Thoughts on what new ships will do to pricing...

[Mrspeaks]

I will pay more for a Disney cruise because I do enjoy them and they are great for our daughters, but if prices continue to rise, we might not cruise Disney. With the prospect of new ships in their fleet, I hope that with greater supply of cruises that the demand and amount of cruisers willing to pay the prices will help lower rates.

 

[Disneypeach]

I wonder if they will "retire" the classic ships once they get the two new ones......I hope not!

 

[dclpluto]

I wonder if they will "retire" the classic ships once they get the two new ones......I hope not!

Hopefully not. Just my guess but I think DCL will get rid of the magic and wonder when the 7th and 8th ship come out. Disney likes to keep things for a very long time.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Hopefully not. Just my guess but I think DCL will get rid of the magic and wonder when the 7th and 8th ship come out. Disney likes to keep things for a very long time.

Well, most cruiselines keep their ships for 20 years or so. For the most part, cruise ships are designed to last about 30 years. The Magic is only 18 years old currently, and the Wonder 17. They've still got a few years left in them.

And, even after 25-30 years, some ships are sold to another down-market line for another 5-10 years.

 

[Shanti]

I wonder if they will "retire" the classic ships once they get the two new ones......I hope not!

Seems unlikely given that the Wonder is getting a major re-imagining this fall. The Magic was recently re-imagined and is in great shape. Makes no sense for them to scrap those ships after investing so much capital in them. They might be wanting to get more competetive with their itineraries, as this is a weak area for DCL & a selling point for its competitors. More ships in the fleet would make more varied itineraries possible.

 

[lbus42]

Seems unlikely given that the Wonder is getting a major re-imagining this fall. The Magic was recently re-imagined and is in great shape. Makes no sense for them to scrap those ships after investing so much capital in them. They might be wanting to get more competetive with their itineraries, as this is a weak area for DCL & a selling point for its competitors. More ships in the fleet would make more varied itineraries possible.

I agree with your observation that Disney might be wanting to get more competitive with their itineraries. They might have a ship in Europe or the Orient full time. In that case, the new ships would not have much of a difference in their pricing.

 

[Flossbolna]

I think when you look at Magic and Wonder, there prices per person per night can be quite a bit lower than Dream and Fantasy, especially on "standard" cruises. The get very pricey on the special itineraries. But even some European cruises are not priced to badly, for example the September 7-night Med cruises or the first Northern European cruise in 2017. And I am sure that the classics are going to be around for at least another 10 years, so there might always be a chance of a decent price in between. The new ships however might very well be crazy, at least in the peak season.