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| former_name = Disney Vacation Cruises<br />Devonson Cruise Company, Limited | | former_name = Disney Vacation Cruises<br />Devonson Cruise Company, Limited | ||
| type = [[Subsidiary]] | | type = [[Subsidiary]] | ||
| founded = {{start date and age| | | founded = {{start date and age|1996}} <!-- if known: in [[city]], [[state]], [[country]] --> | ||
| founder = | | founder = | ||
| hq_location = | | hq_location = | ||
| hq_location_city = [[Celebration, Florida]] | | hq_location_city = [[Celebration, Florida]] | ||
| hq_location_country = | | hq_location_country = United States | ||
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| brands = | | brands = | ||
| services = [[Cruise line]] | | services = [[Cruise line]] | ||
| owner = [[The Walt Disney Company]] (except Japan)<br />[[The Oriental Land Company]] (Japan) | | owner = [[The Walt Disney Company]] (except Japan)<br />[[The Oriental Land Company|Oriental Land Co., Ltd.]] (Japan) | ||
| parent = [[Disney Experiences#Disney Signature Experiences|Disney Signature Experiences]] | | parent = [[Disney Experiences#Disney Signature Experiences|Disney Signature Experiences]] | ||
| homepage = {{Official website}} | | homepage = {{Official website}} | ||
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'''Disney Cruise Line''' is a [[cruise line]] operation that is a subsidiary of [[ | '''Disney Cruise Line''' is a [[cruise line]] operation that is a subsidiary of [[the Walt Disney Company]]. The company was incorporated in 1996 as '''Magical Cruise Company Limited''', through its first vessel ''Disney Magic,''<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2012 |title=Magical Cruise Company Limited: Private Company Information |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6815714 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918063508/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6815714 |archive-date=September 18, 2010 |access-date=March 29, 2013 |publisher=Investing.businessweek.com |df=mdy-all}}</ref> and is domiciled in [[London]], England<!--https://web.archive.org/web/20160426181827/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03157553--> with its operational headquarters located in [[Celebration, Florida]].<ref name="3_ships_at_PC">{{Cite news |last=Orben |first=Bill |title=Disney to base 3 ships at Port Canaveral for 2014 |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2012/12/04/disney-to-base-3-ships-at-port.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121207001156/http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2012/12/04/disney-to-base-3-ships-at-port.html |archive-date=December 7, 2012 |access-date=December 4, 2012 |work=Orlando Business Journal |publisher=American City Business Journals |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Disney Cruise Line operates seven ships: ''[[Disney Magic]]'', ''[[Disney Wonder]]'', ''[[Disney Dream]]'', ''[[Disney Fantasy]]'', ''[[Disney Wish]]'', ''[[Disney Treasure]]'', and ''[[Disney Destiny]]''.<ref name="CruiseCritic1">{{Cite web |title=Disney Fantasy |url=http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/review.cfm?ShipID=549 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430091701/http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/review.cfm?ShipID=549 |archive-date=April 30, 2009 |access-date=April 5, 2010 |publisher=Cruise Critic |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="os1">{{Cite news |last=Bevil |first=Dewayne |title=Coming to Disney World: Tron, Guardians of the Galaxy ride, 'Star Wars' hotel |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-bz-disney-d23-epcot-tron-20170715-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716051333/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-bz-disney-d23-epcot-tron-20170715-story.html |archive-date=July 16, 2017 |access-date=July 16, 2017 |work=OrlandoSentinel.com |df=mdy-all}}</ref> A new ship, ''[[Disney Adventure]]'' will join the fleet in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Just announced! Adventure calls as Peter Pan reveals the name of the next ship to join the Disney Cruise Line fleet |url=https://twitter.com/disneycruise/status/1569034549882920964 |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> [[Castaway Cay]], a private island in the [[Bahamas]], is exclusively operated by Disney Cruise Line and is designed as an exclusive port of call for Disney's ships.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=August 10, 1998 |title=The Kingdom on the Sea |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,988878-2,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107135021/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C988878-2%2C00.html |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |magazine=Time |df=mdy-all}}</ref> They also have a second private destination, [[Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point]], a 700-acre property on the southern end of [[Eleuthera]], Bahamas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peros |first=Evily Giannopoulos |date=March 9, 2023 |title=New Disney Cruise Line Island Destination at Lighthouse Point in The Bahamas to Welcome Guests in Summer 2024 |url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2023/03/new-disney-cruise-line-island-destination-at-lighthouse-point-in-the-bahamas-to-welcome-guests-in-summer-2024/ |access-date=March 24, 2023 |website=disneyparks |archive-date=June 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612060704/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2023/03/new-disney-cruise-line-island-destination-at-lighthouse-point-in-the-bahamas-to-welcome-guests-in-summer-2024/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McKenzie |first=Natario |date=March 10, 2021 |title=Disney's Lighthouse Point development slated for early 2024 opening after pandemic delay |url=https://ewnews.com/disneys-lighthouse-point-development-slated-for-early-2024-opening-after-pandemic-delay |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=[[Eyewitness News]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Disney Cruise Line operates two Disney Cruise Line Terminals in [[Florida]]. One in [[Port Everglades]] and one in [[Port Canaveral]]. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
In 1985, [[Premier Cruise Line]] became Disney's licensed partner cruise line. This allowed Disney characters on their ships and combined cruise, hotel, and theme park packages. In 1993, Premier ended | In 1985, [[Premier Cruise Line]] became Disney's licensed partner cruise line. This allowed Disney characters to be on their ships and combined cruise, hotel, and theme park packages. In 1993, Premier ended its relationship with Disney and signed a new one with [[Warner Bros.]], utilizing the [[Looney Tunes]] characters. Premier continued to offer Disney Land and Sea packages while adding [[Universal Studios Florida|Universal Studios]] as an option. Thus, Disney approached both [[Carnival Cruise Line|Carnival]] and [[Royal Caribbean International|Royal Caribbean]] cruise lines to replace Premier as an exclusive sea partner.<ref name=ut>{{cite news|last1=Fritscher|first1=Lisa|title=How Disney Cruises Started|url=http://traveltips.usatoday.com/disney-cruises-started-17319.html|access-date=October 8, 2015|work=USA Today|agency=Demand Media|publisher=Gannett|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019053725/http://traveltips.usatoday.com/disney-cruises-started-17319.html|archive-date=October 19, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
When Disney's negotiations with two major cruise lines, Carnival and Royal Caribbean, did not produce results, Disney had cruise ship designs drawn up by February 1994. Meanwhile, [[Walt Disney Travel Company]] started signing up other cruise lines to offer Disney hotels and resort packages.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dezern|first1=Craig|title=Disney Contemplating Creation Of Cruise Line|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1994/02/20/disney-contemplating-creation-of-cruise-line/|access-date=May 4, 2016|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=February 20, 1994|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602131330/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1994-02-20/business/9402180317_1_walt-disney-disney-world-disney-cruise|archive-date=June 2, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In May 1994, Disney announced that | When Disney's negotiations with two major cruise lines, Carnival and Royal Caribbean, did not produce results, Disney had cruise ship designs drawn up by February 1994. Meanwhile, [[Walt Disney Travel Company]] started signing up other cruise lines to offer Disney hotels and resort packages.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dezern|first1=Craig|title=Disney Contemplating Creation Of Cruise Line|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1994/02/20/disney-contemplating-creation-of-cruise-line/|access-date=May 4, 2016|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=February 20, 1994|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602131330/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1994-02-20/business/9402180317_1_walt-disney-disney-world-disney-cruise|archive-date=June 2, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In May 1994, Disney announced that it intended to start cruise line operations in 1998. [[Arthur Rodney]] was selected to serve as the first president of the cruise line<ref>{{cite news|title=Company News; Disney to Start its Own Cruise Line by 1998 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/04/business/company-news-disney-to-start-its-own-cruise-line-by-1998.html|access-date=May 4, 2016|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 4, 1994}}</ref> tentatively called '''Disney Vacation Cruises'''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Disney Cruises Now Official|url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/14762-disney-cruises-now-official.html|access-date=May 5, 2016|work=Cruise Industry News|date=May 18, 1994}}</ref> | ||
In 1995, Disney Cruise Line commissioned ''Disney Magic'' and ''Disney Wonder'' from [[Fincantieri]] in Italy.<ref name=gos>{{cite book|last1=Saunders|first1=Aaron|title=Giants of the Seas: The Ships that Transformed Modern Cruising|date=October 1, 2013|publisher=Seaforth Publishing|isbn=978-1-84832-172-4|pages=76–78,179 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DeCZBgAAQBAJ&q=dISNEY+mAGIC&pg=PA76|access-date=May 4, 2016}}</ref> The cruise line was incorporated as '''Devonson Cruise Company, Limited''' in February 1996, in the United Kingdom, and was renamed '''Magical Cruise Company Limited''' in October 1996.<ref>{{cite web|title=Magical Cruise Company Limited|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03157553|website=companieshouse.gov.uk|publisher=Companies House (United Kingdom Government)|access-date=April 20, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426181827/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03157553|archive-date=April 26, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The cruise line | In 1995, Disney Cruise Line commissioned ''[[Disney Magic]]'' and ''[[Disney Wonder]]'' from [[Fincantieri]] in Italy.<ref name=gos>{{cite book|last1=Saunders|first1=Aaron|title=Giants of the Seas: The Ships that Transformed Modern Cruising|date=October 1, 2013|publisher=Seaforth Publishing|isbn=978-1-84832-172-4|pages=76–78,179 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DeCZBgAAQBAJ&q=dISNEY+mAGIC&pg=PA76|access-date=May 4, 2016}}</ref> The cruise line was incorporated as '''Devonson Cruise Company, Limited''' in February 1996, in the United Kingdom, and was renamed '''Magical Cruise Company Limited''' in October 1996.<ref>{{cite web|title=Magical Cruise Company Limited|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03157553|website=companieshouse.gov.uk|publisher=Companies House (United Kingdom Government)|access-date=April 20, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426181827/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03157553|archive-date=April 26, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The cruise line costs as much as a theme park to start up.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shenot|first1=Christine|title=Disney To Make Mark On Cruising|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1996/04/07/disney-to-make-mark-on-cruising/|access-date=May 4, 2016|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=April 7, 1996|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602131108/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1996-04-07/business/9604050074_1_walt-disney-disney-cruise-cruise-line|archive-date=June 2, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 1996, Magical Cruise Company purchased [[Gorda Cay]] as the line's private island. The company spent $25 million over 18 months on the island and renamed it [[Castaway Cay]].<ref name=gos /> | ||
The ''Disney Magic''{{'}}s first cruise was originally scheduled for March 1998 but was postponed twice.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news|author= Alesandro, Jody.|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/travel/fall-and-winter-cruises-a-family-size-mouseboat.html|title= Fall and Winter Cruises; A Family-Size Mouseboat|newspaper= [[The New York Times]]|date= October 4, 1998|access-date= November 1, 2009|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140124131918/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/travel/fall-and-winter-cruises-a-family-size-mouseboat.html|archive-date= January 24, 2014|df= mdy-all}}</ref> The ''Disney Wonder'' was scheduled for December 1998.<ref>{{cite news |first=Julie V. |last=Iovine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/16/garden/now-it-s-heigh-ho-off-to-sea-we-go.html |title=Now It's Heigh-Ho, Off to Sea We Go |work=The New York Times |date=January 16, 1997 |access-date=December 30, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116152005/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/16/garden/now-it-s-heigh-ho-off-to-sea-we-go.html |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On July 30, 1998, with the first voyage of Magic, the Disney Cruise Line was operational.<ref name="gos" /> A 10-year contract was signed with Port Canaveral for its home terminal.<ref name=os>{{cite news|last1=Jackson|first1=Jerry W.|title=Disney ship line on cruise control|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2005/06/13/disney-ship-line-on-cruise-control/|access-date=April 13, 2016|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=June 13, 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425225408/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2005-06-13/business/cover13.012_1_disney-cruise-line-port-canaveral-first-time-disney|archive-date=April 25, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> With the August 1999, resignation of Rodney as cruise line president, the senior operating officer [[Matt Ouimet]] was named as his replacement in July.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Disney Cruise Line President|url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/14193-new-disney-cruise-line-president.html|access-date=May 4, 2016|work=Cruise Industry News|date=July 16, 1999|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924061736/http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/14193-new-disney-cruise-line-president.html|archive-date=September 24, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In | The ''Disney Magic''{{'}}s first cruise was originally scheduled for March 12, 1998 but was postponed twice.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news|author= Alesandro, Jody.|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/travel/fall-and-winter-cruises-a-family-size-mouseboat.html|title= Fall and Winter Cruises; A Family-Size Mouseboat|newspaper= [[The New York Times]]|date= October 4, 1998|access-date= November 1, 2009|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140124131918/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/travel/fall-and-winter-cruises-a-family-size-mouseboat.html|archive-date= January 24, 2014|df= mdy-all}}</ref> The ''Disney Wonder'' was scheduled for December 1998.<ref>{{cite news |first=Julie V. |last=Iovine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/16/garden/now-it-s-heigh-ho-off-to-sea-we-go.html |title=Now It's Heigh-Ho, Off to Sea We Go |work=The New York Times |date=January 16, 1997 |access-date=December 30, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116152005/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/16/garden/now-it-s-heigh-ho-off-to-sea-we-go.html |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On July 30, 1998, with the first voyage of Magic, the Disney Cruise Line was operational.<ref name="gos" /> A 10-year contract was signed with Port Canaveral for its home terminal.<ref name=os>{{cite news|last1=Jackson|first1=Jerry W.|title=Disney ship line on cruise control|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2005/06/13/disney-ship-line-on-cruise-control/|access-date=April 13, 2016|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=June 13, 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425225408/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2005-06-13/business/cover13.012_1_disney-cruise-line-port-canaveral-first-time-disney|archive-date=April 25, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> With the August 1999, resignation of Rodney as cruise line president, the senior operating officer [[Matt Ouimet]] was named as his replacement in July.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Disney Cruise Line President|url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/14193-new-disney-cruise-line-president.html|access-date=May 4, 2016|work=Cruise Industry News|date=July 16, 1999|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924061736/http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/14193-new-disney-cruise-line-president.html|archive-date=September 24, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2000, the line added seven-day cruises and western Caribbean cruises.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Aronson|first1=Tara|title=Disney Magic grows up|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0925/p12s01-altr.html|access-date=May 5, 2016|work=The Christian Science Monitor|date=September 25, 2002|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328181433/http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0925/p12s01-altr.html|archive-date=March 28, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> | ||
In May 2005, ''Disney Magic'' moved its port for the summer cruise season to the [[Port of Los Angeles]]. This was temporary for the company's 50th-anniversary celebration of [[Disneyland]] and as a test for California expansion. The transfer cruise sold out quicker than expected. Bookings from first-time Disney cruisers were up for these cruises by at least 60%. While Disney had wanted additional ships, shipbuilding costs had increased by at least 33% since it built its first two ships.<ref name=os /> The ''Disney Magic'' was transferred to the Mediterranean for an extended stay in 2007.<ref name=sia>{{cite news|last1=Schmidt|first1=Chuck|title=Disney Cruise Line: A good idea gets better|url=http://blog.silive.com/sinotebook/2009/04/disney_cruise_line_a_good_idea.html|access-date=May 5, 2016|work=Staten Island Advance|publisher=Staten Island Media Group|date=April 4, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604090823/http://blog.silive.com/sinotebook/2009/04/disney_cruise_line_a_good_idea.html|archive-date=June 4, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2007, Disney announced the building of two new cruise ships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/destinations/cruises/orl-bk-disney-cruise-line-091109,0,1483287.story |title=Disney cruise line: Disney to spread cruise ships around the world |quote=With a larger new ship arriving at Port Canaveral in 2011, Disney Cruise Line sent the Disney Wonder to the West Coast and the Disney Magic to Europe |publisher=Orlando Sentinel |access-date=April 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327084339/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/destinations/cruises/orl-bk-disney-cruise-line-091109%2C0%2C1483287.story |archive-date=March 27, 2010 }}</ref> ''Disney Dream'' set sail in January 2011, followed closely by ''Disney Fantasy'' in 2012.<ref name="CruiseCritic1" /><ref>{{cite web|url= http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/consuminginterests/blog/2009/11/disney_dream_cruise_ship_to_la_1.html|title= Disney Dream cruise ship to launch in 2011|publisher= Baltimore Sun|access-date= April 5, 2010|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091117111425/http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/consuminginterests/blog/2009/11/disney_dream_cruise_ship_to_la_1.html|archive-date= November 17, 2009|df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/destinations/cruises/orl-travel-disney-dream-cruise-update-083109,0,7989416.story|title= Disney Dream cruise ship begins to take shape|publisher= Orlando Sentinel|access-date= April 5, 2010|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100327084320/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/destinations/cruises/orl-travel-disney-dream-cruise-update-083109%2C0%2C7989416.story|archive-date= March 27, 2010|df= mdy-all}}</ref> [[Meyer Werft]] shipyard, based in [[Papenburg]], Germany, built the new ships.<ref name="gos" /> | In May 2005, ''Disney Magic'' moved its port for the summer cruise season to the [[Port of Los Angeles]]. This was temporary for the company's 50th-anniversary celebration of [[Disneyland]] and as a test for California expansion. The transfer cruise sold out quicker than expected. Bookings from first-time Disney cruisers were up for these cruises by at least 60%. While Disney had wanted additional ships, shipbuilding costs had increased by at least 33% since it built its first two ships.<ref name=os /> The ''Disney Magic'' was transferred to the Mediterranean for an extended stay in 2007.<ref name=sia>{{cite news|last1=Schmidt|first1=Chuck|title=Disney Cruise Line: A good idea gets better|url=http://blog.silive.com/sinotebook/2009/04/disney_cruise_line_a_good_idea.html|access-date=May 5, 2016|work=Staten Island Advance|publisher=Staten Island Media Group|date=April 4, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604090823/http://blog.silive.com/sinotebook/2009/04/disney_cruise_line_a_good_idea.html|archive-date=June 4, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2007, Disney announced the building of two new cruise ships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/destinations/cruises/orl-bk-disney-cruise-line-091109,0,1483287.story |title=Disney cruise line: Disney to spread cruise ships around the world |quote=With a larger new ship arriving at Port Canaveral in 2011, Disney Cruise Line sent the Disney Wonder to the West Coast and the Disney Magic to Europe |publisher=Orlando Sentinel |access-date=April 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327084339/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/destinations/cruises/orl-bk-disney-cruise-line-091109%2C0%2C1483287.story |archive-date=March 27, 2010 }}</ref> ''Disney Dream'' set sail in January 2011, followed closely by ''Disney Fantasy'' in 2012.<ref name="CruiseCritic1" /><ref>{{cite web|url= http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/consuminginterests/blog/2009/11/disney_dream_cruise_ship_to_la_1.html|title= Disney Dream cruise ship to launch in 2011|publisher= Baltimore Sun|access-date= April 5, 2010|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091117111425/http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/consuminginterests/blog/2009/11/disney_dream_cruise_ship_to_la_1.html|archive-date= November 17, 2009|df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/destinations/cruises/orl-travel-disney-dream-cruise-update-083109,0,7989416.story|title= Disney Dream cruise ship begins to take shape|publisher= Orlando Sentinel|access-date= April 5, 2010|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100327084320/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/destinations/cruises/orl-travel-disney-dream-cruise-update-083109%2C0%2C7989416.story|archive-date= March 27, 2010|df= mdy-all}}</ref> [[Meyer Werft]] shipyard, based in [[Papenburg]], Germany, built the new ships.<ref name="gos" /> | ||
=== New Vacation Operation | === New Vacation Operation Unit === | ||
In February 2009, [[Tom McAlpin]] left the Disney Cruise Line presidency and was replaced by [[Karl Holz (executive)|Karl Holz]] as president of Disney Cruise Line and New Vacation Operations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2009/02/14/familiar-face-takes-disney-cruise-line-helm/|title=Familiar Face Takes Disney Cruise Line Helm: Karl Holz|publisher=Orlando Sentinel|first=Jason|last=Garcia|date=February 14, 2009|access-date=January 25, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108183949/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-02-14/news/dizcruise14_1_disney-cruise-line-disney-declined-mcalpin|archive-date=January 8, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In early 2009, Disney and Canaveral Port Authority extended their agreement to 2022 with expansion to the terminal to handle the new class of ships. A re-posting of the ''Disney Magic'' to Europe in 2010 added DCL's first North European cruises to its existing Mediterranean cruises.<ref name=sia /> | In February 2009, [[Tom McAlpin]] left the Disney Cruise Line presidency and was replaced by [[Karl Holz (executive)|Karl Holz]] as president of Disney Cruise Line and New Vacation Operations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2009/02/14/familiar-face-takes-disney-cruise-line-helm/|title=Familiar Face Takes Disney Cruise Line Helm: Karl Holz|publisher=Orlando Sentinel|first=Jason|last=Garcia|date=February 14, 2009|access-date=January 25, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108183949/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-02-14/news/dizcruise14_1_disney-cruise-line-disney-declined-mcalpin|archive-date=January 8, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In early 2009, Disney and Canaveral Port Authority extended their agreement to 2022 with expansion to the terminal to handle the new class of ships. A re-posting of the ''Disney Magic'' to Europe in 2010 added DCL's first North European cruises to its existing Mediterranean cruises.<ref name=sia /> | ||
With the arrival of ''Disney Dream'' in 2011, ''Disney Wonder'' was relocated to Los Angeles.<ref name="Garcia0330">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2009/03/disney-will-homeport-a-ship-in-los-angeles.html|title=Disney will homeport a ship in Los Angeles|author=Jason Garcia|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=March 30, 2009|access-date=March 30, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524041733/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2009/03/disney-will-homeport-a-ship-in-los-angeles.html|archive-date=May 24, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> With the arrival of ''Disney Fantasy'' in 2012, ''Disney Magic'' was relocated to [[New York City]] in May 2012 for only the Summer season, before relocating to Galveston, Texas.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thestar.com/travel/northamerica/article/1124066--cruise-passengers-turning-to-eastern-canada-for-new-thrills | location=Toronto | work=The Star | first=Kevin | last=Bissett | title=Cruise passengers turning to Eastern Canada for new thrills | date=January 31, 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203095227/http://www.thestar.com/travel/northamerica/article/1124066--cruise-passengers-turning-to-eastern-canada-for-new-thrills | archive-date=February 3, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> | With the arrival of ''Disney Dream'' in 2011, ''Disney Wonder'' was relocated to Los Angeles.<ref name="Garcia0330">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2009/03/disney-will-homeport-a-ship-in-los-angeles.html|title=Disney will homeport a ship in Los Angeles|author=Jason Garcia|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=March 30, 2009|access-date=March 30, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524041733/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2009/03/disney-will-homeport-a-ship-in-los-angeles.html|archive-date=May 24, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> With the arrival of ''Disney Fantasy'' in 2012, ''Disney Magic'' was relocated to [[New York City]] in May 2012 for only the Summer season, before relocating to Galveston, Texas.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thestar.com/travel/northamerica/article/1124066--cruise-passengers-turning-to-eastern-canada-for-new-thrills | location=Toronto | work=The Star | first=Kevin | last=Bissett | title=Cruise passengers turning to Eastern Canada for new thrills | date=January 31, 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203095227/http://www.thestar.com/travel/northamerica/article/1124066--cruise-passengers-turning-to-eastern-canada-for-new-thrills | archive-date=February 3, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> | ||
In late 2012, ''Disney Wonder'' began sailing cruises out of [[Miami]], [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2012/01/13/disney-wonder-expected-in-miami.html | first=Kevin | last=Gale | title=Disney Wonder expected at Port of Miami | date=January 13, 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115231125/http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2012/01/13/disney-wonder-expected-in-miami.html | archive-date=January 15, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2013, the ''Disney Magic'' relocated to [[Barcelona]], Spain<ref name="kickOffTexas">{{cite journal|last=Sloan|first=Gene|title=Disney kicks off first cruises from Texas|url=http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2012/09/disney-cruise-galveston-texas/70000988/1|issue=USA Today Travel|journal=USA Today|access-date=October 22, 2012|date=September 24, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929004508/http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2012/09/disney-cruise-galveston-texas/70000988/1|archive-date=September 29, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and the ''Disney Wonder'' relocated to [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]],<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://dclnews.com/2012/01/disney-cruise-line-unveils-new-itineraries-and-ports-for-2013|title=Disney Cruise Line Unveils New Itineraries and Ports for 2013|work=Disney Cruise Line|date=January 24, 2012|access-date=January 25, 2012}}{{dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> for the summer season. In autumn 2013, the ''Magic'' and the ''Wonder'' returned to the United States but switched home ports, with the ''Magic'' leaving out of Miami and the ''Wonder'' leaving out of Galveston.<ref name="kickOffTexas" /> In January 2014, the ''Wonder'' took over for the ''Magic'' in Miami and the ''Magic'' joined the ''Dream'' and ''Fantasy'' in Port Canaveral, placing all four ships in the state of Florida for the first time. Since then, the ''Magic'' and the ''Wonder'' have again switched places.<ref name=3_ships_at_PC /> | In late 2012, ''Disney Wonder'' began sailing cruises out of [[Miami]], [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2012/01/13/disney-wonder-expected-in-miami.html | first=Kevin | last=Gale | title=Disney Wonder expected at Port of Miami | date=January 13, 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115231125/http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2012/01/13/disney-wonder-expected-in-miami.html | archive-date=January 15, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2013, the ''Disney Magic'' relocated to [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]<ref name="kickOffTexas">{{cite journal|last=Sloan|first=Gene|title=Disney kicks off first cruises from Texas|url=http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2012/09/disney-cruise-galveston-texas/70000988/1|issue=USA Today Travel|journal=USA Today|access-date=October 22, 2012|date=September 24, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929004508/http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2012/09/disney-cruise-galveston-texas/70000988/1|archive-date=September 29, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and the ''Disney Wonder'' relocated to [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]],<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://dclnews.com/2012/01/disney-cruise-line-unveils-new-itineraries-and-ports-for-2013|title=Disney Cruise Line Unveils New Itineraries and Ports for 2013|work=Disney Cruise Line|date=January 24, 2012|access-date=January 25, 2012}}{{dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> for the summer season. In autumn 2013, the ''Magic'' and the ''Wonder'' returned to the United States but switched home ports, with the ''Magic'' leaving out of Miami and the ''Wonder'' leaving out of Galveston.<ref name="kickOffTexas" /> In January 2014, the ''Wonder'' took over for the ''Magic'' in Miami and the ''Magic'' joined the ''Dream'' and ''Fantasy'' in Port Canaveral, placing all four ships in the state of Florida for the first time. Since then, the ''Magic'' and the ''Wonder'' have again switched places.<ref name=3_ships_at_PC /> | ||
At the February 2016 Cruise Critic Cruisers' Choice Awards, three of Disney's ships won 11 category awards.<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|last1=Hetter|first1=Katia|title=Disney to add two cruise ships|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/travel/disney-cruise-announces-two-new-ships-feat/index.html|access-date=April 13, 2016|work=CNN|date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413091024/http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/travel/disney-cruise-announces-two-new-ships-feat/index.html | archive-date=April 13, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The company ordered three ships of a new class of ship, Triton, in 2016 and 2017.<ref name="os0">{{cite news |last1=Tribou |first1=Richard |title=Port Canaveral documents label new cruise ship Disney Triton |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/florida-cruise-guide/os-ae-port-canaveral-disney-triton-20190122-story.html |access-date=March 12, 2019 |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=January 22, 2019}}</ref> At the company annual meeting in March 2016, Walt Disney Company Chairman [[Bob Iger]] announced the first two new ships of the new line which were planned to be built larger than the previous two ships. The first ship, Disney Wish joined in 2022. And the second, Disney Treasure joined in 2024.<ref name=cnn /> In July 2017, Bob Chapek, President of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, announced at the D23 Expo that a seventh unnamed ship would join the fleet.<ref name="os1" /> | At the February 2016 Cruise Critic Cruisers' Choice Awards, three of Disney's ships won 11 category awards.<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|last1=Hetter|first1=Katia|title=Disney to add two cruise ships|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/travel/disney-cruise-announces-two-new-ships-feat/index.html|access-date=April 13, 2016|work=CNN|date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413091024/http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/travel/disney-cruise-announces-two-new-ships-feat/index.html | archive-date=April 13, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The company ordered three ships of a new class of ship, Triton, in 2016 and 2017.<ref name="os0">{{cite news |last1=Tribou |first1=Richard |title=Port Canaveral documents label new cruise ship Disney Triton |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/florida-cruise-guide/os-ae-port-canaveral-disney-triton-20190122-story.html |access-date=March 12, 2019 |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=January 22, 2019}}</ref> At the company annual meeting in March 2016, Walt Disney Company Chairman [[Bob Iger]] announced the first two new ships of the new line which were planned to be built larger than the previous two ships. The first ship, ''Disney Wish'' joined in July 2022. And the second, ''Disney Treasure'', joined in December 2024.<ref name=cnn /> In July 2017, Bob Chapek, President of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, announced at the [[D23 Expo]] that a seventh unnamed ship would join the fleet.<ref name="os1" /> | ||
In 2016, the cruise line was looking to buy [[Egg Island (Bahamas)|Egg Island, Eleuthera]], the Bahamas, as another destination for the additional cruise ships. However, opposition from nearby island residents and potential damage to the islands' reefs stopped plans.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staletovich |first1=Jenny |title=Disney backs off cruise port on pristine Bahamas island |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article91390757.html |access-date=October 7, 2019 |work=Miami Herald |date=July 22, 2016}}</ref> | In 2016, the cruise line was looking to buy [[Egg Island (Bahamas)|Egg Island, Eleuthera]], the Bahamas, as another destination for the additional cruise ships. However, opposition from nearby island residents and potential damage to the islands' reefs stopped plans.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staletovich |first1=Jenny |title=Disney backs off cruise port on pristine Bahamas island |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article91390757.html |access-date=October 7, 2019 |work=Miami Herald |date=July 22, 2016}}</ref> | ||
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With the October 2017 cruise of ''Disney Magic'' from New York to the Bahamas, the cruise line held its first Marvel Day at Sea.<ref>{{cite news |title=Disney Cruise Line announces Marvel Day at Sea on select 2017 Disney Magic sailings |url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-cruise-line-announces-marvel-day-sea-select-2017-disney-magic-sailings/ |access-date=September 9, 2019 |work=Attractions Magazine |date=October 21, 2016}}</ref> In October 2018, the cruise line began showing ''Disney at Sea with D23'', a 30-minute entertainment news show that covers the many Disney subsidiaries with input from [[D23 (Disney)|D23]], starting with the {{ship||Disney Wonder||2}} ship.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tuttle |first1=Brittani |title=Disney Cruise Line debuts new live news show, 'Disney at Sea with D23' |url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-at-sea-d23/ |access-date=September 9, 2019 |work=Attractions Magazine |date=October 16, 2018}}</ref> | With the October 2017 cruise of ''Disney Magic'' from New York to the Bahamas, the cruise line held its first Marvel Day at Sea.<ref>{{cite news |title=Disney Cruise Line announces Marvel Day at Sea on select 2017 Disney Magic sailings |url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-cruise-line-announces-marvel-day-sea-select-2017-disney-magic-sailings/ |access-date=September 9, 2019 |work=Attractions Magazine |date=October 21, 2016}}</ref> In October 2018, the cruise line began showing ''Disney at Sea with D23'', a 30-minute entertainment news show that covers the many Disney subsidiaries with input from [[D23 (Disney)|D23]], starting with the {{ship||Disney Wonder||2}} ship.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tuttle |first1=Brittani |title=Disney Cruise Line debuts new live news show, 'Disney at Sea with D23' |url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-at-sea-d23/ |access-date=September 9, 2019 |work=Attractions Magazine |date=October 16, 2018}}</ref> | ||
=== Disney Signature Experiences | === Disney Signature Experiences Unit === | ||
Soon after a March 2018 conglomerate reorganized the [[Disney Experiences|Disney Parks, Experiences and Products]] segment division, Disney Cruise Line and New Vacation Operations were renamed Disney Signature Experiences along with Jeff Vahle being | Soon after a March 2018 conglomerate reorganized the [[Disney Experiences|Disney Parks, Experiences and Products]] segment division, Disney Cruise Line and New Vacation Operations were renamed Disney Signature Experiences, along with Jeff Vahle being named as the new president.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tribou|first1=Richard|title=New president named for Disney Cruise Line, Vacation Club and more|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-disney-cruise-line-president-jeff-vahle-20180420-story.html|access-date=April 30, 2018|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=April 20, 2018}}</ref> | ||
Disney Cruise Line purchased in early March 2019 another Bahamas destination, the [[Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point]] property on the island of [[Eleuthera]] from the [[The Bahamas|Bahamian]] Government. The cruise line was looking for another Bahamas location since the announcement of the third ship expansion in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tribou |first1=Richard |title=Disney Cruise Line completes land purchase, enters agreement for second Bahamas destination |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-ae-disney-cruise-line-lighthouse-point-bahamas-update-20190311-story.html |access-date=March 12, 2019 |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=March 11, 2019}}</ref> | Disney Cruise Line purchased in early March 2019 another Bahamas destination, the [[Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point]] property on the island of [[Eleuthera]] from the [[The Bahamas|Bahamian]] Government. The cruise line was looking for another Bahamas location since the announcement of the third ship expansion in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tribou |first1=Richard |title=Disney Cruise Line completes land purchase, enters agreement for second Bahamas destination |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-ae-disney-cruise-line-lighthouse-point-bahamas-update-20190311-story.html |access-date=March 12, 2019 |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=March 11, 2019}}</ref> | ||
In 2020, Jeff Vahle transitioned to become the president of Walt Disney World Resort. Cruise industry and Disney veteran Thomas Mazloum was then announced as the new president of Disney Cruise Line and Disney Signature Experiences. <ref>{{cite news|last1=Kalosh|first1=Anne|title=Thomas Mazloum succeeds Jeff Vahle as Disney Cruise Line president|url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/people-opinions/thomas-mazloum-succeeds-jeff-vahle-as-disney-cruise-line-president|access-date=May 19, 2020|work=SeatradeCruiseNews|date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> In 2025, Mazloum became the new Disneyland Resort President and Joe Schott was announced as the new President of Disney Cruise Line under Disney Signature Experiences. <ref>{{cite news|last1=Sanders|first1=Scott|title=Joe Schott Appointed President of Disney Signature Experiences Amid Disney Experiences Leadership Changes|url=https://disneycruiselineblog.com/2025/01/joe-schott-appointed-president-of-disney-signature-experiences-amid-disney-experiences-leadership-changes/|access-date=January 24, 2025|work=DisneyCruiseLineBlog|date=January 24, 2025}}</ref> | In 2020, Jeff Vahle transitioned to become the president of Walt Disney World Resort. Cruise industry and Disney veteran Thomas Mazloum was then announced as the new president of Disney Cruise Line and Disney Signature Experiences.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kalosh|first1=Anne|title=Thomas Mazloum succeeds Jeff Vahle as Disney Cruise Line president|url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/people-opinions/thomas-mazloum-succeeds-jeff-vahle-as-disney-cruise-line-president|access-date=May 19, 2020|work=SeatradeCruiseNews|date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> In 2025, Mazloum became the new Disneyland Resort President, and Joe Schott was announced as the new President of Disney Cruise Line under Disney Signature Experiences.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sanders|first1=Scott|title=Joe Schott Appointed President of Disney Signature Experiences Amid Disney Experiences Leadership Changes|url=https://disneycruiselineblog.com/2025/01/joe-schott-appointed-president-of-disney-signature-experiences-amid-disney-experiences-leadership-changes/|access-date=January 24, 2025|work=DisneyCruiseLineBlog|date=January 24, 2025}}</ref> | ||
In February 2020, ''Disney Wonder'' moved its home port to New Orleans.<ref name=flt>{{cite news |last1=Sangalang |first1=Jennifer |last2=Berma |first2=Dave |title=Disney Cruise Line unveils cruises, destinations in 2020: Hawaii, New Orleans, Caribbean |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/entertainment/2018/09/27/disney-cruise-line-cruises-2020/1440525002/ |access-date=March 20, 2020 |work=Florida Today |date=September 27, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> From March 14, 2020 until July 2021, Disney Cruise Line ships suspended operations due to the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on The Walt Disney Company|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/business/disneyland-coronavirus.html|title=Disney Parks and Cruise Line Will Close in Response to Coronavirus|date=2020-03-12|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-03-19|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Sailings resumed in the form of "[[Staycation]] Cruises", closed loop cruises of 2 to 4 nights from the United Kingdom ports of Liverpool, Southampton, Newcastle, and Tilbury for London.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-26|title=BREAKING: "Disney Magic at Sea" UK-Only Disney Cruise Line Itinerary Confirmed|url=https://wdwnt.com/2021/03/breaking-disney-magic-at-sea-uk-only-disney-cruise-line-itinerary-confirmed/|access-date=2022-06-13|website=WDW News Today|language=en-US}}</ref> | In February 2020, ''Disney Wonder'' moved its home port to New Orleans.<ref name=flt>{{cite news |last1=Sangalang |first1=Jennifer |last2=Berma |first2=Dave |title=Disney Cruise Line unveils cruises, destinations in 2020: Hawaii, New Orleans, Caribbean |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/entertainment/2018/09/27/disney-cruise-line-cruises-2020/1440525002/ |access-date=March 20, 2020 |work=Florida Today |date=September 27, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> From March 14, 2020 until July 2021, Disney Cruise Line ships suspended operations due to the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on The Walt Disney Company|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/business/disneyland-coronavirus.html|title=Disney Parks and Cruise Line Will Close in Response to Coronavirus|date=2020-03-12|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-03-19|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Sailings resumed in the form of "[[Staycation]] Cruises", closed loop cruises of 2 to 4 nights from the United Kingdom ports of Liverpool, Southampton, Newcastle, and Tilbury for London.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-26|title=BREAKING: "Disney Magic at Sea" UK-Only Disney Cruise Line Itinerary Confirmed|url=https://wdwnt.com/2021/03/breaking-disney-magic-at-sea-uk-only-disney-cruise-line-itinerary-confirmed/|access-date=2022-06-13|website=WDW News Today|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
=== Fleet expansion === | === Fleet expansion === | ||
In July 2024, [[ | In July 2024, [[the Oriental Land Company]] ordered a fifth ''Wish''-class vessel, licensed by Disney, for a planned completion date in 2029.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Assies |first=Christoph |date=July 9, 2024 |title=In the midst of the crisis: Meyer Werft lands new cruise ship order |url=https://www.noz.de/lokales/papenburg/artikel/mitten-in-der-krise-meyer-werft-holt-neuen-kreuzfahrt-auftrag-47388310 |access-date=July 9, 2024 |website=Noz}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |last=Neumeier |first=Franz |date=July 9, 2024 |title=Meyer-Werft builds new cruise ship for Japanese Disney licensee Oriental Land |url=https://www.cruisetricks.de/meyer-werft-baut-neues-kreuzfahrtschiff-fuer-japanischen-disney-lizenznehmer-oriental-land/ |access-date=July 9, 2024 |website=Cruise Tricks}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web |date=July 9, 2024 |title=Disney and Oriental Land Co., Ltd. Embark on Expanded Relationship to Launch Disney Cruise Vacations in Japan |url=https://disneyconnect.com/dcl-press/release/disney-and-oriental-land-co-ltd-embark-on-expanded-relationship-to-launch-disney-cruise-vacations-in-japan/ |access-date=July 9, 2024 |website=Disney Connect}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite web |date=July 9, 2024 |title=Meyer Werft to build Disney Cruise Ship for Oriental Land Company to operate in Japan |url=https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/press/press_detail/meyer_werft_to_build_disney_wish_class_cruise_ship_for_oriental_land_company_to_operate_in_japan.jsp |access-date=July 9, 2024 |website=Meyer Werft}}</ref> A second ship is in discussion.<ref name=":5">{{cite web | url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2025/05/oriental-land-group-shares-cruise-strategy-reveals-plans-for-second-ship/ | title=Oriental Land Group Shares Cruise Strategy; Reveals Plans for Second Ship |work=Cruise Industry News}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{cite web |title=Oriental Land Group’s 2035 Long-term Management Strategy |url=https://www.olc.co.jp/en/news/news_olc/20250428_2e/main/0/link/20250428_2e.pdf |website=Oriental Land Co. |date=April 28, 2025}}</ref> | ||
An additional four ships were ordered from the German [[Meyer Werft]] shipyard in August 2024.<ref name=":7">{{cite web |first= Kai-Uwe |last=Hanken |date=August 12, 2024 |title=Neue Disney für Meyer? |url=https://rheiderland.de/artikel/53962/neue-disney-fuer-meyer? |work=Rheiderland |language=de }}</ref><ref name=":8">{{cite press release |date=December 8, 2024 |title=Meyer Werft to build four new ships joining the Disney Cruise Line fl |url=https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/press/press_detail/meyer_werft_to_build_four_new_ships_joining_the_disney_cruise_line_fleet.jsp |work=Meyer Werft}}</ref> They are planned for delivery between 2027 and 2031, which would bring the fleet to a total of 13 | An additional four ships were ordered from the German [[Meyer Werft]] shipyard in August 2024.<ref name=":7">{{cite web |first= Kai-Uwe |last=Hanken |date=August 12, 2024 |title=Neue Disney für Meyer? |url=https://rheiderland.de/artikel/53962/neue-disney-fuer-meyer? |work=Rheiderland |language=de }}</ref><ref name=":8">{{cite press release |date=December 8, 2024 |title=Meyer Werft to build four new ships joining the Disney Cruise Line fl |url=https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/press/press_detail/meyer_werft_to_build_four_new_ships_joining_the_disney_cruise_line_fleet.jsp |work=Meyer Werft}}</ref> They are planned for delivery between 2027 and 2031, which would bring the fleet to a total of 12 ships (13 if Oriental wants a second).<ref name=":9">{{cite web |date=August 11, 2024 |title=Disney Cruise Line to Build Four More New Ships|url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/08/disney-cruise-line-to-build-four-more-new-ships/ |work=Cruise Industry News}}</ref> The shipyard claimed that it was the highest value order they had ever received.<ref name=":10">{{cite web |date=August 12, 2024 |title=Meyer Werft Confirms Record-Breaking Disney Cruise Ship Order|url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/08/meyer-werft-confirms-record-breaking-disney-cruise-ship-order/ |work=Cruise Industry News}}</ref> | ||
It was confirmed in January 2025 that the four new ships ordered in August 2024 would consist of an additional Wish-class ship, scheduled for delivery in 2027, and three new ships, sized in between the Magic | It was confirmed in January 2025 that the four new ships ordered in August 2024 would consist of an additional Wish-class ship, scheduled for delivery in 2027, and three new ships, sized in between the Magic and Dream-class vessels.<ref name=":11">{{cite web |last1=Anne |first1=Kalosh |title=Disney Cruise plans new smaller design for 3 ships after 4th Wish |url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/shipbuilding-equipment/disney-cruise-plans-new-smaller-design-for-3-ships-after-4th-wish |access-date=10 January 2025 |website=SeaTrade Cruise News |publisher=Informa UK Limited}}</ref> | ||
== Related | == Related Facilities == | ||
=== Disney Cruise Line Terminals === | === Disney Cruise Line Terminals === | ||
==== Port Canaveral ==== | ==== Port Canaveral ==== | ||
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[[File:Disney World Cruise Line Bus (2531364843).jpg|thumb|A Disney Cruise Line bus which takes guests to and from Terminal 8 from Orlando International Airport; as well as around Walt Disney World.]] | [[File:Disney World Cruise Line Bus (2531364843).jpg|thumb|A Disney Cruise Line bus which takes guests to and from Terminal 8 from Orlando International Airport; as well as around Walt Disney World.]] | ||
[[Port Canaveral]]'s Cruise Terminal 8 is located in Port Canaveral in [[Cape Canaveral, Florida]], United States | [[Port Canaveral]]'s Cruise Terminal 8 is located in Port Canaveral in [[Cape Canaveral, Florida]], United States and is used to transport passengers on and off of the Disney Cruise Line ships. This port has seen the departure of the ''[[Disney Magic]]'', the ''[[Disney Wonder]]'', the ''[[Disney Dream]]'', the ''[[Disney Fantasy]]'', the ''[[Disney Wish]],'' and the ''[[Disney Treasure]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e9d8f7ea |title=Port Canaveral 2014 Interactive Cruise Guide |page=28 |publisher=Port Canaveral |access-date=September 30, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929160159/http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e9d8f7ea |archive-date=September 29, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> | ||
The terminal is a large building owned by Port Canaveral and operated by Disney Cruise Line. At {{convert|70000|sqft|m2}}, this massive building includes the base for Disney Cruise Line check-in, security, and boarding.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portcanaveral.com/cruising/terminals.orig.php |title=Cruising Terminals |publisher=Port Canaveral |access-date=September 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070138/http://www.portcanaveral.com/cruising/terminals.orig.php|archive-date= October 6, 2014}}</ref> The terminal was designed loosely on the old Ocean Terminal in Southampton.<ref name="gos" /> | The terminal is a large building owned by Port Canaveral and operated by Disney Cruise Line. At {{convert|70000|sqft|m2}}, this massive building includes the base for bus stops and ''Disney Cruise Line'' check-in, security, and boarding.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portcanaveral.com/cruising/terminals.orig.php |title=Cruising Terminals |publisher=Port Canaveral |access-date=September 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070138/http://www.portcanaveral.com/cruising/terminals.orig.php|archive-date= October 6, 2014}}</ref> The terminal was designed loosely on the old Ocean Terminal in [[Southampton]].<ref name="gos" /> | ||
Disney Cruise Line had negotiated with the Port Canaveral port authority in early 2009 to extend their contract until 2022. As part of this contract, the port authority expanded and upgraded the dock | Disney Cruise Line had negotiated with the Port Canaveral port authority in early 2009 to extend their contract until 2022. As part of this contract, the port authority expanded and upgraded the dock to accommodate the new ships (''Disney Wish'' and ''Disney Treasure'' which both will be homeported there), the terminal was enlarged to accommodate more passengers and luggage, and a parking garage was built. In 2019, a new contract agreement of 20 years was agreed upon for exclusive use of terminal 8 and partial use of terminal 10.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 22, 2019 |title=Canaveral Port Authority and Disney Cruise Line Reach New 20-Year Agreement for Expanded Cruise Operations and Arrival of New Disney Ships |url=https://www.portcanaveral.com/About/Recent-News/Canaveral-Port-Authority-and-Disney-Cruise-Line-Re |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=www.portcanaveral.com}}</ref> | ||
In June 2018, Port Canaveral officials approved pursuing a study about how to best upgrade Disney's Terminal 8 and other nearby terminals. With the Disney fleet expected to expand with more ships, Port Canaveral Chief Executive Officer John Murray stated that, without expansion, "we'll have more activity than Terminal 8 can handle".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2018/06/27/port-canaveral-upgrade-disneys-cruise-terminal-anticipating-new-ship/737449002/|title=Port Canaveral plans: More Disney cruise ships and upgrade to Disney cruise terminal|work=Florida Today|access-date=2018-06-29|language=en}}</ref> The Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners in January 2019 approved work for Disney's Terminal 8 and adjacent Terminal 10, which would handle more ships when the new Wish-class ships arrive. The upgrades would allow Disney to base three ships year round at the port.<ref name="os2" /> The current plan | In June 2018, Port Canaveral officials approved pursuing a study about how to best upgrade Disney's Terminal 8 and other nearby terminals. With the Disney fleet expected to expand with more ships, Port Canaveral Chief Executive Officer John Murray stated that, without expansion, "we'll have more activity than Terminal 8 can handle".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2018/06/27/port-canaveral-upgrade-disneys-cruise-terminal-anticipating-new-ship/737449002/|title=Port Canaveral plans: More Disney cruise ships and upgrade to Disney cruise terminal|work=Florida Today|access-date=2018-06-29|language=en}}</ref> The Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners in January 2019 approved work for Disney's Terminal 8 and adjacent Terminal 10, which would handle more ships when the new ''Wish''-class ships arrive. The upgrades would allow Disney to base three ships year-round at the port.<ref name="os2" /> The current plan has three (''Disney Fantasy, Disney Magic,'' and ''Disney Treasure'') ships at Terminal 8 and the ''Disney Wish'' vaguely using Terminal 10.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Port Addresses & Parking |url=https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/guest-services/departure-port-address-parking/? |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=disneycruise.disney.go.com}}</ref> | ||
==== Port Everglades ==== | ==== Port Everglades ==== | ||
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In April 2022, it was approved by the [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] Commission that [[Port Everglades]]' Cruise Terminal 4 would be transformed into a second homeport for Disney Cruise Line, alongside Disney's original homeport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-05 |title=Broward Approves Disney Terminal Design Contract at Port Everglades |url=https://www.porteverglades.net/articles/post/broward-approves-disney-terminal-design-contract-at-port-everglades/?preview=true |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=www.porteverglades.net |language=en-us}}</ref> This marked the first time that Disney Cruise Line sailed from Port Everglades. DCL markets the departure point as "Fort Lauderdale". This port began embarking guests on November 20, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2023/11/port-everglades-new-lines-new-ships-and-a-new-terminal/ |title=Port Everglades: New Lines, New Ships and a New Terminal |website=Cruise Industry News |date=November 9, 2023 |access-date=November 10, 2023}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Terminal 4 |url=https://www.porteverglades.net/cruise/terminals/terminal-4/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=www.porteverglades.net |language=en-us}}</ref> ''Disney | In April 2022, it was approved by the [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] Commission that [[Port Everglades]]' Cruise Terminal 4 would be transformed into a second homeport for Disney Cruise Line, alongside Disney's original homeport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-05 |title=Broward Approves Disney Terminal Design Contract at Port Everglades |url=https://www.porteverglades.net/articles/post/broward-approves-disney-terminal-design-contract-at-port-everglades/?preview=true |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=www.porteverglades.net |language=en-us}}</ref> This marked the first time that Disney Cruise Line sailed from Port Everglades. DCL markets the departure point as "Fort Lauderdale". This port began embarking guests on November 20, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2023/11/port-everglades-new-lines-new-ships-and-a-new-terminal/ |title=Port Everglades: New Lines, New Ships and a New Terminal |website=Cruise Industry News |date=November 9, 2023 |access-date=November 10, 2023}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Terminal 4 |url=https://www.porteverglades.net/cruise/terminals/terminal-4/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=www.porteverglades.net |language=en-us}}</ref> [[Port Everglades]] hosted the official christening ceremony of the [[Disney Destiny]] on November 10th, 2025. The [[Disney Destiny|''Disney Destiny'']] is the first ship of the Disney Cruise Line fleet to be homeported in [[Port Everglades]] year-round. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Logan|first=Jacqueline|date=2025-11-11|title=Watch: Disney Destiny Christening Ceremony is a Hero's Welcome |url=https://disneyparksblog.com/dcl/disney-destiny-christening-ceremony/|access-date=12 November 2025 |website=disneyparksblog.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=del Campo |first1=Deserae |title=Disney Destiny: A Heroic New Chapter Sets Sail from Port Everglades |url=https://recommend.com/featured/disney-destiny-a-heroic-new-chapter-sets-sail-from-port-everglades/ |website=recommend.com |access-date=12 November 2025}}</ref> | ||
The terminal is owned by Broward County and operated by Disney Cruise Line. The building is {{convert|104162|sqft|m2}} and includes passenger check-in, security, and boarding, as well as a 1,818-space parking garage. The terminal's exterior design is based on Disney's original homeport, while the interior features a ''[[Finding Nemo (franchise)|Finding Nemo]]'' theme.<ref name=":0" /> | The terminal is owned by [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] and operated by Disney Cruise Line. The building is {{convert|104162|sqft|m2}} and includes passenger check-in, security, and boarding, as well as a 1,818-space parking garage. The terminal's exterior design is based on Disney's original homeport, while the interior features a ''[[Finding Nemo (franchise)|Finding Nemo]]'' theme.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Disney Cruise Line has negotiated with Broward County for a contract agreement of 15 years with options for three 5-year extensions. The agreement also includes one ship to be homeported year-round as well as a second seasonal ship in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-13 |title=Cruise line announces new community investments in Junior Achievement of South Florida and Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County |url=https://www.porteverglades.net/articles/post/disney-cruise-line-celebrates-opening-of-new-cruise-terminal-at-port-everglades/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=www.porteverglades.net |language=en-us}}</ref> | Disney Cruise Line has negotiated with [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] for a contract agreement of 15 years with options for three 5-year extensions. The agreement also includes one ship (''Disney Destiny'')to be homeported year-round, as well as a second seasonal ship in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-13 |title=Cruise line announces new community investments in Junior Achievement of South Florida and Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County |url=https://www.porteverglades.net/articles/post/disney-cruise-line-celebrates-opening-of-new-cruise-terminal-at-port-everglades/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=www.porteverglades.net |language=en-us}}</ref> | ||
=== Disney's Castaway Cay === | === Disney's Castaway Cay === | ||
{{Main|Castaway Cay}} | {{Main|Castaway Cay}} | ||
'''Disney's Castaway Cay''', or simply '''Castaway Cay''', is a [[private island]] in the [[Bahamas]] which serves as an exclusive [[port]] for the Disney Cruise Line ships. It is located near [[Great Abaco Island]] and was formerly known as '''Gorda Cay'''. In 1997, [[The Walt Disney Company]] purchased a [[99-year lease|99-year land lease]] (through 2096) for the [[cay]] from the Bahamian government, giving the company substantial control over the island. | '''Disney's Castaway Cay''', or simply '''Castaway Cay''', is a [[private island]] in the [[Bahamas]] which serves as an exclusive [[port]] for the Disney Cruise Line ships. It is located near [[Great Abaco Island]] and was formerly known as '''Gorda Cay'''. In 1997, [[The Walt Disney Company]] purchased a [[99-year lease|99-year land lease]] (through 2096) for the [[cay]] from the Bahamian government, giving the company substantial control over the island. The island is themed on an abandoned runway, which is now used has a bike bath. | ||
=== Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point === | === Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point === | ||
{{Main|Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point}} | {{Main|Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point}} | ||
'''Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point''', or simply '''Lookout Cay''', is a [[private island|private peninsula]] in the [[Bahamas]] which serves as an exclusive [[port]] for the Disney Cruise Line ships. It is located in the south-eastern region of Bannerman Town, [[Eleuthera]]. In March 2019, [[The Walt Disney Company]] purchased the peninsula from the Bahamian government, giving the company control over the area. | '''Disney's Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point''', or simply '''Lookout Cay''', is a [[private island|private peninsula]] in the [[Bahamas]] which serves as an exclusive [[port]] for the Disney Cruise Line ships. It is located in the south-eastern region of Bannerman Town, [[Eleuthera]]. In March 2019, [[The Walt Disney Company]] purchased the peninsula from the Bahamian government, giving the company control over the area. This area opened in June 2024 with the ''Disney Magic'' being the first ship to dock there. | ||
== Market Share == | == Market Share == | ||
The cruise line has experienced some growth over the past several years as depicted below. | The cruise line has experienced some growth over the past several years, as depicted below. | ||
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| 2011<ref>{{Cite news |title=2011 World Wide Cruise Market Share |url=http://www.cruisemarketwatch.com/home/2011-world-wide-cruise-market-share/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924061345/http://www.cruisemarketwatch.com/home/2011-world-wide-cruise-market-share/ |archive-date=September 24, 2016 |access-date=May 5, 2016 |work=Cruise Market Watch |df=mdy-all}}</ref> | | 2011<ref>{{Cite news |title=2011 World Wide Cruise Market Share |url=http://www.cruisemarketwatch.com/home/2011-world-wide-cruise-market-share/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924061345/http://www.cruisemarketwatch.com/home/2011-world-wide-cruise-market-share/ |archive-date=September 24, 2016 |access-date=May 5, 2016 |work=Cruise Market Watch |df=mdy-all}}</ref> | ||
| style="text-align:Center;" | 1.95% | | style="text-align:Center;" | 1.95% | ||
| align="Center" | | | align="Center" | 1.95% | ||
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| 2015<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 World Wide Market Share |url=http://www.cruisemarketwatch.com/market-share/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927061210/http://www.cruisemarketwatch.com/market-share/ |archive-date=September 27, 2016 |publisher=Cruise Market Watch |df=mdy-all}}</ref> | | 2015<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 World Wide Market Share |url=http://www.cruisemarketwatch.com/market-share/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927061210/http://www.cruisemarketwatch.com/market-share/ |archive-date=September 27, 2016 |publisher=Cruise Market Watch |df=mdy-all}}</ref> | ||
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| align="Center" | 2.8% | | align="Center" | 2.8% | ||
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| style="text-align:Center;" | 3.9% | |||
| align="Center" | 3.1% | |||
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{{Main|List of Disney Cruise Line ships}} | {{Main|List of Disney Cruise Line ships}} | ||
[[File:Disney Magic (14346824710).jpg|alt=Disney Magic at Port of Venice|thumb|[[Disney Magic]] at [[Port of Venice]]]] | [[File:Disney Magic (14346824710).jpg|alt=Disney Magic at Port of Venice|thumb|[[Disney Magic]] at [[Port of Venice]]]] | ||
Disney Cruise Line currently operates | Disney Cruise Line currently operates seven ships, with several more set to join in the coming years. As of August 2025, all of Disney Cruise Line's ships are [[Flag of convenience|officially registered]] in [[Nassau, Bahamas]].<ref name=":12">{{cite news |date=October 30, 2015 |title=Inquiry call over vanished cruise woman |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-34659505 |access-date=March 12, 2019 |work=BBC}}</ref> The current fleet consists of: ''[[Disney Magic]]'', ''[[Disney Wonder]]'', ''[[Disney Dream]]'', ''[[Disney Fantasy]]'', ''[[Disney Wish]]'', ''[[Disney Treasure]]'', and ''[[Disney Destiny]]''. Another vessel will be added in the near future: ''[[Disney Adventure]]'' (March 10, 2026), in addition to four as-of-yet unnamed vessels. The ''Disney Adventure'' was originally scheduled to commence operations from Singapore on December 15, 2025, but it was delayed to March 10, 2026.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=Duffy & Friends to debut new stage show on S'pore Disney cruise ship |url=https://mothership.sg/2025/02/duffy-friends-singapore-disney-cruise/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=mothership.sg}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Private island]] | |||
*[[List of Disney Cruise Line ships]] | |||
*[[Royal Caribbean International]] | |||
*[[Carnival Cruise Line]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Disney Cruise Line is a cruise line operation that is a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company. The company was incorporated in 1996 as Magical Cruise Company Limited, through its first vessel Disney Magic,[1] and is domiciled in London, England with its operational headquarters located in Celebration, Florida.[2] Disney Cruise Line operates seven ships: Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, Disney Wish, Disney Treasure, and Disney Destiny.[3][4] A new ship, Disney Adventure will join the fleet in 2026.[5] Castaway Cay, a private island in the Bahamas, is exclusively operated by Disney Cruise Line and is designed as an exclusive port of call for Disney's ships.[6] They also have a second private destination, Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, a 700-acre property on the southern end of Eleuthera, Bahamas.[7][8] Disney Cruise Line operates two Disney Cruise Line Terminals in Florida. One in Port Everglades and one in Port Canaveral.
Background
In 1985, Premier Cruise Line became Disney's licensed partner cruise line. This allowed Disney characters to be on their ships and combined cruise, hotel, and theme park packages. In 1993, Premier ended its relationship with Disney and signed a new one with Warner Bros., utilizing the Looney Tunes characters. Premier continued to offer Disney Land and Sea packages while adding Universal Studios as an option. Thus, Disney approached both Carnival and Royal Caribbean cruise lines to replace Premier as an exclusive sea partner.[9]
History
When Disney's negotiations with two major cruise lines, Carnival and Royal Caribbean, did not produce results, Disney had cruise ship designs drawn up by February 1994. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Travel Company started signing up other cruise lines to offer Disney hotels and resort packages.[10] In May 1994, Disney announced that it intended to start cruise line operations in 1998. Arthur Rodney was selected to serve as the first president of the cruise line[11] tentatively called Disney Vacation Cruises.[12]
In 1995, Disney Cruise Line commissioned Disney Magic and Disney Wonder from Fincantieri in Italy.[13] The cruise line was incorporated as Devonson Cruise Company, Limited in February 1996, in the United Kingdom, and was renamed Magical Cruise Company Limited in October 1996.[14] The cruise line costs as much as a theme park to start up.[15] In 1996, Magical Cruise Company purchased Gorda Cay as the line's private island. The company spent $25 million over 18 months on the island and renamed it Castaway Cay.[13]
The Disney MagicTemplate:'s first cruise was originally scheduled for March 12, 1998 but was postponed twice.[16] The Disney Wonder was scheduled for December 1998.[17] On July 30, 1998, with the first voyage of Magic, the Disney Cruise Line was operational.[13] A 10-year contract was signed with Port Canaveral for its home terminal.[18] With the August 1999, resignation of Rodney as cruise line president, the senior operating officer Matt Ouimet was named as his replacement in July.[19] In 2000, the line added seven-day cruises and western Caribbean cruises.[20]
In May 2005, Disney Magic moved its port for the summer cruise season to the Port of Los Angeles. This was temporary for the company's 50th-anniversary celebration of Disneyland and as a test for California expansion. The transfer cruise sold out quicker than expected. Bookings from first-time Disney cruisers were up for these cruises by at least 60%. While Disney had wanted additional ships, shipbuilding costs had increased by at least 33% since it built its first two ships.[18] The Disney Magic was transferred to the Mediterranean for an extended stay in 2007.[21] In 2007, Disney announced the building of two new cruise ships.[22] Disney Dream set sail in January 2011, followed closely by Disney Fantasy in 2012.[3][23][24] Meyer Werft shipyard, based in Papenburg, Germany, built the new ships.[13]
New Vacation Operation Unit
In February 2009, Tom McAlpin left the Disney Cruise Line presidency and was replaced by Karl Holz as president of Disney Cruise Line and New Vacation Operations.[25] In early 2009, Disney and Canaveral Port Authority extended their agreement to 2022 with expansion to the terminal to handle the new class of ships. A re-posting of the Disney Magic to Europe in 2010 added DCL's first North European cruises to its existing Mediterranean cruises.[21]
With the arrival of Disney Dream in 2011, Disney Wonder was relocated to Los Angeles.[26] With the arrival of Disney Fantasy in 2012, Disney Magic was relocated to New York City in May 2012 for only the Summer season, before relocating to Galveston, Texas.[27]
In late 2012, Disney Wonder began sailing cruises out of Miami, Florida.[28] In 2013, the Disney Magic relocated to Barcelona, Spain[29] and the Disney Wonder relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia,[30] for the summer season. In autumn 2013, the Magic and the Wonder returned to the United States but switched home ports, with the Magic leaving out of Miami and the Wonder leaving out of Galveston.[29] In January 2014, the Wonder took over for the Magic in Miami and the Magic joined the Dream and Fantasy in Port Canaveral, placing all four ships in the state of Florida for the first time. Since then, the Magic and the Wonder have again switched places.[2]
At the February 2016 Cruise Critic Cruisers' Choice Awards, three of Disney's ships won 11 category awards.[31] The company ordered three ships of a new class of ship, Triton, in 2016 and 2017.[32] At the company annual meeting in March 2016, Walt Disney Company Chairman Bob Iger announced the first two new ships of the new line which were planned to be built larger than the previous two ships. The first ship, Disney Wish joined in July 2022. And the second, Disney Treasure, joined in December 2024.[31] In July 2017, Bob Chapek, President of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, announced at the D23 Expo that a seventh unnamed ship would join the fleet.[4]
In 2016, the cruise line was looking to buy Egg Island, Eleuthera, the Bahamas, as another destination for the additional cruise ships. However, opposition from nearby island residents and potential damage to the islands' reefs stopped plans.[33]
In April 2017, it was announced that Karl Holz would retire as president of Disney Cruise Line in February 2018. Anthony Connelly assumed the role of president in October 2017.[34] The Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners in January 2019 approved work for Disney's Terminal 8 and adjacent Terminal 10, which would handle more ships when the new class arrived.[35]
With the October 2017 cruise of Disney Magic from New York to the Bahamas, the cruise line held its first Marvel Day at Sea.[36] In October 2018, the cruise line began showing Disney at Sea with D23, a 30-minute entertainment news show that covers the many Disney subsidiaries with input from D23, starting with the Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ship.[37]
Disney Signature Experiences Unit
Soon after a March 2018 conglomerate reorganized the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment division, Disney Cruise Line and New Vacation Operations were renamed Disney Signature Experiences, along with Jeff Vahle being named as the new president.[38]
Disney Cruise Line purchased in early March 2019 another Bahamas destination, the Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point property on the island of Eleuthera from the Bahamian Government. The cruise line was looking for another Bahamas location since the announcement of the third ship expansion in 2016.[39]
In 2020, Jeff Vahle transitioned to become the president of Walt Disney World Resort. Cruise industry and Disney veteran Thomas Mazloum was then announced as the new president of Disney Cruise Line and Disney Signature Experiences.[40] In 2025, Mazloum became the new Disneyland Resort President, and Joe Schott was announced as the new President of Disney Cruise Line under Disney Signature Experiences.[41]
In February 2020, Disney Wonder moved its home port to New Orleans.[42] From March 14, 2020 until July 2021, Disney Cruise Line ships suspended operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[43] Sailings resumed in the form of "Staycation Cruises", closed loop cruises of 2 to 4 nights from the United Kingdom ports of Liverpool, Southampton, Newcastle, and Tilbury for London.[44]
Fleet expansion
In July 2024, the Oriental Land Company ordered a fifth Wish-class vessel, licensed by Disney, for a planned completion date in 2029.[45][46][47][48] A second ship is in discussion.[49][50]
An additional four ships were ordered from the German Meyer Werft shipyard in August 2024.[51][52] They are planned for delivery between 2027 and 2031, which would bring the fleet to a total of 12 ships (13 if Oriental wants a second).[53] The shipyard claimed that it was the highest value order they had ever received.[54]
It was confirmed in January 2025 that the four new ships ordered in August 2024 would consist of an additional Wish-class ship, scheduled for delivery in 2027, and three new ships, sized in between the Magic and Dream-class vessels.[55]
Related Facilities
Disney Cruise Line Terminals
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Port Canaveral's Cruise Terminal 8 is located in Port Canaveral in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States and is used to transport passengers on and off of the Disney Cruise Line ships. This port has seen the departure of the Disney Magic, the Disney Wonder, the Disney Dream, the Disney Fantasy, the Disney Wish, and the Disney Treasure.[56]
The terminal is a large building owned by Port Canaveral and operated by Disney Cruise Line. At Script error: No such module "convert"., this massive building includes the base for bus stops and Disney Cruise Line check-in, security, and boarding.[57] The terminal was designed loosely on the old Ocean Terminal in Southampton.[13]
Disney Cruise Line had negotiated with the Port Canaveral port authority in early 2009 to extend their contract until 2022. As part of this contract, the port authority expanded and upgraded the dock to accommodate the new ships (Disney Wish and Disney Treasure which both will be homeported there), the terminal was enlarged to accommodate more passengers and luggage, and a parking garage was built. In 2019, a new contract agreement of 20 years was agreed upon for exclusive use of terminal 8 and partial use of terminal 10.[58]
In June 2018, Port Canaveral officials approved pursuing a study about how to best upgrade Disney's Terminal 8 and other nearby terminals. With the Disney fleet expected to expand with more ships, Port Canaveral Chief Executive Officer John Murray stated that, without expansion, "we'll have more activity than Terminal 8 can handle".[59] The Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners in January 2019 approved work for Disney's Terminal 8 and adjacent Terminal 10, which would handle more ships when the new Wish-class ships arrive. The upgrades would allow Disney to base three ships year-round at the port.[35] The current plan has three (Disney Fantasy, Disney Magic, and Disney Treasure) ships at Terminal 8 and the Disney Wish vaguely using Terminal 10.[60]
Port Everglades
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In April 2022, it was approved by the Broward County Commission that Port Everglades' Cruise Terminal 4 would be transformed into a second homeport for Disney Cruise Line, alongside Disney's original homeport.[61] This marked the first time that Disney Cruise Line sailed from Port Everglades. DCL markets the departure point as "Fort Lauderdale". This port began embarking guests on November 20, 2023.[62][63] Port Everglades hosted the official christening ceremony of the Disney Destiny on November 10th, 2025. The Disney Destiny is the first ship of the Disney Cruise Line fleet to be homeported in Port Everglades year-round. [64][65]
The terminal is owned by Broward County and operated by Disney Cruise Line. The building is Script error: No such module "convert". and includes passenger check-in, security, and boarding, as well as a 1,818-space parking garage. The terminal's exterior design is based on Disney's original homeport, while the interior features a Finding Nemo theme.[63]
Disney Cruise Line has negotiated with Broward County for a contract agreement of 15 years with options for three 5-year extensions. The agreement also includes one ship (Disney Destiny)to be homeported year-round, as well as a second seasonal ship in 2025.[66]
Disney's Castaway Cay
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Disney's Castaway Cay, or simply Castaway Cay, is a private island in the Bahamas which serves as an exclusive port for the Disney Cruise Line ships. It is located near Great Abaco Island and was formerly known as Gorda Cay. In 1997, The Walt Disney Company purchased a 99-year land lease (through 2096) for the cay from the Bahamian government, giving the company substantial control over the island. The island is themed on an abandoned runway, which is now used has a bike bath.
Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point
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The cruise line has experienced some growth over the past several years, as depicted below.
| Year | Revenue Marketshare | Passenger Marketshare |
|---|---|---|
| 2011[67] | 1.95% | 1.95% |
| 2015[68] | 2.4% | 2.8% |
| 2018[69] | 2.2% | 2.3% |
| 2021[70] | 2.7% | 2.2% |
| 2024[71] | 4.2% | 2.8% |
| 2025[72] | 3.9% | 3.1% |
Fleet
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Disney Cruise Line currently operates seven ships, with several more set to join in the coming years. As of August 2025, all of Disney Cruise Line's ships are officially registered in Nassau, Bahamas.[73] The current fleet consists of: Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, Disney Wish, Disney Treasure, and Disney Destiny. Another vessel will be added in the near future: Disney Adventure (March 10, 2026), in addition to four as-of-yet unnamed vessels. The Disney Adventure was originally scheduled to commence operations from Singapore on December 15, 2025, but it was delayed to March 10, 2026.[74]
See also
References
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