THE MAGIC IS COMING TO NEW YORK: Disney Cruise Line takes Broadway to the high seas

They make it look so easy.

They sing. They dance. They recite their lines and hit their marks, even as hydraulic lifts rise up and down within inches of their feet and the boat occasionally sways ever so slightly to and fro, making for sometimes unsteady underpinnings.

And one lucky performer gets to do all this while wearing a 55-pound, Swarovski crystal-studded Cinderella gown.

On the Disney Magic’s eight-night Bahamian cruises out of New York next year, a talented cast of 30 singers and dancers will take part in four different stage productions in front of packed houses in the grand Walt Disney Theatre.  Read More...

Select Disney Cruise Line merchandise for sale off ships

From the Orlando Sentinel... For the first time, current Disney Cruise Line merchandise is available at a location other than onboard the Dream, Wonder and Magic ships. DisneyStore.com has begun stocking DCL items, StitchKingdom.com first reported.


Beginning Monday, Aug. 1 — the official launch date of the program — customers will be able to search disneycruise.com/store to find a variety of goods, a DCL spokesperson confirmed. The current line includes T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and mouse ears for children and adults; a photo album, frames and a scrapbooking kit; a tote bags and a compact umbrella; a Christmas ornament; a couple of plush characters; and more.  Read More...