Disney Treasure cruise ship docks at Port Canaveral

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — A new cruise ship has docked at Port Canaveral.

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Captain Mickey and Captain Minnie were on deck Tuesday to welcome the new ship.

After a 14-day voyage across the Atlantic, the Disney Treasure docked at its new home.

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“Port Canaveral is a part of our legacy,” Yolanda Cade, a Disney Spokesperson, said. “In 1998, we welcomed our very first ship, the Disney Magic, right here. For the treasure to pull in [Tuesday], it just represents years of dreaming, designing, and building this ship.”

Anticipation is now building to welcome its first guests on December 21st. The ship can hold 4,000 travelers, not including its crew.

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“They’re going to experience a really cool ship, a unique ship, uniquely designed,” Carlos Jimenez, a Disney Spokesperson, said. “A lot of great Disney stories, from Disney Pixar, Marvel, they’re going to meet all the great characters they see on the ship.”

For entertainment, guests can experience Moana the musical live at the Walt Disney Theater.

To fill their appetites, guests can head to Plaza de Coco. There, they can eat at the world’s first theatrical dining experience themed to the Disney and Pixar film, “Coco.”

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“We’re going to bring families together in a great Mexican culture,” Jimenez said. “Music, mariachis, you’re going to meet Miguel and their families. In a unique way, we’re going to pull our families together. This is a really cool ship.”

The Disney Treasure will now head to New York City for a christening celebration. It will take place on Nov. 19.

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