I’ve only seen the Wish via video so it’s difficult to tell how much theming there is. From what I can see, I like the level of theming but it’s very princess heavy, so those not into that look probably aren’t going to like it. I like it for one ship, so long as the others have different themes, which so far they will.
Theming on the Wish is very heavy-handed. It wasn’t my cup of tea. And the removal of Jimmy Buffett from the background music rotation and replaced by generic/instrumental Disney songs is unforgivable in my book.
If I had to choose between too much theming and too little, my preference would be too much, so I do prefer the look of the Wish to the minimalistic neutral palette they favor in other places. But I understand others feel differently. I wonder if their audience is split down the middle on this, hence the different styles.
I'd say most of the Wish's audience has never sailed on a Disney cruise ship before and is wowed by it all. Like the parks, those of us with history know a rotten apple when we see it. Everything $lappie touched during his time as P&R head and CEO had one common theme - They are as subtle as a jackhammer. You are hit over the head and bombarded with "theme" every second, at every turn. Because there could be a chance that you've forgotten in the last 3 seconds.
I think part of it is “IP” vs. “theme”. Personally I don’t mind the IP but I think if you counted up the themed elements in a place like Port Orleans Riverside and compared it to comparable parts of the Wish, they’re probably similar. It’s just that one Frozen painting in an otherwise plain room is really going to pop out at you, while several elements themed to the New Orleans backwoods blend more naturally.
Yes. One of the benefits of the original ships was that they took an art-deco, pinnacle of cruising, style and added a dash of Disney. They felt upscale and familar at the same time.
The issue seems to fluctuate sailing to sailing and based on location. I’m curious where you dined there. I visited about a week ago and only saw one fly but I know others on my sailing had different experiences.
Are all the walking trails and bike paths open now? Wandering/biking around the resort is one of our favorite things to do at Castaway.
We were at Serenity which was the adult only beach. The flys did not appear as bad as some of the videos I watched of the opening and the weeks that followed but it was still and issue and I am from Florida and rather use to bugs.
I do not believe so, but I could be wrong. I saw several signs stating that the trails were closed but the Navigator app featured the scavenger hunt that uses the trails front and center.
Interesting. We ate at True True BBQ and spent most of our time on the southern end of the island. But did walk through the serenity bay area and grabbed desert. Like I said we only saw one fly. I think maybe they might be worse on the northern side. Hopefully they will continue to improve on that issue.
Most of the nature trail is open however there is still part of it closed. The bike path and bike rentals are not yet open.
I can confirm the flies were an issue at Serenity BBQ. I saw quite a few people who brought fly fans and I was constantly moving something around to keep the flies off of our food. But I didn’t see a single fly where the food was being served, so it seems as if they’ve improved things there.
I haven no idea what this post even means.
Is it possible the master shipbuilder has a new account?
Retail spaces on the Wish are generally in the same locations as the other ships. With the exception of moving one store to deck 5 all other shopping is the same as the rest of the fleet.
