DCL-Disney Cruise Line reached a significant stage in its fleet expansion on January 15th with the arrival of Disney Adventure at Port Canaveral, Florida, following a transatlantic crossing of nearly two weeks from its German shipyard.
The call at Port Canaveral forms part of a longer repositioning voyage and follows the company’s decision to defer the ship’s original late-2025 debut to March 2026. As the largest vessel built for the brand and its first to be based in Asia, Disney Adventure represents a new operational direction for the cruise line.
The port visit marked the completion of the first segment of a near two-month voyage to Singapore, where the ship will be homeported. Disney Adventure is scheduled to remain in Port Canaveral until January 27th, then continue westward with planned calls in Los Angeles and Tokyo en route to Southeast Asia.
Once delivered to Singapore, the 6,700-passenger vessel is set to begin service on March 10th, 2026, operating an inaugural program of 3- and 4-night cruises featuring exclusively sea days.
The ship is designed as a self-contained destination, with a layout structured around seven themed districts drawing on characters and settings from Disney, Pixar, and Marvel franchises. These areas integrate entertainment, dining, recreation, and family-focused spaces across the vessel, positioning the ship itself as the primary attraction rather than the itinerary.
The introduction of Disney Adventure follows the late-2025 entry into service of Disney Destiny, which is currently operating 4- and 5-night itineraries to The Bahamas and the western Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale. Disney Destiny incorporates entertainment and dining concepts inspired by Disney, Pixar, and Marvel properties and is the most recent addition before the Asian deployment of Disney Adventure.
Both vessels form part of Disney Cruise Line’s longer-term growth plan, which will see the fleet expand to 13 ships by 2031. The program includes a fourth Wish-class ship scheduled for delivery in 2027, the launch of an entirely new ship class in 2029, and the commencement of Disney cruise operations from Japan in the same year.