Disney Cruise Line

Disney Cruise Line
FormerlyDisney Vacation Cruises
Devonson Cruise Company, Limited
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTourism
FoundedMay 3, 1995; 29 years ago (May 3, 1995)
Headquarters
Celebration, Florida
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United States
Number of locations
2
Areas served
Key people
Thomas Mazloum (President, Disney Signature Experiences)
ServicesCruise line
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company (except Japan)
The Oriental Land Company (Japan)
ParentDisney Signature Experiences
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Footnotes / references

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Disney Cruise Line is a cruise line operation that is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The company was incorporated in 1996 as Magical Cruise Company Limited, through its first vessel Disney Magic,[1] and is domiciled in London, England, with their operational headquarters located in Celebration, Florida.[2] Disney Cruise Line operates five ships: Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, and Disney Wish.[3][4] Three ships will join the fleet in 2024 and 2025: Disney Treasure, Disney Destiny, and Disney Adventure.[5] Disney Cruise Line owns Castaway Cay, a private island in the Bahamas designed as an exclusive port of call for Disney's ships.[6] A second private destination, Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, a 700-acre property on the southern end of Eleuthera, Bahamas opened on June 6, 2024.[7][8] Disney Cruise Line operates two Disney Cruise Line Terminals in Florida.

The cruise line has experienced some growth over the past several years. In 2011, the company held a 1.95 percent market share[9] and by 2015, Disney Cruise Lines had 2.8 percent of the worldwide cruise market by passenger and 2.4 percent by revenue.[10] In 2018, Disney Cruise Lines declined to 2.3 percent of the worldwide cruise market by passenger and 2.2 percent by revenue.[11] In 2021, the market share is 2.2 percent by passenger and 2.7 percent by revenue. For 2024, Disney Cruise Lines is forecast to capture 2.8 percent of the passenger market and 4.2 percent of total revenue.[12]

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  6. ^ "The Kingdom on the Sea". Time. August 10, 1998. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012.
  7. ^ Peros, Evily Giannopoulos (March 9, 2023). "New Disney Cruise Line Island Destination at Lighthouse Point in The Bahamas to Welcome Guests in Summer 2024". disneyparks. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  8. ^ McKenzie, Natario (March 10, 2021). "Disney's Lighthouse Point development slated for early 2024 opening after pandemic delay". Eyewitness News. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  9. ^ "2011 World Wide Cruise Market Share". Cruise Market Watch. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  10. ^ "2015 World Wide Market Share". Cruise Market Watch. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016.
  11. ^ "2018 World Wide Market Share". Cruise Market Watch.
  12. ^ "2024 Worldwide Cruise Line Market Share". Cruise Market Watch.