The Disney Believe will have a piano lounge set in Ariel’s grotto and an observatory-themed pub where Disney characters are drawn into the stars. Disney Cruise Line revealed both venues, Sea Notes and Skygazers, during Wednesday’s livestream.
Sea Notes Takes Guests Under The Sea
Sea Notes is an iridescent piano lounge inspired by Ariel’s grotto, located just off the Moana-themed Grand Hall. At the center is a pearlescent piano that Disney describes as one of Ariel’s forgotten treasures, and the lounge will serve cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks to a soundtrack of nostalgic melodies.
The concept art shows that piano on a round raised stage, played by a performer in a purple gown. A swirl of blue glass hangs above her like a chandelier, sheer curtains frame the stage, and seashell details run along the arched walls. Guests sit in curved blue booths and at a bar along the left side, and the carpet looks like rippling water on the sea floor.
Disney planted a hint for the lounge on Castaway Cay. A necklace appeared on the Prince Eric statue on the island for one day this week to tease the Little Mermaid venue.
What's this 👀 A necklace appeared for the day on the Prince Eric statue on Disney Castaway Cay to tease The Little Mermaid-inspired lounge coming to the Disney Believe 🚢 #DisneyBelieve
— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) October 7, 2026
The Little Mermaid clues started on the first day of the onboard scavenger hunt, when guests on the Disney Wish unscrambled “Ariel” from a porthole puzzle and filled in the missing words to songs from the film.
Skygazers Is An Observatory Pub
Skygazers is an observatory-themed pub set inside an astronomer’s laboratory. Disney says its bookshelves will be filled with astronomical instruments and celestial maps, along with hidden props nodding to Disney characters who wished upon stars of their own. The menu will include custom craft brews, specialty cocktails and light bites, and the pub will show live sports broadcasts.
The poster Disney released is a star chart. A ring of Disney characters is traced out as constellations around a gold dial in the center that looks like an astronomer’s astrolabe, with a Mickey silhouette worked into its rings. Tweedledum and Tweedledee sit at the top, with Sebastian, a lion, Judy Hopps and Tinker Bell among the figures circling the dial.
When They Open
Both lounges open with the ship, and general on-sale bookings open October 19, 2026. The Believe sails its maiden voyage on December 18, 2027, from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, a date revealed during the same livestream, and it is the fourth and final Wish-class ship.
The stream, which Disney scheduled for October 7, also introduced “Disney Encanto,” Tangled: The Musical with new sets, Oaken’s Table: A Frozen Family Feast, Inside Out: Joyful Sweets, the Wishing Well, Gazelle and the two-story Believe Tower Suite. Haunted Mansion Parlor returns from the Believe’s sister ships.
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