Key Aspects:
- Disney Destiny arrived in Florida on Sunday, November 2, 2025 following her first transatlantic crossing.
- The ship performed a wide selection of horn songs as she pulled into Port Canaveral just after sunset.
- Disney Destiny will be christened on November 10 and will welcome her first guests in Fort Lauderdale on November 20.
Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, Disney Destiny, has arrived in Florida. The 144,000-gross ton, Wish-class ship sailed smoothly into Port Canaveral early Sunday evening, November 2, 2025, just after sunset.
Disney Destiny has spent the past two weeks on her first transatlantic crossing. She departed the Netherlands in mid-October following her delivery to Disney Cruise Line. While there have been no guests onboard yet, anticipation has been building as the new ship neared the Sunshine State.
Her arrival at Port Canaveral was marked with a celebratory musical selection from her horn, including her exclusive arrangement of “Go the Distance” inspired by the Broadway-style “Disney Hercules” that will be performed onboard.
Other tunes played by the new heroes-and-villains ship include:
- Yo-Ho Yo-Ho (great for the cruise line’s signature Pirate Night!)
- Cruella de Vil
- Hakuna Matata
- When You Wish Upon a Star (wouldn’t be Disney without these iconic notes)
- Do You Want to Build a Snowman
- Be Our Guest
- A Dream Is a Wish
- It’s a Small World
These are just a few of the tunes to ship can offer, along with the required emergency signals and fog alerts. In total, the more than 7-minute performance as the ship sailed past Jetty Park and to Cruise Terminal 8 gave cheering bystanders a great show of the ship’s magical voice on Sunday evening.
Eager guests should note, however, that Disney Destiny is not homeported from Port Canaveral. Instead, she will be welcoming guests from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale later this month.
Nevertheless, Port Canaveral officials did welcome the ship with a plaque exchange, a time-honored maritime tradition that commemorates whenever a new ship first visits a port. Port Canaveral is currently home to two of Disney Destiny’s classmate sister ships: Disney Wish and Disney Treasure.
In the meantime, the new ship is visiting Port Canaveral for a few days where supplies will be loaded and crew members will continue to join the ship in preparation for her maiden voyage on November 20.
Before that momentous sailing, the new ship will be officially christened on the evening of Monday, November 10. The event will be livestreamed, allowing Disney Cruise Line fans around the world to be part of the occasion that will officially welcome the seventh ship to the Disney fleet.
Following the christening, Disney Destiny will sail a short series of preview cruises for media, influencers, travel agents, and VIPs before welcoming her first revenue guests aboard.
Disney Destiny‘s Maiden Season
The November 20, 2025 maiden voyage of Disney Destiny is a 4-night itinerary that will visit both of the cruise line’s private islands in the Bahamas: Lookout Cay and Castaway Cay.
The ship will be offering primarily 4- and 5-night cruises year-round from Fort Lauderdale. In addition to one or both of the private islands, select sailings will also visit either Nassau or Cozumel.
In June 2026, Disney Destiny is also offering a pair of 7-night cruises. The ship’s June 20 departure is a Western Caribbean sailing to visit Lookout Cay, Castaway Cay, Cozumel, and Grand Cayman. The following week, the June 27 departure will visit Lookout Cay, San Juan, and St. Maarten.
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Starting in September 2026, the new ship will also offer some 3-night Bahamas cruises to the private islands.
Another pair of week-long cruises is scheduled for October 2026. At that time, Disney Destiny will also visit Falmouth, Jamaica on the Western Caribbean route and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic during the Eastern Caribbean sailing.
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A third pair of 7-night sailings is planned for December 2026 with the Very Merrytime theme so popular with both cruise guests and Disney fans. Of particular interest is the ship’s December 5, 2026 departure that will feature two calls to Castaway Cay, a full day at Lookout Cay, and a visit to Nassau.
With so many diverse itineraries available, Disney Destiny has a heroic cruise vacation option for every guest, no matter when they want to set sail.
