Sail Away Party?

[pinacoladasatpianobar]

Just got off my 3rd Carnival cruise (so much fun!) I know when Disney cruises depart for sea, they have a huge sail away party to countdown and honk their horn. Is Disney the only cruise line that does this? I think it would be really fun if Carnival did this! We had a DJ and party but nothing like a countdown. I looked down and all of a sudden we were moving. 

[thunderingherd11]

Yeah, it seems like it is just dancing and music.  No countdown or anything.  I think the kids on Disney would like that.  I'm not sure I am bothered by no countdown, but wouldn't be bothered by having one either.

[Shaded Lady]

Half the time that I've cruised, we're still getting through the muster, or just getting up to the Lido deck when we've already moved away from the dock...

[dmdiver]

Princess plays the Love Boat theme at sailaway.  I thought it was ok the first time, but after that it's just annoying.  I remember hearing the Disney ship in port playing something as well.

[katstoy]

I've sailed Disney, Carnival and Royal and Disney was the only line to countdown and make sail away something a little more special.  There were streamers that were shot out over the deck and the staff on the pier lined up, wearing big Mickey hands, and waved good bye to the ship.  But then again a LOT more kids on the Disney cruise than the others.

[ray98]

I go on cruises routinely, while I still enjoy being on deck with a drink I'm not sure I want some DJ acting like it New Years Eve.

[gtouch]

I kinda miss the steel drums with a drink in the old days when doing a Caribbean cruise.

[mets123]

The sail away party was a way to sell more drinks. Since a lot of passengers have a drink package, there is less incentive to create a reason to drink. I think the same holds true for the late night deck parties.

[PhillyFan33579]

I have been on 27 cruises on Carnival and I still haven’t made it to the sail away party on the Lido deck yet.  With a few exceptions, I am either at the lobby bar, Alchemy Bar or on my balcony when the ship starts moving. 

[nycruise3]

 

 

 

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17 hours ago, katstoy said:

I've sailed Disney, Carnival and Royal and Disney was the only line to countdown and make sail away something a little more special.  There were streamers that were shot out over the deck and the staff on the pier lined up, wearing big Mickey hands, and waved good bye to the ship.  But then again a LOT more kids on the Disney cruise than the others.

Streamers are shot on Carnival usually.

[Jdfireman]

Not anymore... Now its the same 6 songs and random people taking video of you.. 

[CoolOne56]

On 5/13/2019 at 2:58 PM, Shaded Lady said:

Half the time that I've cruised, we're still getting through the muster, or just getting up to the Lido deck when we've already moved away from the dock...

 

I agree!  I like to have the "drink of the day" in one hand as I wave good bye. 🍹👋

[ABQrobin]

We never miss the Sailaway Party!

 

 

[sw33twif3]

Love sail-away!

[RWolver672]

On 5/13/2019 at 2:42 PM, Danca4eva1994 said:

 when Disney cruises depart for sea, they have a huge sail away party to countdown and honk their horn. Is Disney the only cruise line that does this?

 

We've been on several Carnival cruises where the ship will honk the horn if it passes another Carnival ship.  Our last cruise was on the Horizon and at every port, the Sunshine was next to us.  Each time we'd leave, they blow their horns at each other.

[JaniceB]

Sail away is not what it used to be when I first started cruising.