Police have stormed Disney’s giant new cruise ship and arrested two people as it docked in Germany, just two days after the vessel was launched.
The German federal officers swarmed the enormous vessel called ‘Disney Adventure’ in a targetted operation on Wednesday as it arrived at the Sassnitz/Mukran ferry port to take on fuel.
The police entered the 1122ft long and 150ft wide luxury liner, searching its premises before making two arrests.
One of the men was a 44-year-old Croatian worker, wanted by the Bavarian Police for driving under the influence of alcohol.
A judge in the Augsburg District Court sentenced him in 2022 to pay a fine of £2,081 (€2,400) or spend 60 days behind bars.
After paying the fine, the man was allowed to remain on board the cruise ship.
A 24-year-old Slovenian man was arrested for fraud. An arrest warrant had been issued by the Munich District Court.
After federal officers apprehended him, he was escorted off the ship and into a correctional facility.
Spectators watch the departure of the Disney Adventure cruise ship from the MV Werften shipyards at the harbour in Wismar, Germany, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025
The 208,000-ton ship set sail from Germany this week to begin its first series of trials and assessments in the Baltic and North Seas
The ship is scheduled to depart from Singapore on December 15, 2025 for its maiden journey once all work has been completed
The ship set sail from Germany this week to begin its first series of trials and assessments in the Baltic and North Seas.
Over 1,400 workers are currently on board the liner.
After the police finished the operation, the cruise continued its journey to another German port, Bremerhaven, where it will undergo more tests.
The ship is scheduled to depart from Singapore on December 15, 2025 for its maiden journey once all work has been completed.
A spokesperson from the German Federal Police said: ‘The two individuals are shipyard workers travelling with the ship.
‘[They] are to carry out final work on the ship’s test voyage.’
The vessel is set to accommodate 6700 passengers and an estimated 2500 crew members
This is not the first time an unexpected incident has occurred on a Disney cruise ship.
In June, a five-year-old girl who was sitting on a Disney cruise ship’s railing lost her balance and fell into the ocean
The father’s (pictured) heroic actions saved his daughter from certain death
In June, a five-year-old girl who was sitting on a ship’s railing lost her balance and fell into the ocean.
She fell from the fourth deck of the luxury cruise ship as it sailed between the Bahamas and Fort Lauderdale.
She was saved from certain death after her heroic dad, 37, quickly dove into the ocean water and found his daughter.
He tread water for 20 minutes as hundreds of passengers watched on before the pair were successfully rescued and brought back on board.
