Disney’s 2020 cruise from New Orleans sells out in one hour

By Janine Puhak

Published October 30, 2018

Fox News

Competitor cruise lines are following Disney’s lead and “testing the waters” with trips out of the Big Easy. (Disney)

Looks like Mickey Mouse was on to something.

Disney's first four-day cruise from New Orleans sold out to the public in just one hour, proving just how loyal and excited Disney fans get about new experiences.

In 2020, the Disney Wonder will embark on a variety of Caribbean and Bahamian cruises from the Big Easy. (Disney)

The Sun Herald reported Monday that the trailblazing package sold out at lightning speed just a few weeks before.

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“You wouldn’t believe the people that jumped on that. It sold out in one hour. The whole cruise,” Brenda Walker, a Cruise Planners franchise owner and American Express Travel rep, told the Herald, of the February 2020 trip. “It just shows you how eager people are to cruise local.”

In late September, Disney Cruises confirmed to Fox News that the line will open a new home port in New Orleans and house the aptly named “Disney Wonder” ship, which will travel to various Caribbean and Bahamian destinations.

The cruise line will also make a “highly anticipated return” to the Hawaiian Islands in early 2020. Trips to Puerto Rico are also slated to sail for a limited time as well.

The Disney Magic cruise ship sails on a section of the Panama Canal May 16, 2008. The U.S.-owned cruise ship has paid a record $331,200 to cross the Panama Canal as vessels fight for space in the increasingly congested waterway, authorities said on June 10, 2008. The 964-foot (295-meter)-long Disney Magic, owned by a subsidiary of Walt Disney Co, broke the transit record on May 16, the Panama Canal Authority said. The ship sails out of Port Canaveral, Florida, and is registered in the Bahamas. Picture taken May 16, 2008. REUTERS/Panama Canal Authority/Handout (PANAMA) - GM1E46B0AU501

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According to the Herald, in the words of Walker, competitor cruise lines are following Disney’s lead and “testing the waters” with trips out of the Big Easy. Norwegian Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean will be launching cruises from New Orleans in the next few months, too.

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