Disney Is Growing Its Cruise Fleet and 5 More Revelations From Its Annual Meeting
Photo Credit: Disney Cruise Line celebrates with guests on the Disney Magic following the announcement that The Walt Disney Company will add two more ships. Disney Cruise Line / Chloe Rice
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By announcing the addition of its next cruise ship five years in advance, Disney proved it is patient — and really good at building anticipation.
Disney Cruise Line will add two ships to its small fleet in 2021 and 2023 — nearly a decade after its last new addition.
"Yes, it takes a long time to build these big ships," said Robert Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, during Disney's annual shareholders meeting Thursday. "Our Disney imagineers are already hard at work dreaming up ways to make them our most spectacular yet."
The ships will be 135,000 gross tons, slightly larger than the line's last two vessels, the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy. Those launched in 2011 and 2012. Like both of those ships, the new builds will each include 1,250 passenger staterooms.
Details about the names, itineraries, onboard features and just about everything else have not yet been announced. Disney Cruise Line will have a total of six ships once the new orders are delivered.
While the cruise announcement was the biggest piece of news from the meeting, Iger also revealed some tidbits about wha
