Disney Cruise Line Changed the Construction Schedule!!

Disney Cruise Line Changed the Construction Schedule!!

I have seen this all over the internet but I would not post until I saw confirmation from a reliable Disney related source. I will state clearly what is my opinion and speculation.

 

If you have been keeping up with the Disney Cruise Line Fleet you know the fleet is expanding and a crazy rate!! Between 2027 and 2031 there was to be a ship a year delivered. By 2031 there was to be 13 ships in the Disney Fleet. That has changed!!! I will first share the original schedule and then the change along with what I think it may possibly mean. Between all the expansion and the addition of Galveston Tx, and San Diego, Ca as new year-round homeports things are going to be exciting for DCL!

 

First off let me tell you what was to happen. Disney Destiny and Disney Adventure joined the fleet at the end of 2025. This brought the fleet to 8 ships. What was next?

• 2027 – Sometime towards the end of 2027, October to December, Disney Believe the 4^th Disney Wish-Class ship will join the fleet.
• 2028/29 – A 5^th Wish-Class ship was to join the fleet. This ship is being built for the Orenthal Land Company that owns and operates Tokyo Disneyland. It will be homeported in Tokyo, Japan.
• 2029 – The first of a new unnamed class of ship was to be released. This will be the first in the  5^th-Class of ships in the Disney Fleet. We know it will be larger than the classic ships, Magic and Wonder and 20% smaller than the Dream-Class ships. It will hold approximately 3,000 guests. That is 400-600 more than the Classic-Class and 1,000 guests less than the Dream-Class ships.
• 2030 – The second of the new class of ships was to be released.
• 2031 – the third and final of the new class of ships was to be delivered.

 

This is what has changed:

• 2027 - Disney Believe will join the fleet at the end of the year, between October and December.
• 2028 will have no new ship released.
• 2029, I believe this is order of the three ships joining the fleet that year!
• First of the 5^th-Class of ships. (Early 2029, January-February)
• 5^th and final Wish-Class ship for Japan. (More may be ordered later if OLC finds it lucrative. I believe it will also be delivered early 2029)
• Second of the 5^th-Class of ships. I think it will be delivered near the end of 2029.)
• 2030 – the Third and final 5^th-Class of ships will be delivered. This ship is hard to pin down a time for delivery. We will need to wait until we see the construction start date.

 

Why did Disney change the schedule? Here is my speculation. During the 3^rd QC earnings call Disney said things are being moved up because the Cruise Line is very profitable, even with the costs of building all of these ships. I believe more ships will be orders because the more ships the more money they will make.

 

These are my thoughts and opinions! Nothing is fact here. What does this mean for the future of DCL? I honestly believe that the order of even more ships will be announced! I believe this and more information about the Disney Believe ship that is currently under construction will be made during the D23 Expo this month. Yes, I will be following and sharing the news and my thoughts about it.

 

This is complete speculation! Disney Cruise Line truly has a global reach. They have been in Europe, South Pacific, Singapore and all three coasts of the USA. (East, West and even Gulf Coasts have had Disney cruises.) The possibilities are endless!! More West Coast cruises? For sure!! That is in the works but even more could happen! More cruises in the Gulf Coast? That is the plan already but more could happen! Florida having more Disney Ships? It is possible for sure! That is their major location! Maybe sending a second ship to Europe for the summers? May happen! Head back to Austrillia? Austrillia LOVES their Disney Cruises and misses having the Disney Wonder there! I would not count it out. We will just have to wait and see where DCL goes from here!