Disney Adventure cruise from Singapore delayed to next March

Disney Adventure cruise delayed until next March - the launch has been hit by delays at the shipyard

Disney’s highly anticipated inaugural cruise from Singapore has been delayed.

Disney Adventure, a new cruise ship built and operated by Disney Cruise Line, was originally planned to launch from its home port of Singapore this coming December. However, the company is now blaming shipbuilding issues that have forced it to delay the launch until March next year.

“As we work on the final touches to bring the Disney Adventure to our guests, we’ve encountered unexpected delays to the shipbuilding process,” said Joe Schott, president of Disney Signature Experiences, the sector of the company that handles family travel and leisure. “We know this may be disappointing to our guests and we’re working directly with them to offer flexible rebooking options and uphold the trust they place in us.”

Disney Cruise Line has said that all sailing from December 15 to March 12 will be affected.

Bookings for the December 15 inaugural sailing will be automatically moved to the new maiden sailing date of March 10 and passengers will receive a 50% refund. Passengers that are unable to make the new date will be offered a full refund and a 50% discount on future cruise booking sailing before March 31, 2027. Requests for these refunds must be made by September 21. All other passengers will be offered a full refund and can rebook a sailing of their choice at 50% discount before March 31, 2017. 

Meanwhile, global online travel agency trip.com has released a statement indicating that they have launched a support programme for affected customers. The agency will offer complimentary rescheduling or full refunds on all affected bookings and will fully cover cancellation losses incurred by eligible trip.com customers who have made non-refundable flight and hotel bookings for cruise date departures between December 15 and March 12, 2026. The agency will provide support for return flights to Singapore and Singapore hotel bookings made through trip.com for stays within seven days before or after the affected travel dates.

Trip.com customer service team members will reach out to affected customers by September 30 offering the option to reschedule depending on availability, or receive a full refund.