Ep. 642 - We Flew to Singapore for This — Disney Adventure Maiden Voyage Review

About this episode

Rich shares his firsthand experience and review of the Disney Adventure's maiden voyage after flying to Singapore.

Rich flew from Utah to Singapore on carry-on luggage only — three nights on the Disney Adventure's maiden voyage — and came back with a verdict that surprised even him. This is a first-hand guest review of DCL's newest and largest ship from an American who paid his own way, packed light, and ate his way through nearly every dining venue on board. In this episode: What boarding the Disney Adventure actually looks like — no atrium name call, no Cloudum, and a ship app that was down at embarkation The omakase experience at Mike & Sulley's that Rich ranks as his best meal ever on a Disney ship — topping Remy, Palo, and Enchante Why the Iron Cycle coaster still wasn't running on the maiden voyage and the $100 onboard credit DCL offered in response How a ship built for 6,000 passengers felt with 3,800 on board — and what the crowd actually looked like (mostly Asian guests, roughly 20–25% American) The door decorating culture on board: 100+ Duffy Polaroids on one stateroom door, and why Rich came home determined to step up his game Whether the 20+ hours of travel is worth it — and why Rich's wife had them mentally rebooked for December before they even cleared the gangway "We were on…

People in this episode

Guest: Rich

Topics covered

• Disney Cruise Line
• Disney Adventure
• travel
• food
• guest review

Keywords

• maiden voyage
• Singapore
• dining
• Iron Cycle coaster
• door decorating

Mentioned in this episode

Products: the Disney Adventure's, the Disney Adventure, Cloudum, Remy, Palo, Enchante, Iron Cycle, the DCL Duo, Disney Adventure

Places: Singapore, Utah

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