The forthcoming Disney Adventure, which is Disney Cruise Line‘s newest and largest ship, appeared at Port Canaveral Thursday morning before its long journey to Asia.
The 208,000-gross-ton vessel, the first in Disney’s Global class, is bound for its year-round home in Singapore, where it will begin sailing sail three- and four-night itineraries in the South China Sea on March 10.
“The ship will continue to sail through the Panama Canal, making a stop in Los Angeles before voyaging across the Pacific Ocean to Tokyo and concluding her journey to its homeport in Singapore,” reads a Facebook post from Disney Cruise Line.
With room for more than 6,000 passengers and 2,000 crew members, the ship has seven themed areas, including the Disney Imagination Garden, Disney Discovery Reef, Toy Story Place and Marvel Landing.
This Disney Adventure started as the partially-built Global Dream, a ship originally ordered by Genting Hong Kong, a now-bankrupt Chinese holding company that owned several cruise lines. Star Cruises was the original line that planned to sail this ship until Disney Cruise Line purchased the partially-built ship in 2022.
Now the ship is outfitted for family-friendly themed adventures with signature entertainment, premium service and accommodations fit for a princess or prince.
However, Disney Cruise Line experienced the challenges of inheriting a partially-built vessel after delaying the inaugural sailing by three months and spending nearly double the original $1 billion budget to outfit the ship, according to the Wall Street Journal.
That same WSJ report also said that “Disney is investing $60 billion in theme parks and cruise ships through 2033—nearly double what it spent in the prior decade.”
The Adventure is Disney’s eighth ship to come online, with five more ships coming by 2031, bringing the total fleet to 13. A fourth Wish-class ship is expected next year, followed by the introduction of a new class of ships in 2029. That same year, Disney plans to introduce cruise vacations to Japan.
“This is the highest-rated experience that we have across our entire experiences portfolio,” said Joe Schott, president of Disney Signature Experiences, during a media sailing on the Disney Destiny. ““Forty percent of the guests that sail with us tell us that they wouldn’t have sailed unless we were in the market … There’s incredible demand for our product.”
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