Disney Cruise Line - Wonder Review

I took my daughter and her two cousins on the cruise in August 2008.  We did the 4 day cruise, which was wayyyy too short.  I wish I would have taken a longer trip if I had known, but being that this was my first time ever cruising, I didnt know what to expect, so I wanted to keep it short & sweet.  Boy was I wrong - Disney is the way to vacation if parents want to get away and bring the kids without the stress of worrying if they will run off somewhere.  I thought that I would be bored and up late at night twiddling my thumbs, boy was I wrong - I was ready for bed everynight by 11pm.  The one thing I am glad that I did was book a couple of excursions, which I really enjoyed and it also helped the time go by TOO FAST.

I will mention that the best age to bring your child on the Disney Cruise would be around the age of 8 and older.  That way parents can drop them off at the kiddy center and GOOOO.  But please note that you are given a pager, so if he kido's are calling for you they can BEEP YA(I would have never thought I would have been so happy to see a pager - but this was wonderful; I wish regular daycares/schools would get this)

Overall, for my first cruise, this was extremely nice - service, food, activities, atmosphere - EVERYTHING WAS WONDERFUL.

If I had to say one bad thing - it would be the cost - in a very small sense.  While you certainly get your moneys worth.  I am just wandering if the cost could reflect the current market.  Otherwise, we would have returned in 2010.  But let me also add that while Disney is a bit pricey, they have made the downpayment family friendly in 2009 and being that deposits start as early as a year in advance.... I guess its not so bad