DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast
by Brian & Sam · 719 episodes
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DCL Duo is the #1 Disney Cruise Line podcast — your go-to resource for Disney Cruise Line tips, trip planning advice, honest ship reviews, and insider secrets from two of the most experienced DCL fans in the community. Hosted by Brian Flock and Samantha Kanner (Pearl Castaways with 35+ sailings), DCL Duo covers everything you need to know about sailing with Disney Cruise Line — from choosing the right ship and itinerary, to navigating concierge service, dining reservations, port adventures, onboard activities, and the newest ships like the Disney Treasure and Disney Adventure. Whether you're a first-time Disney cruiser or a seasoned DCL veteran, we h...
Latest episodes
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Ep. 721 - Never Seen a Marvel Movie: Can You Still Love the Disney Destiny?
What happens when you take a grandma who hasn’t cruised in 30 years, and has never seen a Marvel movie, onto the heroes and villains ship? Returning guest Rob joins Sam and Brian t…
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Ep. 720 - Live Bonus Show - Trick or Treat: Halloween on the High Seas on the Disney Fantasy
Josh and his wife dressed as Flynn Rider and Mother Gothel for Halloween on the High Seas aboard the Disney Fantasy, then discovered they were the only guests booked for that night…
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Ep. 719 - Disney Treasure Western Caribbean Review: 7 Nights With Young Kids
Miranda admits she used to be “kind of snobby” about cruising. A few years and three Disney Cruise Line ships later, the New Yorker is back from a seven-night Western Caribbean sai…
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Ep. 718 - Disney Destiny Back-to-Back: 9 Nights + Only Adults
Lawrence and Lauren only started cruising in 2024. For their fifth wedding anniversary, they left the kids at home and booked nine nights on the Disney Destiny: a five-night Wester…
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Ep. 717 - Disney Dream Eclipse Cruise: 4 Nights From Southampton to Bilbao
Disney never billed it as an eclipse cruise. Still, Anna and her family sailed the Disney Dream out of Southampton with their own viewing glasses packed and a port-side veranda boo…
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Ep. 716 - Live Bonus Show - Seeing is Believing: A First-Hand Account of the Disney Believe Reveal
Stephanie and Danny from DCL Magazine spent a week aboard the Disney Wish chasing clues to the Disney Believe. They snorkeled for a Prince Eric statue on Castaway Cay, traded glowi…
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Ep. 715 - Disney Fantasy 5-Night "Duo Dip": Is This the Best 5-Night Disney Cruise Itinerary
Three private island days in five nights, and a sea day at the end to pack in peace. Returning guest Nick takes us through his family’s Disney Fantasy “double dip”: two stops at Ca…
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Ep. 714 - Disney Believe Reveal: Our Honest Take
Disney Cruise Line revealed the Disney Believe, and Sam and Brian went live that same night with an honest verdict on the fleet’s fourth Wish-class ship. There’s a Fort Lauderdale…
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Ep. 713 - Live Bonus Show - Halloween on the High Seas on the Disney Wish: Costumes, Oogie & Tips
Travel advisor Alyssa just got back from a three-night Halloween on the High Seas sailing on the Disney Wish. She explains why a Disney Cruise Line Halloween can beat a Mickey's No…
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Ep. 712 - Disney Wish 3-Night Cruise Review: A Family of Five Trip Report
Derek and Maddie of the Disney Trip Report Podcast took a last-minute, three-night Disney Wish sailing with their three kids. Maddie's first verdict was that three nights is far to…
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1 h 18
Ep. 711 - Live Bonus Show - Disney Dream Back-to-Back in Europe + Responding to a Listener Review About AI
One ship, two completely different cruises. Cindy sailed a three-night Disney Dream cruise from Southampton to Bruges alongside a crowd that was almost entirely from the UK. Then s…
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Ep. 710 - Disney Wonder to Alaska With 19 People: Excursions, Dining & Tips
Sarah is a travel advisor, and she brought 19 family members on the Disney Wonder to Alaska: grandparents, grandkids, teens, and everyone in between. She walks Sam through how she…
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Ep. 709 - Disney Fantasy Duo Dip: Castaway Cay + Lookout Cay With Kids
Castaway Cay, Lookout Cay, then Castaway Cay again. First-time guest Courtney joins us straight from her classroom to talk about her family's five-night Disney Fantasy "Double Duo…
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Ep. 708 - Live Bonus Show - Ireland to Alaska: One Family's Late-Season Disney Cruise
Melissa flew all the way from Ireland for a late-season, adults-only sailing to Alaska on the Disney Wonder — six DCL sailings and nineteen cruises deep, and this one still deliver…
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Ep. 707 - The Real Reason Families Keep Coming Back to Adventures by Disney: Featuring an Adventure Guide
We put a single microphone on the table and asked one question: was our Adventures by Disney river cruise through Holland and Belgium actually worth it? What we got back wasn't a t…
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Ep. 706 - Live Bonus Show - Inside DVC's Member Cruise to Europe on the Disney Dream
We went live with Benji from LaughingPlace.com to get the full scoop on the 25th Disney Vacation Club Member Cruise — this year sailing Copenhagen, Skagen, and Stavanger aboard the…
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Ep. 705 - Disney Destiny 5-Night Bahamas: Converting a Reluctant Cruiser
Rebecca joins us to recap her family's 5-night Bahamian sailing on the Disney Destiny — a true multigenerational trip spanning three connected staterooms: her husband and their two…
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Ep. 704 - Celebrity Beyond vs. Disney Cruise Line: An Honest Comparison
After nine sailings on Disney Cruise Line, Lindsey's family tried something different: a seven-night Caribbean cruise on Celebrity Beyond. Sam sits down solo with our returning gue…
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Ep. 703 - Live Bonus Show - Disney Adventure Round 2: Has It Gotten Better?
A while back, we did a show on the early growing pains of the Disney Adventure — and more than one of you wrote in afterward saying we needed to talk to someone who'd sailed it mor…
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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 to break d…