Disney Magic to Europe/Africa in 2010

Following up on its extremely successful European season in 2007, Disney has announced that they will be returning the Magic to Europe for the summer and fall of 2010 in a series of itineraries that take it from Russia to Northern Africa between April and September.

The Magic's schedule includes eight 10- and 11-night tours through the Mediterranean. Ports of call on the Mediterranean cruises include Rome, Florence and Nice, as well as new stops at Malta, Corsica and the Tunisian capital city Tunis.

The schedule also includes the company's first sailings to Northern Europe, with four 12-night voyages from Dover to St. Petersburg with stops in six other countries. The four sailings will be in June and July, and will also include stops in Oslo, Copenhagen, the gateway port to Berlin and either Helsinki or Tallinn, Estonia.
Disney will also offer a pair of 14-night, one-way repositioning cruises from Port Canaveral to Barcelona and back.

While the Disney Magic is overseas, the Disney Wonder will sail slightly longer voyages out of Port Canaveral. Instead of three- and four-night Caribbean sailings, the Wonder will offer four- and five-night cruises with new stops in Key West, as well as an extra stop in Castaway Cay, Disney's private island in the Bahamas.

As those of you who love Disney know, these itineraries sell out quickly for the most popular categories. If it is time for your family to experience Europe the Disney way, with all the Disney touches (including specially-designed family-friendly excursions and expanded in-port kids' club hours), then you'll want to make your bookings early!

Wondering what Disney will be doing with their new ships? I'll give you a clue - expect to see one of them summering in Alaska starting in 2011, and sailing to Glacier Bay. They've already made application to the National Park Service for Glacier Bay permits. The main question remaining is not necessarily whether or not they will get some, but whether they'll be sailing one-way sailings with cruisetour packages or round-trips out of Vancouver or Seattle. More details to follow when they're announced.