2015 sail dates?

[denise]

Well it's been said

More Southern Caribbean cruises and I heard some in school holidays, not sure if that's Christmas but would be nice.

Re release date.

I think we have at least two factors,

A number of cruisers have 10% off vouchers due to expire the end of next week.

The PIFs for 2014 Summer Med cruises are going through now, they do not want people to cancel and move to 2015.

That's causing the delay.


I Think though like others it must be mid March as after that your getting dangerously close to Easter when there staff and cruisers will want to be away, or a good proportion on leave.

was thinking this today too...
My PIF date for my July 14th cruise is March 16th...

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

was thinking this today too...
My PIF date for my July 14th cruise is March 16th...

Yes I paid off my whopping fee a long time back but my actual PIF date s just coming up. They have form on this, delaying a new release until PIFs on similar cruises are through.

 

[lolainkent]

Check out norwegian air shuttle prices from gatwick to copenhagen, you can get one way flights for £50 including checked bag and seat reservation. They are a budget airline that is a step above easy jet/ Ryanair etc. We used them for our barcelona flights last year and they were really good for the price. They use gatwick as a main base and fly all around Europe.

Oh I know all the budget airlines, I live in the UK and have used lots of them. Thanks though, I hadn't actually looked at the pricing. It'd still be airfare x two, plus getting us to Gatwick (petrol for the 1hr+ drive), plus possibly an overnight in Copenhagen. That versus driving the 10min to Dover!

I'm excited to see the date, prices and ports of call!!

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Oh I know all the budget airlines, I live in the UK and have used lots of them. Thanks though, I hadn't actually looked at the pricing. It'd still be airfare x two, plus getting us to Gatwick (petrol for the 1hr+ drive), plus possibly an overnight in Copenhagen. That versus driving the 10min to Dover!

I'm excited to see the date, prices and ports of call!!

In 2010 I drove to Dover in just over an hour, so nice, no flights, no luggage issues, and post cruise on the day of disembarkation home by 8.30am.

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

Yes I paid off my whopping fee a long time back but my actual PIF date s just coming up. They have form on this, delaying a new release until PIFs on similar cruises are through.

If this is DCL's theory, I'm not sure it worked for them in my case. I just moved my 2014 MED to a dummy, gambling on the Norway/Iceland/Baltic itineraries for 2015. Had they released summer 2015 before my PIF, I may have kept my existing reservation and/or tried to make both of them work financially. My fear of 2015 pricing is what drove me to cancel, if it turns out it's not as bad as everyone is speculating, I would have done both. I had first day pricing SPH rooms for 2014 MED, so I won't be reconsidering now. If the Norway, etc. itinerary speculation is wrong, I'll be doing something else

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

If this is DCL's theory, I'm not sure it worked for them in my case. I just moved my 2014 MED to a dummy, gambling on the Norway/Iceland/Baltic itineraries for 2015. Had they released summer 2015 before my PIF, I may have kept my existing reservation and/or tried to make both of them work financially. My fear of 2015 pricing is what drove me to cancel, if it turns out it's not as bad as everyone is speculating, I would have done both. I had first day pricing SPH rooms for 2014 MED, so I won't be reconsidering now. If the Norway, etc. itinerary speculation is wrong, I'll be doing something else

The "random" factor would be that its leaked out and that wasn't the plan.

Its always a business call and I bet there is an element of income protection here to maximize bookings and reduce cancellations, you do have to consider contrary to belief, only a few cruises overall visit internet forums. So the majority do not know, until their TA emails them on a release.

I am now waitlisted for 2015 summer booking, with my TA to be at the top of the list.

My Med 12 night cruise in concierge is expensive and paid in full.

 

[ThereYouSeeHer]

If this is DCL's theory, I'm not sure it worked for them in my case. I just moved my 2014 MED to a dummy, gambling on the Norway/Iceland/Baltic itineraries for 2015. Had they released summer 2015 before my PIF, I may have kept my existing reservation and/or tried to make both of them work financially. My fear of 2015 pricing is what drove me to cancel, if it turns out it's not as bad as everyone is speculating, I would have done both. I had first day pricing SPH rooms for 2014 MED, so I won't be reconsidering now. If the Norway, etc. itinerary speculation is wrong, I'll be doing something else

Same here. We moved our 2014 reservation (opening day prices) to a dummy cruise in 2015. It's possible we would have cruised in both years, if the itineraries had come out before our PIF date. If 2015 doesn't work for us, it's not worth rebooking a 2014 cruise at non-opening day prices. So, we may end up not cruising at all in 2014 or 2015!

 

[lolainkent]

In 2010 I drove to Dover in just over an hour, so nice, no flights, no luggage issues, and post cruise on the day of disembarkation home by 8.30am.

Exactly, right? We always chuckle coming off the ferries in Dover or out of the EuroTunnel (where we live) about how we're home so quick It would just be so easy!

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Exactly, right? We always chuckle coming off the ferries in Dover or out of the EuroTunnel (where we live) about how we're home so quick It would just be so easy!

Oh yes. M20/M25 Home,

Far better than Vancouver.

 

[JimmyJackJunior]

Oh yes. M20/M25 Home,

Far better than Vancouver.

What is wrong with the ferries in Vancouver? I have commuted from Victoria to a job in Vancouver. They are awesome.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

What is wrong with the ferries in Vancouver? I have commuted from Victoria to a job in Vancouver. They are awesome.

Vancouver is very nice, it's just an eleven hour flight from the UK, and Dover is just down the road.

M20 and M25 are motorways, (freeways).

 

[lolainkent]

What is wrong with the ferries in Vancouver? I have commuted from Victoria to a job in Vancouver. They are awesome.

Vancouver is very nice, it's just an eleven hour flight from the UK, and Dover is just down the road.

M20 and M25 are motorways, (freeways).

Yup, this. And I was born in Vancouver and raised in Victoria

 

[Silverfox97]

Is this really true? I thought you couldn't do that, that you had to book a new reservation (at a possibly higher category) and cancel the old one? Just like they don't let you apply FL resident or military discounts after the fact.

They DO let you apply FL resident rates after the fact absolutely.

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[Silverfox97]

Re release date. I think we have at least two factors, A number of cruisers have 10% off vouchers due to expire the end of next week. The PIFs for 2014 Summer Med cruises are going through now, they do not want people to cancel and move to 2015. That's causing the delay. I Think though like others it must be mid March as after that your getting dangerously close to Easter when there staff and cruisers will want to be away, or a good proportion on leave.

That is absolutely it re: not wanting guests to change to 2015 Med cruises. It's just smart business on DCL's part.

There will always people that move before regardless.

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[csidisney]

I really really hope there are southern carribbean itineraries during school break time. If not I will be saying bye to dcl

 

[luv2sleep]

I really really hope there are southern carribbean itineraries during school break time. If not I will be saying bye to dcl

I'm hoping for anything longish and in the US or Canada during school break time.

 

[kaseyC]

The poster Ulsteinvik on Cruise Critic posted a link to the Copenhagen port and the Disney Magic shows up starting on May 29, 2015.

http://www.cmport.com/ships-in-port/cruise-ships/cruise-list-2015

 

[DisneyOHFan]

The poster Ulsteinvik on Cruise Critic posted a link to the Copenhagen port and the Disney Magic shows up starting on May 29, 2015.

http://www.cmport.com/ships-in-port/cruise-ships/cruise-list-2015

So, so excited. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Jerseymomof2]

ok so I now have no hope of the Magic returning to NYC for 2015. Does anyone have any info on where the Wonder will be summer of 2015 yet? Maybe she will be the NYC one?

 

[jdb in AZ]

ok so I now have no hope of the Magic returning to NYC for 2015. Does anyone have any info on where the Wonder will be summer of 2015 yet? Maybe she will be the NYC one?

As long as Alaska is lucrative I don't see DCL pulling the Wonder away from there.