The Oceaneer Club is Disney Cruise Line’s club for kids ages 3 to 10. We didn’t start cruising until our older daughter was 11, so she didn’t spend much time in the club. Our youngest daughter, however, loved the clubs and had to be dragged out of them a few times.
The Castaway Club is Disney Cruise Line’s loyalty program. You are automatically enrolled in the program once you have taken one Disney cruise. There are three different levels in the Club, each with a set of perks and bonuses. Disney has recently made changes to the program, which I have detailed below in bold.
Watching how different families tackle a Disney Park is entertaining. There are the families who walk in with only a park map. Other families sport waist packs and maybe carry a water bottle. I’ve seen military-looking dads with a full battle pack loaded to the gills. Then there are the families with strollers that are carrying bags, blankets, coolers, drinks, etc. — everything except for kids. Every family has their own reasons and needs for what they carry into the parks, but I thought I would share what we do.
What does grocery shopping have to do with Disney vacation planning? It’s simple: the less you spend on groceries, the more you will have available for your vacation! There are many ways to maximize your discounts when shopping at the grocery store. I won’t go into the many ways of using coupons to lower your overall bill; although couponing is a great strategy to take advantage of, it’s not our area of expertise. I’m talking more about the methods of using credit cards or purchasing particular items to save money that you can later apply to a Disney trip.
During a recent Disney Cruise, we participated in the Mixology class. The class is a chance to try your hand at making (and tasting) five different mixed drinks. The class costs $20 per person and the amount is charged to your room. It is important to note that if you would like to do one of these classes, you should sign up when you board the ship on the first day. We looked in the Navigator we picked up in the port terminal to find the signup location. For our cruise on the Fantasy, that was in La Piazza. We waited around a few hours before going to sign up and we managed to grab the last two spots for the Mixology class on the first sea day.
Hello! This is an article about the 12 year old perspective of the Edge. The Edge is the Disney Cruise Line club for kids from 11 to 14. Normally, around the time you turn 11, you just want to go to the Edge, and not hang around the Oceaneer Club and Oceaneer Lab as much. This is a guide about how the Edge works, because it is slightly different from the Club and Lab.
We recently went on the Disney Fantasy for a Star Wars Day At Sea 7 Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise. We stayed in room 6146, which is a Category 5D Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah. It is located on the port (left) aft (back) side of the ship on Deck 6. Here are our pictures of the room!
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