Disney Dream Cruise Review: Recapping Our 2024 7-Night Western Europe Sailing (Hamburg & Bruges)

[@laurafarmer9760]

Thank you for sharing everything.

[@glutenfreedairyfreedisney]

We're so glad we could share highlights & info about our trip!

[@laurafarmer9760]

So sorry to hear about the sea sickness 😢. I always try to bring something with me whether it be a sea band or dramamine. I think a do over cruise needs to be scheduled.

[@windyfetterly5423]

I personally planned to eat dinner on board each day so I knew I would get at least one safe meal each day.

[@glutenfreedairyfreedisney]

That's always a good bet when you're sailing! We found our ports to have more options than we did when we were in Alaska on this sailing, but it was very reassuring to have a safe option to go back to!

[@christine3507]

Always enjoy your #debrief. Thanks for sharing your trip with us!

[@glutenfreedairyfreedisney]

We're glad you enjoy them! It's always so much fun sharing our experiences with you all! 😍

[@windyfetterly5423]

I always take a couple meals onboard the plane with me. On my international flight they brought me a dish that said gluten and dairy on the packaging but said it was the allergy friendly special meal. I didn't touch the food.

[@glutenfreedairyfreedisney]

It's definitely a great tip to bring your own food/snacks. Yikes on getting served not a safe option! Better to be on the safe side than eat something, that's for sure!

[@susangranski7257]

Thanks for the debrief! Full of great tips!

[@glutenfreedairyfreedisney]

So glad we could share them & glad to hear that they are helpful! 😊

[@oppressed]

I've flown Norse from MCO to Gatwick multiple times for my DCL cruise and it has been great, but I've always done their Premium option because we needed the extra comfort for the overnight flight.

[@glutenfreedairyfreedisney]

Thanks for sharing your experiences! It's good to know that the premium option is a good experience. If we were to fly Norse again, we would do that option instead.

[@oppressed]

@@glutenfreedairyfreedisney Of course, the wider seats (two per row instead of three) was the difference maker so we can sleep easier. Also we were on this same cruise with you so I've been following your series on this.

[@glutenfreedairyfreedisney]

@@oppressed How fun! Hope you had a great sailing too!

[@IndyAmi]

Seems like you didn’t eat in the main dining rooms much on the European cruise… was there a particular reason?

[@glutenfreedairyfreedisney]

That's a great question, and we are kicking ourselves for forgetting to talk about this in the video! It was actually on our list, and we forgot to talk about it. We didn't eat in the main dining rooms as much on this sailing for a few reasons. Brandon got a bit sick with a cold on this sailing, and he wasn't feeling up to a big dinner. On some nights, we were just tired from all the sightseeing and long days in the ports that our late dining didn't sound appealing. And, probably the biggest reason was that our late dining was taking an extremely long time -- upwards of 3 hours for a dinner. Our service team was really struggling with allergy orders (even with us pre-ordering), and the meals were going well after 11 p.m. which is not ideal when you're getting up early to head into a cruise port. It was a bit of a bummer, but we also were fine with room service and pool deck food after busy days. We will say, we'd love to see Cabanas start offering dinners on select nights like they did up until 2020. That would have been another great option we would have used. Hope this helps explain a bit of why we decided to skip more of the main dining!

[@IndyAmi]

@ Thanks for responding! We’re getting ready for our third cruise in February on the Treasure! As someone who has 10 food allergies, I appreciate Disney’s great care with their guests! We have chosen early seating on our previous cruises and it worked out great for us! We are not late dinner people! 😂 Looking forward to your Fantasy videos (my favorite ship so far) and hopefully a Festival of the Holidays food booth review? Appreciate your videos so much!

[@glutenfreedairyfreedisney]

@@IndyAmi We totally agree, and it's one of the reasons we love Disney and DCL so much! Haha. We both said we are starting to no longer be late dining people now. 🤣 The Fantasy is a gorgeous ship, and we can't wait to share those vlogs very soon. And, we are also hoping to get to Festival of the Holidays for the booths early in December! We'll have some more seasonal fun soon too! So glad you enjoy the videos!

[@IndyAmi]

@ The Fantasy’s heated lounge chair area in the Rainforest Room is my favorite! So far no other ship can compete! We think our favorite waiter is going to be on the Treasure! Hoping to get him on our next sailing! 🤞

[@glutenfreedairyfreedisney]

@@IndyAmi OK, now we need another Fantasy sailing so we can go to the Rainforest Room on the ship! Fingers crossed you get your favorite server when you go on the Treasure!