Disney Cruise Lines adds another ship to line-up

Disney Cruise Lines adds another ship to line-up

Not content with settling, Disney Cruise Line has ramped up its fleet by adding another ship.

Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Bob Chapek, announced the plans this week at a D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, with the ship set to become the seventh in Disney’s collection.

Last year, DCL announced plans to build two new ships, with scheduled completion dates of 2021 and 2023. This newly announced, seventh ship is expected to hit the open seas in 2022.

“We decided two ships wouldn’t be enough to hold all of the exciting new experiences we have been dreaming up to take family cruise vacations to a whole new level with immersive Disney storytelling, world-class family entertainment, and imaginative innovations that are fantastically fun and uniquely Disney,” Chapek said.

“By the time all three new ships are sailing, we’ll have nearly doubled the size of our existing fleet.”

All ship names, design plans and itineraries are still in development, with each of the ships expected to have their own unique experiences.

The three new ships will be powered by clean-burning liquefied natural gas and be the same size – approximately 135,000 gross tons with about 1,250 guest staterooms planned – which is slightly larger than the newest Disney Cruise Line ships, the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy.

Disney announced it would launch river cruises last year, after its first ocean cruise set sail in 1998.

Guests aboard the Disney cruises get all the magic of a Disneyland on shore, with legendary Disney entertainment, top notch dining, spacious and well-appointed staterooms and plush public spaces.

With the launch of the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy in 2011 and 2012, the company introduced several firsts for the industry, including a water coaster at sea (AquaDuck) and virtual portholes in interior staterooms (Magical Portholes) that provide real-time views of the sea as well as sightings of animated Disney characters.

Disney Cruise Line’s new ships hope to bring in the next generation of innovative cruise experiences designed especially for families that will transform the art-of-cruising and take guests on adventures in a way never dreamed of before.

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