Disney Cruise Line added the 2023-2024 New Zealand and Australia itineraries to their online cruise search for a preview with opening day pricing. Additional itinerary information will be available on September 26th, and this post will be updated with any new information.
The inaugural season of Disney Magic at Sea sailings aboard the Disney Wonder will give residents of Australia and New Zealand the opportunity to experience a Disney Cruise Line vacation where the ship is the destination.
Bookings for the Disney Magic at Sea sailings visiting Australia and New Zealand open beginning Monday, September 26, 2022 for Platinum Castaway Club Members and Thursday, September 29, 2022 for the general public. The following is the tiered booking schedule:
- September 26, 2022: Platinum Castaway Club Members & Golden Oak Members
- September 27, 2022: Gold Castaway Club Members
- September 28, 2022: Silver Castaway Club Members, eligible Disney Vacation Club Members and Adventure Insiders
- September 29, 2022: All Guests
Auckland, New Zealand
3-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand • At Sea • At Sea
11/25/23, 11/28/23, 12/1/23
4-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea
11/21/23
4-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Auckland ending in Brisbane
Auckland, New Zealand • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea
12/4/23
Brisbane, Australia
2-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Brisbane
Brisbane, Australia • At Sea
12/20/23
2-Night Disney Magic at Sea from Brisbane ending in Sydney
Brisbane, Australia • At Sea
12/22/23
3-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Brisbane
Brisbane, Australia • At Sea • At Sea
12/8/23
4-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Brisbane
Brisbane, Australia • At Sea • Sydney, Australia • At Sea
12/11/23
5-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Brisbane
Brisbane, Australia • At Sea • Sydney, Australia • At Sea • At Sea
12/15/23
Melbourne, Australia
2-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia • At Sea
11/3/23
3-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia • At Sea • At Sea
11/9/23, 1/30/24
3-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia • Eden, Australia • At Sea
2/2/24
3-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Melbourne ending in Sydney
Melbourne, Australia • At Sea • At Sea
2/9/24
4-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia • At Sea • Hobart, Australia • At Sea
11/5/23, 11/12/23, 1/26/24, 2/5/24
5-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Melbourne ending in Auckland
Melbourne, Australia • Eden, Australia • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea
11/16/23
Sydney, Australia
2-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Sydney
Sydney, Australia • At Sea
1/3/24, 1/12/24
2-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Sydney ending in Melbourne
Sydney, Australia • At Sea
11/1/23
3-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Sydney
Sydney, Australia • At Sea • Eden, Australia
1/5/24, 1/20/24
3-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Sydney ending in Melbourne
Sydney, Australia • At Sea • At Sea
1/23/24
4-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Sydney
Sydney, Australia • At Sea • Hobart, Australia • At Sea
10/28/23, 12/24/23, 1/8/24, 2/12/24
6-Night Disney Magic at Sea Cruise from Sydney
Sydney, Australia • At Sea • At Sea • Nouméa, New Caledonia • At Sea • At Sea
12/28/23, 1/14/24
Disney Wonder 2023 – 2024 New Zealand & Australia Sailings
These New Zealand and Australia sailings were announced earlier this month at D23 Expo along with 4 transpacific sailings which have yet to be added to Disney Cruise LIne’s website.
On Monday, October 10, 2022, these four sailings went on sail, the itineraries have been checked, and the itinerary maps have been added.
10-Night Hawaiian Cruise from Vancouver ending in Honolulu
Vancouver, Canada • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea • Hilo, Hawai’i • Honolulu, Hawai’i • Nawiliwili, Hawai’i • Kahului (Maui), Hawai’i
10/3/23
13-Night South Pacific Cruise from Honolulu to Sydney
Honolulu, Hawai’i • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea • Pago Pago, American Samoa • At Sea • International Date Line (Lose Day) • Lautoka, Fiju • At Sea • Nouméa, New Caledonia • At Sea • At Sea
10/13/23
15-Night South Pacific Cruise from Sydney to Honolulu
Sydney, Australia • At Sea • At Sea • Nouméa, New Caledonia • At Sea • Lautoka, Fiju • International Date Line (Repeat Day) • Pago Pago, American Samoa • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea • Kahului (Maui), Hawai’i
2/16/24
10-Night Hawaiian Cruise from Honolulu
Honolulu, Hawai’i • Kahului (Maui), Hawai’i • Hilo, Hawai’i • Nawiliwili, Hawai’i • Nawiliwili, Hawai’i • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea
3/1/24
i’d jump on any of these in a heartbeat if not for the cost of airfare to that part of the world
Could be magical from auckland as ship would have to fly to follow above map, as cruise terminal on other side of island….disney magic
As I heard somebody else mention, these are obviously meant for Australia residents to take as I don’t know anybody from the US that would pay that kind of money to fly all the way down there and go on one of these cruises that only makes 1 or 2 port stops (even the 6 night only makes 2 port stops), these itineraries are terrible. Only ones worth looking at would be the repositioning cruises and they don’t make any stops in New Zealand or Australia (except when they actually get to or leave from Sydney). Think DCL could have done better with these. Glad I already had other DCL cruises booked for 2023.
but it is ok to fly to the US for only 2-7 night voyages?
You may easily find the decision was too late and other ports of call were taken.
I have been told that these cruises are like the UK cruises last year and all are cruises to nowhere. While there are ports listed, they are tactical ports for refueling, etc. and not ports of call for guests.
That is honestly super disappointing. No longer cruise around Australia or NZ, only super short trips. How the hell id doing a 2 night?
It didn’t take us long to realize these are not worth the airfare and pre-cruise over night and post cruise over night stays. I agree the reposition itineraries are a better choice, and even those prices are a little high. Just focusing on the repositions at this point.
Some of the links on this page are coded wrong, such as safari-reader://disneycruiselineblog.com/cruise-planning/itineraries//itineraries/itinerary-summary/?itinerary=673 The correct coding should be https://disneycruiselineblog.com/cruise-planning/itineraries//itineraries/itinerary-summary/?itinerary=673
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Valerie, Thanks for letting me know, I’ve corrected the links.
What are the early booking dates? Have they said yet?
I keep trying to click on “View Early Booking Dates” and it is not active yet. I was told we would hear more on 9/26.
Hello Scott
Any idea when other itineraries for 2024 will be available ? October I believe?
With the New Zealand dollar at 0.56 and the Australian dollar at 0.64 to the US dollar, I don’t think that the “locals” will be able to pay DCL the expensive cruise fares that Disney will demand! And Americans are not going to fly that far for a short cruise!?
Hi Ed, as an Australian I have booked and previously sailed DCL in the US. It’s cheaper for us to sail here (even in the Aus school holidays and around Xmas) than it is to fly over to the US and get on it. Disney fans will go if they understand the quality of these beautiful ships , it’s the first time or non cruises that will be complaining
I would not be surprised if these cruises are meant to gauge local interest in the Disney brand, so that Disney can determine if building a property in the region might be a good idea.
The same goes for the Singapore sailings in 2025 – in fact, in the 1990’s Disney had a plan to build a property in Singapore, but it got scrapped, probably because of the Disneyland Paris fiasco – the same fate that befell a lot of 1990’s Disney projects.