DCL Podcast

Ilana joins us this week to discuss her family’s first sailing with Disney Cruise Line, featuring a double dip stop at Castaway, aboard the Fantasy. Ilana is the fun loving Disney Lifestyle Creator, who runs the instagram channel Ilanafofana, where she chronicles her family’s love of all things Disney. We have a fun time hearing about her instagram channel and Disney Adventures, before...

Jon joins us this week to discuss his family’s cruise this summer aboard the Disney Dream, from Barcelona to Southampton. Since Jon and his family live in England, he’s been a valuable source of information and insight over the years, to help us and others plan our European Sailings. We kick off the show by talking about their time in Barcelona, before we turning to their experiences a...

Kalyn and Caela, from the fun Instagram Channel Must Have Magic, join us to discuss their Summer cruise to Europe, along with all the Run Disney fun they have as well. We kick off the show by hearing how they met, and eventually decided to start their highly successful Instagram channel. We then focus on their Summer cruise to Europe aboard the Disney Dream, and finish up talking about all the fun...

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 Naviga...

Disney Cruise Line released some of the new experiences, Disney Cruise Line guest will get encounter, when they set sail on DCL’s newest ship, the Disney Treasure. We cover our thoughts on what was released, along with what wasn’t, and then we touch on initial sailing itineraries and dates, for this much anticipated ship! Connect with Steve, Christy, Nova, and Lake: steve@dclpodcast.co...

Donna joins us this week to discuss her family’s latest vacation, an Adventures by Disney Trip to Norway. She and her family have travelled with ABD several times, so it was fun to hear how this trip compared to many of her other land based Adventures. Donna does a great job talking about planning for this trip, and explaining the differences between ABD and your typical cruise vacation. We...

As Disney Cruise Line gets ready to reveal the Disney Treasure, join us for a rebroadcast, as we set sail for Papenburg Germany, to learn about the Meyer Werft ship building company.  Meyer Werft is the ship yard which built the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy, and has been commissioned to build Disney Cruise Lines 3 new ships. Through one of Meyer Werft’s tour guides, we learn about the history o...

Fall is just about upon us, and Disney Cruise Lines Halloween on the High Seas sailings kick off this Sept 9, aboard the Disney Magic. So join us in this fun episode as Steve and Christy discuss all the Spooktacular fun you and your family can enjoy, as you set sail with DCL this Fall. We cover the activities and events we have experienced during our past Halloween on the High Seas sailings, and f...

Wes from the DCL Dude Podcast and Chris from the Concierge Lounge join Steve this week for a fun all around Disney Cruise conversation. All three of our family’s sailed to Alaska this Summer (although, all on different cruise lines), so we start off by talking about our experiences, and why Alaska is just a magical place to cruise. We then hit a bunch of random Disney Cruise topics from the...

Jenni joins us this week to discuss her family’s first time sailing the Disney Magic to the Southern Caribbean. This was a 7 night sailing out of Puerto Rico, with stops in Antigua, St. Lucia, Aruba, and Bonaire. These are ports which are on many cruisers bucket list, so we spend the majority of the show talking about the experiences they had in each of them. But before that, we touch on pla...

Tamara and her family our first time Disney Cruise Line Cruisers, and they join us this week to discuss their family’s first time sailing aboard the Disney Fantasy. We have a great time discussing their Disney background, why they decided to start cruising, how they went about planning for this cruise, and of course we finish off with all the onboard fun and port adventures they experienced....

We’ve got a fun double trip report for you this week, as Derry and Kristi join us to discuss their family’s summer cruises to Europe. Kristi’s family sailed on a 7 night Mediterranean cruise, with stops in Italy, France, and Spain. Derry’s family sailed on an 11 night cruise, featuring stops in Greece, Italy, France, and Spain. They both are a wealth of information on getti...

Author Jim Korkis joins us to discuss the beginning history of Disney Cruise Line. The beginnings of the cruise line were much more complicated than Michael Eisner waking up one day, and saying “Lets start a Cruise Line!”. Jim does an amazing job weaving this tale together. Enjoy Part 1 of this multi part series, as we look back to the events that brought about the Disney Cruise Line. You can buys...

Join us for our July Cabana’s Show. We touch on a myriad of topics surrounding Disney Cruise Line, including our thoughts on the Rumored Haunted Mansion Bar on the Treasure, updates on protocols to sail out of Australia, increased fee’s to dine at Palo, Enchante, and Remy (yes, we still think its worth it), whats going up with the Global 1, plus much more. Connect with Steve, Christy,...

Amy, one of our first guests to come on our podcast, is finally back to talk about her family’s latest sailing aboard the Disney Wish. After a bout with motion sickness on land after her last cruise, it took several years for her to diagnose the problem, and come up with a solution for it with her doctors. After working it out, she was more than excited to get back onboard a Disney ship, and...

Chris and Carrie, who produce the Adventures in Millerland Vlog, join us this week to discuss their latest sailing aboard the Disney Magic, out of New Orleans. We take time to talk about their experiences in New Orleans both before and after the cruise, then its time to set sail aboard the Magic to Cozumel, Grand Cayman, along with several sea days. They were also part of a larger group traveling...

Steve and his family have just returned from a 7 day cruise around the Greek Isles aboard the Disney Dream. Before the cruise, they also spent time in Paris, Disneyland Paris, and Rome, so they touch on some of the things they experienced there first. Then it’s off to the Greek Isles aboard the Dream, featuring stops in Naples, Mykonos, Santorini, and Chania (Crete). Steve and Wake sat down...

Christy and her family just returned from a 7 day cruise to Alaska aboard the beautiful Disney Wonder. This was a round trip sailing out of Vancouver, featuring stops in Skagway, Juneau, and Ketchikan, with a glacier day up Tracy Arm. During their sailing, they sat down several times to discuss their experiences as they sailed through some of the most scenic areas of North America. So grab that wi...

Disney Cruise Line recently released their Fall 2024 sailing schedule, and Christy, Nova, and Lake break it all down for you in this bonus episode. Connect with Steve, Christy, Nova, and Lake: steve@dclpodcast.com christy@packyourpixiedust.com novabrightwilliams@gmail.com mousegenblog@gmail.com Follow the DCL Podcast Via: http://www.facebook.com/dclpodcast http://www.instagram.com/dcl_podcast http...

Kaitie and Lake just returned from a 7 day cruise to Alaska aboard the Norwegian Bliss. This was a round trip sailing out of Seattle featuring stops in Sitka, Juneau (with a sailing up Endicott Arm toward Dawes Glacier), Icy Straight Point, Ketchikan, and Victoria British Columbia. During their sailing they sat down several times to discuss their experiences as they sailed through some of the most...

Tim and Amber join us this week to discuss their family’s experiences sailing to Bermuda for the first time, aboard the Disney Fantasy. Most DCL Bermuda cruises leave from New York, but this was a rare (and hopefully it will become standard) sailing to Bermuda out of Port Canaveral. This cruise featured an overnight stop in Bermuda, allowing them to explore this island for 2 full days. We di...

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With the Wonder set to sail to Australia and New Zealand next Fall, we wanted to bring this show to you, from Brett and his family as they sailed there last Christmas aboard Norwegian. Brett does an amazing job talking about pre-planning for this cruise, as well as touching on their time in Sydney before they departed, and then giving great overviews of each port they stopped at along the way. So...

Join us for our May Cabana’s Show. We touch on a myriad of topics surrounding Disney Cruise Line this month, including updates on the Disney + Bands, thoughts on the 25 Anniversary Castaway Club onboard gifts, a look at the new check in dates based on your Castaway Club Status, and we’ve got a great post cruise question, one of our Patreons recently received from Disney Cruise Line&#82...

Steve joins us this week to discuss the sailing he and his wife took with out kids, aboard the Disney Dream this past October. There is a lot of fun to be had on DCL for adults, and he does a great job discussing all of the fun things they enjoyed together on this sailing. So with the kids in good hands at home, it’s time to set sail aboard the Disney Dream, for an adults only adventure to C...