I Am Both Excited and Terrified by Marvel and Star Wars Disney Cruise Additions

Before I start this, let me say something: I’m terrified of sharks and open water and I have been on two cruises in my life. Yes, I’m aware that I make no sense. You learn to just live with it.

All that to say that I’ve never really felt the desire to go on a Disney cruise—not because I didn’t want to spend a week with Belle. I always want to hang out with my favorite Disney characters, but it’s more the open water, being trapped with people I don’t like, and being surrounded by sharks bits that just didn’t really seem for me. And then, of course, there’s the added post-2020 danger of being trapped at sea with a COVID-19 outbreak.

Now though, Disney is catering specifically to me and my interests and really going to get me on the death boat adventures. Like … they’re making a Star Wars-themed bar and dinner with the Avengers (and villains)? I’m doomed. They’re going to get me on the plague ship.

The thing is: Cruise ships were a very hot topic at the beginning of the pandemic because you’re literally trapped on a boat with people, so if one person gets sick, everyone gets sick. So the idea of going on a ship any time in the future didn’t exactly seem appealing to me. And then Disney said “Din Djarin though,” and now I’m seriously considering it.

Disney has a way with its Parks and attractions (like the Disney cruise line) that bring the magic of these properties we know and love into our real life. I still remember seeing Chewbacca in the park and crying as if he were really there. (I did hug that man in a furry suit and I have no shame.)

So these additions to the cruise ship are exciting because you know they’re going to be a part of this magic that Disney does so well. And also the idea of just getting drunk in the Star Wars Hyperspace Lounge is now a dream that I never knew I had before.

Do I want to be trapped on a plague boat for a week? Not really, but I will seriously consider it if I get to meet the Avengers and some Star Wars characters. You let me go on a jet ski with Din and Grogu, and now we’re talking.

So yes, I’ll get over my own fear of the ocean if it means that I can sit down and have dinner with Tony Stark and Peter Parker before getting drunk with Obi-Wan Kenobi. I’ll do it for the ‘gram, and I’ll do it because I’m always going to be too big of a nerd for these Disney things not to get to me.

(image: Marvel Entertainment/Lucasfilm)

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Rachel Leishman (She/Her) is an Assistant Editor at the Mary Sue. She's been a writer professionally since 2016 but was always obsessed with movies and television and writing about them growing up. A lover of Spider-Man and Wanda Maximoff's biggest defender, she has interests in all things nerdy and a cat named Benjamin Wyatt the cat. If you want to talk classic rock music or all things Harrison Ford, she's your girl but her interests span far and wide. Yes, she knows she looks like Florence Pugh. She has multiple podcasts, normally has opinions on any bit of pop culture, and can tell you can actors entire filmography off the top of her head. Her current obsession is Glen Powell's dog, Brisket. Her work at the Mary Sue often includes Star Wars, Marvel, DC, movie reviews, and interviews.

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