Grumpy
03-04-2009, 06:41 AM
Will it be San Diego or Los Angeles?
That's the question that has Disney fans on the West Coast buzzing today in the wake of a story that says the two cities are on the short list to get their very own Disney ship.
The San Diego Union Tribune reports its home town is well into negotiations with Disney to become the home port for the first Disney ship to be based in the West full time, but the growing cruise hub still has to beat out the Port of San Pedro in the Los Angeles area.
The news outlet says Disney is planning to launch cruises out of the region in February 2011.
Disney is in the midst of building two new, 122,000-ton cruise ships for delivery in 2011 and 2012 that will greatly increase its capacity and allow expansion to new itineraries. Construction on the ships began Monday at a shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.
The Union Tribune says Disney is expected to make a decision about its West Coast home later this month.
That's the question that has Disney fans on the West Coast buzzing today in the wake of a story that says the two cities are on the short list to get their very own Disney ship.
The San Diego Union Tribune reports its home town is well into negotiations with Disney to become the home port for the first Disney ship to be based in the West full time, but the growing cruise hub still has to beat out the Port of San Pedro in the Los Angeles area.
The news outlet says Disney is planning to launch cruises out of the region in February 2011.
Disney is in the midst of building two new, 122,000-ton cruise ships for delivery in 2011 and 2012 that will greatly increase its capacity and allow expansion to new itineraries. Construction on the ships began Monday at a shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.
The Union Tribune says Disney is expected to make a decision about its West Coast home later this month.