Ep. 655 - Disney Destiny with Kids: An Honest Family Review

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Hobbies, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.9 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

The Disney Destiny has a Marvel theme, sophisticated bar spaces, and a reputation for skewing adult. So how does it hold up for a family of six with kids ages 6 through 13? Jillaye joined us to share everything from the Oceaneer Club roller coaster simulator to the Loki character experience that turned into a multi-day interactive adventure — including personalized signed cards delivered to their stateroom. In this episode: The Oceaneer Club on the Destiny — what ages 6–10 loved most, and which rooms they refused to leave A Loki character actor who recruited a 10-year-old as a spy, then picked the older kids as his "royal portraitists" on the final sea day Gluten-free dining that actually impressed — Pride Lands was the standout, and pre-ordering dinner is absolutely worth it Lookout Cay vs. Castaway Cay: a side-by-side comparison, plus what it looks like when Castaway cancels due to high winds Hercules, Frozen, and Worlds of Marvel dining — a family of show lovers weighs in on all of it "He told my son...he's like, 'Hey, the heroes don't let me get near them. So I need you to find out what Spider-Man's weakness is and report back to me.' And so my son was like, okay, he did. The next day we went and met Spider-Man. My son's like, what's your weakness? And he said it was pizza — because he's from Brooklyn." — Jillaye 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! 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	And then he told my son, my 10-year-old,
0:01.6	and he's like, hey, the heroes don't let me get near him. So I need you to find out what Spider-Man's weakness is and report back to me. Oh, my son was like, okay. He did, yeah. So my son was like, okay, so then the next day, I think it was the next day we went and met Spider-Man. So my son's like, oh, what's your weakness? and he said it was pizza because he's from Brooklyn.
0:39.9	And welcome back, everybody, to this week's episode of the D. duo podcast brought to you by my Path Unwinding Travel and Sam, jingle time. Do the jingle. All right. Simply the best. Better than
0:47.9	all the rest. Thank God I don't do the jingle. It'd be awful. All right. Here we go.
0:52.3	Sometimes you sing along. It would deter
0:54.4	listener reviews. All right, so we have finished up Canada, but we're going to keep it
0:58.8	international for a little bit longer here. And we're going to head over to Australia. Our good
1:03.6	friends down under, tear rolls down my cheek, as we know that Disney's not sailing from Australia
1:09.4	any longer. But that does not mean
1:11.0	your listener reviews are not important to us because we love hearing from our Australian listeners.
1:16.4	So this review comes from Princess Inga, who writes, Best DCL Podcasts, not one, not two, but
1:25.6	three, exclamation points, Sam.
1:27.8	And she writes, this is the perfect, oh, sorry, this is the best DCL podcast I have found as a former crew member, wow, who lives in Australia and is therefore a little removed from it all.
1:40.9	I have been looking for something to help me catch up on DCL changes post-2020.
1:45.2	Your podcast balances the fan love with an empathetic understanding of the challenges of
1:49.3	crew face and the realities of the system. Thank you so much for helping you stay up to date and
1:53.9	excited about upcoming cruises and she's put some hearts in there for us. So there you go.
1:58.8	I love that. Thank you, Princess Inga.
2:01.7	We love you too.
2:03.0	Crew approved.
2:04.2	And I love that she used three exclamation marks.
2:06.8	I will say, for anyone who has ever emailed with me,
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