We love late, too! Even with kids! This time, we fly in just two days before our cruise - we live in Kenya - so we will still be jetlagged, and going that direction, my kids always stay up waaayyyy late until they adjust. Even more perfect on a Disney cruise for them to get through the jetlag late evenings with lots to keep them occupied!
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting Trena!
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting Trena!
@IrishInsomniac76
3 жыл бұрын
Great reasons. You have me convinced and we are early eaters
@MissLauraSquared
6 жыл бұрын
Something interesting my travel agent told me, though, is if you’re a first time cruiser and aren’t sure which time you’d prefer, you can select main dining. Then after the first night on your cruise, you can go to guest services and asked to be switched to second dining if you don’t like main dining. She said even if it’s a full cruise there’s likely someone who’s in second dining who will switch with you. So just a thought for people who haven’t cruised with Disney before.
@DisneyCruisers
6 жыл бұрын
Yes great advice!!
@erikaa-h2666
6 жыл бұрын
Ashley... Any advice in what to wear on Formal Night?
@rhondaarias606
4 жыл бұрын
I usually agree with you 100% but based on our experience, we are going to try early dining next time. The problem was that we are early risers and late dinner made me very sleepy. I would yawn through dinner. So we are going to switch up dinner time and also nap more!
@Jetblack1979red
6 жыл бұрын
Perfect video. Made me feel so much better about our seating choice! Thank you for this.
@DisneyCruisers
6 жыл бұрын
I am so happy to hear that!! You are welcome :)
@McLeanAmy
6 жыл бұрын
My fingers are itching to look into booking a cruise! It seems like so much fun!
@DisneyCruisers
6 жыл бұрын
Amy McLean - Author and Film Vlogger Do it...just do it. I hesitated for 4 years and I regret it.
@RondaRae
5 жыл бұрын
So helpful, thank you! We are signed up for early but it just seems so early to eat, especially after Castaway Cay. Thanks to your advice we are switching to late dining! I feel such sense of relief!
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
So glad it was helpful!!
@hevel1670
5 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate your videos! Our first Disney cruise is booked and we are super excited! None of us have ever been and your videos are great😁
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
You will LLLOOOVVVEEE it!!! First cruises are the most magical!!
@d.b.4849
5 жыл бұрын
Ashley, You are just awesome!!! love all of your videos!!! So helpful as we plan trips!!!
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
:)
@kristenj9207
4 жыл бұрын
Girl...late seating is the way to go! Dont forget if you are hungry between lunch and dinner...there is always pregaming dinner with room service!
@DisneyCruisers
4 жыл бұрын
Yes totally!! I am also a big fan of the bbq pizza up on deck 😋
@DixonChristianAcademy
5 жыл бұрын
I looooove late seating. Bc at home we eat dinner around 8pm anyway. We’re always so busy with dance and karate and stuff and then we go home to eat dinner late.
@janicelynnhansen5870
5 жыл бұрын
Having just gotten off a cruise with several kids either getting wild, having meltdowns, or simply falling asleep in their plate at second seating, I think the key part about giving the kids a nap in the late afternoon doesn't end up happening for some families. Both dining times have their benefits, I think. But, either way, just remembering that little people are incapable of going-going-going without food and downtime is really important for an enjoyable experience.
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
yes naps are very important. We actually decided not to give my kids a nap this last cruise- ages 9 and 6. It seemed okay actually, but each morning they did sleep in longer than the day before. Also, on the last day my entire family napped on deck 10 in the afternoon lol. It was lovely though :)
@amangill3154
5 жыл бұрын
I got the second seating on my cruise
@khoruskitty5606
5 жыл бұрын
Another great video! We always do second dining mainly because of excursions & best chance to get private table. Ours are teen/tweens now so we eat late due to their activities, we jokingly call it second dining at home. Haha
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
That’s hilarious! I am going to say that one time and see if any of my family laugh!
@jonathanvanboskerck2693
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@miriamcq
5 жыл бұрын
But do you americans really take dinner at 6 pm?? Isn't that incredibly early? Here in Spain I start dinner at 10-ish, so for the cruise I think we'll book late dining and then get room service or something
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
😮😮 what time do you go to bed! Once a week I eat dinner at ten because of a scheduling issue 😃
@Justin_M_
3 жыл бұрын
Do you have time between the show and late dinner to get the debarkation tags on and luggage into the hallway for pickup?
@DisneyCruisers
3 жыл бұрын
Usually, but there are also things that go on during that time and not going to lie.. there are times I have planned on doing that exact thing and then forgot to actually go do my luggage bc I was having fun somewhere else on the ship. 😬
@gatchison7286
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Ashley! Question about Late Dinner and Pluto’s PJ Party. Looking for advice for our first time cruise! Recent navigators show that Pluto’s Pajama Party is likely going to be at 9:30 on the first night of our cruise (boo!). This is a can’t miss event for our kids. We have late dining. How would you coordinate getting your kids to OC at 9:30 in PJs? The best I can come up with is that we will need to skip Dine n Play, and one of us will need to leave the dining room with the kids at 9:15, stop at a restroom to change them into pjs, and deliver them to OC before returning to dinner. It seems complicated. Any other options?
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
I would send my kids to dinner in their pjs but you could very easily do what you said. It is super easy to leave dinner and come right back. Some dining rooms are much closer to the kids club than others. Which ship are you on?
@gatchison7286
5 жыл бұрын
We are on the Dream in March. I was feeling like it sounded like an ordeal to do all that and then go back to dinner, but it sounds like you don’t think it’s as big of a deal as I’m worried about...which is great! I might try to get them to dinner in pjs but I’m not sure they’ll want to. Thanks for your quick reply, your vlogs are SO helpful!
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
The dining rooms on the Dream are all pretty close to the kids clubs, just a quick elevator ride up.. and the elevators will be empty with zero wait because everyone is at dinner or the show. If this helps -- Pluto wears his PJs but not all kids do. Some kids are really in the clubs all day and night and therefore their parents never change them into their PJs. And if your kids are too tired or yall somehow miss going to the PJ party.. there are many events of all diff kinds throughout the cruise and they all are AWESOME!
@lauragriffone3136
5 жыл бұрын
After watching your video(s), I decided to give late seating a try. We have an 11-year-old therefor the time was no big deal. (This was our 4th cruise on the Dream) We HATED the late seating. There were too many little kids in complete MELT Down. Also, we felt that the staff seemed rushed, they did none of the "tricks" at the table. We will never do late seating again.
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
Aww I’m so sorry!
@philstrack5843
6 жыл бұрын
We have only gotten late dining once (out of 8 Disney cruises) and did not like it at all. Although, on our British Isles cruise last month we wished we had late dining a couple times when our shore excursions got back to the ship very late.
@DisneyCruisers
6 жыл бұрын
Yes excursions can make you get back late. But hey.. at least the ship did not leave without you :)
@christinag1805
6 жыл бұрын
You mentioned private table do you call and ask before the cruise or when you board the ship? Thanks in advance!
@DisneyCruisers
6 жыл бұрын
Christina G I would for sure call (or email) customer service before your cruise. They will tell you the standard answer of - “ We will try to accommodate your request, but it is not a guarantee.” I have found that it is easiest to get a private table during the second seating. Also, if the ship is completely full, generally they will seat you with someone. Once you board the ship you can look on your navigator to see where dining changes/requests can be made - if you head there you can ask and see if your request was granted. We just wait until dinner the first night to see if we have been seated with other cruisers. I would say about 75% of the time we have received a private table.
@d.b.4849
5 жыл бұрын
Disney Cruisers Is it possible to get a private table if there are only 2 of you?
@jeanhecker4533
5 жыл бұрын
Ashley, question.. I know you've been on a lot of Disney cruises. Have you ever gone on a cruise and stayed onboard the whole time?
@miriamcq
5 жыл бұрын
Midnight usually!
@andrewkelly9839
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video Ashley. I have always picked 1st seating for our family, but your advice is compelling and makes a lot of sense to me. I just asked DCL to cancel our usual 1st seating request, we are going to give second seating a go!
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I hope it suits y’all well 😃
@christophercollins9276
5 жыл бұрын
Just got back for Disney Cruise two weeks ago. Going to put this out late dinner is the best time but for the price you pay to be on this boat the food was ok I can’t say great or even very good. Dinner menu was like eating at Ryan’s Steakhouse or Golden Corral. Been 3 time now and food not near as good as carnival cruise.
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
Aww bummer, sorry you did not enjoy your food :(
@roshundaniels1717
5 жыл бұрын
We did early dinner for our first cruise last month and I have to admit I really was not hungry at dinner time. I was always full from lunch. So we will most likely do the late dinner the next time.
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your insight!! :)
@deendrew36
5 жыл бұрын
Is Dine & Play on every ship?
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
It sure is, only during second seating though :) Sometimes the kid club cast members make themselves very visible, other times not so much. I think it is just as easy to leave dinner, walk them to the club, and then come back to dinner.
@eleishaofarrell4252
5 жыл бұрын
Please tell me the coffee on board is good!?
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
I do not drink coffee... BUT I have heard that Cove Cafe is good and that the room service coffee is better than what you find on the pool deck :)
@deendrew36
5 жыл бұрын
I can vouch for the coffee - it is very good. ☺️
@MikeBucksCo
5 жыл бұрын
How far in advance can you call to try and get private seating
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
I have done it months before, and I have done it the week before. I think you could possibly try to even have to done once you board the ship. So basically, it does not really matter, but I would try to do it before boarding.
@MikeBucksCo
5 жыл бұрын
Requested private seating today. I also asked if I could request to have a paper navigator delivered each day but the cast member said that is something I will have to request at guest services after boarding(fantasy) just to confirm what you said in one of your videos
@OnceUponAVlog
6 жыл бұрын
Is the “Dine and Play” included? Or is it an additional charge?
@DisneyCruisers
6 жыл бұрын
It is included :)
@AndyMae
5 жыл бұрын
but who honestly gets tired of the spicy chicken sandwiches!?
@cellycrystal
6 жыл бұрын
When choosing your dining time can you choose different times every night? Or do you have to be at the same dining time every night?
@DisneyCruisers
6 жыл бұрын
Your dining time is either main seating at 5:45 or second seating at 8:15. You go the same time every night to the main dining room. That being said, you don’t have to eat in the main dining room... I would though. So if you want or need to eat dinner at a different time you can, but you have to go somewhere else like Cabanas or a quick service by the pool. There is also always 24 hour free room service :)
@cellycrystal
6 жыл бұрын
Disney Cruisers thanks!!
@macsh6434
5 жыл бұрын
How far in advance would you say to request a table just for you? #DisneyCruisersBinge
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
I do it at a month out
@deendrew36
5 жыл бұрын
I don’t remember there being 2 seatings for the shows...🤔
@DisneyCruisers
5 жыл бұрын
There are.. while the first group eats dinner, the others go to the 615 show. While the second group eats dinner, the first group goes to the show :)
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