About the Authors
Dave Marx may be considered a Renaissance Man, a jack-of-all-trades, or a dilettante, depending on how you look at things. He took a 20-year hiatus between his early journalism training and the start of his full-time writing career. Beyond coauthoring more than 40 books with Jennifer, hes been a radio writer/producer; recording engineer; motion picture music editor; broadcast engineer supervisor; whitewater safety and rescue instructor; developer of online publishing courses; and newsletter editor and promotions chief for an online forum. He discovered the Walt Disney World Resort in March 1997 and first cruised in October 1999. Hes since cruised 16 more times, including his award cruise for being a Million-Point Winner at the retired Who Wants to Be a MillionairePlay It! attraction. His most recent cruise was aboard the re-imagined Disney Magic in October 2013. Dave lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | Name: Dave Marx Date of birth: 04/07/55 Residence: Ann Arbor, MI |
Name: Jennifer Marx Residence: Ann Arbor, MI | Jennifer Marx experienced her first Disney Cruise Line adventure on a three-night cruise in October 1999. A four-night cruise followed in May 2001. She had the good fortune to be aboard the Panama Canal crossing (eastbound) in August 2005. Her most recent cruise was aboard the re-imagined Disney Magic in February 2014, which brought her up to almost 20 Disney cruises. Jennifer is the author of more than 60 books, including the guide that started it all: PassPorters Walt Disney World . Jennifer makes her home in the university town of Ann Arbor, Michigan with her amazing son, Alexander (see below). |
About the Contributors
Alexander Marx is our 10-year-old Kid Contributor. Hes had the good fortune to be have cruised 10 times in his young life, with his first cruise at just five months old. Hes experienced cruise life at every stage of his developmentas an infant, toddler, preschooler, and now as a school-age child. He adds his comments throughout the book to help other kids know what to expect when cruising and to make sure they dont miss out on the really cool stuff. | |
Cheryl Pendry , our UK-based PassPorter author, contributed port guides for Dover, England; Stockholm, Sweden; Stavanger, Oslo, Bergen, and Olden, Norway; Honolulu, Hilo, Nawillwill, and Kahului, Hawaii. Learn more about Cheryl on the next page. |
Sabine Rautenberg , our Germany-based PassPorter author, contributed port guides for Copenhagen, Denmark; Helsinki, Finland; Warnemnde/Berlin, Germany; and Vigo, Spain. Sabine is the author of PassPorters Disneyland Paris guide. |
About This Online Edition
Greetings, fellow Disney Cruise Line fan!
Welcome to the Online / E-Reader Edition of PassPorters Disney Cruise Line (12th Edition). This edition includes the exact same information, photos, maps, and everything as the print editions. You can view it online and/or download it to an E-Reader such as an iPad, Nook, or Kindle to read at your leisure.
Special features of this file include the ability to flip pages as you would in your print edition, search for keywords, and zoom in and out. Additionally, the hyperlinks are active, so you can click on them to visit a web site immediately.
We hope you enjoy this edition, and we wish you happy sailing!
Dave Marx and Jennifer Marx
Authors, PassPorters Disney Cruise Line Guidebook
Acknowledgments
Oceans of thanks to our readers, whove contributed loads of tips and stories since the debut of the first PassPorter more than 16 years ago in 1999. A special thanks to those who contributed to this edition:
Mary Waring, Michelle Bryant, Carrianne Basler, Sherisse White, Valerie Pfenning, Eric Platt, Monique Craft (page ); and our photo contributors Cheryl Pendry, Sabine Rautenberg, Terri Sellers, Kenny Jenkins, Mike Powell, Judy Vosecky, and Gail F. May you each receive a new memory for every reader your words touch.
PassPorter would not be where it is today without the support of the Internet community. Our thanks to the friendly folks below and to all those we didnt have room to include!
AllEars.net ( http://www.allears.net ). Thanks, Deb, Debra, and Linda!
CruiseCritic.com ( http://cruisecritic.com ). Thanks, Laura!
MEI-Travel and Mouse Fan Travel ( http://www.mei-travel.com ). Thanks, Beci!
MouseEarVacations.com ( http://www.mouseearvacations.com ). Thanks, Jami!
MousePlanet ( http://www.mouseplanet.com ).Thanks, Mark, Alex, and Mike!
MouseSavers.com ( http://www.mousesavers.com ). Thanks, Mary!
The Platinum Castaway Club ( http://www.castawayclub.com ). Thanks, Barb & Tony!
Unofficial Disney Information Station ( http://www.wdwinfo.com ). Thanks, Pete!
A special thank you to the Guides (moderators) of our own message boards: Kathy Batzinger, Tiffany Bendes, Tanya Blissman, Sandra Bostwick, Dyan Chaplin, Dianne Cook, Michele Dakho, Kelly Davis, Pam Dorr, Lesley Duncan, Marisa Garber-Brown, William J. Garmer Jr., Debbie Hendrickson, Linda Holland, Kelly Hughes, Ginger Jabour, Claudine Jamba, Ann Johnson, Deb Kendall, Robin Krening-Capra, Susan Kulick, Marcie LaCava, Eileen Lloyd, Keri Madeira, Heather Macdonald, Janine Marshall, Cam Matthews, Sarah Mudd, Bill Myers, Joby Normandeau, Rebecca Oberg, Allison Palmer-Gleicher, Cheryl Pendry, Danielle Primavera, Susan Rannestad, Sabine Rautenberg, Terri Sellers, Ann Smith, Marie St. Martin, Mindy Stanton, Marnie Urmaza, Sara Varney, Suzi Waters, Don Willis, and the 67,000+ readers in our amazing community at http://www.passporterboards.com/forums .
A heartfelt thank you to our family and friends for their patience while we were away on research trips or cloistered at our computers, and for their support of our dream: Allison Cerel Marx; Carolyn Tody; Fred Marx; Kim, Chad, Megan and Natalie Larner; Dan, Jeannie, Kayleigh, Melanie, and Nina Marx; Gale Cerel; Jeanne and David Beroza; Robert, Sharon, and Nicole Larner; Gregory A. Reese; Tracy DeGarmo and Jeff Skevington; Gordon Watson and Marianne Couch; and Bruce and Marta Metcalf.
Newsletter Editor and Online Coordinator: Sara Varney
Special thank yous to Ernie Sabella, Phil Adelman, Jeff Howell, Fred Marx, Paul McGill, Jonathan Frontado, and the Disney crew members.
Last but not least, we thank Walter Elias Disney for his dream.
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Youre about to embark on a marvelous voyage aboard one of the most beautiful and celebrated cruise lines in the world. You couldnt have made a better choicethe Disney Cruise Line will surprise and delight you with its stunning architecture, legendary service, and fun-for-the-whole-family activities. Boy, we wish we could go with you!