New Island?

[jeppler]

This could be big news if true

http://www.cruisehive.com/disney-cruise-line-shows-interest-private-island-bahamas/12693

 

[PrincessShmoo]

This could be big news if true

http://www.cruisehive.com/disney-cruise-line-shows-interest-private-island-bahamas/12693

I wish they'd come up with a private island option on the west coast. OK, so we don't have the plethora of islands that the Caribbean has, but they could lease an area of land on Baja for the same purpose.

 

[SuperDry]

It may have nothing to do with DCL - perhaps it's for DVC?

 

[jeppler]

It may have nothing to do with DCL - perhaps it's for DVC?

Might be, maybe the answer to those who always wanted to have a DVC resort on CCay.

 

[Partyof4LA]

I agree with Shmoo. I would rather see them develop something on the west coast than another Bahamas location

 

[su_A_ve]

It's pointless. Even with 6 ships, they never need more than one ship per day.

DVC is another story...

 

[tltay2005]

Just saw this in the Miami Herald. Hmmm...very interesting. There is still so much unused land on CC, not sure why they would need another island. Maybe adding two more ships, they need a second one?

"Disney plans to develop unspoiled Bahamian island draws fire"

An unspoiled, uninhabited 12-acre Bahamian out island ringed by a pristine reef and sandy beaches favored by nesting sea turtles may become something else: a cruise ship terminal for Disney. Little information has been provided to locals, other than confirmation that the government issued a temporary license for exploratory work to Disney contractor. Roberts said he met with Chris Lowe, Disney’s director of global development and public affairs, but Roberts said the executive wanted to wait for sampling results before providing more information. Disney declined to make Lowe available for an interview.

You can read the entire article on their web site.

 

[LivingforDisney]

If it happens, I hope the ships can actually dock, as it seems it doesn't always happen with CC

 

[DynamicDisneyDuo]

If it happens, I hope the ships can actually dock, as it seems it doesn't always happen with CC

Given that they dock FAR more often than they don't, it's a non-issue. That can happen virtually anywhere a ship tries to dock depending on weather and water conditions.

 

[wcw57]

without reading the whole article, maybe it will be resort area, not dcl area?

 

[Tonka's Skipper]

Just saw this in the Miami Herald. Hmmm...very interesting. There is still so much unused land on CC, not sure why they would need another island. Maybe adding two more ships, they need a second one?

"Disney plans to develop unspoiled Bahamian island draws fire"

An unspoiled, uninhabited 12-acre Bahamian out island ringed by a pristine reef and sandy beaches favored by nesting sea turtles may become something else: a cruise ship terminal for Disney. Little information has been provided to locals, other than confirmation that the government issued a temporary license for exploratory work to Disney contractor. Roberts said he met with Chris Lowe, Disney’s director of global development and public affairs, but Roberts said the executive wanted to wait for sampling results before providing more information. Disney declined to make Lowe available for an interview.

You can read the entire article on their web site.

Just for the record, when Disney signed their 99 year lease for CC, part of the deal with the Bahamanian government was that about 60% of the land was to stay undeveloped.

AKK

 

[jlemieu1]

12 acres is way to small to support a CC style project unless they are do major land reclamation project. I think even too small for a resort. Maybe it is for a longer term movie/tv/study project.

 

[phinz]

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article90635072.html

 

[phinz]

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article90635072.html

 

[phinz]

It's pointless. Even with 6 ships, they never need more than one ship per day.

DVC is another story...

Except that Dream counts as two ships since she does three and four-day cruises, so therefore visits CC twice a week. There's no way they could get a lot of the construction and other work they do on CC completed if there was a ship there every single day. They need those bye days to do the major work because people *will* whine that they heard hammers and saws while on their vacation.

 

[NS8VN]

Seems strange as only a small portion of Castaway Cay has been developed. It would seem they could easily add space for a ship on the other side of the dock and develop the south side of the island. Granted I am not familiar with issues such as currents and other possible road blocks, but with infrastructure already available it just seems a better idea than buying an entirely new island.

I certainly wouldn't mind another tropical DVC option on the other hand.

 

[1 Minnie & 3 Mickeys]

Interesting stuff! Would love if it turns out to be a DVC location. Most of the reports lean towards cruise line though.

 

[JimGA]

Just seems like such an odd location, so close to Castaway Cay.

 

[DynamicDisneyDuo]

Seems strange as only a small portion of Castaway Cay has been developed. It would seem they could easily add space for a ship on the other side of the dock and develop the south side of the island. Granted I am not familiar with issues such as currents and other possible road blocks, but with infrastructure already available it just seems a better idea than buying an entirely new island.

As was pointed out in the other thread on this topic, Disney's lease for the island requires the majority of it to remain undeveloped.

 

[steves100]

Might be, maybe the answer to those who always wanted to have a DVC resort on CCay.

Never gonna happen. its my understanding the lease deal w the Bahamian govt, guaranteed no hotel on CC