2015 sail dates?

[Computer Magic]

If they do a round trip from one US port to another, they only need a stop in any foreign port. If the trip starts in one US port and ends in another (such as LA to Honolulu) they need a stop in a "distant" foreign port and Vancouver or Mexico don't qualify. They could do one way from Mexico to Hawaii and vice versa. They can also do one way Vancouver to Hawaii, but that requires at least 5-6 days at sea. I personally think that would be a great cruise for shoulder season (April-May, Sept-Oct) but I may be biased since I'm from Vancouver and would like some other options besides Alaska.

Thanks, not sure I understand why the rule is in place. None the less, there goes my chance for Hawaii in Sept. Too many days to be away.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

I may have missed it, but has there been some evidence that Oslo will be on the fjord cruises? Many other cruise lines seem to go straight to Bergen and concentrate on ports in and around the fjords rather than go to Oslo.

Good point;- No evidence, but (1) they have been there before, (2) Good port adventures, (3) Its the capital and cruising in and out is fantastic, one long fjord.

So I 'think' yes, but it might not be so they can head out quicker and up to the fjords.

On the 12 night Baltic's it would appear not have been dropped due to the time of port calls in Dover and Copenhagen.

 

[Cousin Orville]

Good point;- No evidence, but (1) they have been there before, (2) Good port adventures, (3) Its the capital and cruising in and out is fantastic, one long fjord.

So I 'think' yes, but it might not be so they can head out quicker and up to the fjords.

On the 12 night Baltic's it would appear not have been dropped due to the time of port calls in Dover and Copenhagen.

My guess is that the 9 night fjord will hit Oslo while the 7 night will not. Total wild guess. Having been to Oslo before, I could take it or leave it. It's a neat city, but is not as impressive as the other Baltic Capitals.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

My guess is that the 9 night fjord will hit Oslo while the 7 night will not. Total wild guess. Having been to Oslo before, I could take it or leave it. It's a neat city, but is not as impressive as the other Baltic Capitals.

Kevin, that sounds very logical,

I liked Oslo, we had a good tour, and its a fine city, we did three in one.

City tour. Inc Winter spots view point.
Out to a Hadeland glass blowing company,
Viking museum.

 

[sweetlovin']

Kevin, that sounds very logical,

I liked Oslo, we had a good tour, and its a fine city, we did three in one.

City tour. Inc Winter spots view point.
Out to a Hadeland glass blowing company,
Viking museum.

Is the glass blowing similar to Venice?

 

[Cousin Orville]

Kevin, that sounds very logical,

I liked Oslo, we had a good tour, and its a fine city, we did three in one.

City tour. Inc Winter spots view point.
Out to a Hadeland glass blowing company,
Viking museum.

As a kid I remember when watching the compulsory Norwegian film after the Maelstrom ride (I forget when they started letting you just walk through). I always wanted to visit the Viking ship shown in the film (the Osberg ship). It was a major motivating force for us going on the 2010 Baltic cruise. Saw the ship. It did not disappoint. I'm sure if I go to Oslo again in 2015, I'll probably see it again. Too bad you can't reach up and touch it... Very WDW geeky, I know.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Is the glass blowing similar to Venice?

I have seen three

1. Cabo San Lucas-Mexico. poor. Was old glass reheated.
2. Venice- Good but very very hard sell, bit of a tourist trap. Quite top of the range, all money money money.
3. Hadeland, it was a real furnace, a good talk on what they were doing, very down to earth, and also there were extras, we made our own candles there. Nice place, good visit, no hard sell.

 

[sweetlovin']

I have seen three

Cabo San Lucas-Mexico. poor.
Venice- Good but very very hard sell, bit of a tourist trap.
Hadeland, it was a real furnace, a good talk on what they were doing, very down to earth, and also there were extras, we made our own candles there.

WOW! The candle making sounds very cool! Venice- I felt was a walking infomercial. I couldn't get out of there fast enough once the demo was over. I didn't care much for Venice, but I loved Burano. It's the only reason I would consider going back.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

As a kid I remember when watching the compulsory Norwegian film after the Maelstrom ride (I forget when they started letting you just walk through). I always wanted to visit the Viking ship shown in the film (the Osberg ship). It was a major motivating force for us going on the 2010 Baltic cruise. Saw the ship. It did not disappoint. I'm sure if I go to Oslo again in 2015, I'll probably see it again. Too bad you can't reach up and touch it... Very WDW geeky, I know.

Maelstrom is a good ride but very "Disney", the Viking museum had history and culture and was fantastic, I thought we went on one of the three, boats, or maybe steps at one end???

 

[NancyIL]

Do you have a prediction if Hawaii will be divided into two cruises - 7 days each way or 1 round trip 14 day?

A one-way will probably be at least 10 days.

They will have to do a roundtrip.

No, they don't have to do a round trip.

From reading posts around here, I had high hopes for a 7 day to Hawaii and From Hawaii. It's hard to get away longer then a 7 day cruise.

It takes 5 days to sail from Vancouver to Hawaii, so you wouldn't see much of Hawaii if the one-way was only 7 days. If you want to do a 7-day Hawaii cruise, look at NCL's Pride of America round trip from Honolulu.

 

[Disney Queenie]

What is being announced March 24th? What is all the speculation for Europe- the Wonder?

 

[DahliaRW]

What is being announced March 24th? What is all the speculation for Europe- the Wonder?

All your answers are on the last few pages of this thread.

 

[IncredibleboysMom]

Is there a thread for opening day prices for the first few months of 2015?
Couldn't find it

Thanks!

 

[pequele]

From reading posts around here, I had high hopes for a 7 day to Hawaii and From Hawaii. It's hard to get away longer then a 7 day cruise.

Is there restrictions that prevents this option. I thought as long as they stopped in a different country (Mexico, Canada) this could happen.

Thanks

If they do a round trip from one US port to another, they only need a stop in any foreign port. If the trip starts in one US port and ends in another (such as LA to Honolulu) they need a stop in a "distant" foreign port and Vancouver or Mexico don't qualify. They could do one way from Mexico to Hawaii and vice versa. They can also do one way Vancouver to Hawaii, but that requires at least 5-6 days at sea. I personally think that would be a great cruise for shoulder season (April-May, Sept-Oct) but I may be biased since I'm from Vancouver and would like some other options besides Alaska.

Thanks, not sure I understand why the rule is in place. None the less, there goes my chance for Hawaii in Sept. Too many days to be away.

My mom took a 12 nighter Hawaiian cruise with either NCL or RCL. Though it started and stopped in Hawaii, they did stop in a country island out there (started with an F?) and that counted as their foreign port. It is an option for Disney.

As a kid I remember when watching the compulsory Norwegian film after the Maelstrom ride (I forget when they started letting you just walk through). I always wanted to visit the Viking ship shown in the film (the Osberg ship). It was a major motivating force for us going on the 2010 Baltic cruise. Saw the ship. It did not disappoint. I'm sure if I go to Oslo again in 2015, I'll probably see it again. Too bad you can't reach up and touch it... Very WDW geeky, I know.

Oh I would love to see that ship! I know what you mean about visiting some place you have already been....hence why I am not that thrilled with Disney's Caribbean and Bahamian trips. Same thing, different day! I've never been to Oslo, so I would like that as an option haha. Actually anything on these Baltic cruises would be new for us, closest I've come to them is Copenhaggen, but never even made it there!

Has anyone looked to see what prices for flights run to a place like Copenhaggen? Doesn't seem like it would be very cheap to fly into. Not that it will stop me haha.

 

[NancyIL]

My mom took a 12 nighter Hawaiian cruise with either NCL or RCL. Though it started and stopped in Hawaii, they did stop in a country island out there (started with an F?) and that counted as their foreign port. It is an option for Disney.

Ships used to stop in Fanning Island - a distant foreign port. It takes several days to get there and back from Hawaii, and I haven't seen any recent itineraries that go there. There's really no reason to do so - when ships can do one-way cruises to or from Hawaii as they reposition between Australia/NZ and Canada or Mexico.

Now that NCL has a US-flagged ship, it does 7-night round-trip cruises out of Honolulu around the islands.

 

[jdb in AZ]

My mom took a 12 nighter Hawaiian cruise with either NCL or RCL. Though it started and stopped in Hawaii, they did stop in a country island out there (started with an F?) and that counted as their foreign port. It is an option for Disney.

You're probably thinking of Fanning Island. It takes a day to get there from Hawaii and another day to get back, and not much happening on the out-of-the-way island. http://www.hawaiiportreviews.com/FanningIsland.htm

 

[pequele]

Ships used to stop in Fanning Island - a distant foreign port. It takes several days to get there and back from Hawaii, and I haven't seen any recent itineraries that go there. There's really no reason to do so - when ships can do one-way cruises to or from Hawaii as they reposition between Australia/NZ and Canada or Mexico.

Now that NCL has a US-flagged ship, it does 7-night round-trip cruises out of Honolulu around the islands.

You're probably thinking of Fanning Island. It takes a day to get there from Hawaii and another day to get back, and not much happening on the out-of-the-way island. http://www.hawaiiportreviews.com/FanningIsland.htm

yes that was it! I couldn't find it on their itineraries and I couldn't remember which it was. I did see that NCL did the 7 nighter around with no other outside ports. That makes sense with a US flagged ship. Is that the only ship that can do it in the fleet or can any since there is one US flagged ship? She did say it wasn't an overly exciting place to visit, but it is sad cruises won't be going there any more as I think they greatly depended on them for income from what I understood.

 

[jdb in AZ]

yes that was it! I couldn't find it on their itineraries and I couldn't remember which it was. I did see that NCL did the 7 nighter around with no other outside ports. That makes sense with a US flagged ship. Is that the only ship that can do it in the fleet or can any since there is one US flagged ship? She did say it wasn't an overly exciting place to visit, but it is sad cruises won't be going there any more as I think they greatly depended on them for income from what I understood.

Right now, NCL Hawaii is the only cruise line that sails around the islands because they are a U.S.-flagged ship. The monopoly is probably the only reason they're still in business. We keep hoping someone else will buy them out and improve the service.

 

[NancyIL]

yes that was it! I couldn't find it on their itineraries and I couldn't remember which it was. I did see that NCL did the 7 nighter around with no other outside ports. That makes sense with a US flagged ship. Is that the only ship that can do it in the fleet or can any since there is one US flagged ship? She did say it wasn't an overly exciting place to visit, but it is sad cruises won't be going there any more as I think they greatly depended on them for income from what I understood.

Only the Pride of America can do the 7-night Hawaii cruises. NCL America used to have 2 other US-flagged ships: Pride of Hawaii (now Norwegian Jade) and Pride of Aloha (now Norwegian Sky): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCL_America

 

[luv2sleep]

So no hints out there, huh? No guessing games from DCL. Nothing?