ONBOARD DISNEY TREASURE — With the launch of two brand new ships within just one year, there’s more than a bit of buzz about Disney Cruise Line these days.
Following the debut of Disney Treasure and its inaugural sailing in December 2024, Disney Destiny is on the way for November 2025.
“There’s tremendous demand for Disney Cruise Line vacations. By 2031, our fleet will more than double, going from six to 13 ships,” as Yolanda Cade, VP Communications and Public Affairs, Disney Signature Experiences, told Carolyne Parent, correspondent for Profession Voyages (part of The Travelweek Group).
On her recent Disney Treasure sailing, Parent had the chance to connect with several Disney execs and get their insights and feedback. Read on for more …
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ON CANADIAN TRAVEL ADVISORS
“Disney Cruise Line continues to grow in popularity in Canada and especially within the trade. Travel professionals, who have sailed with us, tell us only Disney can truly deliver magic at sea and they are able to express to their clients, there is something onboard for everyone.”
Marlie Morrison, General Manager, Sales and Marketing, for The Walt Disney Company (Canada)
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ON STATEROOM DESIGN
“We’ve favoured the family-first approach – 75% of our staterooms have a connecting door to the adjacent one so that extended families and friends can remain together. They also have a two-space bathroom, ample storage space and raised beds so that luggage can be tucked underneath. They are spacious, comfortable, functional!” Shelley Gold-Witiak, Director for Hotel Operations for Lodging, Disney Cruise Line
The bathroom with a view, from the Tomorrow Tower Suite ©Carolyne Parent
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ON DISNEY TREASURE’S TOMORROW TOWER SUITE
“Its futuristic design is inspired by EPCOT. It can accommodate up to eight guests, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms, and is just shy of 2,000 ft. Food and beverage can be delivered to the suite. Guests have dedicated service from our concierge team and an upper sundeck with two whirlpools and a phenomenal view of the ocean. The Tower Suite is so popular that when Disney Fantasy goes into its scheduled maintenance dry dock next year, we will add it to her as well.”
Shelley Gold-Witiak
Credit: Carolyne Parent
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ON ‘THE TALE OF MOANA’ STAGE SHOW
“We knew we were going to need incredible talent to help us tell the story, like authentic cultural leaders from Hawaii and the Pacific Islands, like our choreographer, Peter Rockford Espiritu, and our recent cultural consultant, Aaron Salā. These voices helped us take Moana out of animation and onto the stage and find the visual language, the musical language, that I think touch our hearts.”
Jenny Weinbloom, VP Live Entertainment, Disney Signature Experiences
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ON WHAT’S NEXT FOR DISNEY CRUISE LINE
“There’s tremendous demand for Disney Cruise Line vacations. By 2031, our fleet will more than double, going from six to 13 ships. In November 2025, we’ll welcome Disney Destiny. In the same year, in December, we’ll be bringing the Disney Adventure to Singapore, where she will be home ported. In 2029, in partnership with OLC [Oriental Land Co.], we’ll introduce our first ship in Japan. And the list goes on.
Belle at the Oceaneer Club. Credit: Carolyne Parent
“What we hear from our guests is that they want more immersive storytelling. The business is incredibly strong. So, understanding the demand for these immersive experiences, and all that a Disney vacation is, we believe that we’re delivering absolutely what our guests want from us.”
Yolanda Cade, VP Communications and Public Affairs, Disney Signature Experiences
This story originally appeared at ProfessionVoyages.com, part of The Travelweek Group
