Starting Oct. 22, Palo, Palo Steakhouse and Palo Trattoria switch to an a la carte dinner menu. Platinum and Pearl Castaway Club members keep their $55 credit.
Dinner at Palo is changing on every Disney Cruise Line ship.
Palo, Palo Steakhouse and Palo Trattoria are dropping their prix fixe dinner menu, Disney Cruise Line announced on Thursday, Oct. 15. In its place, guests will order from a selection of guest favorites at a la carte prices, according to WDW News Today.
The switch starts Oct. 22 and reaches all eight ships by Oct. 26.
Disney didn’t say which dishes made the cut, BlogMickey noted.
Here’s a full Palo Steakhouse dinner on the Disney Treasure from Kyle Pallo, posted in September 2025:
When does each Disney cruise ship drop the Palo prix fixe menu?
Disney Cruise Line is rolling it out ship by ship:
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Oct. 22: Disney Wonder
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Oct. 23: Disney Fantasy, Disney Dream and Disney Wish
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Oct. 24: Disney Magic, Disney Treasure and Disney Destiny
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Oct. 26: Disney Adventure
What happens to the Castaway Club Palo credit?
It stays. Platinum and Pearl Castaway Club members, plus guests in the same stateroom, keep their $55-per-person credit, according to Disney Cruise Line. They can put it toward a range of a la carte dinner items.
The credit is for dinner only. It doesn’t apply to brunch, and guests still pay for beverages, gratuities and anything over $55, Disney said.
That $55 isn’t random. It was the exact price of the prix fixe dinner, LaughingPlace pointed out, so a member who stuck to that menu had dinner covered.
Now members will have to add up the a la carte prices to see how far $55 goes.
Platinum status starts after 10 sailings and Pearl after 25, BlogMickey noted. Eligible members will get a SeaMail about the change.
How do I change my Palo reservation?
Go to the My Reservations section of the Disney Cruise Line website. Guests can check availability or change an existing reservation there, Disney said.
Pre-arranged activities can be changed online up to three days before sailing.
No changes were announced for Palo brunch or the Prima Notte event, WDW News Today reported.
How much did the Palo prix fixe dinner cost?
It was $55 a person at the end, after a few increases.
Palo dinner was $40 before the pause in sailings. When Disney cruises restarted in 2021, the prix fixe went to $45, and Disney added an a la carte menu alongside it, DCL Fan reported in April 2021.
Back then, Platinum members got one free Palo meal, brunch or dinner. At dinner, the free meal covered the prix fixe menu, and anything extra cost more, DCL Fan said.
The price reached $55 in June 2025, after a $5 increase, MickeyBlog reported, citing Travel Market Report. Palo brunch went to $55 at the same time.
So a la carte dining isn’t new at Palo. The prix fixe option is what’s going away.
What is Palo on Disney Cruise Line?
Disney’s adults-only Italian restaurant, complete with a dress code. It goes by three names around the fleet, according to LaughingPlace:
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Palo on the Disney Magic, Wonder, Dream and Fantasy
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Palo Steakhouse on the Wish-class ships (Wish, Treasure, Destiny and the upcoming Believe), with a nod to Cogsworth from the live-action Beauty and the Beast and plenty of steak on the menu
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Palo Trattoria on the Disney Adventure, with a Luca theme
Palo Trattoria has been known to allow guests 10 and older, LaughingPlace said, while the others stick to 18 and up.
Are Disney cruise prices going up?
Specialty dining has crept up for years. The same June 2025 increase raised Remy’s prix fixe dinner on the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy by $10 to $145, and Enchante lunch and dinner on the Disney Wish and Disney Treasure to $145, MickeyBlog reported.
Palo has long been the cheaper splurge of the bunch. Whether a la carte keeps it that way depends on the menu Disney hasn’t shown yet.
Guests on the Disney Wonder get the first look on Oct. 22.
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Hat Tips:
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WDW News Today, Shannen Ace (Oct. 15, 2026), Disney Cruise Line’s schedule, credit and reservation details
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BlogMickey (Oct. 15, 2026), Castaway Club details
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LaughingPlace (Oct. 15, 2026), the credit math and Palo’s three versions
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DCL Fan, Jackie Gailey (April 28, 2021), the 2021 pricing change
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MickeyBlog, Justin Hermes (June 26, 2025), the 2025 price increases
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Kyle Pallo on YouTube (Sept. 21, 2025), the Disney Treasure dinner
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