Yeah, way too many people try to cram into the elevators.
Given the lack of midship elevators and that the Wish's predominantly are smaller, yes, the elevators get crowded.
Yeah, way too many people try to cram into the elevators.
And on top of that, the narrow-but-deeper design makes it so that most of the people in the elevator have to step out each time someone in the back is getting out at their floor. It slows down an already slow process.Given the lack of midship elevators and that the Wish's predominantly are smaller, yes, the elevators get crowded.
After wrapping up my first ever cruise, I figure I may as well follow up on this…..Since my cruise this Fall will be my first ever cruise, I’ll give my honest thoughts on what I think of the Wish.
Wrapped up my 2nd voyage on the Wish on Monday. It seems as though the elevator situation has improved since they changed out the buttons to avoid accidentally hitting the buttons for multiple floors just by standing too close. Aside from the muster drill and getting back on the ship at Castaway, we really didn't have any issues getting an elevator quickly when we needed one (and mostly had empty elevators when we used them). At Castaway, we just took the stairs to Deck 3 and walked across to the other set of elevators since there was only 1 location to re-board the ship and everyone tried to use those elevators. It saved us a ton of time and got us up to Deck 11 for some food before there was a crowd.
Even debarking on the last morning was a breeze this time. Our first Wish sailing took around 45 minutes to get off the ship. This time the line looked long but moved very fast - I'd say about 10 minutes, maybe less.
It was a full ship but we got on the waitlist for Palo Brunch on Saturday (and ended up getting it) AND got a Palo dinner reservation for Sunday while on board, too. That was amazing - and even better because our Night 3 rotational dining was Arrendale and it's easily our least favorite dinner on the ship, so we ended things on a high note and still got to deliver our tip envelopes to our server team at breakfast the next morning. Breakfast on the last morni g wasn't very crowded so it seems like a lot of people opted to skip it and debark early.
I've sailed the Dream and had Palo brunch once on that ship. The brunch was similar on both ships to me. Dinner on the Wish apparently has more steak choices for the ala carte menu compared to the other ships. I got the 6 oz Snake River Black Wagyu filet and it was incredible. If you love steak, it's worth skipping Avengers or Arrendale for. I wouldn't necessarily skip 1923 for it just because I love their filet, too, and have no problem eating steak multiple nights on a cruise - and for an upcharge, I don't know if it's worth paying for a better version of an already excellent steak.Have you cruised on the other ships? If so, how did Palo Steakhouse dinner compare to Palo on the other 4 ships? I've yet to eat dinner at Palo Steakhouse as my cruises on the Wish have all been 3 nighters. And I agree about Arendelle's...it's my least favorite of the 3 rotational, for both the food and the noise.
I've sailed the Dream and had Palo brunch once on that ship. The brunch was similar on both ships to me. Dinner on the Wish apparently has more steak choices for the ala carte menu compared to the other ships. I got the 6 oz Snake River Black Wagyu filet and it was incredible. If you love steak, it's worth skipping Avengers or Arrendale for. I wouldn't necessarily skip 1923 for it just because I love their filet, too, and have no problem eating steak multiple nights on a cruise - and for an upcharge, I don't know if it's worth paying for a better version of an already excellent steak.
I have a hunch that some Palo dinners open up on the Wish when people find out their rotational dining assignments and learn that their Palo dinner is the same night as their 1923 dinner, so it's worth heading to the Rose on Night 1 or 2 and asking if there are any Palo dinners available for a night that works for you. You might luck out and get it even if it was sold out when you tried to book through the app before the trip.
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