Disney Cruise Line, Princess Cruises add magical experiences

Halloween isn’t the appropriate time of year when travelers are occupied with mysterious, magical, and otherworldly experiences. We mortals are fascinated about the unseen. We love supernatural movies and TV shows, and intriguing attractions which are themed around them.

In cities like New Orleans and Savannah, Ga., haunted tourism thrives all year round. Magical thrill seekers flock to Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood to explore their renowned Wizarding World of Harry Potter-themed areas.

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Mixology may okay be its own kind of magic and inventive cocktails and mocktails are in high demand, specifically on cruise ships. On land and at sea, themed bars and no longer-so-secret speakeasies entice people to revel in craft cocktails in unique spaces.

To keep tempting travelers to sip at sea, cruise lines are conjuring up new methods to surprise and enchant passengers with shipboard bars and entertainment.

Combining the allure of immersive experiences that draw travelers right into a narrative with the joy of the supernatural, these enthralling new experiences from Disney Cruise Line and Princess Cruises bring mystery, magic and spirited fun to cruise ship nightlife.

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Haunted Mansion-themed bar coming to Disney Treasure cruise ship

On Disney Cruise Line, the first Haunted Mansion-inspired bar will welcome foolish mortals when the Disney Treasure ship sets sail starting place in December. The Haunted Mansion Parlor will immerse passengers within the mysterious lore of the iconic Haunted Mansion Disney Parks attraction with a nautical twist.

Designed to appear like a first-rate-class drawing room from the classic cruise liners of the golden age, the Haunted Mansion Parlor will feature a puzzling storyline about an very good-humored sea captain. Passengers can go taking a look out the parlor for clues that point to how the captain entered the ghostly realm after a doomed dinner along with his strange, but entrancing fiancé.

Spirited cocktails will add to the ghoulish experience like a signature tequila cocktail served with swirl of flavored smoke. This spooky twist on a margarita will contain a secret message which could okay be revealed to guests simplest by black light.

Eerie portraits hanging around the parlor will remind passengers of paintings found within the original Haunted Mansion attraction and provides them a have a have a glance at loads of the happy haunts that call the Disney Treasure home. Watch out for hitchhiking ghosts!

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Princess Cruises entrances passengers with Spellbound experience on Sun Princess

The magical art of mixology meets mind-bending feats of magic on Carnival’s Princess Cruises' new ship, Sun Princess, which debuted in early 2024. Sun Princess enchants passengers with Spellbound by Magic Castle, a different after-dinner experience that features magic performances, surprises in themed rooms and theatrical cocktails.

Spellbound by Magic Castle is a collaboration with Hollywood’s legendary Magic Castle, the exclusive, deepest clubhouse of the Academy of Magical Arts located in a Victorian mansion within the Hollywood Hills. On Sun Princess, the Spellbound by Magic Castle experience includes Magic Castle-sponsored magicians performing in an immersive, themed venue.

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The experience begins with a strong point dinner with a different menu earlier than guests are escorted to a mysterious door to enter the arena of Spellbound.

Inside Spellbound, Victorian-inspired rooms designed to capture the essence of Hollywood’s Magic Castle pique curiosity with magical artifacts and interactive computer graphics. Sleight-of-hand bartenders conjure theatrical cocktails for guests earlier than the evening culminates with close-up magic performances within the intimate, 30-seat Spellbound theater.

Spellbound by Magic Castle is instantly on hand nightly on Sun Princess with three seating times and limited capacity. Advance booking is required with a $149 per person cover charge.

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Sun Princess passengers can revel in even more magic on a Conjurer’s Cruise

The cruise line is additionally offering a magic-themed Conjurer’s Cruise on Sun Princess sailing roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale Nov. 9-sixteen, 2024. The magical voyage will feature headline performances by acclaimed actor and magician Michael Carbonaro.

To boot to being mesmerized by Spellbound, passengers on the Conjurer’s Cruise will experience wonder and illusion with custom-curated magical events and activities. Various magical add-on enhancements are also readily on hand for passengers to similarly immerse themselves within the mysterious world of magic.

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