In a ceremony very similar to last year’s Disney Dream ‘float out’ the 4th ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, the Disney Fantasy, left the dry dock at Meyer Werft shipyard yesterday to begin the next stage of its construction. The maiden voyage is… Read More »Disney Fantasy ‘float out’ Ceremony marks near completion of 4th ship in fleet
Via a new video we catch up with Frank de Heer, VP of New Ship Development for Disney Cruise Line, and Philip Gennotte at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany who discuss the difference between building the Disney Fantasy and the Disney Dream. Keep… Read More »Disney Fantasy vs. Disney Dream, What’s Different
The Disney Fantasy may not be an exact duplicate of the Disney Dream, but it’s very close. Construction started on the Fantasy while construction on The Dream was still under way. So it may seem like work has been proceeding fast, but really, it is right on target for its March 2012 debut cruise.
This weekend the final building block for the Disney Fantasy, was placed at the Meyer Werft shipyard signaling completion of a major milestone in the ship’s overall construction. The final block placed was a 265-ton portion of the ship’s bow, complete with the signature Disney Cruise Line golden filigree.
Like its sister ship, the Disney Fantasy will bring to life many of the innovative features guests love including AquaDuck — the world’s first shipboard water coaster. But new design elements and guest experiences will give the Fantasy an identity all its own.
Some of the new highlights found on the Disney Fantasy include:
Video of them moving the final piece into place below the jump:
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Disney Cruise Line just released this 1 minute video showing the highlights of the conveyance from Meyer Werft shipyards to the sea, where the Disney Dream will be undergoing engine testing and the addition of final details.
Click for larger version I guess technically there aren’t any sails (although wouldn’t that be cool) however, The Disney Dream, Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, was photographed sailing under her own power in open water Nov. 13, 2010 on the edge of the North Sea… Read More »Disney Dream sails under own power for first time.
On February 14th bad weather kept the Disney Magic at Castaway cay. That resulted in a rare moment when both ships of the Disney Cruise Line were in port at the same time. A couple of videos are below.
Kinda like when the Train passes the Mark Twain at Disneyland, eh? A video taken from the shore is below the jump:
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2011 seems a long time to wait for the debut cruise of Disney’s third cruise liner, the Disney Dream, but guests are already lining up to book packages on its maiden voyage. If you’re not convinced to book your own trip, the Disney Cruise Line… Read More »Disney Dream Cruise Ship Detailed
It was high drama on the high seas last night as the Disney Wonder rescued a guest who fell off the Carnival Cruise Line ship the Sensation. At the completion of its trip, the Carnival Sensation was heading into Port Canaveral when the man fell off the ship somehow. He treaded water for about an hour until the Disney Wonder, also heading into the port, found and rescued him. His condition is reported to be okay.
How do we know this? A Disney Wonder guest twittered the whole thing. I’ve included a jpg of the tweets below from user BigHeadDennis.
I wonder if this is the first time a rescue like this has been twittered.
Transcript is below the jump:
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