Disney Believe will sail its maiden voyage from Fort Lauderdale on December 18, 2027, after bookings open to the general public on October 19, 2026.
The October 7 Disney Believe reveal filled in the ship around that schedule: three new lounges, a Frozen dinner show, the first stage adaptation of “Encanto,” new versions of familiar venues, two royal suites and a two-story Magic Kingdom-inspired tower suite. The ship will operate four- and five-night cruises to The Bahamas and Caribbean from Port Everglades.
- Maiden voyage: December 18, 2027
- General bookings open: October 19, 2026
- Homeport: Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale
- Itineraries: Four- and five-night Bahamas and Caribbean sailings
Watch the full Disney Believe reveal
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The Moana Grand Hall
The Grand Hall pairs ocean colors with a ceiling of constellations and railings patterned after details in Moana’s skirt. Its chandelier will move like the sea, with the heart of Te Fiti tucked into the design.
The bronze Moana statue with Pua and Heihei was shown in August. The ocean-and-sky finishes and chandelier details are part of the October reveal.
New dining, coffee and sweets
Oaken’s Table: A Frozen Family Feast will put diners in a Scandinavian Summerhaus courtyard with Oaken and his cousins. Anna and Kristoff will appear during a new Frozen story, backed by familiar songs in new arrangements.
Two Wish-class family restaurants, 1923 and Worlds of Marvel, will return. Coffee comes from two new counters: Big Hero Sips, styled after San Fransokyo, and the Moana-inspired Café Kakamora.
Inside Out: Joyful Sweets returns with Anxiety, Envy and the Sense of Self joining Joy and Sadness. The shop will carry nearly 20 gelato and ice cream flavors, daily gelato specials and signature sweets.
Three new lounges and a returning haunt
Wishing Well moves through three Snow White settings. The bar recalls the Queen’s gothic castle, the seating area becomes a courtyard beneath white blossoms and red apples, and the performance space uses carved wood inspired by the Seven Dwarfs’ cottage.
Sea Notes is an Ariel-inspired piano lounge just off the Grand Hall. A pearlescent piano anchors the room, which will serve cocktails and alcohol-free drinks beneath a ceiling that recalls the surface of the ocean.
Skygazers is an observatory pub filled with celestial maps, astronomical instruments and references to Disney characters who wished on stars. Its menu will include house craft beers, cocktails and light bites. Televisions will carry live sports.
The Haunted Mansion Parlor will also return with a new selection of drinks.
Zootopia entertainment and a Monsters, Inc. entrance
Gazelle will be the ship’s daytime family entertainment hub and an adults-only venue at night. Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde will lead a new detective show, the first Disney Cruise Line family show to feature the Zootopia pair.
Disney’s Oceaneer Club will get a new entrance inspired by Monstropolis, the Monsters, Inc. city powered by laughter. Disney described the entrance during the official reveal replay.
Encanto and Tangled take the Walt Disney Theatre stage
Disney Encanto will be the first stage adaptation of the animated film and will play exclusively aboard Disney Believe. The production follows Mirabel’s attempt to save her family and Casita, using Colombian-influenced costumes, scenery and dance. Songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda are part of the show.
Tangled: The Musical moves over from Disney Magic with new sets and special effects created for Disney Believe. Disney Seas the Adventure, the Wish-class opening-night show, also joins the lineup.
Staterooms, royal suites and the Believe Tower Suite
Standard staterooms use papercut-style art inspired by Moana, Coco and Inside Out. Concierge rooms draw from Peter Pan, while several ocean-view rooms above the bridge use Toy Story details.
All rooms will have extra storage. Most will include Disney Cruise Line’s split-bath layout, raised beds with storage underneath and ocean views. Seventy percent of the rooms will have verandahs, and the ship will have more than 450 connecting doors.
The new Royal Reef Suite takes its cues from The Little Mermaid, while the Royal Rose Suite looks to Beauty and the Beast. The eight-person, two-story Believe Tower Suite occupies the forward funnel. Each room represents a different Magic Kingdom land, with fireworks and balloon-inspired lights and an artwork of Cinderella Castle.
What Disney had already shown
The October presentation built on several earlier updates recorded in the Disney Believe ship log. Disney first showed the Moana, Pua and Heihei statue, Tinker Bell bow artwork and Woody and Buzz Lightyear stern figures in August. The first gigablock floated out in September, a Tinker Bell coin marked the keel-laying ceremony on October 5, and Trent Hitchcock was named the opening cruise director on October 6.