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Established in June 1994 as a division of the Walt Disney Company, Celebration, Florida-based Disney Cruise Line was created to offer a cruise experience as fun and exciting as its land-based resorts. The result, the 83,000-ton 2,400-guest Disney Magic, built in 1998, and her sister ship, Disney Wonder, which made her debut the following year, introduced innovative ideas to the cruise industry. While family-oriented in design, these ships are definitely not just for children. As the first owned-and-operated cruise line by the legendary "dream makers" at Disney, the ships were specifically designed with areas and activities that appeal to the unique vacation needs of adults and children. The innovative line designed its ships to provide the ultimate cruise vacation experience for all age groups. Both ships feature separate areas and activities specifically for adults, families, teens, and of course, children, who even have a 15,000-square-foot area dedicated just to them on both ships. When the 83,000-ton, 2,400-passenger, Disney Magic made her debut in July 1998, she introduced many unique ideas to cruising, such as "rotation dining," and places reserved just for adults. While purpose-built for families, Disney Magic was also designed to cater to the specific needs of adults and children, to ensure the best possible cruise vacation experience for all. more
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Featured Ship: Queen Mary 2
RMS Queen Mary 2 is a transatlantic ocean liner and flagship of the Cunard Line. At the time of her construction in 2003 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Queen Mary 2 was the largest ship built. At 148,528 tons, she hosts 3056 guests and 1253 crew. was also the largest. While she no longer holds this distinction Queen Mary 2 remains the largest ocean liner (as opposed to cruise ship) ever built. The ship was intended primarily to cross the Atlantic ocean, and was therefore designed differently to many other passenger ships. She has a maximum speed of 29.62 knots (54.86 km/h; 34.09 mph) and a cruising speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph), much faster than most other passenger ships. Queen Mary 2 has more than 5000 commissioned works of art by 128 artists. The ship has a planetarium, a library, a Canyon Ranch Spa amd the à la carte Todd English Restaurant onboard. more |
Featured Destination: Hawaii
More than 2000 miles from the nearest major land mass, the Hawaiian Islands form the most isolated group of islands in the world. Palm-fringed beaches, tropical sunsets, Polynesian luau's, glowing volcanoes . . . there's something for everyone in Hawaii. Hawaiian cruises are the ultimate "island-hopping" adventures, affordably taking you from one tropical Hawaiian Island to another while experiencing the luxurious features of your cruise ship. 7-night Hawaiian Islands cruises are offered weekly by American Hawaii Cruises. However, most cruise lines offer 10 or 11 night Hawaiian Island cruises in April, September and October on the fringes of their Alaska seasons. The 7-night cruises begin and end in Honolulu and visit a different port everyday, possibly including an overnight stay in some ports. The longer 10&11-night seasonal cruises are one way repositioning cruises to or from the North American Mainland or South Pacific and Far East. more |







