A Disney Mediterranean cruise in 2027 means the Disney Wish, which crosses the Atlantic for its first European season and sails eight Mediterranean voyages between 22 May and 23 July 2027, from Barcelona and from Civitavecchia, the port for Rome. They run 6 to 10 nights, and the launch prices worked out at about $340 to $420 per person a night for two guests sharing.
Disney has sailed the Mediterranean in summer for years, most recently with Disney Dream, but 2027 is different in three ways. The ship is Disney’s newer and bigger Disney Wish, making its first trip to Europe. The season is short: eight voyages in two months, then the ship moves to Southampton for Northern Europe. And the itineraries go further than before, with the first Disney calls at Trieste and Zadar. This guide sets out all eight voyages with ports and prices per night, what a family actually pays once gratuities and port days are added, which voyage suits which ages, and how each port works with children, including the all-aboard math for a day in Rome. For how Disney compares with Royal Caribbean, MSC and the other lines, see our guide to the best Mediterranean cruise lines.
At a glance: Disney in the Mediterranean, 2027
| The ship | Disney Wish (2022): 144,000 gross tons, 1,121 feet (342 m), about 1,254 staterooms, 2,508 guests at two per stateroom and up to 4,000 when families fill the extra berths. |
| The season | Eight Mediterranean voyages from 22 May to 23 July 2027, then Southampton from 23 July. |
| Homeports | Barcelona and Civitavecchia (Rome). |
| Lengths | 6 to 10 nights. |
| Launch prices | From $4,744 for two guests on a 7-night round trip from Barcelona, about $339 per person a night; up to about $419 per person a night on the 8-night Greek islands voyage from Rome. |
| Gratuities | $16 per guest per night, children and infants included; $27.25 in Concierge. |
| Youngest guests | Infants from 6 months (12 months on transatlantic crossings); kids’ clubs from age 3; a nursery from about 6 months, charged by the hour. |
| New for Disney | Trieste and Zadar, the first Disney calls at either. |
| Exchange rate used | €1 = $1.1403, the European Central Bank reference rate on 25 September 2026. |
Disney Mediterranean cruise itineraries for 2027
Here is the whole Mediterranean season in order. The launch prices were published “for two guests” when Disney released the schedule in February 2026, so we have halved them and divided by the number of nights to get a price per person per night that you can compare with other lines.
| Sails | Route and ports | Nights | From, two guests | Per person per night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May | Barcelona round trip: Palma, a day at sea, Naples, Civitavecchia, Livorno | 7 | $4,744 | About $339 |
| 29 May | Barcelona to Civitavecchia: Valletta, Chania, Piraeus, Mykonos, Naples | 9 | $7,171 | About $398 |
| 7 June | Civitavecchia round trip, the Adriatic: Corfu, Trieste, Zadar, Dubrovnik | 8 | $6,274 | About $392 |
| 15 June | Civitavecchia round trip, the Greek islands: Chania, Santorini, Rhodes, Mykonos, Naples | 8 | $6,705 | About $419 |
| 23 June | Civitavecchia to Barcelona: Piraeus, Mykonos, Rhodes, Chania, Messina | 10 | $7,755 | About $388 |
| 3 July | Barcelona round trip: Naples, Civitavecchia, Livorno, Genoa | 7 | $5,600 | About $400 |
| 10 July | Barcelona round trip: Palma, Naples, Civitavecchia, Livorno | 7 | $4,744 | About $339 |
| 17 July | Barcelona to Southampton: Gibraltar, Lisbon, Vigo | 6 | $4,192 | About $349 |
The season falls into three shapes. The 7-night Western Mediterranean round trips from Barcelona (22 May, 3 July, 10 July) are the classic family week: home port at both ends, Rome and Naples in the middle, and the cheapest prices of the summer on two of the three dates. The 8-night round trips from Rome (7 June and 15 June) are the adventurous ones, one into the Adriatic and one through the Greek islands. And the one-way voyages (29 May and 23 June) link the two homeports the long way round, via Athens and the islands. One-way cruises mean an open-jaw flight, arriving in one city and leaving from another, which usually costs a little more than a round trip.
The last voyage, on 17 July, is a repositioning cruise: the trip a ship makes when it moves between seasons, here from Barcelona out through the Strait of Gibraltar to Southampton. It suits British families heading home and Americans who want to finish in London. It is the only Disney voyage of the summer that leaves the Mediterranean, and it is priced below most of the others per night.
Two weeks without changing ships
Because the voyages join end to end, a back-to-back, booking two consecutive cruises on the same ship, is easy to arrange. The two 8-night round trips from Rome on 7 and 15 June make 16 nights that cover both the Adriatic and the Greek islands, at about $406 per person a night on the launch prices. Barcelona on 22 May followed by the 9-night voyage to Rome on 29 May makes a 16-night trip from Barcelona to Rome for about $372 per person a night. Either way you unpack once, and on the changeover day you usually stay aboard or step off briefly while the ship turns around; ask Disney how it handles back-to-back guests on the day.
What is Disney Wish like, and how is it different from Disney Dream?
Disney Wish is Disney’s newer and larger ship: built by Meyer Werft in Germany, it entered service in July 2022, measures 144,000 gross tons and 1,121 feet, and carries up to 4,000 guests. Disney Dream, which sailed Disney’s recent Mediterranean summers, is older and smaller. The format, from rotational dining to kids’ clubs, is the same.
The Disney format is what you are paying for, so it is worth being clear about it. Evenings rotate between three main themed restaurants, and your servers move with you from one to the next, which children tend to love because the same faces greet them every night. There are kids’ clubs for every age from 3 to 17, a nursery for babies and toddlers, character appearances, Broadway-style shows, and on the Wish a water ride called the AquaMouse that runs in clear tubes around the top deck, visible in the photo above. None of this changes in the Mediterranean. What changes is the rhythm: a port almost every day and long days ashore, so you will use the ship’s attractions far less than on a Caribbean or Bahamas cruise.
The Wish‘s size matters more in the Mediterranean than at home. At 1,121 feet and up to 4,000 guests, it cannot tie up in every harbor. Santorini is always a tender port, meaning passengers go ashore in small boats from a ship at anchor, and Mykonos tenders on busy days. With a stroller, a tender day is harder work than a dock day: boats pitch, lines form, and Santorini’s town sits at the top of a cliff. It also matters for the ports themselves. Dubrovnik’s 2026 berthing rules cap how many cruise visitors can be in the city at the same time, at 4,000 by the most-cited figure (some reports give more), which a single full Wish could reach alone.
How much does a Disney Mediterranean cruise cost?
At the launch prices published in February 2026, from $4,744 for two guests on a 7-night round trip from Barcelona, about $339 per person a night, to about $419 per person a night on the 8-night Greek islands voyage from Rome. Add $16 per guest per night in gratuities, plus flights, hotels and port days.
Prices have moved since launch. A fare listing we checked on 25 September 2026 showed the 7-night Barcelona round trips from $2,898 per person, about $414 a night, against $2,372 per person at launch. The two figures may not be on exactly the same basis, since one was quoted for two guests sharing and the other per person, so treat them as a range: budget roughly $340 to $420 per person per night for the two adults in a stateroom. A third and fourth guest in the same stateroom cost extra, at prices that depend on age and sailing, so price the whole family on Disney’s site before deciding.
What a family week adds up to
For a family of four on a 7-night voyage, the costs beyond the cruise fare look like this. The fare for the children is left out because Disney prices it per booking.
| Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gratuities | $448 for four guests over 7 nights | $16 per guest per night, children and infants included, added to your onboard account unless prepaid; $27.25 per guest per night in Concierge |
| Airport taxi in Barcelona | €46 (about $52) per taxi | Official fixed fare from the airport to the Moll Adossat cruise terminals |
| Train from Civitavecchia to Rome and back | From about €5 (about $6) per person each way | Regional trains take about 1 hour 20 minutes; faster trains about 45 to 60 minutes cost more |
| Colosseum, Pompeii, Acropolis | Free for children under 18 | Adults pay; children still need a free timed ticket at the Colosseum and Acropolis, and a free ticket from the Pompeii ticket office |
| Santorini cable car | €10 (about $11) adult, €5 (about $6) child, each way | The alternative to the cliff path from the tender landing |
| Disney’s Port Adventures (its shore excursions) | Varies | Worth it where transfers are long; see the port section below |
Disney against Royal Caribbean in the same waters
The fairest comparison is the week that looks most like Disney’s. Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas sails a 7-night round trip from Barcelona via Palma, Marseille, La Spezia, Civitavecchia and Naples, and an October 2026 departure was on sale at about $1,551 per person including taxes, about $222 a night, on a promotional rate; Odyssey of the Seas was listed from $1,293 per person for 7 nights from Rome, about $185 a night. On those numbers, Disney costs roughly one and a half to two times as much per person per night for a very similar set of ports. MSC, the other big family line in the Mediterranean, often lets children sail free on qualifying voyages, with taxes and port fees still charged and an age cut-off that varies by promotion. If the ports are the point of the trip, those lines do them for much less. Our Royal Caribbean Mediterranean guide has its full 2027 program.
How to pay less for a Disney Mediterranean week
- Pick the cheapest weeks. The 22 May and 10 July round trips from Barcelona launched at about $339 per person a night, the lowest of the summer; the 8-night Greek islands voyage launched about a quarter higher.
- Price every guest, not two. Disney’s headline prices are for two guests; add the children before comparing with another line, and add $16 per guest per night in gratuities.
- Use the free admissions. Children under 18 enter the Colosseum, Pompeii and, for non-EU visitors, the Acropolis free, so an independent day ashore can cost the family far less than a tour.
- Book tours only where the transfer is long. Naples, Rhodes, Messina, Genoa, Trieste and Barcelona are easy on your own; Livorno for Florence and Civitavecchia for Rome are where a Disney Port Adventure earns its price for young families.
- Fly in a day early. A missed ship costs more than a hotel night, and summer queues at Barcelona’s and Rome’s airports have been long since the EU’s Entry/Exit System began fingerprinting non-EU travelers.
Which Disney Mediterranean itinerary is best for your family?
For toddlers and first cruises, a 7-night round trip from Barcelona on 22 May or 10 July, with one sea day and mostly docked ports. For school-age children, the 3 July week with Genoa’s aquarium. For teenagers, the 8-night Greek islands voyage from Rome. For something new, the 7 June Adriatic voyage.
Those are our picks from the itineraries, prices and port logistics; we have not sailed these voyages, and Disney has not sailed the Wish in Europe before. By family:
- Babies and toddlers. The Barcelona round trips on 22 May and 10 July: the cheapest per night, a sea day to rest in the middle, no tender ports, and Barcelona at both ends, so no open-jaw flights. Late May is also cooler than July, which matters with a stroller in Rome.
- Children of about 6 to 11. The 3 July round trip swaps Palma for Genoa, whose aquarium is one of the largest in Europe and within walking distance of the cruise terminal. Naples puts Pompeii within a short train ride, and Livorno puts the Leaning Tower of Pisa 16 miles away.
- Teenagers. The 15 June Greek islands voyage from Rome: Santorini, Mykonos, Rhodes’s walled Old Town and Chania, with the tender and the cable car at Santorini part of the adventure rather than a chore.
- Families who have done the classics. The 7 June Adriatic round trip from Rome: Corfu, Dubrovnik, and the first Disney calls at Zadar and Trieste. It has only four ports in eight nights, so expect several days at sea, which younger children often enjoy more than their parents expect.
- The most in one trip. The 9-night voyage from Barcelona to Rome on 29 May: Malta, Crete, Athens, Mykonos and Naples, with the Acropolis free for non-EU under-18s.
Port days with children: the Disney Wish ports in practice
Disney’s Mediterranean voyages are port-intensive, meaning a port almost every day, and the ports vary enormously in how easy they are with children. This is how each one works for a ship the size of the Wish.
| Port | Dock or tender | Headline sight and distance | Getting there, as of September 2026 | With children |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Dock, seven terminals | Columbus Monument 1–2 miles (2–3 km) from the Moll Adossat | PortBus €3 (about $3) one way; metro from Drassanes | Easy; add a night before |
| Palma | Dock | Cathedral 40 to 90 minutes on foot, depending on the berth | Shuttle or taxi; fares need re-checking | Take the shuttle |
| Naples | Dock at Stazione Marittima | Centre 10 minutes on foot; Pompeii 15 miles (24 km) | Circumvesuviana train to Pompei Scavi | Pompeii is hot and shadeless by midday; go early |
| Civitavecchia | Dock, free shuttle to the port gate | Rome 46 miles (74 km) | Train 45 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes, from about €5 | A long day; see the math below |
| Livorno | Dock in the container port; no walking out | Pisa 16 miles; Florence 65 miles (105 km) | Port shuttle to town, then train (Florence 1 hour 8 minutes to 1 hour 22 minutes) | Pisa is the easy win; Florence is a push with small children |
| Genoa | Dock at Stazione Marittima | Old town 5–10 minutes on foot; aquarium nearby | Walk | One of the easiest days of the season |
| Valletta | Dock at the Valletta Waterfront | City 1 mile (1.5 km), steep | Upper Barrakka lift, about €1 return | The lift saves the climb with a stroller |
| Chania | Dock at Souda Bay | Venetian harbor about 4 miles (6–7 km) | Taxi or bus; fares not verified | Needs transport both ways |
| Piraeus | Dock | Athens 7 miles (12 km) | Taxi 20–30 minutes; metro Line 1, a 20–30 minute walk from the terminals | Acropolis early, before the heat |
| Mykonos | Usually docks at the New Port; tenders on busy days | Chora 1.5 miles (2–2.5 km) | SeaBus €2 (about $2) one way, about 12 minutes | Don’t walk the road into town |
| Santorini | Tender, always | Fira, at the top of the cliff | Cable car €10 adult, €5 child, one way | The hardest day for strollers |
| Rhodes | Dock beside the Old Town | Medieval Old Town under 10 minutes on foot | Walk | Easy and shaded in the lanes |
| Messina | Dock downtown | Cathedral 10 minutes on foot; Taormina 31 miles (50 km) | Walk; Taormina by tour | Easy in town |
| Corfu | Dock at the New Port, in-port shuttle | Old Town about 2 miles (3 km) | Taxi or bus; fares need re-checking | Short taxi ride |
| Dubrovnik | Docks at Port Gruž; tenders when berths are full | Old Town 2 miles (3 km) | Bus about €4 (about $5); cable car €30 adult return | City walls are steep and hot |
| Trieste | Dock | City centre on the waterfront | Walk | Easy; not Venice |
| Zadar | Not verified for a ship this size | Old town peninsula | Check Disney’s port-day notes | The Sea Organ is a hit with children |
Two ports deserve a warning. Some coverage of Disney’s announcement lists Trieste as the stop for Venice, but Trieste is a separate city at the head of the Adriatic, and Venice is a long day trip away by train; enjoy Trieste for itself. And Civitavecchia is where the ship docks for Rome, which is 46 miles away. It is the one port of the season where the all-aboard time, the time by which every guest must be back on the ship, deserves a proper plan.
The all-aboard math: Rome with children from Civitavecchia
Disney does not publish port times far in advance, so here is the plan for a typical 07:00 to 19:00 call with all aboard at 18:30. Families rarely get off the ship in the first rush, so the plan starts at a realistic 07:45.
- 07:45 Off the ship. Take the free port shuttle to the port gate at Largo della Pace.
- 08:15 Walk about 20 minutes to Civitavecchia station, or take the local bus, about 6 minutes.
- 08:45 Train to Rome: 45 minutes to an hour on a faster train, about 1 hour 20 minutes on a regional one, with about 44 trains a day.
- 10:00 In Rome. With young children, pick one big sight, the Colosseum or St Peter’s, not both. The Colosseum is free for under-18s but still needs a timed reservation.
- 15:15 Head for the station. Aim for a train that reaches Civitavecchia by about 17:00, so that one missed or late train does not sink the day.
- 17:00 Walk or bus back to the port gate and ride the shuttle to the ship: allow 40 minutes with tired children.
- 17:45 Back aboard, 45 minutes before all aboard. The latest safe train out of Rome is the one that still leaves this buffer.
That gives you about five hours in Rome for a day that starts before eight. If that sounds like too much for your children, and for under-fives it often is, a Disney Port Adventure does the transfer for you, and cruise lines generally wait for their own late-running tours in a way they will not wait for independent travelers. Civitavecchia itself, a pleasant seaside town, is a legitimate choice for a quiet day. Our guide to Italy’s cruise ports covers Civitavecchia, Livorno and Naples in more detail.
Kids’ clubs, age rules and the practical details
Disney’s youth program is the main reason families choose the line, and it works the same way in Europe as at home. The clubs are free and organized by age:
| Age | Where they go | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| About 6 months to 3 years | It’s a Small World Nursery | Charged by the hour; book early on port-intensive voyages, when parents want it most |
| 3 to 10 | Oceaneer Club | Children must be fully toilet-trained |
| 11 to 14 | Edge | Tween club |
| 14 to 17 | Vibe | Teen club, with its own space |
Babies must be at least 6 months old to sail, and 12 months on transatlantic crossings, so the Wish‘s spring crossing from Port Canaveral on 25 April 2027 is not an option for younger infants even though the Mediterranean voyages are. Every child needs a passport of their own, and our guide to Mediterranean cruise travel documents covers validity rules and the EU’s new entry system.
Plan around the heat. Average daily highs in July reach about 86°F (30°C) in Rome and 90°F (32°C) in Athens, and on 8 July 2025 the Acropolis closed until 17:00 when Athens was forecast to reach 38°C (100°F). With children, that means early starts, shade in the middle of the day and water everywhere. The late-May voyages are the gentlest for heat; the July ones the hardest.
One more point for parents of younger children: on a port-intensive week, you will be ashore most days, so the kids’ clubs matter less than they do on a Bahamas cruise. The sensible pattern in the Mediterranean is to use the clubs on sea days and in the evenings and take the children ashore in port. Our broader guide to a Mediterranean cruise with kids compares every family line’s clubs and age rules.
Is a Disney Mediterranean cruise worth it?
It is worth it if your children love Disney and you want the ship to be a big part of the holiday, because the family program is Disney’s great strength. It is poor value if the ports are the point: Royal Caribbean sails a very similar week for roughly half to two-thirds the price, and MSC often lets children sail free.
That is our view, and it comes down to what you are buying. On a Disney cruise in the Caribbean, the ship is the destination and Disney’s strengths, from the characters to the shows and the clubs, fill most of your week. In the Mediterranean, Rome, Pompeii, Athens and the islands fill most of your week, and you are paying Disney prices for a ship you will mostly see in the evenings. For families with young Disney fans, the evenings may be exactly what makes the trip work: a familiar ship, the same servers every night, characters after a long day at the Colosseum. For families with teenagers, who will be happiest ashore, the premium is harder to justify.
As for Disney Mediterranean cruise reviews, there are none yet for the Wish in Europe, because 2027 is its first season. Reviews of Disney Dream‘s Mediterranean summers, such as the port-by-port trip report among the top search results, describe the same format on a smaller ship and the same ports, and reviews of the Wish in the Bahamas describe the ship itself. Member reviews on sites such as Cruise Critic are worth reading for both; put the two together and you have a fair picture of the 2027 voyages.
Disney Mediterranean cruise FAQs
Does Disney cruise the Mediterranean in 2027?
Yes. Disney Wish sails eight Mediterranean voyages between 22 May and 23 July 2027, from Barcelona and from Civitavecchia, the port for Rome, on itineraries of 6 to 10 nights. It is the Wish’s first European season; the ship then sails from Southampton for the rest of the summer.
Which Disney ship sails the Mediterranean in 2027?
Disney Wish, Disney’s newer and larger ship, which entered service in 2022 and carries up to 4,000 guests. It is the only Disney ship on the 2027 Mediterranean schedule we found. Disney Dream sailed Disney’s Mediterranean voyages in recent summers.
How much is a Disney Mediterranean cruise?
Launch prices in February 2026 started at 4,744 dollars for two guests on a 7-night round trip from Barcelona, about 339 dollars per person a night, and reached about 419 dollars per person a night on the 8-night Greek islands voyage. Gratuities of 16 dollars per guest per night are extra.
Where do Disney Mediterranean cruises depart from?
Barcelona and Civitavecchia, the cruise port for Rome, about 46 miles from the city. Three 7-night round trips leave from Barcelona, two 8-night round trips from Civitavecchia, and two longer voyages link the two ports. A final voyage on 17 July sails from Barcelona to Southampton.
How old does a baby have to be to sail with Disney?
At least 6 months old on the first day of the cruise, and at least 12 months on transatlantic crossings. The nursery takes babies from about 6 months, charged by the hour, and the Oceaneer Club starts at age 3 for children who are fully toilet-trained.
Are gratuities included on Disney cruises?
No. Disney adds gratuities of 16 dollars per guest per night in standard staterooms and 27.25 dollars in Concierge, for every guest including children and infants, unless you prepay them. For a family of four on a 7-night voyage, that is 448 dollars.
Can you visit Venice on a Disney Mediterranean cruise?
Not directly. The 7 June Adriatic voyage calls at Trieste, which some coverage describes as the stop for Venice, but Trieste is a separate city and Venice is a long day trip away by train. Most families will enjoy Trieste’s waterfront more than a rushed day in Venice.
Is Disney Wish too big for Mediterranean ports?
It docks at most of them, including Barcelona, Naples, Civitavecchia, Livorno, Piraeus and Rhodes. Santorini is always a tender port for every ship, Mykonos tenders on busy days, and Dubrovnik limits how many cruise visitors can be in the city at once, which a full Wish could reach alone.
Where this guide goes deeper
This page is part of our cruise lines series, and it will link to its companion guides as they publish: Virgin Voyages Mediterranean cruises, the adults-only opposite of a Disney week; Carnival Mediterranean cruises, another American family line in the region, with its first calls in Tunisia and Morocco; and Azamara Mediterranean cruises, the small-ship line built around long port stays. For where Disney sits among every line sailing the Mediterranean, from MSC to Seabourn, go back to our comparison of all the Mediterranean cruise lines.
How we researched this guide
The 2027 schedule, ports and opening prices come from WDW News Today’s full list of Disney Wish 2027 Europe itineraries, published on 10 February 2026 when Disney released the itineraries, which quotes each voyage’s starting price for two guests. Disney’s own website sits behind a queue page that blocks automated reading, so we could not check every price against it; Disney’s page for the 22 May 2027 sailing has the live price. The later per-person fare comes from a fare listing we checked on 25 September 2026. Ship figures come from published fleet data, and gratuity rates from several 2026 guides that agree on Disney’s published amounts. Club names and age rules come from Disney’s program as summarized by travel agencies.
Port logistics come from port authorities, transport operators and the primary sources cited in our port guides. Children’s admission rules come from consistent 2026 guides and the official ticketing systems, including Greece’s official heritage ticketing site for the Acropolis and Pompeii’s official site. The Royal Caribbean comparison uses the dated fares in our Royal Caribbean guide.
We are an independent editorial site, not a cruise line or travel agent, and Disney has no say in what we write. We have not sailed these voyages and do not claim to have; the recommendations are our editorial judgment from the published itineraries, prices and port logistics. What we could not verify: current prices on Disney’s own site, the price for a third and fourth guest, the Wish‘s berth at Zadar, and Disney’s port times, which are published closer to sailing. We will recheck this page when Disney announces its 2028 season.
Image credits
| Image | Photographer | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| Disney Wish at Castaway Cay | Declan M. Martin | Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons |
| Palma Cathedral from the marina | Kroksik | CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
| Ships in the Santorini caldera | Norbert Nagel | CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
| The Forum at Pompeii | Commonists | CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
| The Acquario di Genova, Porto Antico | Al*from*Lig | CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
| St Peter’s Square, Rome | Vyacheslav Argenberg | CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
| Pisa Cathedral and the Leaning Tower | John Samuel | CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
| The Venetian lighthouse, Chania | Dietmar Rabich | CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
| Cruise ships at Port Gruž, Dubrovnik | dronepicr | CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
Published 18 October 2026. Schedules, prices and policies were checked on 26 September 2026 and will change — verify anything you are about to pay for on Disney’s site.