were on that
32:22
bus were having to stand.
32:24
>> Oh. So, we had people standing on our
32:26
way back to the port. So, having
32:28
>> that would be a long time.
32:29
>> It would be a long time to be standing
32:30
going back and forth. So, we understood
32:32
why. It still didn't change the fact
32:33
that it sucked. And once you've waited
32:35
that long, you've kind of lost your
32:37
window to get all the way out there and
32:38
then all the way back and still get to
32:40
see anything, I would guess.
32:42
>> Yeah, because we don't want to just go
32:43
there, be there for 30 months, and then
32:44
have to make a turn back.
32:46
>> That would be rough. Um, so, you know,
32:49
you'll have to go back. Um,
32:50
>> we'll get to that.
32:51
>> Yeah, exactly. But,
32:54
uh, so talk about some of the other
32:57
highlights that while you were on the
32:58
ship, were there any standout moments?
33:00
Any standout locations? I would say
33:03
stand out locations definitely Keys
33:05
Piano Bar in the adult only area. I
33:08
absolutely love that. One of the other
33:11
standout things I saw on board was the
33:13
Jack Jackack diaper dash, which is
33:15
basically
33:17
>> I hear
33:17
>> all of the
33:18
>> I hear that
33:19
>> all the parents of like newborn babies
33:22
>> racing their babies across this mat to
33:24
see who's the fastest. And it is so
33:28
funny to watch.
33:29
>> And they do that on every ship, right?
33:30
>> They do it on every ship.
33:32
on the Destiny. It's the hero dash. I'm
33:34
not sure if they do it on the adventure.
33:36
>> I'm sure they do.
33:37
>> It was It's just so funny to watch these
33:40
people to watch these parents go up
33:41
there and pretty much like and roll
33:43
their baby in this and the kids just
33:45
looking around like, "Where the heck am
33:46
I? What's going on, mom, dad?"
33:48
>> Oh, man.
33:49
>> And just watching for our entertainment.
33:51
It's just great. And it happened in the
33:52
atrium. So, you can be on decks three,
33:54
four, and five looking all the way down
33:56
seeing what's going on. It was It was
33:59
just so good.
34:00
>> That's awesome. I I loved it. What day
34:02
was that?
34:03
>> That was actually our final C day.
34:05
>> Okay.
34:06
>> So, it was the last day of the cruise.
34:07
>> It would kind of make sense they'd put
34:08
it on a C day, I would guess.
34:09
>> Yeah.
34:09
>> Um, so then you've now been on four
34:12
ships. How do they all compare with each
34:15
other now that you're starting to build
34:17
your library of Disney Cruise Line
34:20
ships?
34:22
>> I think the Magic is my second favorite
34:23
ship, which is really surprising. The
34:26
Fantasy, I don't think anything will
34:27
ever dethrone that ship, truthfully. I
34:30
have to go back on it eventually because
34:32
I don't have any other sailings on it.
34:33
But I really, really, really need to
34:35
make my way back there because
34:37
>> that was my first cruise and we were so
34:39
overwhelmed by what there was to do
34:40
there and I don't feel like I got to
34:42
experience that ship in its full glory.
34:44
>> Yeah. I mean, when you're kind of
34:46
blowing up because so much going on, I
34:49
can totally understand that. So, you
34:51
said fantasy, then the magic,
34:53
>> and then the wonder.
34:54
>> Okay.
34:55
>> And then the wish,
34:56
>> and then the wish. Okay. But none of
34:57
them were bad. None of them are bad. And
35:00
I was talking with other people about
35:01
this, especially now that kind of like
35:04
the rosecolored lenses of me being on
35:05
the wish have worn off. I do still love
35:07
that ship and I would sail on it again
35:09
if I had the opportunity to.
35:12
And this is a big however, but you can
35:16
tell it was a product of the pandemic.
35:18
>> Fair. You go on that ship and you can
35:21
just tell where
35:24
as much love and as much effort was put
35:26
into making it the best that it could
35:28
be. It still doesn't quite hold the same
35:31
candle as the rest of the ships in the
35:32
fleet do. And I do think that once this
35:35
vessel goes into dry dock next year,
35:37
you'll see some
35:38
>> all of those things are going to be
35:39
fixed. It'll be fun to see.
35:40
>> I firmly believe that. Yeah, that'll be
35:42
fun to see how and what changes with
35:44
that when it when they have the chance
35:45
to really
35:47
do it the more traditional way, I guess
35:49
you could say.
35:49
>> Well, that's the good thing about dry
35:51
docks, too, especially for cruise ships,
35:52
that everything can be pre-fabricated
35:54
offsite and then all it is is installing
35:56
it.
35:56
>> Uhhuh.
35:57
>> So, you can have the installation
35:58
process take 24 to 48 hours and then you
36:00
have the rest of those two weeks to
36:02
program everything and get all the bugs
36:03
out.
36:04
>> Fantastic. Yeah. Um, so you've got those
36:07
four ships under your belt now. And what
36:11
do you have looking forward?
36:14
>> A lot.
36:17
Let's see. So, in two weeks, I'll
36:19
actually be boarding the Disney Wonder
36:21
again for my birthday.
36:23
>> And I'll be sailing with my parents and
36:25
one of my super super good friends,
36:27
Bethany Vinton. I
36:29
>> I think she's actually the one that I
36:30
learned about the Baby Dash thing.
36:32
>> Probably she posts about it all the
36:34
time. She's on Disney cruise line. That
36:36
is that is her favorite thing.
36:37
>> I feel like her her handle is where I've
36:40
seen it.
36:41
>> So, I'll be sailing with her and I'm
36:43
very excited about that.
36:45
>> And then in September, I have a sailing
36:48
to the British Isles aboard the Disney
36:50
Dream, which is probably the crown jewel
36:53
of all the sailings that I've been going
36:54
on.
36:55
>> I've been looking forward to this the
36:57
most.
36:57
>> It's going to be amazing. I think being
36:59
able to experience Scotland, Ireland,
37:01
and England all in one fell swoop is
37:04
going to be such an amazing experience.
37:07
>> And then after that is another sailing
37:09
that I'm very, very excited for because
37:11
I didn't think I would be able to sail
37:13
on the ship for a while and I thankfully
37:17
am. So, I will be sailing aboard the
37:19
Disney Treasure.
37:20
>> Nice.
37:20
>> For a very Marime cruise right after
37:22
Thanksgiving.
37:23
>> That will be magical. And I am so
37:25
excited for that because I know with it
37:27
being a wish class ship, but all of the
37:29
detail and the theme that they put into
37:31
that, I'm very much looking forward to
37:33
boarding that vessel.
37:34
>> That'll be awesome. And is that all of
37:36
them or is there more?
37:37
>> Oh, we still have more.
37:38
>> Okay, good.
37:38
>> And then in January, I kind of just bit
37:42
the bullet and I had a placeholder for
37:45
2027 and the rates were incredibly
37:48
inexpensive for what it was. So, I just
37:49
bit the bullet and booked a quick little
37:50
three-ight getaway on the Disney Wonder.
37:52
>> Mhm.
37:53
>> Out of San Diego.
37:54
>> Out of San Diego, right in the beginning
37:56
of the new year because
37:57
>> Good way to start the year.
37:58
>> Yeah. Does who doesn't love starting off
37:59
the new year on a cruise,
38:00
>> right?
38:01
>> And then we have in February, which is
38:04
what I was hinting at earlier talking
38:05
about Progresso. While we were on the
38:08
bus, my family, we decided to book a
38:10
makeup cruise for this because we were
38:13
we really, really, really wanted to see
38:15
Chichinita. And the rates for the Disney
38:18
Magic were actually very very good in
38:21
the month of February. So we're heading
38:23
back in February.
38:24
>> Cool.
38:24
>> For a five night, which is also a Marvel
38:27
Days at Sea cruise, which I've never
38:28
experienced before.
38:29
>> Oh, that would be very fun.
38:30
>> So killing two birds with one stone.
38:32
Getting to experience one of the days at
38:34
Sea that Disney Cruise Line offers, as
38:36
well as going back to Progresso to go
38:37
see Chichinita.
38:38
>> Jackpot. And then probably one of the
38:41
most exciting voyages that I'm looking
38:42
forward to in 2027 is going to be the
38:46
14- night westbound Panama Canal cruise
38:49
from Galveastston to San Diego, which
38:51
also takes place over my birthday.
38:53
>> Insane.
38:54
>> I'm so grateful that we were able to go
38:57
ahead and book this specific voyage. I
39:01
actually worked with a travel agent that
39:03
I know. Her name is Christy and she was
39:06
such an angel supporting us with getting
39:08
this booking because the Panama Canal is
39:10
an incredibly popular itinerary.
39:13
>> And she somehow made some magic and it
39:15
was just
39:16
>> fantastic.
39:17
>> Awesome. And then finally, the last or
39:20
the last cruise we have, last correct,
39:24
scheduled last scheduled cruise that we
39:26
have is going to be going to Alaska in
39:28
July of 2027.
39:31
>> You can't go wrong with Alaska.
39:32
>> And I will still die on the hill that
39:34
Alaska is probably the greatest vacation
39:36
I've ever taken in my entire life. So, I
39:38
am so happy and I'm so grateful to be
39:39
able to go back and experience this
39:42
again
39:43
>> and go to the same destinations, but do
39:45
different things in those destinations.
39:46
and as well as going to a couple new
39:48
places because with this itinerary we're
39:50
going to Icy Straight Point and Sitka
39:52
>> fun
39:53
>> which I've never been to before. So so
39:55
so exciting.
39:55
>> Sit to me is quintessential Alaska. Like
39:58
I love
39:58
>> that's I've heard from a lot of people
40:00
that have been there. It's just
40:01
>> like it it when they think of Alaska,
40:03
they think of Sitka. So
40:05
>> yeah, I I totally agree with that. Um
40:07
and I have a couple cruises coming up.
40:08
One of them scheduled and one of them a
40:10
surprise. The scheduled one is in June.
40:12
I'll be going on the Star Princess,
40:14
which is their newest Princess ship that
40:17
came out in November, I think. And so,
40:19
we'll get to go to Alaska for that one
40:21
as well. And this one I'm excited about
40:22
because we're going on a uh an excursion
40:25
where you take a boat right up to the uh
40:28
to the glacier. And then afterwards,
40:32
>> those are so that's
40:32
>> if I remember correctly, we don't
40:34
actually go back to the ship right away.
40:36
Like, we go and meet the ship in Juno or
40:38
something. So, it's like a it's a longer
40:39
excursion.
40:40
>> That's that's awesome. I think it'll be
40:42
fun.
40:42
>> We did something similar when we were in
40:44
Alaska, but the Disney Wonder actually
40:46
stayed there in the fjord. It didn't go
40:47
to Juno. So, we were just out there on
40:48
the water for I'd say like 4 hours,
40:52
>> but then it brought us back. But that's
40:53
going to be cool.
40:54
>> Leaving like
40:55
>> you basically get to wave like, "Okay,
40:57
bye ship. I'll see you soon." And then
40:58
you get to go on this little boat going
41:01
back to
41:01
>> And Alaska already feels really big.
41:04
Like I think
41:05
>> it's huge. like you realize how small
41:07
you are cuz you're on one of these big
41:09
cruise ships and you look out especially
41:11
like when you're coming back from
41:12
Skagway or
41:12
>> when you're going through the FS there.
41:14
I was just looking up and I'm just like,
41:15
"Oh my god, that's a big mountain."
41:17
>> I mean, it's it's one of the reasons I
41:18
really want to go to Norway someday,
41:20
too. But um but you think of that's what
41:25
it's like on the cruise ship and then
41:26
now let's throw yourself in a smaller
41:28
boat and and go off on your own there,
41:30
too. So, that'll be a lot of fun doing
41:32
the train thing again in Skagway cuz you
41:34
can't go wrong with that. But that'll be
41:36
fun. The other unscheduled trip will
41:38
actually be the one I'm on right now
41:40
when this goes live and I will be on the
41:42
Disney Wonder going from San Diego to
41:45
Catalina to Ensanatada back to San
41:47
Diego. So this will be my first Disney
41:49
cruise. Disney reached out to us
41:52
>> two weeks ago. Like it was about recent
41:55
since we filmed the last episode. Like
41:57
it's it's that recent.
41:59
>> It's very very new.
42:00
>> Yeah. So uh they reached out to us and
42:02
offered a media cruise. And obviously
42:04
you don't say no to that. So our next
42:06
episode will have lots of wonder in it
42:09
because uh I will have experienced it by
42:11
then.
42:12
>> Our next episode is going to be actually
42:13
really cool because it's going to be the
42:15
roles are reversed. I'm going to be the
42:17
one asking all the questions.
42:18
>> Yeah. Are we going to call it like the
42:20
wondrous?
42:21
You could say you could say it's
42:23
wondrous.
42:24
>> Yes. Uh I love that firework show.
42:28
It'll be fun. We're going to have a
42:29
blast and uh and then we will have
42:31
context in our conversations moving
42:33
forward which will make it even better
42:35
because it will provide
42:38
>> gaps of knowledge that I don't exactly.
42:40
>> Yeah. And
42:41
>> like when I'm when I'm talking about
42:42
things or the experiences on the ship,
42:45
you're not going to be like, "Oh, like I
42:46
need to envision that." You'll be like,
42:47
"Oh, oh, no, wait. I remember when I did
42:50
that."
42:50
>> Yes. Exactly. And it'll be fun. And and
42:52
I'll get to see, and I almost said it
42:54
while you were talking about them, but I
42:56
held my tongue. is I'll actually get to
42:58
see how good the chicken nuggets
43:00
actually are.
43:02
>> Chicken tenders, I should say.
43:03
>> I don't know what it is. I really don't
43:05
know. Like Disney Culinary specifically
43:07
for DCL, if you're listening,
43:10
>> how are they so good?
43:11
>> And keep it a secret. I don't get it.
43:13
Keep it a secret. Keep it under lock and
43:14
key. Trademark it. Copyrighted. Do
43:16
whatever you need.
43:17
>> Yes.
43:18
>> I don't know what it is. I ordered
43:20
chicken tenders via room service three
43:22
separate times. Both at like 1 or 2 in
43:23
the morning. Both at ungodly hours of
43:25
the evening. list of things to do,
43:27
>> but they were so and they were nice and
43:29
hot. They were crispy.
43:31
>> It was just delicious. And it wasn't
43:33
just like one or two. They were like
43:34
three or four tenders there. It was a
43:36
full serving. So, it was
43:37
>> great. And they they gave us a great
43:39
room. It's got I mean, you you know what
43:42
it is better than I do.
43:43
>> When you shared what cabin it was, I was
43:45
like,
43:47
>> so it'll be good.
43:48
>> I was like, that's one of the that's so
43:49
nice.
43:50
>> I'm happy that there's there's a deck.
43:51
Like, I like anytime you can go outside.
43:54
>> I love Riveranda. I don't think I could
43:55
ever I always say this. I'm just I could
43:57
stay in any cabin, which is true, but
44:00
I've been so spoiled by always having a
44:02
veranda. I just absolutely love having a
44:03
veranda.
44:04
>> Don't you think? Yeah, we're we're
44:06
definitely spoiled by being able to go
44:08
out and enjoy things like that. And and
44:10
part of that is that's the investment
44:12
we've chosen to make when we travel. But
44:15
um I do think there is an argument being
44:18
made to what you just said is you can be
44:20
happy in any room on a Disney cruise or
44:23
really any cruise. It just changes where
44:25
you spend your time.
44:26
>> You really can. And especially because
44:28
I've talked to people where they say the
44:29
room doesn't really matter to me because
44:31
I don't spend as much time in my room.
44:34
And I understand that. I am a person who
44:37
really values the placement and the
44:39
location and the type of room I'm in
44:40
because I actually do spend a fair
44:42
amount of time in my room.
44:44
>> Well, I work in mine, you know, cuz work
44:46
comes with me when I when I go anywhere.
44:49
>> And it even on this cruise, it came with
44:50
me, too. So, it was actually nice being
44:52
able to have like a separate table where
44:54
you can go ahead and sit down at and
44:56
take care of everything. It was actually
44:57
nice to just open the veranda door and
45:00
listen to the ocean go by as I'm working
45:02
there, typing up emails,
45:04
>> up and down.
45:04
>> Yeah. And just see watching the up and
45:06
down. It was just so
45:07
>> Yeah.
45:08
>> So nice.
45:09
>> But I've heard people with like inside
45:10
cabins, they love inside cabins because
45:13
it is pitch black. So when they go to
45:14
bed, they go to bed.
45:15
>> You're asleep.
45:16
>> It's like you are asleep. And for me, I
45:19
think I would love that, but I would
45:20
hate it waking up in the morning cuz I'd
45:21
wake up and be like, "Oh my god, it's
45:22
2:00 in the morning." And then look
45:23
over, I'm like, "Oh no, it's actually
45:24
10:00 and you overslept."
45:26
>> Yeah. You'd actually have to use a an
45:28
alarm clock. But um which I will be
45:30
using an alarm clock on this this cruise
45:32
because they are giving us um some
45:34
access to things and some interview
45:35
opportunities and whatever. So, I have a
45:38
very packed schedule and it will be a
45:40
blast and I'm sure I'll come back
45:42
exhausted and uh in the best way
45:44
possible. But uh we will have an update
45:46
on that very soon and and hopefully
45:49
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45:50
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