You are going to LOVE it. Alaska is amazing. Aside from the glaciers and the mountains, there's this really cool bookstore in Ketchikan...
It’s my first non Disney cruise so I’m both excited and a little nervous about stepping out of my comfort zone and trying another cruise line, the ship looks really nice though (despite being older), the food reviews are good, and one unexpected benefit of not doing Disney is we booked a ton of excursions. We’re so busy on DCL cruises we tend not to book a lot of excursions so we can spend more time onboard, this time we’ve got a whale watching excursion, a bear watching excursion, horseback riding, a side by side adventure, a couple train rides, a dogsledding excursion, a paddle boat ride, some hikes… if there’s a way of moving in Alaska we’re probably doing it.
Whales are very cool in action, but don't discount the seals!!!
It felt very crowded compared to the other ships, little things like not being able to find seats for trivia, the dining room tables were so close together the servers would often accidentally bump your chair trying to get past, grabbing a drink at a lounge and having to leave because there’s nowhere to sit, the rainforest room was often so busy you couldn’t get in the hot tub or find a seat, etc.Curious why you don’t like the Wish?
Good to know, thank you.
If you want yo do any bingo or trivia, get there at least 30 minutes early (maybe earlier for Bingo since the card/tablet sales start early). Seating is sparse in some of the lounges and seats fill up fast. Beyond that, I really enjoy the Wish - especially the dining. For me, the food is head and shoulders above the Dream.
That’s great to hear, thanks. I was torn between the Wish sailing and a sailing on the Fantasy within the same week. But since the Dream and Fantasy are sister ships, I was worried they would feel too similar and I wanted a completely different experience. Also the Fantasy sailing stopped at Lighthouse Point and I was worried I wouldn’t like it as much as Castaway. So ultimately went with the Wish.
Lighthouse Point is fantastic. My opinion of the Wish is rather negative and the posts why can be found in this forum. I will not willingly sail on it or any of its sister ships, unless there is the right group of people going.
Curious why you don’t like the Wish?
Before our trip to Lookout Cay last month I didn’t think there was any way it could be as good as Castaway, and I actually liked it a bit more than Castaway. They are both amazing, in different ways, considering they’re both private Caribbean Disney ports they did an amazing job of making them feel completely different from each other. Castaway feels like a Disney island with a touch of the Caribbean, Lookout feels like a Caribbean island with a Touch of Disney. They are both beautiful, Lookout feels more natural to me while Castaway feels more Disneyfied, I love them both though.
We disliked Wish so much that, at the time, we said, “no more Disney cruises.”
Enjoy
I can’t say I disagree with the sentiment. We’re looking at a friends cruise in September 2026 and the only itineraries not on a Wish-class ship are 4-night and 5-night Bahamas cruises out of PC.