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DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Ep. 524 - From Haven to Happily Ever After: Disney vs. NCL for Families

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Hobbies, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.9575 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Is Disney Cruise Line worth the premium when you’re cruising with kids—or is Norwegian Cruise Line the better value? This week, Becky joins us to compare her experiences sailing with her daughter on seven NCL cruises and three DCL sailings—and she’s not holding back. We’re diving into:  Kids club staffing, space, and safety Dining flexibility and food quality Pool time and splash zones Concierge vs. Haven class perks And where Disney’s magic really shines   Watch on YouTube   ️ Book Your Next Disney Cruise Line Vacation: Visit our show sponsor My Path Unwinding Travel   ️ Check out DCL Magazine – Your Ultimate Guide to Disney Cruise Line Tips & Tricks!   Stay Connected with the DCL Duo Website | Instagram | Facebook | Facebook Group   We’re listed alongside some other great Disney podcasts: Top 100 Disney Podcasts | Top 20 Cruise Podcasts | Top 30 Disney Cruise Line Podcasts   ⚠️ Disclaimer: The views expressed in this podcast are our own and do not reflect the views of the Walt Disney Company, Disney Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, or any other travel provider discussed or mentioned.

Transcript

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0:00.0

How does she do with the characters?

0:02.6

Great.

0:03.2

She, like, walks up.

0:04.4

She's good at posing.

0:05.8

She loves taking her picture.

0:08.0

I'm a bit concerned, actually.

0:30.9

Welcome back, everybody to this week's episode of the DCL Duo podcast brought to you by my path unwinding travel.

0:35.4

And Sam, I have now, I have just taken a stand on the reviews.

0:37.3

I went back, I listened. I was unable to untangle this web we have woven of reviews.

0:42.0

And so I'm just going to start with a review from BP Gentry from a year ago.

0:48.1

Oh, that's Beth.

0:49.3

Yes, it is Beth Gentry.

0:50.6

Thank you, Beth.

0:51.3

And I'm just going to put a plug in here.

0:53.4

If for some reason you think, you know what, I think the duo skipped my review,

0:56.9

and I don't like them for it, just email us and let me know, and I will go back and find your review. Just let me know the username for the review, and I will go back and find it, and we will make sure it gets read. but for now we're starting here here, BP Gentry, who writes five stars for the

1:11.9

duo, exclamation point. The DCL duo is the gold standard in Disney podcasting. They have an amazing

1:18.7

variety of guests and topics and top-notch production. I love hearing about all the cruises I've

1:23.6

never gotten to do and taking notes for future trips. Listening to the new episodes is always one of the highlights of my week. Well, Beth, that is just an exceedingly nice review from you. We've actually said, I want to say one thing, because we've been on a couple of shows or people like, they're the best. They're like the, like we're just're standard. I love that. Yeah, the gold standard

1:44.2

is Beth articulated. I think we were on

1:46.0

with Paul Thornton, uh, his episode should come out by the time

1:48.9

this releases and he was like, oh, they're the, they're this the world

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