Repo Cruise

[Landy]

Just curious, I've seen alot of threads having to do with the repo cruise, what exactly is that?

 

[rotary2808]

A repo cruise goes through the Panama Canal. There were two this year to get the Magic over to the West Coast for Disneyland's 50th, one in May and the one coming back is August 20. These are two week cruises.

 

[jrabbit]

A repo cruise goes through the Panama Canal.

This is what many people say a repo cruise is. And they are incorrect. What a repositioning cruise is where a cruise line moves a ship from one home port to another port.

The two week DCL cruises in May and August of this year are repo cruises. Not all cruises through the canal are repo cruises (maybe they are but they don't have to be - if a ship's regular schedule is to traverse the canal then it's not a repo).

In this case DCL moved the Magic from it's home port in Florida to a temporary home port in Los Angeles. Other lines move ships from Seattle / Victoria / Vancouver at the end of summer back south to LA / San Diego (Alaska cruises in the summer, Mexican cruises in the winter). Some lines move ships between the caribbean and the mediterranean).

Generally speaking, repo cruises are less expensive and have fewer passengers than normal iteneraries. This is not the case with the August repo - looks like we will be filled to capacity: adults, children and crew and it was more expensive than a normal 7 night cruise . But it's going to be a blast.

 

[mmouse37]

Very well said!!!

 

[JDSski]

I concur. As Disney does not plan to do any other in the near future. We are all experiencing history.

 

[jiminyC_fan]

I concur. As Disney does not plan to do any other in the near future. We are all experiencing history.

I am with you on that one!