First Time Disney Cruisers

You’re going on a Disney cruise for the first time and have a zillion questions. Relax; we have the information you need to plan and simplify your planning process. Everything you need to know is here, from booking a Disney cruise to enjoying yourself onboard.

Booking a Disney Cruise Line Vacation

We have a lot of links to quite a bit of information laid out below that will help you get started – and get excited – with planning your very first Disney Cruise Line vacation. We recommend picking out the most important factors to you and then going from there.

• Don’t Make These Five Mistakes on Your First Disney Cruise
• When to travel
• Special Days at Sea and Holiday Disney Cruises
• Last Minute Cruising – A Crash Course
• The cost of a Disney Cruise
  • Saving money on your stateroom
  • Deposit / Final Payment (interim payments)
  • Travel Insurance
  • Cancellation Policy
• Destinations
• Dining & Restaurant Info
• Choosing a stateroom
  • Stateroom reports

Before You Leave Home

• Booking your flights
• Packing lists
  • Carry on’s – what to bring
  • Top 5 Not-So-Obvious Things To Pack
• Getting to the port / Boarding the ship
  • Completing Online Check-In
  • Transportation
  • “Key to the World” card
• Medications
• Motion Sickness
• Sending a box to the ship in advance of your cruise

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Cruising with Kids

• Pools / On deck activities
• Kids with special needs
• Kids Clubs
  • Rules/Checking In
  • Registering for the nursery
• Cribs/Strollers/Playpens
• Cruising with infants

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Adults Only

ARTICLE: Disney Cruise Line: Not Just for Kids!

• Spa
• Gym/Workout facility
• Sports facilities
• Adults only areas
• Activities for adults
• Bringing alcohol on board / Purchasing alcohol on board
• Palo – This is an adult-only Italian restaurant, dress code applies.
• Remy – This is an adult-only French restaurant on the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy.
• Traveling while pregnant

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Once Onboard

• DINING
  • Restaurants
  • Counter Service
  • Room Service
  • What is a Dining rotation?
    • Dress Code
    • Formal Night
    • Themed Dinners (Pirate Night)
• Staterooms
• Internet Access / Cell Phones
• Laundry Facilities / Dry Cleaning
  • Fairytale Fresh Laundry on the Disney Wish
• Tipping / Gratuities
• Mandatory Emergency Evacuation Drill
• Medical Services
• Passports
• Guests with special needs
  • Children with disabilities

Still not sure where to begin? Visit us at Dreams Unlimited Travel – the official sponsor of DCL Fan – to request your free, no-obligation quote from one of our experienced Disney Cruise Line travel planners, who will happily assist you with as much or as little planning as you’d like – all at no extra cost to you!

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