Disney Adventure
Cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line

Disney Adventure

Disney Adventure undergoing final outfitting in Wismar
History
Bahamas
Name
  • Global Dream (2018–2022, during early construction)
  • Disney Adventure (2022–present)
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company
OperatorDisney Cruise Line
Port of registryNassau, The Bahamas[1]
OrderedMay 11, 2016[2]
Builder
Cost€40 million[5][a]
Yard number125
Laid downSeptember 11, 2018[6]
LaunchedApril 19, 2025
CompletedDecember 12, 2025
AcquiredNovember 16, 2022[5]
Maiden voyageMarch 10, 2026
IdentificationIMO number: 9808986[7]
StatusDelivered
General characteristics
Class & typeGlobal-class cruise ship
Tonnage208,108 GT
Length342.7 m (1,124 ft 4 in)
Beam46.4 m (152 ft 3 in)
Height70.67 m (231 ft 10 in)
Draft9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
Decks20
Installed power6 × MAN 48/60CR methanol engines turning 16 MW (21,000 hp) generators
Propulsion3 × ABB Azipod XO azimuth thrusters
Speed24.3 knots (45.0 km/h; 28.0 mph)
Capacity6,000 passengers (approximate)[8]
Crew2,111 (approximate)[8]

Disney Adventure is the upcoming eighth cruise ship owned and operated by Disney Cruise Line, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and is scheduled to enter service on March 10, 2026. Originally ordered in 2016 as Global Dream for Genting Hong Kong's Dream Cruises brand, the ship's construction began in 2018 but stalled following the financial collapse of its builder, MV Werften and Genting, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Disney purchased the unfinished vessel in 2022 for €40 million, far below its original €1.8 billion valuation, and transferred it to longtime shipbuilding partner Meyer Werft, where it was fitted with an interior with a reduced passenger capacity compared with the original plan. Once completed, Disney Adventure will become Disney's largest cruise ship. The vessel measures 342 metres (1,122 ft) in length and contains 2,111 cabins accommodating up to 6,000 passengers.

It is planned to be the company's first ship to be based outside the United States, operating year-round from Singapore for at least five years.[9] The ship will employ a new concept for the company in which it is "both the journey and the destination," offering 3- and 4-night voyages spent entirely at sea with no port calls.[10][11]

The ship was floated out in April 2025 and began sea trials in September of that year. Its maiden voyage is scheduled for March 10, 2026. The vessel is designed to use lower-emission methanol fuel and is equipped with ABB Azipod propulsion. Disney Adventure is the first and only ship of the Global class, with her originally planned sister ship scrapped.

History

Construction of the Global class

Genting Hong Kong ordered two Global class ships in May 2016 from its subsidiary Lloyd Werft for service with Star Cruises, with delivery of the first vessel planned for 2019.[2] In July 2016, Genting reorganized Lloyd Werft, creating MV Werften as a builder of large cruise ships.[12] In March 2018, Genting announced that the ships would instead be transferred to Dream Cruises, operating from Chinese ports in summer and sailing to Southeast Asia, Oceania, and the west coast of the United States during the remainder of the year.[13]

Because the design was not yet complete at the time of ordering, construction did not begin until March 8, 2018, when ceremonial steel cuttings were held at MV Werften's shipyards in Wismar and Rostock. Work on the first ship, Global Dream, formally began that day.[14] The keel was laid on September 11, 2018, in Rostock.[6] Major components were built at both yards, with final assembly taking place in Wismar. A large hull section was floated out of the Rostock dry dock on November 22, 2019, and towed to Wismar,[15] where it entered the dry dock the following day.[16][17][18]

Construction was scheduled to take just under three years, with the first ship to be delivered in late 2020 and the second in late 2021.[19]

Purchase by Disney and naming

Due to the temporary closure of the shipyard in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, delivery of both Global-class ships was expected to be delayed.[20]

The pandemic's impact on tourism contributed to the collapse of Genting Hong Kong. The company sought financial support from the German government to keep the shipyards operating but was unsuccessful. Hours after talks broke down, the company filed for bankruptcy on January 19, 2022.[21][22][23]

On November 16, 2022, the insolvency administrator sold the first, partially completed ship, Global Dream, to Disney Cruise Line for €40 million, a significant discount from its original estimated value of €1.8 billion.[5] The second, less-complete ship was sold for scrap. The Wismar shipyard was sold to ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, with a provision allowing Disney’s longtime shipbuilding partner Meyer Werft to lease the facilities until the cruise ship was completed.

Disney redesigned the ship, reducing capacity to 2,111 passenger cabins and 6,000 passengers to improve the service ratio.[8]

Disney worked with Meyer Werft to complete the vessel ahead of entry into service in 2026.[24] She will be the largest Disney cruise ship and the first to be based outside of the United States, operating out of Singapore.[25][26] On September 8, 2023, the ship was officially announced as the Disney Adventure at the Destination D23 Expo.[27] Interior design work was carried out by Estonia-based firm LTH-Baas.[28][29]

Construction was originally scheduled to be completed in May 2025,[30] with a maiden voyage planned for December 15, 2025.[31][32] The ship was floated out on April 19, 2025,[33][34][35] and departed Wismar for sea trials on September 1.[36][37] However, on September 10, 2025, Disney Cruise Line announced that the maiden voyage had been postponed to March 10, 2026.[38] The ship was delivered to Disney Cruise Line on December 13, 2025.[39] It left Bremerhaven on January 4, 2026.[40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47]

Design

The ship was originally planned to measure 201,000 gross tonnage (GT), but was increased to 208,000 GT in the final design.[2] The ship is 342 metres (1,122 ft 1 in) in length, with a beam of 46.4 metres (152 ft 3 in) and a draft of 9.5 metres (31 ft 2 in).[19] The ship is powered by six MAN Diesel & Turbo 48/60CR diesel engines, which make a total of 96,000 kilowatts (129,000 hp) and power three ABB Azipod XO thrusters via ABB ACS6080 variable frequency drives.[48][49] ABB also supplied major control components and software.[49] The Disney Adventure is the first Disney ship to be powered by methanol. The ship is also the first Disney ship to have more than two funnels, boasting four.[50] She is the first ocean-going passenger vessel to boast four funnels since the RMS Aquitania, which ended service in 1950.[51] Like the prior Disney ships, not all funnels are functional.

The ship was planned to use artificial intelligence and robots for many customer-facing services, with extensive use of voice and face recognition.[52] The pre-Disney design provided for 2,350 passenger cabins allowing for 9,000 passengers, 4,700 of those in lower berths. Her crew was to be 2,200.[53] The post-Disney design will provide 2,111 passenger cabins, allowing for 6,000 passengers.[8]

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Notes

  1. ^ This is the purchase transfer value, between bankrupt and Disney companies, under Meyer Management, not the whole construction costs.
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