Ah, the holidays: shopping, wrapping, shoveling snow, cooking, and more of Aunt Ethel’s fruitcake. Why not escape the crazed frenzy and fruitcake and go on a cruise instead? Afterall, when you sail during the holiday season you get the fun of built-in parties and feast-quality meals plus someone else to clean up the mess afterward. And if you have kids there’s no better cruise ship to sail on for the holidays than the Disney Magic.

It’s December. The holidays and the winter cruise season have started in earnest. All over America, people are about to go on vacation, leaving their houses behind. Is your house safe when it’s home alone? Read on and gain some valuable insight and advice.

One of the newest SuperLiners in the “Fun Ship” fleet, Carnival Freedom offers a host of innovative on-board amenities including 100 percent “bow-to-stern” wireless Internet access, cell phone service and a 270-square-foot LED screen on Lido Deck, along with 22 lounges and bars with dramatic interiors. Read for more details…

This has only happened twice before in the HISTORY of Disney Cruise Line — the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder meet in Castaway Cay. Watch this magical moment where the Wonder and Magic have a “When You Wish Upon A Star” horn battle.