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Disney Dream – New Disney Cruise Ship – Now Open for 2011 Bookings

Starting today, you can book your next Disney Cruise onboard Disney’s newest ship, the Disney Dreamโ„ข. Click here to learn more.

The new Disney Dreamโ„ข will take family cruising to all-new heights, embracing the spirit of innovation, magical entertainment and immersive experiences that have made Disney Cruise Lineยฎ the preeminent cruise of choice for families since 1998.

For the majority of 2011, the new ship will alternate three- and four-night sailings. During the summer months, the ship will alternate four- and five-night itineraries. The schedule also includes special five-night holiday cruises during Christmas and New Year’s.

The Disney Dreamโ„ข will introduce a number of cruise-industry firsts and family-friendly innovations designed to make your experience even more magical. Among the highlights:

  • AquaDuck โ€” Disney Cruise Lineยฎ debuts the first-ever shipboard water coaster! This exhilarating high-speed flume ride featuring twists, turns, drops, uphill acceleration and river rapids โ€” all while traversing the upper decks of the ship.
  • Virtual Porthole โ€“ A cruise-industry first for all inside staterooms! Virtual Portholes offer a “window” to the world with a real-time view outside the ship using high-definition cameras. As you observe the view, they may glimpse a magical surprise: animated characters like Mickey Mouse may pop by the Virtual Porthole.
  • Enchanted Art โ€” Around the atrium lobby and throughout the ship, Enchanted Art will immerse you in Disney storytelling in a completely new way. Enchanted Art magically comes alive as you pause to admire individual pieces.
  • Living Characters โ€” In youth spaces, Disney Characters come to life and interact with children in one-of-a-kind experiences. Crush, the animated sea turtle from the Disneyโ€ขPixar motion picture “Finding Nemo,” or the mischievous animated alien Stitch make scheduled appearances to chat, play and joke with kids in live, unrehearsed conversations.

Disney Cruises Alaska in the Summer of 2011

Disney Wonder Cruise AlaskaItโ€™s a Disney Cruise Lineยฎ first! The Disney Wonderยฎ Cruise Ship is sailing to Alaska for a four-month season of 7-night cruises in 2011. Departing out of Vancouver, B.C., the ship will call on popular ports such as Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway.

The first Alaskan cruise sets sail on May 3, 2011, with the last cruise of the season scheduled for Aug. 30, 2011.

Bookings open to the general public on Sept. 28, 2009. If you are a Castaway Club member who has completed five or more sailings with Disney Cruise Lineยฎ, you can book as early as Sept. 21, 2009.

Click here to reserve your spot on this wonderful Alaskan Cruise with Disney Cruise Lineยฎ

More Magic at Castaway Cay – Enhancements at Disney Cruise Line’s Private Island

Castaway Cay UpdatesDisney’s private island paradise,ย Castaway Cay, is getting an extra dose of pixie dust! New enhancements include an expanded family beach, new water features and play areas, private beach cabanas and more. Completion is scheduled for summer 2010.

Castaway Cay is consistently rated by Disney Cruise Lineยฎ Guests as their favorite port of call – the ultimate private island escape for adventure, relaxation and quality time with family.

Expanded Family Beach

  • This popular area is being extended by more than 700 feet so that guests have more room to enjoy the pristine white sand, relax under an umbrella or take a dip in the warm, azure waters of the lagoon.
  • As an added convenience, the area also will include a new family lunch-buffet location, a new beach bar, and additional beach rental and merchandise locations.

New Water Areas

  • Guests can slide, splash and plunge at a new water feature called Pelican Plunge. The 2,400-square-foot floating platform, located within swimming distance of shore, features two corkscrew water slides.
  • A new water play area called Spring-a-Leak lets parents and kids cool off. Thereโ€™s also a new water play area just for the youngsters at Scuttle’s Cove.

New Beach Cabanas

  • Guests can have a little piece of paradise all to themselves at one of 20 new private cabanas. The premium rental cabanas provide the privacy and luxury of a deluxe beach retreat with an option to add the personalized service of a cabana host.
  • Most private cabanas are located on the far side of the Family Beach, but a handful of private cabanas are situated on Serenity Bay Beach, exclusively for adults.

Disney Cruise Line sails to Castaway Cay on all itineraries originating from Port Canaveral, FL.

Schedule your Disney Cruise, today!

New Disney Ship – Disney Dream – Celebrates its Keel Laying

Disney Dream Keel Laying CeremonyIn order to expand to many more itinerary options all across the globe, the Disney Cruise Lineยฎ is expanding its fleet with two newly designed ships. The first of those two ships, Disney Dream, is celebrating its keel laying. The Disney Cruise Lineยฎ fleet will see the addition of the Disney Dream in 2011. In 2012, the Disney Fantasy will join as well. Once both ships have arrived, they will more than double the current capacity of Disney Cruise Lineยฎ. Each weighs 128,000 tons and has 1250 staterooms onboard.

In order to create these wonderfully appointed new ships, Disney Cruise Lineยฎ has called in the team at Walt Disney Imagineering to give the new ships creativity in imaginative storytelling. Along with superb shipbuilding from the Meyer Werft shipyard, they have created a truly distinctive design.

While design details have yet to be released, the two new Disney ships will deliver unique vacations that every family member believes was created just for them. With spaces for kids, venues for families, and secluded spots only for adults, the Disney ships have something for everyone.

Port Canaveral will serve as the homeport for both the Disney Dream and the Disney Fantasy. The new ships are larger than Disney’s current ships so expansion efforts are currently underway in Florida to accommodate these new vessels.

In addition to an extension of the dock and making the terminal bigger, a new multi-level parking structure will also be built. These new designs will add to the story-telling nature of the new ships, and will provide a seamless transition from land to sea for all cruisers.

Keep an eye out for the Disney Dream and the Disney Fantasy in the Off to Neverland Travel Disney Vacations Blog as these new ships will be sailing to uncharted magic soon.

Get Up to $700 Onboard Credit on Disney Cruise Line – Summer 2009

This summer, you can escape on an exciting 7-night Caribbean Cruise and receive up to a $700* onboard credit from Disney Cruise Lineยฎ! Offer available on most sailings June 20 โ€” Aug. 8, 2009.

Book a verandah stateroom during a 4-night sailing and receive up to a $400* onboard credit on most sailings June 28 to Aug. 9, 2009 โ€” or a 3-night sailing to receive up to a $300* onboard credit on most sailings June 25 โ€” Aug. 6, 2009.

Click here to get started planning your Disney Cruise adventure!

Sail with the Disney Channel Stars Onboard the Disney Wonder

Disney Channel Summer at SeaYou can sail with popular Disney Channel stars this summer aboard the Disney Wonderยฎ Cruise Ship during the first-ever “Disney Channel Summer at Sea,” presented by Kodak.

Popular stars from Disney Channel shows like “Hannah Montana,” “Sonny With a Chance,” “JONAS,” “The Suite Life on Deck,” “Camp Rock,” and “Hatching Pete” will join Guests on 3- and 4-night cruises beginning July 9 through Aug. 2, 2009.

All eight sailings are available to book now with special fan activities included.

During the voyages, Disney Channel stars will help pump up the volume during onboard deck parties and join Guests for Q&A and autograph sessions as well as preview screenings of Disney Channel programming.

The onboard fun culminates with a “Party with the Stars” event, an evening in which Guests are invited to join the stars for a special musical performance by a Disney recording artist.

Each cruise will include multiple Disney Channel stars. Among those scheduled, with more to be announced shortly, are:

3-Night Disney Channel Summer At Sea Cruise Sail Dates and Appearance Schedule*

  • July 9 to 12, 2009 โ€“ Tiffany Thornton and Doug Brochu (Sonny with a Chance), Roshon Fegan (Camp Rock) and Nicole Anderson (JONAS)
  • July 16 to 19, 2009 โ€“ Jason Earles (Hannah Montana)
  • July 23 to 26, 2009 โ€“ Jason Dolley (Hatching Pete) and Chelsea Straub (JONAS)
  • July 30 to August 2, 2009 โ€“ Debby Ryan (The Suite Life on Deck)

4-Night Disney Channel Summer at Sea Cruise Sail Dates and Appearance Schedule*

  • July 12 to 16, 2009 โ€“ Tiffany Thornton (Sonny with a Chance), Roshon Fegan (Camp Rock) and Nicole Anderson (JONAS)
  • July 19 to 23, 2009 โ€“ Musical Act Mitchel Musso and Jason Earles (Hannah Montana)
  • July 26 to 30, 2009 โ€“ Jason Dolley (Hatching Pete) and Chelsea Straub (JONAS)
  • August 2 to 6, 2009 โ€“ Alyson Stoner (Camp Rock) and Jennifer Stone (Wizards of Waverly Place)

*Schedule and talent subject to change. Not all stars available for each sailing.

Disney Cruise Line – Disney Magic – May 16 Sailing – Swine Flu Itinerary Update

From Disney Cruise Lineยฎ:

Western Caribbean Itinerary Update

We continue to evaluate and monitor reports regarding H1N1 influenza in Mexico and the United States, as well as other regions around the globe.

At this time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are still recommending that travelers avoid non-essential travel to Mexico.

As a result of this recommendation, Disney Cruise Lineยฎ has modified the May 16, 2009, Western Caribbean voyage of the Disney Magicยฎ to include a stop in Nassau, The Bahamas, instead of Cozumel, Mexico. Our itinerary will be as follows:

Saturday Depart Port Canaveral
Sunday Key West, Florida
Monday Day At Sea
Tuesday Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (tender ashore)
Wednesday Day at Sea
Thursday Nassau, The Bahamas
Friday Disneyโ€™s Castaway Cay, The Bahamas
Saturday Arrive Port Canaveral

At this time, no itinerary changes have been made to future Western Caribbean voyages. We will continue to monitor and evaluate the situation in Mexico and make future modifications as needed.

Disney Cruise Line Itinerary Update Due to Swine Flu

From Disney Cruise Lineยฎ:

Western Caribbean Itinerary Update

We continue to evaluate and monitor reports regarding cases of swine influenza in Mexico and the United States, as well as other regions around the globe.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recently recommended that travelers avoid non-essential travel to Mexico.

As a result of this recommendation, Disney Cruise Lineยฎ has modified the May 2, 2009 Western Caribbean voyage of the Disney Magicยฎ to include a stop in Nassau, The Bahamas, instead of Cozumel, Mexico. Our itinerary will be as follows:

Saturday Depart Port Canaveral
Sunday Key West, Florida
Monday Day At Sea
Tuesday Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (tender ashore)
Wednesday Day at Sea
Thursday Nassau, The Bahamas
Friday Disneyโ€™s Castaway Cay, The Bahamas
Saturday Arrive Port Canaveral

At this time, no itinerary changes have been made to future Western Caribbean voyages. We will continue to monitor and evaluate the situation in Mexico and make future modifications as needed.

Disney Wonder Getting New Home at Port of Los Angeles

Disney WonderDisney Cruise Lineยฎ has announced plans to reposition the Disney Wonderยฎ Cruise Ship from its base in Port Canaveral, Fla., to the West Coast in 2011.

A two-year agreement, with a three-year extension option, will be considered by the Port of Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners on April 2, 2009.

With the portโ€™s proximity to the Disneylandยฎ Resort, youโ€™ll be able to offer Clients even more magical Disney vacation choices โ€“ both on land and sea!

The addition of a new homeport for Disney Cruise Line is part of the overall expansion plan for The Walt Disney Company. Two new ships, Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy, will arrive in Port Canaveral, Fla., in 2011 and 2012, respectively.

โ€œWe are looking forward to returning to the Port of Los Angeles and offering our special brand of family cruises on the West Coast,โ€ said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo. โ€œHaving a Disney Cruise Line ship based in this region is something families on the West Coast have wanted for a long time, and weโ€™re pleased to bring the Disney Wonder to Southern California in 2011.”

Disney Cruise Line successfully tested the West Coast market with two summer seasons of Mexican Riviera cruises in 2005 and 2008. Disney Cruise Line has not yet announced the details of its itineraries for 2011.

Known for establishing family travel in the cruise market, Disney Cruise Linecontinues to be a leader in the industry. The Disney Wonder was recently named the top large cruise ship experience by readers of Condรฉ Nast Traveler magazine in the 9th annual โ€œReaderโ€™s Cruise Poll.โ€

The Disney Magic Cruise Ship, which was also ranked in the top five cruise experiences in the poll, will embark on a season of limited itineraries exploring Northern Europe and the Mediterranean in 2010.

Introducing Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy – Disney Cruise Lines Newest Ships

Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy

Itโ€™s official! The newest ships in the Disney Cruise Lineยฎ fleet now have names โ€“ Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy.

Bob Iger, President and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, announced the official names today at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Oakland, Calif. The Disney Dream is scheduled to launch in 2011, with the Disney Fantasy following soon after in 2012.

Like the Disney Magicยฎ and Disney Wonderยฎ Cruise Ships before them, the names of the two new ships were chosen with care to celebrate Disneyโ€™s unique heritage โ€“ creating incredible worlds of fantasy where your dreams really do come true.

Walt Disney Imagineers and shipbuilders have been working full steam ahead since the fleet expansion was first announced in 2007. On March 2, 2009, construction on both ships began at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany with a special steel-cutting ceremony.

The new ships will more than double the passenger capacity for Disney Cruise Line and create even more family cruise options for you to enjoy.

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