by Donald Wood
Last updated: 4:15 PM ET, Fri October 27, 2023
Disney
Cruise Line announced that Disney Wonder is officially going down, as October
28 marks the inaugural ‘Disney Magic at Sea’ cruises for families in Australia
and New Zealand.
The two-to-six-night special sailings continue through
February 2024, allowing guests to experience the magic of Disney right in their
backyard on the Disney Wonder, with cruises departing from four different home
ports: Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand.
Guests will be immersed in their favorite Disney stories
during these ‘Disney Magic at Sea’ cruises, with activities and spaces for
everyone in the family to enjoy, including the imaginative dining and
world-class entertainment that Disney Cruise Line is known for.
New versions of the “Heroes Unite” deck party and “Crush’s
Totally Awesome Pool Party,” along with special character encounters, including
Moana’s first appearance on the high seas, will allow guests to experience
Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars stories and characters in new ways.
Disney also highlighted the return of Disney
Cruise Line to Australia and New Zealand in the fall of 2024 for a second
season of vacations, with departures running from October 2024 to February
2025.
On its return to Australia, the Disney Wonder will first
embark on a set of bucket-list itineraries, sailing from Vancouver, Canada, to
Honolulu, Hawaii, in late September 2024, with stops on the islands of Kauai,
Maui, Hawaii and Oahu.
From Hawaii, families will set sail on a transpacific voyage
to Sydney, Australia, that will visit once-in-a-lifetime destinations such as
Fiji, American Samoa and New Caledonia.
Disney Wonder’s arrival in Australia is another part of
Disney Cruise Line’s unprecedented expansion. With three new ships planned
through 2025 and exciting new itineraries around the world, we are thrilled to
bring Disney magic at sea to families across the globe for the first time.
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