DCL Podcast

Join Steve, Christy, Nova, and Lake as we celebrate the 400th Episode of the DCL Podcast. We decided at 400, it was time to take a look back on how the podcast began, why each of us joined on to help produce it, some of our family’s favorite cruises, and much more. We want to thank our amazing Patreons who have supported this show each and every week, along with all of our listeners…wi...

Jennifer joins us again to discuss her family’s summer vacation, featuring a Rhine River Cruise, with Adventures by Disney. Jennifer and her family have cruised many times with DCL, and this was their second river cruise. She does a great job discussing what activities are available on the ship, dining options, stateroom set ups, how the Adventure Guides truly make your vacations memorable,...

Steve and Wake are back from their quick 3 day Halloween on the High Seas sailing aboard the Disney Magic, from San Diego. Before the Sailing, they spent a day in Disneyland, so they touch on their thoughts on that day, along with the new DVC Disneyland tower. Then its a quick train ride to San Diego, and off on adventure aboard the Magic. They then turn their thoughts to all the fun they had onbo...

Lake and Christy discuss the recent DCL early 2025 itineraries.  Reach out to Christy at  christy@packyourpixiedust.com  to book your next vacation! Connect with Steve, Christy, Nova, and Lake: steve@dclpodcast.com christy@packyourpixiedust.com http://mousegenblog.com Follow the DCL Podcast via: http://www.facebook.com/dclpodcast http://www.instagram.com/dcl_podcast http://www.threads.net/dcl_podc...

Chris joins us this week to discuss his latest sailing, this time aboard Royal Caribbeans Navigator of the Seas, out of Long Beach. Chris has sailed aboard all of the Disney ships, so its fun to get his thoughts about the differences and similarities between these two cruise lines. We hear all about his stateroom, dining options, and of course all the onboard fun he was able to experience on this...

Christy and her family just returned from a Halloween on the High Seas sailing aboard the Disney Wish. This was a 3 day sailing from Port Canaveral featuring stops in Nassau and Castaway Cay. She sat down a couple times during the cruise to talk about their experiences boarding the ship without a passport (ooops, left it at home?), then they turned to all the fun they had onboard, along with her s...

Author, Speaker, Trainer, Coach, Podcast Host, Jeff Kober joins us this week to discuss some memorable Disney moments, as the company turns 100 years today. Jeff’s latest book, A Century of Powerful Disney Insights, Volume 1, 1923 – 1973 The Walt and Roy Years, is a look back at some of the pivotal moments which helped build the Disney Company into what it is today. Jeff’s passio...

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With Light House Point in the news, and set to come online next Summer, we thought we’d take a look back on this episode focusing on a family’s experiences vacationing there. Enjoy this look back as we hear about the history, the people, and the beauty of this Island, which is set to host DCL’s Light House Point. Connect with Steve, Christy, Nova, and Lake: steve@dclpodcast.com c...

Join us for our September Coffee at the Cove show, where we discuss a variety of Disney Cruise Line News and topics. Enjoy everyone. 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://www.threads....

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...