Captain Minnie Mouse Coming to Disney Cruise Line This Month

Jessica Figueroa

Captain Minnie Mouse Coming to Disney Cruise Line This Month

Move over, Mickey. There’s a new Captain onboard. Disney Cruise Line has just revealed that Captain Minnie Mouse will be making her debut aboard all Disney ships starting this month! This is all a part of a new nautical youth program featuring scholarships to empower girls and young women to pursue careers in the cruise and maritime industry.

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Captain Minnie Mouse, in her crisp new uniform with smart white trousers or skirt and a bold red jacket emblazoned with captain’s insignia, will make the rounds on all Disney ships starting in April. She will spread the message of exploring new horizons, both by land and by sea.

Captain Minnie Mouse

This year, Disney Cruise Line will sponsor four scholarships at the LJM Maritime Academy in The Bahamas for female cadets who aspire to be ship captains and shipboard leaders. The scholarships, one for each of the ships in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, include two years of study at the academy and one year of service aboard a Disney ship.

Captain Minnie Mouse - Nautical Youth Program

Onboard Disney Cruise Line ships later this year, Captain Minnie Mouse will appear in an all-new youth activity where young captain hopefuls practice STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) skills in a fun maritime-themed activity. Children will hone their STEM and problem-solving abilities – skills that play an important role in the maritime industry – in a series of engaging, hands-on activities.

The interactive experience will be a journey of discovery, exploration and imagination that will be offered in Disney’s Oceaneer Lab aboard all Disney ships.

Captain Minnie Mouse - Nautical Merchandise

To celebrate the excitement of Captain Minnie Mouse at the helm, Disney Cruise Line is unveiling a special line of merchandise, exclusive to the Disney fleet. Items in the nautical-themed collection of apparel and gifts tout the tagline, “You Can Call Me Captain.” A brand-new Captain Minnie Mouse plush will be introduced this summer.

Captain Minnie Mouse - Nautical Merchandise

Captain Minnie Mouse also takes the spotlight on a new PANDORA Jewelry charm, available for purchase exclusively onboard.

Captain Minnie Mouse - PANDORA Jewelry Charm

In the future, girls will get to dress the part with a Captain Minnie Mouse makeover at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, available exclusively on Disney ships. At this special salon, children can transform into seafaring captains, inspired by their favorite mouse.

Well, what do you think of Minnie’s new look and rank? We’re here for it.

2 thoughts on “Captain Minnie Mouse Coming to Disney Cruise Line This Month”

  1. Captain Kate McCue would be a great spokesperson for DCL’s new maritime scholarship program as well as the STEM program. She got her start with DCL. They should hire her (and her cat BUG) away from Celebrity and make her Captain of one of the three new DCL ships.

    • Capt. Kate is terrific! What a role model. Disney should do a few things Celebrity does, like loyalty programs and of course hire female captains!

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