Customer Reviews

Birnbaum's Disney Cruise Line 2008

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This guide covers all of the basics of DCL, but the lack of depth was surprising. Specifically, there wasn't even mention that DCL's ships frequently use alternate itineraries and sometimes leave the caribbean altogether. I was stunned at the lack deck plans. Considering their exclusive access, the "hot tips" found throughout the book were items mostly available of DCL's own website, and in fact this was true of at least 90% of the information in the book. This has resulted in a guide that leaves the reader without any critical or comparative value -- basically a great big ad for DCL. Don't misunderstand -- I love DCL, but this guide loves it a little TOO much.

On the positive side, the full color photos and inclusion of characters is great for getting our kids excited about an upcoming trip.

Additionally, the information concerning shore excursions was more in depth than the rest of the guide, and did include the editors opinions of the excursions. The discussions of the ports of call in general, however, were sadly no better than the rest of the guide.

Nothing critical here. Basically tells you about the cruise. I was looking for recommendations and such, this thing is basically the "official" guide to the cruise. Don't buy it. Everything I learned on this I found on some good web sites about the cruise. Buy the passporter guide book.

I bought this book for very inexpensive. The book has of course out dated material but still the concept of the ships and sailing is in it. After reading this book I plan on buying the newest one when we sail.

I found this book to be a great overview of the Disney Cruise Line. Not quite as detailed as another Disney Cruise Line book I purchased, but a nice book to have non-the less.

There are no "insider" tips or anything in this book. It's pretty much a watered down version of Disney's own travel brochures. Complete waste of money.

I would recommend this book for anyone new to cruising or new to the Disney Cruise experience. For me, the most valuable section are the recommendations on ports of call, particularly shore excursions. The one downfall a rating for the excursions alongside the comments would be a bit more illuminating. Overall, an excellent resource.