Disney Parks Chairman Bob Chapek surprised the crowd at D23 Expo 2017 by announcing that Disney Cruise Line will add one more ship in its expansion to take family cruise vacations to a whole new level. Joining the other two new ships that were announced just last year, all three ships will be powered by one of the cleanest-burning fuels available, liquefied natural gas. When all three ships are completed by 2023, Disney Cruise Line will have nearly doubled the size of the fleet.

Disney Cruise Line reveals plans for third new ship

By Cruise Adviser Last updated Jul 19, 2017

Disney Cruise Line has announced that it is to add another ship to its global fleet, the third that the company has under construction.

The ship will be the seventh in Disney Cruise Line’s fleet. The announcement was made at the D23 expo in California by Bob Chapek, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

“We decided two ships wouldn’t be enough to hold all of the exciting new experiences we have been dreaming up to take family cruise vacations to a whole new level with immersive Disney storytelling, world-class family entertainment, and imaginative innovations that are fantastically fun and uniquely Disney,” Chapek said. “By the time all three new ships are sailing, we’ll have nearly doubled the size of our existing fleet.”

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Last year the company announced that it would be building two new ships, which will be launching in 2021 and 2023. The third ship will be completed in 2022.

The new ships, which will run on LNG, will have 1,250 staterooms – slightly bigger than the Disney Dream and Fantasy.

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