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DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Ep. 367 - Rope Dropping the Fantasy: A Family's First Experience with Disney Cruise Line on an Eastern Caribbean Fantasy Sailing

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Leisure, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Hobbies

4.9577 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2023

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Karsh and Hiral join us this episode to share their first Disney Cruise Line experience, a 7-night Eastern Caribbean sailing on the Disney Fantasy. Come hear what Karsh and Hilal thought about the DCL experience, including ports, kids activities, food, shows and so much more. They even chose to do an excursion on their own on their very sailing.  If you are looking to book your next Disney Cruise, 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. If you use Sea Bands to prevent motion sickness, then you need to check out Blisslets (via our affiliate link), a stylish alternative to traditional sea sickness bands. Would you like a little downtime for date night or just some time to reconnect as adults on your next Disney vacation, check out Nanny Land and use affiliate Crown Code: KING85 to get a discount. Would you like to send us a question or a comment call our Google Voicemail line at (402) 413-5590 or email us at info@dclduo.com. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. You can also like and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @DCLDuo, or on Instagram @dcl_duo; join our Facebook Group; subscribe to our YouTube channel; or become a supporter of the show over at Patreon. If you want to see even more ways to connect with us just hit up our LinkTree or browse to our website. 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. We're listed alongside some other great Disney podcasts at:  Top 100 Disney Podcasts and Top 30 Disney Cruise Line Podcasts

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0:00.0

This is so Disney rope drop culture. This is like, it's so funny, but it doesn't matter if you're like, you know, it has completely translated to the cruise line because everyone is so used to this. Like, I've got to be in line and I've got to be first in line. And it's hilarious. And you're second or third in our group. One lady just kept on edging. I'm like, why are you edging in? I'm like, I'm in line. but you know she got in front of me

0:24.4

okay oh in our group. One lady just kept on edging. I'm like, why are you edging in?

0:21.9

I'm like, I'm in line. But, you know, she got in front. I'm like, okay, all right, it's fine. I know. Because if people don't know, they leave at least half the passengers behind, so you want you really press up against the road.

0:31.7

Force yourself on because they just may go.

0:34.3

The ship just starts moving. Welcome back, everybody to this week's episode of the DCL

0:50.8

Duo podcast brought to you by My Path Unwinding Travel and Sam, we got another five-star review to read on the air. This one, again, coming from December. December was a month for us. So I hope you're ready. These are really old. I am really ready, but I'm always excited to hear positive stuff about myself. So thank you. She is not megalomaniacal, I swear.

1:11.9

All right, here we go.

1:13.1

This one comes from Ray Runs 4, R-A-E-R-E-R-E-R-E-R-E-R-E-R-E-R-E-R-E-R-E-R-E-R-E-R-E-R-E, who writes, just keeps getting better and better. Love listening to Sam and Brian and their guests. I am planning to sail for the first time in

1:24.2

2023, and their episodes

1:26.3

have made it so much easier to learn about the different

1:28.4

ships and itineraries. Thank you for all that

1:30.4

you do. Well, 2023 is almost over, so this reviewer probably already sailed. If not, we hope you have a fantastic sailing, and we really, really appreciate you leaving the review. It helps us out, it helps support the shows ahead of our Apple podcast. Hit those five stars if you leave us a written review, we will read it on the air at the top of the show, a written five-star review, the top of the show.

1:50.5

And I hope Ray runs that you enjoyed our Galactic Star Cruiser episode since we did get to see Ray on the Star Cruiser. So pretty cool.

1:59.3

There you go. There you go. But we're not here to talk

2:02.0

all about ourselves and our fabulous show. We're here to talk to two fabulous guests all about a first

2:07.0

time Disney Cruise Line sailing aboard one of our favorite ships and our first ship actually, the Disney

2:12.7

fantasy. So let me start by welcoming Karsh and Haral to the show. Welcome. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah, thanks for being here, guys. Now, of course, we like to start with

2:22.8

talking about people's Disney Cruise Line credentials, but we know this was your first cruise on Disney.

2:29.3

So let's start by talking about your Disney credentials. Where does your love or maybe not love of Disney come

2:37.1

from? And where did that all start? And have you sailed any other cruise lines prior to this

2:42.9

sailing on DCL? You go first? Sure. So absolute virgins to any ships.

2:54.2

We've never been on any ships at all.

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