Great news for Vancouver! Disney has come out with a whole new series of cruises for parts of 2012 and 2013 and Vancouver is getting the Disney ship it lost to Seattle for 2013.
This is huge news for a West Coast port that has watched a lot of ships going to Alaska head south to depart from Seattle. Also new is that Disney will be back in Europe in 2013 and is now going to operate a second home-port out of Florida.
In that case, I assume that Disney's people saw all the competitors moving into their backyard at Port Canaveral and decided to give the opposition a taste of its own medicine. This will be the first time Disney has sailed out of Miami on a regular basis.
Meanwhile, back to Vancouver. Disney’s Wonder will operate a 7-night return cruise to three Alaska ports. The cruise has been working on developing specific adventures that are unique to Disney.
Here's a preview...
7-night Alaska
Ports: Vancouver, Tracy Arm (scenic cruising through fjord), Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan
Departure dates: May 27, June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26, Sept. 2
The president of Disney often said the line could go back to Europe one day and that one day is June 1, 2013.
The traditional 7-night sailings are in the cards, as well as 4-day and 
12-day itineraries. Disney Magic will be the ship and prices for the 7-day cruises start at $1,015...
4-night Mediterranean Getaway
Ports: Barcelona, Nice/Villefranche (France), Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
Departure dates: July 9, Aug. 6
7-night Mediterranean Cruise
Ports: Barcelona, Nice/Villefranche, Florence/La Spezia, Rome/Civitavecchia, Naples
Departure dates: June 1, 8, Aug. 10, 17, 24, 31
12-night Mediterranean (includes Greece)
Ports: Barcelona, Nice/Villefranche, Florence/La Spezia, Rome/Civitavecchia, Athens/Piraeus, Ephesus/Kusadasi (Turkey), Mykonos (Greece), Valetta (Malta)
Departure dates: June 15, July 13
12-night Mediterranean (includes Venice)
Ports: Barcelona, Nice/Villefranche, Florence/La Spezia, Rome/Civitavecchia, Naples, Venice (overnight), Dubrovnik (Croatia), Valetta (Malta)
Departure dates: June 27, July 25
The Western Caribbean and the Bahamas should prove popular with South Floridians who no longer have to make that drive north to catch a ship. I also think they have probably put the ship in that port for the 
South America travellers, who have a huge number of daily flights into Miami from all of South America. The cruises are all on the Disney Magic.
5-night Caribbean
Ports: Miami, Cozumel, Castaway Cay
Departure dates: Jan. 5, 19, Feb, 2, 16, March 2, 16, 30, April 13, 27
5-night Caribbean
Ports: Miami, Grand Cayman, Cozumel
Departure dates: Jan. 14, 28, Feb. 11, 25, March 11, 25, April 8, 22
4-night Bahamas
Ports: Miami, Key West, Nassau, Castaway Cay
Departure dates: Jan. 10, 24, Feb. 7, 21, March 7, 21, April 4, 18, May 2
Meanwhile, the two new Disney ships — Fantasy and Dream — will continue to sail 3-4-and-7-day trips out of Port Canaveral (Orlando).
All for now.
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