648 - Bonus Show - Is the Disney Treasure Accessible? A Scooter User's Real Experience

[00:00:00] Speaker A: We get on there, she closes the door, the scooter goes up and then it gets jammed. So here I am on this lift with the cast member and myself and the scooter is wedged in and all the lights go out. [00:00:27] Speaker B: Welcome back everyone to another episode of the DCL Duo Podcast brought to you by my Path Unwinding Travel. We're going to have another girls day today, another female only episode because I am solo hosting, as you can of course tell. It's my voice, not Brian's voice doing the show intro. And I have a wonderful guest. I'm very excited. I know she's been listening to the show for a while now. She reached out. We had a lot of back and forth about scheduling to try and find a time to record together. But I'm super excited to, to welcome to the show. Judy, welcome. [00:01:01] Speaker A: Thank you, Sam. I'm so excited to be here. This is, this is great. [00:01:05] Speaker B: Oh, you're so sweet, Judy. [00:01:07] Speaker A: I just love your podcast. I really do. [00:01:09] Speaker B: Oh, that's very sweet of you. Now I know you like to go by Disney, Judy. Now I got to ask, like I'm going to ask him. This is a rapid fire question normally, but is Judy Hopps also your favorite character now? [00:01:24] Speaker A: No, not really. Okay. [00:01:25] Speaker B: All right. [00:01:27] Speaker A: Actually, people, for some reason they call me Auntie Judy. [00:01:31] Speaker B: Auntie Judy. Oh, I love that. [00:01:33] Speaker A: Yeah, I'm not sure how that came around, but it did. [00:01:36] Speaker B: So everyone's favorite aunt who loves Disney. I love that. [00:01:39] Speaker A: Yes, yes, I love that. [00:01:41] Speaker B: Now, Judy, I gotta start with where your love of Disney came from. You know, I know we're gonna talk about a seven night Disney cruise on the Disney treasure today. It was a Western Caribbean itinerary which has a couple port stops or four port stops. But I know one of them didn't actually. So we'll talk about that. But before we dive into talking about your cruise, I want to talk about your Disney background. Like, when did you start falling in love with all things Disney? And then of course, when did you start cruising with Disney Cruise Line? [00:02:13] Speaker A: Well, I can go way back because when I was growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, I used to watch the Mickey Mouse Club, the original. And I thought, yeah, exactly. And then they built Disneyland. And I knew that I would never ever get out there because it's a long way from Cleveland. But when I was getting married, when we were planning our wedding and our honeymoon, my husband who was in the service said, you know, they're building a park in Florida. Check it out. So I did. And so we got married in 1972 and we went to Disney World the first summer it was open. [00:02:57] Speaker B: Oh, my goodness. [00:02:58] Speaker A: And all it was, we stayed at the Park Polynesian. The only other hotel was the Contemporary and the Monorail. And they had the E Ticket books. And so they had a package deal and we paid $90 a person for a week staying at Disney World with E Ticket books for every day for all the different attractions. They included a luau and they gave us spending money to buy some merchandise. [00:03:28] Speaker B: Oh, my goodness. [00:03:29] Speaker A: Yes. [00:03:30] Speaker B: That's amazing, Judy. You go all way back. [00:03:33] Speaker A: We go all the way back. It was. Yeah. I still could remember that first time. I still remember the first time I ever saw Haunted Mansion. And it was like, oh, my goodness, what are they doing? This is so amazing. [00:03:45] Speaker B: Yeah. Well, because it's nothing like any other music of its time. It was revolutionary. It was. [00:03:50] Speaker A: It was. [00:03:51] Speaker B: Other. Other amusement parks would just do sort of the same rides. Right. Like all. Everyone had like a wooden coaster and they might have like a pony ride or carousel, but like Disney did. Everything was, you know, first of its kind imagineering. Right. Like things that just didn't exist before, before then with. With a couple of exceptions, obviously having a train or having like a skyway. Right. Those things did exist. Other. And having a carousel. They had a Disney themed carousel. [00:04:21] Speaker A: It was amazing. And then when we had our children, I have two boys who are actually two men right now, but. And then we started taking them when they were young and we've just always gone since then. [00:04:34] Speaker B: I love that. I love that. All right, Judy, I want to ask, when did you start cruising with Disney Cruise Line? [00:04:41] Speaker A: Well, not soon enough. I have a good friend, Sandy Collins. I told her I was going to [00:04:49] Speaker B: mention her name, shout out to Sandy. Hi, Sandy. [00:04:52] Speaker A: And Sandy and her husband Pat have cruised for years. And she called me several years ago and she said, oh, you got to go on a Disney cruise with us. And she talked me into it, and I wish she had talked me into it earlier. And our first cruise was on the Disney Fantasy. We did a Pixar cruise and it was an eight days, seven night cruise. And I fell in love with it. [00:05:17] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah. [00:05:19] Speaker A: Of cruising. Yeah. [00:05:20] Speaker B: Now, had you done any other cruise line before? Okay. And have you done any other cruise line since you started sailing with Disney? [00:05:27] Speaker A: No, but we are going on Norwegian in May. [00:05:30] Speaker B: Oh, okay. Are you, are you going to Alaska by any chance? [00:05:33] Speaker A: No, actually we're going sailing out of New York. I live in Connecticut now. So we're sailing out of New York City and We're going to Bermuda for three days. In Bermuda. We're gonna dock in. In Bermuda for three days? [00:05:44] Speaker B: Oh, yes. Overnight. Oh, that's really nice. Nice. [00:05:47] Speaker A: Okay, so that'll be fun. [00:05:48] Speaker B: Well, and right now Disney is not sailing out of New York City. They have in the past, but it's been a couple of years since they've had any sailings in really in any of the Northeast because they've also previously done, you know, some New England sailings that go all the way up to, to Canada. But yeah, unfortunately we haven't. I'm still crossing my fingers and toes that once we have the next Wish class ship that maybe we'll see some of those Northeast sailings again. I would love to do one of the ones that, you know, hits, you know, Maine and New Hampshire maybe goes up all the way up to Newfoundland. That would be amazing. [00:06:23] Speaker A: But that would be great. I'd love to do that because it's easier for us because for us to get to Florida to sail. That's quite a trip. Just as you have quite a trip coming from the West Coast. [00:06:34] Speaker B: Yes, we have quite a trip from the West Coast. But at least if I, if there's sailing like out of New York, I can fly, see my family in New York and. Because all, all my family, well, my sister lives down in the Maryland area, but everybody else is pretty much in, in New York and so. Or Connecticut actually. And so I could. I would be happy to, to sail out of the Northeast. That would be, that would be really [00:06:57] Speaker A: fun when you come to Connecticut to see your family. We touch face up here. [00:07:01] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah. We don't go quite as far north as you are. We're not quite all. Not only, only about halfway in between Long island and New Haven is where my, my family lives in Connecticut, so. But yeah. Well, anyway, Judy, I gotta ask. How many Disney cruises have you been on? [00:07:17] Speaker A: We've done three. [00:07:19] Speaker B: Awesome. [00:07:20] Speaker A: We have a fourth one booked. [00:07:22] Speaker B: Nice. [00:07:22] Speaker A: Of course. [00:07:23] Speaker B: Fantastic. So Fantasy, what was your second cruise? [00:07:26] Speaker A: Dream. [00:07:27] Speaker B: Dream. Okay, and then now Treasure and we [00:07:31] Speaker A: have the Destiny booked. [00:07:32] Speaker B: Oh, fantastic. Fantastic. Well, Judy, I know you are a scooter use, so we're definitely going to cover some of the accessibility stuff on the ships because I always think that's of interest to people. Anyone who uses any kind of mobility device, whether that be, you know, crutches, a walker, wheelchair, scooter, or anything else I haven't thought of, I think it's really helpful for people to know how things are in terms of, you know, gangways and walkways. And, you know, getting in and out of dining rooms, getting to see shows, for example, all of that good stuff. So we'll definitely hit those along the way as we, as we chat. All right, well, let's, let's start with getting down, of course, to Florida. You had a kind of a big group with you for this sailing, if I'm remembering correctly. [00:08:18] Speaker A: We did. There were six of us. There were Sandy and Pat and then some friends of theirs, sue and Mike Mott went with us. So there were six of us and we had. It was really great. It was a great cruise. [00:08:31] Speaker B: Awesome. All right, well, we got to talk about the pre booking stuff. You all are your Silver Castaway club status and you were sailing on the Treasure for the very first time. And it's the, it's the longest cruise you were sailing on, right? [00:08:45] Speaker A: No, the Pixar cruise was the same. [00:08:47] Speaker B: Oh, was also seven night. That's right. I forget. Yeah, because that was back. That was back before the Treasure took over the Treasure. Right before the trailer took over the seven night sailings. Yeah. Well, did you try to pre book anything in advance? Any, you know, adult dining or drink tastings or anything like that ahead of time or even excursions, I guess, as well? [00:09:08] Speaker A: Yes, we tried to book Palo Brunch and we could not get it, but we had no problem getting it. Once we got on board, we went right to the location, which I don't remember. I think it was one of the lounges and we were able to book it, so that was no problem. We did book a catamaran snorkeling adventure for the days at Grand Cayman. Unfortunately, it was canceled because of, we didn't dock, we didn't go on port at all. [00:09:36] Speaker B: Now, for the, for the Apollo brunch, I'm guessing it was Triton's lounge that the meetup place was to chat with the dining folks. Or was it? [00:09:46] Speaker A: I believe it was Triton's. No, I think it was Triton's. [00:09:48] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah. So on the wish class usually, and this, of course, check your app when you are either getting on board, when you're at the port or once you've gotten on board, you're connected of course to the WI fi, you can check in the schedule in the Disney Navigator app and it'll tell you where to go. If you have any dining requests or dining changes to be made. And they'll have in the same location usually for both main dining and for specialty dining. And they'll usually be two separate sort of tables, one for specialty dining, one for main dining. So that's if you want to switch your dining rotation, you want to change from late dining to early dining or early dining to late dining. You want to adjust Apollo booking a Remy booking and Enchantee booking that or make one. Yeah. And so those are usually I have found most success of if you can't get it in the app ahead of time, as long as you go immediately upon boarding. With one exception which is there are some cruises like maiden voyages that are almost impossible to get those things because you've got tons of people, got a full sailing, tons of people in concierge, tons of adults on board and just sort of over subscribes those adult only activities. So we Palo brunch. Did you not go for Enchante or Palo dinner? [00:11:03] Speaker A: No, we didn't. We just did Palo brunch when we went on the Dream. We did several of the different tastings so we really didn't repeat those this time. But I will say as a scooter user going into Triton Lounge. Don't. [00:11:18] Speaker B: Yes, don't. That is Triton Lounge on the Wish class is a really small space. [00:11:25] Speaker A: Very tight. [00:11:26] Speaker B: Yeah. And it's unfortunate because it's actually where they do quite a bit of the adult trivia games and then sometimes they'll even do karaoke in there. They'll either do it in there or in Sarabi depending upon what else is going on. And unfortunately that space, even for non scooter users, that's tight getting in and out of there, especially when it gets really packed with people. [00:11:49] Speaker A: But I had no trouble when we went into Triton for some trivia. I was able to just find a spot outside in the hall and park the scooter and leave it and walk in. So at least I have the ability that I can walk in. If somebody can't get out of the scooter, the chairs do move. So you know, people could. Could move the chairs so that you could actually get in. So you know that that would help for people to know Sarabi. I would leave it out in the hall also. [00:12:18] Speaker B: There's definitely some spaces on board that while they are, let's call them semi accessible. Right. Like meaning you can get to them just fine. And if you're able to get out of a mobility device and walk or use crutches to get in or something like that. Yes, they're. They're doable. They're a little bit more difficult when, if you don't have that opportunity. Right. And. And Sarapi, I think you can pull in A scooter. But only on that bottom floor. [00:12:49] Speaker A: Right. [00:12:50] Speaker B: Only on the first floor, deck four. Not Dec. Yeah, you. You will not be able to get to any of the seating on Deck 5 because there are steps now in the Haunted Mansion. Yeah. That are, that are small. [00:13:06] Speaker A: I did go in with my scooter on the Haunted Mansion and it's. That's really tight. But it was early so there were not a lot of people. But then it kind of filled up. I couldn't turn the scooter around. So there was a little secret door that they opened and let me out and I was suddenly back in the hall, so. [00:13:24] Speaker B: Oh, wonderful. Okay, so there are some. Yeah, that's really helpful. I wonder if it's the. There is like that staff door in one of the corners. [00:13:34] Speaker A: That's. That was, that's where it was. I think it came out right by Scat Cat. [00:13:38] Speaker B: Oh, good. Okay, great. Yeah, that's super helpful. [00:13:41] Speaker A: So the next time I went in, I left the scooter out in the hall. [00:13:43] Speaker B: Oh, and I mean, it's a bummer though that there's so many tight spaces on these Wish Class ship that. Yeah, there's. I mean, I think more so than on the other ships. The other ships, they have less split up spaces. Right. And so bigger spaces, but less of them. Right. And so. And whereas the Wish Class has a lot. Has more individual spaces, but a lot of them are kind of. We'll call them cozy. Well, Judy, let's, let's rewind a little bit. You're. You're flying down to Florida obviously for the cruise because you're up in New Haven. When did you get in? When did you get into Florida? And I'm assuming to Orlando, actually we drive, so. You are crazy. [00:14:31] Speaker A: We are crazy. [00:14:32] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:14:34] Speaker A: So actually we drove straight to Port Canaveral. We stayed in Titusville the night before so that we boarded the ship that, you know, that Saturday morning and I think we were on board around noon. We had a pretty early boarding port arrival. Got right on. We wanted to go up to cocoa because that's where you could have the sit down meal after we did our dining and it was at capacity. [00:15:04] Speaker B: Oh, wow. So you'd have to wait in order. Wait for people to leave before they can. [00:15:09] Speaker A: So we went to Marcelian Market then instead and had a nice lunch and it wasn't bad. You know, people say, oh, it's so crowded. We never found it that crowded. [00:15:20] Speaker B: Oh, good. [00:15:21] Speaker A: Never had a problem. [00:15:22] Speaker B: That's great. That's great to hear. You know, I, I Think it. It can. Your mileage can vary on that. And then of course, if you're going up to Marceline Market, you might end up eating at Mickey's Festival of Foods. [00:15:32] Speaker A: Exactly, exactly. [00:15:33] Speaker B: You've got all the deck food options available if right there. So you might. I find I rarely make it into Marceline Market on the Wish Class ship because I end up at Donald's Cantina or Smokestack Barbecue or Goofy's Grill. And I end up. Yeah. And I end up not even like walk. I feel like I go into Marceline Market like a couple times on the sailing maybe to get some breakfast foods. And other than that, I. I always find myself at the Festival of Foods on the pool deck. Yeah. So good. So good. Well, let's, let's dive into some of your. Your embarkation day stuff that you got up too. Now. Now, of course, you hadn't been on the Treasure before. I gotta ask, you enter into the beautiful grand hall of the Disney Treasure. What did, what did you think of. Of the Treasures? [00:16:22] Speaker A: It's gorgeous. Absolutely. I was surprised to see the stage because on the Fantasy and the Dream, there's no stage. So that surprised me. But the, the grand hall is just. It's so beautiful. I was. And I'm so excited going on board too. [00:16:39] Speaker B: Oh, I love that. Well, and the theming is like all im. Whereas, you know, you get like very nautical vibes when you get on the Dream and the Fantasy. And they're beautiful atriums, but the grand hall, like, immediately you're immersed in sort of the Aladdin atmosphere on the Treasure. That's a big difference between those classes. [00:17:00] Speaker A: And we did the tour where they took us around the ship and they explained all of the theming and, you know, how the water is going down the stairs and pooling. It was just fascinating to hear all of the imagineers how well thought out everything is and how beautiful everything is. [00:17:20] Speaker B: Absolutely. I think that the, the imagineering the. The wish or imagineering the treasure, Imagineering the destiny. That's what they call. It's the counter to the art of the theme ship tour on the. On the original four ships. I think it's just fascinating because you get to hear all of that detail about why maybe something was selected and sort of they even point out things about the flow of the ship like this. You know, the aft of the ship is in this tone of color and then the forward of the ship is in this tone of color. Right. It's just, it's really interesting stuff that you didn't necessarily Know, and it always [00:17:57] Speaker A: was getting mixed up. Am I going forward or am I going aft? [00:18:02] Speaker B: I know. You know, it's funny on the destiny, you know it by whether you're looking at heroes or villains. Right. So if. Yeah, so both the carpet, the artwork on the walls, on. In the. In the passenger, or the. Where the rooms are. Right. Those hallways you will always know based on. [00:18:21] Speaker A: Tell me where I am. [00:18:22] Speaker B: Yeah, exactly. The elevator bank are either forward or the aft. You'll know because you'll either see, like, Maleficent as a dragon on the floor or you'll see, like, Sorcerer Mickey, you know, on the floor. And so, you know. Yeah. You know where you're at based on that. It's. [00:18:37] Speaker A: It's really, really funny story about the elevator bags. We were midship, but we were a little closer to aft. And if I got off the aft elevators, I had to take a left. And our. Our cabin was maybe 10 doors down, but our friend's cabin was way forward. And if I got off the forward elevators, I had to take a right and go all the way down the hall. Right. One night we got off. I'm thinking I'm forward, but I'm really aft. I got off and I turned right. So our friend stood there and said, and how long will it take her before she knows she's going the wrong direction? [00:19:16] Speaker B: Maybe when she gets to the end of the ship. [00:19:19] Speaker A: Just about then. I had to turn the scooter around in that narrow little hallway. [00:19:24] Speaker B: Oh, my God, Judy, that's great. Well, that brings us to, like, a great topic, which is the hallways, right. And like, the hallways on the wish class, from what I can tell myself, and then from talking to our friends Vanessa and Andrew, and Andrew's a wheelchair user, they have said that the hallways on the wish class are narrower. And so when you've got those carts out, really, for the room stewards, Right. They have their carts out that it can be a little bit hard to navigate. And I'm curious how you found it with the scooter. [00:19:57] Speaker A: They were narrow, but I had no problem. They tend to leave the carts in the corner so that there was a little more room. So I really and truly didn't have a lot of problem. I could get by them and. And the room stewards were great if it looked really tight. They were really good about, you know, trying to keep it over to the side. [00:20:17] Speaker B: Yeah, I noticed them doing that all the time. Even if you're just walking, you know, if I'm walking through the hallway and their cart happens to Be sticking out. I feel like they're constantly, like, adjusting to make sure that people can get through because you've got people with, you know, you got people in wheelchairs, you got people in scooters, but you also have parents pushing strollers. Right. Or pulling carts. Right. Like, there's, there's a lot going on in those hallways. The one thing that, you know, Vanessa and Andrew pointed out to me is about people leaving their food trays out in the hallway. That, that can actually be more of an issue than the carts. So if you're listening to this, don't put your food tray out in the hallway on a cruise ship. It's not like at a hotel where you got these wide hallways. You could just call room service. They'll send somebody to come pick it up, or you just leave it in your room. And your room steward will take care of it as well. So just an just pro tip out there, you do not need to put your. Your trays or plates out in the hallway. Let them take care of it later. Yeah. [00:21:16] Speaker C: Are you listening to our show because you want to make the most out of your next vacation. Great news. The fabulous team over at MyPath Unwinding Travel can help guide you so you don't miss a thing. Their team of professional travel advisors are caring, knowledgeable, and experienced. It's why we use them to book our own travel. Mypath Unwinding Travel is an authorized Disney vacation planner, which means they are recognized by Disney Disney for their expertise and service. They have sailed on all the Disney ships, including in concierge, visited the theme parks, Adventured with Disney, Relaxed at Aulani, and so much more. 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[00:22:36] Speaker A: Well, I really wanted to see the Zootopia 2 which I knew was going to be on. And it seemed like every time they had, every time they were going to show it, we had something else we were doing. And I saw one day it was at 8 o' clock in the morning and I thought who would go to a movie at 8 o' clock in the morning? I did. [00:22:57] Speaker B: You know, I. I would say when Nathan was little, we would be up at like 6, 7 in the morning. It didn't matter what day of the week it was. And so that would have been perfect. Like if There was an 8 o' clock in the morning movie with. With your young child. Right. Like now he's. Now he could sleep until noon. He's a tween. A tween ager now. Yeah, but. But when he was little boy. Yeah. 8 o' clock movie would have maybe kept him occupied and given me a little bit of peace. [00:23:26] Speaker A: Now that's the one place that I found it difficult with a scooter because I could take the scooter, I could get into the theater. Now my husband did not want to see the Utopia 2. I think he was still sleeping at 8 o'. Clock. So to open the door I was by myself. So I found it challenging to get the door open. I got in and there was room to put your scooter in the theater, it was not a problem. But then at one point I had to leave and getting out of the theater and coming back in the door, that is not handicap. I don't want to say accessible. It's not easy for someone in the scooter. [00:24:02] Speaker B: Yeah, it's a. That some of the doors on ships in general are very heavy. Very heavy. Exactly. I find them to be heavy myself. So if I'm carrying, let's say I'm carrying a drink or plate or something like that. Right. Or a couple of drinks. I find it hard even like stateroom doors. But some of the other doors as well, including the theater doors. Yeah, those are quite heavy. And so without somebody to assist you. Not the friendliest for any, for any kind of any mobility assisted person. Yeah. [00:24:33] Speaker A: There was another family in the theater so the dad was very helpful to hold the door for me. But then when I was coming back in, you know, then I had to reshow, grab the store, hold it, you know, try to hold it, bring the scooter in. But it worked. [00:24:49] Speaker B: Yeah. I'd love to ask about dining so that's the one area I'm always curious about. I find the Wish class, and this is the case for all the Wish Class ships, But I find the dining rooms are quite tight, meaning there's not a lot of room in between the various tables. Especially 1923 is quite tight. Yeah. I'm curious how you fared in getting to. You know, did you notice whether or not they had selected a table that might have been easier for you to get to, or was it just kind of you just got whatever random table you got? [00:25:23] Speaker A: I think that we were at tables that were easy to get to because we could stay in the main aisle, and our tables in all three restaurants were fairly easy to get to. I would drive the scooter in, and then they would take it. The cast members would take it right out and they'd park it. The only complaint that we had about the table. We were at table614. We were right by the service area where they prep the food in every single restaurant. [00:25:51] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah, yeah, that. Yeah. I mean, it's probably. I wonder. Yeah, I wonder. [00:25:57] Speaker A: Could have been. [00:25:57] Speaker B: Yeah. I wonder if they choose that table because it has the better aisle access. But that also means. Yeah, you're near the serving stations, which is a little bit noisy and not. Not the best location. But, you know, it is what it is. Now, I've got to ask, you know, you mentioned your server got to drive the scooter. Did they have any issues driving the scooter? [00:26:20] Speaker A: No, they loved it. They love it. [00:26:23] Speaker B: They're like, I get to drive around on this little thing for a minute. [00:26:26] Speaker A: I say, go have fun with it. I don't know where they would take it, but when we were ready to leave, they would go get it and bring it and bring it right up to the table. So they were. It was really easy and very convenient. No problem to get in and out of the dining room. [00:26:43] Speaker B: Good. I like. I like to hear that. Now, I. I will say I think that they park them right, you know, where you kind of check in and give them your table number at the front. I think they park them in that area because I've seen, when I've shown up late for dinner, that's where I've seen, like, scooters being. Being parked. Well, I've got to ask about deck parties, because, of course, you have the. The sail away party. You also have your pirate night. We actually have two pirate night parties. You got the Mickey one and then the. The. The pirate parlay party later that has the fireworks. Now, did you attend the deck parties. And if so, where did you get to go with your scooter? [00:27:20] Speaker A: We were. We went to the sail away party and on deck 11 they have a special area, let's see if on the starboard side, I think, and a special area for scooters, handicap accessibility. And they. It's roped off so when you come up, they let you in. You can bring one family member with. I would think that maybe if you had small children, they might let the whole family go. But you know, our friends did not go. They went. I think they stood up on deck 12 and looked down, but we stayed on 11. Interesting thing, there was a deaf family on board and Disney provided two American sign Lang. Yes. And I did talk to the gal one time and it's fascinating because I watched her during one of those shows and. And they get the script ahead of time. [00:28:12] Speaker B: Oh, it's phenomenal. So I love when there are. This is gonna sound funny. I love when there's a deaf family on board my sailings because I love watching the sign language interpreter while the show is going on because they will like. They are incredible and some depending upon the person, but these are folks that work with Disney very consistently and they will like often emote like the actors are emoting and they'll like bounce around when the dancing is happening. Like they, they are just like so animated and it's incredible to watch. [00:28:50] Speaker A: And she was singing and she was. As the characters were singing and there were two of them. So you know, if we saw Moana. So if, you know two people are singing. Both of them were signing and they were both singing the part that they were signing and. And I said, you must have had all this. And she said, yes, we had all the script before. So they knew what was going on. It was. They were amazing. [00:29:14] Speaker B: It's. So it's really wonderful to watch. It adds like another layer or dynamic to the performance and it's. It's usually going to be in the main. Main dining coordinating. So like if you. I mean it can be late dining as well. But I, I have found more of the time than not, if you are in main dining and going to the later show, that that's where the as. That will be the ASL performance as opposed to the other way around. It does occasionally happen because it's not going to. The American Sign Language interpreters are not going to be at both performances, both the early evening and the late evening performances because they need to have a break also. Plus the family that they're with may need interpretation around the ship so they're going to actually be with those, you know, that's why there's two of them because I got a trade off so each of them can take a break because it's, I'm sure exhausting. [00:30:04] Speaker A: It said in the Navigator app which show was asl. [00:30:09] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:30:09] Speaker A: So you would know. [00:30:10] Speaker B: Yeah, it's really, I mean for the [00:30:13] Speaker A: sail away party she was dancing right along with the characters and right up front because we were right behind them and she was right dancing with the characters and signing what they were doing. It was really great to watch. [00:30:25] Speaker B: I love that. I love it. It's funny, you know, when we talk about accessibility, a lot of the time we talk about physical accessibility on the ships because we think of the lay out of the ship. There's all kinds of ways that, you know, the ship may need to be made accessible for different people and for different disabilities. And so I love that this came up in our conversation, Judy, because I, I feel like it happens on, you know, regularly on sailings where you've got, you know, at least one or two deaf people on that are, that are have ASL interpretation happening. So. [00:30:57] Speaker A: Yeah, we've seen them on two cruises now. We've seen the als. Awesome interpreters. Yeah. [00:31:02] Speaker B: Now did you also go, you also went to the Mickey and Minnie Pirates of the Caribbean party, if I'm remembering the part. [00:31:10] Speaker A: Not this cruise. [00:31:11] Speaker B: Okay. Not this cruise. Okay. You skipped it. [00:31:13] Speaker A: We skipped it both. [00:31:15] Speaker B: Oh well, I gotta tell you, I gotta tell you, Judy, it's okay. I often skip big chunks of pirate night myself because I like to go. It's my night to go to adult dining typically Brian and I often go to the. Which is always a longer meal and so we often skip. We often miss out on the pirate deck party. Both. Both deck parties for those listening or watching. And if you haven't experienced a pirate party on Disney Cruise line, very often there will be two. Well, on the wish class there will be sort of two different pirate parties. One will be in between the dinner seatings at 7:30pm and that one is always a Mickey and Minnie themed one. There's nothing scary, there's nothing, there's no mean pir. It's. It's very, very kid friendly with the dance party as always because everything is a dance party. And then the later one that's usually around 10pm is the one where the. It will either be a Jack Sparrow party or you know, Jack Sparrow storyline or a different pirate storyline that usually involves Jack Sparrow as well. And it might involve some 80s hair band music. It depends which. Which ship that you are on. But then it ends in fireworks at sea typically. And of course weather permitting and location permitting. But super fun. But it often ends up conflicting with whatever adult dining that Brian and I book. Other things. Like you said, there's so many things you might want to do a million things you can't do. Everything on board. Now I know that you did a couple of the game shows on board, including the one that is kind of like Hollywood Square. [00:33:00] Speaker A: Oh, yes. [00:33:01] Speaker B: Yeah. I forget what. It's like villains, something or other. Right, right. [00:33:05] Speaker A: And that was. That was in Sarabi. [00:33:07] Speaker B: That's right. Yeah. [00:33:08] Speaker A: And that was. That was fun. Very much like Hollywood Squares. And then we did one that was kind of like Match Game where. Where she asked. We had little teams and she would say come up with one word that you would use to describe a buffet. And then you'd write your answer down and person would take it up and give it to her. The answer is the way she presented it to everybody was hysterical. It was the most fun that we had with her. And the show itself, the concept was really kind of lame, we thought. But the way she presented it made it so much fun. The gal was amazing. [00:33:49] Speaker B: Is that one called Majority Rules? That might be. [00:33:52] Speaker A: Yes, Majority Rules. [00:33:54] Speaker B: Yeah. And that one's usually. That one's usually an adult only. And in Sarabi 10pm, 10:30pm something like that. Yeah, it's. Yeah, they. If you have a. If you have a good host. Right. Like so the, the. The cruise staff. The. It's the entertainment staff, not the folks who are doing the theater shows, but the other staff that run all the activities. Those folks are running both the daytime activities and the evening activities and the adult only evening activities. And. And if you have a good host, they can make even a game. That seems kind of silly. Be really. [00:34:28] Speaker A: Exactly. I mean, think about it. You're writing down. She's just gonna read. Well, this group said this. And this group said, you know, food. And this group said wine and this group said milk. Well, but the way she did it was hysterical. We had so much fun with that. [00:34:43] Speaker B: Yeah, that's one of the things about Disney is the folks they choose for their entertainment cast are really talented. Yeah, really, really talented. Exactly. And they have to dance and stuff too. [00:34:56] Speaker A: Oh, absol. [00:34:56] Speaker B: They're performing in all those deck shows as well. In. In addition to running. Running different activities. Let's talk a little bit about the. The other spaces on board. We talked a little bit about Haunted Haunted Mansion being You know, kind of tight to get into. And of course, Triton Lounge being tight to get into. I. I'm curious what you thought of Skipper Society and Scat Cat Lounge. And of course, you also have the Paris Periscope pub on board. Did you get to experience those spaces? [00:35:26] Speaker A: We Skipper Society were there many times. And again, I had to park the scooter outside in the hall because it's very tight. There's so many chairs and little tables that you really can't bring the scooter in. Periscope was the same way. It's really tight. So for almost all of those lounges, you. I really needed to leave the scooter out in the hall. The one place and that we didn't talk too much about. But maybe we'll get to the theater. The main theater. [00:35:58] Speaker B: Yes, yes, let's talk about that. Now. [00:36:01] Speaker A: That is so much better than on the Dream and the Fantasy. [00:36:05] Speaker B: Oh, okay. Tell me what it's like on the Dream and the Fantasy. [00:36:09] Speaker A: Well, funny story. So to get to the Dream and the Fantasy, to get seated down front, it's all stairs. So when you're on a scooter or a wheelchair, you go down to deck one, you go through the crew quarters, you go past the dispensary, through the crew quarters, through doors that are sea doors. And she has to call onto the bridge to be allowed to open these doors. I don't think I'd ever want to stay down there. And they put you on this little lift. I don't use the word elevator. It's a lift because you can see the walls moving. [00:36:47] Speaker B: Right. Just a platform. It's completely enclosed. No, it is literally a platform that you Up. [00:36:53] Speaker A: Yeah, I put the scooter in, get a cast member, and we go up and we come out right at the stage level on the Fantasy or the Dream, and then you park your scooter right up front. One time I get on there and my husband wanted to go. Cause he thought this was really cool. But it was really hard with the scooter and two and two adults. But anyways, we get on there, she closes the door, the scooter goes up, and then it gets jammed. So here I am on this lift with the cast member and myself, and the scooter is wedged in and all the lights go out. Yeah, it was interesting. [00:37:33] Speaker B: That would be terrifying. [00:37:34] Speaker A: It was. It was. [00:37:36] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah. Oh, my goodness. Okay, well, you got out because you're here. We got out. [00:37:40] Speaker A: Right. But on the Wish class, you go down to Deck 2, where the Concierge people go into the theater. So the concierge lines up on one side and accessibility lines on the other side of the hall. And before they open the doors to the general public, they let all the concierge people go in. Then they let the scooter people go in, and you come in, and you're right at the bottom of the stairs. So you can either go down to the front of the stage or you can stay midway. So they've got many places to put wheelchairs or scooters, and you just pull in and park. There's a spot for a member of your family to sit right next to you. And it's amazing. It was so much easier. [00:38:31] Speaker B: I'm glad to hear it's a lot easier. I have, you know, I have gone. We have stayed in concierge. And so we have gotten to that. That. That secret access that's not so secret, but secret access where you get to go in early. And it is. It's the same. Exactly as you described. The same doors. There's no. You just take the elevator down to deck two. There's no. There's no secret passageway. You're literally just going through a hall. You know, they open a door, you're in a hallway, and then you pop out. You're right at the foot of the stage, and there's. Or not the foot of the stage. You're actually midway. [00:39:05] Speaker A: Mid. [00:39:06] Speaker B: Yeah, midway between. Sort of on the bottom floor, but midway between the front and the back. [00:39:14] Speaker A: And they started bringing us in about, I want to say, maybe half hour ahead. And then the concierge people would get water and popcorn. [00:39:22] Speaker B: That's right. That's true. The concierge people get water and popcorn, [00:39:26] Speaker A: but they also, if you ask them very nicely, they would give you water. [00:39:30] Speaker B: Yes, good, good. That's always nice. [00:39:34] Speaker A: But that worked out so much better. It really did. And then once we were seated, then the race of the guests would come in, and then the concierge, I think, probably just left with everybody. But I would go right back out that same entrance onto Deck 2, and then take an elevator to the deck I needed. It was great. And talking about the shows, they offered the show three times. There was a matinee for each of the shows. [00:40:03] Speaker B: I love when they do that. I find it's a wonderful option. A lot of folks who have small kids are not able to keep, even if they're, you know, they have early dining, then they have the late show. The kids are, like, falling asleep in the show or don't make it to the show. And I also, I think, helps spread out the crowds across the shows so that neither of the evening shows is. Is quite as oversubscribed as it can sometimes be. So nobody's gonna get probably turned away. A lot of people will prioritize going to the matinee performance, so usually at like 2pm or 3pm and then one thing I noticed about your notes, Judy, you are a woman after my own heart. Because you actually went to see a couple of the shows twice. Yes, I did tell. Tell our audience. Which shows did you see? I mean, I know you. I know you saw all three shows. Seize the Adventure, Moana and Beauty and the Beast, but which ones did you go see twice? Or did you see all of them twice? [00:41:03] Speaker A: I saw Seize the Adventure twice and I saw Moana twice. I saw Beauty and the Beast once. Just because it was the night we had a pack up to go. It was our last night, and I had already seen it on the Dream. But when I saw Moana the first time, I thought, when was it Te Fiki changed to. No, wait a minute, from a tokata Te Fiti? I had to see that again. [00:41:34] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:41:34] Speaker A: How did they do that? Right. [00:41:36] Speaker B: It's so good. [00:41:38] Speaker A: And the other thing that was amazing on Moana, I fully expected a Dwayne Johnson Maui, and it was a skinny little guy that came out. [00:41:49] Speaker B: I know. I got. I gotta. I gotta warn people better. I feel like. Because you. Yes, that. I feel like you have a vision in your mind about what Maui is going to look like. And oftentimes that is not what Maui is going to look like. I mean, you might get a big, muscular Maui at some point, but that's. Yeah, I. I haven't seen one yet. [00:42:11] Speaker A: It didn't matter. [00:42:12] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:42:13] Speaker A: He was so good. [00:42:14] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:42:15] Speaker A: And then we could also see the. The actors. The. The gal that played the. The actress that played Moana's grandmother also played Mrs. Potts. [00:42:27] Speaker B: Yes. So the actress who does those roles is often a Broadway visiting performer. [00:42:35] Speaker A: Yeah. I don't know whether she was. Because there was no little time. Because when we were on the Fantasy, we did go to a talk by the actor, but we didn't see that on the schedule. [00:42:47] Speaker B: Yeah, I haven't seen it consistently on. Actually, I'm not sure I've seen it on the Treasure at all. And I don't know why that is. Maybe it's. There's just too many other activities and they don't really have room for it in the schedule. But I'm pretty sure that she was I'm pretty sure the one we saw was. They had mentioned was the Broadway visiting performer, but yeah, fantastic, fantastic. [00:43:07] Speaker A: And then Maui's dad was Belle's dad. Oh, yeah, Same actor. [00:43:14] Speaker B: Yeah. Or Moana's dad. [00:43:16] Speaker A: Moana's dad. Maui's dad. Yeah, Moana's dad. [00:43:19] Speaker B: Yeah, absolutely. [00:43:21] Speaker A: But it was so good. So the show. I love theater. I just love the theater. So I would have gone. If they had had it four times. I would have gone four times. [00:43:32] Speaker B: I love it. I love. Listen, Judy, you and I are kindred spirits. I mean, I love Moana, I love Beauty and the Beast. I love Sees the Adventure. I think it's excellent. [00:43:42] Speaker A: Oh, I thought it was a. [00:43:44] Speaker B: A great show. I think it's the best of the sort of jukebox, you know, musicals that they've created. Although, you know, as we're recording this, the adventure has already set sail on several. On a couple of voyages. And I. And I've heard that remember is the best of them. Yeah. So we'll see. Tbd. It's been, you know, it'll be probably quite a while before I get on that ship. But yeah, I mean, there's just those performers, the production quality, everything is just, just fantastic. [00:44:15] Speaker A: It's amaz that they can do that. [00:44:17] Speaker B: Yeah. Well, I gotta ask how you liked Coco, because this was of course your first time in the Coco themed restaurant. There's a show both night one and night two in Coco. I'm curious what you thought of, you know, food quality and the show as well. [00:44:34] Speaker A: We loved Coco. I guess the first night I kept waiting for them to sing Remember Me and they didn't. And I was very disappointed. And they said, don't worry, you'll see, you'll hear it. But no, we love the food. We love the ambiance of Cocoa. Our first night in Cocoa, they had prime rib. So we had that. And I don't remember what we had the other. I have to look. But we were going to go to Marvel was our last night. And we told our wait staff we're not coming because we don't like anything on the menu. And she said, well, you could order anything off of any of the other restaurant menus. And so we looked and we saw that Coco was doing prime rib again. And I said, well, could I have the prime rib? And she said, absolutely. So you can get the meal off of other menu off of other restaurants that what they're serving that night. [00:45:26] Speaker B: Yes, yes. As long as it's something is on the menu that night. It does. It it can add a little bit of time to your serving. Just a warning out there if you order something off of a different menu, because it just means your. Your serving staff has to go a little bit out of their way a little bit further to get it exact. But it shouldn't be really a problem. The only time that I have ever found servers to say no is when they're doing like those very early sailings, like a maiden voyage and maybe the first couple of sailings, because the operations are just chaos at that point, and they're really just trying to figure things out. [00:46:02] Speaker A: And she also said, because when we were in 1923, we had lobster that one night. She said, you can't do the lobster. I said, that's okay. [00:46:11] Speaker B: Yeah, probably. And that's probably just a matter of how many lobster they have on board. Right. Like, because if you've got. If every passenger has lobster three times, they aren't. They're going to run out of lobsters. And so. Yeah, yeah. So they want to make sure they have enough for everyone. Well, I want to. [00:46:28] Speaker A: I just want to touch a couple of things here. On scooters, people talked about the elevators. I've heard a lot of people talking. Elevators are small. I did not find that to be a problem. [00:46:38] Speaker B: Okay, good to know. [00:46:40] Speaker A: Yeah, we had no weight for them. There was plenty of room. In fact, I was coming back from Castaway, there was a family with a wagon, and we had the wagon and my scooter and their family in the elevator with no problems. So even though there's only two big banks, we never really had to wait long for an elevator. It worked out really well. [00:47:01] Speaker B: Well, and I do think that having just the two elevators. Banks, people don't realize there's still more elevators than on the. On. On the original ships. There's a. Even though there's only two banks, there are more number of elevators and. And the elevators are a little bit bigger, as you mentioned, than. Than on the older ships as well. [00:47:23] Speaker A: And every time you'd get on, you'd hear going up deck 11, Vicky or Minnie talk to you all the time. [00:47:30] Speaker B: That's right. One of them's in the forward and one of them is in the after. [00:47:33] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:47:33] Speaker B: I want to say. I don't remember which. [00:47:35] Speaker A: I don't either. [00:47:36] Speaker B: Yeah, I love that. I love that. [00:47:38] Speaker A: I noticed that when we went to Jamaica and got off the gangplank was very steep. And when I had to go over the hump from the ship to the gangplank, I had to get off because we couldn't. It wouldn't go that. We kind of had to lift the scooter over. Over other. The other gangplanks, like getting off it cast away. No problem at all. [00:48:00] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah. I wonder if it's just the way the, the port is built or if it has to do with the tide level. [00:48:06] Speaker A: It could have been, it could have been any of that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. [00:48:09] Speaker B: Now I'm curious for now, Grand Cayman was, is a tender port. Now are you able to transfer normal. Obviously you didn't. This cruise you got, you weren't able to go to Grand Cayman because they was canceled. [00:48:22] Speaker A: We. Right. We didn't go to Grand Cayman because it was too windy and they said that the port harbor master would not let the little tender ships come out. Out. [00:48:32] Speaker B: Gotcha. Gotcha. Now have you been able to transfer with your scooter? [00:48:36] Speaker A: No, you can't. [00:48:37] Speaker B: Tender ports. You can't do it. No, I wasn't sure. [00:48:39] Speaker A: Can't do it. You've got to be able to go down and. [00:48:42] Speaker B: Yeah, that makes sense. That makes sense. So it's not. Yeah, it's not really. The one thing about tender ports is not really an option for someone who has any kind of significant mobility issues. You might be able to do it if you've got, if you're somebody who's, who uses a cane or a walker for assistance, but you're not going to be able to do it with a wheelchair or a full scooter. [00:49:04] Speaker A: And the other thing I noticed is that as far as excursions, they're few and far between for people with mobility issues because even if you can get the scooter on the shore, there's very few accessible excursions. Buses. [00:49:20] Speaker B: Yeah, that's really the issue a lot of the time. [00:49:22] Speaker A: That's a problem. [00:49:23] Speaker B: Yeah, a lot of the time. And this is in the Caribbean in particular, there are, there are not as many accessible vehicles. Right. Like they just don't have the vans like what we have here in the mainland U.S. they don't have the accessible vans to take folks. And so they're putting people on these open air sort of bus looking things right. Where everyone has to go up steps and down steps, even if it might only be a few. But it's not, they're not at all. Yeah, they're not at all accessible. And so that's definitely something to watch out for. Now I will always tell people, like a lot of the time you can, you know, if you've got a scooter or wheelchair, you might be Able to get to a nearby shop, a nearby beach, something like literally walking distance, where you don't have to take transportation. But there's so much to do on the ship that you can also just enjoy it as another sea day. Unfortunately, you know, the Americans with Disabilities act does not apply outside of United States. So when we. [00:50:19] Speaker A: Yeah, when we went to Tortola, we rented a. They called it a taxi, but it was a driver. And we were able to just get into. I was able to leave the scooter at the port. She, the woman, guaranteed that it would be safe. And we rented a driver, and he drove us all over Tortola for two and a half hours so that we really got to see the island. So that worked out really well. And it was not. It was not real expensive. And they made sure. And they made sure they had a vehicle like a van that I could get into. That worked out real well. You know, Cozumel and Jamaica, we just. We got off, we wandered around the port and, you know, saw what was going on and. And then got back on board. Because, like you said, there's so much to do on board ship. It's almost like that's the destination. [00:51:06] Speaker B: Exactly. And I do think, you know, when you think about. While it's. While the Caribbean is lovely, if you can't. If it's going to be too difficult to get around, you might as well enjoy the ship. That is way more easy to get around, way more accessible to enjoy the ship than to enjoy or to try enjoy a port and perhaps get disappointed because there aren't things like ramps. A lot of the. And some streets are cobblestone and, you know, broken curbs and things like that. So it's just. It's kind of what you deal with in the Caribbean in particular. [00:51:36] Speaker A: I know we talked about dining, but when we went to Marceline Market, the cast members, the crew members, the minute I would get to the buffet area, they would be there. What can I get you? They would carry my plate. They would. Would get my. My drink. I mean, they couldn't have been better as far as taking care of, you know, and at first I said, no, no, I can do this. And I thought, wait, why not let them help me. [00:52:00] Speaker B: Let them help you. Yeah. I always tell people, if you've got, like, a bunch of kids in tow, too, and the cast members offer to help you, let them help you. [00:52:08] Speaker A: Let them help you. Absolutely. [00:52:10] Speaker B: And they. I mean, they're usually very happy to do it, and they get a little bit more, you know, interaction with You. And don't forget, find out their names and their place of origin or their home. Their home country. That way you can put a. Put in a little cast compliment for the cruise. [00:52:27] Speaker A: Exactly. [00:52:28] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:52:28] Speaker A: And make sure that you get an accessible stateroom. Our room on the Treasure was enormous. We had a veranda. The door, you just press the button and the door would open automatically. I could drive the scooter in. We could hold a dance. That room was so big. [00:52:52] Speaker B: I cannot emphasize this enough. Think this is a really important message. Those doors, the stateroom doors. Really heavy. Not possible if you are using a scooter or a wheelchair. Even if you're strong, you can't open it by yourself. Yeah, you cannot open it by yourself. So the only way to be able to do it by yourself is if you have an accessible room where you are able to scan your key card, your magic band, press the button and then it will open. And that's from the inside. There's just the button. But from the outside that you scan first and then press the button. But like really, really important. And then of course, you get this huge bathroom, you know. No, it's all flat. So you don't have to worry about stepping into a tub or stepping into a shower. The shower is literally right. [00:53:35] Speaker A: And the amazing part about it, there's a metal strip around the shower. And in a hotel, if you get a walk in shower, there's usually water running all over the floor and it's a mess. That water never ever left the shower. [00:53:51] Speaker B: Oh, that's amaz. [00:53:53] Speaker A: It's. You know, you'd pull the curtain and you there. They brought a stool, but there was also a stool right in the shower. So I didn't even need the extra shower stool. And that water never left the shower area. You walk out and the floor was dry. It was. [00:54:08] Speaker B: It's magic. It's Disney magic. Beauty. [00:54:11] Speaker A: And be sure to ask if you need a stool, a shower stool. Make sure you ask for one. Anything that you need for your cruise, they will. And let them know ahead of time on when you make the reservation what you need. It will be waiting in your room. [00:54:26] Speaker B: Yes, I needed. Yeah, I see all the time people asking questions in cruise groups and I try to tell them, like, call special services. They have it. Like you have a c path. You need distilled water for. They will have the distilled water. It'll be there. You need, you know, some kind of special equipment that you know to. In order to use certain things. Like they will have it on board for you. It's just one of those things where they are very, very accommodating for all those kinds of things. You have to let them know so they have some lead time. [00:54:59] Speaker A: And at Port Canaveral, the scooter, I used a special needs at sea, I think it was called something like that. The scooter is right at the terminal. So when you get out of your car, the porter will go get that scooter for you and bring it to your car. [00:55:16] Speaker B: That's amazing. Yes, that's fantastic. [00:55:19] Speaker A: And then when we left, I drove the scooter. We were right. Ken was. We were in the parking garage. I drove the scooter into the parking garage. The porter went with us, and then he took it back to the terminal. [00:55:30] Speaker B: Oh, that's great. [00:55:31] Speaker A: Now Port Everglades, the scooter's on board the ship and I had to find it. And I had even asked. I knew that. And I had asked for a wheelchair. And I. The. The port people at Everglades are not helpful. The Disney people are amazing. So when we finally got to Disney, to the Disney cast member, he said, stay right here. I'm getting you a wheelchair. And he came down with one and then took me right through security, right through check in, right into the terminal. [00:56:02] Speaker B: These are great tips, Judy. I have not, you know. Yeah, you have to know where to go. And I'll be honest, I have not experienced this myself. And this is super helpful information for folks to know out there, you know, and if you don't know, just ask and hopefully you'll find someone who does know. Sometimes you get the porters. Often even the porters work for the port, not for the cruise line. But oftentimes they are, you know, they're there like every day. And so they know what the routine is. And they can be also very, very helpful, especially if they are hoping to get a tip out of you, which. [00:56:36] Speaker A: Which of course they did. [00:56:37] Speaker B: Which, of course they did. Exactly, exactly. Well, Judy, before I move us over to my favorite part of the show, Rapid Fire, I gotta ask, is there anything else you want to folks to know about this amazing cruise on the Disney Treasure? [00:56:54] Speaker A: It's an amazing ship. It's just. I loved the fantasy. The dream. I don't know. I know the dream set up like the fantasy. I wasn't as excited on the dream for some reason. The treasure. I love the treasure. It is a beautiful, beautiful ship. Once I figured out how to find my way around the ship [00:57:19] Speaker B: fair, it's, you know, it is. [00:57:20] Speaker A: It's very different. [00:57:21] Speaker B: It's Very different. And once you've gotten used to any of the classic ships, magic, wonder, dream, fantasy going, it's a little bit jarring going over to the wish class because the layout is really different. Whereas the first four ships, the layout is not identical, but close to identical. Of course the Fantasy and the Dream are bigger than the Magic and the Wonder. But really the layout, I mean, everything thing is in where you expect it to be if you've been on the magic class first. [00:57:50] Speaker A: But we were able to figure it out pretty quick. So we, we. [00:57:53] Speaker B: Yeah, you had seven nights. So by, you know, by night two or night three. [00:57:58] Speaker A: Oh, exactly. [00:57:59] Speaker B: You know exactly where you're going, right? All right, Judy. Well, we've reached that point in the show. I've got to subject you to some arbitrary rules, some arbitrary questions, and at least a dash of judgment for the round. Ryan is introduced as rapid Fire there. I'm going to ask you some Disney favorites and then some cruise line favorites and you can of course only answer with things that you like for cruise line with only ships that you have been on or restaurants you've been to. So nothing. That is the TBD on the Destiny and all the other. And the Magic and the wonder, of course. All right, well, we're going to start with who is your favorite Disney character? And Disney means everything and anything Disney owns. I guess you. You said it wasn't Judy Hopps. But I'm curious, who's your favorite Disney character? [00:58:47] Speaker A: I have two. Mickey and Figment. [00:58:50] Speaker B: Oh. I mean, who does. I. You got Mickey's. You know, you gotta love Mickey. And then I love Figment also. I, I still. I mean, other people, like, don't like imagination. I, I love it. I. [00:59:04] Speaker A: And I've. I've seen the original Journey to Imagination, so. [00:59:08] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. [00:59:09] Speaker A: I'm spoiled. [00:59:10] Speaker B: You're spoiled. Yeah. You've been a Figment fan since the beginning. [00:59:13] Speaker A: Beginning from the beginning. Yeah. [00:59:14] Speaker B: I love it. [00:59:15] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:59:15] Speaker B: All right, Judy, what's your favorite Disney movie? [00:59:19] Speaker A: I guess I'm going to say the live action Beauty and the Beast. Oh, I do like that. [00:59:25] Speaker B: It's really good. And the. The Beauty and the Beast on board the ships is. Is a kind of a mishmash from the live action movie and the Broadway show kind of melded together. So. Yeah, love that. Our. All right, speaking of shows, what's your favorite Disney song? [00:59:46] Speaker A: I've heard your questions and I even had some answers in mind and I forgot about the song. One Disney song. All right, this is going to sound crazy, but this is near to my heart. You know the song that they would sing at the end of the Mickey Mouse Club mic, See you real soon. That has special meaning to me because when I retired from teaching, my class did a little play for the whole school, and they sang that song to me. [01:00:17] Speaker B: Oh, my goodness. Why? Because we like you. Oh. [01:00:20] Speaker A: Yeah. They sang that to me, and I was just, I was bawling at that point. Oh, Judy, that's because they knew my love of Disney. Yeah. [01:00:28] Speaker B: That is not a weird answer at all. That is a wonderful answer. [01:00:33] Speaker A: That would have to be yes. Yeah. [01:00:34] Speaker B: Yeah. All right, we're gonna head back over to shows. [01:00:38] Speaker A: Okay. [01:00:39] Speaker B: You gotta tell me which one is your favorite show. Now that you've seen, you've. I mean, you've seen two of the greatest. So I gotta ask, what's your favorite? [01:00:49] Speaker A: Well, I, I have to say, as much as I thought Moana was amazing, I thought Beauty and the Beast was phenomenal. The, the, with the scenery and the change that that Moana was. I loved Moana, but I saw Beauty. Beauty and the Beast. I thought, no, this really and truly is a unreal show. [01:01:08] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah, it is. Honest. I mean, I love. I, I, I change my mind every day about which show I like the best. Now that since Moana and Hercules came out before that, it was very easy. I could say Beauty and the Beast without hesitation. Now I have my brain. Different days tells me different things. This is my multiple personality story. Just kidding. I don't have multiple personalities. But, no, I, Yeah, I think I come back. I always come back to Beauty and the Beast as being, if not the top, one of the top. Because it really is such a well produced show. The technology, the set design, the integration, it's just. Yeah, it's incredible. [01:01:53] Speaker A: And I mean, I've seen Aladdin and I've seen Frozen, and. Yeah. But yeah, had to be Beauty and the Beast. [01:02:01] Speaker B: I love it. All right, Judy, I gotta ask, what's your favorite onboard activity? So, favorite thing to do? [01:02:07] Speaker A: I think trivia. Yeah, I'm terrible at it, but I love it. [01:02:13] Speaker B: You know, you can't win if you don't play. That's what they say about the lotto, right? [01:02:18] Speaker A: We have more fun. Yeah, you can love to do trivia. [01:02:20] Speaker B: It's fun. It's fun. You don't have to win to have fun. Sometimes it's actually more fun to see how badly you do. [01:02:25] Speaker A: Oh, absolutely. [01:02:27] Speaker B: Yeah, I love that. All right, well, let's talk rotational dining. I would love to know which one is your favorite restaurant, and it could Be because of the food. It could be because of the show. It could be because of the atmosphere. It doesn't really matter. Whatever sort of. Whichever restaurant sort of speaks to you. [01:02:41] Speaker A: Judy, we like Coco on this ship. My least favorite was the Marvel. Even. I mean, even. And that was our last night. And it was fun that night because of the game we were playing. But I'm not a real Marvel fan. But I love the vibe of everything that cocoa is. And the food was really good. [01:03:03] Speaker B: All right, speaking of food, I've got to ask you for a favorite sweet item and a favorite savory item. I always start with the sweets because in my opinion, the savories are the best. So I saved the best for last. [01:03:16] Speaker A: I agree with you. [01:03:16] Speaker B: I love it. My dessert would be a soft pretzel. I'm making pretzels with the little cup of plastic cheese. I love that. All right, so let's start sweet. What was a favorite? [01:03:27] Speaker A: I would say they're creme brulee. [01:03:29] Speaker B: Oh, nice. Nice. [01:03:31] Speaker A: They have that. They had one with raspberry on it, and that was really good. [01:03:35] Speaker B: Nice. [01:03:35] Speaker A: All right. [01:03:36] Speaker B: Favorite savory. [01:03:37] Speaker A: Well, on this cruise, I have to say, I think the prime rib that we had was really good. Yeah, that was real good. [01:03:45] Speaker B: All right, we've got to ask pretty much the most important question you've been now on the Fantasy and the Dream and the Treasure in that exact order. Order. I've got to know between the three, which one is your favorite? I have a feeling I know the [01:04:01] Speaker A: one I'm on currently. No, no, it would be the treasure. Yeah, it really would be the treasure. [01:04:07] Speaker B: The Fantasy is a wonderful ship. [01:04:09] Speaker A: It's a great ship, and it was my first ship, and I have a love for that. But. [01:04:12] Speaker B: Yep. But the Treasure just stops. The treasure. [01:04:15] Speaker A: Yes, it does. Yes, it does. [01:04:17] Speaker B: Yeah. All right, well, Judy, the last question of rapid fire, of course, is what is your bucket list? Cruise, meaning if you could go anywhere in the world. World on a Disney Cruise Line ship, and it doesn't have to be someplace that Disney Cruise Line currently sails. It can be anywhere in the world that's accessible by water, where would you go? [01:04:35] Speaker A: I would love to go to some further south. I'd love to go through the Panama Canal and go over. Go over to the west coast and maybe go up to Alaska and then. And then repeat it and go back, because I don't like. I don't like to fly, so. [01:04:53] Speaker B: Oh, I gotcha. Well, that would. That's why you drive down to Florida. [01:04:56] Speaker A: Exactly. [01:04:57] Speaker B: So I know you would be like two weeks all the way, like on the Panama Canal, sailing. Then you'd have to go up the West Coast. So that's going to be another like four days. Then you're going to go to Alaska at least for a week. Right. So we're talking that's. We're already at like three and a half weeks and then do another. [01:05:17] Speaker A: But we'd have to, we'd have to stop in California so they could go to Disneyland for a few days too, you know. [01:05:22] Speaker B: So we're talking like. Yeah, I mean we're talking a month or so. A month or two. Yeah, probably six weeks or so. [01:05:28] Speaker A: I'd be perfect. Yeah. [01:05:29] Speaker B: I love it. I love it. Judy. [01:05:31] Speaker A: That would be great. [01:05:32] Speaker B: Well, thank you for playing passed with flying colors A. Judy, it's been so lovely having you on the show. I'm glad we were able to get this scheduled. Thank you so much for joining me. We had such a great girl talk. Maybe we should just kick Brian off the podcast. [01:05:49] Speaker A: He could stay on his trip though. [01:05:51] Speaker B: He could stay on. Just kidding everyone. Brian is everyone's favorite producer, everyone's favorite lead host of our show, and of course my partner in crime and all things life. And I am excited cause he's coming home tonight and I haven't seen him in a week, so. Absolutely. [01:06:09] Speaker A: It's hard. [01:06:10] Speaker B: But anyway, thank you so much, Judy. It's been such a pleasure. [01:06:13] Speaker A: Oh, thank you, Samantha. It was great talking to you. I was so excited to do this. And maybe one of these days we'll meet on a cruise too. [01:06:21] Speaker B: I would love that. [01:06:27] Speaker C: Well, thanks to everyone out there for listening this week. We really, really appreciate it. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast. You can keep getting great content from us every week. In fact, twice a week we publish shows. 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