New Disney World package special

Disney just announced a new special vacation package giving a FREE UPGRADE from Magic Your Way "base" tickets, to include the "Park Hopping" option and the "Water Park Fun and more option". This can save a family of 4 more than $360 US.

This package is available for on-site stays, for most nights between April 15th 2007 and June 2nd 2007. This package is also available with Disney's Dining Plan if you wish. There is a 3 night minimum-stay.

As with most of Disney's package specials the number of rooms allocated for this offer is limited, and not all resorts may have availability.

You must book by 18th Feb 2007.

If you are already booked with me, traveling in those date ranges, and I have not yet contacted you back to see if I can upgrade you, please do not hesitate to email me.

To book this new "Spring Discount Package", contact a Disney Specialist travel agent (like me) and mention code ZEY for the Magic Your Way package or ZFC for the Magic Your Way Plus Dining package.

Disney Cruises heading back to California in 2008

Just announced!

Following the success of Disney's Cruises last sortie to the West coast of the USA (and the Baja peninsula in Mexico) a couple of years back, they are doing it again in 2008.

They will also be offering the 15 day repositioning cruise both ends of the season, via the Panama canal, on May 10th and August 17th respectively.

Last time, these cruises sold out within a few weeks, and the Panama canal cruises within days. SO YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BOOKING REALLY EARLY!

Booking starts 31st January - yes, tomorrow - so if you are interested please contact me ASAP.

More details can be found on the Disney Cruise Line website...

New Passport Requirements in place TODAY

As of today, 23rd Jan 2007, Canadians flying to the USA must have a valid passport. Documentation requirements for cross-border travel by land or sea, are unchanged (proof of citizenship and govt. issued photo-ID) but if you are trying to fly, you are not going to get in without a passport.

For more info check this link

In extreme circumstances (sudden family emergencies etc) you may be able to persuade the customs agent to let you travel without the passport (apparently...) but you cannot count on this.

Line-ups for passports are very long, and you can no longer rely on the standard 10-day turn-around time. So many people left getting their passport to the last minute, that now 30-days is a more usual time to get receive your passport - IF you fill in all the required information correctly. Expedited passports can still be purchased, with the additional charge.

So if you are planning to fly to Florida, make sure that you build in enough time to get a passport if you don't have one yet.

Hint: Ottawa clients, consider flying from Syracuse, then you only have to drive across the border... no passport needed... yet...

Disney Document Update

In November I reported on the fact that a lot of our Disney documents were getting "stuck" at the border and were arriving late (though not TOO late)...

Well, things don't seem much better so far in 2007.

So, don't be concerned or dismayed if your documents have not arrived three weeks prior to travel. Most are arriving between 10 and 14 days in advance.

Still no idea what the "problem" is...........

Happy New Year!

No news just yet for the New Year.

Just best wishes from me to you....