Interested in dipping your toe into the waters of Disney Cruise Line, but unsure which “entry level” cruise makes the most sense? In this post we outline the “cheapest” Disney Cruises from a variety of categories. Not just cheapest overall, but also the cheapest options covering popular ports, ships, and itineraries. Read on to learn all about the cheapest Disney Cruise Line itineraries!

About This Post

The pricing in this post reflects the best, non-discounted price available as of the update date. I expect to update it annually.

Note that the best pricing for cruises is typically available when the new itineraries launch, and the best available rates may sell out quickly. We’ve started seeing more discounts available on Disney Cruise Line, too, but this post sticks to non-discounted rates. All prices are for two adults and one child (9 years old).

The Disney Cruise Line website typically sorts by lowest price, but this post supplements that by breaking out the best prices for different types of itineraries. You see this immediately, as I don’t think anyone looking for the “cheapest Disney Cruise” is expecting to be told they’ll find it in Singapore. That’s why I have different categories besides Cheapest Overall, including Cheapest from Florida and Cheapest on a Wish-Class Ship.

Finally, if you’re brand new to Disney Cruise Line and just looking to start understanding itineraries, you might also check out our Guide to Picking the Best Disney Cruise.

The Bottom Line — Cheapest Disney Cruises

Here’s a look at all the itineraries discussed in this post:

Cheapest Overall — 3-Night Singapore on Disney Adventure ($1,443)
Cheapest from the United States — 3-Night Baja Cruise from San Diego ($2,055)
Cheapest One-Way — 4-Night Vancouver to San Diego ($2,317)
Cheapest from Florida — 3-Night Bahamian from Fort Lauderdale ($2,284)
Cheapest from Port Canaveral — 3-Night Bahamian on the Disney Fantasy ($2,513)
Cheapest On a Wish-Class Ship — 3-Night Bahamian From Port Canaveral ($2,641)
Cheapest Alaska — 5-Night on the Disney Magic ($4,648)
Cheapest European (7-Night) — Mediterranean on the Disney Dream ($6,562)

Quick Tips for Budgeting for Disney Cruise Line

Disney Cruises are expensive. You can expect to pay about 50% more than a competitor cruise line if you want to be on a Disney ship. So before we get to out list and discussion of the cheapest itineraries, I wanted to offer some quick thoughts on budgeting.

I’ve shared budgets for two of our cruises:

Be realistic about your Port Adventures. Port Adventures (excursions) can add a ton of cost to your cruise. Try to be realistic about whether your itinerary is going to have a lot of must-do Port Adventures or whether you’ll be fine just “winging it”. If you’ve never been to Europe before, you probably don’t want to waste time and energy learning to navigate Rome—plan to pay for a tour. If you’ve only got 3 nights in the Bahamas, you might be able to have as much fun on the ship as on a paid tour in Nassau.

Mind your paid extras. Spa Treatments, Olaf’s Royal Picnic, dinner at Palo—these are just a few examples of the paid extras you can do onboard. Especially on shorter (cheaper) itineraries, these add-ons can wind up making a significant amount of your cost.

Start thinking about flights, transit, and hotels now. Besides the rack rate for your cruise, you’ll be paying for some combination of flights, transit, and hotels (before and maybe after the cruise). A thrifty and risk-tolerant family might fly into MCO on a low-cost 5AM flight the day they depart. But if you’re on a once-in-a-lifetime Alaska cruise you’re probably going to be paying for a few nights in Vancouver before your cruise.

Cheapest Overall — 3-Night Singapore on Disney Adventure ($1,443)

I know some people are going to be rolling their eyes—you probably didn’t come to this post to be told to fly to Singapore for a cruise. Nonetheless, the 3-day cruises out of Singapore are currently the least expensive on the Disney Cruise Line agenda, starting at $1,443. The 4-day itineraries start at $1,662.

For what it’s worth, we had a great time visiting Singapore, and you actually can usually get pretty good award availability on Singapore Airlines. The miles for Singapore are easy to earn (you can transfer from most major credit card programs), so there’s a potentially really cool, not super-expensive trip to be had here.

Cheapest from the United States — 3-Night Baja Cruise from San Diego ($2,055)

The Disney Wonder does 3- and 4-night itineraries out of San Diego, usually with stops at one or both of Catalina Island or Ensenada, Mexico. Being on a smaller, old ship and out of a west coast port, these itineraries tend to be some of the better priced.

While the newest ships definitely have a lot of bells and whistles, there’s no doubt that the Disney Wonder has enough to keep you satisfied for 3 or 4 nights. The 3-night itineraries start at $2,055, while 4-night itineraries start at $2,574.

Cheapest One-Way — 4-Night Vancouver to San Diego ($2,317)

Most cruises, including most Disney Cruise, start and end at the same port. While this has its advantages (don’t drive to a port unless you’re coming back!), starting and ending at different ports can be good if you’re looking for an excuse to visit different places. Due to their general inconvenience, these also tend to be cheaper than comparable roundtrip itineraries. If you’re looking to do further research, these are often called “repositioning” cruises because the ships usually use them to reposition from one home port to a new home port.

The current cheapest option for a one-way trip on Disney Cruise Line is a 4-night itinerary from Vancouver to San Diego. This is a repositioning of the Disney Magic, which spends the summer in Alaska (out of Vancouver) before moving to San Diego for Baja itineraries.

Cheapest from Florida — 3-Night Bahamian from Fort Lauderdale ($2,284)

Except for Singapore’s Disney Adventure, Disney’s newest ships tend to be based out of Florida. The two ports Disney uses in Florida are Fort Lauderdale and Port Canaveral. Port Canaveral is the historical home of Disney Cruise Line and a one-hour drive from Walt Disney World. Fort Lauderdale is a 3-hour drive from Walt Disney World.

Fort Lauderdale is currently home to a few Bahamian itineraries on the Disney Dream and the new Disney Destiny. Itineraries on the Disney Dream start at $2,284. The Dream isn’t in the newest class of ships, but you’re not likely to notice this unless you’re a close follower of Disney Cruise Line in search of specific features (in which case, book the ship that has the things you want).

Cheapest from Port Canaveral — 3-Night Bahamian on the Disney Fantasy ($2,513)

This one should come with an asterisk. The Disney Fantasy does not usually do 3-Night Bahamian itineraries from Port Canaveral (I reviewed a 5-night trip on the Disney Fantasy here), but there’s one on the calendar in early 2027. Owing to it being an older, Dream-class ship, it’s the lowest-priced itinerary out of Port Canaveral.

Ignoring this itinerary brings us to the more typical option…

Cheapest On a Wish-Class Ship — 3-Night Bahamian From Port Canaveral ($2,641)

The Wish-class ships are Disney’s newest ships, including the Disney Wish, Treasure, and Destiny. Currently, the cheapest option to get on one of these ships is a 3-Night Bahamian itinerary on the Wish out of Port Canaveral. With that single Disney Fantasy itinerary excepted, this is also the cheapest cruise out of Port Canaveral.

I reviewed a 3-night Bahamian cruise on the Disney Wish here.

Cheapest Alaska — 5-Night on the Disney Magic ($4,648)

Most of Disney’s Alaska itineraries are 7 nights on the Disney Magic or Disney Wonder, and the cheapest 7-night itinerary starts at $4,989. But for about $300 less, there’s a single 5-night itinerary on the Disney Magic.

The 5-night itinerary only has one proper port (Ketchikan), plus a glacier-viewing day. While you might consider this too limited to be worth it, I think there’s a case to be made that an Alaska cruise is actually pretty heavily about the views from the ship on certain days. I’d at least consider the 5-night option.

I covered our 7-night Alaskan cruise aboard the Disney Wonder here.

Cheapest European (7-Night) — Mediterranean on the Disney Dream ($6,562)

There are shorter European itineraries starting at $3,287, but I assume when people think about a “European cruise” they’re looking at itineraries longer than 4 nights. The cheapest 7-night option is a May 2026 itinerary from Barcelona stopping at four ports in Italy.