DCL Podcast

Alex and Anthony join us this week to discuss their second sailing aboard the Disney Wonder, this time to Alaska. These two Disney Cruise Line fans were engaged aboard the Disney Wonder the first time they sailed on her, so they wanted to get back onboard as soon as they could. We hear all about pre-planning for their trip to Alaska, spending time in Vancouver beforehand, and then all the initial...

Alex joins me on this minisode to discuss his thoughts about the new Edge Club aboard the Disney Wish (there is an Edge Club on every Disney Ship). We cover his over all thoughts on the Disney Wish, and then turn our focus to the Edge, the club for kids ages 11-14. Alex discusses why Ice Breakers are still important to attend on the first night, his over all thoughts on the new space aboard the Wi...

Our four family’s are back from sailing aboard the beautiful Disney Wish, on a four night sailing out of Port Canaveral. The Disney Wish is a beautiful new ship, and definitely has many new changes to its design, flow of people, and experiences, then the previous four. We do our best to give your our thoughts on the ship, and tips to navigate it to make your sailing the best it can be, as yo...

Steve, Christy, and Chris and their family’s just got off a 4 night sailing aboard DCL’s newest ship, the Disney Wish. While onboard, they sat down several times to record their thoughts after experiencing all the new shows, restaurants, lounges, theater spaces, the gym and spa, and of course the adult areas around the pool decks. They also give their thoughts on the new state rooms an...

Calling all you Parrot Heads out there. Jimmy Buffets Margaritaville brand continues to grow as it adds resorts and hotels around the world, and now they’ve even launched their own cruise line. Dani, a travel writer from Orlando Date Nite and Orlando Parenting, was lucky to sail on a media preview cruise, and joins us to tell about her experiences. We cover boarding, dining, entertainment, a...

Join us for our July Cabana’s show, where we discuss a variety of topics. Today we discuss Disney Cruise Lines latest itinerary release for the Fall of 2023, where we see the Disney Magic sailing to the West Coast for the first time, the Disney Dream will sail out of New York and Fort Lauderdale, and we wait to see where the Disney Wonder will sail after her Summer 2023 Alaska sailings. We t...

Good friend of our show, Chris from California, joins us this episode to discuss his family’s European vacation. This Magical vacation featured stops at Disneyland Paris, a short ABD escape to Rome, and finished with a 9 night sailing through the Greek Isles aboard the Disney Magic. We cover all aspects of this vacation, from staying in a Spider Man themed room at Disneyland Paris, to visiti...

Christy and Chris just got off a 3 day preview sailing, aboard DCL’s newest ship, the Disney Wish. While onboard, they sat down several times to record their thoughts, after experiencing all the new shows, restaurants, lounges, and theater spaces. They also give their thoughts on the new staterooms, and the ship in general. And not to be missed, Blake gives his thoughts about the amazing new Kids...

Chris and Christy just returned from a 3 night sailing aboard Disney Cruise Lines newest ship, the Disney Wish. This is a rebroadcast of the live talk we did with them on our Patreon Facebook page, and lets just say, DCL’s newest ship didn’t disappoint. The first part of the talk is Spoiler free, and we hear their thoughts on all aspects of the ship, from the staterooms, dining, the am...

Steve and Christy recount some of their experiences and adventures as their family’s sailed aboard the Disney Magic through the Greek Isles. This was a port intensive trip, so most of the show is dedicated to talking about what they had planned and how it went in each of the six ports they visited. We also touch on our thoughts of how to tackle a longer port intensive sailing, whether a balc...

Wake joins me on this minisode to discuss some of the strategies we use when booking our International Airfare, for our European cruises. We discuss the differences between booking airfare with points or cash. We also highlight a couple of App’s we use to track city pairs which we may fly too, and the going rate of the flights serving those routes. And we finish up by summarizing our strateg...

Chad joins Steve this week to discuss all aspects of playing Trivia aboard the Disney Ships. We then finish it off with a game of Disney Cruise Line Trivia, featuring questions from our latest cruise aboard the Disney Magic. So grab your answer sheet and your favorite provided pencil…oh, and don’t forget to get their early! We’re testing your knowledge with a fun game of DCL Triv...

Steve, Ahnawake, and the kids just got back from sailing aboard the Disney Magic out of Civitavecchia, on a 9 night cruise through the Greek Isles. Joining them on this cruise was Christy and her family, along with good friend of the show, Anthony from the Magical Wanderlust Adventures podcast. We hope you enjoy this show as we look back at some of our thoughts and experiences, as we sailed aboard...

This is a rebroadcast from our live Coffee at the Cove episode where we discuss our thoughts about the christening ceremony of DCL’s latest ship, the Disney Wish. The Disney Wish is sure to be an amazing ship, and we look forward to hearing everyones thoughts after sailing aboard her this Summer and beyond. Connect with Steve, Christy, and Chris: steve@dclpodcast.com christy@packyourpixiedus...

Derry and her family set sail aboard Disney Cruise Line for the first time, and she joins us to discuss all the fun they had onboard. They sailed on the Disney Magic, out of Miami, with stops at Cozumel and Castaway Cay. We have a fun time discussing all of their adventures onboard, dining experiences, entertainment, and finish up by talking about their time in Cozumel and Castaway Cay. Its always...

Join us for a quick episode as we recap how we solved Wake’s last minute passport problem, just in time before we travel to Europe. Then we discuss what each of our family’s has planned during our port stops on this 9 night cruise through the Greek Isles. Enjoy everyone. Connect with Steve, Christy, and Chris: steve@dclpodcast.com christy@packyourpixiedust.com christzbright@gmail.com F...

Bryan joins Chris and Christy to cover one of our most requested episodes, that we have never done, everything you wanted to know about Fish Extenders. They cover the history behind Fish Extenders, what they are, how you can connect with a group to participate in the fun on your next cruise, favorite gifts they’ve received and given, and finally Chris discusses Pixie Dusting someone while on...

Christy and Anthony, from the Magical Wanderlust Podcast, recently sailed together on the Disney Magic out of Miami. It’s a fun look back with both of them as they sailed without their family’s, as we get their takes on dining, onboard entertainment, spending time in the spa, and finally spending an amazing day on Castaway Cay. Not only do they recount their experiences, as travel agen...

Join us for our May Cabana’s show, where we discuss a variety of topics. Today we touch on the recently announced Covid Testing changes, new experiences coming to this Falls Halloween on the High Seas sailings, the Wonder is back in Alaska, newly announced Disney Wish Merch, and Christy and Chris will be sailing on the Year of Wishes cruise…which takes place right before the inaugural...

Lauren joins us this week to discuss her and her husband Jasons latest sailing aboard the Disney Wonder to Hawaii. Friends of the show will remember that Lauren and Jason are fans of longer sailings, so this one was right up their alley. We have a fun time discussing spending time in Vancouver before their sailing, embarkation out of Vancouver, what they did during 5 glorious days at sea, do you n...

Wake joins me this week to discuss her quick all girls getaway to Aulani. We get a good update on the check in process, dining, and how things are working around the resort now that many of the Covid restrictions have been dropped. Although most of their time was spent at the resort, they did venture up to the North Shore to visit Haleiwa and Laniakea Beach to see the Sea Turtles. So grab your rub...

With a little over two months before the Inaugural sailing of the Disney Wish, we thought it would be fun to talk about what we’re excited about…and what we were taking a wait and see approach, with what DCL has announced. And who better to help us, then Joe and Andee, our two theater and cruise loving friends from New York. Join us in a fun discussion as we touch on the over all themi...

This week we’re joined by Janelle, a huge Disney Fan, whose family recently sailed on the Disney Magic over Spring Break. We have a fun time talking with her about what makes a Disney Cruise the perfect vacation for her and her family. Along the way she gives up a lot of tips and tricks for those of you getting ready to set sail on your first Disney Cruise. So join us this week as we talk di...

This week were joined by Amanda Bauner, the amazing host of The Disney Travel for All Podcast. Amanda sailed solo on her first Disney Cruise aboard the Fantasy. Since then she has sailed solo, and in groups, and has built an amazing podcast community to help others travel to the Disney Parks and aboard the ships solo, or with friends and family. We have a fun time talking to her about her adventur...

Good friend of the show, Chris from Tampa, joins us this week to discuss his Family’s experiences getting back onboard a Disney Cruise Line sailing, after the shutdown. This time they sailed on the Disney Fantasy, featuring a Very Merrytime sailing out of Port Canaveral. We have a fun time talking about what it was like to get back onboard, all of the holiday offerings they experienced, havi...