Family Affairs and other matters

The new cruise liner “Disney Dream” elevates the experience of family entertainment to new heights. It is the largest of their ships with a capacity of 4,000 passengers and features an elegant, art deco interior design throughout it’s 1,115 foot length.

The Disney Dream sails alternating three and four night cruises from Port Canaveral, Fla to the Bahamas and Disney’s private island, Castaway Cay. During the summer months, the ship alternates four and five night itineraries.

There are some fantastic and amazing aspects to the ship, including:-

AquaDuck Water Coaster

A cruise industry first – an exhilarating flume ride featuring twists, turns and a “swing out” loop over the edge so that you can see the ocean 150 feet below. You can see it in this picture:-

Children’s Clubs

All sorts of different facilities for children of all ages.

Its A Small World Nursery

For babies from 12 weeks old to three years. Their babysitting services offer the longest operating hours of any cruise company.

Oceaneer Club

A pirate themed supervised adventure area including an interactive gaming floor.

Oceaneer Lab

Here kids can enjoy a wide range of supervised activities in a room filled with maps, maritime instruments and swashbuckling artifacts. There are experiment stations, music stations, computers, video games and more. They can try their hand at animation, become a pop star or navigate ships through digital seas.

Chill out Zones for Tweens and Teens

Edge

A lounge for kids aged between 11 and 13. Filled with hi-tech entertainment including the ability to create and star in photo postcards and video karaoke using green-screen technology.

Vibe

The exclusive club for the teenagers. 9,000 square feet for kids of 14-17. They can create videos, play computer games and try their hand at mixing dance tracks. They have a private sun deck and it is all uber cool. I took some pictures of the teen area to show you:-

Sun deck

Media room

(check out my post on teenage entertainment for further information and photographs)

Excellent restaurants featuring their rotational dining concept where you visit different restaurants each night with the same servers. The restaurants include:
Animator’s Palate
Royal Palace
Enchanted Garden
Remy
Palo

(see separate post on restaurant reviews)

Adult areas include “The District” a nighttime entertainment area with a selection of different bars and the “Evolution” nightclub and the Senses spa and salon as well as the last two restaurants mentioned above.

There is entertainment for the entire family for all ages, day and night. This includes live theatrical productions, game-show experiences, movies, deck parties, fireworks at sea, swimming pools, crazy golf, basketball, ping pong, exclusive Disney character interactions and so the list goes on……

Castaway Cay is Disney’s private island exclusively for Disney Cruise Line guests with activities and areas for families, teens and adults.

Staterooms are family sized and smartly designed. Most of the rooms now offer a split bath and a half with a sink and bath/shower in one room and a separate sink and loo in another which is much better if there are a few of you staying together.

Disney Cruise Line offers 3,4 & 7 night itineraries to the Bahamas and the Caribbean out of Port Canaveral. Land/sea holiday packages that include a stay at Walt Disney Resort are also available. To find out more or book a holiday go to disneycruise.com, call Disney Cruise Line at 888/DCL-2500 or contact your travel agent.

From the UK Virgin Holidays Cruises is part of the Virgin Holidays family and offers customers fully packaged cruise holidays:-

11 night Disney Dream Stay & Cruise from £1,249

After 7 nights in Walt disney World Orlando, join the Disney Dream for 4 nights. Prices are per person based on two adults travelling and sharing an inside cabin on a full-board basis with direct flights with Virgin Atlantic from London Gatwick.

11 night Disney Dream Stay & Cruise from £2,099

After 7 nights at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, join “Disney Dream” for 4 nights. Prices based as above.

For more information please contact:
Lydia Lancaster, PR Executive, Virgin Holidays Cruises

Lydia.lancaster@virginholidays.com
01293 496184