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DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Ep. 635 - Bonus Show - Disney Adventure Shakedown Cruise: A First Look at Disney's Newest Ship

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Hobbies, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.9 β€’ 575 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 8 March 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Jeremiah from LaughingPlace.com ended up on the Disney Adventure's shakedown cruise almost by accident β€” and he's got the receipts. Nine nights aboard the world's 13th largest ship, sailing from Tokyo to Singapore, with no media prep and no playbook. What he found will genuinely surprise you. In this episode: What it actually feels like to navigate a ship this massive β€” and why Jeremiah compared it to walking into Disney's California Adventure for the very first time Why the entertainment, including the show "Remember," is the single biggest reason to consider booking this ship The Navigator app reservation system that governs everything on board β€” dining, shows, character meet and greets, even rides β€” and why it could get complicated fast at full capacity The honest take on staterooms, hallways, and whether the Adventure feels like a Disney ship The real deal on the onboard rides: the Iron Cycle coaster, the Groot Spinner, and the Pym cars β€” and what the crowd capacity reality actually looks like Jeremiah's fourth-option answer to whether U.S. fans should fly to Singapore for this ship "The three things that would bring me back is entertainment, entertainment, entertainment." β€” Jeremiah, LaughingPlace.com Support the Show: Book your next Disney Cruise Line vacation with our show sponsor, My Path Unwinding Travel DCL Magazine β€” your ultimate guide to Disney Cruise Line tips and tricks! Use promo code DCLDUO for 10% off at the WDW Magazine store. Stay Connected with the DCL Duo: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Facebook Group | Listen on Apple Podcasts | Watch on YouTube We're Ranked as a Top Podcast by Feedspot: Top 30 Disney Cruise Line Podcasts (#1) | Top 20 Cruise Podcasts (#2) | Top Disney Podcasts (#4) | Top 20 Disney Cruise Line Influencers (#12) 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

And a lot of the cast members were newer, but you could tell they were all very excited for this product.

0:07.3

As far as the other guests go, the term interesting would come about every time we'd talk to somebody.

0:30.0

... and we talk to somebody. Welcome back, everybody to a very special episode of the DCL duo podcast, brought to you by my

0:36.8

Path Unwinding Travel. And since it's a special bonus episode, I also just want to show some loves to our friends over at the WDW Magazine. The DCL magazine, you can visit them at DCL-magstein.com and subscribe it today using code DCL Duo, all caps, if you want to get 10% off your subscription or anything else they have in that store.

0:56.3

But we're going to skip all the sort of the pleasantries and welcome a very special guest to the show who we're excited to have on.

1:03.7

Jeremiah from Laughing Place. Welcome, Jeremiah.

1:06.6

Thank you guys for having me. And I'm very excited to be on the show.

1:14.6

Yeah, we're excited to have you. We got to have you earlier than we were expecting. We are still scheduled to have you on for our live episode on Monday, March 22nd.

1:22.6

Is that right, Brian?

1:23.6

I think that's right.

1:24.6

Where we're going to be talking about the maiden voyage of the Disney adventure.

1:29.0

But Jeremiah, you ended up with kind of a last-minute opportunity to get on a preview

1:34.2

sailing of the Disney adventure. And apparently those folks are no longer under embargo

1:39.8

from Disney, so you're now allowed to talk about it. And we're so excited to get to talk to you first.

1:45.6

This is awesome.

1:47.2

So, as you said, I'll give it a little bit of the background.

1:50.9

A week prior to this, I've just got off the ship a few days ago.

1:55.8

I was on there for nine nights.

1:58.3

And a week prior for that, I had a friend who was a cast member, get an invite to do

2:03.9

a test cruise, which is just kind of a shakedown cruise. And it was from Tokyo to Singapore.

2:11.2

So my trip that was going to be a quick trip to Singapore to do three days, turned into a quick

2:17.1

trip to Tokyo to do three days, turned into a quick trip to Tokyo to do nine days,

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