Ep. 642 - We Flew to Singapore for This — Disney Adventure Maiden Voyage Review

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Hobbies, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.9 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2026

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Rich flew from Utah to Singapore on carry-on luggage only — three nights on the Disney Adventure's maiden voyage — and came back with a verdict that surprised even him. This is a first-hand guest review of DCL's newest and largest ship from an American who paid his own way, packed light, and ate his way through nearly every dining venue on board. In this episode: What boarding the Disney Adventure actually looks like — no atrium name call, no Cloudum, and a ship app that was down at embarkation The omakase experience at Mike & Sulley's that Rich ranks as his best meal ever on a Disney ship — topping Remy, Palo, and Enchante Why the Iron Cycle coaster still wasn't running on the maiden voyage and the $100 onboard credit DCL offered in response How a ship built for 6,000 passengers felt with 3,800 on board — and what the crowd actually looked like (mostly Asian guests, roughly 20–25% American) The door decorating culture on board: 100+ Duffy Polaroids on one stateroom door, and why Rich came home determined to step up his game Whether the 20+ hours of travel is worth it — and why Rich's wife had them mentally rebooked for December before they even cleared the gangway "We were on our way off the ship, we were like, we're done. Like we came, we saw, we conquered, we're good. We hadn't even taken off yet. My wife, we're talking about, again, like our trip in December, coming back with the kids, experiencing it again." — Rich Support the Show: Book your next Disney Cruise Line vacation with My Path Unwinding Travel Subscribe to DCL Magazine and use promo code DCLDUO for 10% off at the WDW Magazine store. Stay Connected with the DCL Duo: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Facebook Group | Watch on YouTube | Listen on Apple Podcasts 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	It's a great question and one that we've wrestled with.
0:03.0	On our way off the ship, we were like, we're done.
0:06.0	Like we came, we saw, we conquered, we're good.
0:09.0	We hadn't even taken off yet.
0:11.0	My wife were talking about, again, like our trip in December,
0:14.0	coming back with the kids, experiencing it again. Welcome back, everybody to this week's episode of the DCL duo podcast brought to you by my
0:33.2	Path Unwinding Travel.
0:35.0	And Sam, it's jingle time.
0:37.1	Do the jingle.
0:37.4	Yeah, simply the best,
0:40.1	better than all the rest. All right. This week's listener review and I've got to apologize
0:46.5	because I lost track of where we were in the U.S. when we detoured off, it's why we detoured
0:51.0	off into the international reviews. So I have picked a review, and this is just where we will start up.
0:55.8	We will pick up where we hopefully left off or close to it.
0:58.7	If you don't hear your review at the top of one of our shows, you can always reach out if you think we've gone by it, and we will make sure to get to it.
1:05.3	But for now, this week's review comes from J.B.A.U.D.
1:11.7	Who writes, my favorite podcast, exclamation point.
1:15.5	I am a big Disney Cruise Line fan.
1:17.6	We've used DCL to see the world as a family.
1:20.4	Listening to these podcasts reminds me of why I love DCL so much.
1:25.9	But it has also given me tremendous insight into the other options
1:28.7	available. I do agree with many of the points discussed on the podcast. I so appreciate hearing
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