Disney to Sail in Alaska, Mexico in 2011

Disney Cruise Line will offer Alaska cruises during a four-month season of seven-night sailings aboard the Disney Wonder in summer 2011. The ship will operate out of Vancouver and call at Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway with scenic cruising in Tracy Arm. Before and after the 2011 summer in Alaska, the Disney Wonder will sail seven-night Mexican Riviera cruises from the Port of Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta.

The Disney Magic will return to the Mediterranean in 2011 with 10- and 11-night cruises sailing out of Barcelona. In addition to ports in Italy, France and Spain, the Disney Magic will visit Tunis in northern Africa and the island nation of Malta. Disney Cruise Line also will offer a number of repositioning voyages in 2011, including a 15-night Panama Canal cruise, two 14-night trans-Atlantic voyages, five- and six-night cruises between Los Angeles and Vancouver. The Disney Magic also has scheduled 10- and 11-night holiday sailings to the Mexican Riviera and the Eastern Caribbean. Travel agents will be able to book the 2011 itineraries beginning Sept. 28.

The Disney Wonder will operate 18 Alaska cruises in 2011, from May 3 through Aug. 30. Rates start at $939 per person for a standard inside stateroom, based on double occupancy.

To prepare for the Alaska sailings, a new venue called Outlook Café will be added to the Disney Wonder during dry dock in October. Located atop deck 10, the 2,500-square-foot Outlook Café will have floor-to-ceiling curved glass windows and a contemporary Art Deco decor. A spiral staircase connects Outlook Café with the existing Cove Café one deck below. The 65-seat lounge has a granite-topped cocktail bar with comfortable seating.

Book-ending the 2011 summer season in Alaska, the Disney Wonder will sail seven-night itineraries to the Mexican Riviera. Rates for the seven-night Mexican Riviera itinerary start at $639 per person for a standard inside stateroom, based on double occupancy. Prior to repositioning to Alaska, the Disney Wonder will sail a 10-night Mexican Riviera voyage, including a stop at Manzanillo.

The Disney Magic will sail 10 10- and 11-night Mediterranean sailings starting on May 28. The itinerary includes visits to Malta, Tunis, Naples, Civitavecchia, La Spezia, Villefranche and Ajaccio, Corsica, an island off the southern coast of France. Rates for the 10- and 11-night Mediterranean cruises start at $1,739 per person for a standard inside stateroom, double occupancy. For the majority of 2011, the Disney Magic will sail out of Port Canaveral on seven-night Caribbean itineraries -- alternating Eastern (St. Maarten and St. Thomas) and Western (Key West, Grand Cayman and Cozumel). Both itineraries include a stop at Disney’s private island, Castaway Cay. For more information, call 888-325-2500 or visit www.disneytravelagents.com.