Disney Ship Names

[Dznefreek]

Disney names new cruise ships: Dream and Fantasy
Jason Garcia | Sentinel Staff Writer
1:54 PM EDT, March 10, 2009
The Walt Disney Co. today announced new names for the new Disney Cruise Line ships being built in Germany.

The Disney "Dream" will begin sailing in 2011 and the Disney "Fantasy" will join the fleet in 2012, Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger said during the company's annual shareholder meeting today in Oakland, Calif.

Both new ships will begin by sailing out of Port Canaveral through at least 2014. They will join Disney's existing Magic and Wonder vessels.

 

[Padrepride]

Dream and Fantasy?? That's a shocker.

 

[MJMcBride]

considering the current marketing campaign I would have bet big bucks the names would be Dream and Celebration

 

[ThurlFan]

I think they should have just called them DVC 1 and DVC 2 and been done with it.

 

[Mouseaholic!!!]

Now the question.....which characters will be on the transome?

I vote for something from the Little Mermaid and NOTHING that looks like Stitch!

 

[KINGBOBOFTHENORTH]

There's already a Carnival Fantasy and a ship named Carnival Dream is due out in 2012. I hope they didn't actually pay anyone to come up with these names!

BobK/Orlando

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

There's already a Carnival Fantasy and a ship named Carnival Dream is due out in 2012. I hope they didn't actually pay anyone to come up with these names!

The Carnival Fantasy is an older (1990) and smaller (70,367 GRT) ship. It's the second oldest ship in Carnival's fleet.

Carnival's 130,000 GRT Carnival Dream will begin service in September 2009 (not 2012) and operate out of Port Canaveral beginning December 2009. Port Canaveral is also expected to be the home port of the 128,000 GRT Disney Dream, which will begin service in 2011.

Carnival Cruise Lines has another 130,000 GRT ship on order for delivery in 2011: the Carnival Magic. That's true!

 

[jfinke]

There are lots of repeat names on ships for whatever reason.

 

[KINGBOBOFTHENORTH]

Horace, thanks for clarifying.

BobK/Orlando