2015 sail dates?

[LeslieG]

I really wish they'd do something more interesting with the Fantasy. Southern Caribbean would be great. It's the only ship I haven't sailed on, because the itinerary it offers is just a bit boring. Although if they added San Juan and Tortola, that would be a good start. Not sure how I feel about Jamaica.

 

[queendarvet]

We are really hoping the Fantasy sails the Western Carribbean starting in May 2015 (have never been to Grand Cayman!!!!). In March and April 2015 Fantasy is only doing Eastern.

In your experience or May cruises, do the Disney ships keep the same itineraries that they had in March and april or can they change it up?

I saw on the port of Grand Cayman port schedule that the Fantasy appears in Grand Cayman on May 19, 2015 and continues to show up every other Tuesday through the summer. Not sure if this is accurate, though. It could just be place holders.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

On the Wonder you think?

My guess is the Wonder, but it can be the Magic as others say.

I just think the Magic coming back from a summer in Europe direct to San Juan is far more logical and the Wonder repo back from LA to PC is logical.

But they can swap, and the Fall 2015 is less clear as the ships can do either,

Magics crew will have the Southern Caribbean experience and so logical to use those skills there, its less fuel for each of the ships to do this.

If we didn't have Southern Caribbean cruises I would put the Magic in PC, but I am sure we will so I am going with Magic in San Juan.

We do not know how many Southern Caribbean cruises so it could all swap back later in the year or over Christmas.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

I saw on the port of Grand Cayman port schedule that the Fantasy appears in Grand Cayman on May 19, 2015 and continues to show up every other Tuesday through the summer. Not sure if this is accurate, though. It could just be place holders.

Summer wise whilst Wonder and Magic are away I can see Fantasy doing East and West Caribbean but from the Fall going back to exclusive Eastern with Tortola included in the mix of the current ports.

 

[Silverfox97]

Summer wise whilst Wonder and Magic are away I can see Fantasy doing East and West Caribbean but from the Fall going back to exclusive Eastern with Tortola included in the mix of the current ports.

Exactly.

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[DISNEY FANTASY]

I really wish they'd do something more interesting with the Fantasy. Southern Caribbean would be great. It's the only ship I haven't sailed on, because the itinerary it offers is just a bit boring. Although if they added San Juan and Tortola, that would be a good start. Not sure how I feel about Jamaica.

Its all about getting enough people through the turnstyles.

Fantasy and Dream are the buses that hold 4,000 cruisers they will be based in PC, thats where people can get to them from Orlando and WDW, Fantasy is tied to PC until 2016. So it cant go anywhere else under contract.

Its the older ships with fewer cruisers the 'ferrari's ' that get to go to more interesting places. For them the ports are the destination, for the new ships the ship is the destination as well,- and has to fight good competition of the Carnival Dream etc. You cant run an older ship against Carnival Dream.

 

[ranidayz]

Summer wise whilst Wonder and Magic are away I can see Fantasy doing East and West Caribbean but from the Fall going back to exclusive Eastern with Tortola included in the mix of the current ports.

I'm starting to get confused with all the ships and dates going around. I'm trying to decipher which ship may be making trips with a Jamaica call in summer of 2015. Sorry to ask the same question over and over - but it got a little mind-boggling... Thanks so much for your help!

 

[Ware Bears]

Well, let's hope that now we're into March DCL will soon put us all out of our misery!

We're hoping to sail to Alaska again ..... although am very tempted by the mention of the Magic in Dover on August 3rd ..... have even considered doing a B2B but will have to see what the itineraries are, especially as we'll have to be back home ready for A level results day.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

I'm starting to get confused with all the ships and dates going around. I'm trying to decipher which ship may be making trips with a Jamaica call in summer of 2015. Sorry to ask the same question over and over - but it got a little mind-boggling... Thanks so much for your help!

Fantasy.

It can only be the one ship with Wonder and Magic away, Dream will most likely continue 3/4 night Bahamas runs as they make lots of money, but Dream is out of contract at PC in 2015 so technically could leave if they wanted to do that, though unlikely.

Fantasy will do Eastern's one week and Westerns the next week all summer.

 

[ranidayz]

Fantasy.

Thank you!

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Well, let's hope that now we're into March DCL will soon put us all out of our misery!

We're hoping to sail to Alaska again ..... although am very tempted by the mention of the Magic in Dover on August 3rd ..... have even considered doing a B2B but will have to see what the itineraries are, especially as we'll have to be back home ready for A level results day.

Hello there cruiser friend!!! And fellow UK subject!!

August 3rd I think is a Dover to Barcelona repo, I think its only five nights, maybe wrong!!

I guess stops at Lisbon Portugal and something like Cadiz or Gibraltar.

The previous calls at Dover in July may well be two 12 night Baltic cruises.

Alaska was great but were focused on Europe now, for the foreseeable future, same reasons, DD at Cambridge studying so we cant go far.

 

[Ware Bears]

Hello there cruiser friend!!! And fellow UK subject!!

August 3rd I think is a Dover to Barcelona repo, I think its only five nights, maybe wrong!!

I guess stops at Lisbon Portugal and something like Cadiz or Gibraltar.

The previous calls at Dover in July may well be two 12 night Baltic cruises.

Alaska was great but were focused on Europe now, for the foreseeable future, same reasons, DD at Cambridge studying so we cant go far.

Hello congratulations to your DD, my niece graduated from Cambridge last summer and loved her time there.

Don't think I could bear to do less than 7 nights now, would really like longer than that but am very restricted with dates as I work in a school so can't go before the holidays start and have to be back by August 13th which is when I've worked out that A level results day will be. I think it'll definitely be easier to repeat Alaska and save Europe for another year. Maybe one year it'll even come to Southampton - that really would be the icing on the cake for us!

 

[JoyB-UK]

I'm gambling on the repo being 8 nights followed by a 4 night med that includes Rome. It would be really pushing it to get round in 5 nights and for 2013 and 2014 there is a 4 night med cruise at that time, I did last year and I'm on it again this year. It's all guess work but a 4 night with Villefranche, Civitavecchia and a sea day is plausible.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Hello congratulations to your DD, my niece graduated from Cambridge last summer and loved her time there.

Don't think I could bear to do less than 7 nights now, would really like longer than that but am very restricted with dates as I work in a school so can't go before the holidays start and have to be back by August 13th which is when I've worked out that A level results day will be. I think it'll definitely be easier to repeat Alaska and save Europe for another year. Maybe one year it'll even come to Southampton - that really would be the icing on the cake for us!

Thank you and its great to read your niece did well there, yes the last Dover >> Baltic looks like going 22nd and I see schools break up on that day.

I might be wrong on five nights to Barcelona but that cruise didn't sell well in 2010 was discounted and they had a six night run down including a stop just across the Channel in France which is unnecessary, getting to the sun asap would seem the logical thing.

I'm gambling on the repo being 8 nights followed by a 4 night med that includes Rome. It would be really pushing it to get round in 5 nights and for 2013 and 2014 there is a 4 night med cruise at that time, I did last year and I'm on it again this year. It's all guess work but a 4 night with Villefranche, Civitavecchia and a sea day is plausible.

I think 8 nights is pushing it but you might be right. in 2010 my Baltic cruise was the last one and ended on a Friday, the repo was eight days, the "only" reason it was that was to get to Barcelona on a Saturday so they padded it out just going across the Channel and they do not need to do that.

Straight out of Dover, across bay of Biscay and run down to Portugal, they will try to hit Barcelona on a Saturday, yes they can run off a six night cruise after, but why?

 

[michellekcm]

Could the EBTA go straight from Florida to Copenhagen? If so, how long would that be?

We are thinking EBTA with a b2b2b for the Fjords / Baltics. But if it goes to Barcelona first that sort of puts that out of contention, as we won't have enough leave to do another cruise in the middle.

Aargh. I just want the itineraries released so I can plan

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Could the EBTA go straight from Florida to Copenhagen? If so, how long would that be?

We are thinking EBTA with a b2b2b for the Fjords / Baltics. But if it goes to Barcelona first that sort of puts that out of contention, as we won't have enough leave to do another cruise in the middle.

Aargh. I just want the itineraries released so I can plan

I think there will be a break somewhere, its too long.

In 2010 they went to Barcelona and ran off some Med cruises before going up to the UK.

It all depends when it leaves Florida and arrives over in Europe.

 

[Tink2312]

I think there will be a break somewhere, its too long.

In 2010 they went to Barcelona and ran off some Med cruises before going up to the UK.

It all depends when it leaves Florida and arrives over in Europe.

Will it definitely be leaving from FL do you think? I guess it makes no sense to do a repo before the TA. I've probably just answered my own question..

 

[luv2sleep]

Good news about Tortola and Easterns on the Fantasy. I'd like to do that during the summer.

 

[Silstone]

Isn't so funny how things can change just like that?

I'm accepting cruising by itinerary now. Barcelona was Eh, sounds ok. But once I heard Norway, I'm like, gotta pack, filed taxes for the deposit, looking for a large suitcase and investing in the lens I've wanted.

Note to self: if the location moves me-book!

 

[jenf22]

I'm accepting cruising by itinerary now. Barcelona was Eh, sounds ok. But once I heard Norway, I'm like, gotta pack, filed taxes for the deposit, looking for a large suitcase and investing in the lens I've wanted.

Note to self: if the location moves me-book!

What lens??? I just upgraded to a Canon 70D and love the thought of Norway!