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I See If Disney Cruises Is Great For Adult Cruisers
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Jan 28, 2025
I booked myself onto Disney Cruise Line as an adult without kids to put it to the test to see if it really is the top-notch premium cruising vacation and option for travellers like this as most fans of the line say it is. Discover if I had a Disney dream or Disney nightmare at sea..... GET EXCLUSIVE PERKS LIKE MEMBER-ONLY BONUS VIDEOS BY BECOMING A CHANNEL MEMBER: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qE-Obs2ocdmPXY0TIU-cw/join TAKE A LOOK AT MY T-SHIRTS AND MERCHANDISE * Check out my T-Shirt range at https://tipsfortravellers.myspreadshop.com , http://bit.ly/TFTStore or https://tips-for-travellers.creator-spring.com SUPPORT TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS ————————————————————— * Become a Channel Member and get perks: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com/Join * Become a Patron on Patreon and get perks: https://www.patreon.com/tipsfortravellers * Make a donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=V9STJGYSEMGLJ * Buy my book “Cruise Traveler’s Handbook: USA Amazon https://amzn.to/2YVFmG4 and https://amzn.to/3tzIxBn UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3oXbzYc and https://amzn.to/3qawqIQ FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA ———————————————* * Blog: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com
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cruising on Disney as an adult without
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kids proved to be a much bigger roller
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coaster ride than all those Disney
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Cruise Line fans have told me as you
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will see and hear I'm Gary bembridge and
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this is what I experienced and what I
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discovered any adult perhaps you
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thinking of cruising Disney without kids
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absolutely needs to know now before I
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talk about some of the highs and also
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the more challenging aspects including
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uncomfortable interactions with parents
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on board there is a belief that fans of
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Disney Cruisers have that I absolutely
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need to discuss and blow out the water
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before going fans of the line told me it
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was a myth that I needed to be a Disney
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fan to have a great time and many
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actively encourage non-disney fans like
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me to go now I found Disney Cruise Line
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to be a totally themed Cruise it was as
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I expected a Disney Kingdom at Sea
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Disney was everywhere it was woven into
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every single aspect of the cruise in
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some way it's very different to any
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other Cruise Line I've been on the
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minute I Stay to board I was immersed in
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this Magic Kingdom of Disney Ness I was
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greeted by characters the decor and the
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design of the ship had Disney woven in
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all over now sometimes it was very avert
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but if not then it was intricate and
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hidden so for example there were even
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hidden Mickeys in the roof of the adult
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only specially dining restaurant
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parallel the shows were all Disney on my
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cruise it was Tangled the story of
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Rapunzel Disney dreams which was a
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compilation of kind of the greatest hits
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of Disney films twice Charmed a
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reimagining of the Cinderella story and
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then there was once upon a song a
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concert with lesser-known Disney songs
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all the films that were shown in the
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cinema were Disney and the trivia was
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always Disney linked the three main
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dining room restaurants were also themed
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and most had some kind of show during
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the meals and I was rotated around each
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of them each night which happens on
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Disney so Disney Magic I had Rapunzel's
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Royal table this was linked to the story
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of Tangled animators palette which is
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all around Disney animation and
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lumiere's which is linked to Beauty and
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the Beast
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there were Disney characters popping out
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throughout the ship like at the sail
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away party the end of cruise party the
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Frozen themed deck show characters
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popped up everywhere there was Disney
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artwork all around the ship and many
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guests of all ages wore Mickey ears or
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Disney merchandise and many of the cabin
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doors had Disney themed door decorations
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put up by the guests almost all the
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shops were Disney merchandise related
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I soon realized that if you do not know
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your Disney you miss out on some of the
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nuances for example
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at Rapunzel's Royal table dinner and
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show I was actually confused I didn't
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understand who the characters were or
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why it was being held as a birthday
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party it wasn't until I saw Tangled the
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show some days later that I appreciated
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who the characters were and the
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significance of the birthday even at the
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Frozen deck party I mentioned I knew the
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song of course Let It Go and it was sung
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by Elsa but it didn't understand who the
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other characters were and what they were
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doing and why some people cheered and
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why some people booted them so I think
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you miss out on some of the enjoyment if
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like me you don't know your Disney or
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you're not traveling with someone who's
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really into Disney
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I found the passengers were largely all
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big Disney fans they knew everything
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Disney the scores for example in the
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Disney trivia sessions proved that they
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were really really high and when the
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merchandise stores opened on the first
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night they were totally mobbed by the
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guests wanting to get in and get the
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latest Disney merchandise people kept
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asking me if I enjoyed the shows which
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the line of famous for the shows are
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impressive from a production value they
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have an incredible cast of all ages the
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staging is magnificent it's probably
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some of the best I've seen on any Cruise
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Line
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but if you don't like Disney shows then
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you may not enjoy that and so I really
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really enjoyed the production value of
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the scale of it but the show's as good
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as they were by the end of the week to
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be honest I was craving some a
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non-disney shows too so for example I
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did love though that I could go and see
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within my fair two of the new Marvel
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film releases because then they are now
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part of the Disney World now so I saw
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the new Thor film and I saw the new
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Doctor Strange film
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what I would say though is they do the
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immersion and deliver the Disney theme
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incredibly well their attention to
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detail is amazing I went on the art of
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the theme tour which other guests
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constantly said that I should do this is
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where they explain much of the design
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and the detail it was absolutely
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fascinating the daily program is like
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other premium classic cruise ships they
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have live music trivia cooking
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demonstrations all those kind of
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activities but they almost always had a
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Disney spin of some kind so I came away
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believing that you do need to be a
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Disney fan or go with one to really
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appreciate and get the most out of the
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experience I realized though that Disney
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fans don't necessarily appreciate how
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much people like me missed by not
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knowing the detail
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I was worried before going that Disney
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wouldn't cater for adults like me
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without kids and I was worried adults
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without kids would be treated with some
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kind of Suspicion now this I did
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actually experience I was filming the
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Thor character for this channel while he
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was interacting with a small child this
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is actually what happened this is what
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you can see in this clip actually I
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filmed the kid's parent came up to me
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challenging me on why I was filming his
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kid I explained to him my channel how
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carefully I tried to be an actor showed
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him that I had stopped filming before
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showing his child while he was reassured
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he reminded me how worried and sensitive
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parents are especially today and while
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it made me uncomfortable it did though
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drive home to me that on Disney more
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than any other Cruise Line kids and
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family are the focus and they're their
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priority and as an adult with our kids
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in tow even more sensitivity more space
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more care is required than any other
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line that I've been on even those more
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Family Lines now saying that over the
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rest of the cruise of course I came to
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appreciate that I was in fact surrounded
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by mostly adults traveling without kids
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now that's partly because of the time of
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the year I went schools had just started
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and I was going to the Norwegian fjords
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which I'm not sure was a big kids kind
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of destination
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I met many multi-generational groups
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there might be say one small child but
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then there were five or six or more
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adults of all different ages with them
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someone also reminded me there's
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probably up to 40 weeks a year when
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schools are in so kids can't really go
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most of the time so there are lots and
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lots of adults there is lots of Praise
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by Disney Cruise Line fans of the adult
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only spaces on board so how did I find
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these adult only spaces there are
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probably more dedicated adult-only
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spaces than on any other Cruise Line
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I've been on so let's take a look at
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what they actually had there was a pool
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deck which had the signals bar and the
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Curve Cafe that at all times of the day
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and night is for 18 plus guests only and
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it is really strictly enforced the gym
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and the spa are also adult only they
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then had after dark which after 9 pm was
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an adult only area in there they had
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fathoms which is a lounge Cabaret area
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where they hosted various things silent
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disco's Bingo juggling lessons a
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nightclub and so on which is open to
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everybody until 9pm after nine o'clock
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they did run some adult comedy shows
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some adult only events and game shows
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then there was Keys a piano cocktail bar
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there was also ogils which is a very
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popular Irish themed Pub where they had
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adult only trivia and an Irish band
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performing in there after 9 pm there is
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of course no casino on board on Disney
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Magic they had Paolo which is the
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Italian specialty dining adults only
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restaurant amazing food fabulous service
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on other ships they have Remy which is a
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more French orientated place and some of
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the new ships I believe have both of
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those like on wish and the new treasure
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as good as they are I personally think
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that the adult spaces are slightly
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overhyped in terms of what they are in
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practice and during the day the pool
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deck Barn Cafe is a really good
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adult-only space but in the evening you
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do need to be a night owl or be a
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drinker because all of those places in
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there are basically drinking or party
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places and they're only then kid and 10
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free after 9 pm now of course this
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Arrangement probably suits many
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Travelers one thing I missed was there
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was no quieter non-kid or non-full-on
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Disney alternative to dining there was
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only Paolo which effectively I could
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only go to once you can go twice if you
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go on embarkation day but of course you
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then also have to pay it was 45 dollars
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per person at the time of recording the
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buffet restaurant Cabanas was closed for
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dinner and I believe on some cruises
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when it does open it's then a seated
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table service only Dakin which was
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serving so-so Burgers was open at at
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night so that was an option or I could
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have done room service but it's really
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hard to have an adult only non-themed
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not too boisterous show kind of dinner
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option many fans told me before I went
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the food was amazing among the best in
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the premium category they compete with
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so lines I call an America princess
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virgin Cunard piano cruises UK those
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kind of lines now I wasn't as impressed
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with the food as I thought that I would
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be I did though find the menus large and
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the food on Disney was good but it
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wasn't in my view as good as say
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celebrity or virgin which is in the same
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category as them it probably though was
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on par with Cunard Holland America and
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though was definitely better than
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princess and piano so it's kind of a
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mid-range in the category when it came
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to food I guess which was a surprise
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however on the plus side I like that I
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could request any table size I wanted so
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the first hair is a solo adult traveler
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I could ask for a table myself which was
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great but also I could have joined other
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similar Solo or other other you know or
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other adult Travelers or couples if I
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preferred that as well the second area
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that was mixed was adult only excursions
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they did have some not many but they
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sold out really quickly even before the
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cruise went however on the plus side if
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you're going to the Caribbean and going
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to Castaway Key they have a whole area
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called Serenity Bay which is adult only
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thirdly when it comes to cabins there's
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a couple of other things that I found
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were important as an adult traveler the
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beds in most of the cabins are set as a
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queen bed but unlike other Cruise Lines
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they don't split into twins so that's
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important if you're traveling say with a
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friend not a partner and you're used to
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having more twin beds many of the cabins
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also have split bathrooms which is a big
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plus because you have a toilet and hand
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Basin in one and then you have a shower
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which is in bath and a basin in another
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but they are because they're split
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against relatively tight a couple of
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people had said to me before I went they
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found them a little bit cramped for
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adults you know I'm tall I'm six foot
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two and it was a little bit cramped I
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guess
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you do though also need to make sure
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that as an adult you avoid the decks
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with kids clubs because there's lots of
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back and forth you know when those are
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going and also make sure that you get
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one without an interconnecting door
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because you'll often find that you're
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going to have a family or something in
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the room next door fourthly another Plus
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for many adult Travelers that I spoke to
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was that the dress code is very casual I
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could wear shorts and t-shirts if I
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wanted to for dinner and many people did
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they do have a formula of those of a
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semi-formal night but it's not a strict
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must dress up so whilst they do have
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those adult areas and touches like that
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I did feel though that they were mostly
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giving me a space where I could Escape
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or Retreat to especially during the day
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there my view their work still best if
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you're a Disney fan first and foremost
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and all you want to do is have some
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spaces where you can escape to and get
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some respite from
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now I relaxed into traveling as an adult
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without kids in the end despite that
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incident and concerns because there were
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loads of adults around there were loads
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of couples solos groups traveling
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together and I guess in fact on many
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cruises adults are the majority like the
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one that I was on but the key thing if
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you want to go on Disney as an adult
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focus on out of school vacation time
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Focus out of the big holiday seasons and
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probably go on itineraries like I did to
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the fjords go on longer cruises but I do
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believe that you must be a Disney fan go
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with one or certainly brush up on Disney
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now if you do want to go on a Disney
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cruise watch this video where I've put
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13 things that will make your Disney
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Cruise better starting with the biggest
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thing I wish I had sorted out before
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boarding it's a big one see you over
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there
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