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Disney Cruise Line ‘Floats Out’ Disney Fantasy

Carrie Finley-Bajak — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:30:29 +0000

Disney Fantasy Floats Out – the countdown begins

Under the watchful eyes of thousands of visitors, Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship Disney Fantasy hit the water in Papenburg, Germany on January 8th, 2012.

Disney Cruise Line, Papenburg, Germany. Photo DCL

All eyes on Disney Fantasy

Although Captain Mickey Mouse was in attendance, the real “star” of the show was Disney Fantasy. The Disney Fantasy is the fourth cruise liner in the expanding Disney Cruise Line fleet. She features 14 decks, a ship length of 1,115 feet and a maximum width of 125 feet, the 130,000-ton vessel includes 1,250 staterooms and has the capacity to accommodate 4,000 passengers.

The countdown begins

View Disney Fantasy Countdown to Maiden Voyage in a larger map

Disney Fantasy, floated out of her enclosed building dock at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany to begin a series of milestones marking the way to her maiden voyage on March 31, 2012. Disney Fantasy will will convey down the River Ems, in about 2 weeks, to the North Sea for the start of sea trials.

The Disney Fantasy is the second of two newly designed Disney Cruise Line ships. It has many of the features found on its sister ship, the Disney Dream, which started sailing out of Port Canaveral in 2011.

New cruise ships for 2012 – the year of the Viking Longship

Carrie Finley-Bajak — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:13:54 +0000

New Cruise Ships on the Horizon

Check out what new cruise ships we have to look forward to in 2012.

See which new ships are launching in 2012 by the major cruise lines. Mark your calendars. 2012 promises to be another great year for the cruise industry.

Will 2012 be the year of the Longship?

2012 The Year of the Longship. Photo Viking River Cruises.

Viking River Cruises will launch four of their Longship-class-vessels in conjunction with Viking’s $250 million expansion program. Be on the lookout for a big splash late March 2012 when Viking Freya, Viking Idun, Viking Odin, Viking Njord take to the rivers. Be on the lookout for the last two longships,Viking Embla and Viking Aegir, to debut during the Summer 2012.

Anticipated Arrival	Cruise Line	Cruise ship name
Spring 2012
TBD	AMA Waterways	AmaCerto
March 22, 2012	Viking River Cruises	Viking Freya
March 23, 2012	Viking River Cruises	Viking Idun
March, 24 2012	Viking River Cruises	Viking Odin
March 28, 2012	Viking River Cruises	Viking Njord
March 31, 2012	Disney Cruises	Disney Fantasy
April 2012	Oceania Cruises	Riviera
May 2, 2012	Costa Cruises	Costa Fascinosa
May 12, 2012	Aida	AIDAmar
End of May	MSC Cruises	MSC Divina
Summer 2012
tbd	Viking River Cruises	Viking Embla
tbd	Viking River Cruises	Viking Aegir
June 2012	Carnival Cruise Line	Carnival Breeze
Fall 2012
October 12, 2012	Celebrity Cruises	Celebrity Reflection

Buzzing …

Since I predict that 2012 is going to be the Year of the Longship, make sure to catch all the river cruise action at www.RiverCruiseAdvisor.com. Aaron Saunders and Ralph Grizzle are standing by with lots of great content, videos, and photos to help keep up wih the buzz.

Naples, Italy

Carrie Finley-Bajak — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:03:52 +0000

Cruise ships and ports of call for Alaska 2011

Carrie Finley-Bajak — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:28:43 +0000

Links to popular Alaska cruise ports, cruise calendars, and cruise line roundup.

Alaska-bound cruise ships in port.

Popular emabarkation ports

For more information, visit Experience Ketchikan

Vancouver – 2011 Vancouver Cruise Ship Schedule
Seattle – 2011 Seattle Cruise Calendar
Seward – 2011 Seward Alaska Cruise Ship Schedule
Whittier – 2011 Whittier Alaska Cruise Ship Schedule

Popular cruise ports serving Alaska cruise visitors.

Dutch Harbor – 2011 Dutch Harbor Cruise Ship Schedule
Glacier Bay – 2011 Glacier Bay Cruise Ship Schedule
Haines – 2011 Haines Alaska Cruise Ship Schedule
Hubbard Glacier – 2011 Hubbard Glacier Cruise Ship Schedule
Juneau – 2011 Juneau Alaska Cruise Ship Schedule
Ketchikan – 2011 Ketchikan Alaska Cruise Ship Schedule
Sitka – 2011 Sitka Alaska Cruise Ship Schedule
Skagway – 2011 Skagway Alaska Cruise Ship Schedule
Tracy Arm – 2011 Tracy Arm Cruise Ship Schedule
Prince Rupert – 2011 Prince Rupert Cruise Ship Schedule
Victoria – 2011 Victoria Cruise Ship Schedule

Cruise lines offering Alaska cruises

American Safari Cruises has three ships cruising in Alaska.
Carnival Spirit sailing roundtrip from Seattle.
Celebrity Cruises offers Alaska itineraries on three ships: Celebrity Infinity, Century, or Millennium.
Crystal Cruises will return to Alaska in 2011, sailing a series of 12-day Alaska cruises roundtrip from San Francisco.
Disney Cruise Line sails seven-day voyages from Vancouver from May through September.
Holland America Line has seven ships offering 125 total departures from May 7 through September 18, 2011.
InnerSea Discoveries offers many Alaska cruise options.
Norwegian Cruise Line will send two ships to Alaska.
Oceania Cruises will send one ship to Alaska for the first time in 2011.
Princess Cruises offers a total of 104 Alaska sailings aboard six ships.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises offers Seven Seas Navigator, doing cruises between Vancouver and Seward.
Royal Caribbean will send two ships to Alaska in 2011, with departures from Seward, Vancouver, and Seattle.
Silversea Cruises offers a few 7-10 day Alaska voyages between Vancouver and Seward.

Video highlights from Cruise Buzz on Disney Cruise Line

Carrie Finley-Bajak — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:25:06 +0000

Disney Dream

I confess. I love Disney Cruise Line and it is my all-time favorite cruise line for family travel.

I appreciate the extras that are included: larger sized cabins designed for families, a bathtub in the stateroom, a soda fountain serving non stop soft-drinks, heathy food choices, adults-only retreats, award-winning kids programming, entertainmnet, world-class specialty restaurants, and an amazing staff.

In honor of Disney Dream and her big North American debut, I am embeding some of my Disney Cruise Line videos for your enjoyment.