Can You Still Get Stuff Signed On Disney Cruise At Guest Services?

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For many younger travelers onboard a Disney Cruise Line ship, collecting autographs is a key part of the vacation at bounding main. Even my ain children, who have annual passes to Walt Disney World and see the characters on a regular ground, were thrilled to come habitation with a fresh set of signatures. Now, nonetheless, 1 office of the shorthand procedure is changing.

Disney Cruise Line had an unofficial program called Mickey Mail that has been discontinued, co-ordinate to CruiseCritic.com. I'm actually disappointed to learn of this change because we used Mickey Mail on each of the three DCL cruises we have taken, and we all the same cherish the resulting products.

Hither's how it worked:

Guests could bring items — ii per cabin — to Guest Services at the start of each cruise and ask that they be autographed by specific characters. The magic signings happened backside the scenes, and the items were returned to cabins on the last nighttime of the cruise. Guests were asked to include the pens or markers that they wanted to be used, and they too were returned. Afterward reading the tip online, we as well included candy with each asking as a "thank you lot" for the cast members who provided the service.

Mickey Mail was an opportunity to collect graphic symbol signatures on something we would use, or at to the lowest degree see, every twenty-four hours. On our starting time Disney cruise many years ago, I took Mickey Mouse and Disney Princess pillowcases that I purchased online for my children. My daughter nevertheless insists on sleeping on hers each night, and my son's is packed away every bit a keepsake.

On the next sailing, I brought stuffed autograph dogs that I constitute for a couple bucks at a local craft store. On our tertiary prowl at Christmastime, I purchased blank 9-inch Vinylmation figures at Walt Disney Globe for all the kids in our group, and they had them autographed in cherry and green Sharpies. The kids still have them displayed in their bedrooms.

Some other popular detail to have autographed past the characters is the white border of a Disney picture or poster" or the mat inside a frame for your ain photograph. (Be sure to tape off the portion of the mat that is covered by the frame and so complete autographs will be visible.)

Although Mickey Postal service no longer is available, passengers still can create autographed keepsakes — they only volition have to collect the signatures themselves at the see-and-greets. One easy way to do this if you have a Disney Princess fan, is to be sure to attend the group signing. (Cheque for free tickets at Guest Services on Embarkation Day). Although you will have a look, you can come across 4 or five princesses consecutively, rather than attending separate run across-and-greets throughout the ship.

Besides, know that pillowcases, large-calibration blank Vinylmations and sure photo frames are not available for buy on the ships, then be sure to pre-purchase and bring them with yous. If you like the thought of the Vinylmation but do not have a trip planned to the Disney Parks before your cruise, y'all can social club them through the Merchandise Mail Order systems, but exist sure to allow up to 3 weeks for delivery. Call 877-560-6477 for Walt Disney World and 800-362-4533 for Disneyland.

For a really special signature, don't miss the Helm's Signing session. My kids enjoyed this unique experience, and my son had his model ships autographed on each cruise.

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