Disney Cruise to Nowhere

The moment I heard Disney Cruises would be sailing from Tilbury I KNEW I had to book one! As a HUGE Disney fan, there was no way I could see the ship docked across the river from where I live, and not sail onboard. We treated ourselves to a stateroom with a veranda, which was a mistake, because now I cant imagine staying in any other type of cabin. The great thing with Disney cruises though, is that their standard cabins are 25% larger than any other cruise line, so the inside cabins are still very spacious and they have so much storage.

There are very strict rules surrounding covid, which I wont bore you with, but receiving the all clear at the port was the first time I got excited and truly believed we were going on a Disney Cruise!

We were lucky enough to be chosen as "Family of the day" which meant we were allowed to board first! I'm not going to lie - I cried! Walking up the gang plank there were cast and crew members waving and ushering us on board, and we were greeted by a red carpet that read "Welcome Home". We were announced on board and in the atrium Captains Mickey and Minnie were waiting to say hi (cue more crying from me).

After that it was just a whirlwind of magic. Everything was just so well organised and ran smoothly. We went for lunch and our server showed us where on the navigator app to find which restaurants we would be dining in and on what nights. We went to take a look at the kids clubs and shortly after left the kids there for an hour - they loved it so much they didn't want to leave! They made lots of crafts, played games, had story time with princesses and made space goo with Stitch!

One of my favourite things about Disney cruises is their rotational dining. On a lot of cruises you have the same server in the main restaurant, but if you dine elsewhere you have someone different - on Disney your server comes with you! We had the most amazing Waitress, Andrea from Peru, who dealt with our gluten free requirements amazingly! We found out she is gluten free too, so she was able to make recommendations and if there was nothing on the menu that could be made gluten free - she would arrange for us to have something different! I never once felt nervous about what we were eating, and even the quick service pizzeria made separate pizzas for me and my youngest.

The cast members cannot do enough for you, and do go above and beyond. PLEASE if you book a Disney Cruise, do not remove your gratuities, the staff work so hard and deserve every penny, we even tipped them more.

The shows are West End quality and totally spectacular, I was in tears during Disney Dreams - an Enchanted Classic (ok, ok, I'm a crier!!) The look on my girls faces was worth the cruise fare alone.

The Disney Magic converted my anti-cruise hubby and my kids both loved it and want to go back so we will definitely be cruising with Disney again.