Kathrine Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 We're heading on a 7 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day Cruise in July and our first stop is Orlando. We're anxious to revisit Disney World and seeing as how it's in Orlando, wondered if anyone has done Disney as an excursion while at port in Orlando. If so, did you feel you had enough time there (how long were you able to stay)? Was it worth the cost of a day pass? I worry we won't have enough time to justify the cost and transport back and forth. Thank you in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 You will not have time enough to enjoy Disney. I absolutely would not choose this. USFFrank, WAAAYTOOO and Rackham 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said: You will not have time enough to enjoy Disney. I absolutely would not choose this. 100% agree. Sincerely, Guy who hears the Magic Kingdom fireworks every night from his house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathrine Posted November 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2023 28 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said: 100% agree. Sincerely, Guy who hears the Magic Kingdom fireworks every night from his house. Super helpful. Thank you for weighing in, I appreciate the feedback! Will look for other excursions that we can actually enjoy. WAAAYTOOO and OCSC Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody14 Posted November 8, 2023 Report Share Posted November 8, 2023 technically it can be done and people do it every cruise. personally I would not do it and I am a huge Disney parks fan having been 5 of them around the world. realistically you will only get about 4 hours at the park so value for money it doesn't even hit the scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantix2000 Posted November 8, 2023 Report Share Posted November 8, 2023 18 hours ago, Kathrine said: Super helpful. Thank you for weighing in, I appreciate the feedback! Will look for other excursions that we can actually enjoy. Sounds like you've already gotten the right feedback, but I'll just add that the biggest problem is geography. While cruise lines like to say they are stopping in Orlando (or Rome, etc), that's really just the closest major city to the port. In reality, Orlando is closer to the center of Florida than it is to Port Canaveral on the coast. So traveling to Disney World means devoting at least 2 hours of travel time, plus time getting on and off the ship, plus some safety margin so you don't miss the ship. Stops at Port Canaveral also tend to not include as many hours on shore as stops in the islands which makes it harder to justify the trip to Disney. If you are annual passholders at Disney, then I could see justifying the trip since you'd only have to pay for transportation (but then you can't book Royal's excursion since that would include a Disney ticket you don't need). If it's your first time going to Disney, I would strongly recommend against doing it in the middle of a cruise. If you're somewhere in between, then I would just lean against the trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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