This week, I wanted to post something a little different than usual, so I decided to make a list of random Disney Cruise Line facts I know. Many of these facts are related to the DCL trivia game I played on the Fantasy in January, so this may be a good place to study for your next cruise. They're in no particular order, just in the order that I thought of them.
There are currently four DCL ships.
The Disney Magic entered service in 1998, the Wonder in 1999, the Dream in 2011, and the Fantasy in 2012. The Wish is scheduled to enter service in late 2021, the sixth ship in 2022, and the seventh ship in 2023.
The Magic and Wonder were built at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, and the Dream and Fantasy were built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany.
The Magic was built in two sections. When they were both completed, the Forward section was pulled to the Aft section by tugboats. When the two sections met, they were welded together.
In the Magic's atrium, there is a statue of Mickey Mouse. Goofy is painting the back of the Magic. In the Wonder's atrium, there is a statue of Ariel. Donald Duck is painting the back of the Wonder. In the Dream's atrium, there is a statue of Donald Duck. Sorcerer Mickey is painting the back of the Dream. In the Fantasy's atrium, there is a statue of Minnie Mouse. Dumbo is painting the back of the Fantasy. In the Wish's atrium, we have no idea who the statue will be of, or if there will even be a statue. Rapunzel is going to be painting the back of the Wish.
The Magic and Wonder have 11 passenger decks, while the Dream and Fantasy have 14.
According to Welcome Aboard!: The Creation of the Disney Dream, the Dream has 16 passenger decks, with 15 and 16 being the AquaDuck access. This is an official Disney book, so I believe it. You'd be better off saying the Dream and Fantasy have 14, though, unless you had the book with you to prove you're right.
In the stateroom hallways, the signal flags on the carpet spell the name of whichever ship they are on.
The tops of the stars in the stateroom hallways point Forward. This is one of the best tips I have for first time Disney cruisers.
The Magic is the only ship with the AquaDunk.
The Dream is the only ship without an AquaLab.
The AquaDuck is the first water-coaster on a cruise ship. It's only on the Dream and Fantasy.
On the Magic and Wonder, the sports deck is the Wide World of Sports Deck. On the Dream and Fantasy, it's Goofy's Sports Deck.
On the Magic and Wonder, the Aft funnel is taller than the forward funnel.
On all four ships, only the Aft funnel is functional. The Forward funnel is just for decoration (and Vibe or Edge and Outlook).
The adult-exclusive pool area on every ship is the Quiet Cove. In the Quiet Cove, each ship has a coffee shop known as the Cove Café. The Magic and Wonder have a bar by the Quiet Cove's pool, called Signals. It's named after the signal flags used by sailors. The Dream and Fantasy have three poolside bars, Waves, Currents, and the Cove Bar.
The Dream and Fantasy have more adult pool areas, like Satellite Falls on Deck 13, a pool I've never seen because I can't go up there. It's on the adults-only sundeck.
The adult lounge area on the Magic is called After Hours. It consists of Keys, O' Gills Pub, and Fathoms.
A fathom is six feet. I just learned that this week!
The adult lounge area on the Wonder is also called After Hours. This variant consists of Cadillac Lounge, Crown and Fin Pub, and Azure.
The adult lounge area on the Dream is called The District. It consists of the District Lounge, Pub 687, Pink, Skyline, and Evolution.
Pub 687 is my favorite DCL lounge, because 687 was the Dream's hull number that was assigned to it during constuction. It's decorated with photos and artifacts (2011 was a long time ago) from the Dream's construction.
The adult lounge area on the Fantasy is called Europa. It consists of La Piazza (or L.A. Pizza, as some crew members call it), O 'Gills Pub, Ooh La La, Skyline, and The Tube.
Interestingly, Ooh La La's door has the number 688 on it. Why? It's the Fantasy's hull number! It's a really cool touch that many people probably don't notice.
The three main shops on each ship are Mickey's Mainsail, Sea Treasures, and White Caps.
Pepe the Muppet's room number on the Dream and Fantasy is 5148 1/2. This was a trivia question!
Only the Dream and Fantasy have the Midship Detective Agency.
Each ship has five youth clubs: It's a Small World Nursery for children up to 3 years old, the Oceaneer Lab and Oceaneer Club for ages 3-12, Edge for ages 11-14, and Vibe for ages 14-17.
On the Magic and Wonder, It's a Small World Nursery and the Oceaneer Club and Lab are located on Deck 5 Midship. Edge is on Deck 9 Midship and Vibe takes up all of Deck 11.
On the Dream and Fantasy, It's a Small World Nursery and the Oceaneer Club and Lab are also located on Deck 5 Midship. Edge is on Deck 13 Midship and Vibe is on Deck 5 Forward.
Since there are no exclusive areas for ages 18-20, the 18-20 Society exists. It's a group that has scheduled activities for people in this age range throughout the cruise.
All four ships have Cabanas, the buffet restaurant.
All four ships also have Animator's Palate, one of the main rotational restaurants.
The Dream and Fantasy are the only ships where a certain surfer turtle comes to talk with guests at Animator's Palate.
Additionally, all four ships have Palo, an adults-only Italian restaurant that is available for an extra charge.
Palo is named after the poles in the canals in Venice, Italy.
In addition to Palo, the Dream and Fantasy have Remy, another adults-only, extra charge restaurant. Remy is a French restaurant. They also have Meridian, a bar outside of Palo and Remy.
My favorite fact about Remy is that it's named after the main character from Ratatouille, who happens to be a rat.
The Magic's three rotational restaurants are Animator's Palate, Lumiere's, and Rapunzel's Royal Table.
The Wonder's three rotational restaurants are Animator's Palate, Triton's, and Tiana's Place.
The Dream's three rotational restaurants are Animator's Palate, Enchanted Garden, and Royal Palace.
The Fantasy's three rotational restaurants are Animator's Palate, Enchanted Gardeb, and Royal Court.
Royal Palace and Royal Court are very similar, while the Dream and Fantasy's Enchanted Gardens and Animator's Palates are almost identical.
Each Disney ship has an ice cream station called Eye Sceam, themed after Mike Wazowski from Monsters, Inc. Next to Eye Scream is Frozone Treats, a specialty drink and dessert station named after Frozone from The Incredibles. Items there are available for an extra charge.
However, on the Wonder, Frozone Treats is Sulley's Sips, which I think works better with the Monsters, Inc theme.
Each Disney ship has three poolside quick-service restaurants. The Magic has Daisy's De-Lites, Pinocchio's Pizza, and Duck-In Diner. The Wonder has Daisy's De-Lites, Pinocchio's Pizza, and Pete's Boiler Bites. The Dream and Fantasy have Flo's Café, a group of restaurants themed after Cars. It consists of Fillmore's Favorites, Luigi's Pizza, and Tow Mater Grill.
Pinocchio's Pizza is not to be confused with Pinocchio's Pool, a pool on the Wonder that I still can't find. This official Disney sign says it's on the right, so I believe it.
The Magic and Wonder have two main family pools, Goofy's Pool and the Nephew's Splash Zone, a smaller pool inside the AquaLab. Above this pool is the Twist n' Spout, a long yellow water slide.
The Dream and Fantasy also have two main family pools, Donald's Pool and the smaller Mickey's Pool. Above Mickey's Pool is Mickey's slide, the Twist n' Spout's smaller older brother.
The Dream and Fantasy also have the Funnel Puddle pool, a tiny family pool just above the Quiet Cove.
The Magic and Wonder used to have Mickey's Slide, a slide that was simpler but taller than Mickey's Slide on the Dream and Fantasy. It didn't look like as much fun as the Twist n' Spout, so I understand why it was changed.
There are four elevators in each elevator lobby on the Magic and Wonder. Only two elevators go up to Deck 10 Midship and Deck 11 Midship, and only one goes up to Deck 10 Forward.
On the Dream and Fantasy, there are four elevators in the Forward and Aft elevator lobbies, while there are six in the Midship elevator lobby. Two of the Midship elevators don't go up to Deck 12, and only one goes up to Deck 13 Midship and Deck 14. Only two of the Aft elevators go up to Deck 13 Aft.
Castaway Cay was originally named Gorda Cay.
Castaway Cay was the first private island owned by a cruise line to have a dock, allowing guests to go straight from the ship to the island.
The paths on Castaway Cay are red to imitate the red paths in Main Street, USA at the Disney Parks.
Disney is currently developing a second privateish island, Lighthouse Point on Eleuthera. Eleuthera is a lot bigger than Castaway Cay. There are even towns on the island! So, Disney doesn't own the entire island, just the southern point. I'm guessing cruises going to both Castaway Cay and Eleuthera will be expensive.
Congratulations, you're now practically a DCL expert! I may make an even longer version of this list at some point, with stats about the ships and how much ice cream is consumed each day. Hopefully you'll remember something you learned here during your next DCL trivia. Let me know what you win!
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