A Disney Ship coming to Australia ?

[AquaDame]

Figures Australia would get a ship before the West Coast keeps one!

 

[Kwami]

This would be great! Now I won't have to fly overseas to sail on DCL. No airfares, no exchange rates, for the first time DCL may look really affordable!!

You know they'll charge double or triple price just because it's Australia, though. It's basically tradition to overcharge Australians for everything, anyway.

 

[happycamper47]

Figures Australia would get a ship before the West Coast keeps one!

Doubt she would stay there year round since they do have a winter season....

 

[tvguy]

That's Perth though. They never want to open to anything. Aussies couldn't even get there the past 2 years!

Yes, that was what I was reading.

 

[Royal Consort]

You know they'll charge double or triple price just because it's Australia, though. It's basically tradition to overcharge Australians for everything, anyway.

Yup but there won't be international airfares and accommodation before and after the cruise. There won't be the need to take an extended trip to make the long haul flight worth it. Excellent.

 

[Chrissy-Mickey]

Josh did mention cruising the world when all three new ships are done. I'm just hoping that they'll finally take a ship to see the Asian Disney parks!
Either way, I would expect them to send the Magic or Wonder... and I would book a sailing

 

[Intr3pid]

All this based on an 'unnamed ship'?

 

[gismo1554]

All this based on an 'unnamed ship'?

And wishful thinking yes! but I would add that the Europe ports also had an "Unnamed" ship rumour started to say it was going to be the Dream based on the tonnage and all the speculation was indeed correct! Disney often insists ports use "Unnamed" prior to the release

 

[BecBennett]

Has anything come about to disprove this theory yet? If a Disney cruise comes to Australia I definitely want to be on it, but it will alter all of 2023 holiday planning if that is the case

 

[nmoody1]

I'd set an alarm for between 10.30 amd 12.00 PTD on September 11th

 

[Royal Consort]

I'd set an alarm for between 10.30 amd 12.00 PTD on September 11th

Disney cruise line are participating in Cruise360 expo for the first time in Australia on 25th Aug (24th US time). They could launch something around this time.

 

[BecBennett]

Disney cruise line are participating in Cruise360 expo for the first time in Australia on 25th Aug (24th US time). They could launch something around this time.

Now that sounds promising...

 

[sky13]

I'm in Singapore and would actually seriously consider flying to Australia for a Disney cruise! Always wanted to do one but never managed to justify doing one out of Florida when it takes so long to fly there and WDW is there...

 

[OKW Lover]

It is powered by liquefied natural gas and Port Canaveral is the only North American port to offer LNG fueling for cruise ships. "

This is a bit misleading. The LNG fueling capability at Port Canaveral is done by barge (as is fueling any other ship there) and that wouldn't be limited to just cruise ships. A barge would be able to service any LNG ship at any of the FL, GA, SC ports along the eastern seaboard.

 

[IrishEye]

why the Wonder, capacity is higher on the Fantasy.

 

[happycamper47]

why the Wonder, capacity is higher on the Fantasy.

She's the West Coast ship and it would be during the US winter when she doesn't do Alaska.

 

[scroogie]

She's the West Coast ship and it would be during the US winter when she doesn't do Alaska.

And isn't there something that's often thrown around that the Dream class doesn't have the required clearance to get under the bridges along the Panama Canal? That creates logistical problems to even get the Fantasy to the west coast/Australia. Can't see them going around the bottom of South America.

 

[happycamper47]

And isn't there something that's often thrown around that the Dream class doesn't have the required clearance to get under the bridges along the Panama Canal? That creates logistical problems to even get the Fantasy to the west coast/Australia. Can't see them going around the bottom of South America.

Yep, just looked it up. The Bridge of the Americas only has 201' of clearance and the Dream & Fantasy are 217'. They can come in on the East coast and turn around in the lake like other ships do, but they can't go out on the West Coast. The Centennial bridge has 262' of clearance.

 

[Kwami]

And isn't there something that's often thrown around that the Dream class doesn't have the required clearance to get under the bridges along the Panama Canal? That creates logistical problems to even get the Fantasy to the west coast/Australia. Can't see them going around the bottom of South America.

But a journey around the tip of South America would be awesome! Way better than Australia!

 

[mlayton14]

But a journey around the tip of South America would be awesome! Way better than Australia!

Haha , might end up with mutiny on the bounty though