New Disney Cruise Line 2027-2028 Itineraries: Return to New York, Canada Comeback, Adventure Adds First Port

Disney Cruise Line unveiled itineraries for Fall 2027 and Spring 2028 for the Magic, Wonder, Dream, Fantasy legacy ships, plus the newer Adventure, Destiny, Treasure, and Wish! The only ship not included in the announcement is the upcoming Believe, which seems destined to have a slate of sailings out of Florida (presumably Fort Lauderdale).

The headline highlights of this announcement are that Disney Cruise Line makes its triumphant return to New York City, along with more cruises from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and return to destinations from Canada to Mexico, while making maiden calls to new ports during special itineraries. Oh, and the Adventure is no longer only doing cruises to nowhere! Let’s dig into the details with everything you need to know, along with our commentary.

Early bookings open on August 31, 2026 for select Disney Cruise Line Castaway Club members, and general bookings open September 8, 2026. The full booking cadence is listed below. All bookings will begin at 8 a.m. ET / 8 p.m. SGT.

• Monday, August 31, 2026: Castaway Club Pearl Members
• Tuesday, September 1, 2026: Castaway Club Platinum Members, Golden Oak and Walt Disney World Club 33 Members
• Wednesday, September 2, 2026: Castaway Club Gold Members
• Thursday, September 3, 2026: Castaway Club Silver Members, Disney Vacation Club Members and Adventures by Disney Adventure Insiders
• Tuesday, September 8, 2026: General bookings open

If you’re interested in booking, we highly recommend working with Be Our Guest Vacations, an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner in advance. Be Our Guest Vacations is our preferred travel agency, and they have many agents with extensive cruise experience and expertise.

If you’re hoping to make an opening day reservation, we’d recommend requesting a quote this week. Although last minute discounts have become more common, it remains the ‘best practice’ to book early (as discussed in the commentary). You can also book directly on disneycruise.com or by calling Disney Cruise Line at 888-325-2500.

Now let’s dig into the details, starting with the most exciting one for diehard Disney Cruise Line fans…

Disney Returns to the Big Apple

Disney Cruise Line will return to New York City for the first time since 2023, with the Disney Wish arriving to New York in late September 2027 after the ship’s inaugural season in Europe. For seven special voyages, the Disney Wish will embark on four- to seven-night sailings to an array of beautiful destinations, bringing guests from “the city that never sleeps” to the vacation of their dreams.

The Disney Wish will call on the pink sand beaches of Bermuda during five of these sailings, and three sailings will extend the visit for an extra day to give families more time to experience the island nation’s rich culture and stunning scenery.

Disney Cruise Line will also return to New England and Canada’s Atlantic coast for the first time in nearly four years while sailing from New York. The Disney Wish will visit Boston, Massachusetts, St. John, New Brunswick, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the height of autumn, offering families a spectacular way to experience the brilliant colors of the season along New England and Canada’s iconic coastlines.

This is an exciting one for us, and I assume, many New Yorkers and others based on the East Coast. Which, as I understand it, is a decent number of Disney fans!

Doing one of the New York cruises to Canada has been high on our list for a long time, and we really regret not doing the cruises to Quebec City that they had for a period pre-COVID. I’m hopeful that will return down the road, with an option for a Christmas cruise to Quebec.

It is interesting that there are only seven sailings out of New York, and only a few of those are to Canada. I assume this is to test the waters and see which of the various itineraries performs best. The standout to us is the 7-night itinerary, which sounds like a great option for fall colors season. Now to figure out a way to pair Acadia National Park during peak leaf peeping dates…and to sell Sarah on the idea!

Obviously the cruises are very different, but we did an Alaskan Disney cruise this summer (full coverage incoming soon-ish, I swear!), and it was one of our all-time greatest family vacations. We also felt that it was perfect with a toddler, giving us the perfect vacation option that was the right balance of active and leisurely.

We’re not quite at the point yet that we can do city-centric trips without a stroller, but we’re also not ones to relax on a beach or lounge around a pool. Alaska was the sweet spot, and checked a lot of boxes for us. To the point that we’re actually tempted to do it again sooner rather than later.

It sounds to me like the Canada cruises would offer something similar, and perhaps even more substantial from a port of call perspective. I don’t know if we’ll actually end up booking it (the other big difference from Alaska is the flight for us), but it’s definitely intriguing–and thought it was worth sharing what otherwise might seem like an odd comparison.

More Ports to Explore

Disney Cruise Line’s expanding fleet creates more opportunities to explore the world, and Fall 2027 and Spring 2028 will extend visits to special ports with more sailings from San Juan, Puerto Rico, along with repositioning cruises that include maiden calls to destinations during Panama Canal sailings. Repositioning sailings give guests the chance to see more destinations, along with additional time at sea to enjoy Disney’s signature onboard entertainment and unforgettable service.

From New York City, the Disney Wish will sail to San Juan, Puerto Rico, on a five-night voyage with a stop in Bermuda. The Disney Wish will then sail from San Juan on a seven-night Southern Caribbean cruise with stops in Aruba, St. Maarten, Bonaire, and the lush shores of Dominica, before repositioning to Port Canaveral, Florida, on a four-night sailing to both of Disney Cruise Line’s island destinations, Disney Castaway Cay and Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point.

There will be more opportunities to sail from the historic coasts of San Juan onboard the Disney Fantasy in Fall 2027 and Spring 2028. In December 2027, the Disney Fantasy will offer a seven-night Southern Caribbean cruise from Puerto Rico, and a five-night Eastern Caribbean cruise ending in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, before returning in late April through May, 2028, for two seven-night Southern Caribbean sailings with dreamy, tropical ports of call such as Curaçao, Bonaire, Barbados and Antigua.

The Disney Magic will offer two repositioning cruises across the Panama Canal in Fall 2027 and Spring 2028. In November, the Disney Magic will sail from San Diego, California, on a 14-night Eastbound cruise to Galveston, Texas, including a maiden call to the vibrant Fuerte Amador (Panama City), Panama. The following March, the Disney Magic will depart Galveston on a 14-night Westbound Panama Canal sailing to San Diego, with a maiden call to Colon, Panama, the Caribbean gateway to the canal.

We’ve also wanted to do a Panama Canal repositioning cruise for a while, but that seems unrealistic at this point with a toddler. Both of those cruises sound fantastic, though, especially if there end up being good discounts on them.

Texas and California Cruises

Disney Cruise Line will have two ships sailing from San Diego through early November 2027, as both the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder will begin the season in California with three- to seven-night Baja and Mexican Riviera sailings. The Disney Wonder will continue the Fall 2027 and Spring 2028 seasons in San Diego with three- to-seven-night cruises, including stops at Ensenada and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and Catalina Island, California.

After its Eastbound Panama Canal sailing, the Disney Magic will return to Texas and spend the season taking families on four- to-seven-night cruises from Galveston. Select seven-night Bahamian itineraries from Galveston will include stops at both Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point and Disney Castaway Cay for even more ways to experience Disney out of Texas.

It’s great to see more California cruises for another season. Both Texas and California are large and highly populous states that are home to huge Disney fan bases. The demographics for DCL have to be highly favorable, especially in California given the proximity to the parks.

We had originally planned on doing a California cruise this fall, but that got bumped for Alaska (above). So now Fall 2027 will be our year, and I’m already watching the special offers page to get an idea of what to expect in terms of discounts based on what’s offered this year. As much as we love Halloween on the High Seas and Very Merrytime Christmas Cruises, we’d really love some summer options in the future.

Summer seems like the perfect time for Californian families to cruise with school being out of session, and I’m also guessing there are plenty of former Disneyland Annual Passholders who would love to use cruising to get their “Disney fix.” (A dynamic we’ve heard fans discuss on DCL sailings from Florida.)

Disney Adventure Adds Cruises to Somewhere

The Disney Adventure will continue sailing from Singapore with new three- and four-night itineraries from September to December 2027, offering families experiences at sea, complete with Broadway-style entertainment and Disney Cruise Line’s renowned guest service.

Along with the Adventure’s trademark “cruises to nowhere,” select sailings from December 31, 2026 through May 2027 will offer “cruises to somewhere” via a new port of call: Langkawi, Malaysia. In addition to the exciting offerings onboard, guests will have the opportunity to explore Langkawi’s lush rainforests and scenic coastline ashore.

The Disney Adventure is on our list…eventually. It was higher at one point, but nothing we’ve heard from friends and colleagues has made us want to prioritize it. Even if there’s a great deal, there’s still the matter of getting there, along with the opportunity cost of that versus something else. Still, Singapore itself is also high on our list, so we’ll make a point of crossing the Adventure off our list at some point. And hopefully via a “cruise to somewhere.”

More Sailings from Sunny Florida

With three Wish Class ships in Port Canaveral starting in November 2027, families will be able to experience even more Disney magic at sea close to Walt Disney World. These ‘land and sea’ cruises are a popular vacation option, and our strong advice would be to do Walt Disney World first, and then decompress with DCL. (Walt Disney World is a trip; Disney Cruise Line is a vacation. There’s a massive difference!)

For the first time, the Disney Destiny will home port in Port Canaveral, embarking on three- to-seven-night sailings to The Bahamas and Western Caribbean. Before relocating to Port Canaveral, the Disney Destiny will open the Fall 2027 season in Fort Lauderdale, continuing three- to five-night Bahamas and Western Caribbean cruises.

Following the New York City and San Juan sailings, the Disney Wish will home port in Port Canaveral, Florida, for three- and four-night Bahamian cruises that include stops at Disney’s island destinations, Disney Castaway Cay and Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point.

The Disney Treasure will continue seven-night sailings to the Eastern and Western Caribbean, visiting ports of call such as Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and Falmouth, Jamaica. The Disney Treasure will also have one eight-night sailing to the Eastern Caribbean, and one six-night Bahamian sailing with two stops at Disney Cruise Line’s private island destination, Castaway Cay.

The Disney Dream will also sail from Port Canaveral on three- and four-night sailings to The Bahamas before repositioning to Fort Lauderdale in November 2027 for three- to five-night Bahamian sailings, and one six-night sailing that will make two stops at Castaway Cay.

The Disney Fantasy will set sail from Port Canaveral from September through November 2027 on four- and five-night sailings to The Bahamas and Western Caribbean before repositioning to San Juan, Puerto Rico, for two sailings, and Fort Lauderdale for four- to seven-night sailings to The Bahamas and Eastern Caribbean for the remainder of the season. From Fort Lauderdale, the Disney Fantasy will also sail to Bermuda for the first time with an eight-night cruise visiting both Disney Bahamian island destinations.

Seasonal Magic on Holiday Cruises

Seasonal favorites will return to Disney Cruise Line in Fall 2027 on select ships. Halloween on the High Seas sailings will begin in September 2027, bringing frightful fun from ship to shore with Disney characters in their spooky best, themed entertainment, deck parties and even trick-or-treating at sea.

Very Merrytime sailings will return to Disney Cruise Line in November and December 2027, as decks and halls fill with Christmas decorations and families come together to experience the spirit of the season, complete with a tree lighting, seasonal deck parties, holiday treat offerings and visits from Santa Claus himself.

If you’re wondering about the Halloween or Christmas cruises, see our Review: Are ‘Halloween on the High Seas’ Disney Cruise Line Sailings Worth It? Similar sentiment applies to the Very Merrytime Cruises.

My abbreviated answer to both is that “it’s complicated.” We generally view both as nice atmospheric enhancements or value-adds, as a fun taste of the Halloween or Christmas seasons. We also really love cruising during these months, but that’s more of a personal thing.

Our Commentary

Every year opening day price-points make waves on social media, as prices always jump. This is not really a surprise at this point, but it’s nonetheless easy to be taken aback when first seeing each year’s prices…especially if you remember what prices were in 2019 and earlier.

We’ve also had sticker shock in looking at DCL prices during the pent-up demand period, especially as compared to the post-reopening window when Sarah went on several sailings with friends–there were a ton of last minute steals back then because very few people (me included) wanted to cruise.

The good news is that Disney Cruise Line is following a similar trajectory as Walt Disney World as revenge travel burned out there, just a couple years behind. There have been some fantastic deals over the course of the last year, and our hope and expectation is that more substantial special offers are on the horizon.

Last year brought a 40% Off Sale on Halloween & Christmas Sailings. That flash sale lasted one week and it was right before the start of the new fiscal year in October. We’ve been closely watching for that, but plenty of other deals have come and gone in the last few months. Some have even been extended, like the up to $1,500 off deal that ends on August 30, 2026.

Nevertheless, it’s worth noting that opening day stateroom rates are typically on the lower end of the eventual pricing spectrum. Which is to say that as itineraries start to book up and stateroom inventory becomes more scarce, rates invariably increase. Pricing is demand-based, with cruises in recent years rarely decreasing in price–increases are far more common.

Basically, this is my warning to not bank on the exhaustion of pent-up demand leading to greater discounts. While we fully expect more deals in 2027 and beyond, they always apply to “select sailings.” That means itineraries that are in lower demand, and aren’t projected to sell out. If you have a specific cruise that you really want to take, and it’s in higher demand–and there are still plenty of those–prices will go up, not down!

Ultimately, we’re really looking forward to doing more cruises aboard Disney Cruise Line. We’ve already done several in the last few years, and with each one, I have a greater appreciation for cruising with a toddler and “get” why so many families love DCL.

Don’t get me wrong–we enjoyed Disney Cruise Line before and did plenty of sailings as a couple, but it’s just different. And definitely not in the same way that Walt Disney World is different. Disney Cruise Line is easier, like a breath of fresh air. Anyway, we’re excited to book a sailing or two in late 2027 and 2028–there are a lot of great and intriguing options!

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YOUR THOUGHTS

What do you think of these Fall 2027 to Spring 2028 Disney Cruise Line itineraries? Any that appeal to you? Excited for DCL’s return to New York or the Canadian ports of call? What about the Adventure no longer exclusively doing cruises to nowhere? Or any of the other changes with the Wish class and Florida sailings? Will you be booking on opening day, or taking a wait and see approach hoping to score a deal later? Do you agree or disagree with our perspective? Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!