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Disney Cruise Lines New Caribbean Port is Exciting But Only One Visit

Disney Cruise Line Adds New Port
Disney Magic continues winter cruises from San Diego. Photo: Disney Cruise Line

For a very limited engagement, Disney Cruise Line will add the deep southern Caribbean port of Bonaire to its early 2018 cruises from San Juan.

How limited? How does a one time visit sound. It’a all part of a new series of three seven-night southern Caribbean cruises that depart from San Juan. Bonaire, part of the Dutch ABC islands that also include Aruba and Curacao (ABC!), will welcome the Disney Wonder for the first time on the Disney Wonder’s January 28 departure from San Juan.

From San Juan, Puerto Rico in early 2018, the Disney Wonder sets sail on three seven-night cruises to the Southern Caribbean, including a new port of call -- Bonaire. Each voyage offers a unique itinerary with a combination of calls on Bonaire, Curacao, Aruba, St. Lucia, Martinique, Antigua and St. Kitts. (Matt Stroshane, photographer) (PRNewsFoto/Disney Cruise Line)
From San Juan, Puerto Rico in early 2018, the Disney Wonder sets sail on three seven-night cruises to the Southern Caribbean, including a new port of call — Bonaire. (Matt Stroshane, photographer) (PRNewsFoto/Disney Cruise Line)

The other two departures on Jan. 14 and Jan. 21 offer more unique itineraries for a total of four destinations and two days at sea.

The beauty of St. Lucia awaits Disney Cruise Line guests when the Disney Wonder sails seven-night Southern Caribbean cruises from San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2018. Distinguished by twin mountain peaks, the Pitons, the island of St. Lucia is covered in lush rainforest, cascading waterfalls and white sand beaches (Kent Phillips, photographer) (PRNewsFoto/Disney Cruise Line)
The Pitons, twin mountain peaks on the very lush island of St. Lucia. (Kent Phillips, photographer) (PRNewsFoto/Disney Cruise Line)

Other ports of call are Aruba, Curacao, St. Lucia, Martinique, Antigua and St. Kitts.

California Cruising

Encore performance when Disney Cruise Line returns to San Diego with seven Disney Wonder cruises to Baja and the Mexican Riviera. Five-night sailings visit Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada, Mexico, while the shorter two- and three-night cruises head over to Ensenada. It’s Party Central as both of the two-night departures are on a Friday.

Florida

PORT CANAVERAL

Disney Magic at Port Canaveral.
I took this photo of the Disney Magic at home for the summer/fall season at Port Canaveral.

By early 2018 there will be three Disney ships at home in Port Canaveral; the Disney Fantasy, Disney Dream and Disney Wonder. In total, the three ships will offer three, four and seven night cruises. Each cruise, no matter the length, includes a day at Castaway Cay.

Disney Fantasy will continue the alternating seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries. Disney Dream will head to the Bahamas on three- and four-night cruises to Nassau and Castaway Cay. Disney Wonder will depart from Port Canaveral from Feb. 8 through April 8 for a series of three-, four- and seven-night cruises.

MIAMI

Disney Magic Miami itineraries continue with four- and five-night voyages to the Bahamas, plus five-night Western Caribbean cruises. Alternating ports of call will include Nassau and Key West. The five-night cruises will include either Grand Cayman or Cozumel. 

Reservations will open on October 27, 2016. Visit DisneyCruise.com for more information.


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