{{Short description|Cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line}} {{about|the cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line|the defunct magazine|Disney Adventures|the travel service|Adventures by Disney|the theme park in Paris|Disney Adventure World|the theme park in Anaheim|Disney California Adventure}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Use American English|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox ship |infobox_caption = ''Disney Adventure'' |display_title = ital |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image = Disney Adventure Disney Cruise Line (55114134961).jpg |image_caption = ''Disney Adventure'' stopped at the Tokyo International Cruise Terminal, Japan, en route to Singapore, in February 2026. }} |section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header = |name = * ''Global Dream'' (2018–2022, during early construction) * ''Disney Adventure'' (2022–present) |owner = The Walt Disney Company |operator = Disney Cruise Line |builder = * MV Werften (Rostock, Germany) * Meyer Wismar (Wismar, Germany){{Efn|Construction started by MV Werften at the Rostock shipyard. After MV Werften's bankruptcy, construction was completed under the supervision of Meyer Werft at MV Werften's former shipyard in Wismar, which was bought by TKMS and leased to Meyer Werft.<ref name="mv-werften.com">{{Cite web |title=News & Presse – MV Werften |url=https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/mv-werften-beginnt-bau-des-zweiten-kreuzfahrtschiffes-der-global-class.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630002124/https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/mv-werften-beginnt-bau-des-zweiten-kreuzfahrtschiffes-der-global-class.html |archive-date=June 30, 2020 |access-date=September 9, 2023 |website=www.mv-werften.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Meyer Group to Complete Cruise Ship for Disney Cruise Line |date=November 17, 2022 |publisher=Meyer Werft |url=https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/press/press_detail/meyer_group_to_complete_cruise_ship_for_disney_cruise_line.jsp |access-date=September 9, 2023}}</ref>}} |registry = Nassau, Bahamas<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daps |first=Mr |date=April 3, 2025 |title=Disney Cruise Line Shares First Look at Stern Sculpture for Disney Adventure |url=https://dapsmagic.com/2025/04/disney-cruise-line-shares-first-look-at-stern-sculpture-for-disney-adventure/}}</ref> |ordered = May 11, 2016<ref name="Genting">{{cite web |date=May 11, 2016 |title=Star Cruises orders two new mega cruise ships for China |url=http://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/star-cruises-orders-two-new-mega-cruise-ships-for-china |access-date=September 9, 2023 |work=Cruise & Ferry}}</ref> |original_cost = * Initial construction price: {{Euro|1.6 billion|link=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thakkar |first=Emrys |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Disney Cruise Line Confirms 208,000 Gross Ton Global Dream Purchase |url=https://www.cruisehive.com/disney-cruise-line-confirms-208000-gross-ton-global-dream-purchase/87955}}</ref> * Purchase price: {{Euro|40 million}}{{efn|This is the price paid by Disney to the MV Werften insolvency administrator to transfer ownership of the partially finished hull.}}<ref name="GlobalDream" /> * Completion cost: {{USD|1.8 billion|link=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Faber |first=Maxon |date=January 12, 2026 |title=Budget Goes Overboard: Disney Adventure Allegedly Cost Nearly Double its Original Budget |url=https://www.laughingplace.com/disney-parks/disney-adventure-cost-double-original-budget/ |website=LaughingPlace.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Frtiz |first1=Ben |date=January 10, 2026 |title=The 3,000-Person Team Working in Secret to Create Disney Magic |url=https://www.wsj.com/business/media/disney-cruise-rides-characters-imagineers-adventure-b5c03c1d? |url-access=subscription |work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> |yard_number = NB-125<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cruise Ship Reference List |url=https://www.meyerwerft.de/de/inhalt/05_presse/05_02_publikationen/referenzliste_kreuzfahrtschiffe-6.pdf |access-date=February 11, 2026 |website=Meyer Werft}}</ref> |laid_down = September 11, 2018<ref name="Keel" /> |launched = April 19, 2025 |completed = December 12, 2025 | sponsor = Robert Downey Jr.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 24, 2026 |title=Robert Downey Jr. Named Godparent of Disney Adventure |url=https://disneyparksblog.com/dcl/disney-adventure-godparent/ |website=Disney Parks Blog}}</ref> |christened = March 4, 2026 |acquired = November 16, 2022<ref name="GlobalDream" /> |maiden_voyage = March 10, 2026 |in_service = |status = In service |notes = |flag = {{flag|The Bahamas|civil}} |identification = * {{IMO Number|9808986}} * {{MMSI Number|311000934}} * {{Call sign|C6EM2}}<ref name="IMO">{{Cite web |date=February 18, 2026 |title=IMO 9808986 |url=https://gisis.imo.org/Public/SHIPS/ShipDetails.aspx?IMONumber=9808986 |access-date=February 19, 2026 |website=International Maritime Organization}}</ref> |fate = |out_of_service = }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header = |header_caption = |class = ''Global''-class cruise ship |tonnage = {{GT|208,108}}<ref name="Maritime Executive">{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2026 |title=Disney's Ultra-Large Cruise Ship Makes U.S. Stop on Delivery Run to Asia |url=https://maritime-executive.com/article/disney-s-ultra-large-cruise-ship-makes-u-s-stop-on-delivery-run-to-asia |access-date=February 6, 2026 |website=The Maritime Executive |language=en}}</ref> |displacement = <!-- {{cvt|65298|t|lb|lk=in}} --> |length = {{cvt|342.7|m|1}} |beam = {{cvt|46.4|m|1}} |height = {{cvt|70.67|m|1}} |draft = {{cvt|9.5|m|1}} |depth = |decks = 19<!-- Deck 14 is missing --> |power = 6 × MAN engines turning {{cvt|16|MW|lk=on}} generators |propulsion = 3 × ABB Azipod XO azimuth thrusters |speed = * Service: {{cvt|23|kn|lk=in}} * Maximum: {{cvt|24.3|kn}} |range = |endurance = |capacity = * 4,222 passengers (double occupancy) * 6,700 passengers (maximum)<ref name="DCLB">{{Cite web |last=Sanders |first=Scott |title=Disney Adventure |url=https://disneycruiselineblog.com/ships/disney-adventure/ |access-date=February 25, 2026 |website=The Disney Cruise Line Blog |language=en-US}}</ref> |crew = 2,300<ref name="DCLB" /> | notes = * Bow character: Captain Mickey<ref>{{cite web |date=May 30, 2024 |title=Disney Cruise Line Reveals Captain Mickey Bow Design for Upcoming Disney Adventure Ship |url=https://blogmickey.com/2024/05/disney-cruise-line-reveals-captain-mickey-bow-design-for-upcoming-disney-adventure-ship/ |access-date=October 17, 2024}}</ref> * Atrium character: Snow White * Stern characters: Captain Mickey and Captain Minnie }} }}
'''''Disney Adventure''''' is a cruise ship owned and operated by Disney Cruise Line, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company. She is the eighth ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet and the first and only current vessel of the {{sclass|Global|cruise ship|4}}, with her originally planned sister ship canceled. At {{GT|208,108|disp=long}}, ''Disney Adventure'' is one of the largest cruise ships in the world and the largest cruise ship ever built in Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Portnews |date=September 2, 2025 |title=Wismar sends off Disney Adventure, the largest cruise ship built in Germany |url=https://en.portnews.ru/news/381271/ |access-date=January 27, 2026 |website=en.portnews.ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2025 |title="Disney Adventure" to be outfitted in Bremerhaven |url=https://hansa.news/disney-adventure-to-be-outfitted-in-bremerhaven/ |access-date=January 27, 2026 |website=hansa.news |language=en-US}}</ref> She is also the first four-funnelled ocean-going passenger vessel since the retirement of the {{RMS|Aquitania||6}} in 1950.
She is planned to operate year-round from Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore until at least early 2031, marking Disney Cruise Line's first ship to be based outside the United States.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 11, 2025 |title=First voyage of Disney's largest cruise ship from Singapore hits a snag |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3325160/first-voyage-disneys-largest-cruise-ship-singapor |access-date=January 10, 2026 |work=South China Morning Post}}</ref> The itineraries feature a new concept for the company in which the ship itself is "both the journey and the destination," offering 3- and 4-night voyages entirely at sea with no port calls.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2025 |title=Check Out the All-New Disney Adventure Cruise Ship — Now Setting Sail March 2026! |url=https://www.undercovertourist.com/blog/disney-adventure/ |access-date=January 10, 2026 |website=Undercover Tourist}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Do Disney Adventure itineraries include ports of call? |url=https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/en-ph/faq/disney-adventure/itineraries/ |access-date=January 10, 2026 |website=disneycruise.disney.go.com |language=en}}</ref>
The vessel was originally ordered on May 11, 2016, by Genting Hong Kong for its Dream Cruises brand. Construction began with the keel laying on September 11, 2018, at the Rostock shipyard of MV Werften, a Genting subsidiary. Progress was slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which contributed to the financial collapse of MV Werften and Genting. Disney purchased the vessel in 2022, estimated to be 60–80 percent complete, for €40{{Spaces}}million—far below its original €1{{Spaces}}billion valuation. After the acquisition, completion was overseen by Meyer Werft at MV Werften's former shipyard in Wismar, leased from TKMS. The interior was fitted with a reduced passenger capacity compared with the original plan. The ship was launched on April 19, 2025, began sea trials in September 2025, and was completed on December 12, 2025. Her maiden voyage took place on March 10, 2026.
''Disney Adventure'' has a passenger capacity of approximately 6,700 and a gross tonnage of 208,108, making her 45% larger than the previous largest ''Wish''-class ships. She measures {{convert|342.7|meters}} in length, {{convert|46.4|meters}} in width, and is five decks taller than the ''Dream''- and ''Wish''-class vessels, with 1,954 staterooms. The ship is designed to use lower-emission methanol fuel, though {{as of|2026|lc=y}} green methanol is not yet widely available in Singapore, and is equipped with azimuthing podded propulsion (Azipod).
== History ==
=== Construction of the ''Global'' class === thumb|left|''Disney Adventure'' (then known as ''Global Dream'') under construction at the MV Werften Rostock shipyard in September 2019. Genting Hong Kong ordered two ''Global'' class ships in May 2016 from its subsidiary Lloyd Werft for service with Star Cruises, with delivery of the first vessel planned for 2019.<ref name="Genting">{{cite web |date=May 11, 2016 |title=Star Cruises orders two new mega cruise ships for China |url=http://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/star-cruises-orders-two-new-mega-cruise-ships-for-china |access-date=September 9, 2023 |work=Cruise & Ferry}}</ref> In July 2016, Genting reorganized Lloyd Werft, creating MV Werften as a builder of large cruise ships.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 8, 2016 |title=Genting Hong Kong forms MV Werften to focus on newbuilds |url=http://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/genting-hong-kong-forms-mv-werften-to-focus-on-newbuilds |access-date=March 14, 2018 |work=Cruise & Ferry}}</ref> In March 2018, Genting announced that the ships would instead be transferred to Dream Cruises, operating from Chinese ports in summer and sailing to Southeast Asia, Oceania, and the west coast of the United States during the remainder of the year.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 12, 2018 |title=Genting to transfer Global Class newbuilds to Dream Cruises brand |url=http://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/genting-to-transfer-global-class-newbuilds-to-dream-cruises-brand |access-date=March 14, 2018 |work=Cruise & Ferry}}</ref>
Because the design was not yet complete at the time of ordering, construction did not begin until March 8, 2018, when ceremonial steel cuttings were held at MV Werften's shipyards in Wismar and Rostock. Work on the first ship, ''Global Dream'', formally began that day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=News & Presse – MV WERFTEN |url=https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/mv-werften-startet-bau-des-ersten-204000-brz-grossen-global-class-kreuzfahrtschiffes-58.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606061513/https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/mv-werften-startet-bau-des-ersten-204000-brz-grossen-global-class-kreuzfahrtschiffes-58.html |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |access-date=September 13, 2023}}</ref> The keel was laid on September 11, 2018, in Rostock.<ref name="Keel">{{Cite web |title=News & Presse – MV WERFTEN |url=https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/erstes-schiff-der-global-klasse-fuer-dream-cruises-auf-kiel-gelegt.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606071020/https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/erstes-schiff-der-global-klasse-fuer-dream-cruises-auf-kiel-gelegt.html |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |access-date=September 13, 2023}}</ref> Major components were built at both yards, with final assembly taking place in Wismar. A large hull section was floated out of the Rostock dry dock on November 22, 2019, and towed to Wismar,<ref>{{cite web |title=DAS MITTSCHIFF DER "GLOBAL DREAM" WIRD NACH WISMAR TRANSPORTIERT |url=https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/das-mittschiff-der-global-dream-wird-nach-wismar-transportiert.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213072237/https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/das-mittschiff-der-global-dream-wird-nach-wismar-transportiert.html |archive-date=December 13, 2019 |access-date=December 3, 2019 |language=german}}</ref> where it entered the dry dock the following day.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 3, 2019 |title=WISMARS SCHWIMMENDER GIGANT: DAS MITTSCHIFF DER "GLOBAL DREAM" IST ANGEKOMMEN |url=https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/wismars-schwimmender-gigant-das-mittschiff-der-global-dream-ist-angekommen.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213072237/https://www.mv-werften.com/de/news-und-presse/news/wismars-schwimmender-gigant-das-mittschiff-der-global-dream-ist-angekommen.html |archive-date=December 13, 2019 |access-date=December 13, 2019 |language=german}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Dream Midsection Tow Underway – Cruise Industry News | Cruise News |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2019/11/global-dream-midsection-tow-underway/ |website=cruiseindustrynews.com/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nachrichten aus Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |url=https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Global-Dream-Mittschiff-in-Wismars-Hafen-eingelaufen,mvwerften228.html}}</ref>
Construction was scheduled to take just under three years, with the first ship to be delivered in late 2020 and the second in late 2021.<ref name="Genting2020">{{cite web |date=March 9, 2018 |title=MV Werften Starts Construction of 1st Global Class Ship |url=https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/246800/mv-werften-starts-construction-of-1st-global-class-ship/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309104313/https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/246800/mv-werften-starts-construction-of-1st-global-class-ship/ |archive-date=March 9, 2018 |access-date=March 14, 2018 |work=World Maritime News}}</ref>
=== Purchase by Disney and naming === Due to the temporary closure of the shipyard in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, delivery of both ''Global''-class ships was expected to be delayed.<ref name="covid">{{cite web |date=July 6, 2020 |title=Troubled German yard group gets cash |url=https://www.motorship.com/news101/ships-and-shipyards/troubled-german-yard-group-gets-cash |access-date=July 11, 2020 |publisher=The Motorship}}</ref>
The pandemic's impact on tourism contributed to the collapse of Genting Hong Kong. MV Werften, Genting's German shipbuilding subsidiary, sought financial support from the German government to keep the shipyards operating but was unsuccessful. Hours after talks broke down, the company filed for bankruptcy on January 19, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Weizhen |date=January 13, 2022 |title=Shares of cruise operator Genting Hong Kong plunge more than 50% as it warns of defaults |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/13/cruise-operator-genting-hong-kong-shares-plunge-after-default-warning.html |access-date=January 15, 2022 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2022 |title=Genting-owned Lloyd Werft also files for insolvency |url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/finance/genting-owned-lloyd-werft-also-files-insolvency |access-date=January 15, 2022 |website=seatrade-cruise.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2022 |title=Cruise operator Genting Hong Kong files to wind up company |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/cruise-operator-genting-hong-kong-files-to-wind-up-company |access-date=January 22, 2022 |website=The Straits Times |language=en}}</ref>
On November 16, 2022, the insolvency administrator sold the first, partially completed ship, ''Global Dream'', to Disney Cruise Line for €40 million.<ref name="GlobalDream">{{cite web |last1=Meier |first1=Luiz |date=November 29, 2022 |title="Global Dream": 40 Mio. Euro für das größte Kreuzfahrtschiff der Welt |trans-title="Global Dream": 40 million euros for the largest cruise ship in the world |url=https://www.capital.de/wirtschaft-politik/-global-dream---40-mio--euro-fuer-das-groesste-kreuzfahrtschiff-der-welt-32959744.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130164526/https://www.capital.de/wirtschaft-politik/-global-dream---40-mio--euro-fuer-das-groesste-kreuzfahrtschiff-der-welt-32959744.html |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |access-date=November 30, 2022 |website=capital.de |language=German}}</ref> The second, less complete vessel was sold for scrap. The Wismar shipyard itself was acquired by TKMS (ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems), with provisions allowing Disney Cruise Line's longtime shipbuilding partner, Meyer Werft, to lease the facilities in order to complete the vessel.
At the time of the acquisition, Disney estimated that completing the ship would cost approximately US$1 billion, less than half the cost typically associated with constructing a new cruise ship. During the redesign process, Disney Imagineers substantially reworked the vessel to better align it with the company's family-oriented cruise model.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Fritz |first=Ben |date=January 9, 2026 |title=The 3,000-Person Team Working in Secret to Create Disney Magic |url=https://www.wsj.com/business/media/disney-cruise-rides-characters-imagineers-adventure-b5c03c1d |access-date=February 4, 2026 |website=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> Passenger accommodations were reduced to 2,111 cabins, with a maximum capacity of approximately 6,000 passengers, in order to improve the passenger-to-crew service ratio.<ref name="ShipCrew">{{cite web |last=Sanders |first=Scott |date=October 16, 2024 |title=Disney Adventure Grand Reveal |url=https://disneycruiselineblog.com/2024/10/disney-adventure-grand-reveal/ |access-date=October 30, 2024}}</ref> The conversion proved more complex than initially anticipated, as the original design had been optimized for gambling-oriented cruise operations. Beginning in 2023, extensive structural modifications were undertaken, including the removal and relocation of internal steel supports, significant expansion of galley facilities, enlargement of entertainment venues, and the addition of multiple themed dining experiences.<ref name=":0" />
Disney's final cost for the vessel is estimated at US$1.8 billion, which remains about 10 percent less than the cost of constructing a newly built Disney cruise ship. According to the company, converting the existing hull also reduced the overall project timeline by several years compared with building a vessel from the keel up.<ref name=":0" />
Disney worked in collaboration with Meyer Werft to complete the vessel ahead of entry into service in 2026.<ref name="Service2025">{{Cite tweet |number=1597770549593518080 |user=scottgustin |title=One other note about Disney Cruise Line: At the D23 Expo, Disney announced the Disney Treasure will arrive in 2024. Today's filing says the Treasure will arrive in Fiscal 2025. Assuming these two claims are still accurate, the Treasure should arrive Oct–Dec. 2024. |first=Scott |last=Gustin |date=November 29, 2022 |access-date=November 30, 2022 |language=en |website=Twitter}}</ref> The vessel will be the largest ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet and the first to be homeported year-round outside the United States, operating from Singapore.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Disney Cruise Line Announces Acquisition of Ship with Plans to Visit New Markets |date=November 16, 2022 |publisher=Disney Cruise Line |url=https://dclnews.com/2022/11/16/disney-cruise-line-announces-acquisition-of-ship-with-plans-to-visit-new-markets/ |language=en-US |access-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521052103/https://dclnews.com/2022/11/16/disney-cruise-line-announces-acquisition-of-ship-with-plans-to-visit-new-markets/ |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |website=Disney Cruise Line News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2023 |title=Disney Cruise Line Announces Where It Will Homeport Former Global Dream |url=https://cruiseradio.net/disney-cruise-line-homeport-mega-ship-singapore/ |access-date=March 29, 2023 |website=cruiseradio.net |language=en-US}}</ref> On September 8, 2023, the ship was officially announced as the ''Disney Adventure'' at the Destination D23 Expo.<ref>{{cite web |last=Libbey |first=Dirk |date=September 9, 2023 |title=Destination D23 2023 Disney Parks Panel: Ahsoka In Star Tours, What's Next For Animal Kingdom, And When Epcot's Transformation Will Finally Be Done |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/live/destination-d23-2023-disney-parks-panel-whats-next-for-walt-disney-world-disneyland-resort-and-more |access-date=September 9, 2023 |website=Cinema Blend}}</ref> Interior design work was carried out by Estonia-based firm LTH-Baas.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 30, 2024 |title=LTH-Baas Wins Disney Adventure Turnkey Contract |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/03/lth-baas-wins-disney-adventure-turnkey-contract/ |access-date=April 7, 2024 |website=Cruise Industry News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Klostermann |first=Jan |date=March 31, 2024 |title=LTH-Baas from Estonia is working on the interior design of the Disney Adventure in Wismar |url=https://www.schiffe-und-kreuzfahrten.de/news/lth-baas-aus-estland-wird-beim-bau-der-disney-adventure-in-wismar-mitwirken/301097/ |access-date=April 7, 2024 |website=Ships and Cruises |language=German}}</ref>
Construction was originally scheduled to be completed in May 2025,<ref>{{cite web |title=Disney advertises new cruise ship from Wismar: Is the shipyard threatened with a rapid job slump? |url=https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/lokales/nordwestmecklenburg/wismar/disney-bewirbt-neues-kreuzfahrtschiff-aus-wismar-droht-der-werft-eine-schnelle-jobflaute-CWXVDLXHIFDWPOZRDDUKCPLVFM.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626183055/https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/lokales/nordwestmecklenburg/wismar/disney-bewirbt-neues-kreuzfahrtschiff-aus-wismar-droht-der-werft-eine-schnelle-jobflaute-CWXVDLXHIFDWPOZRDDUKCPLVFM.html |archive-date=June 26, 2024 |access-date=July 7, 2024 |website=ostsee-zeitung}}</ref> with a maiden voyage planned for December 15, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 16, 2024 |title=Disney Adventure Maiden Voyage Date and Booking Date Announced – WDW News Today |url=https://wdwnt.com/2024/10/disney-adventure-maiden-voyage-date-booking-date/ |access-date=October 16, 2024 |website=wdwnt.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 16, 2024 |title=BREAKING: New Experiences Announced for Disney Adventure Cruise Ship, Including Disney Cruise Line's First-Ever Roller Coaster – WDW News Today |url=https://wdwnt.com/2024/10/new-experiences-disney-adventure-cruise-ship/ |access-date=October 16, 2024 |website=wdwnt.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The ship was floated out on April 19, 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 16, 2025 |title=Wismar: Ausdocken der Disney Adventure Samstag ab 9.00 Uhr geplant |url=https://www.wismar.fm/wismar-ausdocken-der-disney-adventure-samstag-ab-9-00-uhr-geplant/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJt27VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsBudFzITrVHpjm0Asp8j9PnE7FLMyL31t5i0qer7QLKdQyHDW_by8aXS0AM_aem_xMCITvJawO5aDKUA_PHMoA |access-date=April 19, 2025 |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney Adventure Floats Out in Wismar – Cruise Industry News {{!}} Cruise News |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2025/04/disney-adventure-floats-out-in-wismar/ |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=cruiseindustrynews.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mayntz |first=Melissa |date=April 19, 2025 |title=Disney Cruise Line's Largest Ever Ship Floats Out at Construction Yard |url=https://www.cruisehive.com/disney-cruise-lines-largest-ever-ship-floats-out-at-construction-yard/170610 |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=Cruise Hive |language=en-US}}</ref> and departed Wismar for sea trials on September 1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney Adventure Cruise Ship Departs Wismar for Trials |url=https://maritime-executive.com/article/disney-adventure-cruise-ship-departs-wismar-for-trials |access-date=September 1, 2025 |website=The Maritime Executive |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mayntz |first=Melissa |date=September 1, 2025 |title=Largest-Ever Disney Cruise Ship Sets Course for Sea Trials |url=https://www.cruisehive.com/largest-ever-disney-cruise-ship-sets-course-for-sea-trials/185672 |access-date=September 1, 2025 |website=Cruise Hive |language=en-US}}</ref> However, on September 10, 2025, Disney Cruise Line announced that the maiden voyage had been postponed to March 10, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corless |first=Tom |date=September 10, 2025 |title=BREAKING: Disney Adventure Cruise Ship Delays Maiden Voyage By 3 Months |url=https://wdwnt.com/2025/09/breaking-disney-adventure-cruise-ship-delays-maiden-voyage-by-3-months/ |access-date=September 11, 2025 |website=WDW News Today |language=en-US}}</ref>
The ship was delivered to Disney Cruise Line on December 13, 2025.<ref name="DNV">{{Cite ship register|id=37089|register=DNV|shipname=Disney Adventure|access-date=December 16, 2025}}</ref> It left Bremerhaven on January 4, 2026,<ref>{{Cite web |title=„Disney Adventure": Kreuzfahrtschiff verlässt Bremerhaven |url=https://www.nordsee-zeitung.de/bremerhaven/disney-adventure-bremerhaven-wartet-geduldig-auf-abfahrt-343231.html |access-date=January 11, 2026 |website=NZ-Online |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Abfahrt vorverlegt: „Disney Adventure" legt Sonntagmittag ab |url=https://www.nordsee-zeitung.de/bremerhaven/disney-adventure-legt-ab-hier-kann-die-abfahrt-beobachtet-werden-343026.html |access-date=January 11, 2026 |website=NZ-Online |language=de}}</ref> with stops made in Port Canaveral, Florida,<ref>https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/disney-adventure-cruise-ship-arrives-port-canaveral-its-way-singapore.amp</ref> Los Angeles, California, and Tokyo, Japan. On February 2, 2026, the Panama Canal Authority announced that the ship is the largest by gross tonnage and passenger capacity Neopanamax cruise ship to cross the Panama Canal, breaking the previous record held by ''Norwegian Bliss''.<ref>{{cite press release |title=The Panama Canal Marks Milestone with Transit of the Disney Adventure Cruise Ship |date=February 2, 2026 |url=https://pancanal.com/en/the-panama-canal-marks-milestone-with-transit-of-the-disney-adventure-cruise-ship/ |last1=Cleghorn |first1=Luis |website=Autoridad del Canal de Panamá}}</ref> ''Disney Adventure'' arrived at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre in Singapore on March 3, 2026, to a water salute and fireworks.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chua |first=Leena |date=March 4, 2026 |title=Disney's newest cruise ship arrives in Singapore |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/04/news/disneys-newest-cruise-ship-arrives-in-singapore/2292540 |access-date=March 3, 2026 |work=The Manila Times |language=en}}</ref> It was officially christened by godparent Robert Downey Jr. in a ceremony the following night, on March 4.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 4, 2026 |title=Actor Robert Downey Jr christens Disney Adventure cruise ship at Marina Bay Cruise Centre |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/travel/actor-robert-downey-jr-christens-disney-adventure-cruise-ship-at-marina-bay-cruise-centre |access-date=March 4, 2026 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref> On March 10, 2026, ''Disney Adventure'' entered service and embarked on her maiden voyage, sailing on a three-night cruise from Singapore and back.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Very, very excited': Passengers set off on Disney Adventure cruise's first voyage from S'pore |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/657996/very-very-excited-passengers-set-off-on-disney-adventure-cruises-first-voyage-from-spore |access-date=2026-03-19 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Hattie |title=Disney Adventure cruise ship sets sail on maiden voyage {{!}} blooloop |url=https://blooloop.com/disney-adventure-cruise-maiden-voyage/ |access-date=2026-03-19 |website=blooloop.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Design== thumb|left|Stern view of the Disney Adventure, showing her four funnels. The ship was originally planned at {{GT|201,000|disp=long}}, and the final design measured over {{GT|208,000|link=off}}.<ref name="Genting" /> She measures {{convert|342|m|ftin|sp=us}} in length, with a beam of {{convert|46.4|m|ftin|sp=us}} and a draft of {{convert|9.5|m|ftin|sp=us}}.<ref name="Genting2020" />
Propulsion is provided by six MAN 48/60CR engines with a combined output of {{convert|96,000|kW|hp|lk=on}}. The engines generate power for three Azipod XO thrusters through ACS6080 variable frequency drives, all built by ABB.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 17, 2016 |title=MV Werften Selects MAN Engines for New Cruise Ships |url=https://www.marinelink.com/news/werften-selects-engines418463 |access-date=March 14, 2018 |website=Marine Link}}</ref><ref name="pst">{{cite web |date=January 10, 2017 |title=ABB scoops contract for five new Genting cruise ships |url=http://www.passengership.info/news/view,abb-scoops-contract-for-five-new-genting-cruise-ships_45999.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133532/http://www.passengership.info/news/view,abb-scoops-contract-for-five-new-genting-cruise-ships_45999.htm |archive-date=March 15, 2018 |access-date=March 14, 2018 |work=Passenger Ship Technology}}</ref> ABB also supplied control components and software.<ref name="pst" />
''Disney Adventure'' was designed to operate on methanol fuel. However, green methanol was not available in Singapore at the time the ship entered service. The vessel instead operates on a mix of sustainable and lower-emission fuels, including hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).<ref name="Maritime Executive">{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2026 |title=Disney's Ultra-Large Cruise Ship Makes U.S. Stop on Delivery Run to Asia |url=https://maritime-executive.com/article/disney-s-ultra-large-cruise-ship-makes-u-s-stop-on-delivery-run-to-asia |access-date=February 6, 2026 |website=The Maritime Executive |language=en}}</ref>
The vessel has four funnels, the first Disney ship to have more than two.<ref name="Adventure Updates">{{Cite web |date=December 16, 2025 |title=Disney Adventure Updates: News from the High Seas |url=https://disneyparksblog.com/dcl/disney-cruise-line-adventure-updates/ |access-date=January 9, 2026 |website=Disney Parks Blog |language=en-US}}</ref> It is the first ocean-going passenger vessel built with four funnels since {{Ship|RMS|Aquitania||6}}, which operated from 1914 to 1950.<ref name="auto" /> As with earlier Disney ships, not all funnels are functional. As such, it is also the first four-funnel passenger vessel with dummy funnels since {{Ship|RMS|Windsor Castle|1921|6}} and {{Ship|RMS|Arundel Castle||6}}, which carried four funnels until 1937.<ref name="auto" />
The original ''Global''-class design was to incorporate artificial intelligence systems and robotic technologies for passenger services, including voice and facial recognition.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 9, 2018 |title=Construction starts on first Global-class cruise ship |url=https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/1789-construction-starts-on-first-global-class-cruise-ship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133538/https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/1789-construction-starts-on-first-global-class-cruise-ship |archive-date=March 15, 2018 |access-date=March 14, 2018 |publisher=Baird Maritime}}</ref> That design provided for 2,350 passenger cabins with capacity for 9,000 passengers, including 4,700 in lower berths, and a crew of 2,200.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 16, 2019 |title=Global Dream Hull art revealed |url=https://cruiseshipprofiles.com/2019/10/17/global-dream-hull-art-revealed |access-date=November 17, 2022 |work=Cruise Ship Profiles}}</ref> Under Disney, the design was revised to include 2,111 passenger cabins with capacity for 6,000 passengers.<ref name="ShipCrew" />
==Recreation== ===On-board activities=== The ship features seven themed areas, conceptually similar to lands at Disney theme parks: Disney Discovery Reef, Toy Story Place, Wayfinder Bay, Marvel Landing, San Fransokyo Street, Town Square, and Disney Imagination Garden.<ref name="Adventure Updates" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney Adventure Themed Areas |url=https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships/adventure/themed-areas/? |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241207105351/https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships/adventure/themed-areas/? |archive-date=December 7, 2024 |access-date=February 15, 2026 |website=Disney Cruise Line |language=en}}</ref>
Disney Imagination Garden includes the Storybook Castle, described by the company as its first physical Disney castle created as an art installation aboard a ship. The structure rises three decks and is styled to resemble a pop-up storybook.<ref name="Adventure Updates" />
Marvel Landing includes the ''Ironcycle Test Run'', designed by Maurer AG and described as Disney's first roller coaster at sea. At the time of the ship's launch, it was reported to be the longest roller coaster at sea, extending more than {{convert|820|ft|m}}.<ref name="Adventure Updates" /> The area also includes two additional rides with lower height requirements: ''Pym Quantum Racers'' and ''Groot Galaxy Spin''. ''Disney Adventure'' is the first ship since the ''Disney Wonder'' that does not have an AquaDuck (or AquaMouse on the ''Wish''-class) water slide. Instead, Woody and Jessie's Wild Slides, a pair of water slides located at Toy Story Place, stand in place of the AquaDuck.
===Entertainment=== ''Disney Adventure'' contains the following entertainment venues: * Garden Theatre (live original productions: ''Avengers Assemble!'', ''Duffy and The Friend Ship'' and ''Baymax Super Exercise Expo'') * Wayfinder Bay (live original production: ''Moana: Call of the Sea'') * Walt Disney Theatre (live original productions: ''Remember'' and ''Disney Seas the Adventure'') * Baymax Cinemas (screens motion pictures)
===Dining=== Every night of a ''Disney Adventure'' cruise, guests dine at a different restaurant. This is called "rotational dining". On a Disney ship, guests rotate along with their servers, which helps develop the relationship between diner and wait staff.
There are six rotational dining restaurants on the ''Disney Adventure'': * Hollywood Spotlight Club (deck 8 aft) * Navigator's Club (deck 6 aft) * Animator's Palate (deck 5 aft, also featured on four of the other Disney cruise ships) * Animator's Table (deck 9 aft) * Enchanted Summer Restaurant (deck 6 midship) * Pixar Market Restaurant (deck 17 aft)
Because each voyage only lasts three to four nights, it is not possible to visit all six restaurants in one sailing. Thus, the rotational dinning on the ''Disney Adventure'' is divided into three districts, with two restaurants per district, and guests are randomly assigned to one restaurant in each district. In addition, unlike other Disney Cruise Line ships, the ''Disney Adventure'' does not have its own buffet location. Therefore, the Enchanted Summer and Pixar Market restaurants function as buffets during breakfast and lunch. Two premium dining restaurants are available at an additional cost: Mike and Sulley's Flavors of Asia (deck 10 aft) and Palo Trattoria (decks 10 and 11 aft), the latter which is exclusively for adults.
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== External links == {{Commons category|Disney Adventure (ship, 2025)|Disney Adventure}} * {{Official website|https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships/adventure/}} * First picture from board the ship, published in August 2024: [https://disneyconnect.com/dcl-press/release/first-look-disney-imagination-garden-to-bloom-with-boundless-storytelling-onboard-disney-adventure-sailing-from-singapore-in-2025/] [https://www.crucero-magazin.de/so-wird-die-disney-adventure-aussehen/103869/] [https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/08/disney-unveils-disney-imagination-garden-on-the-upcoming-adventure/]
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