Ep. 536 - Repositioned and Relaxed: Sailing the Wonder to Hawaii

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Hobbies, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.9 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Five sea days. Four islands. One amazing Disney cruise. We’re joined by listener and travel agent Sarah for a trip report from her 10-night Disney Wonder sailing from Vancouver to Hawaii—a multigenerational adventure with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. From unexpected rocky seas to private Maui tours and post-cruise time at Aulani, Sarah shares how this last-minute repositioning cruise turned into a once-in-a-lifetime memory. Along the way, Sarah tried her first towel-folding class, mastered sea-day strategy, hit up nearly every trivia game, and saw wildlife up close—from sea turtles to rescue birds to Banyan trees and beyond. In this episode: Booking a last-minute GTY fare and planning on a budget Surviving (and loving!) five sea days with extended family How to do Maui like a local (shout out to Joseph!) Port stops across Kauai, Maui, and the Big Island Onboard activities: shows, trivia, lounges, and bingo wins Unexpected moments, missed naturalists, and Aulani reflections 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, or any other travel provider discussed or mentioned.

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0:00.0	Tell us what was your typical day like or was there a typical day?
0:04.0	Did you do different stuff each day?
0:05.6	What kind of stuff did you get up to?
0:07.4	Well, I mean, apparently we had five glasses of wine by the middle of the day.
0:10.4	So there you go.
0:34.3	Whoa. Welcome back, everybody to this week's episode of the DCL duo podcast brought to you by my Path Unwinding Travel and Sam review time, mail call, all that fun stuff.
0:41.0	This week's review comes from Donner Party 11. Oh, the Donner Party. That's kind of Yeah, it's a little morbid. I'm hoping their last name is just Donner. Okay. That is what it is.
0:47.6	So there you go. They write converting Parks fans to future cruisers. As longtime Parks lovers, we never
0:53.3	imagined that cruising was for us after many road trips listening to Brian and Sam, we are ready to book our first cruise. Well, thank you for that. The influence that we exercise to get you to book a cruise, I suppose. I'm using my, like, you know, Karnak, you know, methodology here. But hey, let us, Donna Pardy, 11, I'd love to know if you booked your first cruise. So, you know, reach outak, you know, yeah, methodology here. But hey, let us,
1:13.5	Donner Party 11, I'd love to know if you booked your first cruise.
1:24.9	So, you know, reach out, let us know. I'd love to know how that went. And if you actually enjoyed it or if you just decided, you know what, we're renewing the APs and sticking with the park. So let us know. But thank you for that review. We really appreciate it. and for all of you out there listening,
1:27.3	one of the easiest ways to support our shows.
1:29.4	Head over to Apple Podcasts, hit the five stars.
1:45.4	If you leave us a written review over there, a written five star review over there, because we don't love the haters. Let us a written five star review over there. We will read it on the air at the top of one of our shows, just as we did for Donner Party 11. So thank you for that review. Sam, got a great guest.
1:46.4	Got a fun topic.
1:47.9	Super excited.
1:51.3	As Sarah told me before the show,
1:52.7	she's a longtime listener,
1:53.5	first time caller.
1:57.5	So this is her first time on our show.
1:59.9	But we're super excited to have you on here.
2:00.6	Sarah, welcome. Hi. I'm so glad to be here
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