Disney Cruise Line will be offering 12 seven-night Mexican Riviera itineraries in 2008, plus two 15-night Panama Canal Repositioning cruises (they've got to get to Los Angeles somehow). This is a near-repeat of the 2005 West Coast sailing season. The difference is in the details.
We had the pleasure of sailing on a Disney repositioning cruise through the Panama Canal in September 2005, which included stops along the Mexican Riviera. To read about our adventures and see photos and videos, check out our full trip report!
Jennifer and Dave's Panama Canal Crossing Report:
http://www.passporter.com/dcl/panamacanalcruise.asp
In 2005, the 7-night cruises departed Los Angeles on Saturday, this time around, it'll be Sunday departures. Also, the sequence of ports/days at sea will be reversed. Nonetheless, the same Mexican ports will be involved: Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta. Here's the lineup:
Sunday. . . . . . . . . . . . Port of Los Angeles
Monday . . . . . . . . . . . At Sea
Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . Cabo San Lucas
Wednesday . . . . . . . . . Mazatlán
Thursday . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Vallarta
Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . At Sea
Saturday . . . . . . . . . . At Sea
Sunday. . . . . . . . . . . . Port of Los Angeles
The seven-night cruises will depart on May 25; June 1; June 8; June 15; June 22; June 29; July 6; July 13; July 20; July 27; Aug. 3; and Aug. 10, 2008.
The repositioning cruises are not only a day longer than the 2005 itineraries, but they'll visit several different ports.
The westbound repositioning (May 10-24) will visit Castaway Cay, Aruba, Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta, and Cabo San Lucas. That leaves eight days at sea, and one day transiting the Panama Canal. The eastbound repositioning (August 17-September 1) will visit Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco, Cartagena, Aruba, and Castaway Cay, plus seven at-sea days, and one day transiting the Panama Canal. The day in Cartagena (Colombia) will be Disney Cruise Line's first visit to a South American port. Here's the lineup:
Departing May 10, 2008
Saturday. . . . Port Canaveral
Sunday. . . . . .Castaway Cay
Monday . . . . .At Sea
Tuesday . . . . At Sea
Wednesday. . Aruba
Thursday. . .. . At Sea
Friday. . . . . Panama Canal
Saturday. . .. .At Sea
Sunday . . .. .At Sea
Monday. . .. Acapulco
Tuesday . . At Sea
Wednesday .Puerto Vallarta
Thursday . .Cabo San Lucas
Friday . . . . .At Sea
Saturday . .At Sea
Sunday . . .. Port of Los Angeles
The eastbound repositioning departs August 17, 2008
Sunday . . . . .. . Port of Los Angeles
Monday . . . .. . At Sea
Tuesday. . . .. . .Cabo San Lucas
Wednesday . . .Puerto Vallarta
Thursday. . . .At Sea
Friday. . . . .. . Acapulco
Saturday. . ..At Sea
Sunday . . . .. .At Sea
Monday. . . . Panama Canal
Tuesday . . . Cartagena
Wednesday . . . At Sea
Thursday. . . .Aruba
Friday . . . .At Sea
Saturday . . .At Sea
Sunday. . . . Castaway Cay
Monday. . .. . Port Canaveral
As always, all these itineraries and ports will be detailed in the sixth edition of PassPorter's Field Guide to the Disney Cruise Line, due out in January, 2008.
If you'd like a preview of these cruises, check our
trip reports, photos, and videos of our 2005 eastbound repositioning cruise from Los Angeles to Port Canaveral.