The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line 2023

Table Of Content

• The Disney Destiny to Set Sail in 2025
• Scheduled Ports of Call
• The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids 2023
• Couple left behind by cruise ship highlights why booking cruise line excursions is important
• Marvel Day at Sea Returns to Disney Cruise Line in 2025
• One Reply to “The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line 2023”

There are no longer vaccination or pre-cruise test requirements and face masks are now entirely optional. From time to time, I may add these in for a nostalgic cruise through memory straits. The Unofficial Guide is not a brochure for Disney Cruise Line, the guide is set up as a no-nonsense, consumer orientated planning guide based on the authors’ personal cruise experience as fare paying guests. There are plenty of websites and other publications that will rehash the company line. The information and suggestions are what you’d expect to hear from a close friend or family member, not a salesperson. Depending on the cruise line, you might be required to provide a letter from your doctor regarding your condition to cruise and the anticipated due date.

The Disney Destiny to Set Sail in 2025

Further, pregnant passengers should take into account potential health risks while visiting numerous ports of call. One of the biggest health risks for Caribbean cruises, for example, is exposure to the Zika virus, which can cause birth defects. More obscure itineraries to destinations with risks of malaria or yellow fever - such as Africa, Asia, or South America - are also not recommended for pregnant passengers. Moreover, pregnant women might be more sensitive to dehydration while cruising due to increased time in the heat. Seasickness should also be taken into consideration for pregnant women who want to cruise. Pregnant women must be 23 weeks or less for the entire duration of your cruise.

Scheduled Ports of Call

If you like the quiet of having a venue (more or less) to yourselves so you and friends can chat, this is a great thing. A few more ships will be added to the Disney Cruise Line fleet in the next 5 years, but the even bigger development on the horizon is that the Lighthouse Point Private Island Destination Opens to Disney Cruise Line in Summer 2024. Lighthouse Point will offer beaches for families, adults, and kids–complete with play areas, cabanas, kids’ clubs, and more.

The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids 2023

In terms of character meet & greets, the scheduled meet & greets in the atrium were without a doubt the most popular ones we saw. This was especially true on Pirate Night, when the characters are dressed in pirate attire. If you want to do meet & greets on Pirate Night, make sure to arrive and line-up just before the meet & greets start. Other scheduled meet & greets drew long lines, but nothing as long as this. We qualify that ‘absolutely’ response because we want to make it clear that we don’t think these shows are across-the-board incredible.

The Disney Fantasy departed on April 13 from Port Canaveral with scheduled stops in Tortola, St. Thomas, and Disney’s Castaway Cay in the Bahamas. If you’re still working your way toward thePearl Castaway Club tier, don’t worry – we still have a special gift for you! CastawayClub members who sail during the “Silver Anniversary at Sea” this summer willreceive a limited-edition framed art print (one per stateroom) to commemoratethis once-in-a-lifetime celebration while supplies last. As shown above, thisdesign was created by Disney artist Joe Kaminski, whose work is featured in TheArt of Disney galleries, Disney resort hotels and Disney Cruise Line ships.

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Marvel Day at Sea Returns to Disney Cruise Line in 2025

We actually found the shortest lines to be on Castaway Cay, where the characters (plus Jack Sparrow) generally didn’t have much in the way of lines at all. Perhaps this was because people don’t want character photos when they are in swimsuits? Whatever the case, we think this is the best time for character photos. The Oceaneer Lab, also for children age 3-12, is basically the activity center. The coolest thing about this, I think, as a Disney fan is that it incorporates the S.E.A. (Society of Explorers and Adventurers) concept found at Tokyo DisneySea and Hong Kong Disneyland and brings it to the Disney Magic! It has a pirate-themed area where kids can steer a pirate ship through the Caribbean, plus Captain’s Workshop, Animator’s Studio, and Craft Studio, all of which offer interactive activities.

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Prior to 24 weeks, preterm labor is largely due to miscarriage rather than delivering a viable, premature newborn. The passenger’s current condition has not been reported other than she is receiving medical care from the Centro Medico Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Once ashore, the passenger was transported to a local hospital in San Juan by local emergency medical service personnel. Footage of the rescue was shared by the US Coast Guard on X, showing the passenger being transported by stretcher to the bow of the Disney Fantasy. The pregnant passenger can be seen as she is airlifted from the vessel into the Jayhawk helicopter in the rescue basket.

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This guide applies equally to those ships in terms of the basics of things to know before you go, and recommendations for activities and other things you should try to do once you’re on board the ship. We think Lighthouse Point looks incredible–like a mashup of the best parts of Castaway Cay and Aulani Resort in Hawaii! Only select sailings will stop at Lighthouse Point, so be mindful of that when booking your Bahamian cruises. Let’s start with the good news, which is that as of 2023, Disney Cruise Line is largely back to normal for sailings departing from the United States and Puerto Rico.

One highlight will be the Bahamian art and culture pavilion featuring special programs and local artists will provide visitors to Lighthouse Point opportunities to learn and celebrate the traditions and natural beauty of The Bahamas. There will not be a trip report for this sailing since this was a media preview cruise. Please see our overview coverage of the event and onboard venue previews. There is early information on the Disney Wish, but at this point, we are all limited to the information provided by Disney Cruise Line.

Given close living quarters, communicable diseases can spread quickly on a ship and pregnant women are more susceptible to illnesses. For nearly two-and-a-halfdecades, members of the Castaway Club have played an integral role in theDisney Cruise Line story. To honor this special anniversary, a new membershiptier named “Pearl” was added to honor the valued relationship we have formedwith guests over the years and is inspired by the time it takes for a pearl tobe formed in nature. To that point, this Disney Cruise Line planning guide focuses on Bahamian cruises aboard the Disney Cruise Line fleet. These are the perfect “starter” cruises to discover whether you’re going to be a certified cruise addict, or if it’s not for you. While some of the specifics in this Disney Cruise Line Guide are tailored towards the Disney Magic, we have sailed on all of the other ships to a multitude of destinations, too.

Maybe they just couldn’t fit the entire kids area into one space, and since there are two locations, they needed two names? Drinking gets its own section because, for a lot of people, getting your buzz on is an essential part of the cruise experience. We aren’t of that mentality, but there certainly is something to be said for lounging on the top deck and having a drink or two.

As a result, several members of the Unoffical Guide team are booked on early Wish sailings. The authors will provide additional Wish info on the book’s update page as it becomes available and share their own evaluations once they have a chance to experience the ship. At this time, the cruising policies and procedures remain dynamic in terms of what passengers need to know before, during, and after a cruise. For the most part, we are emerging from a period of sailing in uncharted waters and I think it is safe to say, we entered a period of a new normal. Although, to manage expectations, there are still some ongoing changes you may experience on your next cruise based on the latest happenings. To address this, the authors retained the COVID Tips featuring Wuffo, the Unofficial Guides’ mascot, for the 2023 edition.