Disney Destiny Embarkation Day 🚢✨ Boarding, First Impressions & Sail Away | Disney Cruise Line

It’s embarkation day on Disney Destiny — and our cruise adventure officially begins. 🚢✨ After driving down from Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort, we head to Fort Lauderdale to board Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, but not before making a stop at Port Canaveral to see Disney Adventure — which features in the opening of this vlog as a teaser of what’s still to come. We arrive at the terminal around 11:30am with a Port Arrival Time of 11:45, boarding as Group 6 after waiting for friends in Group 2 (Pearl members… lucky them). Boarding itself is smooth and well managed, although we lose some time early on while sorting a reservation onboard. This embarkation is different for us — for the first time, we choose a sit-down lunch rather than Marceline Market, giving us a calmer start to the cruise (even if it takes a little longer than planned). Our first impressions of Disney Destiny are nothing short of stunning. The Grand Hall is beautifully themed, with incredible Wakanda and vibranium-inspired design, and the moment we see the Vibranium chandelier is a genuine wow moment. Destiny feels busy, but never crowded — likely helped by the ship not being completely full — and theming-wise, it’s right up there with Treasure, and comfortably ahead of Wish in terms of immersion. The day builds towards a powerful sail away party, featuring Spider-Man, with a slightly different feel to Treasure but still carrying that emotionally charged Disney Cruise Line energy. We end the day with dinner at 1923, explore our inside stateroom, meet our friends, and get to know the cast members who’ll be looking after us for the next five nights — officially kicking off our time onboard Disney Destiny. 🚢 What’s in This Embarkation Vlog ✨ Drive from Walt Disney World to Fort Lauderdale ✨ Stop at Port Canaveral to see Disney Adventure ✨ Terminal arrival & boarding process ✨ First impressions of Disney Destiny ✨ Grand Hall & vibranium theming ✨ Sit-down lunch on embarkation day ✨ Sail away party with Spider-Man ✨ Dinner at 1923 ✨ Inside stateroom reveal ✨ Meeting our servers & shipmates 🌍 Part of Our 2025–2026 Cruise & Travel Series 🚢 Disney Destiny 🎢 Universal Epic Universe ❄️ Disney Wonder to Alaska (May) 🚢 Royal Caribbean – Liberty of the Seas (July) 🌊 DVC Cruise from Southampton (August) 🎄 Back-to-back Disney Wonder sailings for Christmas 📲 Follow Our Adventures 📸 Instagram: @travelswithdaniandpaul 📸 Instagram: @adventurebydanielle 📧 Email: TravelsWithDaniAndPaul@gmail.com 📧 Email: AdventurebyDanielle@gmail.com 📝 Holiday Enquiries: https://form.jotform.com/252736378494370 Chapters 0:00 Welcome To EMBARKATION DAY!!! 1:27 Key terms you’ll hear us use, and things to know 5:25 It’s the Disney Adventure in Port Canaveral 7:26 Arriving at Port Everglades 9:56 Making our way into the port terminal 12:57 TIME TO GET ON THE DESTINY!!! 13:56 Our first view of the Grand Hall 14:46 Lunch at pride lands 17:11 Finding our room for the first time 24:23 Our Castaway Club gifts 30:14 A brief look at the Grand Hall 33:25 Highlights of the Sail Away Party 37:38 The Shop is CHAOS! 39:31 Exploring the top decks and the stairways 55:19 We need to talk about Embarkation at Port Everglades 59:24 Our small shop haul 1:11:37 Our thoughts on dinner and the adult entertainment on day 1