How are the Disney Aventure sales going?

[Dreams&wishes]

Hi all,

I was just wondering if anyone had any insights or was a data driven person and could share what they thought about how the sales for the Disney Aventure (Singapore )sales were going.

 

[OKW Lover]

I'd be curious to know as well. We've been on all 6 current ships and will be on the new Destiny Enchantment in January. But we have no interest in traveling to Singapore for a cruise to nowhere. Yes, we could (and would) do other things while there but overall it's not a big enough draw for us.

 

[Joel0917]

enchantment? do you mean Destiny?

 

[OKW Lover]

enchantment? do you mean Destiny?

You're right - it is the Destiny that I'll be on in January. Thanks for catching that.

 

[Lauri]

We are platinum, have been on all of the other Disney ships, and happen to be in Singapore next year, so we booked a cruise, during the platinum window. We had a choice of any stateroom on the ship. When general booking opened, the ship sold out, except for a few concierge cabins. I don't think it is selling well in the US, but it is selling very well in Asia.

 

[jwalk03]

We are platinum, have been on all of the other Disney ships, and happen to be in Singapore next year, so we booked a cruise, during the platinum window. We had a choice of any stateroom on the ship. When general booking opened, the ship sold out, except for a few concierge cabins. I don't think it is selling well in the US, but it is selling very well in Asia.

US is definitely not the target market. I would guess that North American guests will be maybe 1-2% on the Adventure

 

[scroogie]

If you do a dummy search on the DCL website, it's been selling incredibly well. Last I saw, all cruises in the original itinerary release (through to around April next year) were either sold out or only had concierge rooms still available.

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

It’s interesting to me that the concierge rooms are selling slower—we booked the Adventure during the Platinum pre-sale window and were worried about snagging a concierge room on opening day.

 

[Dug720]

It’s interesting to me that the concierge rooms are selling slower—we booked the Adventure during the Platinum pre-sale window and were worried about snagging a concierge room on opening day.

Their target market likely is not as into the concierge life as state-side cruisers are. Plus there is no need for the added advantage to try and snag a cabana.

 

[Lauri]

It’s interesting to me that the concierge rooms are selling slower—we booked the Adventure during the Platinum pre-sale window and were worried about snagging a concierge room on opening day.

When are you going? We're going in February. I'm hoping to get some feedback before we go on our trip.

 

[nmoody1]

It’s interesting to me that the concierge rooms are selling slower—we booked the Adventure during the Platinum pre-sale window and were worried about snagging a concierge room on opening day.

I think with so much to do on that ship, concierge may he a waste of time. If o was doing B2B I'd consider doing concierge on one of the cruises - just to experience, but i already feel like there could be more to do and see than a 4 day cruise will allow.

Only benefit would probably be concierge character meet n greets - those lines are going to be INSANE! I spend most of my time in the Asia parks and I really hope DCL have done their homework on this - they haven't on the European cruises where character lines are insane.

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

Their target market likely is not as into the concierge life as state-side cruisers are. Plus there is no need for the added advantage to try and snag a cabana.

We actually don’t usually sail concierge stateside (though we do love cabanas)— you may be correct, but it’s ironic because HKDL was the first place I ever encountered paid fast pass (around 2008) and SDL was also pay for premier access by the time it opened… but those concierge prices are steep!

When are you going? We're going in February. I'm hoping to get some feedback before we go on our trip.

We are going in early January (assuming that the geopolitical situation doesn’t get much more chaotic).

I think with so much to do on that ship, concierge may he a waste of time. If o was doing B2B I'd consider doing concierge on one of the cruises - just to experience, but i already feel like there could be more to do and see than a 4 day cruise will allow.

I completely understand—the flip side is that concierge gets first dibs on everything— this is a huge ship so we were worried that we might not get to do the speciality dining and other once in a lifetime activities — also hoping we’ll get reserved seats in shows and other perks that exist on other DCL sailings. It might free up time to do more if it comes with line skipping perks.

Only benefit would probably be concierge character meet n greets - those lines are going to be INSANE! I spend most of my time in the Asia parks and I really hope DCL have done their homework on this - they haven't on the European cruises where character lines are insane.

So true. We are going to be visiting most of the Asian parks on the trip (and are DLR locals) so I’m hoping to avoid ultra long meet and greet waits on a short sailing, but it will be hard for my kids to resist Duffy & Friends if they get unique DCL outfits. Does Concierge normally do private meet and greets?

 

[Dug720]

Does Concierge normally do private meet and greets?

Stateside (and I'd guess Europe) there is usually ONE concierge meet and greet with ONE character that can vary depending on who's available. The one time I sailed concierge (first DCL because we were celebrating my parents' 45th anniversary on a family trip - and we are the exception to the "once you do concierge you never go back" since none of us have booked concierge since...we're just not their market (so much that when I went and asked for like 2 cans of diet coke for the last 2 mornings the host brought a 12-pack since we had literally asked for nothing the whole time)) we had Goofy for ours.

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

I wonder when they will release more info about concierge perks available— if they have trouble booking concierge rooms it might help to tell people what the benefits are.

 

[supercarrie]

The pricing on the Disney Adventure sailings seem so much cheaper than comparable US sailings. Obviously, a US resident has to travel a long way to get there, and the ship is much bigger, but I find it interesting nevertheless. I know Tokyo Disneyland is much cheaper than the US parks. Is this to do with the typical income (and discretionary income) available to the target market, or some other reason?

Two comparable 4 night cruises, both inside cabins, for March 2026, 3 guests
Wish - $5496 (March 16-20)
Adventure - $2714 (March 19-23)

Are Australia Wonder cruises typically much cheaper than US cruises?

 

[Royal Consort]

The pricing on the Disney Adventure sailings seem so much cheaper than comparable US sailings. Obviously, a US resident has to travel a long way to get there, and the ship is much bigger, but I find it interesting nevertheless. I know Tokyo Disneyland is much cheaper than the US parks. Is this to do with the typical income (and discretionary income) available to the target market, or some other reason?

Two comparable 4 night cruises, both inside cabins, for March 2026, 3 guests
Wish - $5496 (March 16-20)
Adventure - $2714 (March 19-23)

Are Australia Wonder cruises typically much cheaper than US cruises?

The Adventure has greater capacity so prices reflect that, however, the prices for Disney parks in Asia are generally cheaper in line with reflective incomes. I also think Disney USA has a large market with some substantial wealth and can get away with charging more because people pay it.

The cruises on the Wonder from Australia aren't cheaper than the US, they're equivalent. Factor in that $1AUD = .62C USD, so actually our Australian cruises are comparatively 'more expensive'. Especially when the dollar drops. Disney dont charge in Australian Dollars (lunacy if you ask me because other cruise lines here do).

DCL sold well on their first season (which they promoted as a one time only) but could not fill the Wonder on the second. There's several reasons for this including Disney not preparing for the different culture they're operating in, scheduling longer cruises when the kids are in school (they didnt seem to investigate that), tipping culture being vociferously rejected, but mostly, the price is seen as prohibitive.

Most cruises last season needed to be discounted by 30-35% as GT rates. I think Aussie families look at the price and book an alternative line. There's a lot of choice here. I expect Disney will need to deeply discount the coming 2025-26 season. It's an open question whether they will be back in 26-27. The murmur is that they're bringing the Magic in the hope a different ship will increase bookings. At this time, the market seems to be telling them they're not worth the premium they're charging.

 

[Jason Martin]

I'm on the Treasure now and we are looking at the Adventure for August 2026. Looking at a B2B one and doing Concierge. For us it's more about avoiding the crowd, stateroom size (basic staterooms are a lot smaller than the other ships). The price point is not much more than a regular vernadah on a current ship when you look at the per day cost.

 

[asgur5]

The Adventure has greater capacity so prices reflect that, however, the prices for Disney parks in Asia are generally cheaper in line with reflective incomes. I also think Disney USA has a large market with some substantial wealth and can get away with charging more because people pay it.

The cruises on the Wonder from Australia aren't cheaper than the US, they're equivalent. Factor in that $1AUD = .62C USD, so actually our Australian cruises are comparatively 'more expensive'. Especially when the dollar drops. Disney dont charge in Australian Dollars (lunacy if you ask me because other cruise lines here do).

DCL sold well on their first season (which they promoted as a one time only) but could not fill the Wonder on the second. There's several reasons for this including Disney not preparing for the different culture they're operating in, scheduling longer cruises when the kids are in school (they didnt seem to investigate that), tipping culture being vociferously rejected, but mostly, the price is seen as prohibitive.

Most cruises last season needed to be discounted by 30-35% as GT rates. I think Aussie families look at the price and book an alternative line. There's a lot of choice here. I expect Disney will need to deeply discount the coming 2025-26 season. It's an open question whether they will be back in 26-27. The murmur is that they're bringing the Magic in the hope a different ship will increase bookings. At this time, the market seems to be telling them they're not worth the premium they're charging.

A different ship would definately work for a year or two as people would be willing to go again for different shows and restaurants.

 

[asgur5]

First releases of singapore cruise sold incredibly well. As everyone in singapore with wealth and kids wants to try it out. But like in australia they will run into trouble if they dont have interesting ports to go to as people wont do ships to nowhere more then once. Second batch isnt doing as well. By the end of the first year, if they dont introduce ports and longer trips, I think the boat will be struggling big time. It has a lot of capacity to fill.

 

[Royal Consort]

A different ship would definately work for a year or two as people would be willing to go again for different shows and restaurants.

I think you will get some returning guests for the Magic, but the biggest variable is the falling Australian dollar. After tariffs it dropped to .60c, it's not unreasonable to think the currency will be rocky possibly dipping into the .50's. That will hurt Disney substantially.