DCL Podcast

Our Port Adventure Series continues as we turn our focus to Northern Europe, as we look at some of the Baltic countries you can visit while sailing aboard the Disney Magic. We are joined this week by good friend of the show Jon, from the United Kingdom. Jon and his family sailed through the Baltic aboard the Disney Magic a few years ago. Jon has also travelled previously on land vacations througho...

We’re back this week with another fun trip report, featuring a Disney Magic sailing from Liverpool, England. Claire joins us this week to discuss her family’s 4 night Disney Magic at Sea sailing, this Summer. Claire and her family are no strangers to Disney Cruise Line, already having sailed on the Disney Dream in the Caribbean, and the Disney Wonder twice through Alaska. However, this...

This is a rebroadcast of our live Patreon Coffee at the Cove episode which aired July 18 on Facebook for our Patreon supporters. Kaitie and Lake from MouseGen join us this week to discuss their latest 3 night sailing aboard the Disney Dream from Port Canaveral. We have a fun time discussing the new Covid protocols, dining (and yes they went to Palo), onboard activities, the first time sailing in a...

Disney Cruise Line began sailing this week with the Disney Dream, from Port Canaveral. We’re excited to bring you a trip report from her first sailing, Aug 9, 2021. Scott and his family, who are big Disneyland fans from Southern California, travelled to Florida to experience their first Disney Cruise. He does an excellent job detailing the check in process, what it was like for he and his fa...

Sarah, from the blog Gluten Free and Dairy Free at WDW, joins us this week to discuss her experience during the online check in process for her upcoming August 23 cruise aboard the Disney Dream. Sarah does an excellent job detailing the new steps which she needed to take to check into her upcoming cruise. In addition, she shares information which Disney has provided to prepare her for their time a...

Meghan, the amazing host of the DCL Cruise Nerd Vlog, joins us this week to discuss her experiences sailing aboard the Disney Dreams final test cruise, before she began sailing with paying guests on August 9. We have a fun time discussing her over all experience getting back onboard a Disney ship, and spending time with her amazing crew. She then details all the changes which DCL has made to the c...

Michael and his wife booked their August 9th cruise aboard the Disney Dream, hours after they announced Disney Cruise Line would begin cruising again on August 9th. I thought it would be fun to hear his thoughts about getting back to cruising and back onboard the Disney Dream, before this sailing. We look forward to bringing him and his wife back on the show, to recap all of their thoughts and exp...

With DCL still not sailing until Aug 9 in the U.S., many of our listeners headed for the Hawaiian Islands, and a stay at Aulani. Kristy and her family did just that, and she’s back again to help us out with a fun trip report, detailing their adventures on Oahu. They started off by staying near Waikiki, and exploring all around Honolulu and Oahu, before heading to Aulani for the last week to...

We’re excited this week to bring you our first trip report, since Disney Cruise Line began sailing again in the U.K.. Good friend of the show, Jon in the U.K., join us to discuss his family’s experiences sailing aboard the Disney Magic, out of Liverpool, on a 3 night Magical Staycation Cruise. We discuss what it felt like for him and his family to finally get back onboard and start cru...

This is a replay of our live DCL news Recap show for July. Our monthly recap show is featured each month on Facebook and YouTube. Enjoy everyone! Connect with Steve, Christy, and Chris: steve@dclpodcast.com christy@packyourpixiedust.com brightbydisney@gmail.com Follow the DCL Podcast via: http://www.facebook.com/dclpodcast http://www.instagram.com/dcl_podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFg4r...

This is a rebroadcast of our live Coffee at the Cove episode, which aired July 31 on Facebook and YouTube. Christy was selected by her travel agency to cruise aboard Royal Caribbeans Allure of the Seas, during her test cruise to prepare her to return to sailing. This was a 2 night cruise out of Port Canaveral, with a stop at Perfect Day at Coco Cay. We discuss the procedures RCL’s is impleme...

Run Disney In Person races are back! Lake from MouseGen joins us this week to update us on Run Disney’s return to In-Person racing. We cover the different races which are set for 2021-2022, how registration went for Wine and Dine (the first race back), and look ahead to the races to come in 2022. It’s time to lace up those shoes, and hit the road, Run Disney is Back!!!! Connect with La...

Our Port Adventure Series continues as we turn our focus this month on Jamaica and the Southern Caribbean. We are joined this week by good friend of the show, Frank in Florida, to discuss the experiences he and his wife have had sailing through the Southern Caribbean and Jamaica aboard DCL and other cruise lines. We touch on shopping, port adventures, food options, and unique experiences found on...

Shannon Ford joins us this week to discuss her recent sailing aboard Royal Caribbeans, Freedom of the Seas. This was the first U.S. Cruise to take place since the Covid lockdown, and she does an excellent job filling us in on everything she experienced. We discuss planning for this cruise, new Covid 19 restrictions put in place by Royal Caribbean, vaccinated vs. non-vaccinated opportunities onboar...

Brendan and Katherine from the amazing podcast, Detour to Neverland, join us this week to ask us a bunch of questions about cruising with DCL. They just booked a cruise on the Disney Wish next Summer, and this will be their first Disney Cruise as adults, and they’ve got questions. We do our best to give them our best answers, so that they can make amazing memory’s during their cruise a...

Join us for our first Trip Report, since the ships stopped sailing last March. Nick joins us this week to discuss his family’s sailing aboard Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas. This was Royal Caribbeans first sailing in the Caribbean, since the covid pandemic began. Nick and his family are seasoned cruisers, so he brings a lot of insight into the changes you will experience once...

This is a rebroadcast of our live Coffee at the Cove episode, which aired June 21 on Facbook and YouTube. We first take a look at Disney Cruise Lines Fall 2022 release. We discuss where the ships are sailing to, point out a few of our favorite itineraries, and discuss what could be happening with the Disney Wonder. We then turn to our main topic, Chris and Seths return to Disneyland. We touch on c...

Our Port Adventure series continues, as we take a look at sailing the Mediterranean aboard the Disney Magic. Diane and Mark join us this week to offer their perspective on how to plan a port intensive cruise, across several country’s. We discuss sailing with younger children, longer vs shorter port excursions, how to plan your time on the ship so that you’re ready for that next port da...

This is a rebroadcast of our monthly live DCL news recap show. You can view the show on our Facebook and YouTube pages as well. Thanks to Stephen from Tampa (our FL Beat Reporter), for joining us again this week! Connect with Steve, Christy, and Chris: steve@dclpodcast.com christy@packyourpixiedust.com brightbydisney@gmail.com Follow the DCL Podcast via: http://www.facebook.com/dclpodcast http://w...

We’re dusting off our 101 series, and re-booting it as Disney Cruise Line gets ready to start sailing again. Amber joins Christy and Steve to cover what is included in your Disney Cruise Line fare. We take a look at food options, family and adult entertainment options, the kids clubs, pool deck fun, and activities and food on Castaway Cay. So dust off that DCL Cruise App, and that old Paper...

Join us for a rebroadcast of our live Coffee at the Cove episode, which aired May 25 on Facebook and YouTube. Its the second week of Disney Wish bookings, so we take a look at how things are looking price and availability wise, as the Silver Castaway Club members get ready to book. We then turn our focus on the possibility of the Disney Wonder sailing some of their Alaska season out of Seattle. We...

Our Port Adventure series continues, as we take a look at things to do when you’re in Nassau, Bahamas. Zach joins us this month to talk about his family’s experiences visiting Nassau with several different cruise lines. We touch on the straw market, spending time in the casino and the water park at Atlantis, interactive dolphin excursions, and beach days at the Blue Lagoon. We hope thi...

Join us for a rebroadcast of our live Coffee at the Cove episode, which aired May 17 on Facebook and YouTube. This is a fun hour featuring two guests, Holly and Brad, who were successful in booking the second sailing on the Disney Wish. The second Disney Wish sailing was bought out by DVC, and all Direct DVC owners were eligible to book it on opening day. This was a very popular sailing, and it so...

Disneyland is officially back open! Liz joins Chris and Christy this week to discuss what it was like being back in Disneyland, opening weekend. She discusses the ticket buying and park booking process, crowd levels, food available, what attractions she was able to experience, park hopping between Disneyland and DCA, shopping, and finishes up with some great tips for anyone visiting soon. So grab...

Join us for a fun Run Disney episode, as we head across the Atlantic to Paris, France, to discuss the Castle to Chateau Challenge. Andrea joins us this week to discuss her experience traveling to Paris, to run all of the races during the Disneyland Paris Run Weekend. We have a fun time talking about where she stayed, the races, pre and post race events, how classy all the medals were, dining optio...