The Disney Cruise Line has announced the 2013 itineraries for all four ships in its fleet. This includes the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder which have been offering cruises since the late 1990′s as well as the Disney Dream which had its maiden voyage on Jan. 26, 2011, and the Disney Fantasy which is currently in the process of getting ready for its maiden voyage on March 31, 2012 after a float-out earlier this month from its dry-dock.
Disney Magic 2013 Itineraries
The Disney Magic cruise ship will be offering a varied itinerary schedule in 2013 ranging from Western Caribbean cruises out of Galveston, Texas to Mediterranean itineraries out of Barcelona, Spain. In addition, there will be a repositioning cruise offered as the Magic transfers from Texas to Spain. Continue reading “Disney Cruise Line Announces 2013 Itineraries” »
Earlier this week, on January 8, 2012, the Disney Fantasy was floated out of its enclosed dock building. The fourth and newest member of the Disney Cruise Lines fleet is now undergoing sea trials before being delivered to Disney Cruise Line officials next month.
With just a little over three months before the scheduled inaugural cruise of the Disney Fantasy, final touches are being completed on the Disney Cruise Line ship. One of those touches was the addition of Dumbo the Flying Elephant as one of the stern characters to be featured on the Fantasy.
The Disney Cruise Line announced plans yesterday to add a another voyage to Hawaii. This means a total of two Hawaiian cruises are now planned by the Disney Cruise Lines for the 50th state out of the west coast of the United States in 2012.
The addition of this second Hawaiian cruise shows that customers must be booking the first scheduled Hawaii trip in decent numbers to justify adding a second itinerary to the islands. In fact, Disney executives stated as much in their comments included with the release about the second voyage: Continue reading “Disney Cruise Plans Second Voyage to Hawaii” »
Disney lovers on the West Coast (or planning a trip there) will be happy to know that there is now another option available to get a Disney fix in addition to Disneyland and California Adventure. The Disney Wonder arrived at the port of Los Angeles on January 21, 2010 which will serve as its new home base for the foreseeable future.
The Disney Wonder left Port Canaveral in Florida on January 6, 2011 where it had been operating a majority of the time since coming into service in 1999. Its service in Florida was no longer required after the newest Disney cruise ship, the Disney Dream, arrived there to take over the itineraries to the Bahamas and Disney’s own island, Castaway Cay.
Now, the cruise line will offer West Coast trips to the Mexican Riviera and Alaska aboard the Wonder. This schedule already started on January 23rd with the first 7-night Mexican Riviera trip which includes stops in Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas. The Wonder will continue to offer the Riviera schedule until April 17th, 2011 when it will have a one time 10-night Mexico cruise adding a stop in Manzanillo, Mexico. Continue reading “Disney Wonder Now Offering Cruises Out of California” »
Disney Cruise Line‘s newest ship, the Disney Dream, arrived at its homeport of Port Canaveral yesterday morning, January 4, 2011 to begin preparations for its maiden guest voyage on January 26th.
The massive vessel was officially handed over to Disney officials last month but has only now just arrived at Disney’s Florida cruise line base of operations. It will continue to be stocked and readied for guests to board later this month for a Benefit Preview Cruise in support of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida which sails January 21-23 before the first regularly scheduled cruise leaves on the 26th.
The addition of the Dream to the Disney line-up brings the total number of operating ships to three. It joins the current Disney Wonder and Disney Magic which served as the only two ships of the fleet since launching in the late 1990′s. A fourth ship, the Disney Fantasy, is currently under construction in Germany and is scheduled to take its maiden voyage next year. Continue reading “Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Dream Arrives at Port Canaveral” »
Meyer Werft shipyard officially handed over ownership of Disney’s newest cruise ship, the Disney Dream, this week to officials of the Disney Cruise Line. The traditional ceremony was held onboard the ship and involved the lowering of the Meyer Werft flag followed by the raising of the Disney Cruise Line flag. While seemingly simple, it marked the [...]
Those interested in the recent specials posted about Disneyland and Walt Disney World here on All Things Mouse may also be interested to know that the Disney Cruise Line has some specials of their own. The first special worth noting is one that allows kids aged 17 and under to sail for free on select [...]
Those West-Coasters with kids interested in taking a cruise might want to check out the newest special from the Disney Cruise Lines. Disney is offering free sailing for kids seventeen and under on select Mexican Riviera cruises when two full fare guests are staying in the same stateroom. Owing to the arrival of Disney’s newest [...]
Those interested in taking a cruise aboard the Disney Cruise Lines may also be interested to know that the company has made some changes to the kids programming available onboard. Previously, activities available were grouped by the age of the child, instead of their interest in an activity. This is no longer the case, now [...]
