Disney Cruise Line will expand its fleet with a fourth Wish-class ship and a new ship class. The vessels will be delivered between 2027 and 2031.
Each of the three ships in the new class will carry about 3,000 guests and measure roughly 100,000 gross tons. This size will make the ships 20% larger than those in the Magic class (84,000 gross tons) but smaller than ships in the Dream (about 130,000) and Wish (about 144,000) classes.
Reducing the ship size in the new class will enable Disney to access more ports and destinations globally, including locations that prefer smaller ships, said Thomas Mazloum, president of New Experiences Portfolio and Disney Signature Experiences.
The trio of ships will have next-generation power and propulsion systems and other features to optimize for energy efficiency, including the ability to plug into shore power. The vessels will have the capability to operate on a variety of fuels, including hydrotreated vegetable oil and renewable methanol fuels, with the flexibility to pivot to additional fuel options that become available.
Disney expects the three ships in the new class to be delivered in succession in 2029, 2030 and 2031.
A fourth Wish-class ship is expected to be delivered in 2027. A sister to the Disney Wish, Disney Treasure and Disney Destiny, the ship will be about 144,000 gross tons and accommodate 4,000 guests. It will be powered by liquefied natural gas.
All four vessels will be constructed at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenberg, Germany, and be designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.
Disney sails six ships currently and plans to add the Destiny to the lineup when it cruises from Port Everglades later this year. Another ship, the Disney Adventure, will sail from Singapore by year's end. Disney has also partnered with Oriental Land Company to operate cruises from Japan in 2028. A fifth Wish-class ship will sail in Japan.