WATCH: Port Canaveral Commission Green-Lights Study On How To Accommodate Disney Expansion

By Space Coast Daily // June 27, 2018

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SPACE COAST DAILY TV: With Disney Cruise Lines poised to increase its presence at Port Canaveral, the Canaveral Port Authority agreed to sanction a study to determine how to best accommodate the company’s expansion at the port. During the Port Commission meeting on Wednesday morning, which you can watch above, the commissioners agreed 5-0 to have a feasibility study done, at a cost of about $190,000, to examine upgrades to Cruise Terminals 8 and 10.

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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – With Disney Cruise Lines poised to increase its presence at Port Canaveral, the Canaveral Port Authority agreed to sanction a study to determine how to best accommodate the company’s expansion at the port.

During the Port Commission meeting on Wednesday morning, the commissioners agreed 5-0 to have a feasibility study done over the next 90 days, at a cost of about $190,000, to examine upgrades to Cruise Terminals 8 and 10 to service an additional year-around ship.

Disney has had a presence at Port Canaveral since 1985 when it became a licensed partner with Premier Cruise lines, and Port Canaveral is currently the homeport for the Disney 1,114-foot, 130,00-ton sister ships Dream and Fantasy.

Disney Cruise Line now operates a total of four ships, including Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, Disney Dream, and Disney Fantasy. Three additional ships will join the fleet in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Disney Cruise Line also owns Castaway Cay, a private island in the Bahamas designed as an exclusive port of call for Disney’s ships.

In 2018, Disney Cruise Lines had 2.3 percent of the worldwide cruise market by passenger and 2.2 percent by revenue.