Summer 2015 predictions

[Tinknalli]

I think So Cal and Galveston are unlikely due to the special rates they had to give there is get people on the ships and the fact that they pulled out early. NYC never had to offer the deals and sold at a high price point so I think back to the Northeast. Would love to see Boston, but I think NYC is more likely.

 

[JoiseyMom]

I think So Cal and Galveston are unlikely due to the special rates they had to give there is get people on the ships and the fact that they pulled out early. NYC never had to offer the deals and sold at a high price point so I think back to the Northeast. Would love to see Boston, but I think NYC is more likely.

NYC did offer GT rates for some of the cruises and DVC rates too.

 

[aaklang]

I think So Cal and Galveston are unlikely due to the special rates they had to give there is get people on the ships and the fact that they pulled out early. NYC never had to offer the deals and sold at a high price point so I think back to the Northeast. Would love to see Boston, but I think NYC is more likely.

I think the problems and safety concerns in Mexico are a big part of why they couldn't fill ships out of LA. If they offered a trip up the CA coast, with one stop in Mexico (or even Vancouver), they'd get more bookings. I would love a cruise that went to San Francisco and maybe somewhere in Oregon (no idea if there is anywhere to dock in Oregon, but I've always wanted to go there)

 

[Kim&Chris]

Cruise to Bermuda from Baltimore

Oh, that would be SO incredible.

 

[yukongirl123]

Would love to sail from New York, and combine a cruise with a taste of Broadway

 

[alamere1496]

I would love to see them come to Boston!! So many of us New Englanders are always flying to Florida to cruise DCL!! They could sail Boston to Bermuda or the Canadian itineraries as well! Boston is a great city full of history...a place that people would love to explore.

 

[dizneekrazee]

Anyplace that the West Coasters can go to without having to fly. How about up and down the coast?

I'm in!!

I'd prefer to see her start in SF, with a day or 2 each in LA and SD for Disneyland and Sea World then back to SF. Instead they were doing 2 days in SF.


I'd be really sad though to hear that they can't bring any off the ships through the canal for a while. It would mean we spend more time at Aulani.

I would love a RT from San Fran myself. Although, wouldn't it need to touch in in Ensenada? Having the cruise include a day at DLR like a few did for WDW would be great.

PS. More time at Aulani isn't bad!! Lol

I would love some SoCal departures! LA/Long Beach/San Diego Instead of just having one trip before and after the Alaska season, they could give us a couple of months on each end before the ship heads back to the Caribbean for the winter months.

I think this could work:
March 1 - May 15 in LA
May 15 - September 15 in Alaska
September 15 - October 31 in LA
November 1 - February 28 in the Caribbean (with a Panama trip on each end)

Who's with me?

I'm with you on this, although, I would prefer departures from SF. They could rotate, as the Fantasy does, with going North to Vancover, then the next sailing South the Ensenada.

 

[TXDCLfan]

I hope back in Galveston

Heck yes

 

[hurleysweety]

What about Hawaii? I'm a total newbie to cruising so I'm not sure how well that one booked... Disney did go to Hawaii at one point, right?

 

[DMMarla07860]

NYC did offer GT rates for some of the cruises and DVC rates too.

Yeah they did, but that seemed to be when more people were back in school, but then again didn't follow ones in July that much since had a cruise booked in August. So maybe I missed some

 

[cris0809]

Yeah they did, but that seemed to be when more people were back in school, but then again didn't follow ones in July that much since had a cruise booked in August. So maybe I missed some

They also offered NY resident rates. It wasn't as poor a showing as Galveston was but they weren't flying off the shelves either...

 

[DMMarla07860]

They also offered NY resident rates. It wasn't as poor a showing as Galveston was but they weren't flying off the shelves either...

Not NY resident either so didn't follow, now if it had been nj resident rates i would have followed lol

 

[Tinknalli]

They did offer some special rates in NYC for certain cruises (I do remember some shorter New England cruises in September Starting at $500 pp, maybe others), but nothing like kids sail free or OBB credits or special sailings with Pixar characters that they offered in other ports and they did not pull out early. The longer Bahamas cruises seemed to sell it a high price point compared to the Galveston and CA. I know that I looked to sail out of NYC and it was cheaper for me to fly to MCO and sail on the Fantasy than drive to NYC and cruise. I think that resident discounts are far more prevalent in FL than we saw in NYC. Some sailings out of NYC were downright crazy in their pricing.

 

[Tinknalli]

Opening day rates in NYC:

5/25/12 8-Night Bahama -- NY [NA, CC, PC]
T 2A $8979.12 no ins/ no trns
9B 2A1C $3961.69 w/OBB 1600/1600/536 no ins/ no trns
11A 3A1C (9) $5102 1320/1112/1024
11B 2A $2723.12 1280 ea
11B 1A2C $3549 w/OBB

6/22/12 8-Night Bahama -- NY [NA, CC, PC]
5C 3A $6204.68 2393.56/2393.56/1417.56
5C 4A $6892.64 2162.36/2162.36/1283.96/1283.96
5C 1A2C $5507.88 2162.36/2162.36/1183.16

6/30/12 8-Night Bahama -- NY [NA, CC, PC]
9B 2A1C ? $5712.09 w/ ins
10A 5024 2A2C (11, 15) 6350.24 1825.56/ 1401.56/1297.56 no ins/ no trns

7/20/12 8-Night Bahama -- NY [NA, CC, PC]
From DCL website 7:30 am ET 4/8/11
r – 2a2c (10,12) $18838.24 7848/1408
t – 2a2c (10,12) $13606.24 5232/1408
4a – 2a2c (10,12) $9702.24 3352/1336
4b – 2a2c (10,12) $9446.24 3224/1336
5a – 2a2c (10,12) $8438.24 2720/1336
5b – 2a2c (10,12) $8182.24 2592/1336
5c – 2a2c (10,12) $8038.24 2520/1336
[9a – 2a2c $7030.24 2080/1272
9b – 2a2c $6678.24 1904/1272
10a – 2a2c $5920 1744/1216
11a – 2a2c $5568 1568/1216
11b – 2a2c $5798.24 1520/1216

7/28/12 8-Night Bahama -- NY [NA, CC, PC]
From DCL website 7:30 am ET 4/8/11
r – 2a2c $18838.24 7848/1408
t – 2a2c $13606.24 5232/1408
4a – 2a2c $9702.24 3352/1336
4b – 2a2c $9446.24 3224/1336
5a – 2a2c $8438.24 2720/1336
5b – 2a2c $7712 2520/1336
5C 3A1C $8158.24 2520/2520/1456/1336 no ins/ no trns
5C 2A $5203.12 2520 ea no ins/ no trns
9a – 2a2c $7030.24 2080/1272
9b – 2a2c $6678.24 1904/1272
10a – 2a2c $6246.24 1744/1216
11a – 2a2c $5894.24 1568/1216
11b – 2a2c $5798.24 1520/1216

8/17/12 8-Night Bahama -- NY [NA, CC, PC]
4A 2A $6323.12 no ins/no trns
4A 3A1C $8934.24 no ins/no trns
4B 2A $6083.12 no ins/no trns
4B 3A1C $8694.24 no ins/no trns
5A 2A $5155.12 no ins/no trns
5A 3A1C $7766.24no ins/no trns
5B 2A $4915.12 no ins/no trns
5B 3A1C $7526.24 no ins/no trns
5C 2A1C ? $6456 w/ ins
5C 2A $4787.12 2312 ea no ins/ no trns
5C 2A2C ? $7187 no ins
5C 3A1C $7398.24 no ins/no trns
6A 2A $4563.12 no ins/ no trns
6A 3A1C $7174.24 2200/2200/1224/1224 no ins/no trns
7A 2A1C (9) $5,564.68 no ins/trfs
9B 2A $3302.32 w/OBB
9B 2A1C $4329.69 w/OBB
10A 2A2C (17, 14) $5467.04 w/OBB 1651.16/1651.16/1082.36/1082.36
10A 1A1C $3651.12
11A 1A1C $3043.12
11A 2A1C (4) $4129.69 1440/225.69
11A 1A1C (15) 3043.12 1440 ea
11B 1A1C $2963.12
11C 1A1C $2864.12 1352 ea

8/25/12 8-Night Bahama -- NY [NA, CC, PC]
T 2A2C (11, 11) $11510.24 no ins
4E 2A3C $9359.80 no ins
5B 2A2C (7, 10) $6950.24 no ins
5C 2A2C (5, 7) $6803 no ins/ no trns
7A 2A1C ? $5610.12 w/ ins
9B 2A2C (7, 10) $5670.24 no ins
9B 1A2C (7, 10) $4516.68 no ins
9C 2A2C $5121.44 w/OBB no ins/ no trns
10A SPH 2A2C (12, 14) $5522 no ins/ no trns
11B 2A2C (9, 11) $4934.24 no ins/ no trns
11B 2A3C 2 staterooms $6532.81 no ins/ no trns
11B 2A2C $5022 no ins/ no trns
11C 2A $2395.12 w/OBB no ins/ no trns

And the *GT rates were only a tiny bit cheaper than regular rates. One report hear on the boards says $25 cheaper.

I think they made their money on the summer sailings.

 

[jdb in AZ]

What about Hawaii? I'm a total newbie to cruising so I'm not sure how well that one booked... Disney did go to Hawaii at one point, right?

DCL did go to Hawaii twice last year. When they first announced the April 2012 cruise, they started a stampede of eager cruisers. So they added the October 2012 cruise and had trouble filling it. Problems included length of the cruise = a lot of $$$$, plus both cruises were during the school year.

In order to cruise to Hawaii during the summer vacation, DCL would have to cut short their Alaska season, which is more lucrative than Hawaii.

We enjoyed the Hawaiian cruise last April, but the itinerary failed to include a night-time sail past the active volcanos on the Big Island or the Napali coast of Kauai.

 

[cleophus12]

I don't think the volcano has been flowing into the ocean recently. Even last year when we were on the PoA we didn't do the night time sail by bc there was nothing to see

 

[DMMarla07860]

They did offer some special rates in NYC for certain cruises (I do remember some shorter New England cruises in September Starting at $500 pp, maybe others), but nothing like kids sail free or OBB credits or special sailings with Pixar characters that they offered in other ports and they did not pull out early. The longer Bahamas cruises seemed to sell it a high price point compared to the Galveston and CA. I know that I looked to sail out of NYC and it was cheaper for me to fly to MCO and sail on the Fantasy than drive to NYC and cruise. I think that resident discounts are far more prevalent in FL than we saw in NYC. Some sailings out of NYC were downright crazy in their pricing.

agreed about the pricing, though we didn't have to book airfare and hotel so pricing actually seemed the same for us.

 

[cleophus12]

I don't think the volcano has been flowing into the ocean recently. Even last year when we were on the PoA we didn't do the night time sail by bc there was nothing to see

We did however do the Napali coastline.

 

[jenny_nichole]

Agreed that Balitmore or NYC port would be great! It would be awesome to skip the long road trip to FL!

 

[deanimal]

Long drive? I'd love to have a Disney ship only a long drive away! Currently all four ships are a six hour flight away from us for most of the year. (Although according to Google maps, we could get to Orlando in 51 hours if we drove nonstop!)

You'd think that with four ships they could at least spare one for the West coast year round. Three months in Alaska and a couple of repo cruises just sin't enough!