Disney Cruise Line Flag Flies at German Shipyard

The Disney Cruise Line celebrated the official opening of an office at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany this week with a ceremonial hoisting of its colors at the facility’s entrance.

For the next five years, the Disney Cruise Line flag will fly at the Meyer Werft shipyard, and full-time Disney Cruise Line Cast Members and Disney Imagineers will work alongside the Meyer Werft team to deliver two new Disney ships in 2011 and 2012.

“This is an exciting time as we take the first step in our new build process” said Frank de Heer, Vice President of New Ship Development for Walt Disney Imagineering. “Meyer Werft’s expertise and fine craftsmanship combined with classic Disney artistry and storytelling will ensure that our ships will be among the finest at sea.”

Meyer Werft entered into a contract with Disney Cruise Line in April of this year to construct the two new vessels.

Disney Cruise Line currently has two 83,000-ton ships, the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder, which each have 875 staterooms. The two news ships will be significantly larger at 124,000-tons with 1,250 staterooms.