We ran into our TA this past weekend. It was the first time we had spoken since our March 20th cruise. We talked about the Magic moving to CA. She was angry they did it. She said CA cruises are hard to sell because the Caribbean cruises have so much more to offer as far as ports to visit. Interesting. She also said they need to build a third ship and replace the Magic in FL with that new ship and move the Magic to CA. She said the ships cruising the Caribbean get more wear and tear. It wouuld make since to position a brand new vessel in the Caribbean. Remember this is only her opinions.
It was her last comment that blew me away: it has been going around in the TA circles that ( ah, the old rumor mill) Disney is not happy the way the cruiseline has been performing buisiness wise as in profits!!! I couldn't believe that as well as she. She said Disney is the highest priced cruiseline in her class that includes Carnival, RCCL, Celebrity, NCL, Costa, and Princess. Both of us agreed that there is no way they aren't making money since the Disney cruises are selling out and they are the most expensive cruises.
So, have I missed something in the business finance pages about this? Have any of you heard about the unhappiness about performance financially by the DCL cruiseline? You read this board and I couldn't tell you how many threads have had the notion of a third or fourth ship. The repeat cruiser numbers are huge. DCL keeps raising prices and people pay. Any other TA's heard of this financial unhappiness? I always believed Disney struck gold when they decided to start a cruiseline. Any stockholders on this board? I thought moving the ship to CA was a good test market to see if a ship in CA would be worth it. Like I wrote, it blew me away. The fear that went through my mind was, OMG, what if they decide to get out of the cruise business.
Kathy
It was her last comment that blew me away: it has been going around in the TA circles that ( ah, the old rumor mill) Disney is not happy the way the cruiseline has been performing buisiness wise as in profits!!! I couldn't believe that as well as she. She said Disney is the highest priced cruiseline in her class that includes Carnival, RCCL, Celebrity, NCL, Costa, and Princess. Both of us agreed that there is no way they aren't making money since the Disney cruises are selling out and they are the most expensive cruises.
So, have I missed something in the business finance pages about this? Have any of you heard about the unhappiness about performance financially by the DCL cruiseline? You read this board and I couldn't tell you how many threads have had the notion of a third or fourth ship. The repeat cruiser numbers are huge. DCL keeps raising prices and people pay. Any other TA's heard of this financial unhappiness? I always believed Disney struck gold when they decided to start a cruiseline. Any stockholders on this board? I thought moving the ship to CA was a good test market to see if a ship in CA would be worth it. Like I wrote, it blew me away. The fear that went through my mind was, OMG, what if they decide to get out of the cruise business.
Kathy