Originally Posted By Waistcoated Rabbit A Disney Cruise departing or arriving!! I live in San Pedro.. and I was watching TV yesterday and out of no where I hear the beginning notes of "When You Wish upon A Star" in a very ship horn type style.. So was that a Mexican Riviera cruise I heard?! Oooo It was so exciting.. I jumped up and I was like "Did you hear that!? Where is that coming from!?" my sister was very excited about it as well.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub That was probably the final departure for the Cruise line back to Florida. You live in San Pedro and you have never watched the Disney Ship arrive in Ca. or depart?? It is a party atmosphere with many families waving goodbye to Mickey and Minnie onboard. Many boats follow out to sea. When they return and announce the Hawaiian Cruises be sure to check the schedule. Of course that will be in 2012 or something like that. Start saving now...HaHa
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub If anybody is interested the ship can be tracked by going to sailwx.info and the Disney Magic Call sign is C6PT7 I wish I was onboard.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Actually, it was the last departure for the Mexican Riviera cruise. You can still catch one more departure NEXT Sunday as the Magic heads back through the Panama Canal to Florida. There will be one cruise to Nassau, then the Magic will get a well deserved three week dry dock. How do I know all this? Because we were getting OFF the Disney Magic on Sunday morning after spending seven glorious days. That party up on Deck 9 is just the start...
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Oh Good news! If anybody lives near San Pedro the final departure would be fun to watch.Did you pre-book your next cruise? Don't you wish you were still onboard? I loved the Disney Cruise a few years ago. I had hoped to go this time with family but maybe next. That is why I say= start saving now! Did they announce any future Ca. plans? Like the Cruise ship going to Hawaii?
Originally Posted By DlandDug The best place to watch the Magic depart is from Ports of Call Village in San Pedro. We did that a few years ago. The ship leaves about 4pm, with the big party going on up on Deck 9. Yes, we have started saving for the next cruise! Haven't actually booked it, though. There were some intriguing hints about new itineraries. Here's what was shared. (Some of this is old news, I know.) There are two new ships on the horizon. They will be fifty per cent larger than the Magic and Wonder. Captain Tom of the Magic has been to the shipyards in Germany and has been looking over the construction, just as he did with the DCL's first two ships. He said that the shipyard is larger and climate controlled, so the work is going much faster. He will take the new ships out on their inaugural cruises. The Disney Vacation Club presentation included several broad hints. They pointed out that a new ship was being added in 2011. They also pointed out that the DVC was scheduled to open a Hawaiian Resort in 2011. Coincidence? Most intriguing to me was a brief conversation I had with Captain Tom. The discussion centered on new itineraries (he said there had been many discussions), and where the new ships would be based. He, of course, was not making any announcements. (That should happen in October, apparently.) He agreed that the new ships would not presently clear the Panama Canal. (The Magic has just four inches to spare in each direction in certain locks.) But, the Canal is being remodeled to accommodate larger ships. When I asked if the new ships would be able to cruise to Alaska, Captain Tom immediately stated that the Disney Magic could cruise to Alaska tomorrow. The consensus seems to be that when the two new ships are delivered, one will go to Florida, and one will go to the Mediterannean. The Magic would then go to the West Coast. There were also hints that the Magic could go to Japan. All of this, of course, is speculation. I guess we will have to wait until October...! (I am going to place all this in a new thread just to discuss Cruise rumors!)
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Oh wow. We couldn't do the Med cruise before, but with the kids getting older, and Barcelona being a quick, cheap flight away, I think this could really be in order!!! fingers crossed.
Originally Posted By DlandDug The new ships look great. Image here: <a href="http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/PostPhotos/DCL4ShipsSmaller.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.mycruiseplanner.net...ller.jpg</a> And here is LP's coverage of the official announcement: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10025620.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/N...5620.asp</a>
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I remember reading the reports. But after the deep discounting of the Med Cruises (up to 60% at short notice last summer - couldn't get the time), I was worried they wouldn't try it again. The Med Cruises are more expensive than the Mexico/Caribbean Cruises and a real pain for americans to get to. They did not really advertise them here as DCL is really marketted at the Americans, with P&O being heavily marketted in the UK with Cunard, followed by NCL and Royal Caribbean. The Italians, Spanish, Germans and Italian then have their preferred.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Dave, you always know so much that I find myself dizzy from your loads of informatioNESS. If the DCL ends up sailing to Hawaii, I am SO there. Just tell me when!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Cheers Haunts. I like to learn. Especially about inane things like travel, Disney, music etc. I suppose I am highly tuned to cruising as that is why I am in the UK. My mom met my stepdad on the Sun Princess (the Love Boat) in 1977. We were on vacation after my mom and natural father divorced and sold the house. Now if I could find an exec role where I could use my knowledge of theme environments etc. I'd be a happy camper.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Is your dad Cap't Stubbing? LOL!! J/K (oh well, that would have explained your interest in cruises, anyway!) I love love love learning things like that,too. The only problem is that I don't retain the information like I should. That's why I love to read DLandDug and your posts.
Originally Posted By Waistcoated Rabbit Thats right.. I live in San Pedro and I've never watched a ship depart! :{ and I heard the last departure this sunday.. uhhhg. hahah I haven't had internet access since that last post! So poooo.. I guess I'll be waiting for a while for the next cruise. :| and I willl be saving money for that hawaiian cruise!! how fuunnn
