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Most days aboard our cruise, we opted to skip a full-on lunch. With the multi-course dinners in the evening and myriad other food options throughout the day, it s easy to forget what truly being hungry feels like while on a Disney Cruise! Twice, hotel deals new york city we opted to order a cheese hotel deals new york city tray and bowl of fruit from room service. I also wanted to try out a little secret hotel deals new york city I learned from a forum.. if you order the Cake of the Day from room service, they ll bring you a little two-bite square of cake that is different every day! All room service menu items are included in your package except, of course, for alcohol, canned or bottled drinks, and packaged snacks.
#1. Alcohol CAN be brought on board! hotel deals new york city   Most cruise lines prohibit passengers bringing their own alcohol and beer on board, but with Disney, it s allowed!  Just place it into your carry-on luggage on embarkation day.   It cannot be packed into your checked-in luggage.  Matt and I don t drink a ton, but having a few bottles of wine onboard for the week definitely cuts down on how much money was spent on alcohol hotel deals new york city during our trip!
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#3.   Secret Porthole/Verandah rooms.   There are certain rooms aboard the Disney ships that are priced as inside (no window or deck) staterooms, but in fact they actually DO have an oceanview!  The porthole is obscured by equipment, lifeboats, or other equipment, but it s a way to save a few hundred bucks and still have daylight in your room.   Check out this site for more specific information about how to snag one of these rooms.  The newer ships even have secret verandah rooms!
#4 Character Signatures Waiting in line for autographs and photos with your favorite characters can be a real drag, but if you re traveling with kids, you know there is no way of avoiding this.  It s something ya just gotta do.  An alternative to tracking down every character on ship for an autograph is leaving a pillowcase, hotel deals new york city photo mat, or other keepsake, along with some markers or sharpies, with guest services.  On the last day of the cruise, they will return your item to you full of the autographs of every character on the ship.  Isn t that cool?  What kid wouldn t love to be presented with a keepsake like that on the last day of a trip?
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#6 Request a Bigger Table This is a personal preference, but Matt and I prefer to be placed at large tables (8-person I believe is the biggest) for the rotational dinners.  We travel alone, and find that the pressure to constantly hold a conversation with new people is worse when you re seated across from only one other couple.  Being placed at a large table with 2-3 groups of other cruisers (families or singles) allows you a bit more breathing room when there are others to carry the conversation during times when you just want to converse with each other!  You can call ahead and request the large table before hotel deals new york city your cruise, and you can hit up guest services on embarkation day to see if your table request was granted.
Erin Browne and her husband Matt are the people behind the curtain here at Brownie Bites. Together, they blog about recipes hotel deals new york city they love, places they go, and things that they do. There are also cute dog pictures. Lots and lots of them. You can follow Erin on twitter @erinbrowne hotel deals new york city .