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15. Proximity The first and most obvious reason to stay at Grand Floridian is its location. You simply can’t beat a hotel on the monorail line, and the ride into Magic Kingdom is almost as short as they get.

1. Castaway Cay Finally, we simply must mention Disney’s private island, Castaway Cay. This island is gorgeous beyond belief, and offers a variety of experiences your family is sure to enjoy. For this reason, we highly recommend that those sailing the area be sure their itinerary includes this beautiful stop.

4. Biggest Staterooms It’s no secret that Disney caters to families. This is extremely obvious when you look at the size and layout of a DCL stateroom. Disney’s ships offer the largest standard staterooms in the industry. Besides that, the layout includes a split bathroom and room-separating, light-blocking curtains—both excellent features for families.

3. Magical Portholes Everyone knows that an ocean view room is preferable over the less expensive inside stateroom. Unfortunately, sometimes an ocean view just isn’t possible. In these cases, a magical porthole is the next best thing. These porthole-shaped screens use a video feed to give guests a live view of the outside world. Of course, the addition of Disney ...

2. Themed Rotational Dining Disney Cruise Line is the original home of rotational dining. While we have seen other cruise lines pick this up in recent years, no other line does it quite as well.  Rotational dining is a system which allows guests to dine in three different dining rooms, rotating through them throughout the trip. Each guest’s waitstaff moves ...

7. Broadway-Quality Productions As if crazy-good fireworks shows weren’t enough, DCL also offers guests the opportunity to see some truly amazing Broadway-caliber productions while at sea. In true Disney style, these productions use amazing sets, beautiful costumes, incredible effects, and wonderful storytelling to truly capture the imaginations and hearts for those in the audience.

6. Free Room Service Whether you’re craving a midnight snack or holed up in your room binging your favorite Disney flicks, the folks at Disney have you covered when it comes to food. Room service is available at no additional charge, making it easy to relax without a care in the world.

5. First-Run Movies Is there something you’ve been meaning to see in theaters? Don’t want to miss a particular premier? No worries! You can see Disney first-run movies (as well as some of the classics) in DCL’s onboard movie theaters.

11. Disney-Themed, All-Ages Water Play Every cruise ship has a swimming pool, and many even have water slides. However, no other line works so hard to ensure people of all ages will have a blast in their water play areas. All Disney ships feature toddler splash areas, something only a few other ships offer. Additionally, the water slides tend to ...

10. Incredible Kids Clubs The amazing kids clubs aboard Disney ships are unsurpassed in terms of quality. The programming in these clubs is so entertaining that many kids never want to leave. From awesome science experiments to surprise dance parties with Disney characters, you simply won’t believe what kids get to do in these clubs. On top of all that, ...