Hi Jamie -
You are doing one of my most favorite types of vacations - the Land and Sea combination of fun and entertainment, that only Disney can deliver. What a great family vacation this will be. Your plan of spending time at the parks first, is exactly how I normally plan my family vacations too. Since you tend to burn a lot of energy walking around the parks, it's always nice to top that off with some relaxing & pampering onboard one of the beautiful Disney ships.
Capturing your magical moments while you are on the cruise is actually a separate photo package. The Disney Parks'
Memory Maker will only include your land photos while you are visiting the Disney Parks at Disney World. When you are onboard the Disney Cruise, please visit Shutters to check out your photos and also find out about the different
photo packages that are available during your voyage. At this time, there is no news whether or not these 2 will be linked in the future.
Our family loves taking photos on the cruise - every evening, the professional photographers set up signature Disney Cruise Line backgrounds at the atrium lobby. This is a perfect time to take several new family photos -- or even solo shots of everyone in your family. The high resolution prints make great mementos of your trip. In addition, you might also want to bring a blank photo frame mat that would fit either an 8"x10" or 5"x7" photo. The Disney Characters can autograph this for you for free! Put your photo mat with a couple of colored markers in a ziploc bag, and drop this off at Guest Services on your 1st day of your cruise. It will be returned to you on the last night of the cruise with autographs. You now have a mat when you frame your photo souvenir!
Bon voyage!
~Dolly