Was Our First Ever Disney Cruise Worth The Cost? Disney Dream Review 2024 

With cruising I think the whole tipping situation is wrong. If you receive good service, you tip. With cruising is like you’re forced to tip no matter what. Maybe cruises should be paying the staff more and not forcing passengers to make up the wages.

Agreed, Charlotte was so much fun to watch going off on her own little adventure! Felt sad for Shawn but it was a little blessing in disguise for the channel as it was something new, and I think all the fans of the channel were proud of Charlotte too.

I believe the reason there isn’t one big pool on the newer ships is because if a child has an accident or throws up in the water they have to empty and clean the whole pool. So to prevent disappointment due to the pool being closed for a day they now do multiple smaller pools. ☺️

Well done Charlotte for taking complete control of some of these vlogs. You have gained so much confidence since your first appearance on the channel!

Nice job, both of you! Sorry you were sick, Shawn... and a bit surprised the line didn't offer an apology of some sort. Love your channel!

My quick thoughts are...if you are taking children than Disney is a option. But if you are going without children than choose from the other cruise lines ( many choices).

Great video Charlotte and Shawn from the round-up from first-ever Disney Cruise! On board the beautiful Disney Dream, on the channel, keep the good videos coming on the channel the good videos coming on the Sanbrooke Adventures, Charlotte, and Shawn from your travels. 😀😀👍👍

I loved watching the series of your Disney cruise!❤️

I love how honest you guys are and how you break every little detail down. As someone is considering my first cruise I love this.

Thank you for this great review, it looks like it was a lot of fun! Congratulations on your upcoming wedding and honeymoon!

Great series, very well done and so helpful! Looks like it was an amazing time!

Well done charlotte you did a good.hope we all get to see a wedding picture of you both.its your special day and you both deserve to keep it personal.😊

Loved watching your Disney cruise videos!

Thanks for sharing your trip with us. Can’t wait to hear about your honeymoon trip when you get back! I’ve only ever cruised on Royal Caribbean and I agree from watching both your cruise vlog series now I think you’ll love it, loads of fun activities, shows and great food 😃

Royal Caribbean is going to be amazing for you two. So excited for you🎉

Thanks Guys, great review ! ❤

Chicken tenders!!! Deck 11 was a go to for us!! Also loved the baked potato soup

I'm with you both on the final decision. It's a bucket list holiday, but I think it would be enough just the once 😊 thank you for sharing guys!!

Really enjoyed Charlottes vlogs on this series, the towel animals looked so much fun! Looking forward to my first Disney cruise on the Wish for Halloween on the high seas this autumn 😊

Been waiting for this you tease.....😂

Charlotte you did do an amazing job. Way to carry on with the vlogs! 👏

Great run down of costs and the general feel of the cruise, I did think you had more fun on the other one,congratulations on the up coming wedding I bet Charlotte had to talk Shawn out of wearing the go_pro on the big day 😆 🤣 😂

Great series guys, loved it! Love that you are going on a cruise for the honeymoon 😊 hope you guys enjoy some time for yourselves as newlyweds

lovely series in the cruise, looks like you had a lovely time away

You know what I love about both your channels is your no fuss,just get on with it,honest approach.you deliver great quality videos without any of that 'influencer' stuff that so many other channels do! I hope you both stay true to yourselves and us as your platforms continue to grow🙂

I really love how honest you are when youre disappointed in an experience or if something doesnt quite go to plan. It gives us a much more realistic view of these things compared to most other vloggers 😊

Wishing you both all the best for the wedding. 🎉 Im sure it will be an amazing day. Completely agree with you both having time to enjoy your honeymoon 💖.

We did a Royal Caribbean cruise for our honeymoon to the Canaries from Southampton on Anthem of the Seas. You’ll love Royal Caribbean!x

I went on the Disney Dream from Southampton in the Summer! The cruise entertainment really is designed for families, so it really worked for our family! Glad you all enjoyed! Well done Charlotte for stepping up for the vlogs!

Great Disney cruise well done enjoyed

Watch this spaceeeeeeeeeeeeeee WATCHING hehehe YAY congrats you too, hope its a very HAPPY memorial wedding for you both. So excited for both of youuuuuuuuuu.

Great vlog and review got a lot of info and updates hope u enjoy your next 1 and not a bad price 4 everything gang

We need more vlogs with charlotte taking over 😂

Thanks for sharing!

Great video both 😃

Looks like you guys had so much fun! I recently went on the Wonder in Sydney Australia and it was amazing. I also vlogged the experience 💖

Hi Shawn and Charlotte I really enjoyed this series of vlogs. Im sorry you was unwell Shawn. It was great to see a Disney cruise. I felt you were happier on the Mardi gra . I hope you have the best time on your honeymoon ❤. I wish you both so much happiness for the future ❤. Thank you for sharing with us. Love to you both as always Tracey ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Brilliant vlog mate

You both have sold me on a Disney Cruise .. we have The Disney Magic out of Australia now .. thanks for your honesty

Best of luck with the wedding guys

Yeah there must be several docking points at Cozumel because we got off Carnival once and there were shops and restaurants, photo ops right off the ship, if you go back tho take a boat from Cozumel and go to Tulum/costa maya and there’s ruins or cave swimming - lots of outside experiences shopping etc

Lovely to hear your thoughts about the cruise both positive and negative. Like many other people’s comments regarding Charlotte taking over filming duties while Shawn was in his sickbed, I too thought she brilliant. Our three day trip on The Wish was around £1897.86, we did have an accessible balcony cabin. We thought the food in all the restaurants was amazing, equally so in the buffet. It was our first ever cruise with anyone and though it was overwhelming at times, for what we got it was great value. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

Cozumel has PLENTY of all inclusive beach resorts that are reasonably priced. And the here’s a free / cheap ferry to the mainland. I think y’all should try it again.

Looks amazing 😮

Charlotte you were amazing stepping up on disney dream hi shaun

We have been on one Disney cruise and a couple on other lines but Royal Caribbean is our definite go to. We really feel it gives us the most bang for our buck, although to be fair itinerary is always our first consideration. Good for you for taking your honeymoon cruise off! It should be a private experience that you two share with each other and no one else. I know you aren't "foodies" but your RC ship will have the regular sit down dining room included and the buffet will be open every night. You can always give the restaurant a try if you see a menu you like (they are always posted outside the dining room during the day) and then go to the buffet if you want something else. What do you have to lose? Also, you might want to try the dining room for breakfast one morning. That too is included and it doesn't mean you have to have a huge breakfast, although you can if you want, but everything will be fresh and cooked to order. Much nice experience than the buffet. Also, if your ship has a central park cafe, check that out too.

Great video! I'm not entirely convinced that it's worth 2x the cost of the carnival one, especially when the ports with carnival were more consistently fun

Great video! 🎉 Would be great to see more videos with Charlotte behind the camera!!

Ah I’m happy to see that your honeymoon is going to be just you both having a well deserved romantic break and think all of us fans totally understand not having a Vlog on that time! I think you can easily see from watching both cruises that the first one you seemed to enjoy more Well done again Charlotte for filming, sometimes good things come out of bad situations and hopefully this has left you feeling confident that you can do this well Shawn - have Disney offered you anything for the food poisoning? I’d hope they would think to offer you something as you missed so much and felt so unwell! Thanks for taking us on your Disney cruise guys ☺️

great to watch. i agree with you about the food. I do like the "theatre" of the meals in the dining rooms but hate it taking so long. Especially when its every night, rather than a few times. I'l have to book soon, though Europe ones are usually more expensive than you paid.

Just catching up. Sounds like you did an amazing job. The Dream is a lovely ship.

I’m not gonna lie, I was expecting the cost to be astronomical, but I think it was pretty reasonable. You got a good deal there. Still gutted for you Shawn that you got food poisoning while you were away, but at least you saw Castaway! I hope the honeymoon cruise is everything you want it to be. Please do a sit down video after you get back & tell us about it! Charlotte vlogging was so lovely too over the Disney cruise. If you feel comfortable, please do more!

Well done Charlotte for taking over filming when Shawn was ill, she was amazing. I want to do a cruise myself soon but not Disney it’s too expensive just a normal cruise for adults. Ship looked very good nevertheless however same here about the restaurant and sitting with others, I’d rather just do the cafe bar.

Great review video Shawn and Charlotte, fair play to you two for being honest with your full thoughts and opinions on how your experience was on the cruise 🚢. I’m glad you two are honest about it

Well, what can I say? I absolutely loved this really funny, really fun and exciting Cruise from start to finish what stars you are truly inspirational

Did the Disney wish in sept '22, & whilst i did get sea sick on the first day, plus severely burnt at castaway (snorkeling), i did enjoy the overall cruise.

Would love to see more cruise vlogs!

Sean charlotte loved the cruise vlogs the parks we have 50 days till we head to florida cant wait hope the wedding plans coming toghter

would LOVE to see you two go on wonder of the seas :D

Agree, Charlottes did great out of her comfort zone!! I was so sad you were not feeling well as I know how excited you were! I have had food poisoning twice in my 54 years and it is not fun! Funny thing is both were while on vacation in Florida!! Once from the sausage on a pizza ( imagine 6 people with 2 bathrooms for that one. Yes, we all were sick) and the other from grabbing a quick burger from McDonald’s on the way to the beach. Only 2 of 4 that time. I get the cheaper internal room but personally I couldn’t do it as I am a bit claustrophobic. Not a ton but think it could get to me after a couple days. If it works for you that is great and the porthole window was really a cute touch!! If you ever do an Alaskan cruise I recommend a balcony! Only because you are not in the deep sea. There is so much to see from point A,B,C and so on!! 24/7!! Good chance you will miss something amazing just getting ready in the morning or ready for dinner! I have never done one but know many who have and heard all about it, seen pics and videos. On my bucket list!! So glad you enjoyed your time!!

Enjoyed the vlogs! It’s a shame about the food as the food on the magic was amazing and the shows are so good in the Rapunzel restaurant and Animators palate (different show to what you saw). Also the entertainment is brilliant in the adult area at night with the game shows. I would definitely try another ship!

Me and my 7 year old little girl watch you guys on both channels each night as she goes to bed we love how down to earth you are! 😊

Finished shaving and watching the Vlog. Again, your honesty is refreshing! Be careful about booking a cruise on the Disney Wish. Just saw a vlog about it and….well, look for it yourself. Other than the food, you might have been aboard the more clossic Disney ship.

You will love Royal Caribbean. I’m doing the repositioning cruise on Anthem in a few weeks. New York to Southampton

very sorry you went through that Shawn, it must have been so unpleasant especially being on a moving ship. I don't blame you for being cautious after that :( hopefully you will have a much better experience next time

I enjoy watching the series, I don’t think I’ll be rushing out to book a Disney cruise. I would like to hear your thoughts of the Royal Caribbean cruise after your honeymoon.

Weve only done Tui Marella cruised but have our firsy Disney cruise coming up. My parents habe done tui marells and Royal Caribbean and actually preferred the Tui ship etc. I'd love to hear a review from you after about Royal Carribean and comparing it

Looked amazing they do a disney cruise from Southampton too

You will love a Royal Carribean cruise. They are 1st class.

Great vlog Shawn, did that total price include the fights or was that separate?

The price sounds very reasonable considering what you get per day (food poisoning aside). I suppose you add a flight on but still there were a lot of activities and food/drink included. I'm sorry you were unwell and came away a little disappointed in places but it was a great watch and Charlotte did a fab job filling in ❤

Great round-up video! 👍 Did you make a complaint to Disney about the food poisoning? If so, what was the outcome?

That price seems pretty reasonable for what you got. You’re lucky you don’t have to wait until the main school holidays and can go away at any time. It’s really expensive in the school summer holidays. They should have refunded some of it for you being ill but it’s hard to prove food poisoning unless they do a sample and send to a lab. I haven’t seen the carnival Mardi Gras will have to have a look at those vlogs. Hope you enjoy your honeymoon cruise 🚢.

Cheers for creating this 2nd Cruise series, have really enjoyed watching and look forward to more in future, thats fair enough to not film on the Honeymoon cruise, you are entitled to a rest and break from filming and creating vlogs, as you work both really hard to travel & create content for both channels. With the wedding, will you have someone filming it on your behalf & be editing it and uploading a vlog a.k.a highlights video & vlog? Would love to see that, is wedding going to be in a theme park? Or a church? Nice cruise company you are going with in the summer, hear good things about it aswell see adverts for it, looks interesting & nice. By the way, is there any plans on what type of Cruise you will do next? Would you do a P&O Cruise? From GB? Give reviews on that? By the way, think with this cruise they need more water slides onboard, especially with the one you rode was disappointing, short ride. Need something or a lot of slides that are rerideable. But overall, nice vlogs, nice cruise, enjoyed series and look forward to more vlogs in future. Cheers again from you both. 😀👍

Very valid points all round. Enjoyed the series. Personally, I think I'd prefer the wish as it does seem a better ship with the restaurants being a lot more interactive. What ship are you sailing on for your honeymoon. I really want to do icon.

I am going to Disneyland California next year for the first time have you got any tips for me please

So are gonna to another booking on the cruise again later on in the year?

You guys had much more fun on the carnival cruise, which Royal Caribbean Ship are you doing for honeymoon? i hope its at least a Oasis class ship or even Icon class. I am loyal to the royal. Have a good time. Keep up the great vlogs.

I think this was a great honest report from your cruise with Disney. I'm sorry for Shawn for becoming poorly on the trip but i have to agree with the many other folks here, Charlotte did a brilliant job of presenting. From a viewer point of view, i enjoyed the last years cruise more than this one - if I paid that kind of money, i would of been disappointed imo. Good to hear that you are both wanting to have some time to yourselfs when you go off on your honeymoon cruise. You both very much deserve that time together. (Just send us all a postcard and we will be fine.... 😂)

Could you feel the ship move? I know one day the sea was quite rough. But overall was the ship quite calm?

Would you ever consider a transatlantic Cruise ? Also i noticed disney have another island i think Lookout cay or Something Would you ever look into a Cruise there instead of castaway Cay next time

Hi, what software do you use to edit your videos? Also I think a behind the scenes video of how you make and edit your videos would be really interesting!

A great vlog very well explained. Maybe Shawn it was the cod you had that gave you the food poisoning that maybe it wasn't cooked properly. Thanks again for another amazing vlog.

Certainly looked like a fun cruise, but definitely can imagine it not being for everyone and also very expensive with it being Disney too.

Great review so sorry you got unwell, as with all things you must try another ship! The Magic has wonderful dinning our food was outstanding with Animators and Another which is Tangled themed show during dinner, different on both visits it’s magical to do Disney if you have children Rupunzel danced with my daughter, our servers waited for our children by the door every night took their arms and escorted them to dinner the touches are amazing, made us all hats from our napkins, had tricks to entertain the children. Our experience with characters was so much better than the parks, small lines, taking time with the children and lovely to see them causally on deck to see them too. We have sailed many lines and done many cruises I’ve never seen my children happier they like it more than the parks! Can’t wait to see where you go next, well done Charlotte xx

We thought the mardi gra cruise was better. Still looked good though. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Do you think it could be enjoyed by a Solo Traveller like myself? Something that I feel would be really useful is you can get Disney Cruises From The Uk and you can get a very long one from the UK to Florida to visit the Disney Parks to avoid flying

Really making me want to book a cruise now, especially with you off on your 3rd within a year 😂 Im getting married this year too (in April)

Charlotte is great to watch so cute

If you think Castaway cay was good you need try this other private 🏝 still in the bahamas 🇧🇸 and it blows castaway cay out the water (literally) it callled a perfect day in CoCo Cay

Like you video have you ever done an african safari adventure

So proud of Charlotte on her first vlog on her own, you wouldn't of thought it was her first solo vlog cause she did amazing 💜 It's a shame about your dining experiences, the server you had doesn't sound pleasant at all with them putting you off certain foods etc. Buffets are so much more relaxed and you can have as much or little as you want and you have a lot more options

If the Mardi gras was docked next to this Disney ship and you could board 1 for a week for free.. which one would you pick ? Can't base the answer on the room because the price of the disney cruiser obviously you got a better room. I'd pick the mardi gras for the disney price you could have a way better room on the mardi gras. You both really enjoyed the food The ports were lovely Biggest bonus.. no food poisoning!!

You should try the Disney Fantasy. It’s the sister ship of the Dream. I hope you give it another try. ❤❤❤❤

We appreciate your opinion but we have been on 18 Disney cruises 4 Royal Caribbean and 1 MSC. Carnival is known as the party ship and that is well known. Every cruise we have been on has so much to do ! You are new to cruising, with some advance planning and research you will really love it!

Hi Shawn and Charlotte,hope you’re having a nice wedding? hope the cruise is going to be alright for you? I wish you a happy married life

Love the blogs did you complain about the food poisoning?

You definitely don't want to be editing and filming on your honeymoon 😂 You both deserve the break, I'm sure it'll be amazing!

I am a body builder, would I get a good workout in the gym, weights wise ?

I predicted years ago that you 2 would get married.you 2 are made for each other 🤔 🤣 congratulations for the future 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 .