Welcome aboard, Charmaine! Happy early birthday to your daughter! If you haven't done so yet, be sure to add a note to your cruise reservation that you'll be celebrating her birthday onboard. This information is given to your dining servers, so they can be prepared to make her feel very special that night! They will sing to her and present her with a special dessert. You can also swing by
Guest Services to pick up a birthday button. Believe me, if she wears that, she'll get all sorts of attention from Cast Members and even the Disney characters onboard, as they really go out of their way to make birthday guests feel special!
Disney offers a bunch of different celebration packages for pre-order. When we celebrated my birthday onboard the Disney Dream earlier this year, my family and I opened our stateroom door that first day to find that my friends back on land had pre-ordered the birthday decorations package as a surprise for me! Opening that door to find brightly colored birthday decorations all over our stateroom really started the cruise off magically for us all - especially me! You can also pre-order a specialty cake that can be delivered to your stateroom or presented at dinner one night. All of these extra fun birthday offerings can be found on the
Gifts and Amenities page of Disney Cruise Line's website.
You might also want to book her a makeover at the
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique onboard! That is the dream of every little princess! Bookings begin at 75 days prior to sailing for first time guests, during online check-in.
I hope that gives you some ideas about making the 5th birthday of your little princess super special! Have a magical cruise, Charmaine!
Marcy