OK .... My family is toying with the idea of our first cruise. However, we can't decide if we want to do a 2011 Magic WC, or just wait for a 2012 7-night sailing on one of the larger ships. I'm NOT a patient person, and the suspense is killing me. So I took it upon myself to try to figure out if the Fantasy will be on my chosen itinerary in 2012 (so as to, ya know, make my choice even more complicated.... haha).
I went to
http://www.caymanport.com/shipschedules.php and searched which Disney-owned ships that will be in port at Grand Cayman, from March 2012 thru Sept 2012.
Here's what I came up with (sorry the table is kinda crooked):
Ship schedule results:
# Vessel Name Vessel Line Max
Pax Arrived Pax
/Tonnage Arrival Departure
1. Disney Magic
Disney Cruise Lines 2,500 2,500 Mar 20 2012 7:00AM Mar 20 2012 4:45PM
2. Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Lines 4,000 4,000 Mar 30 2012 9:30AM Mar 30 2012 5:00PM
3. Disney Magic Disney Cruise Lines 2,500 2,500 Apr 3 2012 7:00AM Apr 3 2012 4:45PM
4. Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Lines 4,000 4,000 Apr 16 2012 9:30AM Apr 16 2012 5:00PM
5. Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Lines 4,000 4,000 Apr 30 2012 9:30AM Apr 30 2012 5:00PM
6. Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Lines 4,000 4,000 May 14 2012 9:30AM May 14 2012 5:00PM
7. Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Lines 4,000 4,000 May 28 2012 9:30AM May 28 2012 5:00PM
8. Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Lines 4,000 4,000 Jun 11 2012 9:30AM Jun 11 2012 5:00PM
9. Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Lines 4,000 4,000 Jun 25 2012 9:30AM Jun 25 2012 5:00PM
10. Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Lines 4,000 4,000 Jul 9 2012 9:30AM Jul 9 2012 5:00PM
11. Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Lines 4,000 4,000 Jul 23 2012 9:30AM Jul 23 2012 5:00PM
12. Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Lines 4,000 4,000 Aug 6 2012 9:30AM Aug 6 2012 5:00PM
13. Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Lines 4,000 4,000 Aug 20 2012 9:30AM Aug 20 2012 5:00PM
14. Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Lines 4,000 4,000 Sep 3 2012 9:30AM Sep 3 2012 5:00PM
15. Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Lines 4,000 4,000 Sep 17 2012 9:30AM Sep 17 2012 5:00PM
16. Disney Magic Disney Cruise Lines 2,500 2,500 Sep 25 2012 7:00AM Sep 25 2012 4:30PM
17. Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Lines 4,000 4,000 Oct 1 2012 9:30AM Oct 1 2012 5:00PM
18. Disney Magic Disney Cruise Lines 2,500 2,500 Oct 9 2012 7:00AM Oct 9 2012 4:30PM
This tells me that BOTH the Magic and the Fantasy will be visiting the Grand Cayman port (Western itinerary, I assume) in 2012, with the Magic having an "off" time thru the summer months (maybe repositioning?? WHo knows...), and returning in Sept.
So. I'm concluding that Magic and Fantasy will do Western Carib sailings in 2012. Hope this helps some of you out!