DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Ep. 702 - Disney Destiny 7-Night Review: 10th Cruise, One New Ports

She's been on 10 Disney cruises — but the Disney Destiny's brand-new 7-night Eastern Caribbean itinerary still had a few surprises. This week Heather joins Sam and Brian

Ep. 701 - Disney Magic Alaska Cruise With Littles: Budget & DIY Excursion Tips

Two sisters, a GTY stateroom, and a three-year-old with strong opinions about gondolas. Kory and Lyndsey booked their Disney Magic Alaska cruise just 30 days out, and it

Ep. 700 - Disney Dream Mediterranean Cruise: World Cup Chaos + Rescue at Sea

Beth just wrapped her ninth Disney cruise — a Mediterranean sailing from Barcelona to Southampton with four families and 15 people along for the ride — and it delivered e

Ep. 699 - Disney Fantasy 5-Night Duo Dip: Castaway Cay & Lookout Cay Review

Fresh off cruise #17, a platinum Disney Cruise Line sailor joins Sam solo this week (Brian's away at a work conference!) to talk through her Fourth of July "duo dip" on t

Ep. 698 - Sailing Alaska on the Disney Magic: A Repeat Guest Tells All

She's sailed the Disney Magic to Alaska three times, and this trip finally convinced her to skip one of Disney's own shore excursions for good. Repeat guest Shannon joins

Ep. 697 - Would You Take a Toddler on a 5-Week Disney Cruise to Europe?

She flew a toddler across the Atlantic and didn't stop there. Emily, a Disney Cruise Line travel advisor based in Denmark, spent five straight weeks aboard the Disney Dre

Ep. 696 - Disney Dream Mediterranean Cruise: A First-Timer's Honest Review

She'd sailed Disney Cruise Line ten times before — but never across the Atlantic. Jen joins Sam to break down her family's first-ever European vacation: the Disney Dream'

Ep. 695 - Live Bonus Show - Disney Adventure Review + Tauck Japan Tour: A Family's 35-Day Trip

Adventures by Disney canceled Sam's Japan trip because they didn't have enough people booked — and because ABD's customer service doesn't work weekends, Tauck ended up wi

Ep. 694 - Live Bonus Show - 132 New Disney Cruise Itineraries: Fall 2027 + Spring 2028 Breakdown

132 itineraries dropped this morning, and by the end of the night three of us had agreed on which ones we would not book. Travel advisor Jamie from We Do Travel Right joi

Ep. 693 - Should Your Next Disney Cruise Be in Europe? One Family Says...

Alexis had sailed every Disney ship except the Dream — until a European itinerary out of Barcelona finally got her there, alongside a promise to her daughter that had bee

Ep. 692 - First Time on Disney Cruise Line: Cruising the Treasure With a 7-Month-Old

Soshian and his wife brought their 7-month-old daughter on their very first Disney Cruise Line sailing — a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Disney Treasure with hi

Ep. 691 - Live Bonus Show - Is Norwegian Cruise Line Actually Cheaper — and Worth It?

Sara's back — and this time she's bringing receipts. After sailing Disney Cruise Line three times, she just got off a Caribbean sailing on Norwegian's Prima, and she brea

Ep. 690 - Bonus Show - A Bridge Too Far: Three Days in Amsterdam

This one is different. Before we sailed through Holland and Belgium with a group of listeners, our family spent three days in Amsterdam — and what happened there didn't f

Ep. 689 - Live Bonus Show - Why Day One Almost Ruined Their Cruise: The Holgate's Review the Disney Destiny

The Holgates just got off the Disney Destiny — and their honest take starts with a rough first day. Six shots of espresso, sensory overload, and a friend's kid getting hu

Ep. 688 - Can the Disney Destiny Convert a Reluctant Cruiser? Amy found out.

For her 50th birthday, Amy — a longtime Disney fan and a part-time Disney travel agent — finally got her reluctant-cruiser husband Dan on an adults-only Disney cruise: fo

Ep. 687 - A Former DCL Cast Member Reviews Her First Disney Dream Sailing: Her Honest Take

Sara spent years working for Disney Cruise Line as a youth activities counselor — and somehow the Disney Dream was the one classic ship she'd never sailed as a guest, unt

Ep. 686 - 3 Cruises, 2 Ships, 0 Excursions: A Disney Cruise Line "Triple Header"

Fifteen Disney cruises in, Todd and Erica have a formula: inside staterooms, no excursions, and a "Triple Header" — one sailing on the Disney Destiny, then a back-to-back

Ep. 685 - Live Bonus Show - A Disney Wish Vow Renewal on Castaway Cay (+ Big News!)

Emily and Scott join us to share the full story of their vow renewal on Castaway Cay during a Disney Wish sailing — the planning, the timeline, the moment they ended up i

Ep. 684 - Was 7-Nights on the Destiny too Many? An Honest Take.

Nathan and Alicea from Adventures and Mousecapades just got back from a brand-new 7-Night Eastern Caribbean sailing on the Disney Destiny, hitting two ports the Destiny d

Ep. 683 - Live Bonus Show - A Disney Content Creator's Honest Take on Disney Cruise Line

Kevin — you might know him as @dadslovedisney — joins Sam and Brian LIVE for a wide-ranging conversation about Disney Cruise Line, his journey as a content creator, and h