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All of the Disney Dream Mediterranean cruises in 2023 are at least 7 nights. The Dream will sail a variety of different Mediterranean cruises before repositioning to Southampton on 15 July 2023. A Mediterranean Cruise is a dream for many and now there is a chance to sail on one of the larger ships in the Disney Fleet for 2023. Sorry, but to create your cruise package you'll need to speak to our Disney Experts. Hi, I'm Kristi, the founder and content creator behind Disney Insider Tips.
Day 5 – June 14, 2022 – Santorini, Greece
One thing that annoyed me on both of our Mediterranean Disney cruises is that there are plenty of areas in which Disney could improve, but they don’t seem to want to hear about them. There is a “comments and feedback” form at the end of the cruise that everyone is encouraged to return, but really it’s just a series of ratings and there’s no room for actual comments. And when I asked Disney about this on their web page, they quickly deleted the comment. This post was written after our first two Mediterranean Disney cruises. My open letter to Disney cruises on what they can improve is HERE. If you do choose to do Naples & Pompeii on your own, it is easily doable.
Day 5 – June 16, 2023 – Piraeus (Athens), Greece
What’s interesting is that the Disney experience is a bit of a time warp. Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Chip and Dale – the old-school characters? And there’s a night dedicated to Pirates of the Caribbean – the 2003 movie more than the theme park ride. The food on our Mediterranean Disney cruises ranged from not good to very good. There are three restaurants that you rotate among, with the same servers at each.
Day 1 – June 12, 2023 – Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
If you plan on visiting houses of worship or other religious locations, you should make sure that your knees and shoulders are covered. While you can charge everything to your room while on the ship, you will want to make sure you get plenty of Euros prior to your trip for your excursions. On the return trip, the bus is even more full and can take quite some time to make the journey back. We choose to go on our own cruise excursion from Villefranche to Nice, Monte Carlo and Monaco.
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Having been subjected recently to a cruise on Royal Caribbean, I have to say that Disney cruises are far nicer, and Disney just does things better. On Royal Caribbean, there was a constant push by the cruise line to get you to spend more money – on alcohol, art, jewelry and gambling primarily. Disney cruises don’t hit you over the head with any of that. So obviously the cruise experience is largely Disney-themed. You’ll see characters walking around and posing for photos, hear a constant Disney soundtrack, and be very much surrounded by Disney while dining.
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If you don’t feel like the pool on your Disney cruise, there’s shuffleboard. There are movies always showing, including new Disney releases. I always kind of preferred to relax with a book, but I think I was in the minority. I touched on this in my post about the best ages to travel everywhere. We’ve seen everyone from babies just a few months old to people in their 80s on the cruises.
Day 8 – June 19, 2023 – At Sea
I have been obsessed with the magic of Disney since a small child and have been blessed with being able to travel with my family to the Disney parks & on the Disney Cruise line frequently. The purpose of this site is to share my insider knowledge to help others navigate the Disney theme parks and the Disney Cruise Ships with ease. Disney Cruise Line excursions seem to get priority in leaving the ship. You can use the exchange services on the ship (as well as at most airports, ports of call ATMs, and European banks) BUT you will want to make sure you get the biggest bang for your buck.
Having visited Naples before, I have to say that my honest opinion is that the day is better spent visiting Pompeii and/or the Amalfi Coast. On this cruise, you will spend a lot of time in Italy, but each port you stop at will be different. This is a bus service that goes back and forth between the Cruise Terminals at the Adossat Quay & Columbus Monument that only works whenever cruises are arriving to Barcelona. In Chania, we ended up exploring on our own, which was ideal.
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Getting to the city of Barcelona from the Cruise port is about a 15-minute walk. Many people book a Barcelona Cruise excursion ahead of time, but if you don’t, you won’t have a hard time finding things to do on your own. We ended up being there for about 3 hours, which was the perfect amount of time. We all swam, the girls played in the sand and waves, and we proceeded to order half of the things on the menu.
It is about a 10-minute walk from the cruise port into Naples. Our Disney Cruise excursion took us by bus to Pompeii where we had a guided tour then on to Sorrento where we visited a local farm where we had lunch and learned how to make Mozzarella. On March 16, 2022, Disney Cruise Line emailed guests booked on this sailing that the port order will be altered.
In a Disney Cruise Facebook group, a suggestion was to ask the server to ask the cooks if they’d mind making a family-style meal from their home country. They said they’ve had the best Indian food and curries of their lives this way, along with naan and rice. We haven’t tried this yet – I feel bad that we’d be inconveniencing them – but I’ve been curious about trying it. Personal Navigators, and other details from the Silver Anniversary at Sea 8-Night Mediterranean with Greek Isles Cruise from Civitavecchia. The Disney Dream set sail from Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy on June 12, 2023. During this cruise, the ship was under the control of Captain Damir Vukonic.
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While my foodie wife was fairly disappointed in the food quality, I was decently happy most nights (except when I ordered fish – it was usually really dry). My kids were nicely adventurous, going for venison, Cornish game hen, duck, and other more unique entrees off the adult menu far more often than they ordered off the kids menu. It was fascinating to see such a well-preserved ancient city, in addition to the various aspects of life in Pompeii, like the bakery, bathhouses, etc. By this point, the kids were pretty tired, but they rallied!
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