Disney Planning Two New Cruise Ships

I "wonder" if these new ships will replace either of the older ships (Magic & Wonder) or if the DCL will be operating 6 ships once these new ones are in service.

It sounds to me like the plan on operating 6 ships. They just spent a small fortune refitting Magic and Wonder, so I'd be shocked if they retired them.

It will be interesting to see where the new ships will be home-ported. Can they handle any more out of their Canaveral terminal?

This fits with the business plan. DVC and Cruise line investments plus increasing prices at the parks are the few things you can count on the Disney company doing no matter what.

Cruise line is a giant profit center for them. They charge a serious premium and their ships are always jam packed, so I would expect them to keep expanding to meet demand.

Ian;2479916 wrote: Cruise line is a giant profit center for them. They charge a serious premium and their ships are always jam packed, so I would expect them to keep expanding to meet demand.

No argument there. It wasn't a criticism, other than finding it to be boring & predictable.

Finally! Hopefully this will bring their prices down to reasonably competitive rates. DCL rates are just out of control these days, but they get away with it due to limited supply. I wonder what new itineraries might we get out of this. Surely they won't just keep doing the same old same old (or will they?). I would love to see a ship permanently on the west coast alternating between Alaska and the Pacific Coast or Hawaii year round! I also would love to see a full time Southern Caribbean itinerary.

I'll start packing.

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I've got a hunch that one of the "classic" ships will be finding a permanent home on the West Coast, and possibly the other on the Gulf Coast. I also wouldn't be surprised if one of the Dream class ships ends up in China; several other lines are expanding their service there.

Canaveral can definitely handle more traffic if they build additional parking facilities; Dream and Fantasy only use the terminal on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays. Magic uses the port sporadically, and is gone all summer to Europe.

Personally, I'm a fan of the smaller ships. I don't see any need to be at sea with an air craft carrier crew.

Castaway Cay will definitely need rework to be able to accommodate over 1.2k people per visit. Maybe even a new island?

Ed;2480018 wrote: I've got a hunch that one of the "classic" ships will be finding a permanent home on the West Coast, and possibly the other on the Gulf Coast. I also wouldn't be surprised if one of the Dream class ships ends up in China; several other lines are expanding their service there.

Canaveral can definitely handle more traffic if they build additional parking facilities; Dream and Fantasy only use the terminal on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays. Magic uses the port sporadically, and is gone all summer to Europe.

I would love if they sailed out of the Port of Tampa!

BrerGnat;2479918 wrote: Finally! Hopefully this will bring their prices down to reasonably competitive rates. DCL rates are just out of control these days, but they get away with it due to limited supply...

Lol, lower prices? There's not a chance, I'm sure they turn away lots of people. We're currently booked on a Christmas cruise they expect to sell out in April. That will be our third in less than two years.

baldburke;2480024 wrote: Personally, I'm a fan of the smaller ships. I don't see any need to be at sea with an air craft carrier crew.

Castaway Cay will definitely need rework to be able to accommodate over 1.2k people per visit. Maybe even a new island?

The island already accommodates that many guests and then some; Dream and Fantasy each have 1,250 staterooms, and a capacity of 4,000 guests. The new ships, though slightly larger, are reported to have the same number of staterooms and capacity.

Hammer;2480030 wrote: I would love if they sailed out of the Port of Tampa!

I kinda doubt that would happen. DCL already operates out of two Florida ports - Canaveral and Miami - and I would think they would want to locate in another area rather than have 3 ports in one state.