Welcome to this month’s Blogorail Green Loop. Today we are sharing tips for your Disney Cruise.
If you’ve ever been on a Disney Cruise, you’ve probably walked around the ship and noticed all of the stateroom doors. It’s become a bit of a tradition to decorate your door and it can be a lot of fun for the family! I didn’t realize it was such a big thing my first cruise, and I was a little sad that I didn’t do anything with it. Once we sail again someday I will definitely have a better plan!
Photo credits: Jennifer Kaufman (left), Leslie Neeland Harvey (right)
There are some guidelines from Disney Cruise Line about exactly what you can do with your door. The two major ones are this: you can only use magnets on your door – no other sort of adhesives like tape, gel, etc. The doors are magnetic so this is the easiest way to do it anyway! The other thing is that you can’t use an over the door hanger of any kind. This is so the doors don’t get scratched or damaged.
All of the doors on Disney cruise ships so far has been magnetic like this, and we are hoping that the Disney Wish is the same so fans can continue this fun tradition.
But there is a lot you can do with magnets! Many people make their own customized magnets, but if you’re not as crafty the good news is that there’s plenty on Etsy too. I’ve gone through and found just some of my favorites, and I’d like to share them with you!
General cruise magnets
You don’t have to go crazy, over the top with how you decorate your door. Just one magnet, or a couple to represent your trip, is an easy and fun way to do it. These are some that are more general and would be good for lots of people. They are either specific to the cruise, the destination, or your family/group.
Movie marquee magnet – Grayson Tags and More
Pirate night magnet – Kim’s Creations
Basic Mickey head magnet – K-LEY Designs
Alaska/destination magnet – Sugah n Spice
1st cruise magnet – Emory Lane Studios
Postcard style magnet – The Raspberry Souffle
Name tags
Another way people really like to customize their doors is by putting all of the names of everyone in the family or stateroom. That way everyone gets their own personal magnet. They can be the same with different names or part of the same theme, or totally different according to each family member’s personality! Here are some of my favorites.
Mouse ear names – Ten Favors and More
Cast member style nametags – Special Kreations
Mickey Princess heads – Pixie & Dust
Lightsabers – Alluna
Personalized names – Keller’s Kustom Kreations
Tsum tsums (Inside Out featured) – Kim’s Kreations
Other cool stuff
Even though you can really only use magnets to put stuff on your doors, there are other ways to incorporate some cool stuff to decorate! These are some of the more unique items that I wouldn’t have thought of, but are more interactive or just super fun.
Disney Cruise to-do list – Peachy Graphics
Jedi Mickey body – Ashalina Ballerina
White board – Pixie Dusted Stitches
Cruise rules – Grayson Tags and More
Just married magnet – Disney Cruisin’
Disney banner – Joyful Floral Creation (not actually a magnet but uses suction cups!)
Magnets
These are some small Disney magnets I’ve found. They are great if you want to put up pieces of paper or other small decorations that don’t have magnets themselves. It’s nice to have a few on hand so you can add whatever decorations you might desire!
Mickey head magnets – Lil Helping Hands
Clothespin magnets – Making Life Memorable
Pirate magnets – Pixie Dusted Stitches
Donut magnets – Emporium on Main
Winnie the Pooh magnets – Awesome Craft Supplies
Bottlecap style magnets – Shaebugs
Have you ever been on a Disney Cruise? How would you like to decorate your door?
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- 1st Stop – The Delightful Life | So… what’s NOT included on a Disney Cruise?
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- 3rd Stop – Post 50 Rx | Top 5 Tips for Running the Castaway Cay 5K
- 4th Stop – Adventures in Familyhood | Everything You Need to Know About Fish Extenders
- 5th Stop – Disney in Your Day | Decorating Your Stateroom Door on a Disney Cruise
I’m a huge cruise fan, but I’ve never been on a Disney cruise! I think I missed the age growing up when I’d enjoy it, and though I still would now, my boyfriend is not necessarily a huge Disney fan (he loves Lion King, don’t mistake me- just not a fanatic), so I’m not sure he’s the target audience. Maybe I’ll find myself a best friend who loves Disney and we can have a girls’ trip at some point in our lives!
A girls trip would be great too! Funny enough, my husband is also not a fanatic – he was kind of against doing a Disney cruise because they are more expensive than other cruise lines and he’s just not that into it. But after we did one he ended up totally hooked and wants to look at Disney cruise options first! He loved some of the things they offered that other ships didn’t have, especially their “Rainforest Room” in the spa area!
I was truly so impressed at the amazing decorations on the door. I also selfishly loved them because they helped me find my stateroom each day! I think the name tag magnets are my favorite and will definitely get a set for us next trip.
I agree, I love how unique everything is! There were some really creative decorations, I went around taking pictures of people’s doors just because I liked what they did!
Having JUST spent almost 5 hours on our signs today, and wondering if I’ll get them done before we leave on Friday…. I wish I’d have seen this sooner and just gone to Etsy! 🙂 Great finds, thanks for sharing!
Haha, I felt the same way doing fish extenders on our last trip – I took so much time to make everything! I hope you’re having a great cruise!
Decorating your stateroom door is a lot of fun! It really gives you an opportunity to show your family’s personalities and it is also functional, as it makes it easy to find your room! A dry erase board is handy for leaving messages to each other if you should split up.
I agree, i think it’s a great idea! I can’t wait to do something with my door next time I cruise.
This is another “insider” aspect of Disney cruising! On our first cruise in 1998, this was not something that was widespread, but upon my return last September, I was in awe of some of the decorations. We were lucky; one of the “girls” in our group of 12 was crafty. She made magnets, flags and all sorts of fun things for our three cabins. (I know the items I had scoped out on Etsy were pricey, and would have added substantial cost to our adventure.) Stateroom decoration certainly adds more magic to any cruise, especially if you are sailing for a week or longer. Thanks so much for the leads!
It’s really cool to see how it will grow! I think it’s awesome how many people make their own stuff too. I’ll probably make some but buy some because I don’t have a ton of time for crafting!