When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. While the circumstances leading up to the Disney Cruise Line fleet assembling in Brest, France are not ideal, the result is an epic family photo of the Disney Magic, Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, and Disney Wonder.
Photo: Dave Krijgsman [L-R] Disney Magic (dry dock), Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, and Disney Wonder 
The photo was taken aboard the Disney Dream by Dave Krijgsman and posted on Instagram.
I really hope Disney Cruise Line takes further advantage of this unique opportunity to take some epic family photos along the lines of what Celebrity Cruises pulled off earlier this week.
The fleet is using the shipyard in Brest, France for dry/wet dock to get the ships ready for the eventual restart. No details have been shared publicly on the work being done, but at this time the Disney Dream and Disney Magic have been out of water in the dry dock berth at the shipyard.
Why are all the ships there? Any work being done on them?
Dry/wet dock in preparation for the restart.
Sorry if I missed it but what are they all doing there? One assumes some sort of dry dock but if so what are they actually doing to the ships?
Dry/wet dock in preparation for the restart.
Is there any particular reason that DCL picked this location?
Available dry/wet dock space, crew repatriations were much easier outside of the CDC restrictions.
Beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time.
It looks like routine haul inspections, maintenance and repairs. That way they can sale for 5 years before the next required dry dock. I haven’t seen anything that indicates reimagineering.
It’s interesting that catfish278 says she has a contract. Do you feel that’s a positive sign?
Everyone working on the ships has a contract. However, I have heard they are assembling crew for the eventual slow restart.
Exactly my thoughts! Loved it, but it almost brought me to tears! Miss them so much…
I would predict that the restart of Disney Cruise Line (at least for cruises originating in the United States) will not be for another 6 to 8 months from now, that is restarting sometime between April and June of 2021. And even then with heavy restrictions, including and especially proof of vaccination and a negative covid-19 test within seven days prior to departure date.
I’m surprised there hasn’t been any announcements for changes especially related to CDC guidelines. I would think Cabanas would be modified to be no longer self service buffet. I could see it changing to a cafeteria style food service. Or permanent quick table service.
Since we are speculating, mine is that DCL is upgrading HVAC systems to better inhibit Covid19 (merv13, bipolar ionization, etc.). This would be quite significant to reducing risk. But, I really don’t know and wish they would provide more details. I do expect DCL to be cruising by January 1, 2021. Again, that’s speculative, or, maybe wishful thinking.
We’re booked for January 9…I hope your wishful thinking comes true!