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DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Ep. 528 - Bonus Show - The Pen Was Not Complimentary: Confessions from a Cruise on the Disney Dream

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Hobbies, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.9575 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

He’s blogged it, now he’s back to talk it—Alex (aka “Second Dad to the Right”) joins us for a fun and frank trip report from his family’s latest sailing aboard the Disney Dream, featuring a first-time visit to Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point and a whole lot of comparisons along the way. ✍️️ Alex breaks down everything from spa strategies to splash zones and tells us: Why his toddler now rocks a Castaway Cay 5K medal (while napping) Why Lookout > Castaway when traveling with littles How his kids pulled off a stealth bus boarding in Fort Lauderdale And what happened when he accidentally took a pen from Remy (spoiler: not just any pen) We’re also talking dining service vibes, navigating three kids in three different clubs, and whether the Disney “magic” is still holding up on board. Follow Alex at his blog. Listen on Apple Podcasts Watch more 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, or any other travel provider discussed or mentioned.

Transcript

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0:00.0

My daughters put him in a life jacket and shoved him all the way to Pelican Plunge and got him to go down the water sloth.

0:07.5

No way. Oh my God. At not even three. That's like amazing.

0:31.7

Welcome back, everybody to this week's episode of the DCL duo podcast brought to you by my path unwinding travel and Sam, it's review time.

0:32.3

Review time. Yay.

0:33.4

Woohoo.

0:34.5

This week's review comes from PS3487.

0:37.8

It's like New York Public School, 3487.

0:39.8

Maybe they all listen together in the gymnasium.

0:42.5

They write.

0:43.1

It's a whole school of kids.

0:44.5

Yeah, there you go.

0:45.2

Cruising elevated exclamation point.

0:47.5

This podcast has single-handedly hooked us on Disney cruising.

0:50.6

We've yet to book our first voyage, but we feel like we are platinum level already.

0:54.1

Whether it's experiencing the culinary delights of Palo or the special touches that make a trip concierge special, listening to the DCL duo will give you the most vicarious pleasure of any Disney podcast.

1:05.1

Well, thank you for that.

1:06.8

We love it when people can live a bit vicariously.

1:09.5

That is absolutely why we have the tagline Disney cruising cruising elevated, because I like to get out there, find people who are doing those fun experiences, or occasionally do them ourselves and bring them back and share them because we know not everyone out there can do them. And also, there are many that we've talked about. We can't even do ourselves. Yeah. Well, and it sounds like PS is an honorary pearl cast to a club member.

1:29.8

You know, set your sights high, PS. Don't go just for platinum. Go for pearl. That's what I say.

1:35.7

There you go. That's a Sam bestows pearl upon you with no authority or ability to do so.

1:40.4

And no pixie dust either.

1:42.6

Yes, yes. But with that, remember, one of the easiest ways that you can help out our show is by heading over to Apple Podcasts and hitting those five stars. I'll say any podcast player that you can rate us, rate us highly, and it helps. But especially on Apple because we know about 80% of our audience listens to us on Apple Podcasts today. So hit those five stars.

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