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DISNEY DOUBLE On the heels of finalising the RCCL deal, Meyer Werft got to celebrate the keel laying of the Disney Fantasy at the Meyer Werft shipyard in February. Disney Fantasy is the second of two newly-designed ships that promise to take the family cruise expe- rience to unprecedented heights, backed, The 4,000-passenger Disney Fanta- of course, by an iconic brand. Fantasy’s sy will be making the rounds in the Carib- sister vessel, Disney Dream, entered ser- bean, with its maiden voyage scheduled vice just two weeks before the keel-laying. for March 2012.  The Disney double offers some cruise Come March, the Meyer Werft ship- industry “first-ever” innovations, among yard got busy working on the very first them AquaDuck – the world’s first ship- steel plate for the new giant cruise liner board water coaster.  In addition, Disney Celebrity Reflection, with the cruise op- Fantasy is supposed to feature a few new erator Celebrity Cruises as the client. The design elements and guest experiences newest ship of the Celebrity Solstice class that will give the ship a unique identity, will be delivered to Celebrity Cruises in the separating her from Disney Dream.   autumn of 2012. seatec 2/2011 29