This was a bit of a concern as well when I took my first Disney cruise. I had a number of friends telling me how crowded cruise ships are, there is no way to escape people, etc. While that may be the case on some cruise lines, I found it to be exactly the opposite on Disney.When we go to the parks, thats the way we are. We have a list of things we want to get done at said park, and we push it till it gets done, and we always have a day or 2 to recover at at the end. Theres always the room to escape people etc
With a cruise you are locked on a ship with no escape if you suddenly need to get away etc. Thats the only part im worried about, if for some reason my wife doesnt like it your stuck for 7 days.
I may look at the land and see, and do say 4 resort days, 3 park days, and a 4 day cruise.
We would be just 2 adults traveling, so we would look mostly for those adult only areas. Im most concerned with never being out to sea, so not sure how our bodies would react. Sea sickness is a real fear...This was a bit of a concern as well when I took my first Disney cruise. I had a number of friends telling me how crowded cruise ships are, there is no way to escape people, etc. While that may be the case on some cruise lines, I found it to be exactly the opposite on Disney.
Every Disney cruise I have been on was sold out and none have ever felt crowded. Most of the time I felt like I had run of the ship. The kid pools would get crowded in the middle of the day, but the adult only sections almost always feel like a ghost town.
If you are unsure, taking a shorter cruise on your first trip out is always a good idea. If you don't like it you are only out 3-4 days vs 7.
Cruises are a very different animal from the parks...especially the 7 day variety.
It all really depends on what you want to get out of your trip.
In the simplest terms, the parks can be exhausting, but exciting. The cruises tend to be much more relaxing with a fair amount of down time.
The parks are very rush, rush, get as much done as possible burn the candle at both ends type of vacation. I always have enjoyed them, but I often feel like I need a vacation to get over my vacation at the end.
A cruise is much more relaxed, less urgent kind of vacation. There are no fastpasses, very few if any dining reservations and crowds are all but non-existent. About the only con to some is some of the longer cruises can have a fair amount of down time to fill in. On my last cruise I had a day at sea where I was really wishing that I had brought a book or two.
Under normal conditions sea sickness on the larger ships tends to be pretty mild. I have motion sickness that seems to be getting worse with age and I have never felt more than a bit off and we have run into less than favorable conditions to cause that. I typically take a 24hr less drowsy Dramamine before bed and that keeps me right as rain.We would be just 2 adults traveling, so we would look mostly for those adult only areas. Im most concerned with never being out to sea, so not sure how our bodies would react. Sea sickness is a real fear...
Sure you can, the thing is most people don't. The "once in a lifetime" mentality seems to run strong when it comes to the average Disney vacation.Under normal conditions sea sickness on the larger ships tends to be pretty mild. I have motion sickness that seems to be getting worse with age and I have never felt more than a bit off and we have run into less than favorable conditions to cause that. I typically take a 24hr less drowsy Dramamine before bed and that keeps me right as rain.
The only time I ever actually got sick was on a launch from Cozumel to the mainland in very rough seas.
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