0945 Underway, DISNEY MAGIC, 10NM NW of Ketchikan, AK. Sea state 2. Mostly sunny. 1000 Bingo Pre-sale for $7,500 Jackpot begin. 1030 Bingo has started. Betty has been encouraged to shake it up. J.J., Captain, TNM Disney Cruise Line has never had a casino and isn’t getting one. If that’s a dealbreaker, this is useful…
The Disney Magic is a great ship. She’s also been sailing since 1998, and the stateroom outlets reflect that era. Standard US outlets are there, and there’s typically one or two USB ports worked into the setup near the vanity or nightstand.
The Fairmont Vancouver Airport sits directly above the USA Departure terminal, connected by elevator to the Disney Cruise Line ground transportation pickup. No shuttle, no downtown traffic, no hauling bags through the rain. Here’s why we’d book it again.
When we started planning our first Disney cruise on the Wonder, I did what any responsible First Mate does, I fell into a three day YouTube rabbit hole at 11pm on a Friday night and finished somewhere around 9pm that Sunday. Between then and the actual sailing there was easily another 40 hours of Disney…
There is a moment that happens to almost every first-time Disney cruiser who stumbles into the Fish Extender world. You find your sailing’s Facebook group and read a pinned post about the Fish Extender exchange. Somewhere you think, “oh, how fun, I’ll do this.” Then, approximately forty-five minutes later, you are deep in an Etsy…
There is a particular kind of Disney Cruise Line guest who will read the words “four nights, all sea days, no port visits” and feel a quiet thrill rather than mild panic. If that’s you, welcome. You’ve found your people. We sailed on the Disney Wonder from San Diego to Vancouver in mid-May 2025, just…
A canceled flight, a mad dash to another airport and one very unimpressed giraffe. Here’s how we made it aboard — and what it cost us.
The Wyndham San Diego Bayside sits directly across the street from the San Diego cruise terminal. The rooms are dated, the attached restaurant is a chain, and none of it matters. You can watch the Disney Wonder pull into port from your window with a cup of coffee. We’re already booked here for two more sailings.