FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KATY, Texas, October 10, 2026 — Stephanie Howard, founder of Traveling Ears Vacations, attended an exclusive event for the Disney Believe reveal as an invited media guest on October 7, 2026, bringing the announcements back to the families served by her boutique travel agency.
The four-advisor agency holds Disney’s EarMarked Gold designation and specializes in personalized vacation planning. Howard’s perspective combines that client work with 13 sailings across Disney’s operating Wish-class ships: five on Disney Wish, four on Disney Treasure and four on Disney Destiny. She is also a Platinum Castaway Club member.
At the event, Howard watched the live Disney Believe reveal and learned about the upcoming ship’s sailings, onboard experiences and leadership. Her coverage focuses on a practical question for families considering their first cruise: what do the new offerings mean for the vacation they actually want to take?
Turning the reveal into useful advice for families
Traveling Ears Vacations is expanding its Believe planning resources with confirmed ship information and Howard’s firsthand perspective on family cruising. The guides address decisions that go beyond a list of attractions, including choosing a stateroom for the way a family rests, allowing time to get ready for dinner and comparing a cruise’s travel arrangements with the family’s available vacation days.
Howard’s own family prefers a verandah for time together while the children rest, and later dining for a less rushed afternoon. Her advice also distinguishes immersive themed bars from the open-feeling gathering spaces she often chooses for meeting family. Those observations come from operating sister ships; Believe coverage clearly identifies announced features separately from experiences that cannot yet be reviewed onboard.
The ship’s combination of classic Disney stories and newer family favorites is especially appealing to Howard as a millennial parent. Her goal is to make the planning useful for families who have never cruised, as well as returning Disney guests.
A boutique approach backed by firsthand experience
Founded in 2017, Traveling Ears Vacations serves families in Katy, Fulshear and the greater Houston area, as well as clients elsewhere. Its small team provides personal planning support, helping travelers compare ships, itineraries, accommodations and the details that shape a trip.
The invitation offered an opportunity to hear the Believe announcements directly and translate them into clear client guidance. The agency’s coverage brings together Howard’s event attendance, repeat sailing experience and day-to-day work helping families make vacation decisions.
Disney Believe planning resources
Disney has announced a December 18, 2027 maiden voyage from Fort Lauderdale, with general booking opening October 19, 2026. Readers can explore Traveling Ears Vacations’ Believe guide and inaugural sailing information. Ship announcements are sourced to Disney’s official reveal.
About Traveling Ears Vacations
Traveling Ears Vacations is a boutique travel agency founded by Stephanie Howard in 2017. The agency plans Disney destinations, Disney Cruise Line vacations and luxury trips to the Caribbean, Mexico and Hawaii, with an emphasis on personal service and family travel. Learn more at travelingears.com.
Media contact
Stephanie Howard
Owner and Luxury Vacation Planner
Traveling Ears Vacations
team@travelingears.com
832-617-1754
Original event photographs and interviews are available on request.
Agency news release issued by Traveling Ears Vacations.