The Fairmont Vancouver Airport sits directly above the USA Departure terminal, connected by elevator to the Disney Cruise Line ground transportation pickup. No shuttle, no downtown traffic, no hauling bags through the rain. Here’s why we’d book it again.

There is a moment that happens to almost every first-time Disney cruiser who stumbles into the Fish Extender world. You find your sailing’s Facebook group and read a pinned post about the Fish Extender exchange. Somewhere you think, “oh, how fun, I’ll do this.” Then, approximately forty-five minutes later, you are deep in an Etsy…

A canceled flight, a mad dash to another airport and one very unimpressed giraffe. Here’s how we made it aboard — and what it cost us.

The Wyndham San Diego Bayside sits directly across the street from the San Diego cruise terminal. The rooms are dated, the attached restaurant is a chain, and none of it matters. You can watch the Disney Wonder pull into port from your window with a cup of coffee. We’re already booked here for two more sailings.