New Disney Cruise ships update?

It is funny that you ask because today the Carnival Solstice sailed from the Meyer Dockyard in Papenburg. Reportedly it is the largest passenger ship ever constructed with room for nearly 3000 passengers (way too many in my opinion). Coincidentally, Meyer is the group building the two new Disney ships so they will no doubt be starting on another ship now that the Solstice has sailed – no doubt one of the other 4 ships for Carnival.

With the Magic and Wonder, plans were finalized in 1995 and it was April of 1997 (April 9th I think) when the two halves of the Magic were joined and it was July 1, of 1998 when the ship was completed and left Venice.

If the new ships follow similar schedules (except the 2 halves part), and the first is due July 2011, then plans should be finalized now and construction should be starting at the end of this year or early next. I have not seen any exact dates though.

http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang= … =0&did=826

(see http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article … -sail.html)

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I saw that too! Good news!

Dream begins sailing in 2011 and Fantasy in 2012 and both will be sailing from Port Canaveral at least through 2014.

Robert A. Iger, Disney president and CEO said today (March 10, 2009):

"Last week, steel cutting began on our next two Disney cruise ships. Today I’m pleased to announce their names. The Disney Dream will set sail in 2011, while the Disney Fantasy will hit the high seas in 2012."
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