Travel & Experiences
A look at expansion plans of Disney Cruise Line’s private island, plus pictures from Castaway Cay’s history.
Oct. 21, 2013
We had expected a lot of children to be aboard Premier Cruise Lines’ 950-passenger Majestic on this four-day cruise to the Abaco Island group in the Bahamas, although perhaps not quite the 279 who turned up.
June 7, 1992
Images of Disney Wonder, the second oldest cruise ship in Disney Cruise Line’s fleet that debuted in 1999.
With so many huge new cruise ships coming on line--August saw the debut of Princess Cruises’ ninth ship, the 1,590-passenger Regal Princess, and November will bring Royal Caribbean’s 2,354-passenger Monarch of the Seas--cruise lines are taking 1990s lifestyles into consideration and courting every potential new passenger.
Sept. 8, 1991
Entertainment & Arts
One of the remaining opening-day attractions Walt Disney oversaw himself, the Jungle Cruise will return with less racially insensitive depictions of other cultures.
Jan. 25, 2021
Wanda Sisson thought her husband, Wayne, was nuts when he proposed taking his grown kids and their spouses on a cruise as a special present.
Jan. 2, 2000
The kids are everywhere on the ship, more than 300 on this four-day cruise, jumping in the postage stamp-sized swimming pool, lining up for ice cream cones, jamming the video arcade, eating chicken nuggets and French fries at every table in the packed dining room, winning $200 and $300 jackpots during the nightly bingo games, ringing the stage and giggling as the magician and comedian do their after-dinner acts.
March 28, 1993
The first quarter of 2012 was supposed to be a sweet spot for passenger cruise lines.
Jan. 22, 2012
LCD screens, interactive characters and a ship-board water coaster keep the family engaged.
March 13, 2014
High-tech fun aboard Disney Dream cruise
Feb. 20, 2011