How often does Disney switch up itineraries?

[chloe1733]

I'm sailing the Treasure in about a month with my husband - we're both big Disney fans, in our 40s, no kids, first time on DCL. We're sailing concierge, and I'm prepared to totally love it. To the point that I may well want to buy a future cruise certificate onboard, for a placeholder reservation.

BUT - we like to see new places/ports on a cruise, and ideally without having to fly to Europe to do so. Of the current itineraries, really only the Magic has an itinerary that would be new to us in the Western Hemisphere (having sailed on a lot of other lines), and I'm concerned that after sailing on the Treasure, the Magic won't feel quite so...magical.

So I'm curious how often Disney switches up the itineraries? What's the likelihood we'll see a Triton class ship doing something new and different before May 2027? Are there official drop dates for new cruises?

 

[Calantha]

What's the likelihood we'll see a Triton class ship doing something new and different before May 2027? Are there official drop dates for new cruises?

Here's the schedule for the past: https://disneycruiselineblog.com/cruise-planning/itineraries/itinerary-announcement-history/
No promises that's what it will look like for the future.

Probably unlikely that the new ships will be doing anything different than what they are doing now. Dream/Fantasy only just started going to Europe in the last few years...so I can't imagine the 3 new ones going there.

 

[jwalk03]

They almost never switch up the itineraries. I mean 3 new ships have been added and basically no new itineraries came with them. The wish took over doing exactly what the dream was doing. The treasure took over doing exactly what the Fantasy was doing and the Destiny is going to all the same ports as the other 2 just from FLL instead of PC.

If you are more interested in new ports than the ships- Disney isn’t your cruise line.

 

[DynamicDisneyDuo]

They will occasionally throw in some longer Southern Caribbean itineraries and have ventured out to Australia. With a bigger fleet, once they are all online, they may get a little more adventurous but expect it to be the Classics and Dream class ships to begin with. They will want the newer ships doing the bread and butter money runs at least until they are paid for.

 

[Flossbolna]

The good news is that on DCL the placeholder is fully refundable. So, if you don’t find a cruise that you like, you can just get your 250$ back.

 

[n2mm]

They don't switch them enough. I don't even get off the ship now. I've been booking b2b cruises and calling them beach cruises. If they would offer more 10+ night cruises, that would be great. But in the summer, yuck. I've done it twice but canceled this year. Give us some spring and fall longer cruises out of Florida.

 

[DCLMP]

Rarely.

 

[jwalk03]

They don't switch them enough. I don't even get off the ship now. I've been booking b2b cruises and calling them beach cruises. If they would offer more 10+ night cruises, that would be great. But in the summer, yuck. I've done it twice but canceled this year. Give us some spring and fall longer cruises out of Florida.

The economics of that just don’t make sense. It’s too hard to fill a ship for a long cruises when kids are in school.

I’m absolutely the type of parent that will pull my kids from school for a week for a vacation- but a week is the limit. Just no way I could pull them out to take a 10-14 day cruise during the school year.

Just look at the prices for things like the transatlantic cruises. They are significantly cheaper per day than a standard 7-day cruises. So why would Disney trade higher priced 7-day or less cruises for lower priced longer cruises in the spring and fall?

Families are the cash cows that pay the bills at Disney- that’s just never going to change.

 

[Liastaob]

Treasure concierge is amazing, by the way. There'll probably be less annoying kids (like mine) before summer break too.