Category: Disney Cruises

Details Announced for Disney Lookout Cay

We just got info about some of the venues at Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point. Lookout Cay is Disney Cruise Line’s newest retreat on the island of Eleuthera in The Bahamas.

Guests will arrive at Mabrika Cove, which means “welcome” from the indigenous people of The Bahamas, and experience the warmth of the Bahamian culture.

The colorful Goombay Cultural Center will invite guests to join in the “Junkanoo” celebration, a signature Bahamian festival filled with joyous music and vibrant parades.

The Triton’s Trumpet Stage area will provide plenty of fun family entertainment, while Serenity Bay will be an 18+ retreat featuring a tranquil beach, dining area, and private cabanas available for reservation.

Shop for souvenirs at Treasures of Eleuthera, which will feature locally made gifts and crafts by Bahamian artists.

I’m sure there are many more fun features yet to be revealed. Follow along and I’ll share them as I hear about them.

Several of the Disney cruise ships will begin making port calls to this island on their Summer 2024 sailings, already available for booking. Some sailings will even have port stops at both Lookout Cay and Castaway Cay, Disney’s current gorgeous Bahamian island! Those sound awesome! Bucket list!

The initial sailings to Lookout Cay will be in high demand. If you’re interested in booking one of those sailings, do so soon. If you want to chat about booking a cruise, feel free to contact me.

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Haunted Mansion Cocktail Recipes

Happy Halloween! To follow up on my post about the Haunted Mansion Parlor coming to the Disney Treasure ship next December 2024, here are some recipes they have shared for some spooky cocktails that you can make in the meantime. Perfect timing for Halloween.

Happy Haunting!

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Disney Cruise Line Early 2025 Itineraries Announced

Disney Cruise Line has announced its sailing itineraries for early 2025. They include sailings to/from the Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, Australia, and the South Pacific!

Bookings begin on different days next week, starting Monday, October 30, 2023, for different levels of Castaway Cay members and other Disney affinity groups. General members (those who have never sailed on a Disney cruise) can book on Monday, November 6, 2023.

Oct 30 – Pearl Castaway Club
Oct 31 – Platinum Castaway Club, Club 33, & Golden Oak Club
Nov 1 – Gold Castaway Club
Nov 2 – Silver Castaway Club, Disney Vacation Club, & Adventure Insiders
Nov 6 – General Public

Sail on inaugural sailings on the new Disney Treasure ship or rare sailings from Hawaii and the South Pacific. Check out Lighthouse Point, a new Disney Cruise Line island retreat celebrating the breathtaking beauty and vibrant culture of The Bahamas. View the list in these pictures or on the DCL website below for the specific sailings.

Costs are generally the lowest when you book during this initial release, and some of the more popular itineraries can sell out FAST, particularly the Hawaii and South Pacific sailings. It is expected that there will be long waits on the phone with DCL. If you don’t need to apply a placeholder or credit to your new booking, it’s definitely going to be faster to book on the DCL website starting at 8am ET, or have a travel agent (like me!) do it for you.

For more details, visit the Disney Cruise Line Early 2025 Itineraries page:

Disney Cruise Line Early 2025 Itineraries

If you would like me to help with your bookings, feel free to contact me ASAP. We love sailing DCL, so let me know if you want to chat about them. I have some recaps of our past sailings in the Trip Recap section of this site if you want to see what they’re like.

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Haunted Mansion Parlor

Are you a Haunted Mansion fan?

Disney Cruise Line just announced that a Haunted Mansion themed lounge will be on the new Disney Treasure ship when it sets sail next December 2024!

This new lounge will bring to life the fan-favorite lore and styling from the Haunted Mansion park attractions around the world. Of course, specialty cocktails will capture the spirit of our ghostly friends and a new collection of Haunted Mansion inspired merchandise will be available.

This will be the first Haunted Mansion inspired venue on the ships and parks. Perhaps, they’ll bring this concept to the parks next. I know many fans of the franchise have been hoping for this for a while.

The artist renderings look really cool so far! Are you excited? Do you want to sail on the Treasure?

Visit my Disney Treasure post for more revelations about this new ship.

Contact me if you want to chat about booking a cruise.

Hurry baaccckkkk!

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DisneyBand+ Available on the Dream

Disney Cruise Line announced that the DisneyBand+ will now be available for use on the Disney Dream ship starting November 20, 2023.

The band functionality is currently available on the Wish, Fantasy, and Magic ships already. They give you another way to open your cabin door, charge purchases to your cabin, and enhance your shipboard experience with fun sounds and lights. It is not required though and you will still get the current key cards.

The DisneyBand+ is the same as the MagicBand+ at the Disney parks and in fact, will work at both locations if you have one. There are some cool cruise designs but it doesn’t matter what the design is or where you buy it from – cruise ship, park, online. You can link the same one to both your park and cruise apps.

If you have a cruise booked on one of the enabled ships, you will see the link to purchase a MagicBand+ in your reservation 45 days before your sail date. That means those of you on that Nov 20th sailing can buy them now. You can’t buy from there before your 45th day if you have a farther sailing, though you can buy from other sources sooner.

You also have to buy them at least 10 days before your sail date so they have time to mail them to you, though I recommend at least two weeks, and don’t forget to factor in extra days if you’ll be leaving home sooner than your sail date.

Do you think you’ll get a DisneyBand+?

As always, feel free to contact me if you want to chat about booking a cruise.

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Wish Together Sweepstakes

To celebrate the release of Disney Animation Studios’ musical, Wish, on November 22, 2023, Disney has partnered with the Make-A-Wish foundation on the “Wish Together Sweepstakes“.

Enter for a chance to win a dream come true on land and sea with a very special family vacation for up to four. Prize includes a 3-night stay in a Club Level Concierge room at a Disney Deluxe Resort hotel at Walt Disney World® Resort along with a Disney Cruise Line® vacation to The Bahamas aboard the Disney Wish in a 1-bedroom Concierge Suite with verandah.

Disney will donate $5 to Make-A-Wish® up to $1 million to grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses for every entry between now and January 31, 2024. No purchase necessary to enter.

For details on the sweepstakes and to enter, visit the Wish Together Sweepstakes page.

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Disney Treasure Itineraries Released

More updates on the new Disney Treasure cruise ship! First, if you missed the new ship revelations yesterday, check out my post here.

As I mentioned, Disney Cruise Line has announced that their newest ship, the Disney Treasure, will set sail on December 21, 2024!

Now, you can take a look at the sailing dates and itineraries for all of its inaugural sailings through May 2025. You can also get a preview of starting prices for each stateroom category if you put in the number of people in your party.

The buttons to book will be enabled once the booking window opens for you. Make sure to log into your DCL account so that it picks up your Castaway Club level to enable your booking on the correct date.

To view the list of Disney Treasure’s inaugural sailing dates, visit the Disney Cruise Line site.

Now, be forewarned, don’t be shocked by the sticker price of the maiden wage. Yikes! Yeah…so I guess we won’t be sailing on that one after all. Of course, that one will be way more than usual since it’s the maiden voyage, but still… It doesn’t help that the first two sailings happen to span Christmas and New Year’s weeks, so that will always bump up prices as well.

Avoid holidays and school break timeframes if you want to get the best prices. The other weeks are way more reasonable for a 7-day cruise on DCL. We’ll aim for one of those. At leastz, you have over a year to save for it now. You just need to put down a 20% deposit when you book and you don’t have to pay the balance until 90 days before your cruise.

Note: The maiden voyage has special restrictions though. The 20% deposit is not refundable if you cancel and you have to pay the balance 150 days before the sail date for suites and concierge staterooms and 120 days for all other staterooms. You cannot use any other discounts, offers, or future cruise credits. No date or lead passenger changes either. So, make sure you’re definitely able to do the cruise before you book that first one on Dec 21st.

The Disney Treasure will sail 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries out of Port Canaveral and bookings will start next week for Castaway Club members!

Sept 12 – Pearl Castaway Club
Sept 13 – Platinum Castaway Club & Golden Oak
Sept 14 – Gold Castaway Club
Sept 18 – DVC & Adventure Insiders
Sept 19 – Silver Castaway Club
Sept 20 – General (1st timers)

I’m sure the inaugural sailings and especially the maiden voyage will book up very quickly! If you’re interested in booking a cruise, contact me ASAP.

Pics ©Disney Cruise Line

Disney Treasure Ship Details Revealed

Disney Cruise Line just announced that their newest ship, the Disney Treasure, will set sail on December 21, 2024!

It will sail 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries out of Port Canaveral and bookings will start next week for Castaway Club members!

Sept 12 – Pearl Castaway Club
Sept 13 – Platinum Castaway Club & Golden Oak
Sept 14 – Gold Castaway Club
Sept 18 – DVC & Adventure Insiders
Sept 19 – Silver Castaway Club
Sept 20 – General (1st timers)

Update: Dates have been revealed here.

In a Disney Treasure reveal video, we were introduced to some of the venues and their themes on this new ship. The layout and venues of the ship sound pretty much the same as the Wish, its sister ship, but with an overall “adventure” theme.

The grand hall will be inspired by the gorgeous stylings of Aladdin with Aladdin and Jasmine being the atrium statues. The atrium chandelier looks like an elaborate lantern and will be the main feature of nighttime light shows.

There will be a brand new live theater show, but they have not announced specifics on that yet. However, Seas the Adventure and Beauty and the Beast will be the other two shows. I am so excited! Beauty and the Beast is a-maz-ing on the Dream and it’s one of my all-time favorite movies. The live theater shows are Broadway caliber shows on the Disney ships and should not be missed!

Update: The brand new live theater show has finally been revealed here.

One of the restaurants will be Plaza de Coco with live performances by Miguel and other live performers. The other two restaurants will continue to be The Worlds of Marvel and 1923. Since these will be 7-night itineraries, that means you will eat in each restaurant at least twice, and they usually offer different experiences each night.

The AquaMouse water coaster will feature a new mis-adventure with Mickey and the gang.

The staterooms, lounges, and event spaces are inspired by The Lion King, Utopia, Jungle Cruise, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Pocahontas, Aladdin, Up, Encanto, and other adventurous Disney and Pixar friends.

Update: Haunted Mansion Parlor revealed here!

One of the funnel tower suites will be inspired by EPCOT!

The youth activity clubs sound very similar to the ones on the Wish, with areas inspired by Star Wars, Disney Princesses, and Walt Disney Imagineering.

There are many things still yet to be revealed, but it all sounds very exciting so far! This sounds like the perfect Christmas present for December 2024! I can’t wait!

Bookings open next week and I’m sure the inaugural sailings and especially the maiden voyage will book up very quickly! If you’re interested in booking a cruise, email me ASAP.

AdventuresByAnne@gmail.com

We’ll see ya there!

To watch the reveal videos about the Disney Treasure, visit the Disney Cruise Line Blog’s Disney Treasure playlist on YouTube.

To preview the list of Disney Treasure inaugural sailing dates, visit my Itineraries post.

I’ll post more pics on my Instagram (Adventures_By_Anne).

Disney Treasure Ship Reveal

Disney Cruise Line is finally ready to reveal more details about its next new ship, the Disney Treasure!

Update: Visit my Disney Treasure post for all current revelations!

However, due to the impending hurricane, the webcast that was originally scheduled for this Wednesday has been postponed until next Tuesday, Sept 5, 2023, at 11am ET.

Tune in to the Disney Parks Blog site for the grand reveal. I can’t wait!

Disney Cruise Line’s New Pearl Level Benefit

Disney Cruise Line just announced that its Pearl Castaway Club members no longer need to select a Port Arrival Time during their Online Check-In process. They will automatically be placed in the first boarding group for their cruise! They will still need to complete all other steps of the Online Check-In process as usual though.

Castaway Club is Disney’s frequent cruiser club. You automatically become a member after you complete your first Disney cruise and earn your way up the levels as you complete more cruises. Pearl level is anyone who has completed 25+ Disney cruises. Goals!

For more details on the various Castaway Club levels, please visit my post about Disney Castaway Club Level Changes.

Feel free to contact me if you want to chat about Disney or any other cruises.

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