Disney Cruise Lines

Disney’s popular Animation Magic dinner show, where guests draw their own characters and later see them animated on the screens in Animator’s Palate, is no longer offered on most itineraries under seven nights. Currently, Animation Magic is only scheduled on select sailings of seven nights or longer on the …

Short answer: yes, it’s absolutely still worth it, even if you book only a month or two before your Disney Cruise. You might miss out on a few early-reservation perks, but you won’t be “shut out” of the experience. Not even close.

People book last-minute Disney cruises all the time, …

If you’re heading to Disney’s Lookout Cay or Castaway Cay in the winter, you might be wondering how chilly it gets. The good news is: winter in the Bahamas is basically a warm spring day compared to upstate New York in February. Most guests find the weather extremely comfortable.

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Disney Cruise Line offers a popular onboard deal called a Placeholder Reservation. It lets you put down a small deposit for a future cruise and receive 10 percent off the voyage fare on most sailings within the next 24 months. With cruise prices rising each year, it sounds …

If you are sailing on the Disney Dream, you will see a rotating lineup of Disney Princesses throughout your cruise. The exact characters can vary by sailing, itinerary, and season, but recent guest reports give a good idea of who you may meet.

Princesses Recently Seen on the Dream

If you’ve already checked in for your Disney Cruise and received your Port Arrival Time (PAT), you might have heard that adding official Disney Cruise Line ground transfers could shift that time earlier.

The simple truth is this: booking DCL transfers can change your PAT, but not consistently. When you …

A typical day on a Disney Cruise depends on whether you are at sea or in port, and it also varies based on the destination. A day on Castaway Cay or Lookout Cay looks very different from a day in Nassau or a European city. Still, most sailings follow a …