Overview
- Oriental Land Co., which decided Tuesday at its board meeting to set up Oriental Land Cruise Co., will run the service under the Disney Cruise Line Japan name.
- The subsidiary is slated to be formally established in early April with ¥450 million in capital, with Tokyo Disney Resort executive Ryotaro Shiiba named president.
- OLC and Disney are finalizing a design based on the Disney Wish to meet Japanese registry rules, with construction scheduled for the second half of fiscal 2026.
- The company targets passenger service in Japan’s fiscal 2028, introducing the country’s first Disney-branded family cruise offering.
- Earlier announcements pointed to Meyer Werft in Germany building a roughly 140,000‑ton, LNG-powered ship with about 1,250 cabins, and OLC’s use of “ships” leaves open future expansion though only one vessel is confirmed.