Disney Cruise Line Sizzles with New Itineraries for Summer ’17!

After weeks of waiting, Disney Cruise Line has announced itineraries for Summer 2017 with some absolutely fantastic new sailings!

Alaska!!

The Disney Wonder in Alaska (courtesy DCL)

For the very first time, the Disney Wonder will be sailing on a nine-night itinerary taking guests to Alaska’s Icy Strait Point and Hubbard Glacier. This cruise will depart from Vancouver, British Columbia, on July 24, 2017 and  also sails to Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Tracy Arm Fjord.

Icy Strait Point offers a variety of Alaska nature adventures, including a zip line attraction that is one of the longest and highest zip lines in the world. Nearby, Glacier Bay National Park is a spectacular highlight of Alaska’s Inside Passage and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Another highlight of this cruise is seeing Hubbard Glacier, the largest and most active tidewater glacier in North America. Displaying extraordinary blue hues and immense beauty, this spectacular glacier is more than six miles wide where it meets the ocean.

A new seven-night Alaska sailing from Vancouver, departing July 17, 2017, includes a call on Icy Strait Point, in addition to Tracy Arm, Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan. On August 2, 2017, the Disney Wonder will sail its first five-night Alaska cruise from Vancouver to Tracy Arm and Ketchikan.

Europe!!

For the first time, Disney Cruise Line will visit Amsterdam, Netherlands, known for its elaborate canal system, tulip fields, windmills and world-class museums housing works by Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh.

On May 13, 2017, the Disney Magic embarks on a 15-night transatlantic crossing from Port Canaveral, Florida, to Copenhagen, with a stop in Amsterdam along the way. This itinerary also includes a call on Portland, England – another first-time port for Disney Cruise Line. Portland is a short distance from Stonehenge, the prehistoric ring of standing stones monument that is one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World.

A visit to Amsterdam also will be part of a 10-night northern Europe itinerary that departs June 18, 2017, from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Dover, England. Other ports on this sailing include Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany; Stockholm, Sweden; Helsinki, Finland; St. Petersburg, Russia; and Tallinn, Estonia.

The grand tour of Europe continues throughout the summer with limited engagements in the Baltic, Norwegian fjords, Iceland, British Isles and the Mediterranean.

Caribbean and Bahamas!!

I am probably most excited about the news that, the Disney Fantasy will sail from Port Canaveral on longer itineraries – new 10 and 11 night cruises to the southern Caribbean!  On June 17, 2017, a new 11-night itinerary will visit Aruba, Barbados, Martinique, St. Kitts, Tortola and Disney’s private island, Castaway Cay. On June 28, 2017, a new 10-night itinerary will call on Aruba, Curacao, St. Kitts, Tortola and Castaway Cay.

But wait! There’s more! The return of the “Double Dip”! Special five-night sailings on the Disney Dream, departing June 2, 11, 16, 25, 30 and July 9, 2017, will call on Castaway Cay twice and include a stop in Nassau, Bahamas. Castaway Cay, Disney’s private island in the Bahamas, is consistently rated a top port-of-call by Disney Cruise Line guests. There are also new special four-night sailings, departing June 7, 21 and July 5, 2017, that will visit Castaway Cay twice, also with a stop in Nassau.

Gold and Platinum Castaway Club members may book on Wednesday, April 12th. Booking opens for all on Thursday, April 13th! Contact your travel agent asap!

Paddleboarding Image by KentPhillips

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