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A Wonderful rose that you might find at a romantic dinner on a cruise ship. This one is actually part of wedding flowers on the Disney Wonder. Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone!
A Rose on the Disney Wonder
Port Canaveral hosts six large passengers ships at the same time for the first time this weekend. With plenty of tours available for passengers, restaurants and shopping, the weekend looks to be a busy on for Port Canaveral.
Port Canaveral from Disney Fantasy
Port Canaveral from Disney Fantasy Maiden voyage
Port Canaveral from Disney Looking West
The Disney Magic in St Thomas, USVI. Docked on a beautiful day. St Thomas has a large number of shore excursions that are available from most cruise lines, or even outside the cruise lines. Not to mention the shopping if you need to shop!
Disney Magic – St Thomas, USVI
Disney Cruise ships used to have the occasional stop in Freeport, in The Bahamas. It has been more than a decade since the Wonder has made regular stops there, but for throwback Thursday, here is the view from the Wonder as she was headed in to Freeport.
Disney Wonder about to dock in Freeport
Disney Cruise Line just announced “Star Wars Day at Sea”— a day-long celebration of the venerable space saga planned for eight special sailings aboard the Disney Fantasy in 2016. Enjoy the “Star Wars Day at Sea” on Disney Fantasy Western Caribbean cruises sailing on January 9 and 23; February 6 and 20; March 5 and 19; and April 2 and 16.
Star Wars on Disney Cruise Line
Read more:
https://www.yahoo.com/travel/disney-announces-a-star-wars-cruise-110736257972.html
The Ariel Statue on Disney Wonder
If you are in the mid-ship Atrium, you can see which way is forward because Ariel is looking towards the front of the ship!
It has been a number of years – 7 plus – since Disney Cruise Magic in Tortola, BVI but the Disney Fantasy and Disney Magic will be returning there in 2016 for a few cruises. Disney hasn’t announced the rest of the 2016 schedule, but so far it look like the visits are a follows:
The Disney Magic will be headed to Tortola April 3 and April 17, 2016.
The Disney Fantasy will be headed there Jan 2, 16, 30; Feb 13,27; March 12,26; and April 9 and 23 2016.
Disney Magic, Tortola, BVI
Disney Fantasy Maiden Voyage with the Disney Magic at Cozumel Mexico Disney Fantasy and Disney Magic at Cozumel, on Fantasy Maiden voyage
April 3, 2012
Princess cruises is offering Thanksgiving Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale specials. Travelers can book staterooms with only $1 per person deposits (getaway cruises shorter than 5 days) and may save up to 50% on weekend and short cruise getaways.
An example includes a 4 & 5 day Eastern Caribbean Getaway cruise $229 interior (previously $449) and $349 balcony (previously $699)
Royal Caribbean is offering a sale the entire week of Read More
Oasis of The Seas offers broadband internet speeds
Like Royal Caribbean’s Oasis class ships, Quantum of the Seas (Quantum Class) ships will be getting super fast broadband, as we detailed here. The Quantum class ships will have speeds that compare to onshore broadband speeds. Royal Caribbean is stepping up the game here, it will be interesting to see how quickly other cruise lines react.
MIAMI, November 10, 2014 – She’s smart, fashionable, tech savvy and incredibly adventurous, and she’s poised to bring the cruise industry into the 21st century. Royal Caribbean International’s newest cruise ship Quantum of the Seas arrived into her homeport of Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, NJ today, bringing with her a wave of unprecedented first-at-sea features and amenities. Superfast wireless connectivity, the world’s first robotic bartenders, a skydiving simulator, bumper cars, futuristic entertainment, and partnerships with celebrated chefs Jamie Oliver, Michael Schwartz and Devin Alexander, are just a small sample of what the modern age of cruising looks like onboard Quantum of the Seas.
“Quantum of the Seas isn’t just changing cruising, it’s changing how today’s traveler vacations,” said Richard D. Fain, chairman and CEO, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. “It’s not just how you travel, it’s the experience from start to finish. With Quantum we are empowering our guests to customize every aspect of their journey, providing them with an unprecedented level of freedom and flexibility.”
The official naming ceremony for Quantum of the Seas will take place on Friday, Nov. 14 during the pre-inaugural celebration hosted by the ship’s godmother, Kristin Chenoweth. Highlights of Quantum of the Seas include:
The Smartest Ship at Sea
Unprecedented levels of technology amp up the vacation experience onboard Quantum of the Seas which allows for the utmost in simplicity, efficiency and customization. Guests can be online and connected 24/7 should they choose to be, thanks to superfast wireless speeds that match broadband connections onshore, while RFID luggage tags provide the option of tracking luggage in real time through smartphones, and a downloadable app, Royal iQ, empowers guests to manage every detail of their vacation during the cruise. Not to mention robots! Technology also enables a number of surprise-and-delight elements on Quantum of the Seas, including a brand new venue, Bionic Bar powered by Makr Shakr that is set to make waves with robots at center stage.
http://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-release/1121/the-future-of-cruising-has-arrived-worlds-first-smartship-quantum-of-the-seas-sails-into-new-york-harbor-/
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