Posted on Wednesday, 6th April 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Disney Cruise Line (DCL) has released the remainder of the 2012 itinerary, and it’s full of new ports and destinations.  They have finally confirmed the rumor that families will be able to cruise on the Disney Magic from home ports in New York City and Galveston, Texas.  The Disney Wonder will continue to summer in Alaska, but [...]

Tags: Aulani, Castaway Cay, Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, Galveston, Hawaii, New York City, San Francisco, San Juan, Seattle
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Posted on Tuesday, 22nd March 2011 by Dave Parfitt

It was a cold and blustery day for Castaway Cay during our December 2010 cruise on the Disney Wonder.  OK, compared to back home in Rochester, NY, cold and blustery was a relative term for the Bahamas.  Let’s just say it was not really swimming/beach weather.  My daughters and I decided to rent bikes and tour around [...]

Tags: bike trail, Castaway Cay, Disney Cruise Line
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Posted on Monday, 24th January 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Following the Christening Ceremony on Wednesday, January 19th, the Disney Dream sailed away to Disney’s private island in the Bahamas: Castaway Cay.  Continue after the break for a selection of sights and sounds from the Disney Dream.  Sounds?  Yes, sounds. Well sort of…

Tags: 687, Animators Palate, Aquaduck, Buena Vista Theatre, Castaway Cay, Disney Dream, disney dream ship, District Lounge, Enchanted Garden, Evolution, Palo, Pink, Royal Palace, Skyline, The District, Walt Disney Theatre
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Posted on Tuesday, 4th January 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Photos by Katie Werling After months of construction and a journey across the Atlantic, a stop at Castaway Cay, and passing through the Bahamas, the Disney Dream is finally home in Florida.  It sailed into Port Canaveral to dock at the Disney Cruise Line terminal early this morning at the break of dawn.  Hundreds of [...]

Tags: Aquaduck, Castaway Cay, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Dream, Port Canaveral
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Posted on Tuesday, 21st December 2010 by Kathy Werling

Last week over 600 guests sailed away with the DIS Unplugged Podcast crew to the Bahamas on Podcast Cruise 2.o with Disney Cruise Line!  Many of us had waited 18 months for this cruise.  It was great to meet so many people from the DISboards and to put a real face with everyone’s screen names.  It [...]

Tags: Bob Gurr, Castaway Cay, Charlie Ridgway, DIS Boards, DIS Unplugged Podcast, DIS Unplugged Podcast Cruise, Disney Cruise Line, Jodi Benson
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Posted on Monday, 18th October 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Update December 21, 2010: The Maiden Voyage of the Disney Fantasy has shifted from April 7, 2012 to March 31, 2012 because Disney Cruise Line will take possession of the ship earlier than originally planned.  The March 31st Maiden Voyage will be a Western Caribbean itinerary. October 18, 2010: The Disney Dream has yet to [...]

Tags: Caribbean, Castaway Cay, Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, Mexican Riviera, the Bahamas
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Posted on Thursday, 27th May 2010 by Corey Martin

We’ve gotten word from a post on DISboards.com that the price for the much anticipated private cabanas at Castaway Cay will be $499 for the day. This price has not been announced yet and I cannot confirm the accuracy at this point, but I thought it was interesting enough to share. Posted on the Disney [...]

Tags: cabanas, Castaway Cay, Disney Cruise Line, private cabanas
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