Disney Wish

[ToTBellHop]

And an actual adult area instead of a small conference room-sized spot for adults. Honestly, the Satellite Falls waterfall pool on the Dream feels almost as big as the entire adult area on the Wish.

They had a perfectly good blueprint to base these new ships off of, and they threw it away (to put it nicely, I was going say $lappie used it as toilet paper first to save money, but decided against it). Absolutely mind-boggling. #ThanksBob

I was on Wonder of the Seas last summer. Largest cruise ship in the world with 8 separate districts.

Somehow, the Wish felt more crowded and more confusing to navigate.

It’s honestly an impressive achievement for the Wish designers. How did they make such a big ship feel so crowded with so few people? The restaurants are a nightmare if you need to pee. “Excuse me as I climb over your shoulder, sir.”

 

[HauntedPirate]

I was on Wonder of the Seas last summer. Largest cruise ship in the world with 8 separate districts.

Somehow, the Wish felt more crowded and more confusing to navigate.

It’s honestly an impressive achievement for the Wish designers. How did they make such a big ship feel so crowded with so few people? The restaurants are a nightmare if you need to pee. “Excuse me as I climb over your shoulder, sir.”

"We want to make this ship feel different!". Mission accomplished.

I fear the Treasure will be no different.

 

[ToTBellHop]

"We want to make this ship feel different!". Mission accomplished.

I fear the Treasure will be no different.

I guess we won’t be sailing with Disney from Port Canaveral.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I guess we won’t be sailing with Disney from Port Canaveral.

Regrettably, I am feeling the same way. I have one Disney cruise left on my current agenda (with friends), and any other cruise I plan to take will be on other cruise lines. There used to be value for the money paid, but the script has been flipped. Sadly. Quality and service have fallen and other cruise lines have raised their games.

 

[The Colonel]

Genie always has the good material. The gentle little "insider" jabs at Disney. I loved Ursula in the Little Mermaid show. Great singer.

 

[The Colonel]

I'm giving RCL a try on my next cruise.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I'm giving RCL a try on my next cruise.

I have Royal and Norwegian on my to-do list for next cruises. My wife has been on Royal and enjoyed it. I may lean towards Norwegian first because of the destinations, as we'd really like to visit other places in the Bahamas/Caribbean. I am staying far, far away from the Wish. And probably the Treasure as well.

 

[SaucyBoy]

I'm giving RCL a try on my next cruise.

We did RCL for our Alaska cruise back in August. 10/10 recommend RCL, we had a ball. Enjoy!

 

[The Colonel]

I'm sailing Oasis out of Bayonne in May. Really looking forward to it. It's going to be great to drive to the port for a change. Also 7 nights for less than the cost of 4 on the Wish.

 

[ChuckElias]

I'm sailing Oasis out of Bayonne in May. Really looking forward to it. It's going to be great to drive to the port for a change. Also 7 nights for less than the cost of 4 on the Wish.

I'm on the Celebrity Summit out of Bayonne on May 6. And doing Royal Caribbean for the Panama Canal in 2024. Nothing scheduled for DCL right now

 

[ToTBellHop]

Regrettably, I am feeling the same way. I have one Disney cruise left on my current agenda (with friends), and any other cruise I plan to take will be on other cruise lines. There used to be value for the money paid, but the script has been flipped. Sadly. Quality and service have fallen and other cruise lines have raised their games.

We mostly do Royal but the kids want the Oceaneer Club one last time before aging out. Happy to sail on the Dream once more (and without the Wish mark-up—Wish is certainly not worth a 30% mark-up…).

 

[HauntedPirate]

We mostly do Royal but the kids want the Oceaneer Club one last time before aging out. Happy to sail on the Dream once more (and without the Wish mark-up—Wish is certainly not worth a 30% mark-up…).

We have two that can still do Vibe (other two are 2+ years past), and since this past Dream cruise was a bit light on attendance in Vibe, there’s a chance we could book one more Dream cruise next February for them, if the price and itinerary is right. Probably looking at the Dream again next September with friends, but the one I am plotting out after that is outside of DCL. Looking forward to what other cruise lines have to offer.

 

[lostpro9het]

I'm on the Celebrity Summit out of Bayonne on May 6. And doing Royal Caribbean for the Panama Canal in 2024. Nothing scheduled for DCL right now

I feel ya! We’ve got four booked with Celebrity between now and March ‘24 on the Reflection, Apex, and Equinox. We’ve also got a DCL placeholder that we picked up on The Wish. We will probably refund that PH due to lack of desirable itineraries and, quite frankly, the product across the fleet has degraded IN MY OPINION. Jealous about your PC trip, looking forward to a solid IG representation from you for that trip.

 

[ChuckElias]

I feel ya! We’ve got four booked with Celebrity between now and March ‘24 on the Reflection, Apex, and Equinox. We’ve also got a DCL placeholder that we picked up on The Wish. We will probably refund that PH due to lack of desirable itineraries and, quite frankly, the product across the fleet has degraded IN MY OPINION. Jealous about your PC trip, looking forward to a solid IG representation from you for that trip.

Care to share where you're posting from right now?

And you guys could join us through the canal. I've got group rates

 

[lostpro9het]

Care to share where you're posting from right now?

And you guys could join us through the canal. I've got group rates

Just a little island called Taiwan. Food and people are amazing here. The beer could be better ;-)

Group rate is tempting but the time commitment for the PC run probably means we’ll need to wait til retirement. Its on our bucket list.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Unprecedented demand!

 

[BrianLo]

C’mon guys, for years I’ve been questioning the value of DCL over the other majors. Finally got convinced to try it out (on the Wish no less) and having booked only for everyone else to start fleeing?

 

[Andrew C]

C’mon guys, for years I’ve been questioning the value of DCL over the other majors. Finally got convinced to try it out (on the Wish no less) and having booked only for everyone else to start fleeing?

Lol. Ehh. Don’t worry about others.

 

[Chip Chipperson]

C’mon guys, for years I’ve been questioning the value of DCL over the other majors. Finally got convinced to try it out (on the Wish no less) and having booked only for everyone else to start fleeing?

If it makes you feel better, I just booked my 2nd voyage on the Wish for later this year, so some of us enjoyed it enough to return. The layout is weird but the food is amazing.

 

[SplashJacket]

C’mon guys, for years I’ve been questioning the value of DCL over the other majors. Finally got convinced to try it out (on the Wish no less) and having booked only for everyone else to start fleeing?

I think part of the issue is the Wish is so different from the existing DCL product.

IMHO, there’s definite design flaws with the wish, but it also provides a very different experience, so some people will prefer that experience.

So I’d be interested to hear a first-time-cruiser’s thoughts on the Wish