The Autistic World of Disney

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Many guests benefit from the hard copy 'Personal Navigator' which is full of daily news, events and activities, delivered nightly to each stateroom. Now, Disney Cruise Line has added an extra convenience to the Disney Cruise Line Navigator App for mobile devices, delivering the same convenience but with an added benefit called the  'Onboard Chat'. Currently, the Onboard Chat is only available on the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy. The Onboard Chat allows guests to communicate with other members of their travel party and new friends who are on the same sailing by using a convenient 'Chat Number'. The Chat Number adds protection and privacy allowing guests the feeling of safety and security. Through this feature guests share a unique identification, not stateroom number as is the situation with the Wave Phones . Disney Cruise Line has taken extra measures to protect adults and children by using the privacy feature, as well, the primary guest on the reserva...

Disney Cruise Line guests sailing the Disney Dream this past week, had the opportunity to participate in the ever popular Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend at the Walt Disney World Resort before their 'dreamy' cruise. The event ran for four full days and participation was high featuring over 26,000 runners. Participants, from over sixty countries and from all over the United States ran the route through all four Walt Disney World Resort theme parks, the ESPN Wide World of Sports and through the Walt Disney World Speedway, in Orlando, totalling 26.2 miles. All photos in this post are courtesy of Disney Cruise Line and Disney Parks Blog Posts. Over 700 participants then went on to sail on the third ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, the Disney Dream, where once stopped at Disney's Castaway Cay, those participants ran the Inaugural Castaway Cay Challenge. This 5K event gave runners the opportunity to be surrounded by the lush, exotic surroundings during their run ...

Disney Cruise Line is now teaming up with runDisney for the first ever Castaway Cay Challenge. A new medal was created just for this event, which will be waiting for participants at Disney Cruise Line's private Bahamian island, Castaway Cay. Photo: runDisney This special event is set to take place in January 2015,  from Port Canaveral, as runners first compete in their Walt Disney World Marathon at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, followed by a four night Disney Cruise on the Disney Dream, which will include a stop at Castaway Cay to complete the Castaway Cay 5K. The spectacular finisher medal will await all participants.  The dates for the Walt Disney World Marathon are January 7-11, 2015 followed by the Disney Dream sailing January 12-16, 2015.  The Disney cruise aboard the third ship in the fleet, the Disney Dream, will also include runDisney activities, guest speaker sessions, a special menu, and themed merchandise. Photo: jpsarianos ...