This thread is very popular and a lot has been discussed I know people find it hard to look back on posts to find what they want. So TO SUMMARIZE -what we know, from the posts on this thread.
One of the other talking points is the longer than usual dry dock for the magic in 2008.
2008 Dry-dock Plans
The Magic will be in dry-dock September 6-27, 2008.
Now some have mentioned including the Dispodacst team this longer dry-dock might be to assist with modifications to the pool areas for a possible Alaska trip.
DIS-PODCAST
A few months ago have said Alaska Summer 2009
They also said the Wonder would do 3-4 nights and 7 night cruises in the Caribbean if the Magic goes on its travels.
No one else has confirmed this.
DCL AGENTS ON BOARD
Say cruises will start to be released early December, -thats just a week away now, and they the ship will be closer to its home than the previous two years. various Caribbean ports mentioned such as Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
RESPECTED TRAVEL AGENTS
Have sent e-mails saying they think is the Caribbean.
ALSO NEW. More t/as have said they are being invited onto the ships for a big announcement in early December.
RELEASE DATES
we are told first 2 weeks of December, not sure if all of 2009 or just the first part.
Historically they have usually have started releasing dates in November for the first part of the following year, say January to April standard 3/4 Wonder cruises, and standard Magic cruises for 7 nights.
We are overdue, conjecture; DCL is negotiating now with Port Canaveral, they are unhappy with costs and restrictions on the port calls to keep their pier exclusive to DCL. Miami port has said soon they will sign up a big cruise line, Would DCL move to Miami or Tampa, its this a reason for delay.
Also possible port changes on the current standard cruises maybe a reason.
Many
Castaway club members in the USA have also received the email regarding Hosting a
Disney Cruise Party. This is on January many speculate that this email has something to do with the 09 announcements? Maybe the release of special summer Magic cruises, around that time.
PAST YEARS
The Special summer cruises have come out later,
FOR 2005 May 5th 2004
FOR 2007 April 3rd 2006
FOR 2008 January 31st 2007.
The summer 2006 cruises were double dips in the Caribbean.
Front runner:-
Caribbean special trips .Either East or South.
Fuel Prices
will the rising fuel costs make cruises cost a lot more?
SO what are you recommended to do?
Well do not panic! But some release will be out soon, not all but the start of 09.
Standard cruises i.e. 3-4 nights Wonder and 7 night Magic ones will not have a problem. For any special cruises:-
Register now with a specialist quality DCL Disney authorised
travel agent, or keep you eyes on this board. There has always been an announcement and a tip off here first.
Dreams unlimited the sponsor of this board is an option.
You can book yourself direct with DCL by phone or website, but on special cruises they have had long waits on telephones and the website has been under pressure.
Please do not instruct multiple travel agencies as in past years this has pushed up all the prices to all cruises supply demand and the cruises tier price system.
Release date time is often 8am but there sometimes has been a press launch at WDW or
Disneyland and bookings opened up after that at 1pm EST.
it will be all over the place, with new threads, there are already a few of them, on 09 before any announcement, coming form all over the place.
