Quick answer: The Disney Believe is Disney Cruise Line's newest Wish-class ship. Its maiden voyage sails December 18, 2027 from its home port, Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The inaugural season has 29 sailings of 4 and 5 nights to The Bahamas and the Western Caribbean through May 6, 2028. Opening fares started at $2,683 for two guests (an Inside stateroom on the January 20–24, 2028 sailing), including taxes, fees and port expenses. General booking opens Monday, October 19, 2026 at 8 a.m. Eastern.
My kids get excited every time Disney announces a new ship, and I get a lot of questions from families who want to be on the Believe early. Here's everything Disney has announced so far, the full inaugural season, what the fares looked like on opening day, and how to book without stress.
The Disney Believe is the fourth ship in Disney Cruise Line's Wish class, joining the Disney Wish, Disney Treasure and Disney Destiny, according to The Walt Disney Company. The ship's theme is "promise and possibility," built around Disney characters who believe in themselves and their dreams, like Moana, Mirabel from Encanto and the family from Frozen.
Here are the basics from Disney Cruise Line's official Disney Believe fact sheet for travel advisors:
Disney notes that details can still change while the ship is under construction.
Disney Cruise Line says a hand-painted filigree of Tinker Bell decorates the bow, with friends from Peter Pan worked into the artwork. At the stern, Woody and Buzz Lightyear hold crayons, and the ship's name is lettered in the Toy Story block-style font instead of the fleet's usual calligraphy.
The Grand Hall is the heart of the ship, and it's themed to Moana and the place where the sky meets the sea. Guests are greeted by a bronze statue of Moana with Pua and Heihei. Disney says the space has an ocean-hued carpet with bioluminescent colors and a chandelier modeled after the sea, with the heart of Te Fiti hidden inside.
The Walt Disney Theatre has three Broadway-style shows on the Believe, according to The Walt Disney Company.
"Disney Encanto" is the world's first stage adaptation of Encanto, and it plays only on the Disney Believe. It follows Mirabel on her quest to save her family and their magical home. The show draws on Colombian cultures for its costumes, sets and traditional dance, and it includes Lin-Manuel Miranda songs like "We Don't Talk About Bruno" and "Surface Pressure."
"Tangled: The Musical" is a hit show from the Disney Magic. On the Believe, it gets a reimagined set design and special effects that Disney says are exclusive to the new ship. Rapunzel and her friends bring the movie's songs to the stage.
This is the Wish-class original show starring Disney and Pixar characters and their songs. It rounds out the theater lineup.
Gazelle is inspired by the city from Disney Animation's Zootopia films. By day it hosts family fun like trivia, games and character encounters. At night it switches to adults-only entertainment, silent discos and variety acts. For the first time on Disney Cruise Line, Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde star in a new family show where guests help them solve their latest case.
Disney Cruise Line uses rotational dining, so your family moves between the main restaurants on different nights. On the Believe, the three main restaurants are:
Up on the pool decks, Mickey and Friends Festival of Foods has quick-service stalls, including Pluto's Pita Platters, a Mediterranean stall that's only on the Believe. Two new coffee shops, Big Hero Sips (Big Hero 6) and Café Kakamora (Moana), serve coffee, tea and specialty drinks.
Inside Out: Joyful Sweets is a new take on the sweet shop guests already love on the Disney Wish, this time inspired by Pixar's Inside Out 2. Large sculptures of Joy, Sadness, Anxiety and Envy stand with the "Sense of Self" structure from the movie. Disney says the menu includes nearly 20 flavors of gelato and ice cream, daily handcrafted gelato specials and signature sweets. Treats here cost extra.
Sea Notes is a piano lounge inspired by Ariel's grotto in The Little Mermaid. Its centerpiece is a pearlescent piano, one of the "forgotten treasures" from Ariel's grotto, with cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks.
Skygazers is an observatory-themed pub that looks like an astronomer's lab, with bookshelves, astronomy instruments, star maps and nods to Disney stories about wishing on stars. It serves custom craft beers, specialty cocktails and light bites, and shows live sports.
Kids 3 to 10 get Disney's Oceaneer Club with five themed areas, including Marvel Super Hero Academy and Star Wars: Cargo Bay. On the Believe, the entrance is themed to Monsters, Inc., complete with "2319" caution tape and Mike Wazowski. There's also It's a Small World Nursery (6 months to 3 years), Edge for tweens 11 to 13, and Vibe for teens 14 to 17.
Every inaugural season sailing leaves from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Fly into Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and plan to arrive the day before your cruise if you can.
There are 29 sailings from December 18, 2027 through May 6, 2028. The prices below are the opening "from" fares for two guests, including taxes, fees and port expenses, as listed on Disney Cruise Line's site when pricing went live and reported by Blog Mickey and WDWMagic. Prices move as cabins sell, so check current pricing before you book. Disney also says the port order can vary by sailing.
Ports: Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, Disney Castaway Cay, Nassau and one day at sea.
These have two days at sea.
Disney hasn't announced Believe sailings after May 6, 2028 yet.
Based on opening fares, a 4-night Inside stateroom for two started at $2,683, and most January-through-May sailings opened between about $2,700 and $4,800 for an Inside room. Holiday sailings cost the most: the maiden voyage opened at $6,444 and New Year's at $6,030 for an Inside room. Concierge fares ran from $6,699 up to $17,074 on the maiden voyage.
A few things to know about those numbers:
Disney opened booking in waves, each starting at about 8 a.m. Eastern, per Disney's official booking schedule:
The maiden voyage is already sold out. Blog Mickey reported that the December 18, 2027 sailing was no longer listed as available on October 14, during Castaway Club early booking. As final payment dates get closer, cancellations can open up rooms, so it's worth watching if your heart is set on it.
Disney Vacation Club members also have a separate "First Wave" sailing on January 5, 2028, bookable by phone starting November 21, according to Blog Mickey.
You can book online at Disney Cruise Line or through an authorized travel advisor like Fun Park Go. It costs you nothing extra to use us, because Disney pays the agent.
For a regular Disney Cruise Line booking, planDisney explains that:
The maiden voyage has its own stricter terms, according to Disney's fact sheet:
Full details are in Disney Cruise Line's Terms and Conditions.
The Believe, Wish, Treasure and Destiny are all Wish-class ships, so they share a similar layout and some favorites: AquaMouse, 1923, Worlds of Marvel, Palo Steakhouse, Enchanté and Disney Seas the Adventure. Haunted Mansion Parlor also returns on the Believe with a new menu. What's only on the Believe so far:
If your family loved the Wish, the Believe will feel familiar, with new stories layered in. Read our Disney Wish guide to get a feel for the class.
Disney hasn't said whether Lorcana events will run on the Believe yet. Here's what we know. At D23 in August 2026, Ravensburger announced it is expanding the Disney Lorcana experience, including Collection Quests, across the Disney Cruise Line fleet in 2027 and beyond. Cruise-exclusive Lorcana promo cards have already been offered on the Disney Treasure and later on the Disney Magic, as WDW News Today and Laughing Place reported. For now, check out the Lorcana exclusives you can get at Disney World and Disneyland.
Yes. The Disney Believe is the fourth Wish-class ship, joining the Disney Wish, Disney Treasure and Disney Destiny.
The Disney Believe's home port is Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Every inaugural season sailing departs from there.
The maiden voyage is a 5-night Bahamian cruise from December 18 to 23, 2027, visiting Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, Disney Castaway Cay and Nassau. It sold out during Castaway Club early booking, according to Blog Mickey.
The inaugural season has 29 sailings through May 6, 2028: 4-night and 5-night Bahamian cruises and 5-night Western Caribbean cruises. Stops include Disney Castaway Cay, Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, Nassau and Cozumel, Mexico.
General booking opens Monday, October 19, 2026 at about 8 a.m. Eastern. Castaway Club members and some other groups could book starting October 12.
Opening fares started at $2,683 for two guests in an Inside stateroom on the January 20–24, 2028 sailing, including taxes, fees and port expenses. Prices change with demand.
The Walt Disney Theatre has "Disney Encanto," the world's first Encanto stage musical, plus "Tangled: The Musical" and "Disney Seas the Adventure." Gazelle also has a new Zootopia family show with Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde.
The rotational dining restaurants are Oaken's Table: A Frozen Family Feast, 1923 and Worlds of Marvel. Adults can book Palo Steakhouse and Enchanté. There's also Mickey and Friends Festival of Foods with Pluto's Pita Platters, Inside Out: Joyful Sweets, Big Hero Sips and Café Kakamora.
Disney says the stateroom artwork is inspired by Moana, Coco and The Lion King. Attractions Magazine reports Zootopia and Inside Out rooms too, plus Peter Pan in Concierge, Toy Story rooms above the bridge, Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast royal suites, and the Magic Kingdom-themed Believe Tower Suite.
About 144,000 gross tons and 1,119 feet long, with 15 passenger decks, 1,246 staterooms and room for 4,000 passengers.
Tinker Bell is on the bow. Woody and Buzz Lightyear are on the stern.
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Prices, dates and details are as of October 18, 2026 and can change. Disney Cruise Line has the final word on availability and terms.
