DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Can one parent take two toddlers on a Disney cruise and actually enjoy it? Christina did it on the Disney Destiny. It’s a heroes-and-villains ship, her two little girls only want princesses, and it still beat the Disney Wish to become her family’s favorite. Christina is a travel advisor who sailed four cruises in eight months. She tells Sam and Brian how a solo test run on Royal Caribbean led to an impulse-booked 5-night Western Caribbean sailing to Cozumel and Castaway Cay, and why dinner on the Destiny changed her mind about Disney cruising. In this episode: Why her Destiny dinners took about 30 minutes, when Wish dinners ran an hour and a half or longer The embarkation-day stop at Triton’s that moved her from late dining to early dining Booking KUZÁ Beach & Adventure Park in Cozumel through a third-party company, with an on-call taxi Castaway Cay with one child at the island kids club and the other napping in the stroller The Encanto Celebration her girls loved so much they went two days in a row Making shows work with little ones, from Disney Seas the Adventure to room service before Frozen “It was beautiful... it felt special where it wasn’t just like a quick character meet and greet. It really felt like... you were part of the show.” - Christina Find and follow along with Christina's adventures on Instagram. Support the ShowBook your next Disney vacation with our show sponsor - We Do Travel Right! Life is short, take the trip. Let the agents at We Do Travel Right handle the planning so you can focus on relaxing. Subscribe to the DCL Magazine today! Use promo code DCLDUO for 10% off everything in the WDW Magazine store. Support the show by becoming a Patron! Join us over at Patreon. Your support each month allows us to keep putting out great content each and every week. Thanks to our current patrons for their support. Join today! You can subscribe for one annual discounted payment today. Stay Connected with the DCL DuoWebsite | Instagram | Facebook | Facebook Group | Watch on YouTube We’re Ranked as a Top Podcast by Feedspot:Top 30 Disney Cruise Line Podcasts (#1) | Top 20 Cruise Podcasts (#4) | Top 20 Disney Cruise Line Influencers (#3) The views expressed in this podcast are our own and do not reflect the views of the Walt Disney Company, Disney Cruise Line or any other travel provider discussed or mentioned.

A Captain Mickey and Captain Minnie makeover, a Merida meet-and-greet inside Edinburgh Castle, and a Titanic walking tour in Cobh for a young history buff. Sam talks with Kelly, an American expat living in Germany, about her family’s seven-night British Isles cruise on the Disney Dream with two young kids, and how they pace a port-heavy itinerary without a meltdown every day. In this episode: Two nights in London first, and how Disney’s hotel-to-Southampton transfer worked Booking Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique onboard and lining it up with Royal Gathering Liverpool on foot, a long Edinburgh Castle day from Greenock, Titanic history in Cobh, and Jurassic Coast fossil hunting from Portland Her son’s surprise turn on Funnel Vision during the Sail Away party Watching Disney welcome Make-A-Wish kids aboard in Cobh Next summer’s Adriatic sailing on the Disney Wish, with a vow renewal on board “...showcase that just because you have little kids doesn’t mean you can’t still see the world.” - Kelly Follow along with Kelly's future adventures on Instagram and YouTube. Support the ShowBook your next Disney vacation with our show sponsor - We Do Travel Right! Life is short, take the trip. Let the agents at We Do Travel Right handle the planning so you can focus on relaxing. Subscribe to the DCL Magazine today! Use promo code DCLDUO for 10% off everything in the WDW Magazine store. Support the show by becoming a Patron! Join us over at Patreon. Your support each month allows us to keep putting out great content each and every week. Thanks to our current patrons for their support. Join today! You can subscribe for one annual discounted payment today. Stay Connected with the DCL DuoWebsite | Instagram | Facebook | Facebook Group | Watch on YouTube We’re Ranked as a Top Podcast by Feedspot:Top 30 Disney Cruise Line Podcasts (#1) | Top 20 Cruise Podcasts (#4) | Top 20 Disney Cruise Line Influencers (#3) The views expressed in this podcast are our own and do not reflect the views of the Walt Disney Company, Disney Cruise Line or any other travel provider discussed or mentioned.

When a birthday girl asks for seven nights instead of three, you listen. Laurel and her two kids join Sam to talk about their Western Caribbean sailing on the Disney Treasure. They spent Pirate Night birthday celebrations onboard at Grand Cayman, chased a lemon shark from their Castaway Cay cabana, and kept a stash of Oreo cheesecakes in the stateroom fridge. In this episode: Why the family moved from the Destiny to the Treasure for a seven-night birthday sailing How their travel agent handled midnight bookings, and why logging out and checking again paid off for Royal Gathering The first-day Oreo cheesecake tradition: one for every night of the sailing Cozumel’s alebrije painting and chocolate experience, and the Jamaica bobsled and zipline at Mystic Mountain Splitting a Mickey and Minnie Cove cabana with another family, plus a clever sand-and-float hack Haunted Mansion Parlor highlights, Zootopia candy shop macaron rankings, and sharing the ship with Michael Bublé “...that’s why we like Disney cruising is mom can sit in the spa and have her vacation and the kids are off doing their things and they have their independence... everyone has their own vacation that they want.” — Laurel Support the Show:Book your next Disney vacation with our show sponsor - We Do Travel Right! Life is short, take the trip. Let the agents at We Do Travel Right handle the planning so you can focus on relaxing. Subscribe to the DCL Magazine today! Use promo code DCLDUO for 10% off everything in the WDW Magazine store. Support the show by becoming a Patron! Join us over at Patreon. Your support each month allows us to keep putting out great content each and every week. Thanks to our current patrons for their support. Join today! You can subscribe for one annual discounted payment today. Stay Connected with the DCL Duo:Website | Instagram | Facebook | Facebook Group We’re Ranked as a Top Podcast by Feedspot:Top 30 Disney Cruise Line Podcasts (#1) | Top 20 Cruise Podcasts (#4) | Top 20 Disney Cruise Line Influencers (#3) The views expressed in this podcast are our own and do not reflect the views of the Walt Disney Company, Disney Cruise Line or any other travel provider discussed or mentioned.

Karsh and Hiral are back with the real talk on their family’s 5-night Disney Dream sailing. A stateroom smell that three rounds of fresh pillows couldn’t fix, a guest services callback that never came, and hair in the hash browns on the final morning, alongside a Remy dinner, a Castaway Cay cabana and a perfect first day at Lookout Cay. Plus how one detailed email to Shoreside turned it around. In this episode: The stateroom smell that followed the family off the ship, and why the stateroom host couldn’t fix it Remy on night one, a server who would not let them leave disappointed, and a greasy Palo brunch A Castaway Cay cabana, a “friendly” shark, and a 10 out of 10 day at Lookout Cay Beauty and the Beast, which they call the best show they have seen on Disney Cruise Line Flat main dining service and the final-morning incident at Animator’s Palate How to complain the right way, and how they ended up with 25% off a future cruise DCL news: the new Disney Adventure documentary and Palo opening to kids on select Adventure sailings “...we had amazing like Cabana and amazing experience at Remy and all these things. And then there was these other things and it’s like, I’m so torn.” — Karsh and Hiral Support the ShowBook your next Disney vacation with our show sponsor - We Do Travel Right! Life is short, take the trip. Let the agents at We Do Travel Right handle the planning so you can focus on relaxing. Subscribe to the DCL Magazine today! Use promo code DCLDUO for 10% off everything in the WDW Magazine store. Support the show by becoming a Patron! Join us over at Patreon. Your support each month allows us to keep putting out great content each and every week. Thanks to our current patrons for their support. Join today! You can subscribe for one annual discounted payment today. Stay Connected with the DCL DuoWebsite | Instagram | Facebook | Facebook Group We’re Ranked as a Top Podcast by Feedspot:Top 30 Disney Cruise Line Podcasts (#1) | Top 20 Cruise Podcasts (#4) | Top 20 Disney Cruise Line Influencers (#3) The views expressed in this podcast are our own and do not reflect the views of the Walt Disney Company, Disney Cruise Line or any other travel provider discussed or mentioned.

Shelby grew up a Disney kid, worked Figment during her Disney College Program, and booked her first Disney cruise the week she brought her son home from the hospital. Six months after that first sailing, her parents gifted the whole family a 5-night Bahamian cruise on the Disney Fantasy, and Shelby became the planner for eight people across three generations. Sam goes solo this week to hear how it all came together, from rope drop at Magic Kingdom to a duo dip at Lookout Cay and Castaway Cay. In this episode: Why Shelby’s family chose a classic ship over the Destiny for a mostly first-time group The embarkation day routine that works with a toddler: kids club open house, then a deck 4 stroller nap Lookout Cay vs. Castaway Cay, the character beach party, and an August Castaway Cay 5K A Broadway visiting artist, Aladdin, Believe, and a night out at Europa The Skyline bartender who tracked down a crew member to make one cocktail Trip or vacation? A psychologist weighs in on cruising with little ones “It’s the small moments that... still make you feel like, wow, I’m getting so much out of this.” — Shelby Support the ShowBook your next Disney vacation with our show sponsor - We Do Travel Right! Life is short, take the trip. Let the agents at We Do Travel Right handle the planning so you can focus on relaxing. Subscribe to the DCL Magazine today! Use promo code DCLDUO for 10% off everything in the WDW Magazine store. Support the show by becoming a Patron! Join us over at Patreon. Your support each month allows us to keep putting out great content each and every week. Thanks to our current patrons for their support. Join today! You can subscribe for one annual discounted payment today. Stay Connected with the DCL DuoWebsite | Instagram | Facebook | Facebook Group We’re Ranked as a Top Podcast by Feedspot:Top 30 Disney Cruise Line Podcasts (#1) | Top 20 Cruise Podcasts (#4) | Top 20 Disney Cruise Line Influencers (#3) The views expressed in this podcast are our own and do not reflect the views of the Walt Disney Company, Disney Cruise Line or any other travel provider discussed or mentioned.