Pin Trading

[cruisedisneyfan]

Hey fellow Disney cruisers! It's been a few years since my last cruise and I'm wondering if pin trading with the ship's officers is still a popular activity. Thanks guys!

[Shmoo here]

Hey fellow Disney cruisers! It's been a few years since my last cruise and I'm wondering if pin trading with the ship's officers is still a popular activity. Thanks guys!

 

Don't know how popular, but I do know it's still done.

[ratpackx5]

Is there anything special to know about the pin trading? My kids do it with the CM's at WDW. I assume it is very similar?

[moki'smommy]

There are specific evenings for "Pin Trading with Officers." This is held in the atrium and many "suits" will be out with lanyards. Other times, the people at the podium in the dining room, CMs at guest services and CMs in the gift shops will have lanyards. The general rule is that if they get busy, the lanyards get put in the drawer....so if you go in and they are not busy, just ask. Sometimes they put away the lanyards and don't think to get them out again.

 

And of course, they are eagerly selling pins in the shop and at a little mobile set up in the atrium (during pin trading sessions). They also have the big trading book that you can look thru--if you don't see it, ask. Same rules as WDW.

[SuchAVirgo]

Hey fellow Disney cruisers! It's been a few years since my last cruise and I'm wondering if pin trading with the ship's officers is still a popular activity. Thanks guys!

 

Yes, they did this on the Dream when we sailed in January. Our 10 year old has many pins already but our 2 year old only had 1. The officers traded pins with the kids but they also gave the 2 year old a couple at no charge. The kids enjoyed it and one of the officers was from our hometown.

[ArthurUSCG]

Some of the shops on the Dream also had pin trading books.