St. Maarten Expects Disney Cruise Line Calls to Grow to About 14 in 2027
If you're booking a Disney cruise to St. Maarten, check current confirmed sailings: Disney Fantasy's July 15, 2026 and July 14, 2027 calls, Disney Destiny on December 12, 2026 and January 30, 2027, Disney Dream on February 22, 2027, and another Southern Caribbean sailing on April 22, 2027. More 2027 and 2028 itineraries including St. Maarten may be announced later, so watch for updates if you want additional date options.
The minister's numbers here are aspirational, not contractual — six St. Maarten calls are currently booked through July 2027, well short of the "about 14" figure she's targeting. That gap tells me Disney hasn't committed to a schedule yet; the fall 2027 and 2028 itineraries will show whether this pans out. The tell is the port schedule listing Disney Wish, Disney Treasure, and Disney Fantasy for late 2027/early 2028 while Disney itself hasn't announced those dates — St. Maarten is clearly building infrastructure and taxi/tour capacity around a bet, per Heyliger-Marten's own comment about needing continued investment. If I were planning around this, I'd book the confirmed sailings — Disney Fantasy's July 2026/2027 dates, Destiny's December and January calls — and treat the "14 calls" figure as a target to watch, not a booking guarantee.