By Christy Pudyk & Lake Sprenkle
Disney Cruise Line Podcast featuring travel tips, history, and news
Welcome to Episode 7 of the Run Disney Run Down, a collaboration with Lake and Kaitie from MouseGen, and the DCL Podcast. Lake, Kaitie, and Steve look back on all of the excitement and fun they experienced during this...
Lauren joins us again this week to discuss her and her husbands latest cruise to Northern Europe this past Summer. They kicked off their European vacation by first spending 3 days at Disneyland Paris, then they left on their...
Chris from California joins us this week to discuss his family’s latest sailing on the Disney Wish, in a Royal Suite. This was a Very Merrytime Sailing over Thanksgiving, featuring stops in Nassau and Castaway Cay. Chris and...
We’re kicking off the 2023 season with a fun DCL 101 episode looking at all the fun you can have while stopping in Nassau and Ensenada. These two ports are often over looked by many who stay on board...
Frank joins us this week to discuss his latest sailing to the Galapagos, with Adventures by Disney. Frank and his wife Karen have sailed with DCL numerous times, so he does a great job comparing this trip, too a DCL...
Steve and his family just returned from a 7 day cruise out of Port Canaveral, aboard the Disney Fantasy. This was a Western Caribbean Very Merrytime sailing, featuring stops at Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, and Castaway Cay. They sat down...
Christy and her family just returned from a 7 night Western Caribbean sailing, aboard the Disney Fantasy. This Very Merrytime sailing featured stops in Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, and Disney’s Castaway Cay. While onboard, she and her husband Dave...
Join us in a rebroadcast of our live Cove Cafe episode, where Steve and Christy break down Disney Cruise Lines Spring 2024 Itinerary Release. Bookings begin Dec 12 at 8:00 AM Eastern, for Platinum Castaway Club members. Best...
Join us for our December Cabana’s show, where we discuss a variety of topics. Today we cover DCL’s announcement of their 2023 sailings to celebrate their Silver Anniversary. DCL first started sailing in 1998, and this Summer they’re setting...
Good friend of our show, Zach from Georgia, is back this week to discuss his family’s Western Caribbean Sailing aboard the Disney Fantasy. This is a sailing which he and his family have done several times, so he’s a wealth...
On Nov 16, 2022, Disney Cruise Line announced they would purchase the Global Dream, a ship that was 85 % complete, when its parent company went bankrupt. Chad, who follows all the ship builds over in Germany, joins me...
Jennifer joins us this week to discuss her family’s trip to the Universal Resort in Orlando this last Spring. Jennifer and her family are long time Disney Cruise Line fans, and decided to spend time at Universal resort this...
Ryan, a long time Disney Parks Fan, joins us this week to discuss his family’s first sailing with Disney Cruise Line. Unbeknownst to him, his amazing wife pivoted, and booked a 5 night cruise aboard the Disney Dream, when their...
The Holiday Season is upon us, and DCL is ready to set sail with their Very Merrytime sailings, on all five ships. In this fun minisode, we get you and your family set for all the fun you “may”...
Christy is back from her first ever sailing aboard Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady. This was a four night sailing featuring stops in Key West, and their private resort on Bimini. Virgin Voyages falls under the Premium Cruise Lines,...
Steve and his family just returned from a 3 day sailing aboard the Disney Wonder out of San Diego. This was a 3 night sailing with a stop at Ensenada, Mexico, and it also was a Halloween on the...
Chad joins us this week to discuss his family’s impressions of the Disney Wish, as they sailed on her for the first time. This was a 3 night Halloween on the High Seas sailing featuring stops at Nassau and...
Liz joins us this week to discuss here family’s first sailing aboard the Disney Wish. This was a four night Halloween on the High Seas sailing to Nassau and Castaway Cay. We have a fun time catching up...
Jennifer and her daughter Violet join us this week to discuss their family’s amazing European Adventure this past Summer. They started the trip off with a quick 3 day Adventures by Disney Short Escape in Barcelona, then they boarded...
The whole Adventures in Millerland Vlog crew joins us this week to discuss their first sailing out of Port Canaveral aboard the Disney Fantasy. Chris and Carrie and their two daughters run an amazing Vlog, which showcases all of...
Dennis joins us this week to discuss his family’s latest cruise with Disney Cruise Line, aboard the Disney Wonder to Alaska. This is the second time he and his family have headed north aboard the Wonder, and it this cruise...
Marcus Monroe, the talented and funny Disney Cruise Line guest performer, joins us this episode to catch up on everything he’s been up to0 since we last talked to him. Marcus has been back onboard the Magic, and recently...
Vanessa and Andrew join us this week to discuss what Disney Cruise Line offers for guests with Accessibility needs. Andrew uses a wheel chair to get around, so we touch on all aspects of how it works to travel...
This is a rebroadcast of our live Cabana’s show, covering Christy’s thoughts after Hurricane Ian recently passed over the Orlando area. We update on how all our regular contributors who live in the state of Florida are, and also...
Mytala joins us to discuss her latest sailing with Disney Cruise Line aboard the Disney Dream with her best friend and cousin. This was her first sailing since the ships started sailing again, so it was fun to hear...
Christy and her friend Rachel recently sailed aboard the Disney Wish, and both booked rooms in Concierge. They join us this episode to give their thoughts on the new concierge rooms, lounge, outdoor sundeck, and amenities available to you...
Christy and her family were back onboard the Disney Wish, for a 3 night sailing over Labor Day Weekend. She sits down with good friends of our show Mark and Diane in the beautiful Bayou Lounge to get their...
Join us for our September Cabana’s show, where we discuss a variety of topics. In this episode we discuss the Disney + subscriber cruise discount now available on select sailings. We touch briefly on some thoughts Christy has from her...
Join us for a rebroadcast of our Live Cabana’s show which aired on Facebook and YouTube. We cover updates around booking dates and itineraries which will soon be available to book on the Disney Wonder, as she get set...
This is a rebroadcast of our live Cabana’s show, covering news and announcements made at the Disney Parks Panel, during the D23 Expo. The big announcement for DCL Fans, is the name and theming of their 6th ship, the...
Fall is just about upon us, and Disney Cruise Lines Halloween on the High Seas sailings kick off this September 11, aboard the Disney Magic. So join us in this minisode as Chris and Steve discuss all the spooktacular...
Melissa joins us this week to discuss her and her son’s Andrews cruise from the Hawaiian Islands, back to Vancouver. This was Melissa’s first sailing back onboard the Wonder after a few years, so they were excited to get...
Debra joins us this week to discuss her thoughts and experiences after sailing aboard the Galactic Starcruiser, the Halcyon, for the first time. Beware, we do touch on some SPOILERS. She does a great job talking about developing her own...
Megan joins us this week to discuss two of her family’s cruises which they took earlier this year aboard Disney Cruise Line. The first was a Marvel Day at Sea aboard the Disney Magic out of Miami, and the...
Join us for our August Cabana’s show, where we discuss a variety of topics. In this episode we touch on how to save money when you book your next Disney Cruise, update some of our thoughts regarding the Staterooms on...
Bryan joins us this week to discuss his family’s latest sailing aboard the Disney Dream out of Port Canaveral this past Spring. This was his family’s first time sailing aboard a Dream Class ship, so we have a fun...
Doug joins us this week to discuss his family’s experiences sailing with Disney Cruise Line, and also the latest cruise he and his wife took aboard the Disney Wonder (a repositioning cruise between San Diego and Vancouver, British Columbia). ...
Alex and Anthony join us this week to discuss their second sailing aboard the Disney Wonder, this time to Alaska. These two Disney Cruise Line fans were engaged aboard the Disney Wonder the first time they sailed on her,...
Alex joins me on this minisode to discuss his thoughts about the new Edge Club aboard the Disney Wish (there is an Edge Club on every Disney Ship). We cover his over all thoughts on the Disney Wish, and...
Our four family’s are back from sailing aboard the beautiful Disney Wish, on a four night sailing out of Port Canaveral. The Disney Wish is a beautiful new ship, and definitely has many new changes to its design, flow...
Steve, Christy, and Chris and their family’s just got off a 4 night sailing aboard DCL’s newest ship, the Disney Wish. While onboard, they sat down several times to record their thoughts after experiencing all the new shows, restaurants, lounges,...
Calling all you Parrot Heads out there. Jimmy Buffets Margaritaville brand continues to grow as it adds resorts and hotels around the world, and now they’ve even launched their own cruise line. Dani, a travel writer from Orlando Date...
Join us for our July Cabana’s show, where we discuss a variety of topics. Today we discuss Disney Cruise Lines latest itinerary release for the Fall of 2023, where we see the Disney Magic sailing to the West Coast for...
Good friend of our show, Chris from California, joins us this episode to discuss his family’s European vacation. This Magical vacation featured stops at Disneyland Paris, a short ABD escape to Rome, and finished with a 9 night sailing through...
Christy and Chris just got off a 3 day preview sailing, aboard DCL’s newest ship, the Disney Wish. While onboard, they sat down several times to record their thoughts, after experiencing all the new shows, restaurants, lounges, and theater spaces....
Chris and Christy just returned from a 3 night sailing aboard Disney Cruise Lines newest ship, the Disney Wish. This is a rebroadcast of the live talk we did with them on our Patreon Facebook page, and lets just...
Steve and Christy recount some of their experiences and adventures as their family’s sailed aboard the Disney Magic through the Greek Isles. This was a port intensive trip, so most of the show is dedicated to talking about what...
Wake joins me on this minisode to discuss some of the strategies we use when booking our International Airfare, for our European cruises. We discuss the differences between booking airfare with points or cash. We also highlight a...
Chad joins Steve this week to discuss all aspects of playing Trivia aboard the Disney Ships. We then finish it off with a game of Disney Cruise Line Trivia, featuring questions from our latest cruise aboard the Disney Magic....