Gov. Rick Scott Highlights Disney's Newest Cruise Ship on Facebook

Submitted by Anonymous on March 8, 2012 - 6:44pm

The arrival of Disney Cruise Lines' newest ship at Port Canaveral this week drew the excitement of Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday.

Great news for Florida's Space Coast: Disney's Newest Cruise Ship is expected to create 500 jobs. SHARE this great news for Port Canaveral! Scott stated on his Facebook page.

The vessel, the fourth in the line and a sister ship to the Disney Dream, is to begin sailing weekly cruises starting March 31.

The Fantasy and Dream are similar ships built to the same specifications. They hold about 4,000 passengers. A key exterior difference is that the Fantasy has characters from Disney's 1941 animated film "Dumbo" adorning its stern, including the flying elephant himself and Timothy Q. Mouse. (Sorcerer Mickey is on the stern of the Disney Dream.), according to Florida Today.

The Fantasy was christened last week in New York City, and singer Mariah Carey who had a hit song named "Fantasy" was announced to be its godmother.

The ship wasnt the only one making news upon arriving at one of Floridas ports this week.

The largest commercial ship ever to visit the Port of Pensacola arrived late Monday to undergo maintenance for eight to 10 days, according to the Pensacola News Journal.

The 56,000-ton Eagle Sydney, a 750-foot-long, 142-foot-wide tanker, shuttles crude oil on the Gulf of Mexico from ships to ports and from ship to ship.

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