Fall 2027 to Spring 2028 Disney Cruise Line Itineraries are OUT
DCL released the September 2027 to May 2028 Itineraries 2 days ago!! When you can book is based on your Castaway Club Status.
Pearl – August 31st
Platinum - September 1st
Gold – September 2nd
Silver – September 3rd
Eligible DVC and Adventure Insiders – September 3rd
General Public – September 8th
Here is why you should book as close to the release date for
your status as you can. As the cabins are booked the prices will go up. The
closer to the actual 1st date you can book the better. It is a10% of
the voyage fare deposit to hold the cabin at that price. If you need to cancel
for any reason, you will get a 100% refund from DCL as long as it is cancelled
before the Pay In Full date. If you book insurance the premium payment is nonrefundable.
I’ve not posted before this because I’ve been looking at the
itineraries and trying to figure things out. Some things are just not adding up
with information I know that is confirmed by DCL and ports.
Lets start of with the timeframe of the Fall 2027 to May
2028 itineraries. The itineraries start for most ships in September of 2027.
Disney Treasure does not start until October 2027. Treasure’s September itineraries
were released with the last set of itineraries. For most ships of the DCL Fleet
the Fall 27 to Spring 27 itineraries end in early to mid May. Magic and Wonder
have their last shown cruises in the last 2 weeks of April 2028. These two
cruises end in Vancouver, Canada and are repositioning cruises so the ships can
go to Alaska for the summer. Dream also ends its listed sailings in late April
The rest are in early May from May 5th to May 19th.
Historically the ship who has the itinerary ends in mid/end
of April is the ship that goes to Europe. This would tell me that Dream is
heading to Europe again. Magic and Wonder end in April as well but are not
positioned to go to Europe in the allotted time and they are contractually required
to be on the West Coast of the USA, specifically one sailing out of San Diego
at all times and 2 from September to May starting in 2027.
The contracts Disney has with San Diego and Catalina Island
in California require 2 ships be in California September to May and 1 ship in
California May to September. Again, this contract starts mid-September 2027. There
is also the fact that as of today the Port of San Diego can only accept ships
that carry 3,000 guests or less. That is the reason Magic and Wonder are
specifically named in the contract. They carry between 2,400 to 2,700 guests.
The new class of ships, with the first 2 joining the fleet in 2029 and a 3rd
in 2030 carry 3,000. Why is this important?? Disney Cruise Line Dream and Wish
class ships carry 4,000 guests. What ship will be in San Diego May to September
of 2028??
I know there are plans to expand the Port of San Diego. I’m
trying to find out if enough of the expansion will be done so the port and accept
a larger ship by May 2028. I’ve reached out to the Port of San Diego Press team
but have not gotten a response as of yet.
Dream could come to San Diego with a 2-week Panama Canal
trip. She would get here early May 2028. Historically the end time of her itineraries
is more like the ships going to Europe. The ship does not need to be in San
Diego until mid-May. Wish itineraries end May 8. She could be in California by
the 21st of May. Treasure has schedules ending May 6th. Treasure
could be at San Diego by May 19th. That is closer to mid-May.
Destiny’s schedules end May 5th. This makes Destiny the ship with
the closest date to mid-May, May 18th. Fantasy is off the list
because her itineraries are listed until May 19th. She would not get to San Diego until June.
Just a quick recap of what I think will happen at the end of
the new itineraries. Magic and Wonder are doing the Summer of 28 in Alaska. You
can tell by their ending location being Vancouver, Canada. Dream will most
likely will go to Europe for the summer. Fantasy will stay where she is in
Florida. The Wish-Class ships are the wild cards. I am going to assume one will
go to California and one will go to Texas. The third will stay in Florida.
The next ship that joins the fleet, Disney Believe will be officially
added to the fleet sometime between September and December 2027. Disney has not
released the date of the Maiden Voyage yet and it will most likely announce it
October 7th, 2026, during the grand reveal livestream. Once the
dates are released they will set up a schedule for release with Castaway Club
Members being allowed their early booking windows. I’m hoping it is in October
or November of 2027 but not Thanksgiving or Christmas weeks.
If you want the PDF of the ships itineraries by ship with
the starting pricing or would like Pixie Dusted Memories Travel to book your
cruise let me know.
Carolyn-Tinky@PixieDustedMemoriesTravel.com
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