00:02.00 dclduo Welcome back everybody to this week's episode of the DCL duo podcast brought to you by my path unwinding travel and None recording of the day Sam has the green room been restocked for you. 00:14.84 Sam I you know what Brian it has I've got a Starbucks iced tea I've got some popcorn I'm ready and raring to go and I will have to tell you I'm a little starstruck today by our guests. So um I don't know they might not realize this but they're kind of a big deal. Ah, they're pretty big on Tiktok. They're pretty big in the blogging world. Um, we got some Disney ah some Disney superstars here. 00:39.38 dclduo Yeah, let's start. Well let's start by welcoming them into the show. Welcome Josh and Brittany. 00:39.39 Josh _ Brittany Ah. 00:44.98 Josh _ Brittany Thank you so much that your words are too kind I Yeah I don't think we we were to go that far. But um, we're We're really happy to be here and excited to kind of share our experiences with everyone. 00:48.38 Sam Um. 00:57.34 dclduo Yeah, and so before we dive in, let's help folks understand why we think you're a starsudded cast here which is that you have the fair see how'm are you doing you have the fairy tale wonders blog. Ah, you've got a huge presence on Tiktok and then Josh you are a travel agent with wish upon a star did I get all of that right. 01:18.89 Josh _ Brittany Yes, so it's wish upon to start with us. But yeah, we kind of go yeah by a couple different names there so and then fairy tale wonders is our Tiktok and our our our blog and yeah. 01:33.38 dclduo Well, we love following along I followed along on Instagram with several of your trips including your wish voyage and your recent danub river cruise both of which we're going to talk a little bit about tonight. But um, let's start with your cruising background. So how often have you sealed with Disney which. Kinds of ships and itineraries have you all done and have you sailed with with other cruise lines. 01:54.83 Josh _ Brittany Yeah, so we have done all None Disney Ships now we did a wish preview cruise which was absolutely amazing. We were so excited to see that new ship for the none time and then of course we sail and the rest of the the 4 Disney ships um I've done None to move sorry it is it is still weird to say it really is and soon enough it will be saying None so 7 yeah, then 7 yeah. 02:13.76 Sam Isn't that weird to say sorry weird to say all 5 Disney ships now I like when you said that I was like oh wow. Yeah I forget that sometimes. 02:26.19 Sam Yeah, yeah, and then 7 and sorry sorry I interrupted you brittany. 02:32.51 Josh _ Brittany um that's okay um I was just gonna say I've done 17 Disney cruises and Josh you've done I think 23 I think 23 yep once once you get up they start losing count. Um, but yeah, we would have to check that I really. 02:40.85 Sam Um, nice. 02:48.53 Sam And you guys and and you guys met wait wait and you guys met on a Disney Cruise and got married on Disney Cruise is that right. 02:50.77 dclduo So wait Josh did you get sorry hold it. 02:51.31 Josh _ Brittany Really should have checked. 02:58.98 Josh _ Brittany We did so we actually met on the disney magic in May of 2015 and then we actually got engaged at Disney's alani in Hawaii and then we decided we already had that amazing story going. So. We decide to do a Disney wedding in 2019 on the dream in a castaway key. 03:19.24 Sam Okay, you guys are speaking my love language. Okay I Just don't tell you this is relationship goals. 03:28.92 dclduo Willie Rebecca if you're out there listening you can take some tips you can take some tips here. 2 friends of 2 friends of ours who are getting married at Disney world and we will be on a cruise with them afterwards for their honeymoon and then and they think they're flying to Hawaii so there you go. Ah. 03:34.70 Josh _ Brittany Oh nice, Oh awesome. Oh yeah, that sounds amazing. That's the way to do it. 03:39.44 Sam Um, yeah, yeah. 03:44.78 dclduo Ah, well Josh I'm curious who got who into Disney here. It sounds like you just sort of were both already into Disney. 03:51.80 Josh _ Brittany Yeah, so my family I actually I have to have a of a pre-story pre britney I guess but I grew up in ah a Disney family I actually have a brother with with down sson and we always joke that. He didn't live at home. He lived at Disney World and he only visited home and that's how often my family was fortunate enough to travel down to Disney and where I got my my background growing up and naturally fell into doing what I do now for a living but um. 04:11.12 Sam Oh. 04:25.83 Josh _ Brittany It was just so special growing up and I have those those memories and now I I translate to my clients and then as well as just the what Britney and I enjoy doing and and traveling together. You know we are the the I guess Disney adults in a way. We're not the ones that are. You know I Don what the word is we love disney but we love it for its its customer service and the and the and the magic that it offers. That's what's what's really special to us and kind of having that background and then brill let you tell your your side of it. Yeah for me. Um, we didn't have. 04:50.61 Sam Are here. 05:02.82 Josh _ Brittany As many visits as Josh did um, growing up but I definitely was from a Disney family too. We went on annual Disney Disney world trips it was really like our main vacation spot and then in 2007 we took our none Disney Cruise remember my mom really had to convince my dad to try something you know different, not just our regular Disney world trip. So we did our first four night cruise paired with a Disney world trip that was their compromise and from there we just fell in love with Disney cruises and that became our go to family vacation from there I know. I don't remember when my family none took their Disney Cruise I think you're a couple years prior to that earlier than earlier two thousand s yeah yeah. 05:43.15 dclduo You know you're both in Orlando is that right. 05:43.52 Sam Um, now. 05:46.64 Josh _ Brittany Um, no, we're base. No, we're actually in Southern Illinois so we we have to travel so we get the side of it of of always traveling there I wish I wish this thing world was in our backyard and the in the ships. But no, we we travel a time for our. 05:50.38 dclduo Oh Wow Ok yeah. 05:50.50 Sam Oh wow. 06:06.14 Josh _ Brittany Our destinations. So it's kind of nice because they're kind in the middle of things I Guess so. 06:08.72 dclduo Nice. 06:08.90 Sam That nice and as a as a travel agent travel planner. Um Josh do you work with special needs families. So sometimes. 06:17.56 Josh _ Brittany I Do if it comes up um, usually like if something has come into the agency. It would be an area that since you know I have personal experience in I would assist most likely I would assist that family. Of course we have other vacation planners that actually have. Certifications in working with kids with Autism Sensory um things like that as well that are certified within our agency that we're all kind of have our different niches. But um, yeah, absolutely I've I've helped a couple families experience some. 06:44.42 Sam Um. 06:53.32 Josh _ Brittany Some really really special trips. Um for for their for their little ones. 06:56.74 Sam Um, awesome and. 06:58.00 dclduo Nice, well well speaking of special trips. You mentioned up front that you got a chance to sail on one of the wish preview cruises and for all our listeners out there who have grown wary of all of our wish coverage. We're gonna keep it short this time around because we want to talk more about Josh and Britney's Danube River Cruise that they just got off of but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to get some highlights and areas for improvement for Disney on the wish. So let's start with Josh Britney won't you each give us your sort of what were your top 3 things. On the wish that you really enjoyed either. You know food or spaces whatnot like what give us top 3 things for each of you that you really liked on the wish. 07:40.10 Josh _ Brittany Do you want to go first for me. Ah you can say so my top favorite thing is I love the quick service restaurants now having it's little I know but having the barbecue sauces the different things out there I really really enjoyed that area. It was just such a nice upgrade I think I really hope they bring that to the other ships and I really did enjoy the pool areas having those space out pools I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about that at none but compared to the other ships having you know the None goofy pool in the middle like I would as ah, an adult without kids I wouldn't feel like that pool is for me now that the pools are all spread out. We kind of have those options where okay if there's only another family in this section of the pool or something. There's a lot more space. So I really like how that is. Now spaced out and then my other favorite I would probably say is the new gym area I'm drawing blink on the name. The hero zone hero zone I love the new hero zone. Um I think that was so smart taking that indoors. 08:50.20 dclduo Okay. 08:58.30 Josh _ Brittany It's I'm not a huge sports person but I enjoy Ping pong and I love and I didn't think I would I Love the incredible blow up thing as you know silly as that might seem. We had some really fun times racing through there and I think it's just a really nice addition for families having that indoor space. It just seems very good Quality. It's just a lot different being it outside and being able to actually use the sports deck and all weather I think is pretty big for families. 09:26.25 Sam Yeah, people love that in credit course and and the incredible games where so where they actually do races people are just loving that activity for sure. So. 09:26.45 dclduo Yeah I think the. 09:30.61 Josh _ Brittany Um, yeah, yeah, it's it's something that I thought was gonna be small but it's I think a real highlight and it's something that I didn't first see as something that was as cool as as. 09:35.66 dclduo Oh. 09:45.97 Josh _ Brittany Turned out to be now. The ship's actually saying yeah when I first heard of it I thought it was kind gonna be kind of silly like I went yeah sitting in it but it was really fun. Oh ah I think I think I have one too actually. Ah yeah I I mean in my. 09:51.86 dclduo Now we have a friend with a permanent scar now from the in credit course. So no. 10:03.63 Josh _ Brittany My brother we were actually flying over that course. So yeah, long eyes sleeve shirts are in encouraged and pants and of course you have to have socks. So maybe some knee pattern. 10:06.71 dclduo Yeah I think it was real. yeah yeah I think it was really smart I think it was really smart for dizzney to make that a multipurpose space because it it just it adds it. It's no longer just a static basketball court. So I think that that was fantastic. Ah Brit but Brittany I want to hear your top. Ah your top 3. 10:21.60 Josh _ Brittany Exactly well I was also gonna say the quick service but he did steal that one from me but I have some others so that's okay, None thing I love was just the like relaxation areas that they had obviously the rainforest. Does cost extra but that place I mean it's just amazing and then the even just the the lounge chairs and the day beds that they have I we love relaxing in a day bed. So having those brought to a Disney ship was definitely something. We were really happy to see another change that I really liked was in the staterooms. 10:51.31 dclduo No. 10:59.63 Josh _ Brittany Having another thing that seems small but having the lights inside of the bathrooms and not on the outside and having those night lights in there that just makes a huge difference I think so I love that it is and I think I think we I all 4 of us talking from the standpoint we. 11:05.92 dclduo And. 11:07.30 Sam I the nightlight is a game changer Brittany I'm totally with you? yeah. 11:18.90 Josh _ Brittany Because we felt the other ships and we've gone a decade now the little changes like that are just so big for us compared to you know another line where we're like oh I wish Disney did this and now having that I think is is just we just really notice it. It's nice. 11:33.95 dclduo Yeah. 11:35.77 Josh _ Brittany And then the other thing I really loved is the the 3 new main dining restaurants I just I really loved all of them so I was really happy with what they put together for the new ship for those. Ah you hit some good move. 11:44.93 Sam Yeah, yeah, and new menu. So nice right? I mean I I feel like it's you know we've had the same food in in what is it Royal Court Royal Palace lumieres. 11:56.61 Josh _ Brittany From whom yeah. 11:57.94 Sam Tritons right? is all the same food and animators all the same food right? So it and the only differences you get are if you got like Refunsels or Tianas so it's really nice to have that you know that 3 completely brand new with 3 new rotational menus. Yeah. 12:10.40 Josh _ Brittany Yeah, just all completely fresh take on it. Yeah, that was really nice and I love the the entertainment in the frozen restaurant and in the Marvel restaurant as well really enjoyed those? yeah. 12:19.56 Sam Yeah, yeah, yeah. 12:20.76 dclduo Yeah, and I agree with you Josh those little touches after sailing on ships for the Disney ships for so long that you notice them right? So like I loved the additional outlets in the state room I actually thought I would hate the Tv at the end of the bed which I still am not totally so sold on. 12:36.69 Josh _ Brittany Um, yeah, yeah, yeah, yes. 12:38.44 dclduo Which I'm still not totally sold on. But I love the size of it the size that Tv was amazing for Sam white. so so yeah what about what about things you would say Disney if you're out there listening well you say that again. What about some things that we know. Disney is building ship None ship six is underway and they are taking feedback and incorporating it into that ship. What are maybe None pieces of feedback you would give Disney to say hey well you still got the ability. Why don't you change this. We start with let's start with Brittany this time. 13:07.92 Josh _ Brittany Okay, well I'm sure a lot of people will probably bring this one up. But I think the adult pool just needs to be bigger that one we noticed a lot. It just felt like it really should have been bigger 100% I was gonna jump right on that that that would be the None one that area is there is no reason for those waiting areas. 13:13.75 dclduo Mean. 13:25.89 dclduo Okay. 13:27.86 Josh _ Brittany They get a waiting pool they could they pool just be so much bigger. Love the infinity pool but just yeah needs to be bigger. Um the staterooms something I think they can improve is the amount of storage. It felt like there was less storage than what you have on the other ship so that was something that hopefully. 13:43.93 dclduo Yep. 13:44.29 Sam 100 yeah one hundred percent agree with you there and. 13:46.40 Josh _ Brittany They could add a little more more more and then let's see and off the third one. Oh back to the pools again. Um I would say they could use a few more hot tubs I think would be really nice. He just took on mine was. 14:00.85 dclduo Well see great. Great minds. 14:01.23 Sam And yeah I don't think there are any hot. There's no family hot tubs on the wish and so there's just like the one by the adult area is that right? Well yeah, not counting indoor areas. 14:04.59 Josh _ Brittany Yeah, there's no no family hot topic. 14:09.50 dclduo And 2 in the rainforest room. Oh yeah, 2 and the 2 in the concier sundack. Yeah yeah. 14:11.12 Josh _ Brittany Yeah, and then you got the concierge and the you know the the Royal suites get their own but for the regular people out. There's just the one. So yeah, no, the hot the hot tuck. Yeah, the hot tough situation was. 14:20.53 Sam Yeah, yeah, come on that's regular people like a hot tub too. 14:29.50 Josh _ Brittany Ah, the none time seeing that my of course because of what we do how in in you guys as well. You know dissecting this all. We're going to dissect it more than ah, the average guest. But I think Disney's logic in just in their defense is the wish was designed for 3 and fourite sailings right. So how many people in the caribbean are potentially you know, get a want that hot tub. That's my only like train of thought I can think of where they kind of went with that I I I think yeah, exactly yeah. 14:52.16 Sam Yeah, yep. 14:55.19 dclduo 2 14:56.87 Sam Same on the storage right? I mean I think that that is that is exactly if I were Disney and I were explaining it to a guest. That's exactly I would say exactly what you just said Josh 3 and four night sailings in the caribbean and the Bahamas you know, do you really need a lot of hot tubs. Do you really need a lot of storage space. 15:11.55 dclduo Ah. 15:16.20 Sam I would say to Disney yes I actually do but um, yeah. 15:17.35 dclduo Well yeah I mean yeah, especially I think on the storage side of things and we've said this on other shows. Ah the issue is you're going to get families who come for a 3 or a four night cruise so I think a couple of things are going to happen one is they're going to go to the parks potentially beforehand which means they've got more luggage in tow than just close for 3 or 4 nights. 15:34.64 Sam Right? Or a family of 4 or 5 15:34.93 Josh _ Brittany That's true. 15:36.42 dclduo Or it seems like where it seems like a lot of people are doing back-to-backs on the wish now and so like that's 7 nights. So yeah, it it also seems to lock the ship into those three and fournites. So it's not going to be able to rotate easily without a big overhaul for more storage in the stateroom. So. 15:41.78 Josh _ Brittany Um. 15:54.34 dclduo And on the hot tub front. It's funny because those things are hopping on the cruises that we've been on Sam like they're filled with kids I'm wondering if they actually took them out because they basically just became like a place where the kids would go sit watch funnel vision and they decided well we've got all of these tiered pools. So we've solved that problem right? so. 15:56.95 Josh _ Brittany The math. 15:58.49 Sam Yeah, true. 16:05.95 Sam Yeah, kids right? It becomes more more kids soup in a hot tub I Actually yeah I actually don't mind them not having any. 16:09.80 Josh _ Brittany Yeah. 16:17.24 Sam Um, hot tubs on the the family pool deck area I think where where they probably need more hot tubs or at least 1 more hot tub is probably in that adults only area. Um, yeah I don't think the the hot tub. 16:25.95 Josh _ Brittany Um, yeah, fully agree. 16:31.35 Sam Situation on the main pool deck needs to be. It doesn't need to be abundant for the family areas. Um, one thing I'm kind of surprised you guys didn't mention but maybe I shouldn't be surprised because you guys were on a preview but that new laundry room. 16:35.36 Josh _ Brittany Yeah, and I. 16:44.69 Sam I'm goingnna say it's up is a is a I know this is crazy to say Martin Ryan's cracking up I know Sam does laundry on all cruises and I freaking love that new fairy tale long dread. So I just need to say that. 16:44.90 dclduo Um, ah, Hashtag Sam does laundry. Yeah. 16:49.75 Josh _ Brittany I. 16:57.43 Josh _ Brittany Okay, funny thing you me that though because when we first got on the ship. That's actually one of the very None areas we went and it just I guess just coincidence that' was one of the very None areas we went because like no one is gonna be there taking video or photos of this area so we actually went to the long one of the longund rooms. 17:17.90 Sam It is the only Yes, the only. 17:17.30 Josh _ Brittany Launder D Laundroom is the the launcher you I think you only we went to the laundry room and it was yeah we were. We were blown away. We we don't typically do laundry on the ship though. Yeah, usually only on longer cruises where we're very, um, we extend our our warger as much as possible. Usually yeah. 17:27.37 Sam Yeah. 17:34.19 Sam I Feel Yeah I mean I know I'm not I know I'm not alone but I also know that I am not the most common when it comes to doing laundry on vacation because I always do laundry on vacation. So I don't have to do it when I get home. 17:36.87 Josh _ Brittany None 17:44.57 Josh _ Brittany Um. Um, and. 17:51.46 Sam Home or at least not do that much of it when I get home but I was one of the few people that first day I was on board and I you know took pictures of the laundry room. So yeah I I did and I and Brian laughed at me when I posted on Instagram about it but I was like. 18:00.76 dclduo Well, but. 18:07.74 Sam Ah, people want to see the law. You know the public wants to see the laundry room. Okay. 18:09.14 Josh _ Brittany You are. 18:09.62 dclduo Yeah, yeah, well I think I think doing laundry has become your meditative routine or something at this point and and I so look I support I support doing laundry on vacation If for no other reason then I like to pack lighter than than overpack. So yeah, ah. 18:15.30 Josh _ Brittany So. 18:18.30 Sam Fair enough? Yeah well and it means Brian doesn't have to do laundry. That's true. Yeah, not and. 18:29.37 dclduo No I'm the one who's always encouraging you to send it out right? just like just fill out the slip and and go on vacation. But so well let's shift gears for a None I want to head over to your River Cruise so you did an adventures by Disney was it the danube or the rhine. 18:42.94 Josh _ Brittany It was a danube. 18:46.12 dclduo Dan you because you're in the danube river cruise it started in buddapest and ends somewhere outside of near Munich right? is that correct nice. So was this your None adventures by Disney experience I don't think it was but but was it your first abd. Yeah. 18:51.00 Josh _ Brittany Yes, that's correct. 18:58.69 Josh _ Brittany So I had the opportunity to do a training abd it was a basically like an escape which I like adventures by Disney's quick add all you potentially do the before trip usually like a River Cruise and so I actually did a San Francisco training one so I don't really count that but I got to see how any adventures by Disney operates for of course helping clients with it so that was really nice but we had basically everything packed into two days it was amazing and one of the best things I've one of the best ways I've ever experienced traveling to a city. So cool. But yeah, this was our none our none adventures by Disney together and our first full and our first flood ventures by Disney yeah, and our first full one especially just as guests and then as well as doing a River Cruise which I would say is of course very different than ah, a land based eventuals by Disney as well. 19:53.79 dclduo So and a big difference. Ah and a big difference from Disney Cruise line ocean cruising we've had. We've got a bunch of guests on talk about small ship versus big ship cruising and it seems like a key difference is the wish is the destination when you're sailing on the disney wish. Whereas the cities you're visiting on the River Cruise of the destination when you're doing kind of an Abd River Cruise so I'm curious oh go ahead. 20:15.14 Josh _ Brittany None I'll say 100%. We kind of had that expectation going in but until we really experienced it I didn't realize how different they were because in some ways I did try to compare them. But I just halfway through the trip. Kind of threw that out the window. The arch is so different and like you said you are going for the cities. The destinations we were so tired from our trip I felt like we needed a vacation for our vacation afterwards and we don't feel that way. Of course when we're cruising with with Disney Crew line or another line. That like you said that is the destination. It's way more relaxing we were on at a venture. We went to activities we would get up at six zero in the morning. We'd have our breakfast. We'd be out the door and exploring a new city. So just very different and even though you with the a cruise. Regular ocean crews you have your excursions but it's just it's really not comparable. It say 2 at River Cruise 21:13.96 dclduo Had you visited either of you visited the cities on the itinerary before. 21:20.60 Josh _ Brittany No neither of us had ever been to any of these cities that we visited so it was a fully new experience and it was definitely It was so much to see and do I honestly still can't even really fathom how much we fit into one seven day trip like it just feels like. You know if we did all that on our own it would have taken us a month to get through what we did in a week it was yeah crazy and it felt like a two week trip to versus a seven day trip that that's for sure like I still can't it feels like we did yeah like you said so much. I. 21:48.50 dclduo Yeah, and so so before we dive into the kind of the specifics before we dive into the specifics of the cruise I was curious so abd for the river cruises contracts with amma waterways and. You know, interestingly enough Disney Cruise line got hits start by contracting with a none party company to do the big red boat. Um, did you notice any gaps sort of in this the quality of the service or the experience that you've come to expect from disney. On the adventures by Disney River cruise 22:25.88 Josh _ Brittany No amma waterways was absolutely phenomenal. I would say it's probably the closest you're gonna get to Disney Service that's not Disney so do keep in mind with Amma waterways the the service like you said it is contracted out so it's. The real only Disney presence we had there were our adventure guides and we only had 3 of them and I can get into reasons why a little bit. We only had 3 of them but they worked so well together with ama waterweeds I mean if you didn't know and you told me neighbor were Disney or that's what I told the guest. You you really probably have no idea the service was amazing. We were very pleased. Overall I would say with ammo waterways and I would I would sail just them even I mean it was it was excellent 23:17.96 dclduo Yeah, now you mentioned you only had a go ahead. Sam. 23:18.45 Sam And what was sorry what was the sort of well how many people were on this River Cruise and what was kind of the age range or you know were their kids on there were their grandparents on there. You know who was on this cruise and. 23:33.17 Josh _ Brittany Yeah, great question. So our cruise was not the the norm so I'll just start with that. We actually only had 37 guests including us 37 guests on that on the omalaya. The omalaa can hold I know it was basically like a vi p. 23:45.98 Sam Holy cow. 23:50.18 dclduo Yeah. 23:52.26 Josh _ Brittany Forever occurs if you will and and we asked our guides and they said you know this was not common previously in that season they were seeing between 80 to None guests and the amalaya the ship that we happen to be on can typically hold I think about up to 150 so we were very spoiled. And it was a very closeknit group because of that. So really by the third fourth day even sooner than that people were you know, very well mingled. Everyone had basically talked and it was just a really really nice experience because it was so small I'd say and we were just. Just really felt noticed by you know, of course your adventure guide and then as well as the staff for dinners. For example, the staff was basically just waiting there waiting till my drink was empty and it had come refill it so it was. You know, very very ah, incredible to I'd say to and lucky that we were able to do that we were on the last sailing of the the season so that probably had to do with it as well. We didn't know that the time. Yeah, then. 24:53.11 Sam And then what was the kind of age makeup of the passengers. 24:57.90 Josh _ Brittany Our group was mostly adults. There were 3 families on our trip and they were all extended families so they had kids ranging I think the youngest was about None up to ah late teens. There was about none of them. I would say and then everyone else was was all adults a lot of adult couples I would say and then a few friends traveling together as well. 25:21.99 Sam So nice. 25:22.17 dclduo And did you experience any issues I'm curious So there's been a lot of reporting recently about the River levels over there being super low and so were there any issues on your cruise because of that. 25:33.60 Josh _ Brittany We we were lucky that we weren't impacted at all by that. So thankfully we were able to do the full itinerary as planned without any adjustments. Yeah that that that I was just say that definitely is a it just it just happened. It was the. 25:36.71 dclduo Okay, okay. Okay, great. 25:42.42 Sam Nice now you go ahead. 25:51.90 Josh _ Brittany Then they just they just had issues withine the rhine the rhme they just had issues with because of the rain over there. So it rained 1 time when we were there and you know we were a bit disappointed at None to see that. But as soon as we talked to our ventures guys. They're like this is just like so exciting for the locals. 26:07.46 Sam Um. 26:09.36 Josh _ Brittany Because they needed rain so badly over there and just think that we didn't think about as you know as tourist I you know when you throwing every vocation year's like oh no, but it was just um, it really changed our perspective and we were just really happy to have head see rain at least in on the for the Dan you so. 26:27.85 Sam Nice You help bring the rain so you brought maybe good luck. Good luck to them. 26:28.38 Josh _ Brittany It was that was our yeah only one day it would have been nice if it didn't happen right? when we were doing a walking tour but aside from that. Yeah, besides the walking here if it was doing like a bus to or something. Yeah, you're totally right? that what to bed the timing. Not the best but it was yeah it was made the interesting tour because it yeah. 26:42.88 Sam Um, nice now. Normal. 26:45.56 dclduo Yeah I mean I guess just ah, just to put this sorry same one is per None just to put this in context for listeners out there so you have an understanding of what we're talking about the rhine live the Rhine River level is down to about fourteen inches right so ah 26:47.47 Josh _ Brittany I like rain. So. 27:01.27 Sam Yeah, super low. 27:01.45 Josh _ Brittany Um, like. 27:04.21 dclduo Yeah, yeah, so ah, rain is a welcome site right now over in Europe because of the drought they're having so. 27:08.55 Sam Yeah, so I was going to ask about the number of guides. Normally there was four on these river cruises if I'm not incorrect on that and I'm assuming but correct me if I'm wrong. The reason you had 3 was because you had such a low number of passengers. 27:24.33 Josh _ Brittany Yes, so there can actually be anywhere between I think 4 to 6 that what they currently run with depending on how many they need. They said it was already scheduled because they know how many guests are coming that one of them was gonna be going home for our conference so that continued ah ah on plan of course because there was. With 37 of us. But yes, usually there are more more guides so you get that more the better ratio per guest and I believe I believe they when they first started I believe they were running with None and we were talking to our guys who said that was a way too many. And then they dial it back to I think None and then they dial it back again to to None and now they kind of just do it based on probably a number of kids and maybe I think just a number of passengers ratio. Yeah, our guide told us this summer they'd been mostly having 4 based on the. 28:07.20 Sam I. 28:14.30 Sam Yeah. 28:16.91 Josh _ Brittany Size of the trips that they'd had which was ranging like Josh said from about 80 to a hundred this summer and so ours was just a fluke where we were just way lower so they called it the the smallest cruise that ever sailed. Yeah, our our guide. Yeah, that's. 28:23.87 Sam Yeah, yeah. 28:26.82 dclduo Ah, yeah, 4 or 5 people. Yeah. 28:28.74 Sam Ah, although there are barge there are barge cruises that have less passengers than that. So just. 28:36.15 Josh _ Brittany Our guides I guess have never seen that lova number either. So we were really thankful that our trip kind of still went again I think it's already chartered with Disney so I wouldn't be surprised but some of like the land tours if they don't have enough interest I have heard and seen those get canceled because they don't have enough people for them. 28:52.27 Sam And. 28:55.88 Josh _ Brittany I Think it's the works a little differently with River cruises though because they're already contracted with on the waterways. 28:59.85 Sam That makes sense. Yeah. 29:00.97 dclduo Now now did you spend any time in buddapest on the front end of the trip or did you fly in and you maybe a day before and get right on the cruise the next day 29:10.44 Josh _ Brittany We had originally planned to arrive earlier in the day the day before so that we could have some time to explore on our own. But unfortunately we had flight issues as so many people are having right now and we ended up arriving at at midnight so we didn't get the day we planned. 29:18.53 dclduo Ah, yep. 29:27.22 Josh _ Brittany Um, to explore budapest. Unfortunately, yes yeah, definitely. 29:28.37 dclduo Yeah, it's a good reminder to folks out there. Yeah yeah, good reminder to folks out there who plan ahead, especially with flights in and out of Europe these days a lot of delays. 29:29.21 Sam But at least you got in. 29:40.80 Josh _ Brittany Yeah, and we were thankful the the None day of the cruise we boarded in budap pesh but then we stayed there overnight and the next day we were still in budap pesh so we got to. We did get to see it while on the on the cruise which was great. Yeah. 29:50.75 dclduo Know Did you feel like you got to experience enough of budap pesh to get a sense of it. You know, just on the cruise. That's that's something I'm curious about because ah port Stops. You know for large cruise lines Sometimes it can be a you know you're you. Getting to see one little site of the city and that's it and you don't get a sense of it I'm just curious with the River Crews did you feel like you got a little bit more I don't know experience in the city. 30:15.65 Josh _ Brittany Definitely more I mean again, you you do have free time as well. Depending on the the time for the port. Um I would definitely say way more than a cruise. For sure because it's just you're you're right there in the city. You know you're docking the city. You can get off and on throughout the day if you wanted to you can just go eat off the ship if you wanted to I will say you have a lot of with adventures by Disney versus just if you're just doing on a waterway sailing. You have so many activities already planned. They. You really probably aren't gonna have time for that but you technically maybe could if you skip something? Yeah I will say we had some free time scheduled where we fully intended to go out and explore on our own and we were just needing an app so we used that and instead to rest up for the next activity because there was just so much. Yeah, so much to do and we didn't want to miss anything so when we had. Any free time we were we were napping basically yeah well of course with Jet like the jet like starts here. Yeah early on but it really just depends I feel like some of the ports I did get to see more of the the city the town versus some of the other ones it depends on like what you did for the None words as well. 31:06.87 Sam Yeah, right. 31:25.00 Josh _ Brittany So like budappash we did do a ah Aquarrian I can't say it let me restart this question Equestrianrian We did a sentence we did a Equestrian um activity for our excursion instead of being in the City. So I feel like that did change things a little bit. Yeah, that the people that chose the ah walking tour in the city probably got maybe a better sense that the actual city itself whereas we were out in the countryside on that that tour that day well was which we loved but but like our guide said too like you don't if you were just visiting Budapest. You might not get that. 31:49.51 Sam Here. 32:01.50 Sam Right. 32:01.79 Josh _ Brittany Countryside You're not going to see that so you have options so we could have stayed in this city if we wanted to which we just for whatever reason we didn't pick a walking tour that day but but we could have and then but what the tour we did was really nice too again seeing the countryside and seeing both side of things. 32:17.82 Sam Now when when do you choose what tour I know from other folks that we've talked to about abd that ab d is is really ah more all inclusive than let's say ah a Disney Ocean Cruise in the sense of you know your excursions are included. Um, generally speaking with your crews. Um, but when do you choose like which excursions you're going to go on. 32:45.96 Josh _ Brittany That's a good question so we weren't sure on that for a little while as well too in the and the reason was because it actually varies between which river you're on so the sen and the rhine are the ones that you actually pick ahead of time and the Dan you for whatever reason you. 32:58.74 Sam Um. 33:03.36 Josh _ Brittany Pick when you arrive and we actually when we none met our venture guides we were checking in with our luggage and everything the none day before we head over to the the ship they give us a piece of paper. They said you know you don't have these aren't finalized but just give us an idea because we want to know numbers like if we need to set our x amount of bikes we want to be able to do that in advance for you. So we just picked right on the spot now we did look at our itinerary ahead of time so we had an idea of course of what we wanted to do so it took us you know 5 minutes just to make sure that was still what we wanted to do but and that's you typically pick depending on the river so ahead of time for the the sen and rhine. And that Danny you pick currently when you get there and you check in. 33:46.80 Sam Awesome! Well now we know what? what ours is going to be because we're on the danube aren't we Brian yeah. 33:46.94 dclduo And now beyond. 33:51.10 Josh _ Brittany Um, ah, exciting. 33:52.55 dclduo Yes, yes, we are so what I'm curious what other port stops you had so I know from your Instagram I seen budap pesh I think I've seen Vienna ah where where else did you stop. 34:03.13 Josh _ Brittany Yeah, so buddapest was our None stop and then we did brada slava and that was salakia and that was our that was our second stop right? Yeah, um, talk it's okay. 34:07.16 Sam Are you. 34:21.50 Josh _ Brittany So we started the curs in budapest. That's where we spent the the None and None day and then we went to braduslava which was our only stop in Slovakia that is 1 place I wish we could have spent more time because I really did love that city and then from there we moved to Vienna and we actually spent like a day and a half in Vienna so that was nice I think that. 34:30.55 Sam Are. 34:36.12 Sam Um. 34:40.48 Josh _ Brittany Got a lot of time to experience that one and then from there we went to a couple more cities in Austria we went to crems in milk in the same day and then the next day we were in Lin's and we went on excursions to salsburg. 34:53.50 dclduo Wu. 34:56.92 Sam Um, awesome. 34:58.46 Josh _ Brittany And then our last day we were in pasau in Germany and then we finished inville Chauvin which is about an hour from munich. 35:04.51 dclduo Nice. 35:04.67 Sam Awesome! You know I think we have the if not the exact itinerary then a really really really close itinerary. Oh maybe. 35:12.31 dclduo I don't think we stop and brought a lava to be honest I think we so I think we're sailing that day because it's Christmas day I think we're in Vienna for I think we might be in Vienna for two full days yeah yeah 35:15.14 Josh _ Brittany Um, okay oh nice, awesome. That's so awesome. You guys are gonna love it it. It blew us away like I I feel like I kind of knew what to expect but the same time. 35:22.67 Sam But we are in Vienna for two days yeah we have overnight in Vienna. Also yeah. 35:34.89 Josh _ Brittany Was just so different than anything we have done. You're you're gonna love it and to do the Christmas markets too I'm I'm definitely jealous of that like that is one day we'll go back and or maybe we'll do the rhine into the Christmas markets. Yeah, that's definitely one day we want to do that I definitely want to do the Christmas market I feel like we do have to change up the rivers because we just we have other ones to see so. 35:43.58 dclduo Yeah, yeah. 35:51.40 Sam Um, yeah. 35:51.50 dclduo Yeah. 35:52.54 Josh _ Brittany Yeah, not that I wouldn't do the damn you again. I Absolutely love that itinerary. 35:56.53 dclduo Well, what are some highlights from the cities that you you stopped in. You mentioned the Equestrian excursion that you did. But what are some other highlights that you experienced. 36:06.36 Josh _ Brittany None of our favorites was in crems. We went to a nearby town called dernstein and we went to a hike up to the dernstein castle ruins and it was really steep a loss scene for them. We expected. But. It was really nice. We loved the the view from the top and then we had some free time to explore the town and it was just the cutest little town I mean fantasy land could have been themed after this town like it was just so cute. We love that it felt like a real life fantasy. Yeah yeah, like right out of a storybook. It was just such as. Point little town it. It really was it really was I asked how much it cost to live there and they said house to start like a mill and you wouldn't think that by looking so it was yeah but it it felt like nothing could go wrong like yeah, totally storybook. Yeah, it was. 36:45.29 dclduo The. 36:45.39 Sam Um, well ah. 36:57.92 Josh _ Brittany It was really wild that it was real and then another highlight I would say was um when we went to Salzberg we did a tour of assault mine and that one when you guys go you. We definitely recommend this one. It was really fun. Um, it was just a really well done tour and we just really enjoyed getting to see like. 36:59.69 Sam Awesome. 37:17.74 Josh _ Brittany Inside of a mine I would just say it was. It's high quality like it was way more than I expected I mean you write ah a old mine cart. Well, it's like a I don't how to describe it you they called it a train like yeah mine train I don't know it's it's it's all. 37:17.79 Sam Um, cool. 37:31.24 Sam Like 7 dwarfs. Okay. 37:36.53 Josh _ Brittany Not quite as cool but it it. It moved like it was it was quicker than I thought it was gonna be and ah, you're not. You're not really harnessed in there but it was It was a really unique excursion I mean usually you know you are there to see you know the the city and things like that. But when we when we pick this one. 37:41.20 Sam And. 37:56.42 Josh _ Brittany The big thing with it is you get to slide down some of these old ah mine shafts and of course they've been redone for safety and things like that. But you get to slide down so you're wearing these really fun looking uniforms. And you know to protect your clothes and your skin from from rubbing on the the wood where you to slide down but it was really fun sliding down the the salt lines that was a pretty unique experience and we crossed we crossed the border in there too when you were underground. We crossed the border into Germany from Austria. 38:27.78 dclduo Oh wow. 38:27.91 Sam Um, oh wow, that's cool. 38:30.88 Josh _ Brittany That was cool too because yeah yeah, we had like pictures of like going across. It's it is it is was a really cool excursion. It was I heard about that one but it it made me actually doing it was was very cool. 1 of my favorites. 38:41.98 Sam Yeah, that sounds like something Nathan would like our son Nathan who is None he will be. He will be just have turned 10 by the time we go. Um, and so yeah I feel like that's I feel like he would like that because there's slides. 38:57.00 Josh _ Brittany Absolutely yeah, the kids the kids all I think all the kids were all that one and they all loved it. It was um, a very quick moving tour as well. So you're not, You're still learning about the importance of. 38:59.61 Sam Involved. 39:12.67 Sam Um. 39:13.45 Josh _ Brittany The the mines as well as still having fun in there and there was actually this one area as well spoilers. But there was an area where there's water down there and you actually take a boat across and I was it Carrie remind me of you on the scene in Willy Wonka 39:24.56 Sam So cool. Yes. 39:30.60 Josh _ Brittany Where they get a boat and it's really bizarre and there's all the lights and so it reminded me of like of like they have high quality light shows down there as well. So we're going across this this height Lake underneath ground and there is over're picturing going through and seeing these projections on the walls. 39:37.65 dclduo Ah. 39:49.40 Josh _ Brittany And it felt like we were on it and going very far but it was probably I don't even know a 2 minute ride it is very slow moving. But while all the lights are going in everything. It was a really mind boggling experience I say. 39:53.94 Sam Yeah. 39:59.95 Sam Cool. Ah. 40:03.10 Josh _ Brittany It just the fun makes like it was educational still but it was just really fun. Yes, so make sure if you're going on a River Cruise then you make sure you do this all mines to her. Yes. 40:09.97 Sam Yeah, that's I'm we're doing it. No question now. 40:13.00 dclduo Well well it may be a different maybe a different lineup of tours for our sailing Sam since we're going to be there in the middle of winter. Ah yeah. 40:18.63 Sam Well oh true. Well if it's available if it's available. We're we're doing it. You know which funny when you were saying about going across a lake in some caves I'm picturing like goonies but I love that no love the image of Willy Monk it 40:21.00 Josh _ Brittany Um, yes, yes. 40:36.73 Sam That's better. Actually that's not as scary. 40:37.19 Josh _ Brittany Um. 40:37.63 dclduo I don't know Willy Wonka is a little scary depending on which version of the movie you see. But yeah, um, yeah, yeah, what I want to talk about. Ah. 40:41.12 Sam And that's true, not the one with Johnny Deaf I don't watch that one that one he's too scary for me in that thing so creepy in that. 40:53.30 dclduo The onboard experience for a minute. Um, let's start with your stateroom you know as compared to what you might find on a Disney Cruise ship how was the stateroom on board the amma waterways which which ship it was the aala I believe he said Im a lea 41:05.42 Josh _ Brittany Yes, I'm ah um, a Lama I malaya yeah, makes try' pronouncing it right? Yeah um, Malaa we we really loved it. The the stateroom was beautiful. We first walked in, we thought it might be a little small actually I wish I got the square footage of of the room. The bathroom was amazing. The have a rain shower and again with with the Disney wish going back that with the different lightings and things like that the ama lea has even better light I have like a blue light. In there. So at nighttime it comes on automatically basically like ah a night light and then my favorite part of the bathroom though was the shower. They had a beautiful rainfor shower in there and I really got my use out that every night I may share to. You know you're hot and sweaty from the day and i. I was really loving the the rain shower there. It was one of the better showers across all cruise ships even on lines of stuff that that we've had so and then the room itself was unique because there was an outside veranda that you could open up the door to like normal. 41:58.81 Sam And nice. 42:15.13 Josh _ Brittany It's pretty small. Not really, there's None chairs out there and a little table but it was enough for for the river crews. Um, it's it's enough and then there is um I don't know how to describe it er gets to the left that basically is like an open aran and we actually didn't even up really using this. But the the. Explain it. It's like a seating area inside. But then there's a window that can come down to make it kind of like open air open air. Yeah yeah, so it was nice to have both. Yeah yeah, it it did and the the tiling of stuff is like. 42:42.20 Sam Oh cool. So add it kind of adds a balcony or converts into a balcony space. 42:54.13 Josh _ Brittany Still like veranda on like the floor. So. It's definitely like maybe be like an extension. It's really hard to explain. We're gonna have to throw up a picture because it's it's hard to explain. But yeah, it's it was really unique and then the room itself was. But I would say you typically expect. It was great. It called definitely smaller than the dcl stuff. It would be because you don't have um you know the seating area on a dcl ship that converts to make it for a family is really designed for a couple like you don't have that extra sofa area. Yeah, None um but yeah, it was really nice. The size was. 43:19.30 dclduo Me. 43:31.99 Josh _ Brittany Was good for for 2 people. So yeah, definitely really love the state room I did. 43:32.92 Sam Yeah, and and I think they max out staterooms at 3 people on the ab d on the waterways cruises. So we because I know we've got ah ah one of the rooms that does fit 3 people because we'll have our son with us. But. Um, but most of the rooms or a lot of the rooms I think are still None person rooms. 43:52.96 Josh _ Brittany Okay, yeah, we actually didn't obviously experience the other side of it. But yeah, yeah, that that was our room was definitely for None there would be no. Oh yeah, there would be no room to add. Third so there's definitely I think a few I don't think there's that many, but there's a few I think that do hold. Yeah, we peeked in at other rooms when they were being cleaned like with like sweets I looked like and those were there were some that were a little bigger relatively large. Yeah. 44:13.32 Sam Are. 44:18.79 Sam Um, nice I feel like we got to talk food next Brian yeah. 44:22.52 dclduo Well yeah, that's where I was going to head next. But before we do the ship food because I look spoiler alert I've seen some photos of Brittany and Josh have been posting on their Instagram and the food looks ah amazing. So I'm sure it's going to be great but I wanted to know did you get much opportunity to experience some of the local food in the ports where you stopped you mentioned. 44:24.20 Josh _ Brittany Um. 44:31.50 Sam But. 44:42.47 dclduo You know? For example, if you wanted you could get off and go eat in town I Know a lot of people might say why would you do that If you've got included food on board. But you know not everyone's going to get to go these cities multiple times. So I'm curious. Did you get to experience some of the the local you know food and drink. 44:51.18 Josh _ Brittany Um, yes, we did so that wasn't even a concern for us because of the way the excursions are happening usually lunch was off the ship and 8 adventures by Disney. 45:04.85 Sam Oh nice. 45:08.98 Josh _ Brittany Did an amazing job of making sure you were going to experience local cuisine and drink so we never felt like once we're like we shouldn't we know we have to go get something at this local establishment. We. We felt like our lunches were very experiencing. We experienced goulosh and we actually got to make goulash which was in budapest and that was experience I know some people love it and it was like they were like really excited for it I never heard about it before but some people were like really excited about it and we actually got to make it during our excursion and then we had like a competition. 1 of our guides was of course a a local guide and so they were the judge of our oulash and it was ah it was a really fun I think it was fun I I didn't know anything about it prior but I don't really like cooking but it was a fun. It was a fun excursion and and so yes and then other I'll let you talk brunell let you talk about the the other destinations that we probably the salt mines one was excellent. Ah, yeah, the day we did the salt mine in the afternoon we were heading over to do some more tours and so in the in in the in between there for lunch. They stopped at a local restaurant. We had a brewery it was a brewery it is a brewery I mean know that yeah, that's why I was special with the beer that makes sense. Yeah, it was is so the very popular location because of. Ah, historically with the mines right above this was like a lot of meats and things like that that the miners used to eat and so they had a nice family style spread for us. Yeah, a lot of the lunches we did were they were family style and vary lots of local foods like you said and german and austrian. Food very meat heavyav and Hungarian as well. So lots of meats. Um, but of course they did have options for if they were vegetarians or picky eaters they had um like a pasta option that you could pick but for allergies or allergies. Yeah, but there was lots of. Tasting the local flavors that's for sure with those one? Yes I never felt like we weren't we're sometimes like ah definitely like on a an ocean cruise at least personally I don't feel like we're trying stuff cause we get back on the ship. It's all included. That's where we're gonna eat but with adventures by Disney. It's all included off the ship as well. And. 47:22.95 dclduo Yeah. 47:24.15 Sam Yep. 47:29.79 Josh _ Brittany I think that's one of the mindes as well as like you said it's all included so when you get off as long as you're on that excursion for that day. You're not having to pull out your wallet. It's just you know Disney's taking you from here to here to here and then you're getting to experience what you what they think is obviously important and. Showcases or highlights that area if you have like free time. It takes like that of course you know if you go to Starbucks or something you'll you'll pay out of pocket for that. But that's that's that was rare. 47:58.10 Sam Yeah,, that's really nice because then you know they've like sort of vetted the restaurant. So You know they're trying to give you some variety of cuisine and also like a decent you know a decent restaurant. It's not going to be like some gross place that yeah. And to just stumble into because you can't find anything else. She. 48:16.63 Josh _ Brittany Yeah, yeah, absolutely absolutely I was I was impressed with almost everywhere. We. 48:24.14 Sam Um, awesome. Yeah. 48:25.64 dclduo Well let's talk food on board the ship. Um, yeah so I mean it looks like it looked like palow quality at a minimum for the main dining room but did but what were your thoughts. 48:38.55 Josh _ Brittany What's want song. Okay, ah so yes, I would say it was very similar. Maybe a little less thanpo to great Britney maybe a little less It was excellent food though and just depending on the the night. Um. I actually had the best steak I have ever had across all the time I've been sailing on amalaya it was I wish I got the I think it was a beef frozensie be frozenni. Yeah, it was amazing. Yeah, it was the very last night. It was a french inspired menu I believe it was that night I think so. 48:57.92 Sam This. 49:04.80 Sam Um. 49:13.83 Josh _ Brittany By menu and it was absolutely amazing. Um I I got like I got a None order of it and it was it was a yeah, it wasn't mix. It was waz and then. 49:15.93 Sam Those friends know how to cook. 49:23.57 Sam Awesome. 49:27.70 Josh _ Brittany I think remember back to the they they did have some theme nights like you said the french menu on the one night then um, actually it was up the second last night because I think the last night we hear a german inspiredd menu which was the night we were in Germany and that one was really good too. The spentzel was amazing on that so you they even do bring some of the local flavors. Onto the ship as well. Which is which is really nice. Yes, so even if you're not yeah, even if I mean you're gonna get your lunch usually off the ship but then depending on where you and and port they're gonna bring on some some local cuisine as well. So that's really nice and then we had a really. 49:46.70 Sam Yeah. 50:02.61 Josh _ Brittany Like they'll do like fun themes as well. One of the days when we were sailing. They actually did a barbecue and we are from the Midwest so we we do our our claim is our our barbecue and things like that. So it was it no, it was good. It was a really fun experience. 50:13.39 Sam You were laughing at their barbecue is what you're saying. Ah. 50:21.17 Josh _ Brittany Um, that was up on deck and during None of our just days and we did have to be back on for lunch right? before we we sailed so that was that was cool and did an ice cream social kind of afterwards so that was really nice just have ice cream up on deck and I actually discovered if you like coffee. Actually have an amazing coffee ice cream on board a malaya and actually has the the grounds of coffee in it as well too. So you know you have the soft ice cream as well as the beans but it is really good. 50:44.32 Sam Oh your. That's ah, that's my jam. Coffee ice cream is actually my thing I know that sounds weird I don't other people are think Coffee ice cream is not good. Coffee ice cream is my favorite. 50:57.69 Josh _ Brittany No same same. Yeah I think that that ice cream social was on. Maybe the third or fourth day and he had it for dessert every single night from there to the end of the cruise because he loved it so much. So yes, but I do typically like to try different desserts. But. 51:00.49 Sam Coffee Gelato is my favorite like Love Love it all? Yeah, so. 51:10.95 Sam Um, oh yeah. 51:17.69 Josh _ Brittany We we let Brittanney do that for me because I love this ice cream so much and we've got other sources deserts just to try and things like that I will say the menu of course compared to an ocean cruise it if that's what you're comparing it to it will feel a little bit more limited. They have the left side of the menu that's like. 51:33.32 Sam Um. 51:37.12 Josh _ Brittany Constant similar to an ocean cruise that you know it doesn't change those those meals are I would say a little bit more probably more flavorful than I would say that like when the distant cruise I menu it doesn't change I'm trying to take of the name of that like the lighter notes. Yeah I wouldn't call it a lighter note by any means like it did seem like. 51:47.64 Sam Um, the lighter notes. Yeah. 51:55.80 Josh _ Brittany That's just something they always offer. It doesn't change but those those meals and then as well as basically they had like 2 soups to pick from 2 main courses to appetize 2 appetite two deserts usually but then they had like you said the the part of the menu that stays the same every day. Yeah, and there was always vegetarian options too. 51:56.22 Sam Right. 52:10.90 Sam Are. 52:14.99 Josh _ Brittany We never felt too limited because like there's always I felt like something I wanted but it if you are companion to ocean cruise it is different. Yeah, it was definitely more limited than what we were used to on Dc just because it's a small ship. Yeah oh yes. 52:27.19 Sam Right? But they always have like a stake option right? So they always have like something. Yeah. 52:33.32 Josh _ Brittany Yes, ste is is is current. Always I actually didn't have the the steak that didn't change I wish I did I wish I tried that I had the salmon um that was available every night and that one was good. Yeah and everything looked. 52:44.26 Sam Yeah. 52:49.30 Josh _ Brittany You know, very again, kind of like you said Paulo quality of how it looked everything looked very pretty I will say portion sizes actually were definitely smaller. But again comparing that to in Europe versus the us that's just you can you can always get more yeah to be expected and you can always get more. 53:02.13 Sam Um, right? yeah. 53:07.38 Josh _ Brittany We never left tongary of course because it's all you can eat. So yeah, it it feels like Ikeeper in that sense. 53:10.86 Sam Yeah, and you're right? Yeah I mean that might be ocean versus river cruising as one part and then like you said I think the other part is just american portion sizes and that's what you're getting on Disney Cruise line you're getting american portion sizes and other. 53:22.54 Josh _ Brittany Um, yeah. 53:29.58 Sam Um, if you go on some of those European Cruise lines and go into main dining. You will get smaller portions. They'll still have a buffet and they still you can order as much as you want. But yeah, it's just a different yeah different portion sizing. 53:39.27 dclduo Do you think? do you think that's true. Do you think that's right because I think even on the Disney Cruise line and main dining. The portions are not they're not huge they let you they yeah, you're not, you're not getting the claim jumper on board Disney Cruz line by any means you know? So yeah. 53:48.77 Sam They're not that's true. Ok to be fair, they're not like yeah no, they're not like yeah they're not like red Robin size huge portions but they're also not like I would still say they're not small. They're just kind of they're the. 53:52.22 Josh _ Brittany Um, yeah. 53:57.33 dclduo No yeah, just. Yeah, yeah. 54:05.30 Sam You're maybe they're slightly smaller than a regular american portion but you're getting like 8 courses. So maybe not 8 Maybe that's just me but you know what I mean. Ah. 54:08.83 Josh _ Brittany Um, yeah, yeah I. 54:11.80 dclduo Ah, yeah, Miss I'm ordering one for the table. Yes, yeah. 54:16.63 Sam Yeah I'm ordering I I like to order multiple appetizers because I got to taste them and then sometimes I'll order a None entree because I just want to taste it. You know. 54:22.71 dclduo No jeez. 54:23.30 Josh _ Brittany Absolutely ah and we felt We're actually a little by like on the W because we ordered like we were eating so much because we ordered everything we had to try the new menu items right? So we eat we had everything basically on the menu almost every night. Yeah, we normally like we we've picked a few. 54:33.50 Sam Let's try it. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. 54:40.50 Josh _ Brittany I Mean a few extra things to try in addition and then our our server kind of caught on that we were ordering like and taking videos and photos and he's like oh you should get this one too because it's gonna it's gonna look good in your video like you can get this one and he would bring us exercise. Yeah. 54:46.98 Sam Um, it's really pretty. Ah yeah. 54:53.42 Josh _ Brittany So I never got what I wanted though like cause like I was eating to try things versus eating to eat so that was the difficult part. So I'm excited when we get to go back on the wish in September then we'll get to I'll get to get the steak that I want and enjoy the full thing versus okay I got to save room and I got to be able to eat this dessert or whatever. 54:56.20 Sam Um, right right. 55:09.56 Sam Right? No I hear you we were lucky because we were we were on the cruise with some friends and so there was enough variety of ordering that we could still most of the time order. 55:11.42 Josh _ Brittany Hit. 55:23.35 Sam You know, just 1 thing or sometimes just order 1 extra thing to kind of share so that we could try and ah and see it and all of that. So but I I feel your pain, especially as as you know anyone who is like a content creator right? you like some of what you want is you know. 55:24.78 Josh _ Brittany I. 55:39.63 Sam Pictures and video of of things, especially new things and so it's yeah, you've got to order extra sometimes for that reason too. 55:45.29 Josh _ Brittany 100% yeah, we have our trips that are more obviously the the wish preview was a work trip but wasn't we didn't we didn't we didn't relax at all. We didnt relax it all. We didn't stop. We didn't stop on that which we knew we were gonna do going into it. Versus you know when we're sailing routine on say the Disney magic that we've been on so many times where we get on and it's more of a vacation. It's a big. Yeah that yeah, exactly exactly. 56:01.70 Sam Yep. 56:10.84 dclduo What one last question I had well actually say 1 more question I had was just on board in terms of things to do it sounds like your days are pretty much go go go go go and actually have the website up looking at the. 56:11.74 Sam Yep, that makes sense. 56:26.19 dclduo Sort of day by day itinerary for the crews we're taking and it's like morning activity lunch afternoon to activity or some days a day is just fully planned out um, was there much time to do things on board and if so what kinds of things did you get up to. 56:40.10 Josh _ Brittany There was really not any time during the day really that you were on the ship um almost almost entirely. We were out on tours during the day. There was a ah couple days where we were sailing during the afternoon but they didn't It wasn't. 56:46.15 Sam Um, the head are. 56:58.34 Josh _ Brittany Really wasn't as much time on the ship as we expected and definitely nowhere close to what you'd get on an ocean cruise we did have the evenings and there was always some kind of nightly activity that would happen. Um, almost every night after dinner like there was something one night there was a trivia night and one night there was a karaoke night. There was live music one night so there's always something in the evenings that was happening but during the day they really? It was really all about the tours. Yeah, just just to touch on that too that in that sense it is. 57:22.62 Sam Nice, yeah. 57:31.55 Josh _ Brittany Very different than an ocean cruise where you're getting on for their broadway style disney shows the the magicians the ventriloquist nothing like that you're going to see on a River Cruise least to my knowledge and the time you do have on the ship. It is more. You have other things that you're maybe thinking about you're resting up for the next day again when we had free time. There was a couple day times where we would sit out on our our balcony and watch us sail which is really nice and we actually sailed a lot at night which I personally love. 57:51.94 Sam Maybe. 58:07.17 Josh _ Brittany Cruising just in general just looking out at the ocean and then for this I was really hoping to you know, watch the the castles and while we sail down the River and and things like that. But we did do a lot of sailing at night now that does. Change depending on and I ask our our venture guides this that does the change depending on which River you're on and the dam you unfortunately doesn't its itinerary does do a lot more sailing at night. So Something to note if you are like me and you like to watch sale another River might be better for you as well. 58:24.70 Sam Um. 58:35.97 Sam Are. 58:39.31 Josh _ Brittany We did have one day that was dedicated to sailing. We actually had two ports so we did a port in the morning then we got on did about 4 hours of sailing and then we got off at another port and honestly that was probably my my favorite day because it was so nice to come back to the ship recoup. Go back to the room. 58:54.93 Sam Um. 58:58.66 Josh _ Brittany Just you know freshen up and then watch us sale and our person from amma waterways and I can't remember what is what was Debbie's role Cruise manager Cruise manager so deie's role was a cruise manager she got on and she did a commentary while we were sailing so that was really cool because we got. 59:13.45 Sam Look well. 59:17.77 Josh _ Brittany And inside scoop of what we were seeing and that was that was a really really a nice time that I didn't think that could easily be overlooked in an itinerary. We like oh we're just sailing during this time but you really do look forward to that that saying I'd say that sailing time. 59:18.41 Sam Um, with me. 59:29.22 Sam Are. Cool. 59:34.30 dclduo Nice. Well I guess my last question would be would you do it again. 59:41.50 Josh _ Brittany 100% but I would have more of a mindset to know that it's going to be a tiring vacation. So I would plan a vacation after that but to relax. 59:53.24 dclduo Yeah, and I I guess did you and I mean do you think that the value is there as well. I guess maybe is the question because I know adventures by Disney is probably the most expensive product in the disney arsenal um, you know with Disney Cruise line coming in maybe a. Slightly close none but do you think the value is there for the vacation. None. 01:00:11.80 Josh _ Brittany I do I do and the people who are going to really get that value out of this this is it is stress free vacationing and seeing these cities if you want to just show up that is where adventures by Disney is key. 01:00:22.50 Sam Um, written. 01:00:31.74 Josh _ Brittany Something to know is you know there is they do partner I'm a waterway so I'm a waterways does a very similar thing. So I think the question for us as as people who love disney is you know that compares between doing ah adventures by Disney versus just doing on a waterway sailing and I think. That's gonna come down to demographic of. Are you sailing with kids because with the ventures by Disney that's gonna be key issues expected. You know we had a lot of adults in our group too. But I think maybe like tolerance you know like we expected kids to be there whereas if you took a kid on. 01:00:50.90 Sam I hear. 01:01:04.44 dclduo And. 01:01:04.59 Sam Right. 01:01:08.66 Josh _ Brittany Um, a waterways or a teenager they they're gonna feel out of place because they're it's not as kid friendly. So an events by Disney for families and the value is yes 100% there if you're adult only group you could potentially do just. Maybe ima waterways you agree. Bri I mean we were I would be very curious to sail with just ama waterways and see it You're definitely gonna have an older crowd just to compare just but just to compare. Of course you don't have your adventure guides and you don't have the Disney name but the ama waterway service was all excellent. So down the line I think. 01:01:32.51 Sam Are. 01:01:46.65 Josh _ Brittany You know, comparing that with just on my waterway is is interesting too. But for families 100% aveious by Disney value is there and then lost my train far. 01:01:57.63 Sam Yeah, well, you're you're going to have to come. You're gonna have to go do one of those Amma waterways. Ah you know, non ab Ds and then you're going to have to come back and tell us you're comparing contrast and and understanding that you guys obviously are a young couple without kids and so. 01:01:57.79 dclduo Um. 01:02:17.32 Sam It is going to be a different experience. Um, it's you know for us. It's probably an um ah playing alma waterways River Cruise is probably not in the near future for Brian and I because we do have an none year old. Ah but I'm sure there are you know other folks out there. Either older or younger without kids or with kids out of the house who would be you know, really interesting to interested to know sort of how that shakes out and if if the level of service is really there and the excursions are as good because I think that's yeah, that's the the big question Mark right. 01:02:46.47 Josh _ Brittany None the 100% I I agree I think just comparing it I mean we definitely would do an adventures by Disney again in in a heartbeat and 1 thing to add with that too is when you touched on. 01:02:52.60 Sam Yeah. 01:03:05.33 Josh _ Brittany You know Disney Cruiseline being that None kind of price point area adventures by Disney has the highest satisfaction rate among any Disney product and I can confidently say we got through experience that it is just that that vip level of service having your venture guides there. 01:03:12.52 Sam Is. 01:03:24.46 Josh _ Brittany Again, We had a smaller group but you're going to have more of them in a larger group having them there if you eat anything a band-aid if you I don't know anything they are there for you and and they're going to take that level of service a step further than I think you, you'd get with just on the waterways. 01:03:30.40 Sam Um, she. 01:03:31.80 dclduo Yeah, yeah. 01:03:42.96 Sam Awesome. 01:03:46.30 dclduo I have one I have 1 logistics question which is so it's an it's an open jaw sailing. It's a point to point sailing I was looking at the itinerary here for ark crews for example and it says at the end like transfers back to munich did they have a way for you to get back to. Budapest for your round trip flight or did you just arrange to fly out of Munich to get to get back home. 01:04:07.44 Josh _ Brittany I think everyone arranged to fly out of munich I don't think there was anyone in our group that was going back to budapestsh and I don't think they arranged that but they did have. Transportation back to either the airport in Munich or to the hotel in Munich where they offered post night stays they had transportation there that was offered to get you back every into munich everything was yeah, just super easy. Whatever whatever you needed. 01:04:25.32 Sam Um, you. 01:04:35.38 Josh _ Brittany They were going to basically have an option. Some families did taxis because they were maybe doing their own thing a little more I didn't I didn't ask them but at the last day they had a board that basically showed like okay these people are going to the airport just very easy. Basically just show up. They're going to get you to where you need to go I think a lot of people were continuing on afterwards. 01:04:52.67 Sam Are. 01:04:54.64 Josh _ Brittany But yes when you're doing your flights if you book your flights through eventuals by Disney of course they're gonna be ah they're gonna know where you're gonna stop we we did do our flights independently so we did do ours. We just had to make sure we're flying out of the the right airports but nothing nothing crazy and um. Yeah, it was. It was a good good experience. Overall I'd say with like just like the transportation side of things and logistics. Yeah. 01:05:19.92 Sam Um, cool. Yeah. 01:05:20.65 dclduo Awesome! Well Sam I think we've reached that point in the show where I need to hand it over to you for a little rapid fire. So why don't you take it away. 01:05:28.56 Sam Thank you all right? you guys. So I know this is your None time on our show. So I'm going to give you the little primer for what rapid fire is so rapid fire is where I ask you your Disney and Disney Cruise line favorites. We're going to do our classic rapid fire which is those topics and so. 01:05:34.88 Josh _ Brittany Okay. 01:05:48.32 Sam What I'm gonna I'm going to ask the same question to each of you and Brittany when you answer you got to give your favorite I don't care what Josh's favorite is I don't care what your brother's favorite is your parents favorite just yours and Josh same for you. 01:05:54.74 Josh _ Brittany Again. 01:06:02.77 Sam When I ask you your favorite. It's got to be your favorite not Brittany's favorite or anybody else's ok, all right? and the there are no rules to rapid fire except occasionally I like to make up rules as we go along. Okay all right? So the None question. 01:06:06.35 Josh _ Brittany Sounds good. 01:06:15.37 Josh _ Brittany It sounds great ready. 01:06:22.75 Sam And we'll start with brittanney who is your favorite Disney or Pixar character. Yes, ok you win already you've already won ah ah yeah the it's the game's over Josh sorry. 01:06:27.30 Josh _ Brittany Um I Love remy from Ratatoui answer. 01:06:31.48 dclduo Yes, you do. 01:06:38.67 dclduo Now. 01:06:42.17 Sam All right? Josh who is your favorite Disney or Pixar character. No that you you know that's Nathan's favorite so I got to give you so it's not it's I would say remy is probably well. It's Brian's favorite probably my favorite or it's or maybe tied I don't know. But yeah, both. 01:06:42.95 Josh _ Brittany My favorite is one of the classics. It's pluto. Ah. 01:06:46.24 dclduo Ah, good answer. 01:06:59.72 Josh _ Brittany Um. 01:07:01.91 Sam Ah, excellent answers you guys. Okay, all right Josh what is your favorite Disney or Pixar movie. 01:07:09.34 Josh _ Brittany We stuck with Saturday my favorite. Oh such so hard. Um, probably frozen to think yeah frozen we love her than do yeah I will. 01:07:20.99 dclduo Ah. 01:07:21.67 Sam What right? No ok all right I Listen It's a good movie I'm just I don't know that I've ever heard somebody say frozen too. So that's just a shocker but ok, but so. 01:07:27.48 Josh _ Brittany Like process. 01:07:31.74 dclduo I was waiting for Sam to say and that concludes this episode of the dcl duobook. 01:07:34.81 Josh _ Brittany My my Disney my disney visa is Elsa. So and if I could have a on a card I would I think one of the time when we attend a mickey's not so scary. We really want to go as. 01:07:39.35 Sam It's a good movie. Yeah night minus twice morey. Yeah. 01:07:53.24 Josh _ Brittany Frozen characters. We're waiting waiting for that to happen I think Britney naturally looks like Ana so I think it would work. 01:07:54.42 Sam Ah, yeah, you, you're obviously you obviously have to go as Christoph and Anna that's like not even a question. Ok. 01:08:01.55 Josh _ Brittany Yeah, that's a goal have to go one day where we're saving that in ah and a back pocket for for our trip. Ah. 01:08:08.66 Sam All right? Well well Brian and I are going to be on our norwegian fjords cruise in a few weeks and I'm not going to say who we're dressing as but we have a frozen night and we are going to be dressing up for a frozen night. So. 01:08:21.85 Josh _ Brittany Oh exciting I'm excited to see that all right? awesome. 01:08:26.76 Sam Yeah, it will be on our Instagram don't you worry but I did I ordered them I ordered them. Don't say don't say what they are Brian knows what they are but I know that's right. 01:08:28.35 dclduo Wait Did you actually did you actually order costumes for us. Oh my gosh All right? I'm not because I don't actually know what you ordered so there you go? well. 01:08:38.92 Josh _ Brittany Ah, makes said Moreify we just show up Ryan and me got a cost me now. 01:08:44.20 dclduo I Hope I make a I hope I make a cute honor I Guess there you go. 01:08:46.54 Sam Ah, all right Britney your favorite Disney or Pixar movie. Oh yeah, that's a great one. Okay, this is another really hard question favorite Disney Song Britney 01:08:51.82 Josh _ Brittany Um I Love Cocoa a lot. 01:09:02.92 Josh _ Brittany Ah, so such a hard one I'm gonna go with can you feel the love tonight which was our wedding song I was going to say that I was that I could tell as I was sitting I could tell I was stealing it from. 01:09:05.28 Sam Are. 01:09:11.40 Sam Paul. Well all all right? Okay, so Josh you want to pick a different song or you want to just say or you want to just go with the same as Brittany you have the option. 01:09:22.87 Josh _ Brittany Um, yeah I'm I'm going to go with the same can you feel love? Um, but I would just add in a frozen song which one let it go. 01:09:34.47 Sam Ah. 01:09:39.47 Josh _ Brittany No I'm I'm kidding. That's that's been overdone. 01:09:43.34 Sam Ah, nice I love it. Ok now we're going to switch over to Disney Cruise line we're go to talk about your Disney Cruise line favorites you can answer it doesn't matter what ship. Okay, that's I'm just going to give you that ah, that caveat what is your favorite rotational dining restaurant. 01:09:56.40 Josh _ Brittany Okay, so okay. 01:10:03.90 Sam Josh will start with you. 01:10:04.47 Josh _ Brittany Um I would probably say airale but new but rush out now with with with background though I didn't think I would like that one going into it but I I I really did for families. You know with the frozen aspect. Of course. 01:10:17.20 Sam Um. 01:10:23.67 Sam Yes, right? yeah. 01:10:23.92 Josh _ Brittany Olaf was amazing like that was so cool. So I definitely definitely aireddale I like the food everything everything was good I thought Marvel's gonna be my top world of Marvel but um I'm gonna go there analia. 01:10:36.47 Sam Yeah, it's super good. Listen I can't I can't hate on you for that I can hate on you a little bit for frozen too. But I can't hate on you for Aaron it's a really really well done. 01:10:44.89 Josh _ Brittany I I know I'm asking for it. So I open that up I open that criticism. 01:10:51.60 Sam I Love it I Love it Your good sport about it all right? brittany your favorite rotational dining any ship. 01:11:00.39 Josh _ Brittany I'm going to go with one of the classics I love animator's palette um on the dream and fantasy with the finding Nemo theme. Love that one and the menu on that one is always my favorite. 01:11:05.77 Sam Yeah, got to love crush yeah, gotta talk him with crush. Yeah, awesome. Okay favorite onboard activity. So favorite thing to do on a Disney Cruise on the ship Brittany will start with you. 01:11:23.84 Josh _ Brittany I love going to the animation classes I always make Josh come with me. That's my favorite I can't draw anyone know who followed our tickoks now I cannot draw so I've probably gotten better because of all the animation classes. We've been to but ah. 01:11:27.51 Sam Um, nice, those are fun even more fun. 01:11:42.35 Josh _ Brittany R is not my forte. 01:11:42.54 Sam All right? Josh what's your favorite onboard activity. 01:11:46.64 Josh _ Brittany My favorite I Really just like sitting on my veranda or a day bed and watching the ocean as maybe as Linnu as that sounds, but that is like my That's what I like to do on vacation because we're just I feel like we're always. 01:11:57.20 Sam Nice. 01:12:06.90 Josh _ Brittany On when we're at home or working I Just love to be on the ships disconnect and I just love sailing and that it probably translates also to I would I love the Spaas not that we get to go ever vacation but you know just depending but I love the smalls. They're hard to justify. 01:12:12.51 Sam Um, yeah, awesome. You? Yeah that's those are. Yeah, yeah, all right favorite dcl stage show Josh will start with you on this one I'm going to guess what you're going to say but I'm not going to say it. 01:12:34.47 Josh _ Brittany No actually okay I actually have a really unpopular opinion with thiswa british pretty party Bri's already curringing at this. But I loved the old villain showve but was it villains tonight I love the old villain show with. 01:12:39.00 Sam Um, even even better. 01:12:48.92 Sam Um, ah. 01:12:53.41 Josh _ Brittany The live um Hades and I really like show I know no one else likes that I've never heard I've never heard anyone else say they like that show but in my defense I was younger when that was around and a lot of people. Unfortunately, you'll never get to experience that one. 01:12:54.54 Sam Um. 01:13:11.37 Sam Yep. 01:13:11.42 Josh _ Brittany But maybe that's why and I just have memories of that. But I really liked that and I really liked. They had a Carella version of that and just the music I thought was good but I don't think if you asked any cast that would be something even mentioned they're they're happy that one is. 01:13:23.58 Sam Yeah, but. Yeah, ah well you know we did have somebody somebody early I don't remember what episode it was from because now we've done over None episodes of our podcast. Um, but. 01:13:29.32 Josh _ Brittany Long gone from all the books I've talked to. 01:13:42.45 Sam Somebody else. You are not the None person who said villains tonight there was 1 other person I can't remember who it was some yeah there you go you can you can reminisce about villains tonight. all right? all right Brittany what is your favorite dcl stage show. 01:13:44.24 Josh _ Brittany Okay, we're gonna track down their name so we have a conversation and then we can bond. 01:13:58.51 Josh _ Brittany I Love the tangled show on the magic I think the music that they added for that show I Just I love that one and I also really liked the new little mermaid one on the wish we only got to see the dress rehearsal. But I'm excited to see that one again because I really enjoyed it. 01:14:12.72 Sam Yeah, it was. It was really good and I will say tangled is definitely a popular answer to that question. so so yeah all right favorite bar space on any Disney Cruise line ship. 01:14:19.27 Josh _ Brittany Yeah I love taking Downton colonel. Yeah. 01:14:29.79 Sam Um, let's start with you brittany. 01:14:30.43 Josh _ Brittany Oh this is a tough one. 01:14:38.16 Josh _ Brittany Can we start with Josh with this one. Okay, my mine would be ogills on the magic because I love the windows in there. It just it's relatively large. 01:14:40.12 Sam Sure sure yeah Josh will throw it over to you then? favorite Barsby. Oh. 01:14:55.81 Sam Is. 01:14:57.85 Josh _ Brittany Um I Love the booth in they're like it's It's nice I am yeah that's that's that's my favorite I'm gonna go with the buy you on the wish I think it's just really pretty and I love like the flowers and everything the design they have on that one. 01:15:03.70 Sam All right? Cool brittany. 01:15:13.49 Sam Oh yeah, those beautiful like leaves on the ceiling and then those booths that are like kind of round shape. They're just awesome, but it's such a beautiful space. Yeah. 01:15:23.44 Josh _ Brittany Yeah, it is yeah I Wish oh what's the wrong answer. 01:15:23.65 dclduo Yeah, there's only 1 wrong answer to this question currently and we won't we I believe it's hyperspace lounge. But yeah, ah, ah. 01:15:32.72 Josh _ Brittany Ah. 01:15:33.68 Sam I knew he was going to say that all right favorite space on the ship and now this could be you know any really any space on board that you just kind of like to hang out in ah we'll start with Brittany on this one. 01:15:52.36 Josh _ Brittany David's peace 01:15:56.38 Josh _ Brittany Um, this supposed see Rapid fire and I slow over here. Ah okay, cool. 01:15:58.46 Sam Um, that's okay, that's okay, that's ok, no worries. Yeah. 01:16:00.76 dclduo Sorry we make we make it sound rapid in post. Don't worry about it. 01:16:07.65 Sam Like some people say Deck Four Promenade right? Some people say they're my veranda. Yeah yeah. 01:16:10.22 Josh _ Brittany I was like port side port side. Ah David phone that okay I know my answer. Okay so on the magic in front of keys they have those big portholes where you can sit and look out and we. 01:16:21.46 Sam Are. 01:16:26.82 Josh _ Brittany And' know we its exactly say that's probably where we had our None date is sitting that poorho. So oh that's a good. You know if a cut answer. How's good. Yeah, ah yeah yeah I can't top that well I already mentioned that I really enjoy the spa so that would. 01:16:29.29 Sam Oh that's so you I love it all right? Josh you you think it's gonna be hard to top that answer. Yeah. 01:16:46.30 Josh _ Brittany I would probably say the spa on the wish out the outdoor area. The rainforest area is awesome I love being outside I love less people I love quiet so and I love David so it has everything everything I like on it itda has hot toes which are har hands. 01:16:48.37 Sam Nice. 01:16:48.39 dclduo Yeah. 01:16:59.95 Sam The. Um, yeah. 01:17:05.31 Josh _ Brittany Hard to find on the wish. So um, ah that that's gonna be my favorite space even though I have not got to spend enough time there yet of course just being on one three day crews so far on the wish so that that I really think I'm gonna enjoy that area. 01:17:16.81 Sam Yeah. Awesome. Yeah, it's really nice. All right? So I'm I I'm going to switch up a question I I normally ask but because you guys have been on all 5 ships I'm going to ask you what might be a controversial Question. We'll see I Guess Aqua duck. 01:17:23.25 Josh _ Brittany We get back up. 01:17:35.40 Josh _ Brittany Um. 01:17:39.73 Sam Versus aqua dunk versus Aqua Mouse what's the best Josh we'll start with you. 01:17:47.86 Josh _ Brittany I'm gonna say awkward don't because and I have maybe unpopular opinion but I did not enjoy the Aqua mouse as much as I thought I was going to I thought it was very. 01:17:55.65 Sam Interesting. 01:18:03.89 Josh _ Brittany Like it's fell like 2 rides to me and it just felt very short and you had to move at the start and then there's nothing and then you're off so I thought that was. 01:18:04.17 Sam Um. Um, I hear you but dunk versus duck. 01:18:14.97 Josh _ Brittany Um, the difference there. It's totally different the magic right? Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's what um, that's what you take? Yeah yeah, the Don yes Dr Dunk offer du yes. 01:18:18.71 Sam The magic is the dunk where it goes that where you drop down in yeah versus the Aqua duck with on the other three ships dunk. Okay all right gotcha. 01:18:34.22 Josh _ Brittany Aqua dog. That's what we're going with? yeah yeah, yes, you did You did sorry I was I was confused alive like there. Yeah I don't know how to describe I've got to put the like. 01:18:36.10 Sam Ok, sounds good now I just wanted to make sure I heard correctly. Ok, perfect know right? No nice all right brittany same question dunk Duck mouse. 01:18:53.60 Josh _ Brittany I'm going to go with the classic duck I think. 01:18:54.10 Sam Nice. Yeah I hear you I would tell you that I actually like the Aqua mouse better I Just wish it was longer. So I I I feel you I totally understand the criticism um because it's too short. But I think it's really, it's just a cool cool ride. 01:19:00.73 Josh _ Brittany Yeah I do she was wrong. 01:19:09.70 Josh _ Brittany It is. It's It's very. It's very cute. Don't get me wrong I Just yeah I do I think I hyped up a little bit too much myself high expectations to high expectations and when I got to to actually try I Love how it keeps moving now it does make it feel very different versus the the other one. 01:19:12.15 Sam Are. 01:19:16.82 Sam Um, yeah. 01:19:27.85 Sam Um, yeah. 01:19:29.35 Josh _ Brittany I Love not having to walk up like a mountain of stairs to get to the top to start just right there that does feel more like an attraction because of your yeah. 01:19:34.95 Sam Totally. But I also have to say I don't like that they called it a water coaster because I don't actually think that's a good I think that makes it hyped up too much and that's not what it it's like I would say it's more like an interactive water slide. That's what I would say. But yeah. 01:19:44.16 Josh _ Brittany Um, yep. 01:19:51.96 Josh _ Brittany Yep, a hundred percent I think if they again if we had the different expectations going into it and I didn't look at all the you know the pre artwork and stuff like that I would have been. 01:19:59.50 Sam Um. 01:20:03.30 Josh _ Brittany Totally okay with I think I would have enjoyed it. It's a great family ride. Don't get me wrong there compared to some of the other ones. Yeah. 01:20:07.63 Sam Totally okay, my last question of rapid fire bucket list cruise so this question is you can go anywhere in the world on a Disney Cruise line ship doesn't even have to be someplace the Disney Cruise line currently sails. Where do you want to go. Josh let's start with you. 01:20:27.54 Josh _ Brittany Um, mine's gonna be in this is already a current saing. Mine's gonna be Italy I want to I want to do one of those things my we definitely could have previously. We just got to transatlantic but just wasn't in budget. But I really that. 01:20:33.54 Sam Nice. 01:20:46.23 Sam Awesome Brittany what about you. 01:20:46.39 Josh _ Brittany That's an itary I want to do I would love one day I'm sure if if it ever happens would be super far on the future but I would love to see some sailings in Asia I think that would be really awesome. Yes, that would be that would be amazing. 01:20:57.80 Sam Yeah, for sure, maybe go to like Tokyo disney c yeah yeah I feel like. 01:21:04.18 dclduo Well, they're they're inching the wonder they're inching the wonder closer to that outcome. There's is big. Lots of speculations. She'll be in Australia New Zealand next year so 01:21:05.30 Josh _ Brittany I Think the correct in. Yeah. 01:21:09.10 Sam Yeah. 01:21:14.90 Josh _ Brittany Yes, I was gonna say the correct answer I to that question was Australia I hear that all the time you look at all the boards and what like yeah yeah, they gonna go into Australia when do you think they're goingnna go to australia'm like I don't knowll right and see that that would be a really cool itinerary though, especially you know because we do like. 01:21:20.23 Sam Me Do hear that a lot is it. Um, yeah, totally. 01:21:33.82 Josh _ Brittany Unique because of how much we do the translanticx and then I grew up doing the panel haven's done the Panama together yet. But I we really do like those longer sailings those unique sailings just because that you feel the magic more through like the crew is excited I just love when they're repositioning the ships just because it's not a routine you know. Five night caribbean sailing that ever you know there? The crew is board of it any that extra magic is just felt when you're doing a repositioning I feel like. 01:22:00.50 Sam Yeah, absolutely all right? So that ends rapid fire but I do have to ask you? What's next for you guys. Where are you going to be sailing next and is it on Disney somebody else or abd. 01:22:12.88 Josh _ Brittany Our next trip is in September we're gonna be at Disney World for a while and then we're gonna be back on the wish just for a three night ceiling but we're really excited to get back onto the wish again, but we're doing cashciiers now we are with my family so but we're doing cost years for the None time so we're really excited about that. 01:22:24.60 Sam Um, yeah. 01:22:31.51 Josh _ Brittany My guess is I'm gonna spend all my time in the lounge but good cause I'm not yeah for those three days but we're really excited for for the wish and then we would get off that and we'll go back to Disney World so in total its couldnna be like a two week trip which is on the longer and of course and then we are gonna do an agency training. We're really excited to have back because we haven't had that since covid so we're excited to see those opportunities come back from Disney as well. For for being down there on the work side of things. 01:23:00.60 Sam Awesome! Well you are gonna love concierge. You're not going to want to go back to regular assailing. 01:23:04.60 Josh _ Brittany Yes I know I tell clients that all the time without even yeah, with which only touring and seeing the the beautiful spaces, especially ah now on the wish with touring those locations I mean I get that sense like it is yeah once you do it. 01:23:15.88 Sam Um, the very. 01:23:23.59 Josh _ Brittany Totally I I yeah. 01:23:23.80 Sam And you're gonna have you have some awesome hosts right now on the wish. So um, we'll ah we'll tell you who you want to say hi to and tell them that we said hi. So ah. 01:23:34.10 Josh _ Brittany Absolutely. 01:23:37.99 dclduo Um, well Josh Britney really appreciate you coming on. Do you want to let our listeners know all the different ways that they can connect with you out there and Josh if they want to find you to book a fabulous Disney vacation how they can do that. 01:23:51.69 Josh _ Brittany Yeah, so if you want to get vacation planning information. You can find our information on wish upon a star with us a little bit of a long name and then my contact information is actually on there I have a page and ah and a buy on there the whole write up of again of our experiences. And that's how you can find my information and then for fairy talele wonders I will let brittanney explain if you want to follow us, you can tick that on ticktok at fairy tale wonders or on Instagram we are at fairy tale wonders blog and our blog also is http://fairytalewunders.com. 01:24:27.60 dclduo Fantastic. Well thank you again for taking the time to come on the show we hope. Maybe we can have you back in the future to hear about some of your other exciting vacations and cruises. Yeah. 01:24:34.45 Josh _ Brittany Yes, yeah, absolutely thank you so much for having us. We really appreciate it. We love talking Disney and sharing our experiences as well as you know hearing about others because you know we are as ah as a Disney collective. We are just 1 big family and as you. 01:24:51.83 Sam Um. 01:24:52.55 Josh _ Brittany Join that family and you say become a castway club member. You really see what we're talking about in the magic. It's great to hear it all. But once you experience it Yo you know what we're talking about. 01:25:02.79 Sam Exactly love it. 01:25:05.39 dclduo Click All right, Let me hit start.