I Spent Weeks Traveling Europe With Disney — Here's What It Was Really Like

I work alone. I don't have children. The idea of small-talking with strangers in a foreign country sounded insane to me until I actually tried it, and boy, was I wrong. The "Adventure Guides" leading the trip will become your instant friends, having interesting conversations at mealtime is surprisingly fun, and generally speaking, the other people couldn't be kinder or more courteous to respecting each other's family vacation time. Yes, there is the whole earpiece-listening, paddle-following thing, but you'll learn so much more from the interesting local guides than skipping out in favor of looking cool.