Disney Cruise Line has announced brand-new entertainment coming to Very Merrytime cruises in 2023, along with 2024 fall itineraries, so if you’re planning a Disney cruise, here are the details you’ll want to know.
2023 Very Merrytime Cruises
There’s nothing like the holidays with Disney, and that’s true for the cruises, as well.
Aboard these seasonal sailings, guests will also find beloved Disney characters debuting new holiday attire, themed Very Merrytime activities for the entire family, carolers singing contemporary versions of holiday songs, commemorative merchandise, and festive food and beverage items.
The 2023 Very Merrytime cruises will have a new Tree Lighting Ceremony for guests to enjoy. Join Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Goofy in the ship’s atrium to sing along to classic holiday tunes around the three-deck-tall tree.
Also new for 2023 is Mickey and Minnie’s Holiday Party. This high-energy deck party thrown by Mickey and Minnie will feature favorite Disney friends as they celebrate friendship, love, and family with a fresh mix of classic and original holiday songs.
The Sailings
2023 Very Merrytime cruises will set sail from both California and Florida.
The Disney Magic will set sail to Baja and the Mexican Riviera from San Diego for holiday sailings before wrapping up the season in Galveston, Texas with Very Merrytime cruises to the western Caribbean.
The Disney Dream will set sail from a new South Florida home in Fort Lauderdale, offering four- and five-night Very Merrytime cruises to tropical locales in the western Caribbean and Bahamas.
Meanwhile,the Disney Wish and Disney Fantasy will continue sailing during the holidays from Port Canaveral to The Bahamas and Caribbean.
2024 Very Merrytime Cruises
Very Merrytime cruises will return in 2024 from mid-November through December, with a variety of cruises and ships.
Short holiday getaways will be offered with a selection of three- and four-night Bahamian Very Merrytime voyages on the Disney Wish from Port Canaveral, and four- and five-night cruises to The Bahamas and Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale aboard the Disney Dream.
The Disney Fantasy will embark on a variety of four-night Very Merrytime sailings to The Bahamas, along with longer six- and seven-night itineraries in November and late December.
Select voyages on the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy will include a day of fun in the sun at Disney Cruise Line’s newest destination, Lighthouse Point, during the holiday season.
There will also be holiday cruises from Galveston aboard the Disney Magic, which will range in length from four to six nights.
2024 Halloween on the High Seas Cruises
While we’re talking about holiday cruises, if you prefer the spookier side of crusing…not too spooky, this is Disney after all, Halloween on the High Seas cruises will return in mid-September through October 2024.
From Port Canaveral, Florida, the Disney Wish will sail three- and four-night Bahamian voyages full of frightful fun in fall 2024.
Disney Fantasy will also offer these special themed cruises with lengths varying from four, six and seven nights from Port Canaveral.
Four-night sailings will take families to The Bahamas, while six- and seven-night escapes will transport guests to destinations throughout The Bahamas and Caribbean.
And if you prefer to depart from Ft. Lauderdale, the Disney Magic will offer Halloween cruises of three to five nights to tropical destinations in The Bahamas and Caribbean.
Sailing to Hawaii and the South Pacific
If long cruises are more your thing, Disney Cruise Line has some special sailings planned for 2024.
The Disney Wonder will sail on September 23, from Vancouver, Canada, to Honolulu, Hawaii, with stops on the islands of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii before arriving in Oahu.
From there the Disney Wonder will embark on a transpacific voyage starting October 3, to Sydney, Australia. The itinerary will take families through the South Pacific to visit once-in-a-lifetime destinations such as Fiji, American Samoa, and New Caledonia before arriving Down Under.
The return trips will occur in early 2025.
Book Your Cruise
2023 Very Merrytime cruises are available to book now via the Disney Cruise Line website.
Bookings for all of the fall 2024 itineraries will open to the public June 26, 2023.
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