Disney’s New Cruise Ships Will Be Smaller (100,000 GT): First Look Rendering Revealed
If you're planning ahead, note that Disney's new midsize ships arrive in 2029 (two ships) and 2030 (one ship), with no names, itineraries, or homeports announced yet. The Wish-class Disney Believe debuts sooner, in 2027, but its homeport also hasn't been revealed. Keep an eye on Disney's announcements before booking, since none of these ships have bookable itineraries yet.
Disney's 100,000-GT sizing puts these ships squarely between the Magic-class (84,000 GT) and Wish-class (144,000 GT), and my read is this is a calculated hedge rather than a retreat from big ships — Disney still gets a 13th hull while betting that midsize tonnage can reach ports the Wish-class can't touch, including historic European harbors. Claire Weiss's line about sitting "right in the middle" of the fleet reads like marketing shorthand for flexibility: more itinerary variety without abandoning the megaship economics of Wish. The fan reaction cited in the piece — wanting classic Magic/Dream-class touches back instead of the "controversial" Wish-class flow — suggests Disney may be listening to feedback on interior design, though nothing on interiors is confirmed. In the reader's shoes, I'd wait for named ships and itineraries before getting attached to a region; 2029 is a long runway, and the 2027 Believe homeport is the nearer-term wildcard worth watching.</reasoning> </invoke>