Ahoy, and welcome aboard, John! I am thrilled you sailed back by planDisney with your
Disney Cruise Line question. A Disney cruise during the most wonderful time of the year sounds like a Fantasy, Dream and Wish with Magic and Wonder to Treasure for a lifetime. Let's get you the information on the
DisneyBand+ so you can complete your packing list and set the course for your Adventure beyond the reef. Destiny is calling!
I was so excited the first time I got to pack my
MagicBand+ (which
automagically becomes a DisneyBand+ at sea) to use aboard the
Disney Dream. I love it when it flashes and vibrates with the stage shows under the Funnel Vision, just as much as when it beats like a heart at The Haunted Mansion. It is so convenient with some of the other features, too, like using it to make purchases on the ship. I think one of the best advantages is that it is waterproof. I don't have to keep up with cards and lanyards by the pool or stash them when riding the
AquaDuck. When Huey, Dewey and Louie launch me over the sea and around the ship, my DisneyBand+ goes along for the ride.
I could not talk my oldest son into getting a MagicBand+ for our Walt Disney World Resort trips, ever. The old version of the MagicBand was good enough. The haptics and lights were of no interest. (We're related, but there are moments when I wonder how nature or nurture did not pass some of my traits along.) Before our cruise on the
Disney Fantasy this summer, I told him he could leave the lanyard in the stateroom if he had a DisneyBand+. That was the winning selling point. He was
on board.
My son still believes the cruises are magical enough without the extras. He wears his but does not charge it. It can
still open the stateroom door.
The
battery on the DisneyBand+ can last one to three days, so you may be able to enjoy all the magical extras without having to charge them too frequently.
John, I hope this information helps. I definitely recommend packing them. I'd also charge them before you leave to enjoy the immersion in the
Sailing Away Deck Party and start your vacation immersed in the magic!
SEA 'Ya Real Soon!
Jana