Who owns Disney Cruise Line?
Disney Cruise Line is owned by Disney (the United States, NYSE: DIS).[1]
Evidence: The Walt Disney Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-13, SEC EDGAR, 13 November 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Walt Disney Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Burbank, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Travel & transport › Cruise lines
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: DIS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Disney Cruise Line
Disney Cruise Line is part of the Experiences segment of The Walt Disney Company. Its FY2025 10-K says it operates six ships from North America, Europe and the South Pacific, will add the Disney Destiny and Disney Adventure in fiscal 2026, and licenses a Disney-branded ship to Oriental Land Co. for Japan.
Ownership timeline of Disney Cruise Line
Where Disney Cruise Line sits in Disney
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Disney
Disney controls 13 brands on Brandtree.
- 20th Century Studios (1935)
- ABC (1943)
- Disney (1923)
- Disney Parks (1955)
- Disney+ (2019)
- ESPN (1979)
- Hulu (2007)
- Lucasfilm (1971)
- Marvel (1939)
- National Geographic (1888)
- Pixar (1986)
- Searchlight Pictures (1994)
Other brands in cruise lines, and who owns them
The 26 brands in cruise lines on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Carnival, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Carnival Cruise Line | Carnival | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Norwegian Cruise Line | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Crystal | A&K Travel Group | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| American Cruise Lines | American Cruise Lines | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aurora Expeditions | Aurora Expeditions | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Celestyal Cruises | Celestyal | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Heritage Expeditions | Heritage Expeditions | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| City Cruises | Hornblower Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Disney
Disney is a publicly listed company headquartered in Burbank, California, United States, founded in 1923. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: DIS.
Disney was founded in 1923 by two brothers making short cartoons and is now the largest entertainment company in the world. Its purchases of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and most of 21st Century Fox mean a substantial share of the highest-grossing films ever made belong to one owner.
🇺🇸 Disney Cruise Line and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Disney Cruise Line is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Disney Cruise Line?
The parent company of Disney Cruise Line is Disney, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Disney Cruise Line American?
Yes. Disney Cruise Line originated in the United States and its owner, Disney, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Disney Cruise Line still owned by Disney?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Disney Cruise Line is still owned by Disney. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The Walt Disney Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-13 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 13 November 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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