Ep. 71 - The "Premier" of Disney Cruise Line: The Big Red Boat

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Leisure, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Hobbies

4.8 • 580 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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This week we're talking with listener and long-time Disney fan, John, about his own family's sailing on Premier Cruise Line's Oceanic - affectionately known as the Big Red Boat, Disney's first foray into cruising. Come hear what it was like to sail the Big Red Boat and how you can still see the influence of those early forays into cruising have had on Disney Cruise Line today. From pirate theming to private islands, it was a blast to learn more about the Big Red Boat and the similarities and differences between that experience and the DCL we know today. The DCLDuo Podcast is a weekly Disney Cruise Line and Disney travel focused podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify and most other major podcast providers. You can also like and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @DCLDuo. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, you can email us at dclduo@gmail.com. The views in this podcast are our own, and are not those of the Walt Disney family of companies, Disney Cruise Line or the Walt Disney theme parks or resorts. If you have questions about a Disney vacation or any of the Disney offerings discussed in this podcast please contact Disney directly or discuss with your Disney travel agent. Thanks for listening! You can connect with the DCLDuo Podcast and Vlog at: https://dclduo.com Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel at: https://tinyurl.com/u5bj9lv Please review and subscribe to our Podcast on the following platforms (or most major podcast providers): Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dclduo-podcast/id1501550336 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/gn6f1034 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Fcl8SPuSJFlam2KsJBHx7 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=526093&refid=stpr Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNDZlYjkzYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== TuneIn Radio: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/DCLDuo-Podcast-p1319273/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/744bd586-7298-4804-96c5-be20a1fff61f/DCLDuo-Podcast You can also like and follow us on social media at: The DCLDuo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DclDuo The DCLDuo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dcl_duo/ The DCLDuo on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DCLDuo The DCLDuo Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dclduo We're also listed alongside some other great Disney podcasts at: Top 100 Disney Podcasts

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0:00.0	You know, the Looney Tunes, right?
0:01.2	Anybody, once you get in bed there with Foghorn, Leghorn, it's done.
0:26.7	Welcome back, everybody, to this week's episode of the DCL Duo podcast.
0:31.7	And we're excited because tonight we're going to be diving into a little Disney Cruise Line history.
0:33.2	Got a guest with us, John.
0:34.8	First, I want to start by welcoming him.
0:36.4	Welcome, John.
0:36.9	Thank you very much for having me. Hello, Brian. Hello, hello. Hi. Thanks so much for coming. We're really excited to talk about Disney Cruise Line history with you. Yeah, well, and specifically what we're going to be talking about is the Big Red Boat. And now, John is not himself a Disney Cruise Line historian, but John did sail on the Big Red Boat. And so we're kind of excited to hear what the experience was like of sailing on the big red boat. And so we're kind of excited to hear what the
0:55.4	experience was like of sailing on the big red boat because it was the precursor to Disney
1:00.0	cruise line. But as always, before we dive into the topic of our show, we like to start with folks'
1:04.0	general Disney background. So John, do you want to tell us your connection to Disney, you know,
1:08.2	visiting the parks and that sort of thing? Sure, absolutely. So I was born and raised in Chicago. My first trip to Walt Disney World
1:16.0	was December of 1971. So, you know, just about three months after it opened.
1:22.0	Wow. Yeah. Stayed at the contemporary. My parents were kind enough to save receipts, room service menus, all kinds of
1:29.2	things. So I have a pretty good history of that. I believe our room for that period of time,
1:34.4	we stayed, I believe, right after Christmas through New Year's. At a wonderful rate, I think we were
1:39.4	$28 a night at that time. I love it. And based upon what they've saved and then my memories and everything, we went at least every year, if not twice a year.
1:51.0	So we would go for a week for Easter, right now, spring break.
1:54.8	And then we'd go for Christmas through New Year's.
1:58.4	So there was plenty of Christmas mornings that I woke up and had my
2:03.0	Christmas in the room at the contemporary versus at home growing up, which was fine with May.
2:08.0	Right. No snow and weather was fine and we were right there at Disney. So, you know, that's 71.
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