2027 Disney Summer Cruises

[peder]

I can’t believe that the Treasure will continue to only sail 7 night itineraries through 2027…I guess they must be selling well, but I have to imagine there are a lot of us waiting to complete our collection without doing a full week on a Wish class ship.

That seems so odd to me as someone that thinks even a 5-night cruise is way too short I wish DCL were much more heavily focused on 6-8 night sailings across the fleet.

 

[peder]

Adventure still nothing longer then 4 nights and no port stops. So its a no from me. Even if they are super cheap.

I think demand for the Adventure is going to plummet rapidly without port stops. People say that Singaporeans like characters and shows but I doubt they'll treat the ship like an equivalent experience at the parks indefinitely. Same reason that their Australian sailings underperformed, yet Disney is insistent on carving out these portless-itineraries even though the market keeps telling them that a Disney cruise needs to actually go somewhere. Anywhere.

 

[Lesverts]

The no ports for the Adventure likely have everything to do with Singapore not wanting them to.

 

[DCLMP]

I think demand for the Adventure is going to plummet rapidly without port stops. People say that Singaporeans like characters and shows but I doubt they'll treat the ship like an equivalent experience at the parks indefinitely. Same reason that their Australian sailings underperformed, yet Disney is insistent on carving out these portless-itineraries even though the market keeps telling them that a Disney cruise needs to actually go somewhere. Anywhere.

Royal also does a lot of the short cruises in Asia and Europe. NCL, Celebrity, and Princess offer good long itineraries in those markets in the mid range price.
To be honest Carnivals Europe cruises are decent. They are on a old ship, but at they are all 8-12 nights with decent ports. Disney needs to put two ships in Europe one for the locals and one for the rest of the world that wants to go on long port intensive cruises.

 

[tidefan]

Royal also does a lot of the short cruises in Asia and Europe. NCL, Celebrity, and Princess offer good long itineraries in those markets in the mid range price.
To be honest Carnivals Europe cruises are decent. They are on a old ship, but at they are all 8-12 nights with decent ports. Disney needs to put two ships in Europe one for the locals and one for the rest of the world that wants to go on long port intensive cruises.

You know, I think Carnival would be a great option in Europe. With the amount of "comfort food" options that have long opening hours, that would work well with a port-intensive cruise. Also, the crowd on a Carnival European sailing (or, for that matter, just any 7+ day Carnival sailing) will NOT be a party crowd and I would imagine be very family friendly.

Celebrity, HAL, and Princess are also good options. Lastly, if everyone is 18+, I'd say perhaps Virgin Voyages may be the best option. One thing I like about Virgin, Celebrity and Princess is that they sail out of Athens instead of Rome. Having done both, I much preferred sailing out of Athens.

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

You know, I think Carnival would be a great option in Europe. With the amount of "comfort food" options that have long opening hours, that would work well with a port-intensive cruise. Also, the crowd on a Carnival European sailing (or, for that matter, just any 7+ day Carnival sailing) will NOT be a party crowd and I would imagine be very family friendly.

Celebrity, HAL, and Princess are also good options. Lastly, if everyone is 18+, I'd say perhaps Virgin Voyages may be the best option. One thing I like about Virgin, Celebrity and Princess is that they sail out of Athens instead of Rome. Having done both, I much preferred sailing out of Athens.

We’ve done DCL in Europe once and Celebrity/Princess/Royal/Seabourn several times and I concur with @tidefan (though carnival would be towards the bottom of my list, it’s fine if you’re just trying to relax between ports). It’s hard to justify the Disney experience premium if you plan to spend more than 50% of your days on shore, and the lack of flexible evening dining options on DCL is especially tough if your goal is to maximize time in port.

We enjoyed our DCL cruise to Northern Europe and would do it again if it was priced the same as Princess/Royal (or less than Celebrity/Seabourn) but unless you’re a DCL die hard or it’s your only chance to sail with DCL, I wouldn’t recommend it for European sailings….though I will say we loved general knowledge trivia on a European sailings in September— it was all American history and almost no Americans in the room, we crushed it. The main reason I don’t recommend it is because there is so much we want to cram in on sea days it makes the trip even more exhausting! On other lines, we tend to just read on our balcony without feeling any FOMO.

 

[WB1971]

I think demand for the Adventure is going to plummet rapidly without port stops. People say that Singaporeans like characters and shows but I doubt they'll treat the ship like an equivalent experience at the parks indefinitely. Same reason that their Australian sailings underperformed, yet Disney is insistent on carving out these portless-itineraries even though the market keeps telling them that a Disney cruise needs to actually go somewhere. Anywhere.

There are literally billions of Asians that have never done a Disney cruise. Hard to imagine lack of demand anytime soon. Also millions of current DCL cruisers like myself who will want to see the new ship. (not saying millions will)

 

[Mommb]

I think demand for the Adventure is going to plummet rapidly without port stops. People say that Singaporeans like characters and shows but I doubt they'll treat the ship like an equivalent experience at the parks indefinitely. Same reason that their Australian sailings underperformed, yet Disney is insistent on carving out these portless-itineraries even though the market keeps telling them that a Disney cruise needs to actually go somewhere. Anywhere.

The no ports for the Adventure likely have everything to do with Singapore not wanting them to.

This. The Disney Adventure is partially funded by the Singapore Tourist Board, which wants guests to visit Singapore rather than other ports, so it will be sailing "cruises to nowhere" for probably the next 5 years.

The initial press release (https://www.stb.gov.sg/about-stb/me...g-magical-cruise-vacations-to-southeast-asia/) said:
Under a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding, Disney Cruise Line and Singapore Tourism Board agreed to collaborate to homeport a brand-new Disney cruise ship exclusively in Singapore for at least five years beginning in 2025. More details about the maiden voyage, itineraries and onboard experiences will be announced at a later date.

A 2024 press release (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...sailing-from-singapore-in-2025-302183101.html) said:
Beginning in 2025, the Disney Adventure will sail three- and four-night cruises from the Marina Bay Cruise Centre for at least five years as part of a collaboration between Disney Cruise Line and Singapore Tourism Board.

 

[JAM9842]

Is it just me, or does it look like Disney is not trying to rip me off with the Wish being new in Europe? Still high, but I was very afraid.

Yes!! What we want is less than I was expecting! We are very happy!

 

[gatordoc]

Was really wishing for some NYC, Boston, Prince Edward Island type of cruises.

I did do a survey for Disney just recently end of December and they had New York, and Charlottetown as places to choose from to cruise to.

I completed a similar survey awhile back. We loved those cruises in the past. Many of them were in the fall, so keeping fingers crossed that some will show up in the fall release.

 

[DCLMP]

We’ve done DCL in Europe once and Celebrity/Princess/Royal/Seabourn several times and I concur with @tidefan (though carnival would be towards the bottom of my list, it’s fine if you’re just trying to relax between ports). It’s hard to justify the Disney experience premium if you plan to spend more than 50% of your days on shore, and the lack of flexible evening dining options on DCL is especially tough if your goal is to maximize time in port.

We enjoyed our DCL cruise to Northern Europe and would do it again if it was priced the same as Princess/Royal (or less than Celebrity/Seabourn) but unless you’re a DCL die hard or it’s your only chance to sail with DCL, I wouldn’t recommend it for European sailings….though I will say we loved general knowledge trivia on a European sailings in September— it was all American history and almost no Americans in the room, we crushed it. The main reason I don’t recommend it is because there is so much we want to cram in on sea days it makes the trip even more exhausting! On other lines, we tend to just read on our balcony without feeling any FOMO.

I've done Carnival in the Med on a new ship back in 2016. It was a great cruise with great ports. I'm doing NCL this Summer on a newish ship the Viva. There are no sea days. If I'm going to do a cruise in Europe it's all about the ports.

I have cruised on DCL In Europe Iceland and the Baltics both were 12 nights and port intensive. They seem to have abandoned those type of cruises. I don't think marketing to just Europeans is going to work. No other cruise line does this.

 

[msu2002]

No Iceland ports? Do the European itineraries seem down or am I imagining it, ( good possibility I am lol).

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

No Iceland ports? Do the European itineraries seem down or am I imagining it, ( good possibility I am lol).

I specifically looked for Iceland earlier today and didn’t see it, but wouldn’t bet my life on it as I was just quickly skimming the site.

 

[holula]

No Iceland ports? Do the European itineraries seem down or am I imagining it, ( good possibility I am lol).

They haven’t had Iceland ports since 2023? Maybe 2022? Basically when they realised they could make a lot of money doing a month of short cruises from the UK. Whatever year they did it last in they had to deeply discount that cruise too.

I hope they bring another ship to Europe so they bring back the Norwegian Fjords cruise outside of peak holiday time. I do not want to pay that price for a 7 night cruise, even with the offset cost of not having to fly to the port.