by Steve Griswold | Oct 12, 2026 | Disney Cruise Line, Disney Podcast, Disney Tips, Disney World, Family Travel, Podcast
The top Disney Cruise Line must-do isn’t a Broadway-style show or a water slide — it’s getting off the ship for a day at Disney’s private island. In this week’s Mouse Chat, Lisa, Debbie, Caitlin and Steve count down the top 10 Disney Cruise...
by Steve Griswold | Oct 9, 2026 | Disney Cruise Line
Short answer: no. Disney Cruise Line asks guests not to hide items around the ship, and crew members collect rubber ducks they find. So the cruise duck tradition that fills Carnival and Royal Caribbean ships with hundreds of ducks per sailing is not a Disney Cruise...
by Steve Griswold | Oct 5, 2026 | Disney Cruise Line, Disney Podcast, Disney Tips, Disney World, Family Travel, Podcast
Short answer: The best Royal Caribbean shore excursions in Costa Maya, Roatan and Cozumel are the ones that get you past the cruise-port shops and into the real place. On this week’s Mouse Chat, the team just sailed Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas,...
by Steve Griswold | Aug 18, 2026 | Disney Cruise Line, Disney Podcast, Disney Tips, Disney World, Family Travel, Podcast
Last updated: August 2026 Disney just wrapped the biggest D23 in years, and the Mouse Chat crew — Lisa, Debbie, Sharpie, and Steve — break down every major announcement so you don’t have to sit through hours of coverage. From Villains Land and a brand-new cruise...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 23, 2026 | Disney Cruise Line, Disney Podcast, Family Travel, Podcast
Is a European cruise actually worth it? We finally have an honest answer, because we took the whole family on a 7-night Mediterranean cruise out of Rome aboard Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas — and on this week’s Mouse Chat we tell you...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 15, 2026 | Disney Cruise Line, Disney Podcast, Disney Tips, Disney World, Family Travel, Podcast
Summer is officially here, and so is the heat. This week on Mouse Chat, we tackle one of the most-asked questions of the season: where can you actually go to enjoy your vacation instead of melting in it? Whether you’re dreaming of a Disney getaway, a breezy...
