Ep. 658 - Disney Treasure Family Review: Cabanas, Coco & Castaway Cay

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Hobbies, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.9 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2026

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

When a salon client asked Stef, "Have you ever heard of Disney Cruise?" — she had no idea it would launch a years-long obsession, a career pivot into travel advising, and eventually a seven-night Western Caribbean sailing on the Disney Treasure with two families, four kids, and a best-friend surprise reveal planned at Disney Springs. Stef is a longtime DCL Duo listener and a travel advisor, which means she came to the Treasure with both the planning instincts of an insider and the pure enthusiasm of a fan who's finally there. In this episode: How Stef scored a Castaway Cay cabana at Silver Castaway Club status — and used her booking window strategically to lock up extras for friends with zero status The reality of sailing an adult-heavy cruise: what it means when the Haunted Mansion Parlor is standing room only every single time you try to get in Honest main dining breakdown — 1923 delivered, Coco's food disappointed (the salsa "was like ragu"), and the assistant server situation got bad enough that the team split up mid-cruise Chankanaab Park in Cozumel: dolphin swim, manatee feeding, beach access, and the last-minute photo negotiation that got the whole group's pictures for $200 Castaway Cay parasailing turned a nervous 10-year-old into a lifetime convert The rainforest room verdict (she bought it twice) — plus the free spa shower hack you need to know "She got back down and she was like, that was the coolest thing I've ever done and has asked no less than 100 times since we've gotten back...we're going to parasail again, right?" — Stef Book with Stef! Stef is a travel advisor specializing in Disney Cruise Line vacations. Find her on Instagram. Support the Show: Book your next Disney Cruise Line vacation with our show sponsor, My Path Unwinding Travel DCL Magazine — your ultimate guide to Disney Cruise Line tips and tricks! Join the waitlist and use promo code DCLDUO for 10% off at the WDW Magazine store. Stay Connected with the DCL Duo: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Facebook Group 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 I had actually had a client who had suggested to me, have you ever heard of Disney Cruise?
0:04.4	And I was like, Disney does cruising? What? And so then that led me to you guys. And that's when I started listening to your show. And I was like, this sounds incredible. It's like, you know, I don't have you by my path unwinding travel and Sam jingle time do the jingle.
0:38.5	Yes, all right.
0:39.4	Simply the best, better than all the rest.
0:43.9	All right.
0:44.9	So we are rounding out our reviews from Australia before we head over to our good friends
0:49.8	in New Zealand.
0:51.2	But our final review from Australia comes from, and these are actually recent,
0:55.8	or the 2020, 2023, 24, I feel pretty, I guess they're not.
0:58.4	That's recent, that's funny.
1:01.2	This review comes from Domino, 20086, who writes, great show for learning about Disney cruising.
1:08.7	I love listening to the DCL duo.
1:10.7	I'm going on my first cruise next February on the Wonder Down Under.
1:14.5	Listening to everyone's stories has given me insight and perspective I couldn't otherwise have achieved.
1:19.9	All right.
1:20.3	Well, thank you for that review.
1:22.1	I'm glad that the shows were helpful.
1:23.5	I'm sad that the Wonder will not be revisiting Australia in the near term.
1:27.7	I wonder if our listenership down under, both in Australia and New Zealand, if it'll, like,
1:33.4	dip down because they're, well, although arguably, maybe not because some of them are going all the way to
1:38.9	Singapore to sail. I mean, it's closer. Singapore for them is closer than the states.
1:43.4	You know, people do fly to the United States to take Disney Cruises.
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