Disney Dream
Is there no depth to which our species will go in search of riches? In the case of the person(s) who stole the bell from the Costa Concordia, the depth was only about 50 feet. Yes, somebody stole the bell. It happened a couple of weeks ago and Italian authorities managed to keep it under cover that [...]
There are four ways of looking at the $250,000 Disney Cruise Line donated to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Florida a few days ago. 1. Disney never misses an opportunity to recruit Mouseketeer lovers of the future, nor an opportunity to prove its reputation as a good corporate citizen always concerned about trying [...]
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The news yesterday that Royal Caribbean is exercising its option to build another new ship again begs the question: Has the cruise industry discovered the customer’s tolerance for big ships? The same cruise line that owns the two biggest ships “of the Seas”, the mighty Oasis and the equally mighty Allure. They carry about 6,000 [...]
There is a reason that cruisers of all ages should be interested in what’s happening with Disney Cruise Line. That picture is the latest reason for us. They are called grandchildren, and they are special for all the reasons that grandparents already know. They come along just when “parents” think there won’t be a lot [...]
We don’t know Gene Sloan and, apparently, neither did the people at Disney when the USA Today cruise editor took his 11-year-old daughter on the Disney Dream last month. The resulting review of the ship by this “anonymous” father and daughter appeared on the newspaper’s website last week. It’s more than an excellent idea. It’s [...]
The Right Price………..$279 Ship: Celebrity Century, 4 nights, Western Caribbean Departure: March 24 Ports: Key West, Cozumel Contact: Celebrity Cruises * * * Too short for the Aqua Duck?…That’s what some Disney cruisers discovered when they took their 8-year-old, 3-foot-10 sons or daughters to ride the innovative water coaster on the Disney Dream…Disney’s universal height [...]
The year isn’t even two months old and already our colleague Phil Reimer of Ports and Bows has been on four cruise ships, but we’re planning to catch up. Meanwhile, this week Phil is willing to share his point-by-point assessment of the four ships with our readers. Today: Disney’s Dream Brand of ship: Family (also [...]
The right price…………………………………………………………………….……$449 February/March/April 2011: 7 nights Ship: Celebrity Summit Departure: San Juan, Puerto Rico Ports: Virgin Islands, St. Kitts, Dominica, Grenada, Tobago Bonus: Oceanview $499 Contact: cruises.orbitz.com * * * When Jimmy Buffett took a header off the stage in Australia the other night, the gasp from our resident Parrothead was likely heard in [...]
Early this morning (in our world, 7:30 is early), Jennifer Hudson became Disney’s third Godmother, at the official “christening” — or “naming ceremony” to the political correctionists — of the Disney Dream. A podcast of the event was in two places, which tells you something about its importance. If nobody cared, nobody would pod. To [...]
We’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for anything Disney, and not just because three little Dunns trekked their parents around both the Florida and California theme parks and almost always came away with souvenir sweatshirts because “it got cold.” The three little Dunns all grew up and one of them, Lerrin, realized [...]