This is only for the seven night Eastern and Western routes, but it sounds like a ton of fun. :)

Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho A Pirates Life . . . Aboard Disney Cruise Line
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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The new Pirates IN the Caribbean party is taking over the Disney Magic cruise ship, transforming guests aboard into pirates for the evening and treating them to a scrumptious dinner feast and adventurously themed deck party that would make Captain Jack Sparrow proud.

This newly themed evening aboard Disney's seven-night cruise vacations to the eastern and western Caribbean brings together the traditional cruise dinner and deck party with a rowdy buccaneer bash combining invigorating entertainment, themed dining experiences and brand new special effects for an evening that's perfect for every member of the family.

Starting in the dining room, servers dressed as pirates play the part by welcoming guests with customary greetings of 'ahoy matey' and 'argh' while serving 'grog' rather than drinks. Guests delight in learning the pirate lifestyle by donning specially made pirate bandanas and choosing pirate themed dinner selections from a parchment rolled menu. Dishes from the ship's galley include:

* Appetizer: Black beard's jumbo crab cake, with fruit salsa and honey-lime tropical coleslaw
* Soup/Salad: Caribbean-style spicy vegetable gumbo soup and a jerk chicken salad
* Entrée: The Black Pearl's oven-roasted beef tenderloin, with sour cream chive smashed potatoes, sugar-baked carrots and a deep red wine glaze
* Dessert: Floating island of tropical fruit treasures -- a meringue chest filled with tropical fruit and berries surrounded by a vanilla sauce

As the evening transitions from the dining room to high atop decks 9 and 10, a treasure trove of entertainment opens with classic Disney characters dressed in pirate garb, high-energy special effects and interactive audience participation set to music favorites for a new kind of celebration.

The party gets underway with a pirate-style line dance as guests join cruise staff, Goofy and his seafaring friends in learning special dance steps set to a wacky chorus of "Yo, Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me."

Impetuously the mood of the party changes as Captain Hook, Mr. Smee and their gang of 'bad' pirates take over the party with special effects including black lighting, skull and cross bone projections and even an invasion of pirates repelling from the funnel. The music additionally changes from the contemporary/pop arrangements to a more sinister tone of a rock and roll party with hard rock classics and heavy metal tunes -- reminiscent of earlier days for the adults.

Just in time, and before Captain Hook's able to enlist audience Dads to join his gang of pirates, Captain Mickey appears and saves the day, ridding the ship of the evil buccaneers for a swash-buckling finish.

"This new themed evening takes entertainment to a whole new level," said Jim Urry, Disney Cruise Line director of entertainment. "Guests love our deck parties and this one allows them to step into the action, experience buccaneer traditions and actually be a pirate."

Currently only aboard the Disney Magic seven-night itineraries, the experience is scheduled to board sister ship Disney Wonder and three- and four-night itineraries in early 2005.

We got to experience this last October when we did the 7-night Western cruise. Dinner was a LOT of fun. Each person received a pirate bandana - even Lani's Stitch wore his that night.

So was it really ship-wide Tony? How did that go?

It was in all three of the rotation restaurants. Once dinner was over, they moved the party up to the center pool area, where the various characters made their appearence. We watched that for a few minutes before retiring to the adult pool for a relaxing swim.

Honestly, the very loud music and dancing isn't really my thing. But the people participating seemed to have a lot of fun - including the cast members.

I wonder if they'll still do this for the West Coast cruises. If so, I'm SO bringing my pirate garb! Arrrrrrrr! :D