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Based in Los Angeles, Vicki Arkoff is Editor at Large…
Disney Cruise Line has given us the first advance look at their next ship, set to launch in 2025. We’ve discovered that the ship will be named Disney Destiny, and will conceptually bring beloved stories of legendary Disney heroes and villains to life.
Drawing inspiration from epic tales of Disney, Pixar and Marvel, the design theme of Disney Destiny — sister ship to Disney Wish and Disney Treasure — is based on stories, characters, and theme park attractions that are sure to forge a cruise vacation like no other.
When developing the Disney Destiny, the Disney Cruise Line and Walt Disney Imagineering teams were inspired by the dynamic duality of every great Disney story, where opposing forces of light and dark drive characters to rise to their purpose. On board, guests will encounter heroes and villains — from tales including “The Lion King,” “Hercules” and “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” — within the ship’s spaces, experiences and entertainment.
Continuing a Disney Cruise Line tradition, the bow of Disney Destiny will feature a filagree image of Minnie Mouse striking a valiant pose in a heroic ensemble, with her cape waving in the sea breeze.
The vessel is being built in the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, as part of a multi-year expansion of the Disney Cruise Line fleet.
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Based in Los Angeles, Vicki Arkoff is Editor at Large for Pursuitist and a founding editor for Holiday Goddess, the online destination for chic women travelers from the editors of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Grazia, Conde Nast Traveler, and BBC. Her travel and lifestyle reports can also be been seen in Atlas Obscura, The Awesomer, DaySpa, The Chicago Tribune, CNN Travel, JustLuxe, Lonely Planet, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Toronto Star, WellSpa 360, WestJet Magazine, Where Traveler, Where Guestbook, Yahoo News, and dozens more. She's co-author of the bestselling Holiday Goddess books (HarperCollins and iTunes) including 'The Holiday Goddess Guide to Paris, London, New York, Rome,' a travel Top 10 staple. As editor, Vicki's other books include 'Sinatra' (DK), 'Inside Mad' (Time-Life) and 'Virgin Los Angeles' (Virgin Books). She is one of the Usual Gang of Idiots for MAD Magazine, an entertainment reporter (Daily Variety, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Magazine, CREEM), and authorized biographer for pop culture icons from the Beach Boys to Beastie Boys, Paul McCartney to MC Hammer.