What is it really like to spend a week aboard the Disney Treasure? In this episode of Ropedrop & Parkhop, Katie joins Erin after her cruise to talk about the dining, entertainment, little Disney details, and a few things she’d consider differently next time.
Even the Carpet Has a Story
A ship tour turned up one of those details that’s easy to walk past on the way to something else. The Grand Hall’s staircase carpet is designed to look like a waterfall, flowing down the stairs and pooling at the bottom. Suddenly, looking down is part of the sightseeing. A sit-down embarkation lunch at Plaza de Coco also offered a quieter way to settle in, open the onboard app, and start choosing what to do.
Dinner Comes With Entertainment
Plaza de Coco: Live music, café lights, and familiar touches from the film make dinner part of the evening’s entertainment. The conversation goes beyond the menu to the experience of dining in the world of Coco.
Something for a different mood: Worlds of Marvel and 1923 bring very different settings to the dining rotation. The poolside food gets its own moment, too; sometimes a taco and an open afternoon are exactly the plan.
The Small Music Stops Deserve Attention
The big theater productions are part of the discussion, but one of the entertainment favorites came in a more intimate setting. Piano performances at the Aristocats-inspired Scat Cat Lounge stood out, including music drawn from the Disney parks. It’s the sort of evening that could easily get overlooked while choosing the headline shows. There are also some honest differences in taste along the way, which makes this more useful than a list where everything is declared somebody’s favorite.
A Good Location Depends on Your Vacation
A deck 10 stateroom sounded convenient for quick access to food and drinks, but the experience came with tradeoffs. The conversation gets into the overhead obstruction, noise from above, and how far those stairs can feel from the evening’s plans. Away from the cabin, a quieter day onboard and time at Castaway Cay offered very different ways to slow down. The adults-only beach was on the wish list, too, although that visit didn’t go quite as expected.
Hit play on the embedded player above for the full ship review, dining and stateroom tips, and to find out why Katie’s visit to Serenity Bay ended almost as soon as it began.