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We went when our kids were 2 (almost 3) and 6. It was a fantastic experience for our family, but particularly the 6yr old. Our younger daughter wasn't quite old enough to do a lot of the activities, but she still enjoyed it.

 

Unless the 2yr old is really close to being 3 they won't be allowed to use the kids club which would be a big consideration for me. They have a nursery (fee based) for kids under 3, but it is seemed geared more towards babies when we toured it. Our 2yr old was just a few weeks shy of 3 so they evaluated her and let her into the kids club.

 

I would wait at least until the youngest is 3 and maybe even 5 or 6 to really be able to take advantage of everything. Especially if you think doing a Disney cruise might be a one time experience.

 

To me I feel Disney is worth a bit of a premium over other lines for the "Disney Experience", but certainly not double. We paid about $1000 more for a family verandah on Disney vs. a comparable room on other lines.

 

If you decide do to a Disney cruise I would look at going to the Caribbean. I probably wouldn't consider doing Disney in Alaska. I just think a lot of what Disney offers over other cruise lines is "warm weather" dependent and don't think you would get the same experience in Alaska to justify the extra cost. Plus, Alaska is so much more about the ports and scenery than the ship. Many Alaska itineraries have 4 port days plus a glacier day so not a lot of time "at sea" to enjoy the ship. I would also recommend looking for an itinerary that includes Glacier Bay or Hubbard Glacier, especially if this is a first time visit.

Thank you for sharing all that!

The only reason we are considering the Alaskan cruise is because we live in Vancouver. It means wed save money by not having to fly ANYWHERE. It would automatically cost us $1500+ to do a cruise from some other city in North American. If we were to scrap the cruise wed probably end up just going back to Disneyland, which we are visiting next month haha.

So I'm looking into a Alaskan cruise for our next family vacation. Our boys would be 2 and 4 at the time we'd sail.

My question is whether or not doing a DISNEY cruise is truly worth nearly double the cost of the other lines? I should state that we are huge Disney lovers, but that cost just gets me!

I'm waiting for this too! Wanting to see pricing for Alaska next May/June.

Thanks! Just posted asking for one :)

Thank you :)

We aren't at a booking stage yet - but is this offered very often? We are looking at early next Alaskan season (so May/June 2015)

Hi all!

I'm new to the forums here :)

We live in Vancouver and are interested in doing an Alaska cruise with our two boys who will be age 3.5 and almost 2. I can't seem to check the prices for children those ages but I'm wondering if they have discounted rates?

We've done cruises on our own but never with young children so were wondering how that'd go over on Norwegian. I'd prefer to do a Disney but it's nearly double the price, so I'm wondering how family friendly NCL would be for us.

Any thoughts, tips or advice??

Thank you :)

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