Key Aspects:
- Disney Treasure’s current Eastern Caribbean sailing will no longer be able to call to Tortola and St. Thomas due to Tropical Storm Melissa.
- Instead, the young ship will be rerouted to Cozumel, Mexico, and will spend two days at Disney’s Castaway Cay instead of just one.
- In a bit of a domino effect, Disney Wish will have to move up her planned visit to Castaway Cay and switch the order of the ports for her upcoming sailing on October 27, 2025.
As Tropical Storm Melissa continues to ramp up in the Caribbean Sea, two more cruise ships are getting out of dodge.
Disney Cruise Line has notified guests of Disney Treasure on embarkation day and guests of Disney Wish just days ahead of their upcoming voyage of revised itineraries.
On October 25, 2025, up to 4,000 cruisers embarked on Disney Treasure in Port Canaveral, Florida, for what was meant to be a 7-night Halloween sailing to the Eastern Caribbean.
The itinerary called for stops at Tortola, British Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, and a visit to Castaway Cay (Disney’s private island in the Bahamas) on Halloween.
But because of the path of the storm, the planned stops to Tortola and St. Thomas will no longer be possible.
Instead, the Wish-class ship will sail to Cozumel, Mexico, on Tuesday, October 28.
The cruise line also added an extra stop in Castaway Cay on October 30, which was previously a sea day.
“We have been closely monitoring the storm’s forecasted track. Due to the possible impacts in the Caribbean, we have made the decision to change your itinerary,” Disney Cruise Line notified passengers.
“Instead of visiting Tortola and St. Thomas, you will now visit Cozumel, Mexico on Tuesday (Day 4) and an additional Castaway Cay call on Thursday (Day 5),” the update continued.
As of the National Hurricane Center’s (NOAA) 2 p.m. EST advisory on October 25, Tropical Storm Melissa is approximately 145 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, and 235 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
The slow-moving storm is now reaching sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, and is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane by the end of the weekend.
Disney Wish Also Pivots
On October 27, 2025, Disney Wish will embark on a 4-night Halloween sailing to the Bahamas from Port Canaveral.
The first Wish-class ship was originally supposed to visit Nassau, Bahamas, on October 29, and Castaway Cay on October 30.
Disney Wish Cruise Ship (Photo Credit: EWY Media)
But due to weather related operational changes, the order in which the 4,000-guest ship will call to these ports has been rearranged.
This means she will now visit Castaway Cay on October 28 and Nassau on October 29.
“Due to operational needs and the potential impact of Tropical Storm Melissa, we will be changing the day your clients’ sailing visits Disney Castaway Cay,” DCL notified travel professionals.
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While Melissa’s path is still uncertain, NOAA’s forecasts predict that the powerful storm will begin to slowly turn north on Monday or Tuesday before heading toward Cuba and the Bahamas later next week.
Moving up and rearranging these port calls helps ensure that these visits can happen safely before conditions get too stormy, and also allows Disney Treasure to visit Castaway Cay on both October 30 and October 31.
The private island only has one dock and can only welcome one Disney ship at a time, so it would be impossible for both Disney Wish and Disney Treasure to visit at the same time on October 30.
In a bit of a domino effect, Disney Wish’s visit to the exclusive destination was bumped up to October 28, when no ships were on the schedule, to accommodate Disney Treasure’s necessary itinerary change.
For passengers of both Disney ships, any pre-purchased shore excursions for impacted port calls will be automatically canceled and refunded.
Appeared first on: Cruisehive.com
