DCL Podcast

Good friend of the show, Lauren, joins us this week to discuss her and her husbands latest adventure to the beautiful country of Iceland. They were all set to sail on the Disney Magic to Scotland, Iceland, and Norway in 2021, but unfortunately their cruise was cancelled. So they did what all of us would do, they put a land vacation together to visit Iceland. Lauren does an excellent job stepping u...

This is a rebroadcast of our Live Coffee at the Cove show, for Patreon supporters. We have a fun time with Christy as she looks back at her 4 night sailing aboard the Disney Fantasy, from Port Canaveral. Connect with Steve, Christy, and Chris: steve@dclpodcast.com christy@packyourpixiedust.com chriszbright@gmail.com Follow the DCL Podcast via: http://www.facebook.com/dclpodcast http://www.instagra...

We’re joined this week by Cloe, from the amazing Vlog, Cloe and Dan. She and Dan just returned from a 3 night sailing aboard the Disney Dream, and she joins us to discuss how they started their amazing Vlog, and all the fun they had on their latest sailing. We discuss pre-cruise planning, embarkation, dining, entertainment, onboard shopping, some of their favorite lounges, sailing with a lar...

Join us for our Mini-sode featuring several strategies you can use to save money, next time you book a Disney Cruise. We cover opening day booking, onboard booking credits, advantages of using the Disney Visa Card, Disney gift cards, and finish up talking about the pro’s and con’s of Disney Cruise Lines Special Offer rates. We also touch quickly on money saving tips for Adventures by D...

Sarah, who gave us a detailed look at the check in process for her upcoming Disney Dream sailing (Ep 222), rejoins us to fill us in on all the fun she and Brandon had aboard this sailing. In this episode, we discuss the boarding process, their cabin preferences, main dining experiences along with Palo Brunch and Remy, onboard entertainment (wait, what? still no popcorn:)), spending time on the poo...

Join us for a quick episode where we discuss the steps Christy’s family has had to take to get back onboard the Disney Fantasy this weekend. We also touch on Disney’s Vero Beach Resort, and why you might want to stay here next time before/after your cruise. We also give you our thoughts on eating at Olivia’s, located in Disney’s Old Key West Resort at Walt Disney World. Enj...

Join us for a fun episode as Chris recaps his first visit to Hawaii. We recap their adventures as they travelled to Hawaii for the first time, spent time on Waikiki, explored the North Shore, ate Dole Whip and Shave Ice, did a star gazing excursion, visited Kualoa ranch where Jurassic park and several other movies were filmed, and topped off their visit with two fun filled days at Disney’s A...

Join us for a fun episode, as we take a look at the experience (what we know of it so far, along with a little speculation on our part) guests will be able to experience, as Disney’s Galactic Star Cruiser, the Halcyon comes on line in 2022. Dennis from Podcast Star Dust joins us to help place where the Halcyon fits in the Star Wars Universe, we then talk about the suites guest will be able t...

Christy and her family have just returned from a 3 day cruise aboard the Disney Dream, and she joins us this week to talk about their experiences. This 3 day cruise departed from Port Canaveral, and featured 2 stops at Castaway Cay. We discuss the embarkation process, covid testing protocols, the new welcome aboard show, the new muster drill process, how to book and navigate the kids clubs, dining...

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...

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...