I always say that there's a difference between "travel" and "vacation." Travel is when you want to see new things, explore the world, and experience new cultures. Vacation is when you want to escape from real life, recharge your batteries, and spend quality time with loved ones.
It didn’t use to be. Before the Wish it was one ship doing short cruises to Bahamas, one doing 7 night Caribbean cruises, one ship doing Alaska and one Europe in the summer. So, 1/4 was short cruises Bahamas. Now they have three ships doing short cruises, so 1/2. Yes, Europe got a bigger ship, but that pales in comparison to the capacity they put into the short cruises.
See, I don’t think a 3 night cruise is a vacation. But that might just be me.
I agree. We still have 1 kid in college, so looking at summer cruises... August is cheaper but the Europe cruises are mostly short boring ones in August and no desire to sail the Caribbean in summer, especially in the height of hurricane season. I think we're doing Alaska again but the Icy Strait Point port one so we get a new to us port... unfortunately can't afford the 9 night Alaska in July with 4 people. It'll be fun though...kids will be 21/25 next year vs the 12/16 on the last Alaska cruise, and Wonder got refurbed after our 2016 cruise.
Per night the longer cruises are usually cheaper than the short ones but I get what you're saying. A big thing I've seen over the years cruising with Disney is a lot of people also hit the parks with their cruise. So they may spend 3-5 days in the parks then jump on a 3 day cruise to top it off.
Awe that's hard! I get it tho! Kids are all so different and handle things differently. That's really why I love DCL and those short sailings. It gives a really good opportunity for a successful fun cruise because you never know with kids. Personally, I've sailed on a lot of cruise lines but if we would have tried one of the others first I don't think I'd ever want to sail with my kids again lol.
What shift? They're doing the exact same 7-nights they've always one. One in Europe, one in Alaska, and one in the Caribbean. There was no shift.
I meant with the Fantasy. Having gone on the Wish a couple times ..my least favorite layout. And the Treasure
Some people (myself included) just really like the private islands, too. My favorite itinerary is 7-night Alaska but my second favorite is 5-night double-dip.
Yeah for now... bummer. Our favorites. So go while you can. lol
In the summer that's right. TBD what the Fantasy will be doing when it gets back from Europe.
July might be rainier but it's also going to be much warmer. I would definitely trade 10 degrees for a slightly higher chance of rain.
Also, the third new ship is supposed to debut in 2025. So, with that there will have to be a new mix. New ship might do short cruises and Fantasy or Dream might be doing some longer cruises, too.
