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Disney Cruise Line wins another Readers Choice Award

Let’s give Disney Cruise Line another round of applause. They continue to win awards for Best Large Ship Line in every publication. This time it’s the CondĂ© Nast Traveler 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards that bestowed the honor. Winners were based on more than 1 million… Read More »Disney Cruise Line wins another Readers Choice Award

The Top Five Secrets of Booking a Disney Cruise.

This post brought to you by Christina Wood of Pixie Vacations, the preferred Disney vacation travel planner of The Disney Blog.


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Planning a cruise is not as difficult as planning to Disney World, where I regularly encounter my clients’ six-page spreadsheets, make multiple dining changes, and spend a couple of hours just picking out fastpasses. While it’s not as simple as just showing up for your cruise, cruising, truthfully, is easy. That’s what makes it so great. Booking your cruise, however, can be a little bit tricky. Here are some pointers to make the process a little less confusing.

5. Book as early as possible.

The biggest reason to book your cruise as early as you can is that you’ll pay less. Cruise lines all raise prices based on availability–as room categories fill up, the price of the remaining rooms under that category increases. It’s simple supply and demand.

In addition to saving money, booking early allows you to get your first pick of dining times. If you have young children, an early dining time is usually ideal. Finally, booking early allows you to pick your cabin, so you have more deck and location choices. While deck choices are a personal opinion, most guests like mid-ship, so those will fill up first.

4.  Don’t pay for insurance until you’re final payment is due.

You can cancel your cruise for any reason prior to your final payment date and get a full refund, no question asked (exceptions for concierge), but if you have insurance added, you won’t get that money back. Since you can add insurance any time before final payment, just wait until then and then add it. But don’t forget–otherwise you’re probably out of luck.Read More »The Top Five Secrets of Booking a Disney Cruise.

Disney Cruise Line returning to West Coast, Hawaii & Galveston for 2015 itineraries

Disney Magic at Galveston Ghostriders

Disney Cruise Line is shaking up the fall of 2015 by returning to three favorite destinations after repositioning the Disney Wonder. These won’t be regular stops, but rather are being sold as limited-time engagements. So be prepared on May 21 to reserve your cruise if any of them interest you.

Let Cruise Director Natalie tell you all about it:

I like the idea of 5 days at sea on the trip to Hawaii, I just wish they didn’t have to depart from Canada. Stupid rules.

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Disney Cruise Line Adds Norway Adventure To Itinerary

Norwegian Fjords

The Disney Cruise Line is a cruising experience unlike any other. Even if you’re not a diehard Disney fan, you’ll enjoy the famous Disney customer service, entertainment, and dining. With just four ships in the fleet, Disney has been relatively limited in its cruise destinations, only venturing out to far flung ports from time to time. One destination they’ve not yet visited is Norway, but in 2015 they’ll be able to cross the fjords of their list.

In summer 2015, three Disney Cruise Line adventures will explore the Norwegian fjords, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Plus, Disney Cruise Line is returning to the Baltic for all-new itineraries, including sailings from Copenhagen, Denmark to St. Petersburg, Russia. Cruises to the Mediterranean, Alaska, Caribbean and Bahamas also are included in the 2015 summer lineup.

Bookings open to the public on March 27, 2014. More details on 2015 itineraries can be found on the Itineraries and Ports for 2015 section of disneycruise.com.

More details on the Norwegian cruises below the jump:

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Disney Cruise Line Sweeps Top Awards

Earlier this week, the Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice awards (try saying that five times fast) were presented, and Disney took home some of the top honors. They won a total of 29 awards, 13 of which were number one prizes, and it was the largest… Read More »Disney Cruise Line Sweeps Top Awards