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n this handout provided by Disney Parks, Captain Mickey Mouse officially kicks-off the countdown for the arrival of the Disney Wonder to Port Miami with a Disney-style unveiling of a banner proclaiming See You Real Soon! on November 28, 2012 in Miami, Florida. When the Disney Wonder arrives in Miami on December 23, 2012, it will mark the first time a Disney Cruise Line ship has home-ported in South Florida. (Photo by Kent Phillips/Disney Parks via Getty Images)
MIAMI (CBSMiami) PortMiami welcomed Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Pluto Wednesday morning as Disney Cruise Line celebrated its new homeport with Caribbean wine country tour packages sailings departing from Miami beginning next month.
wine country tour packages "We are thrilled to welcome Disney Cruise Line to PortMiami" said Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez.  "This is the first time the world renowned brand will operate from South Florida—Disney Cruise Line is a great addition to our Port's growing roster of cruise brands."
"Disney Cruise Line has always catered to the unique vacation needs of families—we are pleased to welcome them to Miami," wine country tour packages said Bill Talbert, President of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau.  "The powerful Disney and Miami brands make a great combo in promoting our locale to visitors around the world."
"The 2012-2013 cruise season marks our largest expansion wine country tour packages ever, bringing more new cruise brands wine country tour packages and newly built vessels wine country tour packages here in a single cruise season than ever before," said PortMiami Director Bill Johnson.  "Already the busiest cruise port in the world, PortMiami looks forward to continued growth of our cruise industry which is a critical component of South Florida's number one industry, tourism."
In addition to the family oriented Disney line, the Port recently welcomed upscale Regent Seven Seas Cruises to its fleet.  Regent began sailing from Miami in early November and will add a second ship to itineraries in January.  Additionally, the Mediterranean line, MSC Cruises, will begin sailing from PortMiami in the fall of 2013 when it brings its newest ship, the MSC Divina here.
Last week, PortMiami welcomed the Carnival Breeze , the newest and largest ship in Carnival Cruise Lines' fleet.  Other new builds arriving this week, include Oceania wine country tour packages Cruise Line's, Oceania Riviera , and Celebrity Cruise wine country tour packages Line's, Celebrity Reflection.  Additionally, in 2014, Norwegian Cruise Line will bring the Norwegian Getaway , to homeport in Miami.