mevelandry
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Was referring to the article - not your post. You can see others missed the thread too. It's all good.Sorry, I did not see this on friday.
What do you suppose she means by "the long booking times" being a reason that cruises won't resume soon? Am dreading a situation where they do what they did for WDW dining reservations and say that because they can't control capacity and still honor everyone's bookings, they are going to cancel everyone's cruise reservations and make us all start over...
I've been checking in on the boards occasionally to see if there was any update on the Wish - at least Disney have finally said something. Here's hoping she's ready by 2023.
I am also curious about the progress of the Wish. In addition to considering trying to book an inaugural cruise on it, my wife and I are booked on an ABD river cruise next July that includes an excursion to the shipyard with a Disney Imagineer to see the Wish under construction.Anyone have further insight into Wish? I know it is all conjecture at this point but we were hoping to do a Thanksgiving 2022 cruise on the Wish (assuming she is out of a FL port). Not sure if that is still realistic or not? I know many on here follow the builds overseas and wanted to see if anyone has any scoop!
They're working on the Engine module in Meyer-Rostock shipyard, but they haven't even started cutting steel in Meyer-Werft shipyard yet, the other ships in the dock where the Wish will be built are still there, the AIDAcosma and Odyssey of the Sea are in Hall 6, about your ABD river cruise that includes a visit to the shipyard, until they lift the quarantining it's unlikely they'll proceed with that tour. But never say never, it might work out but not on the itinerary you have booked.I am also curious about the progress of the Wish. In addition to considering trying to book an inaugural cruise on it, my wife and I are booked on an ABD river cruise next July that includes an excursion to the shipyard with a Disney Imagineer to see the Wish under construction.
Yes, I have no clue if Europe will be open to US visitors next July. I haven't even looked into airfare until I have a better feeling on what the odds are on doing this cruise. We have 2 other DCL cruises before then. A January SWDAS cruise, which I expect will be cancelled by DCL, and a EBTA in May. No idea if that one will sail eitherThey're working on the Engine module in Meyer-Rostock shipyard, but they haven't even started cutting steel in Meyer-Werft shipyard yet, the other ships in the dock where the Wish will be built are still there, the AIDAcosma and Odyssey of the Sea are in Hall 6, about your ABD river cruise that includes a visit to the shipyard, until they lift the quarantining it's unlikely they'll proceed with that tour. But never say never, it might work out but not on the itinerary you have booked.
Yes, I have no clue if Europe will be open to US visitors next July. I haven't even looked into airfare until I have a better feeling on what the odds are on doing this cruise. We have 2 other DCL cruises before then. A January SWDAS cruise, which I expect will be cancelled by DCL, and a EBTA in May. No idea if that one will sail either
My wife and I booked this cruise because of the shipyard tour as well. I'm not sure why that would cancel that if the rest of the trip goes on. I would think we would be more socially distant doing a shipyard excursion than the other "regular" excursion they do.I feel you. We are booked on the first one in May, and I honestly don't see it happening... my fear is ABD will cancel the shipyard tour, but try to run the trip anyway. We mainly booked for the excursion (we'd do a river cruise sometime, but it wouldn't have been NOW without that carrot...) Things have certainly changed since we booked the tour in January.
My wife and I booked this cruise because of the shipyard tour as well. I'm not sure why that would cancel that if the rest of the trip goes on. I would think we would be more socially distant doing a shipyard excursion than the other "regular" excursion they do.
Any chance you would be kind enough to send us a photo from time to time? I’ll take anything you can get your hands on, a new guy to turn bolts on the ship, seriously I mean anything. And pictures , oh would I love a picture!Papenburg resident here. I'm not sure how the Disney tour is different from the regular Meyer Werft tour but the visitors centre at the shipyard has been open for tours at least up until last week. Obviously the situation can change quickly and the county of Emsland (which Papenburg is in) has seen a couple of new Covid outbreaks recently which means the German government has put the area into a slightly higher risk category over the weekend. Whether this will have any effect on the shipyard or the visitors centre I don't know.
Any chance you would be kind enough to send us a photo from time to time? I’ll take anything you can get your hands on, a new guy to turn bolts on the ship, seriously I mean anything. And pictures , oh would I love a picture!
I’m just kind of desperate for good cruise news.
Any chance you would be kind enough to send us a photo from time to time? I’ll take anything you can get your hands on, a new guy to turn bolts on the ship, seriously I mean anything. And pictures , oh would I love a picture!
I’m just kind of desperate for good cruise news.
I guess with today's release of early 2022 itineraries we now know Wish will not be out until earliest summer 2022 (unless they drop it in not in a scheduled release). Still hoping they have her run the current Dream itineraries and we can do Wish for Thanksgiving 2022. I guess the next release will give us more information as to whether that is possible :|
It is on DCL's site that the Wish is currently planned to begin sailing Summer 2022.
Back when the Dream or Fantasy was being built, Disney arranged a special hard hat tour, where some lucky cruisers actually got to go into the hall, and on to the ship. It wasnt the normal walk thru tour. Thats iirc.Papenburg resident here. I'm not sure how the Disney tour is different from the regular Meyer Werft tour but the visitors centre at the shipyard has been open for tours at least up until last week. Obviously the situation can change quickly and the county of Emsland (which Papenburg is in) has seen a couple of new Covid outbreaks recently which means the German government has put the area into a slightly higher risk category over the weekend. Whether this will have any effect on the shipyard or the visitors centre I don't know.