A growing demand for bigger, grander suites Big, fancy, expensive suites, with butlers, are among the fastest growing accoutrements on cruise ships. Their size and number seem to increase with each new ship. Silversea's Silver Spirit, docked at Rhodes, has Grand Suites that measure about 1,400 square feet, bigger than many apartments (Photo by…
Newest of the daily shows in the Magic Kingdom at Disney World is the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade, full of new technology such as a fire-breathing dragon. Check it out.
Becoming Iron Man on the refurbished Disney Magic is only for children, a shame really, because the interactive adventure at the new Marvel’s Avengers Academy is a great experience for cruisers of any age.
Some intriguing new cruise ships are on the way, including Norwegian Breakaway, which will breakout with a major party in New York in May. Peter Max painted the hull for Norwegian Breakaway, which will be sailing out of New York In England in June, Royal Princess is due to debut with a long-awaited new design…
Fourth ship in fleet offers new twists Imagine your drawing dancing on a wall A child's makeover fit for a princess The 80-year-old man had not drawn a picture of himself since childhood. That’s what his son said. Animator's Palate on Disney Fantasy Aboard the new Disney Fantasy cruise ship, instructions made it easy: Here’s…
You know you're in a Disney hotel when the bedside clock magically changes time while you sleep. Woke this morning at Disney World near Orlando, Fla., to a new time, Daylight Savings. The clock in my room at Disney's Board Walk had handled the one-hour change forward without my help. I asked a man at…
Travelers who loved vacationing on the Carnival Paradise, which once was a cruise ship entirely cigarette smoke free among passengers and crew, have reason to cheer. As 2011 draws toward a close, second-hand smoke at sea is dissipating. With this year’s trend toward prohibiting smoking in cabins and in most gathering spots aboard ships, cruise…
Like nearly every other passenger on the new Disney Dream cruise ship, I rode the AquaDuck water coaster during a recent preview sailing. The Duck was fun, wet, and easy. I liked it so much I did it twice. You sit on a raft similar to an air mattress, with pockets for one or two riders, front and back.…
Disney Dream christening With fireworks and a Disney cast of hundreds, the new Disney Dream was christened today at Port Canaveral by godmother Jennifer Hudson, who started her singing career aboard a Disney ship. In Disney extravaganza style, a helicopter picked up a giant bottle said to hold the pixie dust of dreams, and swung it…