Customer Reviews

PassPorter Disney Cruise Line and Its Ports of Call 2009

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I first discovered the Passporter Guide to Disney Cruise Line in 2008 when I was planning our family's first cruise. A cruise is a significant expense for my family, representing several years worth of vacation budget for us, so I wanted to make sure I did all the pre-planning I could to make sure we got our money's worth. The Passporter Guide helped me to do just that! It has so much information about itineraries, ships, staterooms, maps, ports of call, restaurants and entertainment on board...you name it. It also includes many handy planning and packing worksheets and -- if you get the spiral bound or deluxe editions -- organizer pockets for storing information about your travel arrangements, booking, pre-cruise hotel stay, your plans/tickets/receipts for each day of the cruise, and is well-written and entertaining to boot! Even though I was a newbie to cruising I arrived knowing exactly where to go and what I wanted to do, avoiding much aimless wondering and confusion. I have found it just as helpful for planning my second and third cruises. Since then I have discovered the Passporter Guides for Walt Disney World and Disneyland and have found them excellent as well.

It would probably be best if I reviewed this book after my cruise; however, I used the 2007 book on my last Disney Cruise. This book really gives you all the information you need and even helps you prepare you for travel. You can use it before and during your cruise. If you think you may be taking a Disney Cruise, purchase this book long before you think you need it. There are tips you can use to book your cruise, like what cabins are better than others, which dining seating you may want, which areas of the ship are noisy/busy, and what your dining schedule may be like. There are also some reviews on shore excursions.

I think this is a good book. It provides great details on the dining and port of calls for the Disney Cruise Line. It includes great menus and all the trips that could be made on board when you are at port. The thing that is lacking is the detail to the activities on board the ship. It mostly just gives a list instead of actual detail of the activities which includes no details about it. The guide about the state rooms are good.

Great planning book for a Disney Cruise!!!! It explains everything that you need to know to plan and enjoy your cruise experience! I highly recommend! This book hasn't left my side since I booked the cruise.

As many other reviewers have stated, this is an excellent guidebook full of very useful information, whether you are a first time cruiser or a veteran. I purchased this book because of these excellent reviews. However, it does not contain any information on cruises from Los Angeles to Mexican ports of call. I hope these, and Alaska ports of call, will be included in the 2010 edition. To be fair, the authors state that they only include the itineraries for 2009, as well as 'sneak peaks' of cruises for 2010.

Cruise Line DISNEY PassPorter's 2009. This series is GREAT telling ALL details about Disney Cruise. From what to expect to room size and side trips at each island. After reading one will know everthing about their cruise. 2010

Just a lot of great information that can't be found in other Cruise books. It describes every detail and gives a day by day play of what there is to do. It settled all my nerves about taking my first cruise and what I needed to plan for!

Save your money if you are using this book for information about Mediterranean ports of call.

I adore this book. If you are going to cruise with Disney, this is the book to have! It explains the unique rotational dining that Disney practices, gives wonderful information on the ports of call that the ships visit and has that wonderful sense of fun that the Marxes put in their guide books.
I found this book to be more useful to me than the website in choosing my activities in port. The ratings of the activities by the Marxes and their friends make it easier to choose what I think my husband and I would like to do.
I love the pockets in the back for notes and those invariable numerous scraps of paper. I have the deluxe version, which allows me to take out pages I don't need on the ship and carry a slimmed-down version...always a plus in my book in these days of limited luggage allowances!
I highly recommend this book for anyone who is planning on sailing with the Mouse!

Chocked full of unbiased info. from seasoned Disney Cruise travelers and answered almost all of my questions.