2015 sail dates?

[Happy99]

The only time I've gotten a coupon before is when we did not book a bounceback cruise. However, shortly after returning home from the cruise, we received a 10% off coupon. I'm not sure if they give them out apart from that reason?

I think these are only sent to first time cruisers if they don't rebook onboard. If it isn't your first Disney cruise and didn't rebook onboard you don't get one. At least that was my understanding of them. Also with these you do not get the onboard credit that you would have if you rebooked onboard

 

[AquaDame]

Holy airfare batman... looking at costs for this year for comparison we might have to book it and just know depending on what happens with airfare it may not happen. It's currently $1900 pp if it were happening this summer!

 

[ThereYouSeeHer]

I think these are only sent to first time cruisers if they don't rebook onboard. If it isn't your first Disney cruise and didn't rebook onboard you don't get one. At least that was my understanding of them. Also with these you do not get the onboard credit that you would have if you rebooked onboard

That's interesting because it was after our first cruise that we received the discount. Even though we knew better, we still ended up leaving without booking anything. We were happy to have the 10%, but the onboard credit would have been really nice, too!

 

[AquaDame]

If the May Transatlantic is from Port Canaveral to Copenhagen, I'd be interested, as it's probably the only DCL Europe cruise that I'd be willing to pay for! I loved the May 2013 TA on the Magic to Barcelona, but dont need to go there again.

If DCL's TA doesn't go to Copenhagen, I like the itinerary (and price) of RCI's Serenade of the Seas: http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/cruiseDetails/itinerary.do?packageCode=SR15T051&state=NA

Have you by chance done a Celebrity cruise? I checked their 14 night Iceland/Norway repo and it is at $1600pp for an inside. I expect Disney will be around $3-4 given the 12 night prices on opening day for their med/greece.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Something to note on the new Baltic's is they drop Oslo, in 2010 Oslo was included, but it's now exclusive to the fjord cruises.

So it's direct Dover to Copenhagen,

Looks like an arrival time circa 10 am and leave 8 am the next day for a run to
Warnemunde Germany for a 6am arrival for a train service to Berlin.

Hopefully as well as St Petersburg may go to Tallinn and Helsinki. And Stockholm.

 

[rab1022]

Above.

Thanks!

 

[NancyIL]

Have you by chance done a Celebrity cruise? I checked their 14 night Iceland/Norway repo and it is at $1600pp for an inside. I expect Disney will be around $3-4 given the 12 night prices on opening day for their med/greece.

Yes, I have been on 3 Celebrity cruises: a 14-night TA on Constellation; a 12-night Med on Silhouette; and a 14-night New Zealand cruise this January. I really like Celebrity.

 

[woody73]

Have you by chance done a Celebrity cruise? I checked their 14 night Iceland/Norway repo and it is at $1600pp for an inside. I expect Disney will be around $3-4 given the 12 night prices on opening day for their med/greece.

We've sailed on Celebrity. It's an upscale sister cruise line to RCI. It caters primarily to adults, though we've seen children on Celebrity ships.

One nice thing about Celebrity is if you've sailed on RCI, you get benefits as a repeat guest, and vice versa. The first time we sailed on Celebrity, we were invited to the private welcome back events, received the coupon booklet, and other benefits.

Woody

 

[HermanTriplets+1]

RCCL also now has special programs for kids with autism, when by contrast, DCL offers no accommodations, much less special programs. Disney parks has basically invited the autistic community to go elsewhere.

I was on a DCL Magic sailing in 2012 and they had a big group of families with Autism on the Seas (I think that's the name of the group). I've seen posts indicating that they sail with DCL on a regular basis. Wonder if they'd have a group doing any of the European itineraries?

 

[NancyIL]

Something to note on the new Baltic's is they drop Oslo, in 2010 Oslo was included, but it's now exclusive to the fjord cruises.

So it's direct Dover to Copenhagen,

Looks like an arrival time circa 10 am and leave 8 am the next day for a run to
Warnemunde Germany for a 6am arrival for a train service to Berlin.

Hopefully as well as St Petersburg may go to Tallinn and Helsinki. And Stockholm.

If that's the case, then the Transatlantic will be in early May instead of mid-May. However, I'm still hoping for a PC - Copenhagen TA!

**Never mind - you weren't referring to the TA but to a later Baltic cruise.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

If that's the case, then the Transatlantic will be in early May instead of mid-May. However, I'm still hoping for a PC - Copenhagen TA!

**Never mind - you weren't referring to the TA but to a later Baltic cruise.

Yes referring to the 12 night Baltic's.

 

[sweetlovin']

Holy airfare batman... looking at costs for this year for comparison we might have to book it and just know depending on what happens with airfare it may not happen. It's currently $1900 pp if it were happening this summer!

LOL! Check early and often. I've gotten airfare as low as $650 roundtrip to Paris and $600 to London. (I took the $700 because I prefer the time, but $600 was an option) Airfare can be crazy in the summer, but if you watch the rates and book early usually, you can find decent rates.

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

things are really looking exciting...
I sure hope all the rumors come true...

1st choice is Iceland...My DH has been there and loved it.
2nd choice Norway Fjords...
3rd Baltic...did it the first year maybe it's time to do it again!!!
or perhaps all three!!!
I would need my own ship to come in to pull that off....

Great minds! These are mine as well. I may try to do Norway/Iceland BTB if there isn't too much overlap in ports. If Iceland proves incorrect that will change everything--then I'd do the Baltics/Fjords BTB.

I've been trying to speculate starting prices based on previous MED cruise pricing (going up from there), and it's not pretty. My family of 4 typically gets two rooms, so not sure how it's going to all play out. 2 tall teenagers, a DH of 6'5 and moi at 5'9 in one room for 11-21 nights doesn't sound fun But then again, neither does $30k-ish!

Just want to say thanks to all the super-sleuthers on this page. You guys are amazing. If someone can confirm the Faroes on that Iceland cruise I may have to give them a prize, LOL! I checked but couldn't find any port info online for 2014 or 2015.

 

[wallawallakids]

That's interesting because it was after our first cruise that we received the discount. Even though we knew better, we still ended up leaving without booking anything. We were happy to have the 10%, but the onboard credit would have been really nice, too!

We didn't get one then either! They must not like us.

 

[AquaDame]

Yes, I have been on 3 Celebrity cruises: a 14-night TA on Constellation; a 12-night Med on Silhouette; and a 14-night New Zealand cruise this January. I really like Celebrity.

We've sailed on Celebrity. It's an upscale sister cruise line to RCI. It caters primarily to adults, though we've seen children on Celebrity ships.

Woody

Oh I did not know that it was basically the same but "upscale"... hmm. We'd been thinking of giving RCCL a shot for awhile now, but I'm not seeing the same options on them. Would Celebrity be TOO old, do you think? Which do you think a couple in their early 30s & used to DCL would enjoy more?

Edited to add: we don't HAVE children, but don't mind them either!

 

[bobbiwoz]

WBTA when does it leave and from where?

This is what we want!

 

[wallawallakids]

Oh I did not know that it was basically the same but "upscale"... hmm. We'd been thinking of giving RCCL a shot for awhile now, but I'm not seeing the same options on them. Would Celebrity be TOO old, do you think? Which do you think a couple in their early 30s & used to DCL would enjoy more?

I am interested in this question as well. Did you sail Celebrity with children? Europe is so port intensive and I am not one who would leave them in the kids club while off the ship, so it isn't like we need as much kid centered stuff on the boat. Some would be nice though, and I would like them to feel welcomed.

 

[tufbuf]

I sure hope they post the dates by March. We have a cruise and the PIF date is in mid-April and I was hoping to transfer that booking to a Baltic cruise...

 

[jenf22]

Holy airfare batman... looking at costs for this year for comparison we might have to book it and just know depending on what happens with airfare it may not happen. It's currently $1900 pp if it were happening this summer!

My plan is to get a United card for both myself and my husband. We both have about 15,000 miles already and can each get 50,000 for signing up with the new card. That *should* get us 2 of our tickets, then we just have to buy the kiddo's. We'll see how that plays out though. United is pretty stingy with frequent flyer tickets...

 

[NancyIL]

I am interested in this question as well. Did you sail Celebrity with children? Europe is so port intensive and I am not one who would leave them in the kids club while off the ship, so it isn't like we need as much kid centered stuff on the boat. Some would be nice though, and I would like them to feel welcomed.

My 3 children are all in their 20s, and they didn't sail with us on Celebrity. There were very few kids on my 3 cruises, but we sailed during the school year. I'm sure there are more families cruising during the summer months.