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I’m new to this but think I loaded a picture of the finding dory area on the DCL ship

We did DCL this last May with our 2 -year-old son. We were on the Disney Wonder, however, I believe they’re all the same programs. There was a finding Nemo\finding Dory themed area for kids in swim diapers. It’s small but has glass panels surrounding it so keeps wind out and stays nice and warm in there. The water is only ankle deep and there are lots of bubblers and Dory characters amongst other fish characters in there. My son had a good time and we spent a lot of time there. They were very strict about not letting him over into the splash play area even though he would never be submerged in the water there is still no swim diapers in that area and of course no swim diapers in any of the pools. We did utilize the small world nursery on the ship. The people there were very friendly and my son liked it the first day but not the second day. The only reason he didn’t like it is because he knew we would be leaving. He was only there for about an hour and a half each time but they have lots of activities for the kids. Disney movies playing, bubble machine blowing bubbles, books to read, lots of toys and pretend play activities. My son doesn’t go to daycare or preschool yet so he’s not really used to being in that kind of environment, which is why I think he had a hard time with us leaving the second time. Overall, we were very pleased with Disney cruise line. Very friendly and wonderful service and the food was great. My only negative, was in the main dining room there wasn’t a whole lot of activity to engage a two-year-old or keep a toddler interested throughout the course of dinner. Dinner became a battle for my husband and I to hurry up and eat before my son would have a meltdown after being busy and running around all day. I wish there was more Disney entertainment during dinner to help keep kids entertained and preoccupied and interested so that parents could eat. We have not been on Royal Caribbean to compare, however, Carnival has a great kids program 2 and over that is included and not extra. We did have to pay extra for the kids club for my son on Disney. Disney is expensive, however, we did feel like we got good value for our money.

Thank you so much EM. This is good information to know. DCL made it so easy I guess I just assumed they all did it the same way. Judging by your signature you’ve been on quite a few cruises. We are still newbies. Only done 2 so far. In your experience, what cruise line has been your favorite. I see your screen name is you’re a mom, what line is the best with kids. We have an almost 3 year old. Happy travels!

We recently sailed on DCL and we were upgraded at port to an aft balcony suite for only $300. It was a great deal. We have sailed Carnival before but it’s been 6 years and it was our first cruise and we didn’t know to ask about port upgrades. Does CCL do them...what’s your experience? Was it worth it? We are sailing on Valor out of Galveston this month. Thanks!