Based on the historical itinerary release schedule presented below, the announcement of Disney Cruise Line’s itineraries for Summer 2026 are expected to land sometime between February and March 2025 based on prior announcements. Regardless, an announcement could be made at any time.
We are now on Disney Destiny and Disney Adventure inaugural season watch which I suspect we may learn more about in the next couple of months.
Below is a historical look at the seasonal itinerary release history grouped by the sailing year. A calculation of the number of days between each seasonal release is included along with an estimate for the next seasonal release determined by the last release date and the average number of days between the seasonal announcement.
| Sailings | Early | Days | Summer | Days | Fall | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tue Dec 4, 2012 | |||||
| 2015 | Tue Nov 12, 2013 | 343 | Tue Mar 25, 2014 | Mon May 19, 2014 | ||
| 2016 | Tue Oct 28, 2014 | 350 | Tue Mar 24, 2015 | 364 | Mon May 18, 2015 | 364 |
| 2017 | Tue Oct 6, 2015 | 343 | Tue Apr 12, 2016 | 385 | Tue May 24, 2016 | 372 |
| 2018 | Tue Oct 25, 2016 | 385 | Tue Feb 21, 2017 | 315 | Thu May 11, 2017 | 352 |
| 2019 | Thu Oct 26, 2017 | 366 | Thu Mar 1, 2018 | 373 | Thu May 17, 2018 | 371 |
| 2020 | Thu Sep 27, 2018 | 336 | Thu Feb 28, 2019 | 364 | Thu Jun 6, 2019 | 385 |
| 2021 | Wed Sep 25, 2019 | 363 | Mon Feb 24, 2020 | 361 | Thu Jul 23, 2020 | 413 |
| 2022 | Thu Oct 15, 2020 | 386 | Thu Mar 18, 2021 | 388 | Thu Jun 17, 2021 | 329 |
| 2023 | Tue Oct 12, 2021 | 362 | Wed Apr 27, 2022 | 405 | Thu Jul 21, 2022 | 399 |
| 2024 | Wed Dec 7, 2022 | 421 | Thu Mar 23, 2023 | 330 | Tue Jun 13, 2023 | 327 |
| 2025 | Thu Oct 26, 2023 | 323 | Thu Mar 14, 2024 | 357 | Tue Jun 18, 2024 | 371 |
| 2026 | Tue Jun 18, 2024 | 236 | ||||
| Next (calc) | Wed Jun 4, 2025 | 351 | Thu Mar 13, 2025 | 364 | Sat Jun 21, 2025 | 368 |
| Next Est. | Fall 2025 | Winter 2025 | Spring 2025 |
Most years, Disney Cruise Line announces a half-off deposit promo in December which ends shortly before the Summer itinerary release. Below is a history of sorts to see the number of days the promo runs and the number of days following the end of the promotion and the summer itinerary release announcement. From time to time there have been extenuating factors that caused an announcement delay past the typical release period.
Historical Itinerary Release Summary
Below you will see a summary of the itinerary release history grouped by the year the itineraries were announced.
2024
Tuesday June 18, 2024 | Early 2026
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 were announced on the same date, but are separated out into season to keep the historical information uniform as I suspect this release is related to the upcoming announcements for the Disney Destiny and Disney Adventure.
Tuesday June 18, 2024 | Fall 2025
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 were announced on the same date, but are separated out into season to keep the historical information uniform as I suspect this release is related to the upcoming announcements for the Disney Destiny and Disney Adventure.
Thursday March 14, 2024 | Summer 2025
2023
Thursday October 26, 2023 | Early 2025
Tuesday September 5, 2023 | Inaugural Disney Treasure Itineraries (December 2024 – May 2025)
Tuesday June 13, 2023 | Fall 2024
Thursday March 23, 2023 | Summer 2024
2022
Wednesday December 7, 2022 | Early 2024
Thursday September 22, 2022 | New Zealand and Australia Itineraries
Thursday July 21, 2022 | Fall 2023
Wednesday April 27, 2022 | Summer 2023
Tuesday February 15, 2022 | Disney Wonder California Sailings Announced for the Fall 2022 Through Early 2023
2021
Tuesday October 12, 2021 | Early 2023
Monday August 16, 2021 | Disney Fantasy Restart September/October 2021
Wednesday August 11, 2021 | Disney Magic & Disney Fantasy December 2022 Sailings
Thursday June 17, 2021 | Fall 2022
Thursday April 29, 2021 | Inaugural Disney Wish Itineraries
Friday April 16, 2021 | Disney Magic at Sea
Thursday March 18, 2021 | Summer 2022
2020
Monday December 21, 2020 | Disney Dream & Disney Fantasy – April & May
Thursday October 15, 2020 | Early 2022
Wednesday September 23, 2020 | Disney Wonder Sailings September 2021
Thursday July 23, 2020 | Fall 2021
Monday February 24, 2020 | Summer 2021
2019
Wednesday September 25, 2019 | Early 2021
Tuesday July 30, 2019 | Disney Dream Sailings for Early-October and Early-November 2020
Wednesday July 10, 2019 | Fall – Disney Magic
Thursday June 6, 2019 | Fall 2020
Monday May 6, 2019 | Disney Dream Sailings for Late-August and Early-September 2020
Thursday February 28, 2019 | Summer 2020
2018
Thursday September 27, 2018 | Early 2020
Thursday May 17, 2018 | Fall 2019
Thursday March 1, 2018 | Summer 2019
2017
Thursday October 26, 2017 | Early 2019
Thursday May 11, 2017 | Fall 2018
Tuesday February 21, 2017 | Summer 2018
2016
Tuesday October 25, 2016 | Early 2018
Tuesday May 24, 2016 | Fall 2017
Tuesday April 12, 2016 | Summer 2017
2015
Tuesday October 6, 2015 | Early 2017
Monday May 18, 2015 | Fall 2016
Tuesday March 24, 2015 | Summer 2016
2014
Tuesday October 28, 2014 | Early 2016
Monday May 19, 2014 | Fall 2015
Tuesday March 25, 2014 | Summer 2015
2013
Tuesday November 12, 2013 | Early 2015
- Early 2015 Dates Announced – Available to book November 14th (Gold & Platinum Booking November 13th)
Tuesday June 18, 2013 | Revised Fall: Dream, Magic, and Wonder
Tuesday February 12, 2013 | Summer & Fall
2012
Tuesday December 4, 2012 | Early 2014
Monday November 5, 2012 | Disney Wonder Revised Fall
Monday August 20, 2012 | Disney Magic – Modified Early 2013 Galveston Itineraries
Tuesday June 26, 2012 | Disney Magic and Disney Wonder
Wednesday January 25, 2012 | Disney Magic & Disney Wonder
2011
Tuesday October 18, 2011 | Fleet 10/18/11 – 2013 Sailings
Friday September 23, 2011 | 2012 Hawaii Sailings
Thursday April 7, 2011 | Wonder 4/7/11 – May to December 2012 (2012)
2010
Tuesday October 19, 2010 | Early 2012 Fleet – Dream & Fantasy through Summer
2009
Monday November 9, 2009 | Disney Dream Inaugural Season
Monday September 21, 2009 | Magic & Wonder 2011
2008
Tuesday October 14, 2008 | Magic & Wonder 2010
2007
Tuesday December 4, 2007 | Magic & Wonder 2009
If you can help fill in the the history, please drop me an email using the link at the top of the page.
Any idea when late summer/ fall 2023 announcements are coming?
Seems like there is a delay to put all the focus on the launch of the Disney Wish. Hopefully, soon.