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DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Ep. 303 - Bonus - Holland America Throws Down: HAL v. Disney Cruise Line

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Leisure, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Hobbies

4.8580 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we're joined by Sarah Holland, a travel agent with Magical Moments Vacation. Sarah shares her experience on her first Disney cruise aboard the Disney Wish and compares it to her many experiences sailing Holland America Line (HAL). Sarah enjoyed her time on the Disney Wish, and says she'd sail Disney Cruise Line (DCL) again, but also highlights a few spots where HAL outperforms DCL. We're chatting onboard experience, service, food, entertainment, and the overall atmosphere of the ship. She also shares her thoughts on why you might want to consider HAL over DCL in some situations. Overall, Sarah speaks very highly of her experience on the Disney Wish and says she'll sail Disney Cruise Line again! You can connect with Sarah on Facebook and Instagram. If you want to join the DCL Duo Inaugural Podcast Crusie aboard the Disney Magic for her three-night sailing on June 19, 2024 from Ft. Lauderdale to Nassua and Lighthouse Point, you can head over our to our booking page at My Path Unwinding Travel to secure your room today!! Rooms are going fast and some categories are already sold out.  So, book today to ensure you can join us for all the fun in Summer 2024!!  We've got so many exciting things planned, you won't want to miss this opportunity. If you are looking to book your next Disney Cruise, have been thinking about sailing concierge, have been eying an Adventures by Disney Trip, or are interested in what other kinds of vacations might be available, then head over to My Path Unwinding Travel so Karen and her team of expert travel professionals can help you find the perfect vacation for you and your family.  Karen and her team are knowledgeable, responsive and welcoming and we are so excited to have them as a sponsor of your show! If you use Sea Bands to help prevent seasickness and motion sickness, then you need to check out Blisslets (via our affiliate link), a stylish alternative to traditional sea sickness bands designed to fit your lifestyle. Would you like a little downtime for date night or just some time to reconnect as adults on your next Disney vacation? Be sure to check out Nanny Land!! They've got tons of options from babysitting services, in-park nannies, and even nannies who will come with you on your next DCL vacation.  They cover all of the Disney parks and resorts, world-wide, and are probably much more affordable than you might imagine.  Use our affiliate Crown Code: KING85 to get a discount on your next Nanny Land booking. 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,

Transcript

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And in the picture that I have, you can see Mickey Mouse and his handler walking right to me because I'm the only person there.

0:05.9

And it set me off again. And I just started sobbing uncontrollably. And Mickey Mouse comes over to me and I just bear hug. Poor Mickey. And just apologize. Welcome back, everybody to this week's episode of the DCL Duo podcast brought to you by my path unwinding travel.

0:32.9

Sam, your green room has been invaded by pillows.

0:35.3

What's going on?

0:36.1

Are you taking a nap?

0:37.1

Are you sleeping during the

0:38.2

podcast now? I am not sleeping. This is from our house sitter. She stripped the Murphy bed and

0:45.3

folded up everything. And so there's pillows and a big blanket sitting next to me. For those of you

0:50.8

who cannot see or have not watched one of our video podcasts, we have like a Riviera-style Murphy bed in our guest room.

0:58.2

And so Sam sits on the couch in front of it.

1:00.0

And, yeah, we were in New Orleans this past weekend and had someone watching our two adorable yet rambunctious dogs.

1:07.8

So, Sam, we've talked Disney Cruise Line versus Celebrity Cruise Line. We've

1:12.0

talked Disney Cruise Line versus Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. We've talked Disney Cruise Line versus Carnival

1:16.7

Cruise Line. And tonight we're talking- And even Virgin Voyages we have recently. That's true.

1:22.0

But tonight, Sam, what are we talking? We are talking Disney Cruise Line versus Holland America

1:26.7

Cruise Line. And we have a great guest to welcome to the show for the first time.

1:31.1

Welcome, Sarah.

1:32.3

Hello, I'm so excited to be here.

1:34.8

We're so excited to have you.

1:36.3

Thank you for joining us to chat with us about Disney Cruise Line and Holland America Cruise Line.

1:41.9

Before we get to the main topic of our show, we of course

1:45.3

need to ask you what your Disney cruise creds are. How many cruises have you been on? What ships?

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