Disney is not just for kids!

If you know me then you know i love all things Disney.  I grew up on Cinderella, Snow White, Aurora, Ariel & Jasmine's stories. I wished for Prince Charming to sweep me off my glass slippered feet and whisk me away to a castle in the sky.

A few years ago i had the privilege to visit a Disneyland park for the very first time. It was Hong Kong Disney & I was so excited. It was just MrD and myself as MstrD wasn't even a twinkle in our eyes. At 28 I was awed at seeing Mickey Mouse. Speechless when Snow White agreed to a photograph with me and i blushed when i met Prince Caspian (from Narnia). I ate my first Mickey Bar Ice-cream and climbed into the little wooden boat for the 'I'ts a small world' ride.

Then Last year i took MrD & MstrD to Walt Disney World in Florida. To say that place is enormous isn't doing it justice. 4 theme parks, 2 water parks plus 2 dining and entertainment precincts. There are almost 30 Disney hotels on the property ranging from campsites to deluxe villas with everything in between. Free busses connect the properties and you can even get all inclusive stays with meals. Sound amazing yet?

We stayed at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge. This property is surrounded by mock african planes complete with real animals. We would walk out onto our balcony and watch giraffes, zebras & buffalo grazing on the lawn below us. They had extended the african theme right through the hotel from it's name "Jambo house" which means welcome home to the drumming staff in full traditional african costume greeting us in the foyer. We spent a week here but could have easily stayed longer except Disney had another trick in their box.

Enter Disney Cruise Line

Yep, thats right. Disney do cruises. Unlike Nicolodeon who have themed areas on some Norwegian cruise ships Disney actually have 4 purpose built ships that cruise amazing destinations such as the Caribbean, Alaska & even Europe.  The Disney Fantasy is the newest ship in the fleet and it's currently doing 7 night trips around the eastern and western Caribbean.  I had booked us on a 7 night western caribbean cruise. We left from Port Canaveral (of NASA fame) on the ships 2nd voyage. We had a family cabin with balcony. all the cabins on board are designed with families in mind and have baths & showers. Curtain dividers within the room to section the kids off and a king bed for mum & dad. The kids clubs on board are incredible and they even have a daycare for kids over 6 weeks but under 3 years. There is a private adults only swimming area on the ship as well as countless food & drink stations. free ice-cream was a hit with MstrD.

Our cruise was also set up to make a stop at Disney's private island Castaway key. A lost paradise hidden away in the Bahamas. It has a family side and an adults only side. We could snorkle for sunken Mickey statues, eat at one of 2 buffets or just soak up the sun on a beach lounge. Everything except alcohol, gratuity & specialty coffee was included and out total bill for a week was less than $300.

So why am i telling you all of this? Basically it's to get the word out. Disney also does weddings & has a Disney princess gown and jewellery collection. They have all inclusive WDW park packages starting from US $100.00 pp/pn. Thats meals, park entry & accommodation. Worth checking out if you ask me.