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DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Ep. 195 - Another Cruise Line Throw Down: Disney Cruise Line v. Norwegian Cruise Line

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Leisure, Places & Travel, Hobbies, Society & Culture

4.9576 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

On this week's show we're pitting Disney Cruise Line against Norwegian Cruise Line, with the help for listener and friend-of-the-show Chris. Chris is an avid Disney and DCL fan, who recently sailed for the first time aboard NCL.  We were excited to hear his thoughts on staterooms, services, shows, activities, and, of course, food. 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!! If you use Sea Bands to help prevent seasickness and motion sickness, then you need to check out Blisslets, a stylish alternative to traditional sea sickness bands designed to fit your lifestyle. Thanks to Blisslets for sponsoring our bonus episodes! 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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For the remaining four nights of the cruise, what an amazing opportunity that would have been.

0:04.7

Sadly, I didn't win.

0:08.0

Didn't need the second bedroom, but would have been totally fine, totally fine with it.

0:13.9

It would have been risky business, you know.

0:17.6

Dancing around.

0:32.6

Yeah. Dancing around. Welcome back, everybody to this week's episode of the DCL Duo podcast.

0:36.4

And we have a new guest joining us this week.

0:38.8

We are excited. He reached out and was actually chatting back and forth with me about our

0:43.1

Alani trip. We took a few months back. And then I found out he was going on a Norwegian

0:48.5

cruise line cruise. We haven't really had anyone on to do compare and contrast of Disney Cruise Line with Norwegian.

0:56.4

We're also super interested to learn more about Norwegian Cruise Line ourselves because we're

1:01.0

taking a Norwegian cruise to Alaska in 2023.

1:04.9

And so can't wait to dive into this conversation, but let me start by welcoming Chris to our

1:08.6

show. Welcome, Chris.

1:09.9

Thank you very much. Thanks for having me. Yeah, we're excited. Yeah. And you're our third Chris on the show and not Chris in the concierge lounge, which everyone sort of, I think when I say Chris now, they're like, oh, it's Chris, Chris again. No, this is a new Chris for everyone out there. We're excited to have him on. So, Chris, Do you want to give folks kind of your, since we're going to talk about Norwegian Cruise Line, your cruising background and any

1:30.7

experience you've had with Disney Cruise Line? Yeah, so I have been on five cruises in total,

1:36.5

all of them on Disney, three times on the wonder, once on the magic and once on the dream.

1:43.0

I've been with family, been with friends. I actually did one

1:45.8

solo trip as well. I've been on sort of the Marvel Day at sea. I've done Halloween on the

1:51.3

high seas and very merry time. So a bunch of different itineraries out here on the West Coast

1:56.9

and the Caribbean and just really enjoy kind of what Disney has to offer on all of their

2:02.8

ships.

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