Archive for the 'Disney Cruise Line' Category

Swine-flu fears and the threat of epidemic have subsided sufficiently that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lifted an advisory warning against nonessential travel to Mexico. During the past few weeks, more than three dozen ships rearranged their schedules to avoid Mexico, which points to the flexibility of a cruise vacation, where the ship can avoid regional problems that may crop up. For instance, the Disney Magic canceled calls to Cozumel in May and replaced them with visits to the Bahamas. Disney Magic’s next scheduled call to Cozumel is two weeks off, and Disney, which is certainly monitoring health news as well as pulic perception, has not indicated any changes in its plans.  Read more... (257 words, estimated 1:02 mins reading time)

Good news for family cruising as shipyard construction continues in Germany on two new ships for Disney Cruise Line, and the first pieces of steel — including a mouse silhouette, appropriately enough — have been cut and are being assembled.  Read more... (233 words, 1 image, estimated 56 secs reading time)

I’ve just been looking over a press release about all the good cruise values being offered. There’s two-for-one pricing, kids sail free, early-booking offers — and more.

Personally, I think it’s a great time to latch on to some of the bargains and plan a get-away for the spring or summer. Following is a sampling of the offerings. Check with your cruise consultant. He or she may have even better value offerings.  Read more... (669 words, estimated 2:41 mins reading time)

When he was but a nine-year-old boy, my son Alex reached into the Windex-blue waters on a sandy Bahamian beach and quickly withdrew his hand to proclaim, “Dad, I touched a stingray.” He furrowed his tender brow and added thoughtfully, “They’re nice.”

In doing so, he had ascribed a sweet, if somewhat inaccurate, characteristic to the stingray. Yes, the stingray was nice indeed, particularly with its barb blunted for safety. None of tragedy that befell animal lover Steve Irwin here. Off the coast of Australia, a ray’s barb had pierced his heart and stunned the world.

Alex, my daughter and I were in a friendlier place, a paradise really, free of danger and removed from the real world, an idyllic island created for us by a cruise line.  Read more... (1564 words, 9 images, estimated 6:15 mins reading time)

Following is the draft script for The Travel Channel’s Secrets of Disney Cruise Line, which aired for the first time in the spring of 2007. The Q&A provides useful information for families considering a Disney cruise.  Read more... (1299 words, 4 images, estimated 5:12 mins reading time)

Awesome Overview
With its obvious tie-in with Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line is an absolute no-brainer for families who want to cruise. Disney’s Caribbean itineraries can be blended with a stay at Walt Disney World and a cruise that stops at Disney’s highest-rated (by passengers) port: Castaway Cay, Disney’s private island. Some complain about Disney overload, but the post-cruise reaction is nearly universal: Disney does it right, whether you’re 7 or 70.  Read more... (862 words, 4 images, estimated 3:27 mins reading time)

Ship: Disney Magic

Itinerary: A special seven-night Western Caribbean with not one, but two stops at Castaway Cay, Disney Cruise Line’s private island in the Bahamas. The itinerary is offered only a few times each year. Check with your cruise seller for more information.  Read more... (745 words, 3 images, estimated 2:59 mins reading time)

I do not like going shirtless in front of people. But one night on a Disney Wonder cruise, I found myself doing just that — in front of a few hundred people. It was 70s night in the adults-only entertainment venue known as Route 66, and Sasha, a young Croatian, came up to me on the dance floor, put a medal around my neck and said, “I’m going to need you in a moment.”  Read more... (492 words, 1 image, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)

In 2010, Disney Cruise Line will offer a 12-night Northern European Capitals cruise, where guests can experience Scandinavian ports such as Oslo, Copenhagen and Stockholm, plus Warnemunde, Germany, gateway to Berlin; and St. Petersburg, Russia.  Read more... (166 words, 1 image, estimated 40 secs reading time)