Disney Destiny is one step closer to setting sail with the addition of her stern characters, a first-in-fleet choice for ...

The Hercules iconography on the suite's interior caught my eye as I read the news about Disney Destiny cruise ship details ...

But Disney Cruise Line is on an expansion hot streak, and while it did just send Disney Treasure out on its inaugural season in late 2024, it is ramping up to welcome another ship into the Wish ...

That's considerably smaller than its Disney Wish class of ships, which check it at about 144,000 tons and have a capacity of 4,000 passengers. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

The Wish also features Disney's first-ever attraction at sea, the AquaMouse. It's a water adventure where guests can ride a 760-foot waterslide around the ship before splashing into the lazy river.

That's considerably smaller than its Disney Wish class of ships, which check it at about 144,000 tons and have a capacity of 4,000 passengers.

I am in the middle of a three-night preview cruise on the Treasure. In less than two weeks Disney Cruise Line plans to sail the ship's first revenue cruise out of Port Canaveral, Fla., on Dec. 21.

Disney Cruise Line has shared the progress on visual elements of its Disney Destiny ship, particularly the Marvel characters that will be found on — and just outside — the vessel.

Disney expects the three ships in the new class to be delivered in succession in 2029, 2030 and 2031. A fourth Wish-class ship is expected to be delivered in 2027.

The third Wish-class vessel is a sister ship to both Disney Wish and Disney Treasure, which both sail out of Port Canaveral. Disney Destiny, though, will make its home farther south at DCL’s ...

Those ships are projected to come in around 100,000 gross tons compared to the 144,000 gross tons of the Wish class and 129,600 gross tons of 2011’s Disney Dream and 2012’s Disney Fantasy.

Launching next year, the ship dubbed the “Disney Adventure,” which can hold up to 6,700 passengers and will initially operate in Southeast Asia, is the company’s biggest vessel yet.