Beginning today (Wednesday, June 18) Disney Cruise Line has lowered the required deposit for future voyages.

Disney Cruise Line Deposit Lowered

The deposit has gone from 20% to 10% of the sailing’s fare for new bookings.

For existing reservations made on or before June 17, the original 20% deposit remains in place.

Here are more specific details for this update:

Cancellation Fees

1. Cancellation fees will follow the new deposit policy for sailings made on or after June 18, 2025.
2. If a reservation is cancelled during the deposit cancellation fee period and the deposit was 10%, the cancellation fees will also be 10% of the voyage fare.
3. Cancellation fees for guests who previously paid a 20% deposit will be 20% of the voyage fare.
4. Per existing policy, deposits will continue to be non-refundable for Concierge Guests.

Modifications

1. If a Guest is outside the cancellation fee period and prefers to take advantage of the new 10% deposit policy, they may cancel and rebook their reservation under the updated terms.
2. Standard cancellation fees may apply for reservations within the cancellation fee period, as outlined in the terms and conditions.

Onboard Placeholder Offers

1. Guests who have booked a Placeholder Reservation will also see a change in the required deposit when they add a sail date to their reservation if the sailing is 7 nights or longer.
2. Guests will only be required to pay a 5% deposit. If the reservation is cancelled outside of the deposit cancellation fee period, Guests will only be subjected to a 5% cancellation fee.
3. In addition to the deposit percentage change, there will no longer be a three day hold when converting Onboard Placeholder Offers through the Contact Center or when booking online.  A deposit will now be due at the time of placeholder conversion now that placeholders can be converted online.

This update comes a few months before Disney Cruise Line launches two new ships: Disney Adventure and Disney Destiny. The Adventure will be Disney Cruise Line’s first ship sailing out of Singapore, beginning this December, while the Destiny (a Wish-class ship) will sail out of Port Everglades beginning in November.

Disney Cruise Line updated their policies regarding final payment for concierge guests and their cancellation fee schedule last September.

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Shannen Ace