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RDOD 114: New Disney Cruise Itineraries Announced for 2026 & 2027

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The Magic’s Panama Canal crossing leaves San Diego on November 6, 2026 and runs 14 nights.

1. Rope Drop: On Deck covers Disney Cruise Line’s fall 2026 through spring 2027 itinerary release. 2. Doug McKnight and Michelle McKnight host the episode, and their family travel planning shapes which sailings they think matter. 3. The episode is about which ships are going where, which dates fit family calendars, and which cruises stand out for repeat cruisers. 4. The Wonder gets San Diego sailings with Baja and Mexican Riviera routes. 5. Doug and Michelle name three-night, four-night, five-night, six-night, and seven-night options on the Wonder. 6. The Wonder’s ports include Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Ensenada, and Catalina, California. 7. The Magic starts in San Diego after Alaska season and moves toward the Panama Canal. 8. They describe a November 6, 2026 Panama Canal sailing from San Diego to Galveston. 9. The Magic itinerary includes Cabo, Puerto Vallarta, Colombia, Grand Cayman, and eight sea days. 10. The Magic then runs Galveston Caribbean cruises, including a November 25 sailing that could fit Thanksgiving travel. 11. The Dream returns from Southampton with stops in Portugal and Spain before nine sea days across the Atlantic. 12. Doug and Michelle note that the Dream ends in Fort Lauderdale and then mixes three-night, four-night, five-night, and seven-night sailings. 13. The Dream also shows more San Juan on the schedule, including a seven-night Southern Caribbean cruise from San Juan. 14. They list Curacao, Aruba, Antigua, and St. Martin as ports on that Southern Caribbean itinerary. 15. The Fantasy keeps Port Canaveral sailings and includes a November 25, 2026 cruise that hits Castaway Cay and Lighthouse Point. 16. Michelle also points to Fantasy sailings with two stops at Castaway Cay and one stop at Lighthouse Point on January 15, 2027 and March 26, 2027. 17. The Wish keeps three-night and four-night Bahamian cruises from Port Canaveral, and the hosts argue that the terminal should not decide whether someone books it. 18. The tone is conversational, with itinerary breakdowns interrupted by family logistics, football, and booking strategy. 19. Travelers planning Disney cruises around school schedules and holiday breaks would get the most out of this episode. 20. Listeners wanting deep ship-by-ship planning without football banter may skip it.

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