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Lee Hayhurst
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Disney dreams up
LAUNCHPAD.
Thomson Cruises
The Caribbean
onboard features
Thomson Cruises has
released its first dedicated
Caribbean winter
brochure including new
Sara Macefield in New York.
Thomson Dream 14-night
A HIGH-SPEED flume ride that whizzes riders cruises, leading in at
hundreds of feet across the deck and swings £1,499. Also included are more traditional
them out over the ocean; “virtual” inside cabin seven-night itineraries on Thomson Destiny,
portholes that offer a window to the world out- leading in at £999. With two ships due to be
side; and digital characters that come alive – based in the Caribbean, the line opted for a
these are just some of the highlights of Disney stand alone brochure for the 2010-11 season.
Cruise Line’s newest ship. The 1,500-passenger Thomson Dream will sail
With innovations like these, the company a choice of three 14-night itineraries; Caribbean
claims it will push back the boundaries of cruise Experience, Classic Caribbean and Cuban Adven-
ship design with Disney Dream, the first of its two ture, from December 2010 to March 2011.
new ships, which is due to be launched on Janu- The 1,400-passenger Thomson Destiny will
ary 26, 2011. sail seven-night Caribbean Gems and Coral Islands
“This is an important milestone in the history itineraries out of La Romana visiting Grenada, St
of Disney Cruise Line,” said Bob Iger, Walt Disney Lucia, Antigua, Martinique and Barbados.
Company chief executive, as details of the ■ 0870 55 02562
new ship were revealed at a special event in The new ship will carry nearly twice as many ■
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New York. passengers as Disney’s current two vessels –
“We are turning Disney Dream into more than Disney Magic and Disney Wonder which can Shearings
just another cruise ship – it is another way for accommodate 2,400 guests. Cruise
passengers to experience Disney characters in Dream and its sister ship, Disney Fantasy, April-November 2010
interactive and imaginative ways.” which will join the fleet in 2012, will both Shearings has launched
The chairman of Walt Disney Parks and have 1,250 cabins and cater for up to 4,000 its new ocean cruise
Resorts, Jay Rasulo, said the Dream was passengers. brochure as it seeks to
Disney’s response to guests who had urged the The extra space has enabled the line to boost expand its presence
line to bring out more ships. its children’s clubs with a new Tween Club for 11 in the sector. The
“We are creating Disney Dream so we can to 13-year-olds and an expanded Vibe Teen Club programme has been created with operator
make dreams come true for all of our guests for 14 to 17-year-olds which, for the first-time, All Leisure Group’s Voyages of Discovery
whether two or 82,” he said. “Disney Dream will will have its own outdoor chill-out zone and be and will feature 23 itineraries on board the
be in a league of its own.” accessible only with a “teen-only” swipe card. MV Discovery.
There is a selection of ex-Harwich cruises with
free transfers and fly-cruises including Scandi-
DREAM’S MOST INNOVATIVE FEATURES navia, the Northern Waters, the Mediterranean
AquaDuck: The most breath-taking addition is the or the Black Sea. The expansion into sea cruising
AquaDuck, billed as the first-ever shipboard water follows the company’s success in river cruises,
coaster which twists, turns, drops and accelerates with sales up 18% year on year.
over 765ft and spans four decks. Guests ride two- Patricia Birmingham, product development
person inflatable rafts which are blasted through a manager for Shearings, said: “We’ve expanded
clear tube that weaves around the deck, through our offering for our 2010 programmes and now
the funnel and swings out in a loop over the side of Living Characters: In the Living Characters have our biggest ever collection of sea cruises,
the ship, 150ft above the waves. attraction, animated Disney figures such as Crush which is why we have launched a dedicated
Virtual portholes: These make inside cabins as the sea turtle and the mischievous alien Stitch brochure.
they feature a real-time view from the ship as appear on a huge plasma screen to chat, play and Prices start at £749 for an eight-day Norwe-
captured by video cameras. But, and here’s the joke with children in live, interactive appearances. gian Fjords cruise departing from Harwich.
Disney twist, every so often animated characters Enchanted Art: Watch pictures come alive in front ■ 01942 823449
such as Peach the starfish from Finding Nemo, or of your eyes with works of Enchanted Art depicting ■
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Mickey Mouse, make special appearances. animated characters that spring to life.
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