Disney Fantasy Leaves Shipyard

On January 20th 2012 , the new Disney Fantasy Cruise ship made its way from the shipyard, where it has been under construction for a couple of years, and made its way out to the North Sea to conduct Sea Trials.

It left Meyer Werft Shipyard, Papenber, Germany on Friday 20th January and was tugged down the Ems River. Final delivery of the Disney Fantasy to the Disney Cruise Line will be in February 2012. It arrived in Eemshaven on the North Sea coast on Saturday Afternoon.

On March 31, 2012, the Fantasy will make its debut voyage sailing out of Disney Cruise Line's Home base, Port Canaveral. This will be the fourth ship to the Cruise Line's fleet, joining the Disney Wonder, Disney Magic and the Disney Dream.

The Disney Fantasy will offer alternating seven-night cruises top the Eastern and Western Caribbean where it will stop at Disney Cruise Line's private island in the Bahamas, Castaway Cay. The Fantasy will be a 4,000-passenger ship and it will be the sister to the Disney Dream, who debuted in January 2011.

The Disney Wonder is currently based on the Pacific Coast which offers 7-night, 6-night and 5-night cruise packages up and down the pacific coast. The Disney Magic continues to sail from Port Canaveral on primarily 6-ngiht, 7-night and 8-night Carribean cruises. The Magic will migrate to New York upon the Disney Fantasy's Arrival!

DISNEY CRUISE LINE PRESS RELEASE -

PAPENBURG, GERMANY, (Jan. 9, 2012) – The newest Disney Cruise Line ship, Disney Fantasy, floated out of the enclosed building dock at the Meyer Werft shipyard yesterday as thousands of onlookers watched. This symbolizes one of the final stages of this ship’s construction and marks a significant milestone towards the March 31, 2012 maiden voyage.

The Disney Fantasy features many of the innovations found on her sister ship, Disney Dream, with several new guest experiences exclusive to the ship that are sure to delight every member of the family. New experiences found on the Disney Fantasy include two Broadway-style musical spectaculars for the Walt Disney Theatre, a dining experience at Animator’s Palate where guests’ own drawings magically come to life, an interactive adventure quest starring the Muppets, a splashtacular water play area called AquaLab, a sophisticated nighttime entertainment area for adults inspired by European travel and much more .

The Disney Fantasy will sail seven-night alternating eastern and western Caribbean itineraries. All voyages will depart from Port Canaveral, Fla. and include a stop at Disney’s private island, Castaway Cay. To learn more about Disney Cruise Line or to book a vacation, guests can contact their travel agent, visit disneycruise.com or call Disney Cruise Line at 888-DCL-2500.

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