DCL Podcast

Join us in Episode 106 as we discuss the beautiful Island of Eleuthera and Light House Point, with a family who has vacationed their the past several years. Jimmy does an amazing job filling us in on the history, the people, and the beauty of this Island located in the Bahama’s. Disney Cruise Line has bought Light House Point, and under the direction of Joe Rohde, plans to develop Light Hous...

Listener Chris joins us to discuss his experiences attending the D23 EXPO in Anaheim the weekend of Aug 24, 2019. We have a fun time discussing all aspects of attending this EXPO. During the EXPO, Disney Cruise Line announced the name of their next ship, the Disney Wish. Enjoy everyone. You can support our show via our Patreon program, learn more using the link below: http://www.patreon.com/dclpod...

Good friend of the show, Frank, joins us once again to discuss his Palo be our Chef experience aboard the Disney Fantasy. While this experience is exclusive to the Fantasy, we also discuss mixology classes, additional food experiences at Palo and Remy, along with a fun cooking class held in the D Lounge aboard all the ships during longer cruises. Prosit and Bon Appetit everyone!

Listener Chris, a long time Disney Cruise Line fan, joins us to discuss his first time experience sailing with Norwegian Cruise Line. He, his husband, and friends sailed on a 7 night Alaskan itinerary from Seward, Alaska to Vancouver Canada. Chris discusses his thoughts on the ship, dining, entertainment, and of course shore excursions they experienced during their sailing. Enjoy everyone. You can...

Award winning author Paul Thornton joins us to discuss his latest book, The Joy of Cruising: Passionate Cruisers, Fascinating Stories. We have a fun time discussing Pauls cruising background, how he came up with the idea for his latest book, and some of the unique individuals who are featured in his book. You can find the Joy of Cruising wherever books are sold, and you can connect with Paul throu...

The best way to kick off our next 100 shows, is with a family experiencing their first Disney Cruise. Listener Dave joins us to discuss his families first Disney Cruise to the Western Caribbean. They sailed on a 7 night sailing aboard the Disney Fantasy, and we discuss his families thoughts about planning the cruise, the stateroom they booked, their dining experience, onboard entertainment, and of...

Join us as we have a little fun celebrating our 100th episode. Christy and Steve cover how the podcast started, some of our favorite experiences sailing with Disney Cruise Line, and we finish up with some ask the Pilot questions. We want to thank everyone who has listened to our show, come on the show and shared your experiences, and supported the show through our Patreon site and by writing revie...

Listener Amber joins us once again to discuss her families latest cruise aboard the Disney Wonder. This cruise was the DVC Member West Coast sailing between San Diego and Vancouver, Canada. She discusses all of the different experiences and events which are available only on these DVC Members Cruises, from: early movie screenings, panel discussions with Imagineers and Disney Legends, special Chara...

Listener Chris joins us again to discuss his families first trip to Europe. They began their trip in Barcelona with Adventures by Disney, where they spent 3 days touring the city and countryside. They then set sail on a 7 day Mediterranean Cruise aboard the Disney Magic between Barcelona and Rome. They finished their European vacation by flying to Paris where they toured the city, Disneyland Paris...

Join Christy and Steve as we continue our DCL 101 series, a series of informative episodes to help you cruise smarter. In this episode we discuss the pro’s and con’s of staying near the airport, at Walt Disney World, and Port Canaveral itself before your next cruise. We also touch on transportation options from each of these areas. We hope this series helps you in planning your next cr...

Listener Adam joins us once again in this Bonus Episode for a quick over-view of the Disney Morning Magic experiences at the Magic Kingdom and Toy Story Land. These are both experiences which you could combine either before or after a cruise, and Adam has some great tips and insight into how to maximize these experiences. Enjoy everyone.

Listeners Sam and Brian, who recently caught the Disney Cruise Line Bug, join us to discuss their 4 cruises which they have sailed on over this past year. We discuss why they have fallen in love with sailing on Disney Cruise Line: from the service, to the cabins, the food, the kids and adult activities, Castaway Cay, and of course the amazing ports which they have been able to sail to. They have t...

Marcus Monroe joins us for a fun conversation focusing on how he started his career as a comedian juggler, and how he started performing aboard the Disney Cruise Ships. Marcus has done an amazing job building his career, into one of the top variety acts performing aboard Disney and other cruise lines today. We focus on how he began and built his career, what its like to perform on the Disney Ships...

Listener Chris joins us to discuss his families first sailing with Disney Cruise Line. They sailed aboard the Disney Dream out of Port Canaveral on a 4 day Cruise which stopped in Nassau, Bahamas and Castaway Cay. Chris shares all aspects of their vacations as they travelled with their four year old daughter. We discuss their cabin, dining, adult and family entertainment, along with a fun day on t...

Photographer Lindsay Coulter joins us to discuss the beautiful Disney Wedding she recently photographed on the Disney Dream and Castaway Cay. We discuss how Lindsay got into photography, things that go into planning a destination wedding, how to pick a photographer, the challenges and fun she had photographing this wedding aboard the Disney Dream and Castaway Cay. We finish up with a fun discussio...

Listener Zach joins us for an over view discussion of the 8 Disney Cruises he and his wife have taken over the past two years. We discuss his favorite activities on the ship, Remy/Palo, the dining rooms, stage shows, and staterooms. We finish the show talking about their latest cruise aboard the Disney Fantasy, which featured a Star Wars Day at Sea. Enjoy everyone! You can support our show via Pat...

Listener Adam joins us to discuss his families latest cruise out of New York aboard the Disney Magic. We also discuss some of their favorite on board activities, dining, and of course Port Adventures. But, after several Disney Cruises, his family has decided to branch out and cruise with Royal Caribbean this Summer. We touch on these reasons and what they’re looking forward to experiencing o...

Listener Jenni joins us to discuss her families latest cruise aboard the Disney Wonder to the Southern Caribbean out of San Juan. They were cruising for the first time with their 11 month old daughter, and she has some wonderful perspectives and advice for traveling with a baby. We cover the nursery, dining, entertainment (Jack Jack’s Diaper Dash anyone?), and of course the amazing ports the...

Listener Frank joins us again to discuss his and his wife’s back to back cruise aboard the Disney Wonder. They left out of Galveston on a 7 day repositioning cruise to San Juan. In San Juan they spent the morning exploring old San Juan, and then reboarded the Wonder for a 7 day Southern Caribbean Sailing. We discuss all the ship board activities, dining, port adventures, and what happens whe...

We are joined this week by listener Chris, whose family sailed on the same cruise as Steve’s this past Spring Break. We give our two views of our Eastern Caribbean Sailing aboard the Disney Fantasy this past March. We touch on dining, staterooms, shipboard activities, Palo, and our stops in Tortola, St. Thomas, and Castaway Cay. Thanks for listening everyone…. Enjoy! You can support ou...

Listener Donna joins us to discuss her families trip to Australia with Adventures by Disney. We discuss planning a long trip with kids, diving on the Great Barrier Reef, and everything else that is included when you travel on an Adventures by Disney Trip. Enjoy everyone! You can reach Steve and Christy via Facebook and Twitter: Steve: steve@dclpodcast.com http://www.facebook.com/dclpodcast http://...

Join us in Episode 086 as we introduce our new Patreon program for those of you who would like to partner with our podcast. To find more information, visit http://www.patreon.com/dclpodcast We finish up with a fun talk with Steve’s kids, to get their perspectives on the Disney Fantasy and the Kids Clubs on onboard, during our latest Spring Break cruise. Enjoy everyone. You can reach Steve an...

Listener Adam (whose family has cruised several times with Disney Cruise Line) joins us to discuss his experiences during Star Wars Celebration this past weekend in Chicago. This was his first time attending the event, and he has some great insight and perspectives for those of you who may want to attend next years celebration, which will be held in Anaheim. You can find all of the information you...

Join Christy and I as we discuss several topics from my families Eastern Caribbean Spring Break cruise onboard the Disney Fantasy. We touch on the new in room soap containers, the disappearing paper Navigator, our dinner at Palo, what it takes to launch a movie “PremEar” aboard the ships, along with many more topics. Enjoy everyone. You can reach Steve and Christy via email, Facebook,...

Listener Kelly joins us to discuss her families Eastern Caribbean sailing aboard the Disney Fantasy. Her cruising group consisted of 14 people. We discuss how to plan for such a large group, and setting expectations while on board. We also learn some valuable lessons if your young one gets separated from you while on board. We finish out talking about their fun filled adventures in Tortola and St....