Tickets for a voyage on board Walt Disney’s first Asia-based cruise ship go on sale this week, as the entertainment giant takes advantage of a tourism boom in Singapore to realise ambitious goals for its cruise business.
Bookings for the Disney Adventure will open to the general public on December 10, a full year before the ship makes her maiden voyage from Singapore. However, bookings started earlier in the week for Disney’s cruise loyalty members.
“The ship is set to be a game-changer,” said Sarah Fox, regional general manager for Southeast Asia at Disney Cruise Line. “Every aspect of the ship has been thoughtfully crafted.”
Singapore is hoping the new ship will help cement its place as a tourist beacon in Southeast Asia and reinvigorate its post-Covid 19 recovery.
The number of visitors to Singapore in the third quarter of this year rose 14 per cent compared to the same period in 2023, to 4.4 million, according to government data. This leaves the city state on track to receive the most annual arrivals since 2019.