Planet Explorers Disney Cruise Line: A Travel Guidebook for Kids

By Planet Explorers

This ebook has been updated and now covers all four ships in the Disney fleet.

A Disney Cruise Line vacation is a dream come true! There’s the open ocean, exotic ports of call...and lots of Disney characters on board to keep you entertained. Not to mention the awesome Oceaneers Clubs, pools, on board waterslides, fireworks shows at sea, and practically a whole deck designed just for kids.

The four ships in the current Disney fleet set sail in the Caribbean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Mexican Riviera, New England and Alaska. Read on for information about what you’ll find on your ship as well as what you'll see in ports like San Juan, Key West, St. Thomas, Cozumel, Puerto Vallarta and Ketchikan, Alaska. With fun facts, good eats, trivia and great pictures, Planet Explorers Disney Cruise Line is the only guide you’ll need to have a great time. Don’t forget your sunscreen!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Planet Explorers
• Release date: Sep 21, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465802712

Planet Explorers

Laura Schaefer got her start as a contributor to the University of Wisconsin’s student paper The Daily Cardinal and went on to write regularly for The Princeton Review and Match.com. Laura is the author of The Secret Ingredient (Simon & Schuster 2011), The Teashop Girls (Simon & Schuster 2008), and Man with Farm Seeks Woman with Tractor (Avalon 2005). Laura is also the author and publisher of the Planet Explorers series of travel guidebooks for kids. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Check out Laura's websites: www.teashopgirls.com and http://planetexplorers.webnode.com.

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Planet Explorers

Disney Cruise Line 2012

A Guidebook for Kids

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

History of Disney Cruise Line

Nautical Terms

Disney Magic

Disney Wonder

Disney Dream

Disney Fantasy

Castaway Cay

Nassau, Bahamas

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Key West, Florida

St. Thomas/St. John

Cozumel, Mexico

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Juneau, Alaska

Ketchikan, Alaska

Other Notable Ports of Call

Cool Spots to Shop

Helpful Cruising Websites

Test Your Disney Cruises Knowledge

Planet Explorers Travel Tips

A Note from the Publisher

Introduction

A Disney Cruise Line vacation is a dream come true! There’s the open ocean, exotic ports of call...and lots of Disney characters on board to keep you entertained. Not to mention the awesome Oceaneers Clubs, pools, on board waterslides, fireworks shows at sea, and practically a whole deck designed just for kids. Whoa!

The three ships in the current Disney fleet, Disney Magic, Disney Wonder and Disney Dream, will be joined soon by a fourth boat in 2012—Disney Fantasy. These beautiful ships set sail in the Caribbean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Mexican Riviera, New England and Alaska. Read on for information about what you’ll find on your ship. From fun facts to good eats and trivia about your port cities, Planet Explorers Disney Cruise Line is the only guide you’ll need to have a great time. Don’t forget your sunscreen!

FAST TIP: Check out the Personal Navigator, your ship’s on board newsletter for live show times, Disney Character appearances and activities each day you’re on board.

The History of Disney Cruise Line

1980s Disney partnered with Premier Cruise Line to offer vacation packages including both cruises and stays at Walt Disney World. The Premier ships had Disney Characters on board.

1995 The Disney Company ended its arrangement with Premier when Disney Cruise Line was created. Two ships were commissioned to be built at Fincantieri in Italy.

1998 Disney Magic set sail on its maiden voyage on July 30th. Castaway Cay opened the same day.

1999 Disney Wonder began operating on August 15th.

2007 Disney announced the creation of two new ships, Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy.

2011 Disney Dream embarked on its maiden voyage in January.

DID YOU KNOW?

When you’re facing the front of a ship, the port side is

Reviews for Planet Explorers Disney Cruise Line

[pebblesgmc · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Planet Explorers Disneyland 2012: A Travel Guide for Kidsby Laura Schaefer is an eBook and about 70 pages long, Easy to read. Briefly touch hundreds of topics and has interesting web links. I feel this is to short didn't want it to be done when I reached the end. I acquired this book threw LibraryThing member give a way.