I Only Go on Cruises That Stop at Disney's Private Island Castaway Cay

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• For assistance with your Disney Cruise Line® holiday, please call freephone on 0800 169 0742*
• Disney Fantasy Dining
• Who goes on Disney cruise ships?
• Before returning to the ship, I send a postcard from the island and check out the special merchandise
• Breathtaking video shows pregnant Disney cruise passenger dangling over the ocean in Coast Guard rescue
• Who sails Disney Cruise Line?
• Pools

If you like getting away to relax, look at purchasing access to the Rainforest Room for heated stone loungers, aromatherapy showers and even hot tubs on the larger ships. You can buy a one-day or full-cruise pass to this area of the spa, but get a tour first as the layout and inclusions in this space vary dramatically from ship to ship. The Senses Spa & Salon is a full-service spa with everything from massages to pedicures and hair care. If you have a Disney Visa card, you can also save 20% on select onboard services. In the massive Walt Disney Theatre, you'll enjoy Broadway-caliber evening shows such as "Beauty and the Beast," "Frozen," "Tangled," "Disney Dreams," "The Golden Mickeys" and more.

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These can be made for you starting 120 days before your sailing, which is before all other guests except those with the highest elite status tier in the Castaway Club. Uncover a hidden world of fun with Midship Detective Agency, an all-ages interactive game utilizing screens and props hidden throughout the ship. Watch current releases in the on-board Buena Vista Theatre or play basketball or experience VR sports simulators at sea on Goofy’s Sports Deck. The news comes after two other Disney Cruise Line crew members were arrested on child pornography charges in January. A cruise ship dancer was arrested on similar charges earlier this month, but law enforcement did not specify what ship he was working on. The cheapest cruises you’ll find tend to sail from San Diego, and they’re the shortest trips as well.

Disney Fantasy Dining

The Disney Cruise Line vessel was 180 miles northwest of Puerto Rico in the Atlantic Ocean when the passenger “required a higher level of medical care ashore,” according to an April 16 press release from the U.S. The best part about seeing the characters is that the lines to take pictures with them are never long. On a recent sailing, I saw Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, and Pluto all in 30 minutes. I enjoy seeing the Disney characters on the ship, but love seeing Mickey and his pals even more at Castaway Cay.

Who goes on Disney cruise ships?

As far as entertainment value and production quality, the (very) Disney shows are absolutely riveting — for both adults and kids. If you've ever sat through a pretty cringe-worthy cruise show, then you'll welcome the production resources and entertainment expertise of The Mouse. In case you're still "not on board" yet with a Disney cruise, we've compiled five insider tips to help you with your decision.

Skip the add-ons

Plenty of cards have this feature, but two fairly decent ones are the Bank of America® Premium Rewards® credit card and the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card. Both cards will allow you to redeem your points toward purchases at a rate of 1 cent per point. Most of the time, no, but there are optional formal and semiformal nights when most people do go dressier. Also, expect the kids to want to dress up -- as pirates, princesses and other Disney characters.

Before returning to the ship, I send a postcard from the island and check out the special merchandise

If Walt Disney World is the "Most Magical Place on Earth," then Disney Cruise Line sails this magic over the sea's horizon. Disney cruise ships offer many other dining options beyond the three included themed restaurants — most included, some not. Just like you don't need kids to have a great time at Disney World or Disneyland, you can happily cruise as adults without offspring on Disney Cruise Line. Disney Wish especially invested in its adult offerings with an infinity pool, along with more bars spread around the ship instead of being clustered into one main area.

Breathtaking video shows pregnant Disney cruise passenger dangling over the ocean in Coast Guard rescue

Disney didn't just copy another cruise line's model for success or slap its name on the side of an existing ship. Elizabeth Rhodes is a special projects editor at Travel + Leisure, covering everything from luxury hotels to theme parks to must-pack travel products. Originally from South Carolina, Elizabeth moved to New York City from London, where she started her career as a travel blogger and writer. One-way positioning cruises — that is, those that end in a different location from where they started — are often much cheaper per night than standard round-trip cruises. The high season will cost more, especially during holidays and the summer break.

Add a few cocktails, pool loungers, nightly entertainment, and all-inclusive meals to this engrained instinct, and, whelp, bon voyage. You'll certainly pay more for the privilege of sailing with Mickey and Minnie than with some other family-friendly lines. But for those with kids in that Disney age range, or for adults who know and trust the Disney brand, it's hard to go wrong in choosing Disney Cruise Line for your next vacation. A seven-night cruise in the Caribbean will likely start around $5,000 for a family of four.

Pools

Packed with interactive features and themed spaces, Disney’s Oceaneer Club allows kids ages 3-12 to play in a "Toy Story"-themed room, explore Pixie Hollow with Tinker Bell, and take a simulated flight on the Millennium Falcon. There’s even Disney Wonder’s Pixar Pals Party, a fun-filled celebration with characters from "Toy Story," "Up," and more, exclusively offered on Alaskan sailings with Disney Cruise Line. The Disney Cruise Line employee was charged with possession of pornography and transportation of child pornography in a federal criminal complaint obtained by People. Neri worked on the Disney Dream ship and was allegedly found to be in possession of sexually explicit photographs and videos of young children on two cell phones that belonged to him, according to People. Authorities claimed to have located the images on his Samsung Galaxy as well as an Oppo smartphone.

Disney Wish has the added perk in the kids club of a slide that takes the kids straight from the main atrium and into the fun. Here you'll find video games, an indoor slide, fun programs and games with the staff, arts and crafts, surprise character visits and more. Your kids need to be potty trained to stay in this club, so use that as motivation for a kid approaching 3 years old before your next cruise. All five Disney ships have amazing spaces for kids in the 3-to-12-year-old range in the Oceaneer Club and Oceaneer Lab. Each Disney ship has multiple pools, though if you've never been on a cruise, you may be initially shocked at how small they are — and how busy they can get. This is a fun thing to do before meeting a princess, before a more formal night or anytime you want to see a huge smile on your kid's face.

Be sure and ask for the Cafe Fanatic card if you're a regular, as your sixth drink will be free. At these restaurants, you can order whatever you want on the menu at no extra charge, with a few exceptions (for example, alcohol and specialty drinks cost extra). Passengers on their first Disney cruise don't get to make those reservations until 75 days out if they aren't in the concierge level.

And, before I head back to the ship, I stop at the Castaway Cay post office to send postcards back home. I always make a point to stop in at the various shops near the family beach to see the Castaway Cay merchandise. On a recent trip, the shops had everything from spirit jerseys and T-shirts to Christmas ornaments and swimsuits.

Now, Disney Cruise Line has five ships sailing in those signature colors, along with three more on order. In a normal year, those five ships take tens of thousands of families on sailings to the Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Europe, Bermuda, Bahamas, through the Panama Canal and even to Australia and New Zealand. The same three-night Bahamas cruise sailing during Disney's Silver Anniversary at Sea starts at $2,345 for two guests.

“The competency displayed by the Disney Fantasy crew and the Coast Guard personnel and units involved made all the difference,” he said. Ensign Michael Riccio, Coast Guard Sector San Juan operations unit leader, said his crew was “glad everything came together to help this passenger. The woman was transported to the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she was treated at Centro Medico Hospital, officials said. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security intercepted Tirso Neri from the Philippines at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Monday, and took him into custody on child porn charges.