Photo: STX Europe
Of course, the 2011 Cruise Market
ney Cruise Line ship is manufactured by
from Port Canaveral, Florida, and include
Profile Study predates the Costa Concor-
Meyer Werft shipyards. The maiden voy-
a stop at Disney’s private island, Castaway
dia accident, and there is no telling how
age is just around the corner, too, as Dis-
Cay.
the fallout from the tragic events in Italy
ney Fantasy is scheduled to set sail on
Also heading for the Caribbean
will affect the main market in the U.S. Still,
March 31, 2012.The Disney Fantasy fea-
waves, there is Carnival Breeze, built by
the cruise industry has maintained an ex-
tures many of the innovations found on
Fincantieri shipyards, Italy. Carnival Breeze
cellent safety record over the years – and
her sister ship, Disney Dream, but she has
is a Dream-class cruise ship which is ex-
the new ships are the safest in the histo-
plenty of tricks all her own, too – such
pected to enter service in June 2012.
ry of seafaring. There’s a host of new ex-
as two Broadway-style musical spectacu-
Her sister ship, Carnival Dream en-
citing vessels in the pipeline – or just hit-
lars for the Walt Disney Theatre and a din-
tered service on September 21, 2009 and
ting the waves.
ing experience at Animator’s Palate where
Carnival Magic on May 1, 2011. Carnival
guests’ own drawings magically come to
Breeze will sail out of Barcelona and Ven-
life.
ice to the Mediterranean and out of Miami
DISNEY LEADS THE CHARGE
A recent example of this is Disney Fantasy
The Disney Fantasy will sail seven-
which was floated out on January 9, 2012,
night alternating eastern and western Ca-
One obvious draw of the Breeze will
in Papenburg, Germany. The newest Dis-
ribbean itineraries. All voyages will depart
be 5D – yes, 5D – movies at Thrill 5D The-
to the Caribbean and Bahamas.
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