Disney Wish - Good, Bad, Ugly

[JWelch62]

Well, and the 3- and 4-night cruises are more affordable then longer cruises. The 3-night cruises are also over a long weekend, which makes them possible for people that can't or don't want to use up vacation time for a cruise. And, some people actually just like the shorter cruises.

Absolutely. Different stokes, and so forth. I'm only saying they're not for me.

 

[Kwami]

Absolutely. Different stokes, and so forth. I'm only saying they're not for me.

Of course! I was just saying that Disney isn't doing them just because they sell more merch or drinks or whatever. I think if they didn't offer shorter cruises, they'd have a lot of people asking for them.

 

[Sherrilatte]

Hi, long time lurker, first time poster. Just got off cast preview cruise and wanted to share some thoughts. We were fully aware services and amenities might not available and did not take that into consideration in this review. This is strictly based on our experience.


The Good
- The Ship is beautiful and the best way I can describe it is comparing to WDW Resorts. If the previous cruise ships were like the Yacht Club, the Wish would be like the Beach Club and Grand Floridian had a baby, less of the darker teak wood and more of the lighter colors (whites, blues, greens).
- We loved the layout of the pool deck with multiple tiers of pools all with great views of the improved, higher resolution funnel vision. Much more capacity to play in the water. We were not able to use the Mickey Pool or the Chip and Dale Pool during the cruise. Adult only area was a nice upgrade.
- The quick service food was amazing. We have never been a fan of the pool food areas but the Tacos, Pizza and BBQ were great! Goofy's grill was on par with rest of the ships with burgers, hot dogs, fries, etc.
- Kids clubs were great. Each section can be partitioned from the regular club for character meet and greats. So you can enter the Marvel or Star Wars room from the public hallway and have character photos while secured activities happened in the rest of the club.
- We liked the stateroom bathrooms, the nightlight is an upgrade, switches are now in the bathroom and not in the entryway so no more accidentally turning on cabin lights in the dark. Shower has a glass door and makes the area feel more open.
- Outlets in the stateroom, multiple USB and USB-C connections, never had a problem keeping things charged.
- Main restaurants both the theming and the shows (Marvel and Frozen) were wonderful and an improvement over the previous ships. Food was about the same as the other ships.
- Pirate Deck party, we enjoyed the live show and fireworks were great.
- Marceline Market was an upgrade to Cabanas, loved the World cuisine section with pot stickers, crab rangoon, and curry chicken/lamb
- We did not experience Hyperspace lounge when it was open but you can walk in and take pictures and look out the "windows" as you jump between galaxies
- Aquamouse was just OK. The show was cute but we prefer the aquaduck. We did like the raft which has a back rest.
- The crew was great as always

The Bad
- Overall stateroom design is a concern. Decor is great but lake of cabinets and drawers made unpacking hard. Too much unused shelf space that should have been cabinets. Lack of hangers, we are use to around 20 hangers and probably had around 10, most clothes were kept folded and stacked in closet on shelf.
- Stateroom TV - We prefer the smaller TV with the adjustable arm. The TV is flush mounted and cannot be moved. When our son was younger we would move the TV on the other side of the curtain so we can watch it. Recently we have let him watch it and we go to sleep. It can be viewed from the couch but had to leave the curtain half open.
- The ship layout made it hard to get from point A to point B. Only two elevators, one forward and aft so missing the midship elevator. Trying to get to Cove cafe is a hike since you need to walk around the complete aft section (aquamouse blocks more direct access)
- Shopping was hit or miss, the higher end watch and jewelry shop were very spacious and mostly empty. Mickey's Mainsail is long and narrow and gets congested quickly with lines going outside the door


The Ugly
- The elevators...mentioned earlier the lack of three elevators but it was the "touch" sensors that caused the problem. It's great in theory to reduce a high traffic touch-point but most elevator rides that were halfway full had people inadvertently setting off multiple floors when they stood too close to the buttons. Be prepared to make extra and unnecessary stops.


Did not experience - Palo and Echante, Senses Spa, Main Theater Shows were not performed publicly, Disney Uncharted Adventure was not available

Thank you! Great info.

 

[Karin1984]

@DVacationer this OP thinks the quick service food on the Wish is amazing, the buffer an upgrade and the main dining restaurants on par with the other DCL ships.
Does that shift the balance in your opinion?

 

[Carolwoodpr]

Thanks for the great review. The storage in the stateroom and the tv seemed problematic to me just from watching videos. We sail August 15 so I will see how everything works. You did not mention another area that seems problematic. The after 9 pm adult entertainment.

 

[DVacationer]

@DVacationer this OP thinks the quick service food on the Wish is amazing, the buffer an upgrade and the main dining restaurants on par with the other DCL ships.
Does that shift the balance in your opinion?

Actually yeah thanks for tagging me! I didn’t see this. I’m more into the dinner services which the OP said is about the same as the other ships which is great. Better buffet is outstanding. I hope I hear more reviews like this. I’m liking what I hear.