Disney Cruise Line Just Announced Some Huge News! A Brand New Port City and Sailings to Hawaii

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Mickey Mouseis taking on the Big Easy.

In a livestream announcement on Thursday morning, Disney unveiled major plans for one of its oldest ships,the Disney Wonder. In 2020, she will sail out ofNew Orleans, Louisiana, for the first time ever, with six itineraries going to the Western Caribbean and through the Panama Canal.

TheWonder—which has had a home base in Galveston, Texas, since 2016—will also have two special Hawaii sailings: a 9-night sailing from Vancouver to Honolulu in April and a 10-night voyage back in May. This marks the first time in five years that a Disney Cruise has sailed to the 50th state, something fans have long awaited.

Further, the ship has scheduled itineraries through the Caribbean from San Juan, Puerto Rico (January 2020), and down the Baja and Mexican Riviera from San Diego, California (March 2020).

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Other ships include theDisney Magic,Disney Dream, andDisney Fantasy. In the same press conference on Thursday, the company announced new Caribbean itineraries on theFantasyand new Bahamian cruises on theDream.

Disney is currently in the process of building three yet-to-be-named ships that will join the fleet in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

source: people.com