The Disney Adventure Cruise Singapore 2026 is the newest Disney Cruise Line experience in Asia. It offers three and four‑night high-seas sailings where the ship itself is the destination. This complete guide covers everything you need to know—prices, itinerary highlights, stateroom options, dining, entertainment, and insider tips—so you can plan your cruise trip with confidence and decide if this Disney cruise is indeed right for you.

We were fortunate to be among the first guests on board, and from the moment we stepped inside, we were instantly immersed in Disney Adventure Cruise's seven uniquely themed areas. The variety of dining options, Broadway-style entertainment, and endless onboard activities. It’s a magical cruise experience unlike any other I've tried. In this guide, we’ll walk you through what to expect, how to book, and practical tips to make your cruise smooth and enjoyable.

There are two major sections on this Disney Adventure Singapore Cruise guide. The first is an overview about the cruise itself—what you can see, what you can do, all that stuff. While the second half tackles the hows of actually booking, planning, boarding, and disembarking the cruise.

This is a comprehensive cruise guide, it is long and picture-heavy (if photos doesn’t load properly, just refresh the page). If you wish to know particular things about the cruise, you may refer to the table of contents below and simply click on the section that you need to read on. If you want to find out about our family’s actual experience aboard, you may check my Disney Adventure Cruise Review.    
   
Hopefully, this guide can help you decide if this cruise is for you. Also, let’s see if the Disney Adventure Singapore is indeed worth every single dollar you spend for admission. With that, let’s get Disney cruising!

A Disney Adventure Cruise experience doesn’t begin and end at the cruise ship—it’s the perfect opportunity to explore Singapore before and after your sailing. Cruisers can make their trip more worthwhile with a pre-cruise tour before departure or a post-cruise tour after disembarkation. And Singapore is an ideal destination for both—with its compact size, efficient transport system, and attractions, it’s easy to explore even on a short stay. The area around the cruise port itself is interesting enough. In fact, our family maximized our cruise by exploring Singapore just before boarding the Disney Adventure for its maiden voyage and after the cruise at the Changi Airport—one of the best airports in the world for dining, shopping, and attractions.

“Why don’t we visit Disneyland?” My son asked a couple of weeks before our surprise Singapore Disney Adventure Cruise for him.

“How about a Disney Cruise instead?” I replied. His eyes widened, mouth agape, astonished that there is such a thing as a Disney-themed cruise. Still, we held the surprise. My wife and I waited until the very last minute, at the cruise port in Singapore, when his eyes actually gazed upon the Disney Adventure cruise ship in all its massive glory.

INSIDE THE DISNEY ADVENTURE CRUISE SHIP

I have previously written a very detailed Disney Adventure Cruise Guide, but for this one, I will describe our actual five-day family experience onboard the first Disney Adventure Cruise from Singapore. From our arrival in Singapore and the ship christening to our accommodation inside the Disney Adventure and all the things we ate and did on the cruise.

The objective, to fly from the Philippines to Morocco, the cheapest way possible. The plan, roam around South East Asia first, then from Singapore, take a connecting flight to Casablanca via Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The problem, a lot.

Singapore is one of the cheapest places to fly off en route to Morocco, so we made sure that our route for our two-month annual summer trip, SEA2africa, lands on the Lion City midway through. From Manila, we flew to Bali, then East Timor, before finally flying to Singapore. This is it. We’re finally bound for Morocco!

Our favorite haunt for food when in Singapore are its hawkers. They’re cheap, readily accessible, and quite delicious. But sometimes, most especially when we’re with friends, we try out restaurants above our budgetary constraints. Well, when they treat us for meals. Another place we also frequent besides these are the numerous food courts usually found inside mall basements. While we still prefer Singapore hawkers over those two. It’s such a comfort to eat your favorite hot dishes on cool air-conditioned rooms, lol.

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ASIAN FOOD MALL AT LUCKY PLAZA

  ADDRESS: 304 ORCHARD ROAD | OPENING HOURS: 10:00 AM TO 10:00 PM | GPS MAP: 1.304334, 103.833757

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Lucky Plaza holds the number one spot for Filipinos in Singapore. And for this reason, Jollibee built its first outlet in the country inside its doors. It’s our go to spot, whenever we miss Chickenjoy during our annual two-month long summer trip (if we do drop by Singapore, that is).

In all fairness, even though their Jolly Spaghetti (SGD 4.50) doesn’t compare to the original ones in the Philippines, their Chickenjoy (SGD 7.00, 2 pieces), including their gravy, taste exactly like those in our home country.

Besides having Jollibee, the Lucky Plaza food court also has a lot of stalls selling what you’d normally see on a hawker center, sans the usual Singaporean warm weather. We were able to try a bowl of mee rebus and a plate of rendang. Like on most places, it can be a hit or miss. The former was a miss, the latter, a hit.

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ASIAN FOOD MALL AT THE BASEMENT OF LUCKY PLAZA

JOLLY HOTDOG, CHICKEN JOY, AND FRIES FROM JOLLIBEE

MEE REBUS AND BEEF RENDANG WITH RICE AND VEGGIES

 

 

TANGS MARKET AT TANGS PLAZA

  ADDRESS: 310 ORCHARD ROAD | OPENING HOURS: 10:30 AM TO 10:00 PM | GPS MAP: 1.304746, 103.832925

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I cannot remember why we ate at the Tangs Plaza food court which they dub as Tangs Market. It may be that it’s just a stone’s throw away from where we were staying, YOTEL Singapore, the last time we went to SG. My travel partner told me that I went hangry after visiting the Singapore Botanic Gardens and that’s where we were the moment my tummy rumbled.

Anyhoo. Their food court isn’t really that large, but selection was pretty okay. We went for Fei Siong’s Hainanese Curry Rice. We chose the chicken cutlet (SGD 4.30), the cheapest among the bunch. The photos advertising it looked much more delicious that it actually is, but really, it’s on the above average side.

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TANGS MARKET AT TANGS PLAZA ALONG ORCHARD ROAD

HAINANESE CURRY RICE FROM FEI SIONG STALL

 

 

TOAST BOX

  ADDRESS: EVERYWHERE IN SINGAPORE | OPENING HOURS: FROM 7:30 AM TO 10:00 PM

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One of our friends’ go to spot when in Singapore is Toast Box. Since they’re really not the most adventurous when it comes to food, the familiar name (since we used to have these in the Philippines), probably draws them. We’ve tried this popular Singaporean restaurant on their Marina Bay Sands and CHIJMES branches and their menu varies a bit from those in Manila.

My finger always lead me to point to their mee rebus (SGD 6.70) and laksa (SGD 6.80), while C usually goes for their mee goreng (SGD 6.20) which has luncheon meat included, and adds an order of traditional kaya toast (SGD 1.90). For drinks, their Milo Dinosaur (SGD 3.40) is the bomb.

TOAST BOX IN CHIJMES

SURPRISINGLY GOOD LOCAL DISHES AT TOAST BOX SINGAPORE

 

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Straight from East Timor, we flew back to Bali for a couple of days before taking another flight to Singapore. It’s the third country for our SEA2Africa two-month summer trip, and why Singapore? Well, next to Malaysia, we love Singaporean food! Plus, after almost a month of traveling, we’re hankering for the comfort of a first-world country—spell, fast food.

YOTEL SINGAPORE ALONG ORCHARD ROAD

So, we’re spending four days on this leg of our trip and our lodging of choice is YOTEL Singapore. YOTEL? The name sounds cool, indeed. Tucked on one of the quieter parts of the bustling Orchard Road, the hotel is sleek and very modern. It has branches in London, Boston, Amsterdam, and New York, and this is the first one to open in Asia.

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Summer’s here again! For most, it’s that time of the year when we don our swimwear and head over to the beach. For us though, this means another two months of traveling non-stop wherever our feet—or more precisely, the seat sales—lead us. This time, we’re doing things a bit differently. Instead of airline promos dictating where we’re going, we’ll actually decide our destination.

“We’re gonna have a sixteen-hour layover in Singapore,” I told C as I was sorting out our Scoot flight from Manila to Australia. “Is that okay with you? What can we do in Singapore for sixteen hours?” I asked her.

“Eat!” was her one-word reply.

 

Almost Oz! Transiting for sixteen hours in Singapore after an almost four-hour flight from Manila via @flyscoot! Yes, we're more than happy for the long layover. Will shop a bit for camera stuff and fill ourselves silly with laksa, mee rebus, and yong tau foo! #BlissfullakadDownunder #LakadPilipinas #FlyScoot #Scoot2Singapore #Scoot2Sydney

A post shared by Christian L. Sangoyo (@lakadpilipinas) on Feb 26, 2018 at 10:15pm PST

 

It was past nine when we arrived at Singapore’s Changi Airport. We’re taking it slow—browsing at the cameras shops, looking for Starbucks mugs, and checking out Lego prices—we’re not in a hurry, after all, we still have more than enough time to go to the city, eat our favorite dishes, and walk around a bit before going back for our Scoot Singapore to Sydney flight which was still at one in the morning.

Under a thick blanket of clouds, the sun went down in Singapore without even bidding goodbye. Lights started to flicker on the topside of our cruise ship—Star Cruises’ SuperStar Gemini—illuminating the wooden deck and making the central pool glow. We leaned on the railings several storeys up, watching, hypnotized by the frothy waters of the Melaka Strait below, waiting for evening to fully settle, waiting for the lands of Malaysia to come into view.

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Singapore is a small city state sandwiched between south of Malaysia and north of Indonesia. Most budget travelers try to steer clear of it due mostly to the notion that it is an expensive travel destination. There is indeed a basis for such—the country being labeled as the world’s priciest city for four straight years by the Economist Intelligence Unit. But still, a trip to Singapore can be enjoyed without burning holes through your pockets.

During our recent trip, we actually stayed for four days in Singapore, but since we did nothing on one of those days but rest, hunt for cactuses, and walk around the vicinity of our lodging, I’ll only be outling a three-day itinerary for this travel guide. We were on a budget at the time, so the focus really are the admission-free attractions in the city. For those with more money to spend, I’ll also list optional activities for popular tourist attractions around the city where you actually have to pay to enter.

From the chaos of Chinatown, we went inside a nondescript building, up through a darkened stairwell, and into an open hallway. We were ushered inside a keypad-locked wooden door and were greeted by the tiniest lobby ever. A step away, another door was opened for us and we were, again, greeted by the smallest dorm room. Ever.

It was our last few days in Singapore. We were supposed to go to Johor Baru, crossing the border between Singapore and Malaysia, and spend a night there, but we decided to simply stay at SG. It was the end of our Beach Hop Asia summer tour and we were just too doggone tired.

The problem was, since it was an impromptu thing, we have nowhere to stay. We were then lodged at the Beary Best! Hostel, but they were already fully booked, so we have no choice but to look for another hostel. A cheap hostel.

Eating in Singapore is a daunting task if you don’t have enough money in your pockets. Understand—you’re on the last leg of your two-month backpacking trip trying to make ends meet with the last wad of dollars in your wallet. And that last leg just so happens to be at one of the most expensive places on Earth. Just how and just where do you eat? The answer, food hawker centers.

FOOD IS RELATIVELY CHEAP ON SINGAPORE’S MANY HAWKER CENTERS

Indeed, during our four days running around the city, including a visit to the National Singapore Gallery, we were quite surprised at how relatively affordable our meals were. We usually eat at the city’s many hawker centers, it was still more expensive than say Malaysia or Thailand, but it was still within our meager budget. If you have deeper pockets and don’t want the hassle of looking for the best street food in the city, you can always book online for a food tour around Singapore.

“What’s the plan?” I asked C as we broke our fast on a creamy laksa noodle at a hawker stall near our lodging, the Beary Best! Hostel. “Well, we’ll meet with R and see where he takes us.” It’s inevitable that you meet friends on trips abroad. Filipinos are just everywhere.

THE NATIONAL GALLERY SINGAPORE

After a train ride, meet ups with R and C, a Burmese lunch, and some chit chat, the plan emerged. Unlike the previous day of checking out free attractions around Singapore, the plan today was somewhat more sophisticated. Like museum sophisticated. And we’re not visiting just any museum, we’d be heading over to the National Gallery Singapore to check out artworks all the way from our very own Juan Luna to international masters like Pablo Picasso.

APPARENTLY, TODAY IS MUSEUM DAY

We’re really not into museums, but with R around, you just know you’re gonna enjoy viewing artwork after artwork. He’s quite the brain when it comes to art, especially the juicy bits about the life of the hands that painted them.

From our lunch place, we walked towards Singapore’s Civic District where the gallery is located.

It was both our second time in Singapore. During my first visit, I did the usual paid attractions and found the city to be a tad cold; it seemed too artificial. My constant travel mate totally agreed with me. But we were ready to give SG a second chance. Only this time, our wallet really wasn’t as ready as we were.

THE ONLY COST OF OUR DAY TOUR, TRANSPORTATION FARE & FOOD

So, with budget only for food and transportation, we scoured the Internet for free places to visit in Singapore. And surprisingly, we did find a lot! We started our day early and ended it quite late—we were that busy running around the city.

It was almost midnight and we were running like it was the end of the world at Changi Airport’s wide corridors. With heavy backpacks on, we barreled our way down to the basement where the last train to the city was about to leave. We entered its door a few moments before it closed. Panting in exhaustion, we laughed as we sat down the almost empty coach. We made it!

SINGAPORE IS THE LAST COUNTRY FOR OUR TWO-MONTH SUMMER TRIP

Singapore was our last stop for our Beach Hop Asia summer tour. It started out in Malaysia, crossing over to Thailand, spilling on to Sri Lanka, and then Maldives. After several weeks of traveling and beaching around, we’re honestly quite ready to go home and have our Jollibee Chicken Joy. But, yes, we still have Singapore left—plus a night in Kuala Lumpur—before we haul ass back to Manila.

Now this is really not an itinerary where I’m gonna be listing down all the expenses I incurred complete with instructions on how to get from one place to the next. Since it was a sponsored trip, I did not spend a single dollar on any of the places I visited (except for the souvenirs). But still, I feel that the three days and two nights we spent roaming around Singapore was a good enough itinerary for anyone visiting the country.

So without further ado, here we go!

Three days certainly wasn’t enough to fully appreciate the ecological metropolis that is Singapore. But the choice was not mine to make and on the morning of our third day, we reluctantly boarded our tour bus for the last time and headed to Changi International Airport for our flight back to Clark.

Singapore’s Changi Airport is certainly one of the prettier air hubs I’ve seen. Considered as the main entry point of the country, it is massive compared to any of our airports in the Philippines. The facilities are very modern; well I guess it wouldn’t have won almost four hundred awards since it opened in 1981 if it were not.

My visit to Singapore would not be complete without bringing home a few souvenirs back to the Philippines. And on the top of my list is of course the prized Starbucks Global Icon City Mug that I have been collecting for the past few years.

Being a small country, Singapore has only two varieties of the Global Icon City Mugs; the first one is the Merlion icon and the other, the Orchid icon. It’s good to know though that both of these are also available on demitasse sizes.

We strolled from the far end of One Fullerton, on to the Merlion Park, over the Esplanade Bridge, down the Theatres on the Bay and finally the Helix Bridge. It took a total of two and a half hours to reach our final rendezvous. We were quite happy with the walk but we wanted something more, something the hawker stands near the area wasn’t able to provide; a brain freezing bowl of chendol.

So we walked some more, trying to find an open restaurant at such hour. We were met with nothing but locked doors; it seems most food places in Singapore close at the strike of twelve. Circling back to the hawker’s stall near the Marina Bay Floating Stadium, we asked for directions to the nearest place we can get chendols and they directed us to Newton Food Centre.

White balls of wishes swim with the multitudes of lights reflecting and twinkling across Singapore’s Marina Bay. Screaming neon lights and cool blues dot the skyline as boats lazily glide by along the calm bay waters; this is the Singapore I have pictured in my mind’s eye.

Rushing through tides of cars, our taxi careened through the right-hand driven roads of Singapore, our destination, the legendary view of the Marina Bay. But the evening was already past its prime for nightscapes, the electric color of the blue hour had passed a few hours before.