What New Disney Cruise Ships Are Being Built?

Disney Treasure — Launched December 2024

The sixth ship of the Disney Cruise Line fleet is named the Disney Treasure. The ship began sailing in late 2024, with an official maiden voyage on December 21, 2024.

Here’s a look back at its construction and an overview of what’s onboard.

Construction was completed at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. This is the same shipyard which built several prior Disney Cruise Ships, the Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, and Disney Wish.

The first of the large “building blocks” which make up the ship began arriving onsite at the shipyard in November 2022. By March of 2023, one of the recognizable “funnels” had arrived.

Find video of more parts of the ship arriving at the shipyard by checking the excellent Ems-Dollart Media YouTube channel.

Construction continued to move along swiftly; Disney’s own photographic log of the shipbuilding process shows that the bridge (essentially the “cockpit” of the ship) was installed in late June 2023.

Image © Disney

And by early December 2023, both of the iconic funnels had been installed on the ship, already showing hints of their signature red color and Mickey Mouse icon.

Image © Disney

As of late March 2024, the superstructure of the ship was essentially complete. Photos released by Disney showed the ship fully painted, actually afloat in the water versus in drydock, and moved to a new location for finishing work as construction work shifted toward the new Disney Destiny (detailed later in this article).

The Disney Treasure afloat at its shipyard on March 27, 2024 | Image © Disney

On August 3, 2024, the ship had its “Float Out,” where we got to see the exterior for the first time in its substantially completed version (and hear its horn for the first time).

The Disney Treasure hosted its first passengers on a series of test and preview cruises as October 29, 2024, with the official maiden voyage taking place on December 21, 2024.

It is a sister ship to the Disney Wish (which began sailing in 2022), the Disney Destiny (which joins the fleet in November 2025), another Wish-class ship (which joins the fleet around 2027), and likely to the new Disney ship coming to Japan (2028-29). These ships should all be generally the same in terms of construction, though some themed elements will vary between them.

Here’s more information about the Disney Treasure.

The overall theme of the ship is “adventure,” as announced at the 2022 D23 Expo.

The ship’s bow features artwork of Minnie Mouse in “adventure-ready” attire, while the stern features 3D sculptures of Peter Pan and Captain Hook.

The grand hall of the ship is “inspired by the grandeur and mystery of a gilded palace,” with both real-world inspiration (Asia and Africa) and fairy-tale inspiration (Agrabah). It is the first Disney Cruise ship to feature three Disney characters in its atrium lobby statue: Aladdin, Jasmine, and their Magic Carpet (along with the fateful lamp).

As expected, some of the onboard offerings are generally in line with what’s found on the Disney Wish — but others are unique to the Treasure.

Here’s a quick glance at some of the spaces and offerings that are on the ship:

• Staterooms
  • The usual variety of Inside, Oceanview, Verandah, and Concierge Staterooms
  • Four Royal Suites, including Bagheera Royal Suites and Rajah Royal Suites with designs inspired by characters from The Jungle Book and Aladdin, respectively.
  • An astounding Tomorrow Tower Suite inspired by EPCOT, in one of the ship’s iconic red funnel smokestacks.
•  Dining, Snacks, and Lounges
  • Plaza de Coco restaurant, inspired by the film Coco, offers themed dining with live Mariachi music and a visit from Miguel
  • Worlds of Marvel restaurant, featuring two different dinner shows — Avengers: Quantum Encounter (also presented on the Disney Wish) and Marvel Celebration of Heroes: Groot Remix
  • 1923 restaurant, a tribute to the 1920s Hollywood that made the Disney brothers famous (also found on the Disney Wish)
  • Palo Steakhouse, Enchanté, and The Rose, adult-exclusive specialty dining / lounges (also found on the Disney Wish)
  • Jumbeaux’s Sweets, inspired by Zootopia, offers tasty snacks for purchase
  • Jade Cricket Café and Heihei Café, inspired by Mulan and Moana
  • Periscope Pub, inspired by 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • Scat Cat Lounge, a jazz piano lounge inspired by The Aristocats.
  • Skipper Society, a lounge inspired by the Jungle Cruise attraction
  • Haunted Mansion Parlor, a lounge themed to the Haunted Mansion attraction
  • Marceline Market and Mickey and Friends Festival of Foods casual dining
• Water Fun
  • The AquaMouse features a new Curse of the Golden Egg storyline developed for the Disney Treasure.
  • Ten pools plus a Toy Story Splash Zone
• Kids and Teen Clubs
  • Disney’s Oceaneer Club featuring Marvel Super Hero Academy, Fairytale Hall, Walt Disney Imagineering Lab, Star Wars Cargo Bay, and Mickey and Minnie Captain’s Deck
  • Edge, Vibe, and it’s a small world nursery! for tweens, teens, and toddlers, respectively.
• Entertainment and Activities
  • Live Broadway-style shows in the Walt Disney Theatre, including Beauty and the Beast, Disney Seas the Adventure, and a new show called Disney the Tale of Moana
  • Hero Zone, Wonderland Cinema, and Never Land Cinema, also found on Disney Wish
  • Character encounters, music, and shows in the Grand Hall (ship atrium / lobby)
  • Sarabi, a “central hub” for daytime activities and adult-exclusive evening entertainment
• Spa and Salons
  • DCL-favorite Senses Spa returns to the Disney Treasure, along with a reimagined Senses Fitness center
  • Tangled Salon and Hook’s Barbery for beauty treatments

Birthplace

Meyer Werft shipyard – Papenburg, Germany

Maiden Voyage

Dec. 21, 2024

Home Port

Port Canaveral,  FL

Tonnage

Approximately 144,000 gross tons

Length

1,119 feet

Beam

128 feet

Draft

27.2 feet

Height

221 feet

Speed

19.5 knots cruising speed and 23 knots maximum speed

Fuel Type

Liquefied Natural Gas

Crew Members

1,555

Maximum Capacity

4,000 passengers

Guest Staterooms

1,256 staterooms, about 90% of which are expected to have either a porthole window or verandah balcony

• 123 inside staterooms
• 185 oceanview staterooms
• 948 verandah staterooms

Passenger Decks

14 passenger decks. Technically, the second floor of the Tomorrow Tower Suite would be a 15th deck, but it’s an isolated space inside the ship’s funnel not accessible to most passengers.

Disney Destiny — 2025

The next ship currently being fully built (from start to finish) specifically for Disney’s fleet is due to arrive in 2025.

This ship was somewhat of a surprise in and of itself. Disney originally announced in 2016 that it would be building two new ships. But at the following year’s D23 Expo, the company announced it would actually be building three new ships.

Like the Disney Treasure, this ship is expected to be materially similar to the Disney Wish in terms of construction.

On March 20, 2024, we learned that this new ship will be called the Disney Destiny.

Its maiden voyage is scheduled for November 20, 2025. The ship will be based in Fort Lauderdale, FL and initially sail on 4- and 5-night Bahamian and Caribbean Cruises.

Construction Status

The ships exterior construction is generally complete. On January 15, 2025, Disney announced that the final blocks of the ships had been put in place. (Cruise ships are built in giant sections called “blocks” which are then assembled one-by-one — for a further look into this process, check out this fantastic documentary on the building of the Destiny’s sister ship, the Disney Wish).

And as of March 24, 2025, the ship is now actually afloat in the water within its construction hall.

Here’s a timelapse video Disney released on Instagram. The start of the video shows the lower decks of the Disney Destiny barely visible in the foreground while the Disney Treasure sits nearly complete in the background. The Treasure soon “disappears” as its construction wraps up and the Destiny takes over the entire shipbuilding area.

Operational testing of major ship systems is also in progress as work on the ship’s interior continues. The next big construction milestone will be the ship’s float-out, when it leaves the construction hall and begins final testing before being officially turned over to Disney.

Theme

The theme of the Disney Destiny is expected to revolve around the concept of heroes and villains. In announcing the name on March 20, 2024, Disney promised:

… opposing forces of light and dark drive characters to rise to their purpose. Onboard, guests will encounter heroes and villains alike – including those from beloved Walt Disney Animation stories like “The Lion King,” “Hercules” and “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” – within spaces, experiences and entertainment throughout their voyage.

The bow of the ship will feature artwork showing Captain Minnie in her superhero best.

Ship bow artwork | Image © Disney

Disney also released a fun comic book style video to announce the ship’s theme:

Given that it is a sister ship to the Disney Wish, we expect a similar layout in terms of the number of kids’ clubs, restaurants, pools, etc.

Here’s what has been officially announced so far:

• Staterooms
  • The usual variety of Inside, Oceanview, Verandah, and Concierge Staterooms
    • Seven special oceanview rooms located directly above the ship’s bridge (“cockpit”)
    • A luxurious Destiny Tower Suite, the ship’s two-story “penthouse” stateroom inspired by Iron Man‘s Tony Stark
  • Four Royal Suites, including Hero Suites inspired by Disney’s Hercules and IncrediSuites inspired by The Incredibles
• Dining, Snacks, and Lounges
  • Pride Lands: Feast of The Lion King restaurant, featuring live musicians and storytellers during the dinner show. Expect music and dance performances of many Lion King favorites, set against stunning “windows” and lighting effects that evoke animals, sunrises, and sunsets.
  • Worlds of Marvel restaurant, featuring Rocket and Groot in a tribute to the Super Heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
  • 1923 restaurant, paying tribute to Walt and Roy Disney’s Hollywood and the legacy of Disney animation
  • Enchanté by Chef Arnaud Lallement, the ship’s premier adult-exclusive dining spot
  • Palo Steakhouse, an adult-exclusive signature restaurant
  • Marceline Market, a casual all-you-can-eat dining spot (similar to Cabanas on some older ships)
  • Mickey and Friends Festival of Foods grab-and-go dining windows along the pool decks, including Mickey’s Smokestack BBQ, Donald’s Cantina, Daisy’s Pizza Pies, Goofy’s Grill, and Minnie’s Delights
  • The Rose, an upscale adult-exclusive lounge
  • Cask and Cannon, a Pirates of the Caribbean themed pub featuring specialty rums, bootlegged brews straight from the barrel, and live sports on television
  • De Vil’s piano lounge, an adult-exclusive retreat inspired by One Hundred and One Dalmatians and landmarked by a spotted grand piano
  • Haunted Mansion Parlor, a Haunted Mansion inspired lounge that also is being featured on the Disney Treasure cruise ship
  • The Sanctum, a lounge inspired by Doctor Strange
  • Triton Lounge, a family-friendly spot for karaoke and mocktails
  • Edna Á La Mode Sweets, a confectionery offering handmade gelato, ice cream, cookies, candies and specialty treats. Expected to be subject to an upcharge.
  • Café Megara, a casual walk-up cafe space inspired by Disney’s Hercules and featuring what Disney calls a “Greco disco” design
  • Café Merida, a cafe area inspired by Disney-PIXAR’s Brave, and showcasing a Celtic design
  • A Concierge Lounge inspired by the Avengers, along with a private concierge sun deck
• Water Fun
  • The Aqua Mouse features a new Sing a Silly Song storyline designed exclusively for the ship; Mickey and Minnie trek to the peak of Villain Mountain
  • Ten pools and Water Play Areas including a Toy Story splash zone
  • Adult-exclusive Quiet Cove
• Kids and Teens Clubs
  • Disney’s Oceaneer Club (ages 3-10) featuring Marvel Super Hero Academy, Fairytale Hall, and Star Wars Cargo Bay
  • Disney Imagineering Lab (ages 3-10) for interactive theme park design activities
  • Mickey & Minnie’s Captain’s Deck, a fun-filled play area for little cruisers
  • Edge, Vibe, and it’s a small world nursery! for tweens, teens, and toddlers, respectively.
• Entertainment and Activities
  • Disney Hercules Broadway-style show
  • Frozen, a Musical Spectacular Broadway-style show
  • Disney Seas the Adventure Broadway-style show
  • Pirates Rockin’ Parlay Party with fireworks at sea
  • Disney Uncharted Adventure, an interactive adventure using your mobile device
  • A Grand Hall (atrium/lobby) inspired by Black Panther‘s Wakanda and featuring a statue of T’Challa
  • A ship stern design featuring Spider-Man and his Spider-Bots.
  • Hero Zone, a multipurpose family sports arena
  • Saga, a multipurpose venue hosting family fun by day and adult-exclusive events at night
  • Villainous Encounters with the likes of Maleficent, Dr. Facilier, Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, and Oogie Boogie, along with “mischievous and misunderstood” favorites such as Captain Jack Sparrow, Bruno, and Loki.
  • Dance Party at Oogie Boogie’s shipboard lair
  • Wonderland Cinema and Never Land Cinema, offering free showings of films from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and more
  • Interactive Disney Trivia, often interrupted by a cast of n’er-do-wells.
• Spa and Salons
  • Senses Spa and Senses Fitness center
  • Tangled Salon and Hook’s Barbery for beauty treatments
  • Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique for kids makeovers into fantasy characters

And more to come!

Birthplace

Meyer Werft shipyard – Papenburg, Germany

Home Port

Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Tonnage

Estimated to be approximately 144,000 gross tons

Length

Estimated to be approximately 1,119 feet (based on Disney Wish data)

Beam

Estimated to be approximately 128 feet (based on Disney Wish data)

Draft

Estimated to be approximately 27.2 feet (based on Disney Wish data)

Height

Estimated to be approximately 221 feet (based on Disney Wish data)

Speed

Estimated to be approximately 19.5 knots cruising speed and 23 knots maximum speed (based on Disney Wish data)

Fuel Type

Liquefied Natural Gas

Crew Members

Estimated to be approximately 1,555 (based on Disney Wish data)

Maximum Capacity

Estimated to be approximately 4,000 passengers (based on Disney Wish data)

Guest Staterooms

Estimated to have approximately 1,250 staterooms, about 90% of which are expected to have either a porthole window or verandah balcony (based on Disney Wish and Meyer Werft data)

Passenger Decks

Estimated to have approximately 14 passenger decks, counting both staterooms and common areas such as pools (based on Disney Wish data)

Disney Adventure (former Global Dream) — 2025

In 2022, it was announced that Disney had purchased a partially-completed cruise ship that was in the process of being built for another cruise line. This announcement was a big shock, as Disney had already surprised fans with an unexpected announcement of Disney Cruise Line’s seventh custom-built cruise ship and everyone thought that would be the end of the fleet expansion for the foreseeable future.

This newly-acquired, partially-constructed ship — known at the time as the Global Dream — was in its fourth year of construction at MV Werften shipyard in Germany as an addition to the fleet of Genting Hong Kong.

But thanks to a series of bankruptcies (involving both the original cruise line and the shipbuilder!), construction was eventually abandoned and the partially-built ship was due to be scrapped.

Disney Cruise Line was long rumored to be interested in acquiring the hull, and the purchase was officially announced in November 2022. Meyer Werft, which has built every Disney Cruise ship since the Disney Dream, will oversee the Global Dream’s completion and its conversion into a Disney Cruise ship.

As you can see in this video originally taken in February 2022 (months before the deal was announced), a significant amount of construction on the ship had already been done. Note that the video pre-dates the Disney purchase but has since been retitled to reflect Disney’s ownership.

Because Disney came into the project when the ship was already about 75% complete, the former Global Dream is not likely to have a so-called “sister ship” in the Disney fleet; it will be its own vessel without an equivalent.

The ship will not home-port in the United States but rather in Singapore. At the time the purchase was originally announced, Disney indicated that the ship was being purchased specifically to serve “new markets,” and the conventional wisdom of industry observers at the time was that this ship would likely primarily serve Asia — its original target market under the prior cruise line.

On March 29, 2023, Disney and the Singapore Tourism Board announced a five-year exclusive partnership that would base the ship in Singapore once construction is complete. The maiden voyage of the Disney Adventure is scheduled for December 15, 2025. Disney says the inaugural season for the ship will primarily offer three- and four-night cruises designed for “magical days at sea” with the ship being “a destination itself.” Early itineraries show no ports-of-call visited along the way, instead focusing solely on days at sea and onboard activities.

Image © Disney

Disney recently dipped its toes into serving previously-uncharted waters (uncharted by Disney, at least), with its new Australia and New Zealand itineraries. It’s widely believed that the additions of the Disney Wish, Disney Treasure, and the Disney Destiny will give Disney the freedom to reassign some some of its older ships — as well as the former Global Dream ship — to cruise farther-flung itineraries going forward.

The Singapore announcement and other recent moves gives credence to those theories.

Theme

On September 9, 2023, Disney announced that it will be known as the Disney Adventure.

As of April 2025, the exterior of the ship was substantially complete, but work continues on the interior spaces.

Given that it’s a standalone ship with no “sister,” we really don’t have much to compare it to in the current fleet. And given that the ship is expected to target an international audience, it appears some of the traditional Disney Cruise elements might be adjusted (or completely abandoned) to better match regional travel preferences and customs.

That said, at least some of the familiar elements that make a Disney Cruise special will remain.

Familiar Disney Cruise Line Elements

Disney Adventure will follow in the footsteps of the other ships in the fleet, offering:

• Dedicated age-specific areas and clubs for kids, tweens, teens, and adults
• Immersive themed rotational dining with the same service team each night
• Broadway-style stage shows
• First-run films in onboard cinemas
• Character encounters
• Karaoke and game shows
• Dedicated spa and fitness spaces
• Staterooms featuring split baths and Disney touches

Themed Areas

We do have early indications from Disney about some of the themed areas on board. On June 26, 2024, Disney announced that the ship will have seven themed areas, focused on the broader ideas of Imagination, Discovery, Fantasy, and Adventure. Within these will be several themed areas.

Illustration © Disney/PIXAR/Marvel

• Imagination
  • Disney Imagination Garden — Disney calls it the “emotional heart” of the ship. It will feature “an enchanted valley, charming garden, and open-air performance venue all in one.” Disney storytelling reigns supreme here, drawing heavy inspiration from a century of Disney stories such as Moana and The Jungle Book.
• Discovery
  • Disney Discovery Reef — A shopping and dining venue set in “an ethereal and ever-changing retreat evoking favorite aquatic characters and nautical stories” from Disney/PIXAR. Expect to see influences from The Little Mermaid, Lilo & Stitch, Finding Nemo, and Luca. Disney promises the area’s theme will include “dazzling coral reefs and soft sunlight filtering through glass canopies” by day — and at night, it will transform into “a wondrous bioluminescent paradise.”
  • San Fransokyo Street — A family entertainment area themed to an energetic street market and inspired by Disney’s Big Hero 6. Expected to include interactive games/activities, shopping, cinemas, and more.
  • Wayfinder Bay — An open-air poolside oasis inspired by Moana. Offers relaxation, entertainment, and stunning views of sea and sky.
• Fantasy
  • Town Square — A “fantastical forest” dedicated to Disney royalty. Shops, restaurants, lounges, cafes, and entertainment venues will call this area home, while the decor recalls Disney fantasies such as Cinderella, Frozen, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Princess and the Frog, Tangled, and others.
• Adventure
  • Marvel Landing — Essentially a miniature amusement/theme park at sea, this area promises hero-themed activities and adventure. Disney promises “all-new attractions and experiences that showcase imaginative representations of guests’ favorite Super Heroes.”
  • Toy Story Place — An area for Guests to explore, create, connect, and have fun. This interactive play land promises themed dining and water play areas inspired by PIXAR films and shorts.

The ship’s “grand reveal” was held on October 16, 2024, fully fleshing out the onboard offerings within these themed areas. Here’s everything that’s been announced so far:

• Staterooms
  • The usual variety of staterooms, with a few unique additions not found on any other Disney ships
    • Inside category with no exterior view (or a very limited interior view)
      • Inside Stateroom
      • Deluxe Inside Stateroom
      • Deluxe Inside Stateroom with Reef View offering limited views of the ship’s Disney Discovery Reef area through a porthole window
    • Oceanview category offering a porthole window
      • Oceanview Stateroom
      • Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom
    • Verandah category with a private balcony, including some unique views not previously offered on Disney ships
      • Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah, with a verandah balcony overlooking the water
      • Deluxe Garden View Stateroom with Verandah, with a verandah balcony overlooking Disney Imagination Garden
      • Deluxe Reef View Stateroom with Verandah, with a verandah balcony overlooking Disney Discovery Reef
    • Concierge category offering enhanced accommodations and extra onboard services and amenities
      • Concierge 1-Bedroom Oceanview Suite
      • Concierge Family Stateroom with Oceanview Verandah
      • Concierge Family Oceanview Suite
      • Concierge Suite with Oceanview Verandah
      • Concierge Royal Suite with Oceanview Verandah
  • At least some staterooms (typically those not listed as “deluxe”) will feature multiple single beds instead of a double/queen.
• Dining, Snacks, and Lounges
  • Entertainment-based restaurant for rotational dinner — Guests will dine at one of the following:
    • Hollywood Spotlight Club, a star-studded dinner club set in Hollywood’s glamorous golden age and featuring appearances from Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Daisy
    • Navigator’s Club, a tribute to the nautical tradition of dining at the Captain’s Table, and featuring live music and appearances by Disney characters
  • Animation-based restaurant for rotational dinner — Guests will dine at one of the following:
    • Animator’s Palate, the famed DCL restaurant that brings animation to life before your very eyes
    • Animator’s Table, an intimate dining venue inspired by classic Ink & Paint studios
  • Film-based restaurant for rotational dinner — Guests will dine at one of the following:
    • Enchanted Summer restaurant, featuring the Olaf dining room (inspired by Frozen) and the Maximus dining room (inspired by Tangled); Also serves breakfast/lunch buffets.
    • Pixar Market Restaurant, a dining celebration of PIXAR films with areas devoted to Inside Out, Monsters University, Turning Red, The Incredibles, and more. Also offers breakfast/lunch buffets.
  • Palo Trattoria, an adult-exclusive signature dining location
  • Mike and Sulley’s Flavors of Asia, a premium dining location inspired by Monsters, Inc. and featuring four distinct experiences:
    • Japanese steakhouse
    • Teppanyaki room
    • Omakase-style dining
    • Outdoor sushi/sashimi experience
  • Cosmic Kebabs, a dining location inspired by Ms. Marvel
  • Gramma Tala’s Kitchen, a quick service restaurant inspired by Moana and offering Pacific/Asian-inspired cuisine
  • Hollywood Spotlight Club, home to the Royal Society for Friendship and Tea, a bookable princess “high tea” for ages 3-12
  • Mowgli’s Eatery, serving Indian cuisine “with a special Disney twist” in a setting inspired by The Jungle Book
  • Pizza Planet quick-service dining near the pools
  • Stitch’s Ohana Grill, serving classic American fare such as burgers and sandwiches in a venue inspired by Lilo & Stitch
  • Bewitching Boba and Brews, offering bubble teas in a setting inspired by the Disney villains
  • Buccanneer Bar, inspired by Captain Hook from Peter Pan
  • Cable Car Lounge
  • Infinity Pool Bar
  • Marvel Style Studio, normally a Super Hero makeover spot but occasionally offering adult-exclusive beverage tastings
  • Palo Cafe, a walk-up coffee bar inspired by Disney-PIXAR’s Luca
  • Spellbound, a shadowy lounge inspired by the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Taverna Portorosso, a sports bar inspired by Disney-PIXAR’s Luca
  • Tiana’s Bayou Lounge, inspired by The Princess and the Frog, serves specialty coffees, premium teas, and Tiana’s famous beignets
  • Voyager Bar
  • Wheezy’s Freezies soft-serve ice cream
  • Concierge Lounge, exclusive to guests in concierge staterooms
  • 24-Hour Room Service
• Water Fun
  • Sunnyside Family Pool
  • Woody and Jessie’s Wild Slides, a waterslide complex
  • Flying Saucer Splash Zone, a multi-story splash zone dumping buckets of water onto guests below
  • Infinity Pool
  • Toy Story Splash Pad
  • Wading pool
  • Whirlpool spas
  • Concierge Outdoor Sundeck
• Kids and Teens Clubs
  • Disney’s Oceaneer Club (ages 3-10) featuring The Hub, Marvel Web Workshop, Andy’s Toybox, Fairytale Hall, and Walt Disney Imagineering Lab
  • Mickey & Minnie’s Captain’s Deck, a fun-filled play area for little cruisers
  • Edge (ages 11-14), Vibe (ages 14-17), and it’s a small world nursery! (ages 6 months to 3 years) for tweens, teens, and toddlers
    • Edge of the Bay Cafe on San Fransokyo Street serves as the secret entrance to the tweens club onboard
    • Vibe Records on San Fransokyo Street serves as the secret entrance to the teens club onboard
• Theme Park Style Attractions
  • Ironcycle Test Run, Disney’s first-ever roller coaster at sea; soar up to 30 feet above the upper deck on what’s set to be the entire cruise industry’s longest-ever coaster at sea (850 feet/250 meters)
  • Groot Galaxy Spin, which (based on concept art) appears to be an aerial spinner ride, similar to Magic Kingdom’s Dumbo the Flying Elephant
  • Pym Quantum Racers, where you’ll jump into an oversized toy car and zip around a race track
• Entertainment and Activities
  • Garden Stage, an outdoor venue featuring live shows
  • Walt Disney Theatre, home to live Broadway-style shows
  • Avengers Assemble!, a stage show featuring Marvel Super Heroes and Villains
  • Baymax Super Exercise Expo, a high-energy musical exercise routine that encourages audience participation
  • Captain Jack Sparrow & the Siren Queen, a stage show that’s always good for a rollicking laugh
  • Disney Seas the Adventure, a stage show filled with iconic Disney music and characters
  • Duffy and the Friend Ship, a live show featuring Duffy the Disney Bear on an inspirational adventure
  • Let’s Set Sail, a dance party celebrating the start of your cruise
  • Mickey’s Color Spin Dance Party, featuring high-energy Disney tunes
  • Moana: Call of the Sea, a live outdoor show featuring music, puppetry, and water effects
  • Remember, a live show featuring a “heartwarming tale of love and longing,” inspired by WALL-E
  • Baymax Cinemas, showing classic and newly-released movies from the Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and LucasFilm catalog
  • Big Hero Arcade, offering high-tech interactive games in a series of “garages,” as well as a meet-and-greet with Baymax
    • Hiro Training Zone: A full-body experience that tracks your every active move
    • Super Fred Kaiju Chaos: Race through digital cityscapes
    • GoGo Racers: Move your body to an ever-increasing rhythm
    • Honey Lemon Chem-Ball Blast: Dodge fireballs and experiment with chemical chain reactions
    • Wasabi Speed Slice: Use laser blades to slice objects
  • Duffy and Friends Discovery Quest, an interactive ship-wide adventure game
  • Interactive events at Wayfinder Bay
  • Outdoor jumbo video screens (two of them), showing Disney movies and trivia
• Spa and Salons
  • Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique offering fanciful makeovers for kids age 3-12
  • Marvel Style Studio offering Super Hero themed hair, makeup, and costumes to adults and kids alike
  • Spa, Salon, and Fitness
    • A wide variety of spa and salon treatments
    • Rainforest Room with luxury showers, heated loungers, aromatherapy and steam rooms, and dry sauna
    • Juice Bar
    • Fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment
    • Meditation Room
    • Dedicated Cycling and Yoga facilities
  • Concierge-exclusive Spa
    • Concierge Spa Area featuring all the latest luxury treatments
    • Concierge Spa Suites accommodating up to 8 Guests for a period of 4+ hours, with ocean views, indoor and outdoor areas, spa treatments, salon/nail services, and more
      • Practically Perfect Spa Suite, inspired by Mary Poppins
      • Hopps Haven Spa Suite, inspired by Zootopia
    • Concierge Fitness Area with exercise and yoga facilities
• Shopping
  • Duffy and Friends shop, filled with merchandise featuring Duffy the Disney Bear and friends

And more to come!

Theme Park Onboard? Yes!

Among the most tantalizing items in the original plans for the Global Dream was mention of an “amusement park” onboard the ship.

You might recall that Disney has been upping its shipboard attractions game as of late; the Disney Wish is home to the AquaMouse, which Disney has called its first ever “attraction at sea.”

We now know that the Disney Adventure’s Marvel Landing will essentially be a small onboard theme park, home to three attractions — a roller coaster, a spinner ride, and a racer style ride.

They will be smaller than the land-based versions, of course — the coaster cars appear to seat just two people — but they still represent Disney’s most significant foray into attractions at sea.

Casinos Onboard?

The original plans for the ship under its prior ownership also included a casino — Disney doesn’t have casinos on any of its existing ships, so it’s likely that this space will be repurposed for something else on the Disney Adventure. Theoretically, it’s possible Disney could keep the casino given the “new market” targeting, but it’s generally considered unlikely.

Maiden Voyage

December 15, 2025

Home Port

Marina Bay Cruise Centre in Singapore (for at least five years)

Tonnage

The Disney Adventure will be a behemoth! At 208,000 gross tons (based on original Global Dream specs and early indications from Disney), it’s expected to be among the top ten heaviest cruise ships in the world; based on ships currently sailing in 2024, it would rank number 8.

Length

Estimated to be approximately 1,122 feet (based on original Global Dream specs)

Beam

Estimated to be approximately 152 feet (based on original Global Dream specs)

Draft

Estimated to be approximately 31 feet (based on original Global Dream specs)

Height

Unclear at this time

Speed

Unclear at this time

Fuel Type

Green Methanol (based on early indications from Disney)

Crew Members

Estimated to be approximately 2,500 (based on early indications from Disney)

Maximum Capacity

Estimated to be approximately 6,700 passengers (based on early indications from Disney)

Guest Staterooms

Unclear at this time. Global Dream was originally expected to have about 2,500 staterooms, but it’s likely Disney Adventure could remove some of those to accommodate more common areas. This possibility would be supported by the fact that Global Dream was originally expected to hold about 8,000-9,000 passengers but Disney has indicated it would likely only accommodate somewhere around 6,700 after conversion.

Passenger Decks

Estimated to have approximately 14 passenger decks, counting both staterooms and common areas such as pools (based on original Global Dream concept art)

Unnamed Disney Ship in Japan — 2028-2029

Disney Cruises are coming to Japan!

A new ship, devoted exclusively to the Asia market, was announced on July 9, 2024. Construction is expected to begin sometime in 2025 and cost more than two billion USD. The ship is expected to be generally similar to the Disney Wish in terms of construction.

While the new ship is expected to have all the appearances/perks of being a Disney owned-and-operated ship, it will actually be operated behind the scenes by a consortium made up of:

• • Oriental Land Company, Ltd — the development group which owns and operates Tokyo Disney Resort under license from Disney
  • Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha — Japan’s largest shipping company, boasting a 140-year history and a fleet of more than 800 ships
  • Yusen Cruises Company, Ltd — The passenger cruise wing of NYK, specializing in cruise opportunities for Japanese customers

This partnership leverages OLC’s Disney attractions experience and NYK’s ship/cruise operations experience in the Japan market.

The new cruise ship’s maiden voyage is currently expected to happen in Fiscal Year 2028. OLC’s Fiscal Year runs from April 1 through March 31, so a maiden voyage could happen in Calendar Year 2028 or 2029. OLC has indicated that 2028 is their target.

While it’s far too early to know exact routes and ports-of-call, OLC has indicated that the ship’s itineraries will mainly be “short distance departing from and arriving at ports around Tokyo metropolitan area.” It’s quite possible (based on Disney’s early forays into Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore) that the initial seasons of cruises may visit no ports at all and simply be filled with days at sea onboard the ship.

To hype up the announcement, OLC released this upbeat video, mainly showing scenes from existing Disney cruise ships. Note: approximately 17 seconds into this video, you’ll see what looks like a cruise ship docked inside the Tokyo Disney Sea theme park. That’s a permanently-built structure in the park, not the cruise ship we’re discussing in this article.

Theme

The theme of the new ship has not yet been announced.

Early indications are that it will be a “Wish Class” ship, meaning it would be generally similar in construction/layout to the Disney Wish. Disney has said the new ship will “feature many guest-favorite venues and experiences from [Disney Wish] with select modifications specially designed with Japanese guests in mind.”

This will be the first Disney Cruise Line ship not to be operated directly by Disney, so I’m curious to see how the experience will compare and contrast to what we’re used to seeing onboard. Hardcore Disney theme parks fans typically consider Tokyo Disney Sea (also run by OLC) to be the most impressive of all the Disney theme parks in the entire world, so my expectations are sky-high!

Birthplace

Meyer Werft shipyard – Papenburg, Germany

Home Port

Port of Tokyo, Japan, 15-20 minutes from the Tokyo Disney Resort and Tokyo-Haneda airport. The port’s Tokyo International Cruise Terminal is the most likely homebase within Port of Tokyo.

Tonnage

Estimated to be approximately 140,000 gross tons (based on OLC data)

Length

Estimated to be approximately 1,119 feet (based on Disney Wish data)

Beam

Estimated to be approximately 128 feet (based on Disney Wish data)

Draft

Estimated to be approximately 27.2 feet (based on Disney Wish data)

Height

Estimated to be approximately 221 feet (based on Disney Wish data)

Speed

Estimated to be approximately 19.5 knots cruising speed and 23 knots maximum speed (based on Disney Wish data)

Fuel Type

Liquefied Natural Gas (based on Disney Wish and Meyer Werft data)

Crew Members

Estimated to be approximately 1,500 (based on OLC data)

Maximum Capacity

Estimated to be approximately 4,000 passengers (based on OLC data)

Guest Staterooms

Estimated to have approximately 1,250 staterooms, about 90% of which are expected to have either a porthole window or verandah balcony (based on Disney Wish and OLC data)

Passenger Decks

Estimated to have approximately 14 passenger decks, counting both staterooms and common areas such as pools (based on Disney Wish data)

Additional Unnamed Disney Ships — 2027-2031

One of the most shocking announcements of the 2024 D23 Expo was that Disney Cruise Line is building even more cruise ships!

Four new ships are expected to be launched between 2027 and 2031, bringing the total number of ships in the fleet to 13. All four of the newest ships will be built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, which has built most of the Disney fleet.

One of the ships, expected in 2027, will be in the Wish Class. This means it should have generally the same design (with some differences) as the Disney Wish / Treasure / Destiny, as well as the new ship coming to Japan.

The remaining three (due in 2029, 2030, and 2031) will be a new, smaller class of ship; they’re expected to be larger than the original Disney Magic and Wonder cruise ships, but smaller than the remainder of the fleet. The new ships will carry about 3,000 passengers and weigh roughly 100,000 gross tons. While bigger ships certainly have their wow factors, smaller ships can access smaller ports not normally available to large vessels. The new ships are expected to boast a wide range of new eco-friendly design elements such as multiple green fuels, the ability to connect to port power, and more.

No further details are currently available (including ship names, departure ports, or itineraries).

Can’t Wait for the New Ships? Plan a Disney Cruise Now!

You don’t have to wait for all the new ships to arrive to start planning a Disney Cruise Line vacation. You can book sailings right now on any of the Disney Cruise Ships that are currently in service!

Stick close to Florida with a Caribbean or Bahamian cruise, or take a Disney Cruise to Hawaii onboard the Disney Wonder. Find departure ports closer to home — Port Canaveral, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, San Diego, New Orleans, New York, or Galveston — or make the trip to Vancouver to embark on a wonder-filled Disney Cruise to Alaska! You can even visit Europe on a Disney Cruise.

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