Disney Cruise travel tips

Andrea Zelinski

Disney Cruise Line continues its rapid expansion with the reveal of the third Triton-class ship name and theme. The ship will be called the Disney Destiny, be themed after heroes and villains and is scheduled to be delivered in 2025.

Disney Cruise Line fans, get ready to sail on ... Disney Destiny.

If you're planning a cruise vacation with kids, you're likely focused on two brands: Disney Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean.

Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship Disney Treasure now has a signature song: “Live the Adventure,” performed by Jordin Sparks.

I'm a lover of the Disney theme parks, but I was never enticed to take a Disney Cruise until I had my daughter. 

If you're in the mood for a Disney vacation, it's natural for your first thought to go to one of the Disney theme parks, such as Disney World or Disneyland. But as someone who loves the Disney parks, I'm here to tell you that's not always the best Disney vacation. In fact, it's entirely possible that for some families — and some trips — the better Disney vacation is the one you'll find at sea on a Disney cruise.

As a travel planner at Marvelous Mouse Travels, clients often ask me if I prefer Disney cruises or Disney World vacations.

Disney Cruise Line announced an original Broadway-style production show coming to the new Disney Treasure, dubbed Disney The Tale of Moana.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nicole Cruz, a 25-year-old cruise-goer who went on the Disney Cruise for the first time. It has been edited for length and clarity.

While more and more cruise ships are beginning to feel like floating theme parks courtesy an abundance of onboard thrills, no one has mastered this realm quite like Disney. Now, on the heels of Disney Wish, which launched last year, Disney Treasure will set sail in December 2024 with seven-night Caribbean voyages from Port Canaveral. “We were inspired by Walt Disney's love of traveling all around the world and his spirit of adventure,” said Pam Rawlins, an executive producer at Walt Disney Imagineering, at a much-anticipated ship reveal held onboard the Disney Wish last week while it was docked in Florida. “We are taking you to real-world beautiful places, but also fantastical stories that we bring to life on the Disney Treasure.”

Disney Cruise Line has unveiled the first renderings and information about the new Disney Treasure cruise ship, which is expected to debut in December 2024 as the second in the line’s new Wish-class ships. 

Disney Cruise Line has revealed its new cruise ship, Disney Treasure. As the sixth ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, it will set sail for the first time in December 2024. Designed to bring guests into an imaginative space where multiple generations can enjoy a vacation together, there is something on board for every kind of Disney fan. This ship will bring elements from Disney theme parks to sea in addition to incorporating whimsical story elements from films by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar.

Shannon Acton and her family were looking forward to spending a week aboard Disney Cruise Line's Disney Fantasy last fall. Sadly, those plans ended abruptly when her father-in-law died suddenly just days before the trip.

Enter the Expedia CruiseShipCenters “Dream Come True” sweepstakes by May 6, 2016, for a chance to win the grand prize: a four-night cruise for four aboard the Disney Dream ship, plus three nights at the Walt Disney World Resort, including air, hotel, onboard meals, and a $600 Disney gift card.

If you’re like many travelers, you’ve long dreamed of taking a cruise to Alaska—and for good reason. An Alaskan ocean voyage provides an enviable almost-Arctic itinerary, opportunities for adventure at every port, and a constant supply of magnificently icy views, the likes of which probably won’t exist in 50, or even 20, years. You get all this via the comfort of an ocean liner that’s stocked with restaurants, theaters, hotel-like guest rooms, and much more.