Disney Cruise Line is unveiling all-new particulars in regards to the exhibits and shops aboard the Disney Journey, which is the colossal ship that’s not a part of the Want-class. This shares idea artwork and particulars in regards to the Captain Jack Sparrow, Duffy & Associates, Marvel and extra leisure experiences and retail aboard DCL’s subsequent ship.
As a reminder, the Disney Journey is the seventh ship becoming a member of the DCL fleet and it’ll be primarily based out of a house port in Singapore beginning in November 2025. It is going to be a part of the present 6 ships plus the upcoming Disney Future, which units sail on its maiden voyage just one month after the Disney Journey. Plus, the upcoming OLC ship out of Japan and all the different additions introduced at D23 that can be added to the fleet between 2028 and 2031. It’s lots to maintain observe of!
Starting in 2025, the one-of-a-kind Disney Journey will sail 3 and 4-night cruises from the Marina Bay Cruise Centre for at the very least 5 years as a part of a collaboration between Disney Cruise Line and Singapore Tourism Board. Singapore’s strategic location, world-class air connectivity and port infrastructure make it a thriving cruise hub in Southeast Asia, a area that’s dwelling to over 40 UNESCO World Heritage Websites and a wealth of different websites.
Disney Cruise Line company can sit up for an distinctive expertise anchored in world-class leisure, themed eating and suave lodging. On the Disney Journey, this magic will come alive by way of seven uniquely themed areas: Disney Creativeness Backyard, Toy Story Place, San Fransokyo Avenue, City Sq., Wayfinder Bay, Disney Discovery Reef and Marvel Touchdown.
With Disney Journey background out of the way in which, let’s dig into the bulletins. Youngsters onboard the Disney Journey can be cordially invited to a captivating royal tea occasion with some favourite Disney Princesses on the all-new Royal Society for Friendship and Tea.
A fascinating afternoon of delicious treats, fascinating tales and eccentric music will educate kids the society’s values of kindness, bravery and willpower. Every royal visitor will conclude this majestic expertise by taking dwelling official society membership keepsakes.
Disney Cruise Line favourite Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique will return to the Disney Journey to supply an enchanted salon expertise for youthful company ages 3 to 12. From elegant royalty to adventurous sea captains, Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique will make any baby’s storybook fantasy come to life with magical transformations that includes quite a lot of costumes, hairstyling, make-up and equipment.
As a lady dad (or no matter we name ourselves as of late), I suppose Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique needs to be on my radar for the approaching years. Probably not prepared to begin pondering that far forward, however it will appear that Megatron is. Whereas doing laps of the Treasure, she was drawn to the princessy window show–an nearly gravitational pull–and tried to steer us contained in the store on a number of events.
The upside, I’d think about, is that Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique can be cheaper on the Disney Journey than any of the opposite ships, however it’s additionally type of foolish to debate flying all the way in which to Singapore to avoid wasting $20 or no matter. (However that small financial savings, added up, is how we justify that flight to ourselves within the first place.)
On the all-new Marvel Model Studio, company of all ages will have a good time fan-favorite Marvel Tremendous Heroes with hair, make-up and clothes choices impressed by the larger-than-life icons from the Marvel Universe. From Iron Man, Spider-Man and Captain America to Captain Marvel, Thor and Black Panther, the seems to be can be tremendous.
At choose instances in the course of the cruise, the smooth house will rework into an adults-only lounge providing bookable beverage tastings. After your Marvel styling is full, you’ll be able to proceed your epic Avengers-level journey at Marvel Touchdown for enjoyable on the ship’s three new sights – Ironcycle Take a look at Run, Pym Quantum Racers and Groot Galaxy Spin.
Clearly, the previously-announced Marvel sights are thrilling. I additionally suppose it’s cool that this model studio is being remodeled into an adults-only lounge within the evenings. Whereas I’ve zero private curiosity in that, it units a precedent for a similar within the Walt Disney Imagineering Lab within the Want-class Oceaneer Membership, and I’d love that!
Duffy and Associates followers, get HYPED! The beloved bear and his posse are taking to the excessive seas for the primary time ever with an all-new present, pleasant character encounters, specialty retail store and extra.
Debuting on the Disney Creativeness Backyard stage, “Duffy and The Good friend Ship” will carry you on a journey stuffed with pleasure, inspiration and authentic new songs. Guided by the seagull Tippy Blue, Duffy and Associates will set off on an imaginary voyage to discover the seas on a captivating journey.
You’ll additionally be capable of meet and take pictures with Duffy and his cheery group of mates. Make certain to cease by the Duffy and Associates Store the place you’ll discover quite a lot of objects that includes your favourite characters and decide up a information for the Duffy and Associates Discovery Quest. Throughout this ship-wide journey, you’ll comply with the clues to assist Duffy and his mates discover their lacking objects and earn a particular commemorative present that’s good for a cruise journey.
That is enormous information and an enormous win for the most important Disney Dorks (non-derogatory). I do know most of you don’t share our affinity for Duffy & Associates, however this proper right here is probably the most thrilling announcement so far in regards to the Disney Journey for us. It shouldn’t be a shock that Disney Cruise Line goes to faucet into the recognition of those characters among the many Asian markets, however it’s nonetheless nice to see.
Specifically, I really like that that is going to be guided by Tippy Blue, who’s an OG Good friend of Duffy that has by no means gotten his due. (Tippy Blue is the mail chicken of Cape Cod. He was current in an older present at Tokyo DisneySea and as an ancillary character within the child’s books and on merchandise, however he’s by no means obtained a full product line–only one plush badge.)
It could be cool if Tippy Blue have been to change into the function character on the ship, however I’m not holding my breath on that. If the Disney Journey will get its personal Good friend of Duffy, it’d personally be an aquatic creature…however a seagull kinda matches the invoice!
Anyway, we’ve step by step change into “reluctant” Duffy followers, beginning out proof against the phenomenon however it’s step by step gained us over. (Sarah has even been lobbying for an article ‘arguing’ that Duffy & Associates have to return to Walt Disney World and Disneyland.) All of that was pre-Megatron. Now that she’s round and adores these characters, we love them much more. Suffice to say, we can’t anticipate “Duffy and The Good friend Ship” on the Disney Journey!
Lastly, be a part of Captain Jack Sparrow and his band of pirates as they battle with an ink-squirting large squid and hunt for a uncommon, dazzling treasure throughout “Captain Jack Sparrow & The Siren Queen.”
This all-new present coming to the Disney Creativeness Backyard stage could have swashbucklers of all ages singing a hearty “Yo ho!” as you’re recruited for an exhilarating journey with the ocean’s most charming, but roguish, captain and his pirate crew.
This caught me abruptly. Possibly I’m mistaken, however my impression was that Disney had shied away from introducing new Captain Jack Sparrow issues in recent times due to, properly, I’m positive . As one in all roughly 71 Individuals who tried as laborious as attainable to bury my head within the sand throughout all of that (it was laborious–folks care approach an excessive amount of about celeb nonsense), I plead ignorance and haven’t any sturdy opinion on it.
What I do have a powerful opinion on is Captain Jack Sparrow. He, as within the character, is superior. Some of the iconic reside motion characters that Disney has ever created. I’m glad to see the character making a comeback, and hope we get extra like this on subsequent ships and even within the parks. Personally, I wouldn’t thoughts if Walt Disney World and Disneyland eliminated the Captain Jack Audio Animatronics from Pirates of the Caribbean and cloned Battle for the Sunken Treasure. That’s probably the most wow-worthy sights of all-time, and 99.99% of Individuals won’t ever go to Shanghai Disneyland.
Turning to commentary, I wish to reiterate and double-down on my first impressions of the Journey: from what we’ve seen to this point, I prefer it lots. There’s a ton of potential, and it’s very clearly going to be probably the most distinctive ship within the Disney Cruise Line fleet. At minimal, that ought to rely for one thing!
This appears to be an unpopular opinion amongst many followers, who really feel there are methods it seems to be like an inexpensive knockoff of a Disney ship or an excessive amount of like different cruise traces. That final line is at the very least partially true, as a result of it was. Nonetheless, I have a look at the work Imagineering has finished to retrofit the Disney Journey and might’t assist however be impressed.
Typically, Imagineers do their greatest work when pressured to work inside sure parameters, getting artistic and fixing issues alongside the way in which, somewhat than being given a clean slate. We’ve seen this previously with sure ‘against-all-odds’ experience reimaginings, and now it seems they’re doing extra than simply making lemonade out of lemons with the colossal International Dream, which was very a lot an “un-Disney” cruise ship as initially envisioned.
With that mentioned, the jury is clearly nonetheless out till we see the Disney Journey in particular person. The ginormous ships supplied by supplied cruise traces do completely nothing for me–they offer me modern-day Titanic vibes. (And, it ought to go with out saying, however not in a great way.) There’s the likelihood that the Journey could have that vibe to it; or that the rides will really feel low cost, ostentatious, and with out redeeming benefit; that the match and finishings really feel low cost and misplaced–not on the identical degree because the idea artwork.
Regardless of the case, I’m actually trying ahead to the remainder of the Disney Journey unveil. It’s recent and thrilling, and hopefully it goes on to encourage Disney Cruise Line and Imagineering to suppose exterior the field for all of these ships they’ve dedicated to between 2028 and 2031.
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YOUR THOUGHTS
Ideas on this sneak peek of the Disney Journey? Does this seventh ship curiosity you, or is being primarily based out of Singapore a non-starter? What do you concentrate on the corporate buying the partially-completed International Dream ship and remodeling it into the Disney Journey? Assume this can be a good addition to the fleet or at-odds with the present ships? Assured that Imagineering can rework this right into a ‘Distinctly Disney’ (Cruise Line) ship, or suppose it’ll stand out from the remainder? Do you agree or disagree with our assessments? Any questions? Listening to suggestions about your experiences is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas under within the feedback!
