A Family Vacation with Disney Cruise

Many parents are reluctant to take their kids to a cruise vacation as they think that cruise ships are not designed for children. If given the opportunity, they would choose to take a cruise with their spouse alone. If you are able to financially afford an additional ticket, you are encouraged to consider bring your child along. A cruise vacation will be a memorable vacation and exciting experience to your child. This is because some cruise lines have designed their cruise ships to children and they usually have programs that cater children of all ages from toddlers to teenagers. One of them is Disney Cruise Lines with its two ships, Disney Magic and Disney Wonder.

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Walt Disney Company as one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world has entered the cruise market in 1998 with its Disney Cruise Line. It has two ships, Disney Magic and Disney Wonder, which are designed to appeal to the unique vacation needs of adults, families, teens, and children alike. Disney Cruise Line’s program combines the magical world of Disney characters with a cruise holiday that offer parents and children holiday of their dreams and ensure that each of family members has a holiday never to forget.

The Disney Cruises offer packages from 3 to 7 nights with a variety of off-shore and on-shore options. The shorter 3 to 5 night cruise package is cruise the Bahamas with Disney Wonder cruise ship with port of call at Nassau, Bahamas and Key West, Florida. While the longer cruises are 7 Night Eastern or Western Caribbean packages with Disney Magic cruise ship. Mostly depart from Post Canaveral Florida. (click here to learn more about Disney Cruise Line). With all the cruise packages, choose the Disney cruise which is truly right for you family. Just remember that what whichever you choose you can be confident that you will enjoy breathtaking ocean views, white sandy beaches, and beautiful sunshine.

All Disney cruise packages include a special visit to Castaway Cay, Disney’s private island, located in the Bahamas and exclusively for Disney Cruise Line guests use only. There are a wide range of fun activities for every member of the family available in this island, including swimming, snorkeling, sailing, sea kayaking, bicycling, parasailing, and banana boat rides.

While sailing between islands, you will be occupied with activities available for all the family. Activity groups are provided for toddler to teenager, and these groups are divided into ages so that you can be sure the activities on offer will stimulate and entertain your child, whatever their age. The age-specific programs include Mouseketeer Training at Disney’s Oceaneer Club (ages 3 and 4), Gases in Action at Disney’s Oceaneer Lab (ages 5 to 7), Regatta Races (ages 8 and 9), and Science Sorcery (ages 10 to 12).

Teens (the ages of 13 to 17) can spend their times and meet new friends around the globe at Common Grounds (Disney Wonder) or The Stack(Disney Magic) that provide games, a large-screen TV, computers, magazines and music stations facilities. Disney cruises even offer adult-only activities that allow them to spend some quality time away from the children, while their kids are occupied with their own activities. Adults can enjoy variety of onboard amenities including spa and salon, nightclub and adult-only restaurant and onboard activities offering dancing, cocktails, live music, comedy shows and other entertainment options.

Besides age-special activities, family time is also catered onboard the cruise liner. Daily live entertainment will introduce all of Disney characters and songs in shows which live up to and exceed the reputation Disney has for fabulous live entertainment.

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When it comes to food, the Disney cruises offer an exciting variety of menus and world cuisine. It is your chance to try something new and the chefs on board will pamper you with the highest standard dish with finest ingredients that you would expect from Disney.

Having many things to do on Disney cruise, you may not have much time to spend in your room. However, you can select the room type that fits your requirements that can give you a comfortable sleeping at night to be ready for the next day adventure.

If you are satisfied with the above information on Disney cruises, you may want to consider scheduling your next family vacation aboard a Disney cruise ship that will give you a unique vacation experience for your family.

Useful links for Disney vacation:

Disney cruise line;
Cruise search form – select destination of Bahamas and Caribbean, cruise line of Disney Cruise Line, and your cruise date
Disney World Savings Guide 2009 – this is a complete guide that shows you how to save on Disney World vacation from airfare, hotels, tickets, and many more, so you can pay less than other people pay. You can get free update as well!