rwcmath
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 4, 2003
so many of you have done these cruises. I have done the wishes cruise and loved it. I currently have an Illuminations cruise booked. I would love to know your opinions on both cruises
I've done Illuminations twice, and a Wishes cruise about 5-6 times. The most recent was a HollowWishes one about 2 weeks ago. I really prefer the Wishes, or HallowWishes cruises.
EXCEPT on NYE. That Illuminations one was excellent. On normal Illuminations cruises, the boats have to stay more or less bunched together under the bridge that leads to the World Showcase. You are all in boats so close to each other, it felt as if we were sardines. However, it was fun...there was a wedding on one of the other boats, we all got to listen, congratulate the couple. For NYE, the captains were allowed to spread out into the water more, and it was WONDERFUL to see the special fireworks without being in the crowd.
I know there's an opened Illuminations on NYE cruise looking for 2 more adults. I can tell you for our cruise, the captain did include more than the usual chips, soft drinks. There was a champagne toast for all, and extra special snacks. I sort of think that's one of the reasons the basic price is raised. For us, we paid $100 per person, total, and I would do it again in a heartbeat.
I've done all of these cruises with families connected to the Disboards. Only once were we "burned" not that we lost money, but the family who booked the cruise cancelled the trip and didn't notify those of us who had gone along and planned to go with her. What we all did was go inside the Yacht club and chatted and used the time to commiserate together.
rwc