New Disney Ships: News, Rumors, Speculation.....and Names!

[HokieRaven5]

Any guesses when they'll release the itineraries for Adventure? We're really interested in booking for next year and impatient to finalize our vacation plans, lol.

At this point, probably share something at D23 early August on it, maybe? They’ve shared more on the Destiny that’s coming in 2026 it feels like than the Adventure.

 

[Intr3pid]

Me too, that’s our big summer vacation plans. I’m hoping for a stop at Angkor Wat.

It's not a river cruise!

 

[Cfabar1]

At this point, probably share something at D23 early August on it, maybe? They’ve shared more on the Destiny that’s coming in 2026 it feels like than the Adventure.

Yes, there have been rumors that DCL didn't want the Global Dream, and Chapek insisted it be purchased based on the price.... They do seem to be treating it like a stepchild, and that may be part of the reason why...

On the other hand, perhaps there have been more announcements, but more in the press in Asia than here? I don't know

 

[princesscinderella]

It's not a river cruise!

I just mapped where Angkor wat is in Cambodia and I guess it’s probably too inland to reach in a day excursion unfortunately. They may still port in Cambodia however since it’s close to Singapore, maybe a stop in Vietnam and Thailand too. I’m excited to see the itineraries.

 

[LAS2AMS]

Yes, there have been rumors that DCL didn't want the Global Dream, and Chapek insisted it be purchased based on the price.... They do seem to be treating it like a stepchild, and that may be part of the reason why...

On the other hand, perhaps there have been more announcements, but more in the press in Asia than here? I don't know

DCL acquired the ship for 40 million Euros. It’s estimated that over 1.3B Euros was spent on its construction, and needed another 500M Euros to complete. DCL acquired the ship in an era where the Big 3 - Carnival, Royal and Norwegian - were discussing deferring deliveries, retiring older ships and delaying future orders. What a difference two years makes — the Global Dream and its sister ship would likely fetch over a few hundred million Euros each in todays environment (the other ship was scrapped because of the cost necessary to complete it).

Reports are DCL is spending $1B on the Adventure. That means it’s about 40% the cost of the Wish/ Treasure/ Destiny despite being significantly larger.

Negative reports on the Adventure largely come from die hard Disney fans who view it as a red headed stepchild since it wasn’t designed from the ground up by Disney. But $1B will surely go along ways toward Disneyfying it.

 

[dreamer17555]

At this point, probably share something at D23 early August on it, maybe? They’ve shared more on the Destiny that’s coming in 2026 it feels like than the Adventure.

Did they change it? I thought the Destiny was 2025 (Im guessing another Xmas launch like Treasure)

 

[HokieRaven5]

Did they change it? I thought the Destiny was 2025 (Im guessing another Xmas launch like Treasure)

Should’ve added fiscal year to my comment. The Adventure is scheduled for Fiscal 2025, and the Destiny is scheduled for Fiscal 2026 as per Disney’s latest earnings report. So yes, the Destiny could still set sail Christmas 2025 and meet what Disney has stated for delivery.

 

[JM_97]

Yes, there have been rumors that DCL didn't want the Global Dream, and Chapek insisted it be purchased based on the price.... They do seem to be treating it like a stepchild, and that may be part of the reason why...

On the other hand, perhaps there have been more announcements, but more in the press in Asia than here? I don't know

And it'll probably never sail anywhere close to the United States, the home of Disney's biggest target audience.

 

[LAS2AMS]

Remember that the structure of the Global Dream was substantially complete. It sounds like the Adventure will largely reimagine the structure with only minor modifications (passenger count dropped primarily because DCL is reducing the number of berths in each stateroom, not reducing the number of staterooms). The Global Dream was being designed for the Chinese market and was to have a theme park, multiscreen branded movie theater, large space for shopping and oversized spa.

DCL’s re-designing the ship in a short time period. I’m certain they’ll release details when they’re ready. On my EBTA, there was a corporate DCL employee … he wouldn’t spill the tea but said the Adventure would be a different experience than other DCL ships. With the ship marketing itself toward a much more diverse audience - SE Asia, China, Japan, North America, etc. - I wouldn’t be surprised if they dropped rotational dining in favor of dining rooms offering specialized cuisine. We will see! Exciting none the less.

 

[sky13]

On the other hand, perhaps there have been more announcements, but more in the press in Asia than here? I don't know

I live in Singapore, and absolutely zero recent announcements about the Disney Adventure ship as far as I can tell (besides the new Instagram page with Mickey on the bow of the ship)...

Hoping for more news to be released sooner rather than later...

 

[bcwife76]

And it'll probably never sail anywhere close to the United States, the home of Disney's biggest target audience.

We will have to see how well she sells in the Asian market. NCL Joy was originally built to sail various itineraries in Asia and in less than 2 years she was sent state-side and had an extensive refurb because those cruises didn't sell well at all. I'm guessing because of the Disney parks in Asia the Adventure could sell much better, however.

 

[JM_97]

Remember that the structure of the Global Dream was substantially complete. It sounds like the Adventure will largely reimagine the structure with only minor modifications (passenger count dropped primarily because DCL is reducing the number of berths in each stateroom, not reducing the number of staterooms). The Global Dream was being designed for the Chinese market and was to have a theme park, multiscreen branded movie theater, large space for shopping and oversized spa.

DCL’s re-designing the ship in a short time period. I’m certain they’ll release details when they’re ready. On my EBTA, there was a corporate DCL employee … he wouldn’t spill the tea but said the Adventure would be a different experience than other DCL ships. With the ship marketing itself toward a much more diverse audience - SE Asia, China, Japan, North America, etc. - I wouldn’t be surprised if they dropped rotational dining in favor of dining rooms offering specialized cuisine. We will see! Exciting none the less.

I would not be opposed to having Disney have 1-2 "My Time" MDRs on future ships.

 

[LAS2AMS]

We will have to see how well she sells in the Asian market. NCL Joy was originally built to sail various itineraries in Asia and in less than 2 years she was sent state-side and had an extensive refurb because those cruises didn't sell well at all. I'm guessing because of the Disney parks in Asia the Adventure could sell much better, however.

China was the next big thing and all the major cruise lines raced to get into the market. Politics, and later Covid, killed this idea and the ships have been deployed elsewhere (among other moves, Carnival Corp. moved two Costa ships built for. Gina stateside branded as ‘Costa by Carnival.’ But now they’re all signaling interest in Asia again (outside of China).

DCL attracts mainly USA/Canada. Eg the lion’s share of guests of cruises within Europe are from the USA/Canada - far greater % than you see on Carnival, Royal, etc. This will change with the Adventure, but it’s a huge ship and I’m betting that fares will be substantially lower than other DCL ships. Getting to SE Asia can be relatively affordable — cheaper than Europe — so I don’t think DCL will have a hard time filling the shop, as die hard fans will make the trek.

 

[peder]

There's a rush trying to build the next batch of megaships, with MSC rumored to be inking a deal with Meyer Turku to build ships even larger than Royal's Icon class. And Carnival is also planning 200+ GT ships. Very limited production capacity for these big ships.

In years to come, the Adventure may seem like a very smart idea, even if they are currently treating her like a second-class citizen.

 

[LAS2AMS]

There's a rush trying to build the next batch of megaships, with MSC rumored to be inking a deal with Meyer Turku to build ships even larger than Royal's Icon class. And Carnival is also planning 200+ GT ships. Very limited production capacity for these big ships.

In years to come, the Adventure may seem like a very smart idea, even if they are currently treating her like a second-class citizen.

It hasn’t even been two years since DCL acquired the Global Dream. They’ve named the ship, made the home port public knowledge and even put Captain Mickey (!) on the bow. Not sure where the idea the they’re treating it as a second-class citizen is coming from. Designing the ship in a short timeframe — especially considering it’s the first for an audience outside of North America — is unquestionably a challenge. Give them time to get it right .

 

[RedHead0186]

It hasn’t even been two years since DCL acquired the Global Dream. They’ve named the ship, made the home port public knowledge and even put Captain Mickey (!) on the bow. Not sure where the idea the they’re treating it as a second-class citizen is coming from. Designing the ship in a short timeframe — especially considering it’s the first for an audience outside of North America — is unquestionably a challenge. Give them time to get it right .

I totally agree with you and, I think by comparison to what we've gotten for the Treasure and even the Destiny, it does seem different. We've gotten full videos announcing the Treasure, it's theme, etc. For the Adventure, a blog post with some photos. And, until we got that blog post there had been radio silence on anything on the Adventure for nearly a year-it was Spring 2023 when they announced the ship would sail out of Singapore.

So, I agree with you that they have done a lot on the Adventure, and I can also see how, by comparison, it does seem different (I won't even necessarily say "less than" the other DCL ships).

 

[closetmickey]

Have they hinted at all of the sail date for the Adventure? Never thought we would sail her but we may be dropping our daughter in Thailand for a study abroad in early January 2026…

 

[holula]

Have they hinted at all of the sail date for the Adventure? Never thought we would sail her but we may be dropping our daughter in Thailand for a study abroad in early January 2026…

2025 was on the promo when they revealed the bow.

 

[Flossbolna]

There are reports in German media about financial difficulties for Meyer Werft. They are short of 2.8 billion Euros (in case anyone knows how German numbers work, it’s 2.8 Milliarden). They are laying off 400 people to save money. It’s being said it’s mainly designers and office staff, so shouldn‘t affect the construction much.

The issue is a cash flow problem still stemming from pandemic as ship builders only get a 20% advance payment, the rest of 80% isn’t due until delivery. So the slow down during pandemic means money is missing now to build the ships on the book now.

 

[nalababybear]

I can see really nice packages developed for a Singapore trip to include the three Asian theme parks for European and American markets:

Precruise: theme park #1,
Cruise to include HK port and HK disney
Postcruise theme park #3.

--We'd sign up for that