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DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Ep. 170 - Carnival vs. Disney Cruise Line! Could We Become the CCL Duo?

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Hobbies, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.9575 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

On this week's show, listener, friend of the show and avid Disney Cruise Line fan, Jonathan, shares his (and his wife's) recent experience sailing aboard the Carnival Magic for an 8-night Southern Caribbean cruise. We're doing a head-to-head: DCL vs. Carnival across activities, shows, service, onboard experience, shoreside experience, and, of course food! Come hear Jonathan's thoughts on these categories and more on this week's show! Jonathan is a fellow podcaster, and co-host of a Star Wars and Star Trek focused podcast - Captains' Logs and Lightsabers. If you're looking to plan your next fabulous Disney Cruise, Disney vacation or really any cruise or vacation, be sure to support our show and reach out to the fabulous folks over at Touring Plans Travel, our show sponsor.  We use Touring Plans Travel for our own family vacations, and love their service and expertise.  Touring Plans puts you, the customer, ahead of the product and will always recommend the best options for you and your family.  Head over to http://touringplans.com/travel to get a free quote today!! The DCLDuo Podcast is a weekly Disney Cruise Line and Disney travel focused podcast.  If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, TuneIn, Amazon Music, and most other major podcast providers. You can also like and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @DCLDuo. You can also join our Facebook Group, and subscribe to our YouTube channel for even more great content. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, you can email us at dclduo@gmail.com. You can also connect with us and read our blog at our website. Or you can become a supporter of the show over at Patreon. The views in this podcast are our own, and are not those of the Walt Disney family of companies, Disney Cruise Line or the Walt Disney theme parks or resorts. If you have questions about a Disney vacation or any of the Disney offerings discussed in this podcast please contact Disney directly or discuss with your Disney travel agent. Thanks for listening!! We're also listed alongside some other great Disney podcasts at:  Top 100 Disney Podcasts

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm sure at some point, Sam and I will set foot on a Carnival ship and do our own comparison.

0:04.4

Maybe.

0:04.6

Maybe.

0:04.7

But for now, we are throwing it down.

0:08.8

All right.

0:09.3

Okay.

0:09.8

Well, sorry, Carnival.

0:11.3

It will not be the CCL Duo podcast, and we are excited to welcome back, a prior guest who spent some time talking about the DVC member crews with us many months ago now and who we've

0:39.8

chatted with online several times about many topics and are excited to have him on. So I want to

0:43.8

welcome back Jonathan to our show. Welcome, Jonathan. Hi, Brian. Thanks for having me on again. I

0:48.7

appreciate it. Yeah, it has been quite a few months since I've been on. So I'm excited to catch up with you guys again.

0:56.1

Yeah, well, if nothing else, Jonathan, when we last talked to you, there were no cruises really sailing, I don't think, at least in the United States. And now we are all back to cruising. And that's why we're excited to have you back, because we can talk about a cruise that you went on recently. John, do you want to remind folks about your cruising experience before we dive into your cruise this evening?

1:13.8

Because it's not on Disney Cruise. went on recently. Jonathan, do you want to remind folks about your cruising experience before we dive into your

1:13.1

cruise this evening?

1:13.8

Because it's not on Disney Cruise Line.

1:15.2

So help folks understand what your cruising background is.

1:17.7

Sure.

1:18.3

My cruising background is the vast majority of it is Disney Cruise Line.

1:23.2

My wife and I have been on eight total Disney Cruises.

1:26.3

We've been on all four ships so far.

1:29.2

A few of them were DVC member cruises, and the rest of them were just standard, your typical

1:35.2

sailings.

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