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They actually have announced 3 of the 4 repo cruises. Here are the itineraries:
14-Night Panama Canal Repositioning Cruise 2012 Sail Date: 12/9/2012
Sunday Los Angeles, CA
Monday At Sea
Tuesday Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Wednesday Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Thursday At Sea
Friday At Sea
Saturday At Sea
Sunday At Sea
Monday Panama Canal
Tuesday At Sea
Wednesday Grand Cayman
Thursday Cozumel, Mexico
Friday Costa Maya, Mexico
Saturday At Sea
Sunday Miami, FL
14-Night Panama Canal Cruise 2013 Sail Date: 5/6/2013
Monday Miami, FL
Tuesday Disney’s Castaway Cay
Wednesday At Sea
Thursday At Sea
Friday Cartagena, Colombia
Saturday At Sea
Sunday Panama Canal
Monday At Sea
Tuesday At Sea
Wednesday At Sea
Thursday At Sea
Friday Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Saturday Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Sunday At Sea
Monday Los Angeles, CA
14-Night Trans-Atlantic Cruise
2013 Sail Date: 5/18/2013
Saturday Galveston, TX
Sunday At Sea
Monday At Sea
Tuesday Disney’s Castaway Cay
Wednesday At Sea
Thursday At Sea
Friday At Sea
Saturday At Sea
Sunday At Sea
Monday At Sea
Tuesday Funchal, Madeira
Wednesday At Sea
Thursday Gibraltar
Friday At Sea
Saturday Barcelona, Spain
They have not yet released the Westbound Transatlantic. I am not sure why. They haven't released anything past August/ September 2013 for the Magic or Wonder. Hopefully soon.
Doesn't "at long last" constitute, "after a one-year hiatus?"
I'll give you that, but I will be honest, I thought 2012 for the Med was a given - especially as the carpet in the Dream showed one ship over here. That said to me that one would be over here for pretty much every season, so I was really shocked when they didn't announce any Med cruises for 2012... and in all honesty, the way exchange rates etc. were going, that they wouldn't come back. I just hope that Disney don't rely solely on the American market this time and actually do some publicity in the European market, particularly the British market. They have been exceptionally poor at doing that to date with all their Med cruise seasons.
They have not yet released the Westbound Transatlantic. I am not sure why. They haven't released anything past August/ September 2013 for the Magic or Wonder. Hopefully soon.
Pure speculation here, but I wonder whether that's because the return voyage is not set in stone. I guess it's possible the Magic on its way back could return somewhere else? Is it possible that the Magic could do a repo back to New York for example? Just wondering...
I bummed about the Med deal as we're already booked for the Western Caribbean in March and they want to stick with that. I'll keep trying though. What about that itinerary for the Wonder. I wasn't impressed. Maybe I need to look closer at it.
Didn't take me long to decide! I'm going with the Westbound Panama Repo. I did pause a while over the Med Itineraries, but I just know I'd be depressed at the places I can't go with the scooter. Having lived in Greece for a while and clambered around all the ruins, I can't imagine being there and not having full access. I loved the 2008 repo so much and it's exciting to think of doing it again with a new port and different ship!
Didn't take me long to decide! I'm going with the Westbound Panama Repo. I did pause a while over the Med Itineraries, but I just know I'd be depressed at the places I can't go with the scooter. Having lived in Greece for a while and clambered around all the ruins, I can't imagine being there and not having full access. I loved the 2008 repo so much and it's exciting to think of doing it again with a new port and different ship!
Congrats - that sounds awesome! Shame you didn't go with the Med cruise... I would so love to meet up one day.
I would love to go to Greece or Italy, but I may settle for a trip out of Galveston to the Caribbean - if I can talk DH into it. This would be our first cruise, so I think this would be best to start with.
Pure speculation here, but I wonder whether that's because the return voyage is not set in stone. I guess it's possible the Magic on its way back could return somewhere else? Is it possible that the Magic could do a repo back to New York for example? Just wondering...
You're right, it probably isn't set in stone yet, and they definitely don't want to signal their next moves, even if their plans are set in stone. Will she go right back to Galveston? Will she do some special sailings from Port Canaveral? A major drydock/upgrade? Disney clearly doesn't want to give any hints.
Yes, she might go to New York, but if she does, the Halifax/Saint John itinerary is probably not in the cards. Tourism operations up there shut down by middle/late October. September is always a sticky time for selling cruises (or any other vacation for that matter). Would DCL get enough interest in Bermuda or the Bahamas/Orlando cruising from New York in September and October? Seems a risk, but you never know!
Same questions apply to the Wonder following the Alaska season. Will she resume Mexican Riviera or California Coast cruises? Another special or two out to Hawaii? Hightail it back to Miami or Port Canaveral? I suspect DCL is being flexible here, waiting to see how initial sales and demand go for Miami. If Miami turns out to have been a good move, figure an Eastbound Panama Canal itinerary (to Miami) is also in the cards for fall '13.
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I'll give you that, but I will be honest, I thought 2012 for the Med was a given - especially as the carpet in the Dream showed one ship over here. That said to me that one would be over here for pretty much every season, so I was really shocked when they didn't announce any Med cruises for 2012... and in all honesty, the way exchange rates etc. were going, that they wouldn't come back. I just hope that Disney don't rely solely on the American market this time and actually do some publicity in the European market, particularly the British market. They have been exceptionally poor at doing that to date with all their Med cruise seasons.
While it couldn't have factored into their decision to the Med again, their marketing plan for Europe is likely to have changed in the wake of the Costa Concordia. Whether that means aggressively pushing the line's safety records and practices, offering another alternative to Carnival-owned cruise lines (Carnival has been trying hard to keep its corporate name and Costa's sister cruise lines from being associated with the Costa disaster, but time will tell)...
But come on... a carpet decoration is hardly a firm commitment. I take the view that the carpet simply illustrates the major regions DCL is likely to visit in the foreseeable future. If they had shown all four ships clustered around North America, folks might have taken it as proof Europe doesn't figure into DCL's plans at all.
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Pure speculation here, but I wonder whether that's because the return voyage is not set in stone. I guess it's possible the Magic on its way back could return somewhere else? Is it possible that the Magic could do a repo back to New York for example? Just wondering...
hmmm.. very interesting indeed! its strange. wonder where they will go?
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Very happy to see the Med cruises return. We loved the one we did in 2011 and are planning to do the 12 night Med cruise in 2013. Looked at rates this morning and they are more than twice as much as we paid in 2011. Might have to wait until we are the Dream in April to book that one for the savings. Also hoping that the rates drop a bit. It seems like from years past the Med cruises seem to go on sale more so than the others. I hate the idea of counting on that, I might find myself disappointed if they don't drop. Keeping my fingers crossed!
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Shame you didn't go with the Med cruise... I would so love to meet up one day. 
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its strange. wonder where they will go?
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