2015 sail dates?

[bellebud]

I'm waiting for May - August 2015 for the Fantasy. I feel like this is getting ridiculous though. Not being able to book a cruise 14 months out just seems so odd to me. I have a credit to use, but if I didn't, I think I would have already 'jumped ship' and booked with someone else, as much as I want to try Disney.

 

[ksloane]

I know everyone is anxiously awaiting Baltics, Norway, TA, etc. but is anyone else like me and is waiting for the "normal" cruises? I'm looking for the regular Fantasy Eastern and am anxiously waiting for pricing and itineraries for that. Pretty sure we've narrowed down the week from the St. Maarten port schedule but I want to know where else we are going (St. Thomas, San Juan, Tortola?) and how much it's going to cost us. Waiting is hard!

Me! I am just wanting Alaska and maybe a 7 nighter on the Fantasy..but for sure Alaska.

 

[mcd2745]

Are they, contractually, allowed to have the Dream sail out of another port besides Port Canaveral yet? I thought they had to sail exclusively out of Port Canaveral through 2014, though I could be wrong. I know it's unlikely that the Dream would leave Port Canaveral even if it could. But hey, a guy can...ummm.....dream (pun totally intended) right?

 

[splah]

Me too - looking for a cruise on the Dream before or after a few days at WDW in June 2015.

Same here.

 

[ThereYouSeeHer]

In May, 2012, we visited WDW for two nights, went on a 3 night Disney cruise to the Bahamas, and then went back to Disney for seven nights. We had a couple of "issues" on our last night of the cruise (my husband has epilepsy) and it didn't end on a great note. So, we want to try it again.

Hoping the itineraries come out soon, so you can have a great do-over!

 

[ML_LovesDisney]

Sorry if this is already on here, but what were the release dates for summer 2014? Does DCL typically wait this long to release summer rates or is this an anomaly?

 

[sweetlovin']

Sorry if this is already on here, but what were the release dates for summer 2014? Does DCL typically wait this long to release summer rates or is this an anomaly?

Feb 11th was the release date last year

 

[Brancaneve]

So I am assuming here that DCL is taking soooo long to release the dates due to the new Copenhagen/Dover cruises. And I believe this is all due to the success of the movie Frozen, which hasnjnspieesbthis location. So does it sound like the Norway cruises will be Frozen focused and themed? If so, my daughter will be thrilled to go on this cruise!!

 

[mickeystoontown]

Hoping the itineraries come out soon, so you can have a great do-over!

Thanks, hopefully, the next cruise will end of a brighter note. Not only did epilepsy rear it's ugly head the last night but we also encountered a couple of less than nice castmembers while cruising.

 

[Holly Quinlan]

I know everyone is anxiously awaiting Baltics, Norway, TA, etc. but is anyone else like me and is waiting for the "normal" cruises? I'm looking for the regular Fantasy Eastern and am anxiously waiting for pricing and itineraries for that. Pretty sure we've narrowed down the week from the St. Maarten port schedule but I want to know where else we are going (St. Thomas, San Juan, Tortola?) and how much it's going to cost us. Waiting is hard!

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I'm with you! Waiting on the eastern. Hopefully they have the same San Juan and st. Thomas itinerary for November 2015 that they have for November this year and that the price is not too much more than anticipated

 

[Nanmommy]

I know everyone is anxiously awaiting Baltics, Norway, TA, etc. but is anyone else like me and is waiting for the "normal" cruises? I'm looking for the regular Fantasy Eastern and am anxiously waiting for pricing and itineraries for that. Pretty sure we've narrowed down the week from the St. Maarten port schedule but I want to know where else we are going (St. Thomas, San Juan, Tortola?) and how much it's going to cost us. Waiting is hard!

I am with you Another Princess. I am awaiting the cruises out of PC or Miami, ones that I can drive to. The price of airfare and an expensive cruise is not in the budget. Just get me on a Disney cruise, it really doesn't matter where I go!

 

[ThereYouSeeHer]

Thanks, hopefully, the next cruise will end of a brighter note. Not only did epilepsy rear it's ugly head the last night but we also encountered a couple of less than nice castmembers while cruising.

Ugh, sorry to hear that. I'm sure it didn't help to have cast members sour the experience. Thankfully, there are more good cast members than bad, so it's worth another try!

 

[JimmyJackJunior]

I was just playing with the same question. In 2010 the Dover-Barcelona was an 8 nighter with: Cherbourg (France), Sea Day, Vigo (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal), Cadiz (Spain), Gibraltar (UK), Sea Day, Barcelona. That year, the other direction was a 7 nighter but I'm not sure what port(s) they skipped to make it 7 nights.

Any ideas?
Hoping this repositioning cruise will be less overwhelming to the budget than, let's say, Copenhagen/Iceland or even Norway or Baltic... Hoping !

It really has to be a 7 day cruise this time in order to get to Citavechia on time.
I think they would just drop the France stop. We are thinking about doing that back to back with the first 5 day Med cruise.

 

[travelgirl06]

Any new updates/rumor on when we expect dates to be released (I only rad through the last few pages...sorry). I have a dummy booking that I'm likely canceling, but if dates are coming out soon, I might hang onto it a few more days...just in case

 

[cbnsoul]

Are they, contractually, allowed to have the Dream sail out of another port besides Port Canaveral yet? I thought they had to sail exclusively out of Port Canaveral through 2014, though I could be wrong. I know it's unlikely that the Dream would leave Port Canaveral even if it could. But hey, a guy can...ummm.....dream (pun totally intended) right?

I just read this and, of course, cannot remember the details. I am almost certain that I read that after some point in 2015, it's contractual obligation had been met. I am not sure if that meant once 2015 began or at the end of 2015, though.

Some help I am, huh?

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

I just read this and, of course, cannot remember the details. I am almost certain that I read that after some point in 2015, it's contractual obligation had been met. I am not sure if that meant once 2015 began or at the end of 2015, though.

Some help I am, huh?

The contract that Dream has to stay in PC ends early 2015.

So Fantasy still has to be there and port schedules indicate it running seven night Caribbean cruises.

Dream " could " go on travels but the three and four night cruises are the most profitable


If they were going to move the Dream I would have expected the Fantasy to have done three and four night cruises, Port bookings indicate a regular pattern of summer East and west Caribbean cruises, for the fantasy and therefor for me that confirmed Dream will stay put in PC

 

[darwinsrule]

Just because the contract is up in 2015 doesn't mean those ships are going anywhere after that date either. It is in both DCL and PC interests to extend beyond that date. What is likely to happen is a that they will extend and PC will invest in upgrading the terminal. As long as WDW is in Orlando the cruise ships will be close by.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Just because the contract is up in 2015 doesn't mean those ships are going anywhere after that date either. It is in both DCL and PC interests to extend beyond that date. What is likely to happen is a that they will extend and PC will invest in upgrading the terminal. As long as WDW is in Orlando the cruise ships will be close by.

The contract extends for ships to dock there until 2022, so there will always be a presence there, the debate is that Dream doesn't have to be there from 2015.

I do not expect them to move as

1 The three and four nights are most profitable of all cruises.
2 The biggest market is there from WDW.
3 Strong completion from new ships on other lines.


Personally, what I would do,


Summer 2015.

Magic Europe.
Wonder Alaska and Hawaii.
Fantasy 3 4 and 7 nights from PC
Dream. New York cruises June and July then back to 3 4s.

 

[Zeppelin]

I know everyone is anxiously awaiting Baltics, Norway, TA, etc. but is anyone else like me and is waiting for the "normal" cruises? I'm looking for the regular Fantasy Eastern and am anxiously waiting for pricing and itineraries for that. Pretty sure we've narrowed down the week from the St. Maarten port schedule but I want to know where else we are going (St. Thomas, San Juan, Tortola?) and how much it's going to cost us. Waiting is hard!

yup...i know everyone is making assumptions as to why its taking so long and they're kind of crazy assumptions to me...

I will tell you this- our Fantasy Cruise last August we booked our 2014 cruise and i politely complained to the woman about the dates for Southern Caribbean cruises only happening during the school year...her reply was "there will be a lot more family friendly dates for the so carib in 2015"...

so I'm really hoping for so Carib dates in August...

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

yup...i know everyone is making assumptions as to why its taking so long and they're kind of crazy assumptions to me...

I will tell you this- our Fantasy Cruise last August we booked our 2014 cruise and i politely complained to the woman about the dates for Southern Caribbean cruises only happening during the school year...her reply was "there will be a lot more family friendly dates for the so carib in 2015"...

so I'm really hoping for so Carib dates in August...

Summer 2015: With Magic committed to Europe and Wonder to Alaska and Fantasy on caribbean seven night runs and Dream on three for nights , I can't see any Southerns in August.

I think family friendly refers to another holiday season.

I think there will be a Southern Caribbean's but at a different time.