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"The Port of New Orleans is going for the gold when it comes to the next cruise line to call the Crescent City home.Officials have already met with executives at Disney Cruise Line to talk about the possibility of docking a Disney cruise ship or two at the city's proposed new cruise terminal at Poland Avenue, where construction is set to begin at the end of this year.\"Certainly to bring a plum like Disney to New Orleans is a very good thing,\" said Port of New Orleans President Gary LaGrange.\u00A0LaGrange says talks to lure Disney here are in the very early stages and could take months if not longer to get an answer.\"It's like getting a Super Bowl to agree to come to New Orleans.\u00A0 You start well in advance while all the planning and preparations can take place,\" LaGrange explained.A spokesperson for Disney told WDSU the company is always looking at new locations, but at this time, New Orleans is not part of the cruise line's itinerary.\u00A0 LaGrange is hoping one day it will be.\"We will continue to sell our great city and why we think New Orleans would make a wonderful addition to Disney's current locations.\"LaGrange said Disney isn't the only cruise line he's currently in talks with.\u00A0 Several others are also potential contenders and could make New Orleans home.\u00A0 According to him, the new terminal would be home to two ships with a cruising capacity of up to 12,000 passengers every weekend.Businesses\u00A0 near the proposed site say whether it's Disney or another cruise line, the addition will greatly impact the area.\"We think it's tremendous,\" said Paul Martin, the day manager at The Bacchanal Wine &amp; Spirits on Poland Avenue.\u00A0 \"Anytime you can bring some positive reinforcement into the community.\"LaGrange will meet with Disney Cruise Line executives again next month.\u00A0 Construction of the new cruise terminal is set to begin at the end of this year with completion set for late 2014 or early 2015."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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