Rare Disney Cruise Line Sale - Kids Sail Free!

Disney is one of the lines most immune to discounting. Right now, with just two ships, they rarely have to do any type of promotion to keep them filled. Acknowledged of course for the excellence of their children's programs, they're also a line which knows how to keep adult-only areas for adults, and are also a perennial favorite for Mouse lovers of all ages - with and without children. You'd be amazed at the number of honeymooners who sail with Disney. They're also one of the few remaining lines which allow 18-year-olds to sail without an older adult accompanying them.

But even Disney is feeling the pinch a bit of uncertain budgets, and they're putting their 3-night sailings on the Disney Wonder on sale with a Kids Sale Free offer!

Kids 12 and under can sail free on most 3-night cruises from Jan. 22 through May 28, 2009 with two full-fare guests in the same stateroom, Categories 4-12. Government Taxes and Fees are additional, but now that the fuel supplement is gone, that amount is very reasonable (and it's worth noting Disney was the first major line to remove those supplements - go Disney!)

This offer does have limited staterooms allocated to it, so don't delay! Take your family to see the Mouse at Sea. No cruise line does it better. Give me a call or email to book your special family cruise!

Disney Magic to Europe/Africa in 2010

Following up on its extremely successful European season in 2007, Disney has announced that they will be returning the Magic to Europe for the summer and fall of 2010 in a series of itineraries that take it from Russia to Northern Africa between April and September.

The Magic's schedule includes eight 10- and 11-night tours through the Mediterranean. Ports of call on the Mediterranean cruises include Rome, Florence and Nice, as well as new stops at Malta, Corsica and the Tunisian capital city Tunis.

The schedule also includes the company's first sailings to Northern Europe, with four 12-night voyages from Dover to St. Petersburg with stops in six other countries. The four sailings will be in June and July, and will also include stops in Oslo, Copenhagen, the gateway port to Berlin and either Helsinki or Tallinn, Estonia.
Disney will also offer a pair of 14-night, one-way repositioning cruises from Port Canaveral to Barcelona and back.

While the Disney Magic is overseas, the Disney Wonder will sail slightly longer voyages out of Port Canaveral. Instead of three- and four-night Caribbean sailings, the Wonder will offer four- and five-night cruises with new stops in Key West, as well as an extra stop in Castaway Cay, Disney's private island in the Bahamas.

As those of you who love Disney know, these itineraries sell out quickly for the most popular categories. If it is time for your family to experience Europe the Disney way, with all the Disney touches (including specially-designed family-friendly excursions and expanded in-port kids' club hours), then you'll want to make your bookings early!

Wondering what Disney will be doing with their new ships? I'll give you a clue - expect to see one of them summering in Alaska starting in 2011, and sailing to Glacier Bay. They've already made application to the National Park Service for Glacier Bay permits. The main question remaining is not necessarily whether or not they will get some, but whether they'll be sailing one-way sailings with cruisetour packages or round-trips out of Vancouver or Seattle. More details to follow when they're announced.