Disney Cruise Line has a new ship joining the fleet in 2027. They just made tons of announcements including the date it will start sailing, experiences, and entertainment on board.
This ship will be in the Wish Class, which currently includes Disney Wish, Disney Destiny, and Disney Treasure.
The Disney Believe ship is going to set sail on December 18, 2027. It will sail out of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It will four and five night itineraries that sail in the Western Caribbean and Bahamas.
You will be able to start booking on October 19, 2026.
The First Stage Adaptation of Encanto
Lin Manuel Miranda announced that the Disney Believe ship will have the world’s first ever stage adaptation of Encanto.
This will be the ship’s featured stage show in the Walt Disney Theatre.
Other shows offered on Disney Believe sailings will be Tangled: The Musical and Disney Seas The Adventure.
Other Entertainment
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Gazelle will be the name of the main entertainment hub on the ship. This is Zootopia themed and is where you can play Bingo and other games on the ship. Nick and Judy will even host a family show here.
Dining Experiences
Dining experiences are always a huge part of Disney Cruise Line sailings. This ship is going to have a new lounge inspired by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, called Wishing Well.
The bar will feel like a gothic castle and have a stained glass window. The seating area will look like a castle courtyard.
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There will be a piano lounge themed from The Little Mermaid called Sea Notes.
This lounge will be ocean themed with a beautiful pearlescent piano.
Disney Believe will have a Haunted Mansion Parlor, like the Disney Destiny and Disney Treasure.
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There will be a pub named Skygazers that will make you feel like you are under the stars.
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The ship will have three main restaurants for dining. The first is a new Frozen inspired dining experience called Oaken’s Table: A Frozen Family Feast. This will be set inside Wandering Oaken’s summer house.
The other two main restaurants will be 1923 and Worlds of Marvel.
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The ship will also have a sweet shop called Inside Out: Joyful Sweets, which is themed to Inside Out 2. You will be able to get ice cream, gelato, and other desserts here.
This same sweet shop is also on the Disney Wish ship.
Disney Believe will also have two cafes. One is called Café Kakamora, which is Moana themed.
The second one is called Big Hero Sips and is themed from Big Hero 6.
Details
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The Grand Hall of the ship will be inspired by Moana. It will have a bronze cast statue of Moana with her sidekicks Pua and Hei Hei.
The Grand Hall will have touches of Polynesia and the South Pacific.
The stern of the ship will have a super cute detail of Buzz Lightyear and Woody from Toy Story hitching a ride.
They will each have a crayon to look like they are writing Disney Believe on the back of the ship.
The bow will have a beautiful painting of Tinker Bell on it.
Claire Weiss (Portfolio Executive Creative Director) told the audience hearing the announcements that “This ship celebrates belief in magic, family, the power of nature, and belief in yourself”.
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