Disney Cruise Line reveals the Disney Journey, setting sail from Singapore on December 15, 2025 – Disney Journey ship 1 © Disney
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Disney takes their characters critically. So critically that the captain of their first ever fleet of ships in Southeast Asia referred to as Disney Journey is Mickey Mouse. And on October 16 on the glitzy, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, he took on the position of a magician, wand in hand, to welcome a sea of influencers who thrust their telephones onto his face for that cash shot. All whereas the remainder of the crew from Disney Journey lastly introduced the date of the sail amid theatrics, experiential zones and reside performances from Anna, Elsa and Spider-Man.
The ship, a vacation spot in itself, will dock and sail in Singapore on three, four-day cruises from December 15, 2025. Bookings for a similar will probably be open December 10, this yr.
The launch occasion held by the Cruiseline was nothing wanting a spectacle, talking to the model’s penchant for celebration and showmanship, as key members from the media large revealed options of the ship that fairly actually scream Disney. Suppose Tangled-themed rooms and Aladdin-inspired lounges, Broadway-scale reside exhibits specifically curated for the cruise, and gaming lounges and theme parks and toddler zones.
Rooms with sea view
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Onboard the cruise can also be the Ironcycle take a look at run, which is the longest rollercoaster at sea, measuring over 850 toes lengthy that includes the most recent tech of “Stark” Industries, a part of Toy Story Place themed-area.
Ironcycle take a look at run
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“What makes the Disney Journey is particular is that it’s each the journey and the vacation spot. From youth golf equipment and children’ swimming pools, splash areas and household lounges and arcade to encounters along with your favorite characters, princesses and superheroes, there’s something for everybody,” mentioned Sarah Fox, VP and normal supervisor for the cruise line’s Southeast Asian area. The ship is split into seven immersive zones the place beloved characters from Disney, Pixar, and Marvel come to life: Disney Creativeness Backyard, Toy Story Place, Wayfinder Bay, Discovery Reef, Sanfransokyo and City Sq., and Marvel Touchdown.
Aside from the completely different themed-areas, a rundown of the lodging on board led us to ocean-view rooms that will also be customised as a four-single bed room for associates travelling collectively, and premium rooms overlooking the themed areas. Together with offering concierge companies, a lounge impressed by Aladdin is what Lisa Picket, lodge director of Disney Cruiseline, is most enthusiastic about.
Major deck
“With rotational eating, the visitors will go to all of the themed eating places by means of their cruise. The visitors will undergo a personality eating leisure expertise with Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Daisy,” says Daniel Cowan, senior supervisor, eating requirements and repair excellence.
For the reason that “ship is each the journey and the vacation spot”, the 100-year legacy of Disney storytelling will reveal itself by means of reside leisure on-board, mentioned Jenny Weinbloom, VP, Stay Leisure at Disney Signature Experiences. Each flip and nook is a name again to favorite and acquainted characters. “On the coronary heart of the ship is the Disney Creativeness Backyard stage, a state-of-the-art efficiency area with a three-deck excessive display screen, that will probably be dwelling to Avengers Assemble, an epic battle of Marvel superheroes and villains at sea,” says Jenny. A beloved character who will probably be making his Disney Cruiseline debut, is Deadpool.
Baymax Tremendous Train Expo, an interactive household centric present, will channel Huge Hero 6 to introduce a fitness-oriented interactive expertise.
Immersive zone
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“Each visitor will get the chance to expertise two authentic Broadway-style productions. The primary is Disney Seas the Journey with cameos and songs from Frozen, Tangled, Discovering Nemo, Hercules and extra.” The second, Keep in mind, an all new musical developed solely for Disney Journey, will star the robotic couple from Wall-E aside from the cameos.
The cruise hopes to be an leisure pit cease that native Singaporeans and vacationers can expertise, whereas in Singapore. To that finish, would on-land choices be included within the itinerary? Sarah mentioned to The Hindu, “What’s great concerning the metropolis is that there are such a lot of tourism locations already, whether or not or not it’s Gardens by the Bay or Jewel Changi. Whereas we won’t combine them into the itinerary, our journey commerce will have the ability to customise the itinerary based on the visitor’s wants. A unbelievable a part of us being right here is the broader profit to the journey business neighborhood over all.”
This author was in Singapore on the invitation of Disney Cruiseline
Revealed – October 18, 2024 04:39 pm IST
