The Disney Fantasy gets floated out, getting its first taste of water, at the Meyer Werft shipyards in Papenberg, Germany on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Construction on the new ship will continue before the Fantasy's debut in March this year. (Meyer Werft / January 8, 2012) |
The Disney Fantasy reached another milestone ahead of its debut later this year. The fourth and newest Disney Cruise Line ship was floated out at the Meyer Werft shipyards in Papenberg, Germany on Sunday, Jan. 8.
The float out was the Fantasy's first taste of water. Construction is still progressing aboard the ship. Recent photos added to our gallery show progress on the various parts of the exterior and interior including the addition of Dumbo and Timothy Q. Mouse as the two characters to grace the stern.
You can also see progress on Satellite Falls pool deck, the main dining room of the Enchanted Garden, a Monsters, Inc.-themed area of the Oceaneer Club, Buena Vista Theatre and the Deck 11 family pool as well as shots of the exterior.
Check out those and more photos here.
After the float out, next up for the Fantasy will be its convayance down the River Ems from the shipyard at the end of January followed by sea trials before being handed over to Disney on Feb. 9.
The Fantasy's debut voyage will be on March 31, 2011. The Fantasy will sail out of Port Canaveral, offering alternating seven-night cruises to the Eastern and Western Caribbean with stops at Castaway Cay, the line's private island in the Bahamas. The 4,000-passenger ship is a sister to the Dream, also based at Port Canaveral, that debuted in January 2010 and will up the Disney Cruise Line fleet to four, with the line's two original vessels, the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder.
The Wonder is currently based on the Pacific Coast and the Magic will continue to sail out of Port Canavearl until Fantasy's arrival, when it will migrate to New York.
The float out was the Fantasy's first taste of water. Construction is still progressing aboard the ship. Recent photos added to our gallery show progress on the various parts of the exterior and interior including the addition of Dumbo and Timothy Q. Mouse as the two characters to grace the stern.
You can also see progress on Satellite Falls pool deck, the main dining room of the Enchanted Garden, a Monsters, Inc.-themed area of the Oceaneer Club, Buena Vista Theatre and the Deck 11 family pool as well as shots of the exterior.
Check out those and more photos here.
After the float out, next up for the Fantasy will be its convayance down the River Ems from the shipyard at the end of January followed by sea trials before being handed over to Disney on Feb. 9.
The Fantasy's debut voyage will be on March 31, 2011. The Fantasy will sail out of Port Canaveral, offering alternating seven-night cruises to the Eastern and Western Caribbean with stops at Castaway Cay, the line's private island in the Bahamas. The 4,000-passenger ship is a sister to the Dream, also based at Port Canaveral, that debuted in January 2010 and will up the Disney Cruise Line fleet to four, with the line's two original vessels, the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder.
The Wonder is currently based on the Pacific Coast and the Magic will continue to sail out of Port Canavearl until Fantasy's arrival, when it will migrate to New York.
