It’s not that often that you get to do something fun and adventurous on vacation or cross something off of a bucket list so this excursion might be a great way to do both if you are in the Miami area. When we found out we would be in the Miami area, I looked into…
Category: Disney Cruise Line
Everything about Disney Cruise Line
Seaside Sunday: 2014 Already?
Every week we will take a look at some fun, interesting, or new aspect of cruising the high seas! Earlier this week, Disney Cruise Line release the remaining 2014 itineraries, completing a year of fun for the line. If you are anything like me, you are still struggling to remember that it’s 2013 when writing…
Seaside Sunday: Selecting a Sailing
Selecting a cruise is no easy task. There are cruises to destinations virtually all over the world. So how do you go about narrowing down the seemingly infinite number of choices? Let’s assume for argument’s sake that you’ve narrowed down the choices to a general destination. Cruising to the Caribbean and cruising in Australia, while…
Seaside Sunday: Sail Away!
Every week we will take a look at some fun, interesting, or new aspect of cruising the high seas! One of the most exciting parts of a cruise is the sail away. This is the time when you start off, ready to experience all that your cruise has to offer. The music is playing, the…
Seaside Sunday: Disney Cruise Line’s Rotational Dining
Every week we will take a look at some fun, interesting, or new aspect of cruising the high seas! Dining onboard a cruise ship is always an important consideration when planning a cruise. After all, cruisers can’t just go down the street next time if they don’t like the restaurant; this is the same place you…
The Historic Biltmore Hotel & Resort: A great option for pre- or post- Port of Miami cruise stay
With the Disney Cruise Line now offering cruises from the Port of Miami, you might be wondering where to stay or what to do if you find yourself wanting to add a pre- or post- stay. We had an opportunity to stay at the Historic Biltmore Hotel and Resort recently and found it to be…
Is it still a Disney vacation without the theme parks?
I have been to Disney’s Vero Beach resort. I have toured the one at Hilton Head, as well. And while, yes, these resorts are beautiful and the level of customer service is everything you would expect from the Walt Disney Company…I cannot bring myself to say that I, personally, would consider at stay at either…
Disney Rewards—A Word of Warning
Some people are not credit card users, and I understand the pitfalls of not paying off your credit card debt monthly. But for those of us who like to use credit cards to our advantage in order to get the points or bonuses offered—without incurring any finance charges—the Disney Rewards Visa card from Chase is…
The Magical Tunes of the Disney Cruise
“And now with the captains permission we will play all 6 of the Disney Dream horns” said the cruise director over the intercom on Day 3 of the cruise. It was one of those moments that truly captured all of the Disney magic. And like all of the different horn options, each tune brings to…
Back to our transatlantic cruise, today we are in Cadiz, Spain
Day 11 – Cadiz, baby! Ross back on trip report duty – today the plan is to hit the Spanish port city of Cadiz! For today’s port of call we opted to take the Disney packaged tour – “Mountain Villages”. The tour was set to start at 8:00 am, so even my cabin mates were…
Gibraltar or as I fondly tagged it “G-Rock”
Transatlantic Cruise on the Disney Magic May 2011 Cast of characters: Mic from The Magic for Less Travel Missy, from The Mouse for Less list and of Minnesota mom’s runaway to WDW fame, one of Mic’s BFF’s Ross, Missy’s darling husband (aka DH) Day 12, Port of Call Gibraltar, United Kingdom, off the southern tip…
Where are we?
Transatlantic Cruise on the Disney Magic May 2011 – Day 9 Madeira Cast of characters: Mic from The Magic for Less Travel Missy, from The Mouse for Less and of Minnesota mom’s runaway to WDW fame, one of Mic’s BFF’s Ross, Missy’s darling husband (aka DH) Mic here, after six wonderful days at sea with…