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DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Ep. 185 - It's a Dreamy Christmas for a Big Group Sailing Back-to-Back

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Hobbies, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.9575 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

We're catching-up with Bret to chat all about his experience on a Verry Merrytime back-to-back pair of cruises aboard the Disney Dream, with a large group of friends and family. Bret planned this cruise for 18 people on the first sailing, and 14 on the second. Come hear what it was like to sail with a large group onboard, and what it was like to sail back-to-back. All that and more on this week's episode! 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

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0:00.0

I had a long conversation with Rapunzel.

0:02.1

I have a big beard.

0:03.3

You know, people on the podcast don't get to see that.

0:05.1

And I put beard ornaments in my beard.

0:09.2

Oh, you do?

0:09.7

I've heard.

0:10.2

You know, I just saw it on Shark Tank the other day.

0:13.4

Oh, but Brett, people from the podcast are going to see it now because we need a photo of that to put out on the show.

0:19.0

Yeah. We need a photo of that to put out of a show.

0:59.8

Welcome back, everybody to this episode of the DCL Duo podcast. And, you know, we say it on every show that if you listen and you want to come on, we're always looking for guests. And today we've got someone who listens to the show and reached out and wanted to share their cruising experience. And we're excited to have him on. So let me start by welcoming our guests to the show, Brett. Welcome, Brett. Thank you. It's great to be on with you all. Yeah, thanks for joining us today. And we've got a fun episode today because we're going to be talking about not one, but two cruises back to back, both of them very merry time. So that's

1:05.1

also a bonus. So lots to talk about your cruises today, Brett. But let's start with, we always

1:10.4

like to start with

1:10.8

folks as Disney backgrounds and their cruising backgrounds. And so why don't we start with, Brett,

1:15.9

how many cruises have you been on and what's your experience been like with Disney Cruise Line?

1:19.8

Yeah. So I've been on for Disney Cruises. This was our fourth and fifth. So yay, we're gold now.

1:26.3

Yay. Yay. Congratulations. Yeah. As we'll probably talk about,

1:30.5

that's the joy of doing a back-to-back is you kind of get credit for a longer cruise,

1:34.2

but you get two credits for that. But yeah, and so cruise, two other, well, one other cruise

1:39.8

line, Princess Cruise line out of when I got married in an Alaskan cruise and then a Caribbean on

1:45.1

Princess. But have been DCL since I guess 2017 and haven't really looked back, even though some

1:53.3

of your podcast now with some of the other ships, I'm like, oh, this is intriguing, but it's kind of

1:58.0

hard to step away from Disney. Yes. I think all of our guests who have

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