Posted on 05/11/2026 9:07:56 AM PDT by V_TWIN
Guests onboard Disney Cruise Line’s all-new Disney Adventure learned their four-night sailing embarking from Singapore was canceled — mere hours after they already boarded the ship.
On Thursday, May 7, after guests boarded, settled in and started their vacation, the captain of the ship announced that there were technical issues and guests were to wait for further information.
A Reddit user who was on the cruise said that they were told they “will set sail soon.”
“Midnight now. We’ve been waiting here since 2 p.m., and they have no update for us,” they wrote in an update in the comments. “What’s even worse is they’ve shut down all kitchens, coffee, etc. Why would they do that?”
About 26 hours later, approximately 2 p.m. Singapore time, it was announced that the cruise would be canceled due to mechanical issues that the engineering team couldn’t fix in time.
Guests were ultimately stranded in Singapore and left to figure out what to do next. At 6:30 p.m., they wrote that they were still waiting for a letter with hotel information before disembarking.
The Reddit user noted that when the cancellation was “really disappointing, especially if vacationing with kids.”
With a cruise like this, guests likely planned and booked this trip far in advance, and many traveled internationally to reach the ship.
“The Disney Adventure remains in port in Singapore as our teams continue to address a mechanical issue,” a Disney Cruise Line spokesperson said in a statement, per WDW News Today.
“As the issue has not been resolved in the timeframe required to start this voyage, this current sailing has been cancelled. We apologize to our guests and are working with them directly to provide support for their travel needs.”
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Glad we finished all our cruising by the early 2000s.
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This particular ship was purchased by Disney from Genting’s Dream Cruises when they went bankrupt through a liquidator. That should have been a tip that they may not have bought a ship that had been properly maintained. So they painted it and put it out to sea.
wy69
I cannot even imagine having to ‘fend for yourself’ in Singapore.
Singapore is cleaner and safer than any of our port cities here in the US.
Never have a never will go on a cruise. Maybe Viking cruises
Well, they got to pay Jimmy Kimmel and The View Bovines.
Priorities people!
Try the excursions to South American landfills. Some really good birdwatching opportunities, I hear.
“I cannot even imagine having to ‘fend for yourself’ in Singapore.”
Rule #1. Don’t spit your gum out on the sidewalk 😏
Better than getting stranded at sea with a breakdown.
Steamboat Willie must be spinning in his grave. This is embarrassing.
“Better than getting stranded at sea with a breakdown”
Or hantavirus
Got the mouse disease. Bad for business.
Yeah, I will pass on the floating petri dishes too. 😁
Interesting, thanks for sharing that.
Im sure Disney kept it to themselves as well.
A little diligent research could have more than likely revealed that info to potential passengers but who’s gonna do that?
Between this and a bunch of pedo’s getting arrested on another disney ship recently why people would book their cruises is beyond my understanding.
I cannot even imagine doing ANYTHING Disney - especially with my children!
My wife goes on cruises all the time...I quarantine her for 10 days upon return.
Update...
Supposedly a mechanical issue.
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