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An array of wet and wonderful new surprises help guests cool off as they enjoy soaking up the sun aboard the Disney Fantasy, Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship scheduled to set sail in March 2012. AquaLab Debuts on the Disney Fantasy On the Disney Fantasy, guests can splash and play in the AquaLab – a [...]

The final building block for the newest Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Fantasy, was placed on September 3, 2011 at the Meyer Werft shipyard signaling completion of a major milestone in the ship’s overall construction.  The final block placed was a 265-ton portion of the ship’s bow, complete with the signature Disney Cruise Line [...]

For the first time ever, Disney Cruise Line will set sail from three new ports in 2012 – New York, Seattle and Galveston, Texas – making the Disney family cruise vacation more accessible to guests around the country. Additionally, the cruise line will offer more choices than ever before with several new itineraries planned. In 2012, [...]

As I continue to wade through the thousands of images from the series of recent events all over the Walt Disney World Resort, I decided I would try a new multi-page post for a little walkabout Castaway Cay. The reason for this is to be able to include a larger number of images in a [...]

Having been invited on the Disney Dream’s Christening Cruise recently, I have spent an inordinate amount of time going over the thousands of pictures shot over that abbreviated trip aboard Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship. The Disney Dream is an amazing destination with activities, amenities and dining that rival any other destination I have visited [...]

Today, Disney Cruise Line celebrated the keel laying of the Disney Fantasy at the Meyer Werft shipyard.   This is the second of two newly-designed ships that take the family cruise experience to all new heights.  Sister ship to the Disney Fantasy, Disney Dream, entered service on Jan. 26, 2011. The keel laying ceremony is a [...]