Categories: Disney Cruises

Disney Cruise Line To Double Their Fleet By 2012

Disney Cruise Line have their newest ship in 12 years scheduled to be shown in 2011. The Disney Dream is being built as a pre-fabricated unit. With the hull sections being joined together in units and then bought together to form the ship, the Disney Dream will comprise of 80 units or blocks and carry 2500 passengers.

Disney Cruise Line’s second ship the 2,500 passenger Disney Fantasy is scheduled to be built in 2012, doubling Disney Cruise Line’s current capacity.

The Disney cruise liners will be based at Port Canaveral and will sail the Mediterranean and Northern Europe next summer, while the Disney Magic will also be sailing to Russia, Northern Europe and the Mediterranean next summer.

Disney Cruise Lines has scheduled two month mid-summer, 12 day sailings to European Capitals calling at Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Berlin’s port as well as St. Petersburg as a round trip from London.

A long with these schedules there will also be a series of 11 day round trip Mediterranean cruises in April, May, August and September departing from Barcelona. So there is still time to book a place on one of the existing Disney cruises for those who love all things Disney!

There are numerous short duration cruises which have proven extremely popular over the last few years which are the ideal solution for ‘tasters’ for those who have never experienced cruising before! Visiting destinations including Alaska, departing from America.

Departures from Dover are also included with the transatlantic Eastbound continuing to be extremely popular for both novice and experienced cruisers alike.

The magic of Disney Cruise Lines emulates the whole ethos of Disney with fun packed entertainment for all the family, offering excellent value for money. Of course Disney is not only for children, adults without children make up a high percentage of the passenger lists, those who are young at heart can enjoy the relaxing, yet exhilarating experience of Disney combined with the creature comforts of crusing!

Kelly Brennan

Since her first job at First Choice Holidays, Kelly has clocked up 12 years' experience in the travel industry. She specialises in cruise line news and transatlantic cruises.

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