The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

[mickEblu]

Have you ever done a Disney cruise (or any other cruise)? You might want to take the kids on one down to Mexico for 3-4 days. The food on a Disney cruise has been the best so far. However the service has been better on Royal Caribbean and there is more to do on a Carnival cruise. Disney has less shipboard activities that you just show up for creating long lines.

Ive done many Carnival Cruises, most of them in the late 90s / early 2000's to Mexico and my family and I thought they were great back then. Did one 7 day Disney Cruise to the Caribbean in Spring 2023. Although we had a great time I'm not in a rush to do one again at their usual prices. We got a great deal on our cruise. Definitely not flying to Florida to do another one any time soon. I'd consider a Disney cruise to Mexico since it's convenient but I think they re too expensive. They charge what the competitors charge for a 7 day cruise. Just don't think it's worth it to go back to the Mexican Riviera which I've been to 5 times.

 

[Phroobar]

Ive done many Carnival Cruises, most of them in the late 90s / early 2000's to Mexico and my family and I thought they were great back then. Did one 7 day Disney Cruise to the Caribbean in Spring 2023. Although we had a great time I'm not in a rush to do one again at their usual prices. We got a great deal on our cruise. Definitely not flying to Florida to do another one any time soon. I'd consider a Disney cruise to Mexico since it's convenient but I think they re too expensive. They charge what the competitors charge for a 7 day cruise. Just don't think it's worth it to go back to the Mexican Riviera which I've been to 5 times.

There is the Disney 4 day cruise to Ensenada that leaves out of San Diego. We did that one for Halloween. They had a special Costco deal $650 per person with parking/tips included. I just did a Royal Caribbean out of Port of LA to the same place for $450 per person with parking/tips included. So if you look at as a hotel room with free food, entertainment and goes somewhere for 4 days, it is cheap. The optional shore excursions and the alcohol is where things get expensive.

You just got to watch the prices and book early. $112 room and meals is a steal.

 

[mickEblu]

There is the Disney 4 day cruise to Ensenada that leaves out of San Diego. We did that one for Halloween. They had a special Costco deal $650 per person with parking/tips included. I just did a Royal Caribbean out of Port of LA to the same place for $450 per person with parking/tips included. So if you look at as a hotel room with free food, entertainment and goes somewhere for 4 days, it is cheap. The optional shore excursions and the alcohol is where things get expensive.

You just got to watch the prices and book early. $112 room and meals is a steal.

Oh that’s a great deal! Every time I look at Disney’s site I think the 3-4 day Mexico cruises for the 4 of us for an ocean view (porthole) room are like 5k+. I’ll have to check Costco from time to time.