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There's No Place Like Disney Cruise Line for the Holidays
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Tracy Arm Fjord: A Disney Cruise Line Experience
by Cheryl Pendry on 02-02-2012

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Fjord cruising is nothing new.

The wonder and majesty of these glacier-carved arms of the sea, reaching inland between steep mountain walls and cliffs, can often only be experienced from the deck of a watercraft. Cruise lines have been taking passengers through the wonders of the Norwegian fjords for many years, but the launch of the Alaskan cruises on the Disney Wonder finally bought the experience to Disney cruisers. More ...
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Palo Brunch: Disney Cruise Line Dining Review by Cheryl Pendry on 01-12-2012
There are many highlights to a Disney cruise, as anyone who’s cruised on the Wonder, Magic, or Dream can testify.

For my husband and I, one of the top ones has to be dining at the beautiful adults-only restaurant Palo, and more ...

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Entertaining Evenings: Disney Cruise Line Review by Bernie Edwards on 01-12-2012
Cruising with any ship on the Disney Cruise Line is a fabulous experience.

Before I went on my first cruise, however, I was concerned about going. I knew the Disney ships visited great ports of call throughout the world on the ...

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Disney Cruise Line - The Year in Review (and Preview): New Ships, New Ports, New Itineraries by Dave Marx on 12-29-2011
Fortunately for all of us, 2011 has been one of the Disney Cruise Line's most newsworthy ever, and 2012 is shaping up to be another busy year down at the Disney Cruise Line press office.

Fabulous new ships, a torrent of new itineraries, ...

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Adult Oases on the Disney Cruise Line: Disney Cruise Line Review by Cheryl Pendry on 12-29-2011
Whenever people hear that we’re heading off on a Disney cruise, they always look at us as if we’re crazy, not because they don’t get the magic of Disney, although that could be part of it, but because we don’t have children. ...

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Days at Sea: A Disney Cruise Line Report by Cheryl Pendry on 12-23-2011
When we took our first cruise with Disney all the way back in May 2004, there was no such thing as a day at sea for us, as it was just a three-night cruise.

It was a very different story on our most recent cruise on the Wonder to Alaska. ...

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Flightseeing in Ketchikan, Alaska: A Disney Cruise Line Shore Excursion Review by Cheryl Pendry on 12-01-2011
For those of you who’ve cruised with Disney before, you’ve probably got a good idea of the range of excursions that are offered at each of your ports of call.

For those who haven’t, it’s easy to understand – ...

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Vote for Canada's Bay of Fundy: Help Make Canada's Bay of Fundy One of The Seven Wonders of Nature by Dave Marx on 11-05-2011
Time is ticking away on balloting for the New Seven Wonders of Nature!

28 finalists from every continent but Antarctica are vying to be among the magnificent seven (penguins haven't figured out how to cast votes on the internet ...

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A Tale of Two Great Ships: Comparing the Disney Wonder and the Disney Dream by Cheryl Pendry on 11-03-2011
Never did I imagine, when we booked our Alaskan cruise on the Disney Wonder, that just four short months earlier, we’d be cruising the Caribbean for three nights on the Disney Dream.

After we returned to land, following our ...

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Cruising Alaska with Disney Cruise Line - Ports of Call, Dining and Everything Else! last updated 10-20-2011

Cruising Alaska with Disney Cruise Line - Weather, Choosing A Stateroom, and Special Events last updated 10-12-2011

Cruising Alaska with Disney Cruise Line - Part One - Planning and Boarding last updated 10-06-2011

Onboard Activities on the Disney Wonder - Disney Cruise Line last updated 07-21-2011

Disney Cruise Line West Coast Cruises - Breezing Through Debarkation on the Disney Wonder last updated 07-13-2011

A Disney Dream Field Trip - Why I Love My Job last updated 06-02-2011

Disney Cruise Line's New Ports and Itineraries in 2012 - New York, Galveston, Seattle To Become New Ports last updated 04-07-2011

Magic in the Mediterranean - The Disney Cruise Line Mediterranean Cruise last updated 02-16-2011

Heaven on Castaway Cay - Private Cabana Rentals last updated 02-10-2011

10 Things I Hate About the Disney Dream - Tales From My Inaugural Cruises on the Dream last updated 02-02-2011

Transforming the Disney Dream - From Evolutionary Changes to Revolutionary Designs last updated 02-02-2011

Dining on the Disney Dream - Exceeding My Expectations last updated 01-25-2011

The Disney Dream Christening Event - My Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience last updated 01-24-2011

The Disney Dream - My Experiences Onboard the Christening Cruise and Maiden Voyage last updated 01-10-2011

Allure of the Seas - Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's Newest Ship last updated 12-23-2010

All Aboard - Disney Cruise Line Tips last updated 11-08-2010

There's No Place Like Disney Cruise Line for the Holidays - Why We Choose to Cruise at Christmas last updated 11-11-2010

Caching in on a Cruise - Geocaching During a Disney Cruise last updated 05-20-2010

Spa Carnival - Splurge at Sea last updated 02/11/2010

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Mosquitos in Alaska in July
by ssg1492
4 Feb 2012 at 11:57am
Am sailing next July 15/2013 Am I was wondering if any one sailed in Alaske in July Have been reading that there are alot of mosquites:tongue: at...
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Costa Maya Shore Excursions
by xwewhisper
4 Feb 2012 at 11:16am
There aren't any listed on the Disney cruise site. I get to book things for my 7 night Western cruise next week and thought something would have...
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One week countdown to the DREAM
by Tiki4
4 Feb 2012 at 10:45am
:woot::woot:Hard to believe but it is finally here........One week and we cruise on the Dream!! Travelers are DH, Self, DD (14) and DS (11). We...
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Hotel near Port of Seattle
by threeboys
3 Feb 2012 at 4:53pm
Any suggestions or advice on which hotel to stay at near the Port of Seattle. We are not renting a car, so would need transportation from the...
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