‘Very, very excited’: Passengers set off on Disney Adventure cruise’s first voyage from S’pore

Passengers excited as Disney Adventure cruise embarks on its first public sailing from Singapore after delays. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE – As early as 9am on March 10, hours before Asia’s first Disney cruise set off on its maiden voyage, excited passengers started streaming into the Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore.

Among the first groups to check in for the Disney Adventure’s inaugural public sailing were Japanese husband and wife Takuya and Manami Murao, who flew in from their home town of Osaka, Japan, on March 8. 

“This sailing is actually a delayed honeymoon for us. We got married six years ago, but because of Covid-19, we could not travel at the time. So this maiden voyage feels very special to us,” said Mr Murao, 36, who works in the steel industry.

This is the couple’s first time in Singapore and on a Disney cruise.

By late morning, scores of passengers had arrived to check in, with the earliest group allowed to board at 11am. The cruise set sail at about 5.45pm on March 10.

Spotted among the crowd were passengers dressed as Disney characters such as Belle from Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Snow White from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).