Fall 2026 itineraries

[OKW Lover]

Anyone else hoping they sail out of NYC again in the fall of '26?

Not us. Love the sailings from Port Canaveral. Less so the FLL but still workable.

 

[jwalk03]

Anyone else hoping they sail out of NYC again in the fall of '26?

Nope. Not at all. It’s just too far to get a really good itinerary. I would much much rather see then do a robust offering of cruises from San Juan that can visit some truly interesting ports on a 7-day cruise instead!!

 

[Nicnicnic.nic]

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[LAS2AMS]

The Aussie dollar buys .65c usd with fluctuations with exchange rates (first mistake was not charging in local currency). Disney charged standard US market prices which the market baulked at. Most cruises didn't go up in price as they are already perceived by the market as overpriced. Disney sold very well in their inaugural year (marketing made it sound like it was a once off "special season".) But few are returning to cruise three/four nights to nowhere. Let alone the tipping situation which hasn't gone over well.

Does Disney have a contract or is it receding a subsidy from Australia? If it isn’t, and the cruises are doing as poorly as suggested, it’s hard to imagine why they keep returning. As it is, the repositioning cruises take about a month and are sold for dirt cheap.

DCL says it plans to return to LA/SD year round, so why keep going back to Australia if it’s performing poorly?

 

[jwalk03]

Does Disney have a contract or is it receding a subsidy from Australia? If it isn’t, and the cruises are doing as poorly as suggested, it’s hard to imagine why they keep returning. As it is, the repositioning cruises take about a month and are sold for dirt cheap.

DCL says it plans to return to LA/SD year round, so why keep going back to Australia if it’s performing poorly?

Seems that it must still be profitable- or they certainly wouldn’t keep doing it.

 

[Agent 86]

DCL says it plans to return to LA/SD year round, so why keep going back to Australia if it’s performing poorly?

Only DCL knows, but we Aussies are fans of cruises for holidays and Disney, so I imagine they're trying to break into a crowded, but potentially profitable market, and figuring out how best to do so.

Some things work in their favour, like most of the season overlapping with school holidays and the fact that we don't have anything "Disney" down under (i.e. no theme park, no Disney stores), so the cruises are an "easy" way for many families to embrace Disney without the expense and hassle of flying overseas to the US (or more likely, at least recently, Japan).

But, there are some obvious negatives too, like the cost (which is high / very high in comparison to most of the cruise lines operating in Australia) and the lacklustre "Magic at Sea" itineraries. The heaving crowds on some of the more popular cruises (especially the first season), also leads to disappointment for many who don't get the character meets, theatre entertainment, etc they were expecting.