Today, guests booked on select Disney Fantasy’s starting with the October 20, 2025 13-night Westbound Transatlantic cruise from Southampton to Port Canaveral received an email from Disney Cruise Line stating the cruise is no longer available due to changes in the ship’s dry dock schedule. As a result, guests will received a 20% future cruise discount.
Due to unplanned change in the dry dock schedule, the following Disney Fantasy sailings have been canceled:
- October 20, 2025 – 13-Night Westbound Transatlantic Cruise from Southhampton ending in Port Canaveral
- November 2, 2025 – 5-Night Bahamian Cruise from Port Canaveral
- November 7, 2025 – 5-Night Bahamian Cruise from Port Canaveral
- November 12, 2025 – 4-Night Bahamian Cruise from Port Canaveral
The cruise line stated a revised 13-night Westbound Transatlantic cruise will be available to book beginning on February 6, 2025. The email to guests is as follows:
We are writing with important information about your Disney Fantasy sailing on 10/20/25.
Our Disney Cruise Line ships undergo a dry dock every few years for needed maintenance and refurbishment. Due to an unplanned change in the scheduled dry dock dates for the Disney Fantasy, your sailing is no longer available. As a result, your reservation will be cancelled, and any funds applied to your reservation will be refunded back to the original form of payment.
We sincerely apologize for any disappointment this may cause and welcome the opportunity to assist you in rescheduling your sailing around the same timeframe. A revised 13-night Westbound Transatlantic cruise will be available to book beginning on February 6, 2025. Alternative sailings to the Bahamas from Port Canaveral and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as well as sailings from Southampton, England, are currently available. In addition to the refund, we are offering each Guest on your sailing a 20% future cruise discount on their voyage fare*.
To redeem the 20% future cruise discount, please contact us (or have your travel agent contact us) on or after February 6, 2025, at 407-566-7797 or 1-866-325-6685 from the U.S.A. or when dialing from the United Kingdom, 0800 171 2317.
We truly appreciate your understanding regarding this necessary cancellation and hope that you will sail with us soon.
Sincerely,
Cast & Crew
Disney Cruise Line
* To redeem the 20% future cruise discount on your voyage fare, you will simply need to reference your current reservation number to receive the discount on your next cruise taken prior to February 6, 2027. We would also like to note that this offer is non-transferable, has no cash value, and is valid for only those Guests booked on the 10/20/25, voyage. The offer is valid only for cruises departing on or before February 6, 2027; not valid for maiden voyage sailings and blockout dates apply; limit one (1) future cruise discount per eligible Guest. Future cruise discount is only available to Guests sailing on published fares.
Due to this sailing’s cancellation, the current itinerary gap for the Disney Fantasy is now September 29, 2025 to November 16, 2025. We will continue to monitor for additional sailings to be added in October from Southampton as well as report back once the revised Westbound Transatlantic is announced.
So Disney decided to add two 7 Night European cruises from Southampton a month or so ago, but since they added the two sailing, Dry Dock has been delayed two weeks, resulting in other peoples sailing getting canceled. This is messy and unnecessary.
I was on that WBTA, and was surprised when I read about the two European sailings being added. There is speculation that the shipyard had to shift some things around which led to the change in the Dry Dock dates. I doubt that DCL decided to make this change because it suited them. I am disappointed, but looking forward to seeing what the revised WBTA will look like. Hoping that since it will sail later that it may be a Very Merry Christmas Time Cruise.
I doubt Disney chose to delay the dry docking, at least not without receiving some sort of compensation from the company that owns the dock.
Is there any concern that the November 16th date may be canceled due to dry dock, or is DCL pretty good about staying on schedule one the ship is in?
Anything is possible, but considering they just made this change suggests they finalized the scheduling with the shipyard and vendors.
Does anyone know what the “refurbishments” are going to be?
While details have not been revealed, there is a likelihood they will be similar to the changes on the Disney Dream last fall.