Disney Treasure March 8 – 15, 2025

Trip Report

Basic Information

  • March 8 – 15, 2025 Disney Treasure 7 Night Western Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral Trip Report

  • Booked trip September 13, 2023 #14 sailed

  • Server Dimaz Abyoso, Assistant Server Cindy Lopez Lasquety, Stateroom Christa Louis

  • Stateroom 8668 7A/8/AFT Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Navigator’s Verandah 243 sq. ft.

  • Ours was Up themed with butterfly fish extender, other examples Aladdin with scarab, Nemo fish, Encanto butterfly, Luca, Pocahontas,

MArch 7, 2025 Nashville

  • Southwest flight into MCO

  • Stay overnight at MCO Hyatt

    • Tip: Compare pricing for DCL or directly booking reservation

    • Tip: You do not need to book through DCL to use DCL ground transfer

    • Tip: By staying at the airport hotel save on transportation cost from airport to hotel

MArch 8, 2025 Port Canaveral

  • DCL ground transfer

    • Check in via Concierge or Castaway Club status

    • Need documents, Hyatt room #, stateroom #, # of bags left in room, Disney Band +

    • Pixie dusted boarding group 1 at the port

  • On the ship by 11:30 am

  • Announced family name as we walk onto the ship

  • Nothing given out in the grand hall

  • Food not open until noon therefore get a great pool spot or head to sit down lunch

  • At noon grabbed food from Goofy’s grill, Minnie’s Delights, and Marceline Market

  • No AquaMouse until 4:30 pm was disappointing

  • Hit up Slide-a-saurus Rex about 15 times with no line

  • Stateroom ready 1:30 pm

    • Upgrades are trashcan built into desk, closet doors open versus sliding

  • Muster drill

  • Let’s set sail party

    • Issues with audio to start the show but still fun and exciting to count down

    • Tip: Best viewing spots are one deck above pool deck

  • Sadly luggage did not arrive before dinner

  • Tip: Make sure to carry on anything you want to wear or need for dinner

  • 1923 5:45 until 7:30 pm

    • Took a little longer than normal, seemed a little disoriented/choppy

    • Highlights: Burrata, filet, lobster salad, Burbank dessert

    • Artwork was adventure movie themed: Raya & the last dragon, Nemo, Robin Hood, Mulan, Lion King, Aladdin, Peter Pan, Encanto, Luca, Brave, Jungle Book

    • Tip: Order filet & lobster salad from Lighter notes section and make yourself surf & turf

  • Very long line for shops therefore came back to room to decorate and unpack

  • Watched Disney Seas the Adventure on the television while unpacking

    • Tip: Can watch any Broadway shows on your stateroom television on the night they are performing in the Walt Disney Theater, might be a previous recording

  • First thoughts: Grand Hall is stunning blue, gold, dark greens, felt homey and therapeutic, cozy and mysterious colors, really worked out the kinks and issues what were on the Wish at first, adventure themed where the treasure is the ship and all she has to offer, lush greenery in Grand Hall, Treasure has the similarity of the Wish just elevated, could say the Treasure is the masculine version of the Wish, deck 5 stairs carpet is flowing water into the fountain on deck 3

  • Peacock has 53 feathers as a node to the song

  • Chandelier changes color from orange/red to green/blue to purple/orange

  • 6 smaller chandeliers represent the 6 ships in the fleet currently with a nod to each atrium statue

  • Massive Moana art work in the stairs by deck 11 is made of 3 kinds of moss that they water and trim, stop and give it a smell

  • Carpet FOR is red and AFT is blue/green with Cave of Wonder, even the elevators match color

  • Tip: Pre-booking photo package $295.95 versus $349.95 saves money and if you do not like the photos or number of photos can cancel & receive refund before last night of sailing and no matter what day you book this it is for the entire sailing

  • Tip: All lounges besides Scat Cat Lounge are kids friendly daily until 9 pm

MArch 9, 2025 Sea Day

  • Time change back to time zone of the ports

  • Ordered continental breakfast in the stateroom

    • Tip: Room service is mostly included besides some canned/bottle drinks & please remember to leave a tip for the server

  • Went to Marceline to grab hot breakfast & brought food back to stateroom

  • Gifted Brooklyn a kid’s camera & we walked around the ship taking photos

  • Dropped her off at the Oceaneer Club

  • Tip: Information the cast member at drop off that you will be doing adult dining therefore they will note it in your child’s profile

  • Palo brunch 10:30 am

    • Ana from Serbia was an excellent server and very informative

    • Highlights: zucchini frittata, grape & gorgonzola pizza, chicken parmesan

  • The Rose

    • Difference from the Wish has golden rose showing age as the pedals wilt and lose some to the table

    • Photos from animation versus Wish was live action movie

    • Plans to have the Destiny progress more

  • Picked up Brooklyn & ordered her room service for lunch

  • Moana 2 at Wonderland Cinema

  • Used refillable popcorn bucket for $2 refill

    • Tip: Based on the cast member but they typically honor both parks and DCL refillable popcorn buckets (no guarantee)

  • Jasmine meet and greet in Grand Hall

  • Shopping at Mickey’s Mainsail

  • Back to room for room service coffee (verandah time with coffee)

  • Worlds of Marvel

  • Formal night therefore photo lines very long

    • Overall the amount of photo and magic photos offered every night was awesome

    • Yes the lines are very long but it made the unlimited photo package worth it

  • Explored Periscope Pub

    • Themes from 20,000 leagues under the sea

    • Moved the bar to the back wall really opened it up

    • 718 the Treasure Hull number before it is named seen all over

    • Lots of fun bar taps can be seen

    • Ceiling has screens that show sea life silhouettes taped from the sea trials and from the Sea Pavilion from EPCOT (made to feel like under the water in a submarine) 

  • Explored Skipper Society (Jungle Cruise)

    • 55 & 71 on paddles for years the ride opened in DL & DW

    • Tiki mug is a jungle cruise boat taken over by monkeys

    • Bar area named Ems Empress after the Ems River where the Disney Treasure made her first voyage to sea

    • Stage has wooden outline that has craved all the animals from the ride

    • Old time radio in the corner plays same music as the line Que at the parks

    • Beautiful parrot glass lights in the two round table areas

  • Jessica Jane magician in Sarabi at 8:45 pm

    • It was fun to be so close to stage since it was in Sarabi but some of the magic was weak or lacking, it was perfect fill in to thin out the demand for Moana show

  • Disney the Tale of Moana (Broadway show) offered tonight & next 6 and 8:30 pm

  • Tonight and through the cruise Brooklyn was surprised with Frozen bed sheets thanks to our awesome stateroom host

MArch 10, 2025 Cozumel, Mexico

  • Alebrije Painting Workshop - Inspired by Disney Pixar’s Feature Film Coco (CZ95) $119/$109

  • Same breakfast (continental and MM hot & cold food)

  • 8:30 am at Worlds of Marvel

  • 9 am off the ship into a very old and somewhat beat down small bus 15 – 20 min ride

  • Only 18 people on the port adventure therefore left like a private tour

  • First stop at Alebrijie 9:45 am arrival with family photos and tour of the area

  • Went into a small cement room with A/C and windows which was nicely decorated and displayed with Alebrijie

  • 3 tables of tables of 6 spots

  • Our tour guide went deeply into the tradition and the two kinds of Alebrijie

  • Next up time to paint with many options of animals that all already had a base coat of paint on them with a few options

  • First paint was black & white to practice making the eyes

  • Next we selected two colors to start the process and then added as many colors as you request

  • Cannot paint to heavy because the paint needs to dry before you leave the complex

  • The more colors added the more powerful the Alebrijie

  • After done painting we toured the gift shop and rest rooms

  • Left location later than expected because bus issues 11 am

  • The Mayan Chocolate tour was an outdoor walking tour which was hot and humid

  • Learned about Mayan culture and how chocolate started

  • We watched and tasted a demonstration on how to make chocolate

  • After entering a very expensive gift shop and then the 15-minute bus ride back to the port

  • Eliu was our excellent tour guide and please remember to tip them

  • Overall, I am very pleased with the first half of the port adventure and would highly recommend this one. We learned a lot about the culture and getting to paint our Alebrijie was an awesome experience. The Mayan Chocolate tour I did not love and would not repeat but did learn alot

  • Walked back through the port and then back onto the ship

  • The Cozumel port area has plenty of shops to explore if you want or have time

  • Back in room by 1:30 pm ordered room service for lunch

  • Of note because of the rain early in the day DCL handed out ponchos to us while getting off the ship

  • Rested and explored the ship in particular Jade Cricket Café, DVC area, BBB and Jumbeaux’s Sweets

  • Watched Coco while getting ready to dine at Plaza De Coco

    • Mexican town of Santa Cecilia feels like we are outdoors with the way the lights are

    • On the first night, the story of Miguel and his familia gather in Mariachi Plaza to enjoy memories and music picks up where the movie left off

    • Not only play songs from the movie but also Latin American Songs

    • Removed the server’s tables therefore improved sight lines

    • Tip: Recommend watching the movie before to really take in all that the ears can hear and eyes can see

  • Disney Tale of Moana watched this evening

    • Grandma Tala tells the story

    • Amazing 13 foot tall puppet of Te Fiti that does something special

    • Dancers are the water during the entire show

    • Maui is very different than the movie FYI

    • DCL was very specific to have South Pacific actors & actresses for the show

    • Moana started as a puppet and aged up through the show, she was outstanding

MArch 11, 2025 George Town, Grand Cayman Pirate Night

  • Exclusive Sneak Peek to Grand Cayman Highlights (G79) $104/89

  • Same breakfast (continental and MM hot & cold food)

  • Grabbed towels from the pool deck to bring off and back onto the ship for excursions

    • I like getting them before the meeting time to pack them in a bag rather than carry them out

  • Cove Café for Vietnamese coffee and Quiet Cove area very nice and quiet

  • Because of the tender port all port adventures start later in the day

  • 10:15 Worlds of Marvel for port adventure Nic was outstanding tour guide

    • Lots of notes from the excursion

    • Minister NDM YouTube

    • 11 off tender boat

    • A 10-minute walk to the bus which was a nice bus (huge difference to previous port adventure in Cozumel)

    • The island is full of beautiful houses

    • All beaches are public beaches

    • 800 banks on the island lots of money laundering

    • 84,000 population and 84,000 chickens roaming island

    • Hurricane Ivan (9/11/04) destroyed the two major chicken farms which allowed all them to escape and now the government pays for each wild child you kill or fines you $500,000 if you are caught feeding them in public

    • Lots of commercial fast food but no McDonalds because there is a small family restaurant with the similar name and McDonalds wanted them to change, they said no and McDonalds has never been invited back

    • If caught speeding $20 per mph over, $50 per mph over in school zone

    • The first name of island is turtle island

    • Tax free economy, work visa pays for paved roads

    • Only pay house taxes once when purchase the house 12%

      • Therefore lots of abandoned homes especially after bad hurricanes

    • $6 per hour minimum wage

    • Rent is very high

    • Turtle stew/soup is now only offered one day per week because they are endangered

    • Mosquitos are very bad on the island

    • 1503 Christopher Columbus found the island

    • First called Turtle Island

    • Lunch included either a chicken or fish dish with rice, beans, pasta salad and drinks either iced tea or lemonade

      • The food was outstanding with fish being so fresh and fried perfectly

      • I was I could have seconds

      • Eastern Star Fish Fry

      • Therefore about 45 minutes

    • Rain was very bad early on in the port adventure

    • Next stop blow hole for about 15 minutes

    • Graves are located on the beachfront because rocky soil only 3 feet down

    • Next stop Wreck of 10 sails

      • A 15-minute walking tour and saw some of the wrecks still in the ocean

    • Next stop Star Fish Beach for 45 minutes

      • Lots of starfish in the water

      • Can pick them up but not take them out of the water

      • Bathroom and shower very helpful at the spot

    • Next stop Tim Hortons

    • Back to the ship around 5:15 pm

    • Great tour, great day and Nic was an excellent tour guide, would recommend this excursion

  • Dinner 1923 for Pirate Menu

  • Stitch meet and greet 7:45 pm

  • Broadway visiting artists 8:30 pm

    • Bradley Gibson & Syndee Winters. He was Broadway’s Simba and now Hercules and she was Nala. Together they sang Disney hit songs and shared stories about how they became Broadway stars.

    • One thing that really stood out was their singing ability.

  • Pirate Parlay show we listened to and watched fireworks from our verandah (starboard side)

    • If you plan to watch, please make sure you completely close your verandah door (no ash will fly in)

  • Tip: Fireworks promptly go off at 10:33 pm and DCL magic by somehow pumping all the music from the fireworks directly to your verandah versus just hearing the rest of the show from the distance. This was an awesome experience

MArch 12, 2025 Falmouth, Jamaica

  • Mostly a ship/sea day

  • Same breakfast (continental and MM hot & cold food)

  • Got up around 4:30 am to quietly explore ship with photos

  • Off ship 9:30 am to around 11 am

  • Explored the fenced in port area with shops, felt very safe in this area with the family

  • Got great photos of the Love Locket Wall

  • 11:30 to 1 pm pool and AquaMouse time and lunch pool deck food and MM

  • Sara had a spa appointment

  • Brooklyn got into Stitch costume, and we explore lounge, showed her secret menus, explained some imagineering secrets from 1 – 3 pm, also stopped in family arts and crafts to make a DCL ship and Wonderland Cinema to watch Elemental

  • Found out did not get any Scat Cat Lounge cat glasses for sailing

    • Cat paw prints on the piano match the steps to the dance in the movie Everyone wants to be a cat

      • One of those paw prints looks different as it is the paw print of an Imagineer’s pet that passed away during the making of the lounge

    • Bar area also extends into the Grand Hall for extra seating nice up grade

    • Poster outside of the lounge has all the cats of the Imagineers that worked on the lounge

  • As a family sat in HMP for 30 minutes watching the show and ordered a Ghostly Delight and Sour Shivers Lemonade

    • Lots of inspiration drawn from the original park attractions with a nautical theme, skeleton fish tank & the fish sing, paintings change & sing, ghosts show up on the mirror behind the bar and more

    • It is roughly a 45 minute show on repeat

    • All the sodas hold upside down glow and illuminate

    • Secret menu if rotate the iPad and fill in the blanks by moving words to release the Chilling Challenge

    • Tip: The demand slows down as the sailing goes on and they had no issues stocking enough special mugs (Last Catch a sea captain and Final Vow a bride) but if it is a high priority for you stop early

  • Worlds of Marvel Groot Remix for dinner

    • This show was less obtrusive than first WOM show and good music but not too loud

    • Music 80s to 90s volume was low therefore east to talk over

    • The trivia on the screen was multiple choice or identify the character, no scores or results just for fun

    • Quantum core turns green when correct

    • Food was a solid B

  • Mickey’s Color Spin Dance Party 7:30 pm not packed at all and had a blast

  • Lynn Trefzger ventriloquist 8:30 pm in Walt Disney Theater

    • Great for young kids, hearing lots of laughter, Brooklyn enjoyed it very much, older dummy is creepy

  • Back to room for room service milk and cookies and bed

MArch 13, 2025 Sea Day

  • Same breakfast (continental and MM hot & cold food)

  • One thing we did on this sailing was explore stateroom doors

    • My wife and I walked deck 8 and 7 and commented on our favorites, took part in surveys and questions, pin trading and more

    • Brooklyn joined us as we explored more decks

    • For this sailing Sara came up with a DCLcruisingDAD magnet sign to take a free magnet with our logo and it was amazing to find some of them on other stateroom doors

    • This is now a new tradition we will continue for future sailings with some great ideas to come

  • Took it easy this morning relaxing

  • Jack Jack Diaper Dash at 11:30 am in Grand Hall

    • It was a packed house with music and 3 heats, lots of fun cheering the babies on

    • Tip is to get a spot 1 deck above the racetrack

  • Coffee at Jade Cricket Café

    • Look up to see the crickets having tea on the lanterns

    • DVC preview 12:15 for the Hei Hei shoulder plush

  • Encanto Celebration 12:45

    • This is a DO NOT MISS

    • Started with a craft to make butterflies with directions and pipe cleaners

    • Then trivia followed by 3 songs which kids can help with the sing along by playing drums and come up on stage, No Bruno song and flexing muscles with Lusia song (pressure)

    • Last song they did a Congo line and bam two special guests (Mirabel & Bruno)

    • Once song is done a line formed for the kids to talk to them and pose for photos

    • This is how DCL shines and makes core memories

  • Lunch on pool deck with pizza, grill food and MM

  • Adventure Tea with Royalty $250/$75 2:45 pm Grand Hall and 1923 Walt Side

    • Offered twice on the sailing

    • Tea was amazing, great gifts, lots of food and each family got their own food tower

    • They could modify food based on any allergies

    • Gifts were binoculars, bag, signing book and pen, Pascal shoulder pal, key chain compass and more with every child received the same gifts

    • Use the gifts during the story telling to interact

    • Compass keychain to help treasure seekers find their way

    • Started with pineapple or strawberry teas

    • Food examples: tuna salad, egg salad, banana & jelly, rice crispy treat, carrot cake, macaroon, chocolate chip brownie, short bread mickey ears sandwich with jam, chocolate cover marshmallows

    • 3 princess Jasmine, Tiana and Rapunzel with Flynn

    • Each one had a storybook with blanks that we had to help fill in their story

    • This was very interactive and honestly the best Royal tea offering

    • Sage and Coriander really made it special with all their improv and got the whole group to participate, they are special story seeking adventures,

    • Make sure at the end your little one gets a photo with all the characters as that photo will show up in your room later

    • Core memory maker & best royal tea offering of all the ships, definitely worth the price especially with all the Sage & Coriander interactions

  • Dinner Plaza de coco

    • Themed around Dia de los Muertos celebration, Miguel will play a very special magical guitar with Hector (Day of the Dead/Celebration) and his great-great-grandparents

    • Excellent food tonight, music was not too loud but based on our seats it was hard to hear and pay attention

    • Hector and Miguel played music and songs with the band

    • Last song was much loader and more involved with the guests (Proud Corazon) which was excellent and we all song together

  • Stories From The Lamp Aladdin Retold in Grand Hall with Sage & Coriander 8:30 pm

    • Got front row seats

    • Amazing improv telling the full story being all the characters in the movie

    • Sat on the floor in Grand Hall as they ran around both sides of us

    • At the end Aladdin and Jasmine came out for photos and to talk about their story

    • Sage and Coriander also came out for photos and to talk

    • It was really an honor to get to meet them both and yes I even got a photo and named Oregano as the third spice thanks to my wife bravely for asking for me

MArch 14, 2025 Castaway Cay

  • Same breakfast (continental and MM hot & cold food)

  • Mickey churro waffle day

  • Yes, they are amazing and life changing

  • Docked between 7 and 7:30 am and was able to grab a time lapse from our verandah

  • Enjoyed coffee and churro waffles on the verandah

  • Early on it was cool with a nice breeze

  • Headed off the ship to family beach # 1, to swim, lay in the hammocks and enjoy Cookies BBQ

    • Great burger and hot dog and my daughter tells me the soft serve in CC is better than the ship

  • Back to the ship after lunch to start packing and more pool deck soft serve

  • 4:15 pm Jungle Cruise activity in Grand Hall

    • Another Sage and Coriander excellent improv where we selected what jungle cruise boat to be in and then did challenges to score points

    • This was another fun activity I would recommend participating in

  • 1923 Last Dinner

    • Food was yummy with some highlights from other menus

  • Walked around the ship after dinner and put our luggage out by 10 pm for DCL to pick up and take off the ship

  • 8:30 pm was Beauty and Beast

  • 9:30 pm DCL trivia tied for second with 18 and first time cheated

  • 10:15 pm Treasure Found which was a photo opportunity for characters and then a farewell song

    • Typically, it is the farewell song and then photos but they did it reversed which was odd

MArch 15, 2025 Port Canaveral

  • Got up and out of the room around 8 am

  • Headed up to MM for breakfast buffet which closes at 8:30 am FYI

  • Sadly, headed off the ship to DCL ground transfers and to MCO airport to head home