Will the Disney Cruise Sail Away?
Disney’s contract with the Canaveral Port expires next summer and the Orlando Sentinel is looking at the possibilities of Disney moving its ship to other locations.
Canaveral is no longer the only port that makes sense for their growing cruise line. (Orlando Sentinel)
But with the special deals Disney has a move seems unlikely to me; The terminal designed for Disney, the exclusive access to it leaving other Cruise lines out of sight and the discussion on the ports changes and improvements to be able to welcome the two new Disney ships will all play in favor for an extended contract renewal.
Looking at the news now we can be pretty sure the two new ships will be sailing from Canaveral Port, while the other two ships will get two new locations somewhere in the near future.
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July 25th, 2007 at 1:10 am
I would be fairly astonished if Disney moved away from Port Canaveral for anything more than a season here or there. A big part of their appeal and success is the fact they can get people from Disney World to their ships in little more than 45 minutes in a fairly seamless and well-drilled manner. If they started using Miami (ugh! what an awful port!) or even Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale - better organisation but still a very functional port), they would be looking at 3-4-hour coach transfers, which would not be very appealing for WDW guests. My thinking is this story is a red herring so Disney can use some bargaining leverage in getting an advantageous new deal with Port Canaveral.
February 4th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
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