日本首艘迪士尼邮轮定名"迪士尼想象号"：投资约3300亿日元，2029年春东京启航
东方乐园公司及其子公司东方乐园邮轮公司10月14日宣布，日本第一艘迪士尼邮轮定名为"迪士尼想象号"（Disney Imagination）。该船计划以东京国际邮轮码头为主要母港，2029年春季开始商业航行。"迪士尼想象号"约为14万总吨、长约340米，由德国迈尔造船厂（Meyer Werft）建造，以2022年投入运营的"迪士尼愿望号"为设计基础，并针对日本注册船舶和日本客人的偏好作出调整。全船约设1,250间客舱，可载客4,000人，船员约1,500人。项目总投资约3,300亿日元，其中造船费用2,900亿日元、预备金400亿日元；按计划，年载客目标约40万人次。
该船船尾将绘有迪士尼动画《小美人鱼》中的爱丽儿和螃蟹塞巴斯蒂安形象。船上规划包括一座可容纳1,300多人的剧场、约30处餐饮场所（含三家主题各异的主餐厅）、儿童专属区域和成人专属区域等。航程以2至4晚的短途为主，面向最常见客舱类别的拟定票价为每人每次航程10万至30万日元区间。按计划，该船将于2028年秋季交付，预约将在首航约六个月前开放。船舶的运营管理预计由日本邮船集团（NYK Group）负责。
在命名活动上，东方乐园会长兼首席执行官高野由美子、东方乐园邮轮社长椎叶亮太郎、迪士尼签名体验公司总裁纳塔莎·拉法尔斯基等人出席。东方乐园邮轮方面表示，日本的邮轮参与人口约占总人口的0.2%，远低于美国的5.9%，公司希望借短途航程让邮轮成为日本人熟悉的休闲选择。
Japan's First Disney Cruise Ship Named Disney Imagination, Set for Spring 2029 Tokyo Debut
Oriental Land Co. and its subsidiary Oriental Land Cruise announced on October 14 that Japan's first Disney cruise ship will be named Disney Imagination. The vessel is scheduled to begin commercial sailings in spring 2029, with Tokyo International Cruise Terminal as its primary homeport.
Disney Imagination will be approximately 140,000 gross tons and about 340 metres long, built by Germany's Meyer Werft and based on the design of Disney Wish, which entered service in 2022, with adjustments for operation as a Japanese-registered ship and for the preferences of guests in Japan. The ship is planned to have approximately 1,250 cabins, capacity for 4,000 passengers and a crew of about 1,500. Total investment is approximately 330 billion yen — 290 billion yen for the ship and 40 billion yen in contingency funds — with an annual passenger target of around 400,000.
The ship's stern will feature Ariel and Sebastian from The Little Mermaid. Onboard plans include a theatre seating more than 1,300 guests, approximately 30 food and beverage venues including three main dining restaurants with different themes, dedicated children's areas and adult-only areas. Voyages will generally last two to four nights, with proposed fares for the most common cabin category spanning 100,000 to 300,000 yen per person per voyage. Delivery of the ship is scheduled for autumn 2028, and reservations are expected to open approximately six months before the first sailing. The NYK Group is expected to handle ship management and operational management.
The naming announcement in Tokyo brought together Oriental Land chairperson and CEO Yumiko Takano, Oriental Land Cruise president Ryotaro Shiiba, and Disney Signature Experiences president Natacha Rafalski. Oriental Land Cruise has cited cruise participation equivalent to 0.2% of Japan's population, compared with 5.9% in the United States, saying it aims to make cruising a familiar leisure choice in Japan through the short-voyage format.
图片来源："迪士尼想象号"的设计原型船"迪士尼愿望号"抵达卡纳维拉尔港（资料图）。图片来源：Wikimedia Commons，MissPlaying 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0 授权
