The Disney Wish was built at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, the same shipyard responsible for the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy. The Disney Wish, the fifth ship in the Disney Cruise fleet is the fleet’s first ship to be powered by liquified natural gas (LNG) – one of the cleanest-burning fuels available. The Disney Wish, the first in the Wish Class is slightly larger than the Dream Class ships.

The bow features the iconic filigree scrollwork art pattern reminiscent of the classic ocean liners of the 1930s with Captain Minnie featured as the centerpiece

Heading aft, you will find Rapunzel and Pascal adding the finishing touches of the paint to the Disney Wish filagree on the stern.

The Wish Class embarks on a different design motif for the ship’s interior. The Disney Wish interior is inspired by a fairytale castle and the ship’s design motif of enchantment.

The new builds were announced by Bob Iger during the 2016 Walt Disney Company Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Disney Wish is the part of the cruise line’s Wish Class as well as Triton Class which was confirmed as the project name.

Delivery of the Disney Wish was originally slated for late 2021 with sailings embarking in the early part of 2022. However, as a result of the pandemic, the dates slipped initially to a spring 2022 delivery with the maiden voyage scheduled for June 9, 2022. Then, in February 2022, it was announced there will be a second delay pushing the Maiden Voyage to July 14, 2022. It is worth noting, only this second delay impacted sailings as the first occurred well before the inaugural season went on sale.

The Disney Wish arrived at Port Canaveral on June 20, 2022 and was christened nine days later with a change in maritime tradition. Rather than a naming a single individual as godmother, Make-A-Wish Children were named as godchildren of the Disney Wish. The Disney Wish embarked on her Maiden Voyage a couple weeks later on July 14th.