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Updated January 25, 2024 What is it? Castaway Club is Disney Cruise Lines, a way of recognizing Guests who have sailed with them. If you’ve taken a Disney cruise, you’re already a Castaway Club member, and eligible to receive exclusive benefits that make your next cruise easier to plan. How do you become a Castaway…
Castaway Cay (pronounced “key?”) is Disney Cruise Lines’ Private Island. It is a beautiful beach port in the Bahamas where Ron Howard, Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah filmed the movie Splash. And, in its not-so-distant past, it was known as Gorda Cay and used for drug smuggling. In 1999 Disney signed a 99-year lease with…
Updated February 14, 2024 A common question from people going on a Disney Cruise is can I bring my own drinks? The answer is yes, but with some rules to follow. Adult Beverages Yes, you can bring alcoholic beverages on your Disney Cruise. Every passenger over 21 years old may bring a maximum of 2 bottles…
Disney Cruise Lines has released some new information about the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique on Disney Wish. This magical experience provides pixie-dusted makeovers for kids ages 3 to 12, complete with hairstyling, makeup, costumes and accessories — it is truly beloved by Disney Cruise Line Guests. The team at Walt Disney Imagineering has created a storybook…
When the onboard activity bookings opened up for the Disney Wish Maiden Voyage people noticed that the prices for Adult Beverage tasting seminars had gone up. It wasn’t clear if these new prices were only for the Disney Wish Maiden Voyage or all Disney Cruises. It looks like the prices are going up across the…
Disney Cruise Line has updated their “Know Before You Go” information again. Today’s update no longer includes the section about Hanging Gift Bags. Since the Covid shutdown fish extenders have not been permitted on the ships. Disney has quietly removed the hanging Gift Bag Section. It is another step toward a return to normal. For…
We stayed in Secret Porthole (SPH) room 5022 and 5024 on our Northern European cruise on the Disney Magic. We have stayed in other Secret Porthole rooms 5520 and 6006. This was the first time we have staying in the connecting SPH rooms 5022 and 5024. Like the other Secret Porthole rooms, we loved the…
Boarding day was finally here and we were up and ready to go to the port fairly early. Georgia’s sunburn was bothering her, so Jay went to buy some aloe. We figured it would be much cheaper buying before we got on the cruise. When Jay returned from the store he said he saw a…
Doing laundry on vacation can be a necessary evil. Your alternatives are to pack extra or re-wear dirty clothes. At least Disney makes it easier with self-serve laundry rooms available on each ship. We stopped by the launderette on the first day of our cruise on the Wonder and snapped these pictures. How do I…
The first of our four sea days in a row. It was a warm day, 20 Celsius (68F), but a bit rocky in the morning. As the cruise went on the ocean became smoother. Sea days are one of the reasons we love transatlantic cruises. There are usually 5 or 6 of them. We get…